Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


TV journalist Bernard is AIADMK nominee for RS seat from TN

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 01:05 AM PDT

TV journalist A William Rabi Bernard is the AIADMK nominee for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Tamil Nadu for which elections were announced recently.


5.6 magnitude quake hits off Indonesia's Sumatra island

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:58 AM PDT

A moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, the local geophysics agency said, but there were no initial reports of damage or casualties.


Technical snag at T3 terminal, nearly 60 flights delayed

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:03 PM PDT

According to TV reports, there has been a problem in the check-in system at the terminal leading to the chaos.


Pranab congratulates new IMF MD Christine Lagarde

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:42 PM PDT

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday congratulated French finance minister Christine Lagarde on her appointment as the new managing director of the International Monetary Fund.


US, India vow to deepen economic engagement

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:47 PM PDT

India and US on Tuesday vowed to deepen bilateral and multilateral engagement in order to fully capitalise on economic opportunities in the two countries.


Key US Senate panel votes to authorise Libya operation

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:32 PM PDT

A key Senate panel has voted to authorise the US military role in the NATO-led campaign against Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi's forces but forbid the deployment of ground troops.


Brazil judge grants country's first gay marriage

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:30 PM PDT

The first gay marriage was celebrated in Brazil after a court gave its blessing to the couple living together for eight years, local media said.


Barack Obama defends record in campaign-style Iowa stop

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:38 PM PDT

President Barack Obama defended his economic record on Tuesday on a visit to Iowa, reminding voters in a state that could be crucial to his re-election that they helped send him to the White House.


Pakistan unlikely to go after militants: US officer

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:27 PM PDT

A senior US military officer on Tuesday said Pakistani leaders show no sign they are ready to crack down on Haqqani militants operating from sanctuaries near the Afghan border, despite repeated US requests.


Suicide bomber strikes Kabul hotel: Afghanistan police

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:40 PM PDT

At least one suicide bomber blew himself up late Tuesday night inside a Western-style hotel in Kabul, police said. A guest said he heard gunfire echoing throughout the five-story building.


Greek protests turn violent as EU warns of default

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:51 AM PDT

Anti-austerity protests turned violent in Athens on Tuesday as the European Union warned Greek lawmakers the country faces immediate default unless they back an unpopular economic plan this week.


Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha among most influential protests

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:12 AM PDT

Mahatma Gandhi-led Salt Satyagraha during India's independence movement has been named among the 10 most influential protests in the world by America's prestigious Time magazine.


Bodies of slain Chhattisgarh cops ferried in garbage truck

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:02 AM PDT

The coffins of three Chhattisgarh policemen killed in a Maoist landmine blast in Dantewada on Sunday night were transported in a municipality garbage collection vehicle for the guard of honour ceremony, the state's police chief admitted on Tuesday.


Six girl students asked to do 100 sit-ups, hospitalised

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 06:06 AM PDT

Six girl students of a reputed English medium school here fainted and were admitted to the Tata Main Hospital here after a teacher asked them to do 100 sit-ups on Tuesday, police said.


We cannot appreciate tax exemption for IPL games: Madras HC

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:13 AM PDT

"This court cannot appreciate tax exemption for IPL games," the First Bench of the Madras high court, comprising Chief Justice M Y Eqbal and Justice T S Sivagnanam, has said.


12 die, 20 injured in Chhattisgarh wall collapse

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:51 AM PDT

Twelve people were killed and 20 others injured on Tuesday when a portion of a bungalow of a superintendent of police (SP) collapsed in Chhattisgarh following heavy rains, police said.


US Supreme Court rejects NYC petition to collect tax from Indian mission

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:36 AM PDT

The Indian mission in New York will not have to pay taxes worth %42.5 million on its property here, with the US Supreme Court upholding a Federal Appeals Court decision to exempt taxes on property owned by foreign governments.


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