Saturday, February 12, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Justice Ranjan Gogoi administered oath as HC Chief Justice

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 11:08 PM PST

Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Sunday administered the oath of office as the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court by the Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia.


Outrage over sale of slippers with impression of Hindu deity

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 07:21 PM PST

Several ethnic Indian religious organisations, including the Malaysia Hindu Sangam, have expressed outrage over the sale of slippers bearing the impressions of a Hindu deity and called for action against the importer of the footwear, media reports said.


Jhalwari remembers its kabaddi player

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:37 PM PST

Residents of a small hamlet of Jhalwari, about 12 kms from Rohru in Shimla district were on a low as they get ready to receive the body of 22-year-old Manisha who was gunned down by a drunk CRPF jawan, drunk at the Patna Stadium where she was practising on Wednesday.


40% reduction in sample processing time at private healthcare facility

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:43 PM PST

Imagine a machine that will process your blood sample for glucose (chemical test) and thyroid levels (Immunoassay test) simultaneously in just 42 seconds.


40% reduction in sample processing time at private healthcare facility

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:43 PM PST

Imagine a machine that will process your blood sample for glucose (chemical test) and thyroid levels (Immunoassay test) simultaneously in just 42 seconds.

World gets 3 million Bangalore roses for Valentine Day

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:58 PM PST

Around 5 million stems of roses (individual units) have left the country in the last fortnight for various global markets to cater to the Valentine's Day sales, that alone accounts for over 40% of the world's flower trade pegged at around $100 billion.


Thomas opposed Devas deal as telecom secy

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:45 PM PST

Central vigilance commissioner P J Thomas, during his stint as telecom secretary, had raised a series of objections to the Antrix-Devas Multimedia deal, documents accessed by TOI show.

Man withdraws Rs 1.5 lakh from bank using forged cheque, escapes

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 01:59 PM PST

An unidentified person escaped after withdrawing Rs 1.50 lakh by forging a cheque of Bank of Baroda. Police have started investigations after registering a case against the unidentified person.


Yasin Malik attacked by BJP men in Ajmer, Valley erupts

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 01:35 PM PST

Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohd Yasin Malik was attacked and manhandled by members of the BJP Yuva Morcha here on Friday.


Yasin Malik manhandled in Ajmer

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 01:35 PM PST

Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohd Yasin Malik was attacked and manhandled by members of the BJP Yuva Morcha here on Friday.


TTD deposits 1,175 kg of Lord's gold with SBI

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 01:26 PM PST

With a view to converting idle assets into income-earning sources, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Friday deposited 1,175 kg of gold with the State Bank of India (SBI).


MNS activists manhandle lady intern, ransack casualty ward

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 01:03 PM PST

A gang of 5-6 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists manhandled a lady internee and smashed the glass partitions of the Causality Ward of the local Shree Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College late on Thursday night.


Sikhs forced to remove turbans at Milan airport

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 12:33 PM PST

A group of Sikhs was reportedly forced to remove turbans at Milan airport before they could board a flight on January 27.

Mumbai-Delhi food corridor plan to end veggie shortage?

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 12:30 PM PST

The government's Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor and the freight corridor might still be on the drawing board but a dedicated food corridor to transport fruits and vegetables is ready to roll out.


Alternative healers: They are Doctors with a difference

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 12:17 PM PST

Nagpur: In a major setback to the civic body ahead of its elections next year, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court has rejected its application...


One killed as burqa clad militant detonates suicide vest in Pak

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 11:33 AM PST

A burqa clad militant detonated a suicide vest at a check post in the Mohmand tribal region of north-west Pakistan killing one security personnel on Friday.


Verdict on extradition of Julian Assange on Feb 24

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 10:27 AM PST

A decision on the extradition of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange from the UK to Sweden will be announced by a court here on February 24, even as his lawyers doubted a fair trial in the Scandinavian country.


Wall Street stocks jump on Mubarak resignation

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 08:51 AM PST

US stocks jumped Friday within seconds of the news of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation, rebounding from earlier slight losses to solid gains.


Mubarak 'listened to the voices' of Egyptian people: EU

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 08:41 AM PST

Europe on Friday welcomed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's decision to stand down, saying he had "listened to the voices of the Egyptian people" and opened the way to reform.


US crude futures fall on Mubarak stepping down

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 08:18 AM PST

US crude oil futures prices turned negative on Friday in choppy trading after news that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had stepped down.


TRS to move no-confidence motion against Congress govt

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 07:52 AM PST

Seeking to corner TDP, TRS today said it will move a no-confidence motion against the Kiran Kumar Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh in the coming budget session and asked the Opposition to support it in the same.


Nelson Mandela son-in-law won't be extradited to US

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 07:26 AM PST

A South African court on Friday refused a U.S. request that the son-in-law of former South African President Nelson Mandela be sent to Connecticut to face sexual assault charges.


US stocks headed lower after Hosni Mubarak refuses to quit

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:13 AM PST

US stocks are headed for a lower opening after embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak refused to step down, raising concerns that protests in Egypt could intensify.


Congress dismisses Shourie's claim of telling PM about 2G 'loot'

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 05:42 AM PST

Congress on Friday rebutted former telecom minister Arun Shourie's reported claim that he had apprised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of the Spectrum scam and said it was a "travesty of truth" and is a "conscious attempt to confuse and confound".


RSS writes to PM for panel to probe efforts to 'malign' image

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:45 AM PST

The RSS has asked the Prime Minister to set up an independent commission to probe an alleged plot to assassinate its chief Mohan Bhagwat by the former military intelligence officer and efforts to "malign" the image of the Sangh.


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