Friday, June 3, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Emerging markets ready to lead IMF: China

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 12:02 AM PDT

Emerging market officials are capable of leading the International Monetary Fund, a Chinese government researcher said on Friday in an opinion piece that chided the IMF for its "outdated" order dominated by the US and Europe.


Myanmar risks Arab-style uprising: US senator John McCain

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 09:51 PM PDT

US Senator John McCain warned on Friday that Myanmar could face a Middle East-style revolution if the new army-backed government fails to implement democratic reform and improve human rights.


Three militants gunned down by security forces in J&K

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:46 PM PDT

Three suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including one from Pakistan, were killed in an encounter with security forces early today in Sopore town of north Kashmir's Baramulla district.


Pakistan vital for success in war against terrorism: US

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 06:41 PM PDT

Pakistan shares a "complicated" relationship with the US but remains vital for America's success in the war against terrorism, the White House said.


Greece to impose deeper bout of austerity on its struggling economy

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 04:36 PM PDT

Greece is set to impose a deeper bout of austerity on its struggling economy and promise to speed up a privatisation drive in return for a new international bailout to avoid a debt default.


5 killed, 1 wounded in Arizona shooting spree: Police

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 04:07 PM PDT

A 73-year-old man opened fire in southern Arizona, killing five people and wounding one other before fatally shooting himself, authorities said.


Google hacking allegations very serious: Hillary Clinton

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 04:03 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today that the US government is studying Google's "very serious" allegations of a cyber spying campaign originating in China.


US general refuses to budge on Afghan mission

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 03:39 PM PDT

The US military mission in Afghanistan remains unchanged by the death of Osama bin Laden, the number two US general there said today, amid growing political pressure to hasten the pullout.


At least five killed in multiple bomb blasts in west Iraq

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:34 PM PDT

At least five people were killed and more than a dozen injured when four bombs exploded on Thursday in the city of Ramadi in western Iraq, military and interior ministry sources said.


Republican hopeful Mitt Romney enters 2012 White House race

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 10:42 AM PDT

Republican hopeful Mitt Romney officially entered the 2012 White House race on Thursday, urging a radical change of economic course and accusing President Barack Obama of failing America.


Thousands flee, fighting rages in Yemen capital

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 10:08 AM PDT

Dissident tribesmen fought loyalist troops in the Yemeni capital for a third straight day on Thursday leaving bodies on the streets and sending thousands of residents fleeing.


Mizoram to have surveillance radar, four combat aircraft

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 09:19 AM PDT

Mizoram will fully cooperate with the Indian Air Force for installing a surveillance radar and for stationing four combat aircraft in this strategic north eastern state, an official statement said here on Thursday.


German E.coli outbreak caused by new strain: WHO

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:47 AM PDT

The strain of E.coli that has caused deaths in Germany has never before been seen in an outbreak of illness, a WHO spokeswoman said on Thursday.


TDP to move no trust motion against Congress government

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 06:01 AM PDT

As the budget session resumes on June 4, the TDP led by its chief N Chandrababu Naidu will move a no-confidence motion against the Kiran Kumar Reddy government on problems faced by farmers in the state.


Govt committed to achieve 2011-12 fiscal targets: Pranab

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 04:40 AM PDT

In the Budget for 2011-12, the government had set fiscal deficit target at 4.6 per cent of the GDP and the revenue deficit target at around 3 per cent.


Actor Billy Bob Thornton's daughter found guilty of manslaughter

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 04:30 AM PDT

32-year-old Amanda Brumfield faced murder charges in the 2008 death of her best friend's 1-year-old daughter, Olivia Madison Garcia.


BPL families to get Rs 1,000 more for toilet facilities: Govt

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 01:43 AM PDT

The government approved increasing the incentive provided to below poverty line (BPL) families for construction of toilets under its total sanitation campaign by Rs 1,000.


Naomi Campbell to sue Cadbury over 'racist' commercial: Report

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 11:51 PM PDT

Supermodel Naomi Campbell is reportedly set to take legal action against confectioners Cadbury over a "racist" ad where she was compared to a chocolate bar.


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