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Top Headlines - The Times of India

CBI to supply Radia's tele talk transcripts to 2G case accused

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 12:26 AM PDT

The CBI on Thursday told a Delhi court that it will supply to the 2G scam case accused by July 12 the transcripts of tapped telephonic talk of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia with various people.

Chennai police summon CFO of Sun Pictures

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 11:21 PM PDT

Chennai police on Wednesday summoned Unnikrishnan, chief financial officer of Sun Pictures to appear before the investigation officers and asked to submit the financial documents of Sun Pictures.

Chennai police summons CFO of Sun Pictures

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 11:21 PM PDT

Chennai police on Wednesday summoned Unnikrishnan, chief financial officer of Sun Pictures to appear before the investigation officers and asked to submit the financial documents of Sun Pictures.

SC seeks status report on probe into 'cash-for-vote' scam

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 11:04 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Delhi Police to place before it the status report on the probe conducted by it in the "cash-for-vote" scam during the trust vote faced by the UPA government in July 2008.

Huge earthquake sparks tsunami scare in New Zealand, Tonga

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:31 PM PDT

A powerful 7.6-magnitude undersea earthquake triggered tsunami alerts for New Zealand and Tonga Thursday but warnings were cancelled as the quake proved less destructive than feared.

36 miners trapped after China coal mine fire: State media

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:24 PM PDT

At least 36 people are trapped underground at a coal mine in eastern China after a fire broke out, state media reported today.

Barack Obama reverses long-standing military suicide letter policy

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 12:52 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama has reversed the long-standing policy of not sending condolence letters to families of those service men who commit suicide in the combat zone.

Strauss-Kahn investigation 'continuing', charges stand: Prosecutors

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 12:28 PM PDT

The sexual assault case against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has not been dismissed and "the investigation is continuing," the prosecution said on Wednesday after meeting his defense lawyers.

Singur welcomes verdict on Greater Noida land return

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:48 AM PDT

The farmers of Singur in West Bengal on Wednesday expressed happiness over the Supreme Court's decision to quash the acquisition of land in Shahberi village of Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida.

Army must handover person responsible for Dilshan's death: Jayalalithaa

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 06:03 AM PDT

Three days after the death of 13-year-old Dilshan in a shooting incident in Chennai, no breakthrough was in sight on Wednesday even as chief minister J Jayalalithaa pressed the army to handover the person responsible for it to the police.

Labourer killed after inhaling toxic gas in Rajasthan

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 04:15 AM PDT

A labourer was killed and another fell sick after inhaling toxic gas emanating from a borewell in Rajasthan's Dholpur district on Wednesday.

Court notice to government on CBI exemption from RTI

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 01:34 AM PDT

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the central government on a public suit filed against the decision to exempt the CBI and the NIA from the purview of the RTI Act, the country's transparency law.

Telangana Congress back home disappointed

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 12:04 AM PDT

In spite of consolations from the party high command in New Delhi, the Telangana Congress leaders could not extract any positive statement on the creation of a separate state.

SC boost to Indo-Bangladesh ties, Lafarge gets green signal to mining in Meghalay

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:28 PM PDT

The SC on Wednesday gave a boost to Indo-Bangladesh ties by lifting stay of limestone supply from Meghalay to Bangladesh's biggest cement plant at Chatak run by French multinational Lafarge.

SC boost to Indo-Bangladesh ties, Lafarge gets green signal to mining in Meghalay

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:28 PM PDT

The SC on Wednesday gave a boost to Indo-Bangladesh ties by lifting stay of limestone supply from Meghalay to Bangladesh's biggest cement plant at Chatak run by French multinational Lafarge.