Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Indian filmmaker Vijay Kumar leaves US after detention

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 10:23 PM PDT

Indian documentary filmmaker Vijay Kumar, who was arrested in the US after brass knuckles and 'jihadi literature' were found in his baggage, has left Houston on a "voluntary departure".

Massive amounts of oil at bottom of Gulf of Mexico: Report

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 09:41 PM PDT

There is new evidence that massive amounts of crude oil are sitting at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, a finding that could further undermine the US government's insistence that most of the BP Plc oil spill has been cleaned up or evaporated.

China again summons Japanese ambassador in boat row

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 07:14 PM PDT

China said it had summoned Japan's ambassador a fifth time to demand Tokyo release a Chinese fishing boat captain arrested after a collision between his and two Japanese vessels in disputed waters.

US drone strike kills five militants in Pakistan: Officials

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 06:17 PM PDT

Twelve militants were killed Wednesday in US drone attacks in northwest Pakistan, a media report said.

Ahmadinejad won't attend disarmament meeting: UN

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called off plans to attend a high-level UN meeting next week aimed at reviving stalled global disarmament talks, UN officials said on Tuesday.

Pentagon launches drive to 'do more without more'

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 03:45 PM PDT

The Pentagon on Tuesday unveiled 23 rules to end years of massive cost overruns on weapons programs, an overhaul largely backed by industry that could prevent another major battle with Congress.

Envelope with white powder found at US embassy in Israel

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 02:36 PM PDT

Envelopes containing suspicious white powder and a threatening letter were sent to the embassies of the US, Spain and Sweden in Tel Aviv Tuesday, police said.

Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb alert: Report

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 01:07 PM PDT

Police forces evacuated the Eiffel Tower and the park surrounding the Paris landmark Tuesday after a bomb alert, an AFP journalist said.

Global hunger declines for first time in 15 years: UN

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 12:22 PM PDT

The number of undernourished people around the world has declined by nearly 10 percent in the past year, the first time a drop in famine has been recorded since 1995, the UN food agency said Tuesday.

CBI files chargesheet in multi-crore railway recruitment scam

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 11:19 AM PDT

The CBI, probing the multi-crore railway recruitment scam, on Tuesday claimed that the accused took over 500 candidates from different states to Goa and Nagpur and arranged tutoring classes for them after leaking out RRB question papers.

Sohrabuddin case: Key witness Azam Khan shot at in Udaipur

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 09:48 AM PDT

Azam Khan, a key witness in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case was today shot at by two motorcycle-borne persons near Udai Sagar Lake here, a senior police official said.

US stocks boosted by technology, retail shares

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 08:45 AM PDT

Wall Street rose on Tuesday, buoyed by technology and retail shares after better-than-expected economic data and an upbeat forecast from electronics retailer

Telgi, 16 accused convicted in fake stamp paper scam

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 07:29 AM PDT

A special court today convicted prime accused Abdul Karim Telgi and 16 others in a 2001 case relating to the multi-crore fake stamp paper scam.

Clinton meets Israeli, Palestinian leaders in new peace push

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 06:18 AM PDT

The United States on Tuesday reiterated its call for Israel to extend a freeze on settlements as it said Israel and the Palestinians began tackling core issues in new peace talks.

Vodafone approaches SC, challenges Bombay HC order on Rs12,000cr tax

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 06:04 AM PDT

Britain's Vodafone moved the Supreme Court challenging a Bombay High Court order that upheld the Income Tax Dept's demand of Rs 12,000 crore tax on the company's over $11bn deal with Hong Kong-based Hutchison in 2007.
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