Sunday, November 21, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


China-India ties to be important in 21st century: Nirupama Rao

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 11:19 PM PST

China and India should regard each other's rise as an opportunity and not a challenge and their relationship will be the most important in the 21st century, Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao has said.

North Korea showed US scientist new nuclear plant: Report

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 10:05 PM PST

North Korea last week showed an American scientist a vast, new plant for enriching uranium with hundreds of centrifuges already installed and running, the New York Times reported late Saturday.

Britons want William, not Charles as next king, says a poll

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 04:34 PM PST

Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton should be Britain's next king and queen, not the heir to the throne Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, two polls showed on Saturday.

Underground fire delays rescue bid at New Zealand mine

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 03:16 PM PST

The chances of rescuing alive 29 trapped men trapped in a New Zealand mine became more remote Sunday as tests showed a fire burning underground and it remained unsafe for rescuers to enter.

With Afghan control by 2014, President Obama sees combat end

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 01:59 PM PST

NATO leaders on Saturday set 2014 as the date for moving Afghans into the lead role in fighting the Taliban, with President Barack Obama saying for the first time he wants U.S. troops out of major combat in Afghanistan by the end of that year.

NATO agrees Afghan withdrawal plan, woos Russia

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 10:48 AM PST

The Western allies agreed on Saturday to end their troops' combat mission in Afghanistan by 2014 and convinced Russia to support a plan for a European anti-missile shield.

Venugopal to join CBI legal team in 2G spectrum case in Supreme Court

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 09:42 AM PST

The government beefed the CBI's legal team to argue the 2G spectrum case in the Supreme Court by inducting eminent lawyer K K Venugopal to represent the investigating agency along with Additional Solicitor General Haren Raval.

Saudi beheaded for shooting dead policeman: Ministry

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 08:18 AM PST

A Saudi man was beheaded by the sword on Saturday after being convicted of shooting dead a policeman over a traffic violation, the interior ministry said.

Nearly 50,000 Chhattisgarh steel workers face job loss

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 07:49 AM PST

About 50,000 workers employed with 175 mini steel plants in Chhattisgarh face a threat of job loss as factory owners have announced closure of their units in the wake of rising prices of sponge iron used as raw material.

SP leader threatens to take BSP MLAs 'hostage'

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 06:15 AM PST

Senior Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav today threatened to take BSP MLAs "hostage", if the Uttar Pradesh government does not withdraw additional security provided to its ministers, who are "misusing" the extended protection.

Missile threat today comes from Iran: Sarkozy

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 04:35 AM PST

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy said Saturday that Iran poses the main threat of the type of rogue attack that NATO's planned anti-missile defence shield is designed to foil.
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