Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Pak, China to launch joint communications satellite in 2011: Envoy

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 12:38 AM PDT

Pakistan is closely collaborating with China to launch a joint space communications satellite next year that will be a milestone in their friendship, the country's envoy here said today.

Pakistan's former president Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari dead

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 10:36 PM PDT

Pakistan's former president Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari died in hospital on Wednesday following a long illness, his son Jamal Leghari said. He was 70.

Obama to hold meeting in White House on Afghan, Pakistan

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 07:17 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama has convened a monthly Situation Room meeting with his top national security aides at the White House wherein peace talks with the Taliban and Pakistan's actions in the war against terrorism are expected to be discussed.

US federal judge upholds order to end military gay ban

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 06:21 PM PDT

A federal judge formally refused on Tuesday to let the Pentagon reinstate its ban on openly gay men and women in the US military while it appeals her decision declaring its "don't ask, don't tell" policy unconstitutional.

US Senate race turns uglier with Hispanic advertisement

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 06:19 PM PDT

A Republican campaign ad urging Latinos not to vote was pulled from the airwaves Tuesday amid an outcry from Democrats that it was a dirty trick against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in his hotly contested race.

UN Iraq envoy Ad Melkert escapes assassination attempt

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 11:24 AM PDT

The United Nations' envoy to Iraq, Ad Melkert, escaped unhurt in a bomb attack on Tuesday that targeted a convoy of vehicles south of Baghdad, UN and police officials said.

French retirement protests take violent turn

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 10:40 AM PDT

Masked youths clashed with police and set fires in cities across France on Tuesday, as protests against a proposed hike in the retirement age took an increasingly radical turn.

Two Chinese mining bosses charged in Zambia mine shooting

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 09:56 AM PDT

Authorities in Zambia have charged two Chinese mining bosses with attempted murder after nearly a dozen miners were shot in a pay dispute.

CRPF will not be withdrawn from West Bengal: Vijay Kumar

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 09:17 AM PDT

Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel deployed in the Maoist-affected districts of West Bengal will not be withdrawn, CRPF director general K. Vijay Kumar said on Tuesday.

Karnataka: Justice Sabhahit to hear the case of 11 disqualified BJP MLAs

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 08:41 AM PDT

Justice V G Sabhahit was named to head the single judge Bench to hear on Wednesday the petition filed by 11 rebel BJP MLAs challenging their disqualification after a division bench gave a split verdict on the issue.

Gay Saudi prince convicted of murdering servant at London hotel

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 07:37 AM PDT

A gay Saudi prince was found guilty by a British court on Tuesday of murdering his servant after subjecting him to a "sadistic" campaign of violence and sexual abuse.

National Investigation Agency files chargesheet against 16 in Assam fraud case

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 07:15 AM PDT

The National Investigation Agency today filed a charge sheet against 16 accused, including politicians and government servants, in a case related to transferring development funds to terrorists.

Mexican authorities seize 105 tonnes of marijuana

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 06:29 AM PDT

Mexican authorities on Monday seized over 105 tonnes of marijuana in the border town of Tijuana after a clash with drug traffickers, in the largest such seizure in recent years, the military said.

Expand human resource pool in science, technology: PM

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 05:36 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday called for expanding the human resource pool in science and technology and creating a stimulating institutional environment.

Militants storm Chechen Parliament, kill three policemen

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 04:26 AM PDT

Heavily armed gunmen burst into the parliament of Chechnya in southern Russia on Tuesday morning, killing at least three people and wounding more than a dozen before they were killed, officials said.
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