Friday, April 29, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India

SC refuses to lift stay on criminal proceedings against Yeddyurappa

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:21 AM PDT

In a reprieve for Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to quash a Karnataka high court order which had stayed criminal proceedings against him and his family members in a corruption case.

Terrorist attack hits cafe in Morocco, 14 dead

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 10:06 PM PDT

A massive terrorist bombing tore through a tourist cafe in the bustling heart of Marrakech's old quarter, killing at least 11 foreigners and three Moroccans in the country's deadliest attack in eight years.

Indian-American pleads guilty in naval kickback scheme

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 08:36 PM PDT

An Indian-American navy contractor on Friday pleaded guilty to his role in a USD 10 million kickback and bribery scam and could face up to 15 years in prison.

Barack Obama committed to comprehensive immigration reform

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 06:51 PM PDT

Pointing out that perpetuating a broken immigration system is not an option if America is to win the future, the US President Barack Obama expressed his commitment to a comprehensive immigration reform, the White House said.

US says Muammar Gaddafi troops raping, issued Viagra-envoys

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT

The US envoy to the United Nations told the Security Council on Thursday that troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were increasingly engaging in sexual violence.

London police arrest 20 ahead of royal wedding

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:26 PM PDT

Twenty squatters were arrested in raids across London on Thursday ahead of the royal wedding, police said.

Bomb attack in Morocco tourist cafe kills 15 people

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:13 PM PDT

A bomb killed 15 people including 10 foreigners in Morocco's bustling tourist destination of Marrakesh, state television said on Thursday, in an attack that bore the hallmark of Islamist militants.

Suicide bomber kills 6, wounds 15 in Iraq mosque

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:59 PM PDT

At least six people were killed and 15 wounded on Thursday when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in Iraq's restive Diyala province, a security official said.

At least 250 people killed in worst storm in southern US states

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 11:43 AM PDT

Dozens of massive tornadoes tore a town-flattening streak across the South, killing at least 250 people in six states and forcing rescuers to carry some survivors out on makeshift stretchers of splintered debris.

Hijacked ship reaches Kenya without remaining crew members

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 10:10 AM PDT

After waiting in vain for about a fortnight in Somalian waters for release of seven members still held hostage by Somalian pirates, Indian freighter Asphalt Venture with its eight freed crew today reached Mobasa in Kenya.

Sai Baba Trustees leave questions unanswered

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 07:42 AM PDT

There were one too many issues that the normally-reticent Sri Satya Sai Central Trust (SSSCT) needed to address but at their first formal press conference today, the Trustees and members of the Council of Management left many questions unanswered.

Racial abuse: Indian-origin policewoman resigns in Britain

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 07:20 AM PDT

An Indian-origin woman police officer in London has resigned after she took over 800 days off, claiming she became unwell due to constant racial abuse from her colleagues.

Death toll climbs to 4 in Dhanbad clash; curfew continues

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 07:01 AM PDT

Indefinite curfew, imposed after a clash during an anti-encroachment drive, continued for the second day today, crippling mining activities here as the toll in the violence climbed to four with the death of an injured protester.

14 dead, 20 injured in a massive explosion in Morocco cafe

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 06:34 AM PDT

A massive explosion ripped through a cafe popular among foreign tourists in the Moroccan city of Marrakech on Thursday, killing 14 people and wounding 20 in what the government called a suspected criminal act.

91.37 pass percentage in Kerala SSLC examination

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:42 AM PDT

As many as 4, 18,979 students - a 91.37 passing percentage - qualified for higher studies out of the 4, 58,569 candidates that appeared for the SSLC examinations held in March last in the state.

91.37 pass percentage in Kerala SSLC examination

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:42 AM PDT

As many as 4, 18,979 students - a 91.37 passing percentage - qualified for higher studies out of the 4, 58,569 candidates that appeared for the SSLC examinations held in March last in the state.

Delhi high court comes down heavily on Air India pilots

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:41 AM PDT

Justice Gita Mittal castigated the pilots during a brief hearing of contempt plea by national carrier's management.

Anna Hazare's UP visit canceled due to health reasons

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:42 AM PDT

Social activist Anna Hazare's visit to Varanasi has been cancelled on health grounds. He was due to visit Varanasi on April 29.

15 engineering students killed in road accident near Yamunanagar

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:09 AM PDT

Fifteen engineering students were killed and several injured, some of them critically, when the bus in which they were travelling to their institute in Urjani village, 11 km from here, on Thursday at about 8.30 am.

15 engineering students killed in road accident

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:09 AM PDT

Fifteen engineering students were killed and several injured, some of them critically, when the bus in which they were travelling to their institute in Urjani village, 11 km from here, on Thursday at about 8.30 am.
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