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Top Headlines - The Times of India

Joyous Ralegan Siddhi residents dance to 'It happens only in India'

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 12:53 AM PDT

Victory flags were put up in almost every house in Anna Hazare's village where celebrations erupted as the Gandhian broke his fast in Delhi today.

Anna-led movement reinforces confidence in non-violence: Modi

Posted: 28 Aug 2011 12:51 AM PDT

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the anti-corruption movement headed by Anna Hazare has reinforced confidence in the strength of non-violence.

Pakistan agrees to grant MFN status to India: Report

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 11:51 PM PDT

Pakistan has agreed to grant the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India, something which New Delhi had been demanding for many years, a media report said on Sunday.

Syrian authorities warn against protesting in capital

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 11:41 PM PDT

Syria's interior ministry warned Damascus residents on Saturday against demonstrating after some of the most intense protests in the capital since the start of the five-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.

Supporters descend Ramlila Maidan, Anna to break fast

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 08:12 PM PDT

Hundreds of supporters have started descending at the historic Ram Lila Maidan, where anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare will break his 12-day long fast at 10 am today.

Tony Tan elected as Singapore's seventh President

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 07:49 PM PDT

Former deputy prime minister Tony Tan Keng Yam has been declared elected Singapore's seventh president by defeating his nearest rival by a thin margin of 7,269 votes in the first ever four-corner presidential election campaign.

Arabs asks UN, world states to unfreeze Libyan assets

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 05:47 PM PDT

The Arab League called on the United Nations and world states to unfreeze Libya's assets immediately now Muammar Gaddafi has been ousted from power.

Israelis resume protests against cost of high living

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 05:43 PM PDT

More than 20,000 Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other places across the country in fresh protests against the spiralling cost of living, media reports said.

Hurricane Irene closes NY subways; airlines abandon Northeast

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 03:17 PM PDT

US airline, rail and transit systems in New York and other eastern cities initiated sweeping weekend shutdowns and slowdowns on Saturday as Hurricane Irene bore down on the region.

Arab League to increase pressure on Syria: Official

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 01:39 PM PDT

Arab governments will step up pressure on Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at the Arab League on Saturday with a demand he end the bloody crackdown on protesters trying to remove him, a delegate to the League said ahead of the meeting.

Govt seeking sense of the House on Lokpal leaves BJP unhappy

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:05 AM PDT

It was agreed that Mukherjee would move a resolution in both Houses of Parliament and this would be passed unanimously by a voice vote.

Ferry sinks in Indonesia, leaving at least 12 dead

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 08:57 AM PDT

The death toll from an overcrowded ferry sank off eastern Indonesia early today has risen to 12, officials said, as search-and-rescue teams scoured the choppy waters.

Hurricane Irene: Obama declares emergency in four US states

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 05:54 AM PDT

President Barack Obama today declared emergency in three States of New York, Virginia and Massachusetts which empowered federal agencies to take all steps required to protect people and properties, as hurricane Irene with a sustained wind speed of 100 miles per hour gushed toward the eastern shores of the United States.

Gaddafi crosses Libya-Algeria border: Report

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 04:25 AM PDT

Six armoured vehicles, thought to be carrying Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his sons, have crossed the Libya-Algeria border, Egypt's official news agency MENA reported on Saturday.

Minister anguished over bringing PM under Lokpal ambit

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 04:12 AM PDT

Minister Ashwani Kumar on Saturday voiced concerns in Rajya Sabha over demands like bringing the Prime Minister, conduct of MPs inside Parliament and lower bureaucracy under Lokpal's ambit.

Chidambaram lays foundation of integrated checkpost along Bangla border

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 01:14 AM PDT

Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's proposed visit to Bangladesh next month, Union home minister P Chidambaram on Saturday laid the foundation of a Rs 172-crore integrated checkpost along the border which would boost trade between the two countries.