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  Obama administration pitches for approval of US-China nuclear pact

  World | May 13, 2015 7:19 IST

  Washington: The Obama administration on Tuesday urged senators to support a new 30-year agreement with China on civilian nuclear cooperation but faced a barrage of concern from both parties that Chinese companies are exporting sensitive

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  Nuclear agreements would've huge impact: PM Modi

  Politics | April 19, 2015 12:52 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the agreements with France and Canada are big achievements and would have a huge impact in the coming days.Addressing members of parliament of the Bharatiya

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  Canada to supply Uranium to India for next 5 years

  World | April 15, 2015 22:11 IST

  Ottawa: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the agreement with Canada for Uranium supply to India has launched a new era of bilateral cooperation between the two countries. Describing Canada as a potential key partner

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  Oil prices plunge as Iran and world powers try to reach consensus on nuclear deal

  March 30, 2015 13:26 IST

  Singapore: Oil prices have dipped further in the Asian morning trading on Monday as Iran and six world powers tried to stamp the nuclear deal that could add oil to the market if sanctions against

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  Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu expresses 'deep concern' on pending Iran deal

  World | March 29, 2015 21:54 IST

  Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he has "deep concern" over a pending nuclear deal the West appears close to signing with Israel's arch-enemy Iran.Netanyahu said that he conveyed those fears to

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  US, Iran cite progress in nuke talks, though deal is unclear

  World | March 22, 2015 7:19 IST

  Lausanne, Switzerland: With 10 days to a nuclear deal deadline, top U.S and Iranian officials spoke Saturday of substantial headway, and Iran's president proclaimed that agreement was within reach. But America's top diplomat said it

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  Sanctions removal should be outcome of Iran n-deal: Rouhani

  World | February 25, 2015 16:53 IST

  Tehran: The outcome of a potential nuclear deal between Iran and the world powers over Tehran's nuclear issue should be removal of "oppressive and illegal sanctions" against the country, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on

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  India-Sri Lanka ink nuclear deal, hope to push back Chinese influence in island country

  India | February 17, 2015 8:12 IST

  New Delhi: India and Sri Lanka Monday announced a bilateral agreement on civil nuclear cooperation, a move that was stuck for years under the previous government headed by Mahinda Rajapaksa.The announcement comes weeks after a

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  It's up to private firms to take N-deal forward now: US envoy

  India | February 11, 2015 7:32 IST

  Mumbai: The US today said the onus of leveraging on the civil nuclear deal with India, that figured prominently during President Barack Obama's visit last month, now lies with private companies and promised all necessary

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  No change in nuclear liability law: MEA

  India | February 09, 2015 23:48 IST

  New Delhi: The NDA government, in a statement on Sunday, has made it clear that it will not amend India's liability law. It also mentioned that recently an understanding has been reached with the United States

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  A no deal better than a bad one, says Iranian leader Khamenei on nuclear accord

  World | February 08, 2015 23:57 IST

  Tehran: Iran's top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei  has said that that he would  prefer a no deal with major powers on the Country's nuclear programme rather than the one which compromises with national interests.His  comments

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  Israel will try to halt 'dangerous' nuclear deal with Iran

  World | February 08, 2015 17:12 IST

  Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will do everything it can to prevent world powers from reaching a “bad and dangerous deal” with Iran over its disputed nuclear program.He told a weekly Cabinet meeting

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  US-India nuclear deal could be finalised this year

  India | February 03, 2015 12:45 IST

  New Delhi: The nuclear "breakthrough understanding" between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi could be finalised this year.The Jan 25 announcement by Obama and Modi followed six weeks of intensive talks, but few

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  US committed to seeing through nuclear deal: Envoy

  India | January 30, 2015 17:44 IST

  New Delhi: The US is committed to seeing through the civil nuclear deal with India, US ambassador Richard Verma said on Friday."...We are committed to seeing this (Indo-US nuclear deal) through, so 300 million people, who

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  India-US nuclear deal: Pakistan warns of arms race

  World | January 30, 2015 12:07 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan has warned of a renewed arms race in South Asia after India and US reached a brreakthrough on nuclear trade."Pakistan is examining the imbalance (likely to be caused by these agreements) and the

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  Approval of Parliament not required for changes in nuclear liability clause

  India | January 29, 2015 17:41 IST

  On January 25, India and the United States announced a “breakthrough” in negotiations to operationalise the long-stalled nuclear deal. It is now learnt that the central government is planning to make the changes in the

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  Indo-US nuclear deal: No unanimity over what it actually means

  India | January 28, 2015 9:35 IST

  New Delhi: India and the US may have achieved a breakthrough in the nuclear deal during President Barack Obama's visit but reports suggest the deal is being interpreted differently by Indian and US officials.  Indian

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  N-deal with Narendra Modi dominates US media coverage of Barack Obama's India trip

  January 27, 2015 11:57 IST

  New Delhi: The “breakthrough” achieved by India and the US over the landmark civil nuclear deal, six years after it was signed, dominated American media coverage of US President Barack Obama's unprecedented second visit to

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  Digvijay hits out at Centre on making 'U-turn' on N-deal clause

  Politics | January 27, 2015 10:29 IST

  Indore: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has accused the BJP-led NDA government of making "U-turns" on a number of issues including the nuclear deal between India and US."During Congress-led UPA regime, the BJP leaders termed

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  Nuclear deal figures in Obama-Sonia meeting

  Politics | January 27, 2015 8:07 IST

  New Delhi: The issue of operationalising the bilateral landmark civil nuclear deal and cooperation in multiple sectors between India and US were understood to have figured as Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister