Sunday, September 19, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Last test needed before declaring BP oil well in Gulf of Mexico dead

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 01:02 AM PDT

A pressure test on the blown-out BP well in the Gulf of Mexico was set to be finished early on Sunday, the last step needed before the runaway well can finally be declared dead.

26/11: Kasab to appeal next week in HC against death penalty

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 11:21 PM PDT

The lawyers of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab are getting ready to file an appeal in the Bombay High Court next week challenging the death penalty awarded to him for his role in the 26/11 terror strikes.

Powerful typhoon Fanapi hits Taiwan, heads towards China

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 10:29 PM PDT

A powerful typhoon made a direct hit on Taiwan on Sunday, sending residents scurrying for cover and rescue crews rushing to evacuate people in mountainous regions vulnerable to landslides.

Anti-Sikh riots: SC to give verdict on Sajjan Kumar's appeal tomorrow

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 09:01 PM PDT

The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on Monday on a petition filed by senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar challenging initiation of criminal proceedings against him in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases.

Sweden goes to polls today; surveys show far-right party could be kingmaker

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 07:34 PM PDT

Swedes go to the polls on Sunday with surveys hinting voters will re-elect the centre-right government, as the far-right makes its debut in parliament and could be handed the role of kingmaker.

Afghans vote despite Taliban attacks, turnout appears low

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 05:54 PM PDT

Despite Taliban rocket strikes and bombings, Afghans voted for a new parliament, the first election since a fraud-marred presidential ballot last year cast doubt on the legitimacy of the embattled government.

NATO head vows continuing support for Afghanistan

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 06:05 PM PDT

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen pledged continuing support from the military alliance for Afghanistan after voters chose a new parliament.

Pakistan floods renew heated debate on dam project

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 06:02 PM PDT

This summer's floods in Pakistan have reopened a quarter-century-old debate on whether to build a large hydroelectric dam on the River Indus, a dispute that has split the nation along regional lines.

Row over Israel to dominate UN atomic watchdog meeting

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 05:59 PM PDT

A bitter row over Israel's assumed nuclear arsenal looks set to dominate the annual general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency which begins Monday.

Pope meets abuse victims as thousands protest

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 12:14 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI apologized Saturday to five people who were molested by priests as children in his latest effort to defuse the sex abuse crisis shaking his church, as thousands of people angered at the Vatican's response marched in central London in the biggest protest of his 5-year papacy.

Mamata gives seven days to WB govt to wind up 'armed camps'

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 09:11 AM PDT

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday gave a seven-day deadline to the West Bengal government to dismantle 'camps of armed CPIM cadre' in three Maoist-hit districts, failing which "people will demolish them."

Villagers lynch three Liberation Achik Elite Force militants in Meghalaya

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 08:45 AM PDT

Three armed militants were killed on Saturday in a clash with villagers of Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district.

Vatican plays down 'terror plot' arrests in Britain

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 08:07 AM PDT

Landslides kill 11 in Uttarakhand, 14 trapped under debris

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 07:02 AM PDT

At least 11 people were killed and 14 others were trapped under debris as landslides triggered by heavy rains struck Uttarakhand destroying scores of houses in several villages of the hill state.

Madhu Koda scam accused sent to 10 days' CBI custody

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 06:49 AM PDT

Businessman Vinod Sinha, a prime accused in a Rs 2,500 crore money laundering scam allegedly involving former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, was sent to 10 days' custody of the CBI by a Ranchi court on Saturday.
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