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World powers, Iran reach framework for nuke deal by June 30
World | Apr 03, 2015, 12:03 AM ISTLausanne, Switzerland: After marathon negotiations, the United States, Iran and five other world powers announced a deal Thursday outlining limits on Iran's nuclear program so it cannot lead to atomic weapons, directing negotiators toward a
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Signs of discord at Iran nuke talks as deadline looms
World | Mar 28, 2015, 11:06 PM ISTLausanne, Switzerland: Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program grew frantic on Saturday amid signs of discord, with the French and German foreign ministers joining U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in talks with Tehran's top diplomat
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Obama in India: India,US hoping for progress in nuclear,defence,tech transfer
India | Jan 24, 2015, 06:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: Moving forward on issues of civil nuclear deal, technology transfer and joint ventures in defence will be among the key areas where India and the US will like to have “concrete deliverables” during
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North Korea hints at nuclear test moratorium
World | Jan 11, 2015, 07:39 AM ISTSeoul, South Korea: North Korea has told the United States that it is willing to impose a temporary moratorium on its nuclear tests if Washington scraps planned military drills with South Korea this year, the
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Benjamin Netanyahu urges more pressure on Iran over nukes
World | Dec 08, 2014, 06:57 AM ISTWashington: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that an extension of nuclear talks with Iran should be used to further increase pressure on the country to give up its atomic weapons ambitions and capabilities.Netanyahu
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Know about India's nuclear capable Dhanush missile
India | Jun 29, 2014, 08:27 AM ISTNew Delhi: India is known to possess nuclear weapons, and in the past possessed chemical weapons.The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the armed forces successfully test-fired a Dhanush missile from a warship off the eastern
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India's 21st nuclear reactor at Kudankulam starts fission
Jul 14, 2013, 07:13 AM ISTChennai, July 14: The much awaited event for the Indian nuclear establishment, the first unit at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) and India's 21st reactor, began the nuclear fission process Saturday night, officials of the
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India, Pak review implementation,strengthening of nuclear CBMs
India | Dec 28, 2012, 07:02 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 28: India and Pakistan today reviewed implementation and strengthening of existing nuclear Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) as well as possibilities for mutually acceptable additional CBMs.Pursuant to the agreement between the Foreign Ministers
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Iran, pressed on nuclear activities, wraps up summit
World | Sep 01, 2012, 12:30 PM ISTTehran, Sep 1: Iran on Friday closed a summit of non-aligned states after two days of sometimes conflictual speeches over Syria and stepped-up pressure over its nuclear programme that overshadowed the proceedings. Representatives from the
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Pak's N-arsenal deterred India from carrying out attacks, says Nawaz
World | May 29, 2012, 04:03 PM ISTLahore, May 29 : Pakistan's nuclear arsenal deterred India from carrying out any attacks and made the country's defence impregnable, former premier Nawaz Sharif has claimed.“India could have attacked Pakistan many times but due to
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Nuclear Device Lost In Himalayas
India | Apr 06, 2012, 11:02 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 6: In 1965, a CIA team lost a four pound plutonium-powered device at Nanda Devi peak which it was trying to install to spy on China's nuclear tests. That expedition retreated in
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Obama Urges NKorea To 'Pursue Peace'
World | Mar 26, 2012, 08:41 AM ISTSeoul (South Korea), Mar 26: In a direct challenge to North Korean leaders, US President Barack Obama implored them “to have the courage to pursue peace” while warning of the wrath of the world if
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All Options On Table If Iran Goes Nuclear, Says Panetta
World | Feb 18, 2012, 08:14 PM ISTWashington, Feb 18: In escalating war of words, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has warned Iran that "all options" are on the table if Tehran blocks the Straits of Hormuz or if it goes nuclear."We've
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Talks To End Deadlock Over Koodankulam Makes No Headway
India | Nov 18, 2011, 05:41 PM ISTTirunelveli (TN) Nov 18: The deadlock over the controversial Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project continued today with talks between the Centre's expert committee and the Tamil Nadu government as also the protestors failing to make any
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Israel's Peres Says Attack On Iran 'More And More Likely'
World | Nov 06, 2011, 06:01 PM ISTJerusalem, Nov 6: Israeli President Shimon Peres has warned that an attack on Iran was “more and more likely,” days before a report by the UN nuclear watchdog on Iran's nuclear programme.He told Israeli private
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India To Join ICBM League Soon With Russian Help
India | Oct 08, 2011, 04:04 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 8: India is all set to join the select group of nations capable of launching nuclear strikes across continent, reports The Pioneer.With Russia ready to provide the cutting-edge “seeker” technology for India's
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Prithvi 2 Missile Displays Accuracy In Test-Fire
India | Sep 26, 2011, 03:41 PM ISTBalasore (Orissa), Sept 26: Displaying high accuracy, India's nuclear-capable Prithvi-II ballistic missile, with a striking range of 350 km, was today successfully test-fired as part of user trial by the armed forces from Chandipur near
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Nuclear Capable Prithvi-II Missile Test-Fired
India | Jun 09, 2011, 11:50 AM ISTBalasore (Orissa), Jun 9 : India today test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near here as part of the user trial by the Army. “The missile
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India, Kazakhstan Sign Nuclear, Oil Pacts
World | Apr 16, 2011, 03:24 PM ISTAstana, Apr 16: Embarking on an ambitious roadmap to consolidate their strategic partnership, India and Kazakhstan today signed seven pacts, including a framework agreement in civil nuclear field and a stake-sharing accord in oil sector,
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Workers Evacuated From Japan's N-Plant Amid Radiation Fears
World | Mar 27, 2011, 09:52 PM ISTTokyo/Fukushima, Mar 27: Workers were evacuated from the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant today after radiation levels surged 10 million times higher than usual, dealing a major blow to efforts to avoid a meltdown of the