Saturday, January 15, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Four children killed as train hits tempo in Ferozepur, Punjab

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 10:11 PM PST

Four schoolchildren were killed when the tempo they were travelling in was hit by a passenger train at an unmanned level crossing near Theh Kalendar village in Punjab's Ferozepur district amid dense fog this morning.


US Republican Party picks new chairman, ousts Steele

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 09:27 PM PST

Michael Steele, the first African-American to head the Republican Party, was ousted from the post Friday after two years in the job.


13 killed and eight injured as bus falls into river in Uttar Pradesh

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 09:24 PM PST

Thirteen people were today killed and eight others injured when a bus fell into a river near Kalikadham village here, police said.

US court yet to decide on accused Pak cab driver's release

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 05:31 PM PST

A US court remained undecided on the release of Raja Lahrasib Khan, a Pakistani American cab driver accused of aiding a top al-Qaida commander.


Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali toppled after 23 years in power

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 03:49 PM PST

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country on Friday amid a wave of deadly social protests in a dramatic end to his 23 years in power that is wholly unprecedented for the Arab world.


Over half of US online adults use Wikipedia: Survey

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:49 PM PST

More than 50% of US adult Internet users look up information on Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia which marks its 10th anniversary on Saturday, according to a new report.

Over half of US online adults use Wikipedia: Survey

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:49 PM PST

More than 50% of US adult Internet users look up information on Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia which marks its 10th anniversary on Saturday, according to a new report.


Obama eases Cuba visa, remittance and travel curbs

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:46 PM PST

President Barack Obama Friday eased restrictions on visas, remittances and travel under the US embargo on Cuba, seeking to weaken the long grip on power of the communist Havana government.

Obama eases Cuba visa, remittance and travel curbs

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:46 PM PST

President Barack Obama Friday eased restrictions on visas, remittances and travel under the US embargo on Cuba, seeking to weaken the long grip on power of the communist Havana government.


Senator: Obama to ease Cuba travel restrictions

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 01:32 PM PST

President Barack Obama plans to loosen Cuban travel policy to allow students and church groups to go to the communist country, a senator's office said Friday.


Hardliners rally against Pope across Pakistan's Punjab

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 08:06 AM PST

Hardline religious parties and extremist groups, including the Jamaat-ud-Dawah, organised rallies across Punjab province today to protest Pope Benedict's call for the repeal of Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law.


US stocks dip as China tightens reins on inflation

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 07:26 AM PST

US stock markets opened up slightly Friday as investors digested China's latest move to curb inflation, sparking growth fears for the world's second-largest economy.


SC notice to Amar Singh on revealing taped conversation

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 05:02 AM PST

SC sought response from Amar Singh and the Centre on a petition seeking vacation of the stay on the publication and broadcast of controversial telephonic conversations between him and some politicians and Bollywood stars.


Sri Lanka floods hamper food distribution, 27 dead

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 04:31 AM PST

Floods and mudslides that have ravaged Sri Lanka's east for days have submerged rice paddies and hampered food distribution, officials said Friday, leaving many villagers to scrounge for corn and yams in nearby fields.


Court transfers 103 accused in a communal riot to Tihar jail

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:59 AM PST

More than 100 people belonging to one community of Haryana were transferred to Tihar jail from Hisar on Friday after a trial court in Delhi sought their presence in a case relating to murder and rioting in 2010.


'We cannot allow the Republic killing its own children': SC

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:47 AM PST

The Supreme Court has sought an "answer" from the Centre and Andhra Pradesh government on the killings of top Maoist leader Azad and journalist Hemchandra Pandey in an alleged fake encounter.


'We cannot allow the Republic killing its own children': SC

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:47 AM PST

Observing that it cannot allow the Republic to kill its "own children", the Supreme Court today sought an "anwser" from the Centre and Andhra Pradesh government on the killings of top Maoist leader Azad and journalist Hemchandra Pandey in an alleged fake encounter.


Cyber stone-pelters hack Amitabh Bachchan fan website

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:16 AM PST

Hackers, owing allegiance to stone-pelters in Kashmir, have hacked a website dedicated to Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan.


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