Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Pak owning 'suicide bomber' makes its intentions clear: Army Chief

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:56 PM PST

Army Chief General V K Singh on Tuesday said the "intentions and ways" of Pakistan army have "become clear" with it owning up a 'suicide bomber', who died in India, as one of its soldiers on its website.

SC imposes Rs 10 lakh fine on Maharashtra govt for shielding Deshmukh's brother

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:25 PM PST

SC on Tuesday imposed a staggering Rs 10 lakh fine on Maharashtra government on a complaint that the then CM Vilasrao Deskmukh influenced police against registering an FIR against his brother.

South Korea suspects North Korea has more uranium sites

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 10:58 PM PST

South Korea believes that the North has been been secretly enriching uranium at new locations outside its main nuclear site, the country's foreign minister said on Friday.

Snow in US Midwest traps more than 100 motorists

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 10:39 PM PST

Authorities rescued more than 100 motorists in the snow-covered Midwestern state of Indiana who were trapped in their cars in biting temperatures. The storm over the weekend has been blamed for at least 16 deaths.

IAF helicopter crashes in Jammu, 8 defence personnel injured

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 09:15 PM PST

Eight defence personnel, including three crew members, were injured when an IAF helicopter crashed soon after taking off from the airport here on Tuesday morning.

Obama skipping Golden Temple in Time's 'Top 10 Religion Stories'

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:31 PM PST

US President Barack Obama's decision to skip a planned visit to the Golden Temple during his India trip has been listed ninth among Time magazine's 'Top 10 Religion Stories'.

Hillary Clinton the best ever secretary of state: Barack Obama

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 07:53 PM PST

There is a growing bipartisan consensus that Hillary Clinton is the best ever secretary of state, US President Barack Obama has said.

South Korea govt accepts resignation of army chief: Official

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 06:56 PM PST

South Korea's presidency on Tuesday accepted the resignation of army chief General Hwang Eui-Don, the defence ministry said.

Madoff won't attend funeral of son who died in NYC

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 03:54 PM PST

Imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff won't seek to attend his son's funeral out of consideration for the privacy of his son's wife and four children, his lawyer said Monday.

WikiLeaks drug corruption report hits Peru general

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 02:20 PM PST

A leaked US diplomatic message reporting speculation that the new head of Peru's military was involved in drug corruption has shaken the nation's armed forces, with the general angrily denying any drug ties and saying he may take legal action against the former US ambassador.

Swedish bomber planned Christmas carnage: Investigators

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:28 AM PST

A suicide bomber who blew himself up in Stockholm at the weekend was carrying a cocktail of explosives and probably meant to wreak carnage among Christmas shoppers, investigators said on Monday.

600,000 sign WikiLeaks petition as Assange braces for court

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 09:08 AM PST

Almost 600,000 people had signed an online petition in support of WikiLeaks Monday, ahead of a second appearance in court in London by the whistle-blowing website's founder, Julian Assange.

Govt likely to decide on Lavasa hill city's fate on Tuesday

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:54 AM PST

The environment ministry is likely to decide tomorrow whether or not to allow construction of Rs 3000 crore-Lavasa hill city project in Pune which has been embroiled in a controversy for allegedly violating green norms.

US stocks rise on China, acquisition news

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 07:56 AM PST

US stocks opened mostly higher on Monday as traders were encouraged by China's decision to maintain current interest rates despite rising inflation and amid a string of acquisitions.

IRDA imposes Rs 50 lakh fine on 6 insurers for violating norms

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 06:16 AM PST

Insurance regulator IRDA imposed Rs 50 lakh fine on 6 insurance companies, including private sector players Reliance General and Apollo Munich Health in 2009-10 for failing to comply with various norms, including rural and social obligations.

Investigators almost certain of Sweden bomber's identity

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 06:04 AM PST

Sweden's chief prosecutor Tomas Lindstrand said Monday investigators were almost certain the man who blew himself up in Stockholm at the weekend was Taymour Abdel Wahab.

Chandrababu Naidu arrested after staging protest near Assembly premises

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:38 AM PST

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu was arrested today as he staged a sit-in on a road adjacent to the state assembly building demanding that the government immediately help the farmers hit by natural calamities in Andhra Pradesh.

All nursery children freed after teen armed with swords took France pre-school hostage

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:08 AM PST

Half a dozen infants taken hostage by a teenager with two swords at a nursery school in the eastern French city of Besancon were released on Monday.

Teen armed with swords takes children hostage in French pre-school

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 03:00 AM PST

A 17-year-old armed with swords took about 20 small children and their teacher hostage Monday at a pre-school in eastern France, police and city officials said.

SC asks govt to produce complaint against Radia

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 02:58 AM PST

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the government to place before it in sealed cover the copy of the complaint on which it started tapping corporate lobbyist Niira Radia's telephonic conversations with a host of people including politicians, corporate leaders and media personalities.

RCom launches 3G services; promises affordable tariffs

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 02:38 AM PST

Anil Ambani led Reliance Communications (RCom) on Monday launched its 3G services in four circles making it the second private operator after Tata Teleservices to start the service this year.

South Korea boat sinks in Antarctic sea, 22 feared dead

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 01:26 AM PST

A South Korean fishing boat sank in the Antarctic Ocean's frigid waters on Monday, with 22 sailors feared killed in the open sea where vessels trawl for deepwater fish, officials said.

Congress MP urges Centre to launch CBI probe in lottery sales

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:52 AM PST

A Congress MP from Kerala on Monday urged the Centre to launch a CBI probe into alleged irregularities involved in the sale of inter-state lottery in the state.
  • Date: 1:12 AM
  • Author: Vipul Sawant.
  • Labels:

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)