Thursday, March 10, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


2G scam: CBI chief appears before parliamentary panel

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 12:42 AM PST

CBI Director A.P. Singh on Thursday appeared before parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in connection with the probe into the alleged financial irregularities of the 2G spectrum licence allocation.


Tamil Tiger rebels getting training in India, says Sri Lanka PM

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:06 PM PST

Remnants of Sri Lanka's defeated Tamil rebels are undergoing military training in India in a bid to revive their separatist campaign at home, the island's prime minister said Thursday.


LS adjourns for day after condoling sitting member's death

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:17 PM PST

The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday after paying tributes to sitting BJP member Baliram Kashyap, who died in Raipur in the wee hours.


Series of strong quakes rattles Japan, no danger of tsunami

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 07:33 PM PST

A series of strong offshore earthquakes of above 6.0 magnitude shook Japan early Thursday but there was no danger of a destructive tsunami, seismologists said.


Gary Locke becomes first Chinese American Beijing envoy

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 07:29 PM PST

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday named Gary Locke to be the first Chinese American ambassador to Beijing, hoping the exemplar of the American dream can manage the two powers' often rocky ties.


Staff subjected to mock execution in Libya: BBC

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:33 PM PST

Three British Broadcasting Corporation staff were detained, beaten and subjected to mock executions by pro-regime soldiers in Libya while attempting to reach the western city of Zawiya, the broadcaster said on Wednesday.


US charges Pakistani national with illegal nuclear exports

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 04:51 PM PST

A Pakistani national has been arrested and charged with a scheme to illegally export nuclear-related materials to his home country from the United States, the US justice department said on Wednesday.


Mexican Carlos Slim retains crown as world's richest man

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:30 PM PST

Rising steel and oil prices in Russia, more honest disclosure in Brazil and booming economies in China and India have fueled a spike in billionaires in the so-called BRIC countries.


US increasing its engagement with Asia-Pacific region: Hillary Clinton

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 02:49 PM PST

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said the Obama administration has increased its engagement with the countries in the region, including India, Indonesia and China.


Libya rebels and army clash in east, oil tanks hit

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 01:40 PM PST

Muammar Gaddafi's forces bombarded an area of eastern Libya held by rebels who fired rockets back on Wednesday and a nearby oil storage tank exploded in a towering fireball.


Illinois becomes 16th US state to abolish death penalty

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 12:34 PM PST

Illinois became the 16th US state to abolish the death penalty on Wednesday, capping a decade of debate over the fairness of capital punishment in a justice system rife with wrongful convictions.


Founder of Muslim TV station sentenced for wife's beheading in US

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:48 AM PST

The founder of a TV station aimed at improving the image of Muslims in the US has been found guilty of beheading his wife and was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison.


Space shuttle Discovery lands, ends flying career

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:30 AM PST

Discovery ended its career as the world's most flown spaceship on Wednesday, returning from orbit for the last time and taking off in a new direction as a museum piece.


IAEA nod to China, Pak pact for two new nuclear reactors

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 09:03 AM PST

The global nuclear watchdog has approved the safeguards agreement between Pakistan and China for building two new nuclear power reactors at the existing facility at Chashma in Pakistan.


One dead as Muslims, Christians clash in Cairo

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:51 AM PST

Clashes that broke out when a Muslim mob attacked thousands of Christians protesting the burning of a Cairo church killed at least 13 people and wounded about 140, officials said Wednesday.


US stocks fall further as oil rises

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:33 AM PST

US stocks hit session lows on Wednesday as Brent and U.S. crude prices spiked following data that showed gasoline and distillate inventories fell much more than forecast last week.


Indigo Airline woman pilot held for faking documents for licence

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:34 AM PST

An Indigo Airline woman pilot was arrested for obtaining a pilot's license on forged documents, police said on Wednesday.


Staines murder case: Dara Singh seeks review of SC verdict

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:34 AM PST

Dara Singh, convicted for burning alive Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons in January 1999, has approached the Supreme Court seeking review of its judgement upholding life imprisonment to him.


10 injured, 10 houses damaged over collection of festival funds in TNadu village

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 02:34 AM PST

Ten persons were injured and 10 houses damaged in a clash over collection of temple festival funds at nearby Kondalampeti village, police said.


34 killed, several injured in suicide blast in Peshawar

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:23 PM PST

A suicide bomber targeting members of an anti-Taliban militia at a funeral in northwestern Pakistan killed 34 people and wounded at least 45 others on Wednesday, police said.

34 killed, several injured in suicide blast in Peshawar

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:23 PM PST

At least 34 people were killed and several injured Wednesday in a suicide blast during funeral prayers in Pakistan's Peshawar city, Geo News reported.
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