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Top Headlines - The Times of India

CWG scam: Kalmadi and others to be transported in separate van

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 12:26 AM PDT

A Delhi court has allowed sacked Commonwealth Games OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi and others arrested for alleged irregularities in awarding a contract to a Swiss firm to be transported to the court in a separate van

Hillary Clinton concludes India visit, heads for Indonesia

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 11:46 PM PDT

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton left for Indonesia from here on Thursday concluding a three-day visit to India.

Dubai 9th in list of world's top 10 business destinations

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 11:26 PM PDT

According to CB Richard Ellis, of the companies profiled, over half have an office presence in Dubai, ranking it ninth overall in the list of the most popular business destinations, the real estate services firm said in a new report.

Pakistan navy inducts first squadron of indigenously made UAVs

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:29 PM PDT

The Pakistan Navy has inducted its first squadron of indigenously made unmanned aerial vehicles that will be used for maritime interdiction operations in coastal areas.

Texas inmate executed for 2001 killing of an Indian in the US

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:11 PM PDT

A 41-year-old man in the US has been executed for killing a convenience store clerk from India during a shooting spree in 2001 that he had said was retaliation for the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Climate change debate in UNSC welcome step: India

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 09:09 PM PDT

India has said discussion on climate change in the Security Council is a welcome step, but maintained that the 15-member body does not have tools to deal with the issue.

Shuttle Atlantis counts down to final landing

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 06:57 PM PDT

The shuttle Atlantis made its final laps around the Earth today as the NASA prepared to bring the curtain down on the 30-year luminary of US human spaceflight.

Lead defence attorney in US' Fort Hood shooting trial replaced

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT

The Army psychiatrist accused of a mass shooting at Fort Hood two years ago abruptly severed ties with his lead attorney as he was arraigned in a US military court on charges that could land him a death penalty.

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Solomon Islands

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 02:59 PM PDT

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit off the Solomon Islands today, US seismologists said.

Hurricane Dora strengthens off Mexico Pacific coast

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 11:27 AM PDT

Hurricane Dora strengthened to a Category 2 storm in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico on Wednesday and could become a major hurricane but is not expected to hit land, the US National Hurricane Center said.

Congress delegation comes under attack, 3 party workers killed in Maoist ambush

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 07:19 AM PDT

Naxals on Wednesday blew up a bridge in Gariyabandh area of Chhattisgarh a short while after the convoy of state Congress president Nandkumar Patel had passed over it, police said.

Cong leader escapes unhurt as Naxals blow up bridge in Chhattisgarh

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 07:19 AM PDT

Naxals on Wednesday blew up a bridge in Gariyabandh area of Chhattisgarh a short while after the convoy of state Congress president Nandkumar Patel had passed over it, police said.

China says 14 extremists killed in Xinjiang attack

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 03:46 AM PDT

Ethnic religious extremists armed with homemade weapons attacked a police station in China's restive far west earlier this week in a planned siege that ended with 14 of the 18 attackers dead, China said on Wednesday.

Arunachal minister gets jobs for his kin by fraud, Congress begins probe

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 02:46 AM PDT

The AICC has started an enquiry into an allegation of kin of a minister in Arunachal Pradesh government getting government jobs on the basis of fake education certificates.

Allahabad HC defers hearing on PIL challenging acquisition of land

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 02:31 AM PDT

The Allahabad high court on Wednesday deferred till July 26 its hearing on a petition challenging the acquisition of more than 460 hectares of land in a village in Gautam Buddh Nagar district.

Alagiri visits arrested DMK functionaries in Tamil Nadu

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 01:43 AM PDT

Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers and DMK leader MK Alagiri on Wednesday visited Central prison at Palayamkottai and met four party functionaries who had been arrested and remanded in a land grabbing case.