India allows end-user inspection of warship by US
August 7th, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) In a first, India has allowed one of its warships, bought second-hand from the US in 2005 and inducted into service in 2007, to be ... Read more...
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6.4 Earthquake hits off Japan’s east coast
June 18th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sendai, June 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An earthquake of a 6.4-magnitude has jolted the sea area off Japan’s east coast. Despite the high magnitude of this seism, which has affected Honshu, the main ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Hope fading fast for Pakistan avalanche victims
April 9th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) Rescue workers Monday frantically searched for the 139 soldiers and civilians still trapped under snow after a massive avalanche struck an army camp in the country's ... Read more...
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US economic growth to remain slow in 2012: Experts
December 20th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) The US economy is projected to grow at a slow pace because of ongoing challenges, American experts said Monday.
The housing market will probably remain relatively ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Obesity to haunt half of British men by 2030
August 27th, 2011 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 27 (IANS) Nearly half of the British men face the risk of turning obese within next 20 years, with women closely following them facing a similar risk of ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Agnivesh terms CD controversy a conspiracy against Hazare’s movement
April 21st, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): Expressing surprise over conflicting forensic reports on the CD allegedly containing a conversation between former law minister Shanti Bhushan and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, ... Read more...
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Russia plans to synthesise new element
March 27th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian physicists plan to begin experiments on the synthesis of a new element 119 of the periodic system, a top scientist has said.Scientists from the ... Read more...
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Pak editorial highlights govt’s double faced US drone tactics
February 23rd, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 23(ANI): Pakistan secretly sanctions drone strikes, but, on the other hand, it has also been supporting certain factions of the militants, an editorial in a Pakistani newspaper has said."The US ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Strategic dialogue broadening Pak-US relationship: Pak envoy to US
November 22nd, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 22(ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani has said that both countries are working to broaden their relationship through a strategic dialogue."We have decided to move past the ... Read more...
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US scientists’ ’shock’ over N. Korea’s nuke advances at new facility
November 22nd, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 22 (ANI): Some American scientists have expressed shock after visiting North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear facility, saying that a row of centrifuges have been designed to enrich uranium.Robert Carlin and two ... Read more...
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China developing ‘game-changing’ 900 mile ranged aircraft carrier killer missile
August 7th, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 7(ANI): China is reportedly developing a new missile designed to penetrate the defenses of even the most advanced moving aircraft carrier from a distance of more than 900 miles.American experts ... Read more...
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US may keep its hands off China-Pakistan n-deal (Lead)
May 25th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 25 (IANS) Two noted American experts want Washington to block the China-Pakistan nuclear deal even as the US indicated it will not come in the way if it ... Read more...
Posted in World |
US may turn a blind eye to China-Pakistan n-deal
May 25th, 2010 - 10:23 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 25 (IANS) Even as two noted American experts asked the US to block the China-Pakistan nuclear deal, Washington indicated it would not come in the way if it ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Bihar seeks help of American experts to study blindness
March 31st, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 31 (IANS) The Bihar government has sought help from American eye experts to examine the reason behind as many as 18 children being born blind in the past three months ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Anil Ambani to enter business of transforming 2-D films into 3-D
February 12th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.12 (ANI): Business mogul Anil Ambani's Reliance MediaWorks is reportedly in talks with In-Three, a Los Angeles-based specialist in 2-D to 3-D conversion.According to The Times, Ambani is poised to enter ... Read more...
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Crisis in confidence, Pakistan continues to lag behind India: Experts
November 18th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.18 (ANI): American experts analysing the latest developments in South Asia are of the view that by all yardsticks, Pakistan continues to lag behind India, and add that this crisis ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Pak raises lands drying up issue due to Indian conspiracy with Holbrooke
August 21st, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug.21 (ANI): The Pakistan Government is reported to have raised the issue of its agrarian lands drying up due to India's water conspiracy with visiting US Special Representative to Pakistan ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
US experts more worried about Pak nukes falling into wrong hands inside labs
August 16th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug.16 (ANI): An investigative reporter of long standing and specializing in U.S. intelligence has said Washington is not that worried about Islamic terrorists blasting their way into a Pakistani base where ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
German magazine links Karzai’s half-brother to Afghan narco trade
August 14th, 2009 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, Aug 14(ANI-IRNA): The Hamburg-based weekly news magazine Stern has said in a report that the half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has stockpiled tons of raw opium at his countryside ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Walkout in Lok Sabha over end-user monitoring pact
July 21st, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Unhappy over External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna's statement on the India-US end-user pact, the entire opposition Tuesday walked out of the Lok Sabha, accusing the government ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
India-US end-user pact angers opposition
July 21st, 2009 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) With the opposition criticizing the end-user monitoring pact that India and the US have inked, the government said it will table a statement on the subject ... Read more...
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American experts say political instability in Pakistan may affect US aid
March 7th, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. 7 (ANI): American political experts have said that Pakistan cannot afford political instability at this critical stage when the US administration was launching fresh economic assistance initiatives, and aiding ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Internet-addicted teens more prone to aggression
February 24th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, February 24 (ANI): Teenagers addicted to Internet are likely to be aggressive, reveals a new Taiwanese study.However, the link stands challenged by American experts who study violence.According to a team ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Archeologists unearth prehistoric clay tablets in Tehran
January 11th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Jan 11 (ANI): Archeologists in Iran have unearthed prehistoric clay tablets at the country''s ancient Shoghali Tappeh site near the city of Varamin in Tehran.
According to a report by Press ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
US asks Pak to handover Lakhvi to India
December 31st, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 30 (ANI): Pakistan has been pressurized by the United States to extradite Zaki Al Rahman Lakhvi, the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks, to India.
The US reportedly ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
US experts call dangerous Pak single greatest challenge for Obama
December 19th, 2008 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 19 (ANI): A bipartisan group of American experts on Pak-US relations has called for a rethink in Washingtons approach towards Islamabad, depicting a dismal picture of the country and ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Obama will have to view Russia as a strategic challenge: Experts
November 30th, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.30 (ANI): Leading American experts have warned and cautioned the incoming Obama administration to view and treat Russia as a strategic challenge, rather than as a nation that was once ... Read more...
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Green fuel may increase asthma rates
March 24th, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar 24 (ANI): Green fuels used in school buses may increase asthma rates, warn experts.American experts believe that the bio fuels made from corn, sugar cane and rapeseed can cause ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
US mulling plan to send military trainers to Pakistan
March 2nd, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Washington, March 2 (DPA) The US military is reviewing a plan that could send about 100 American experts to Pakistan to train a paramilitary force that is engaged against extremist groups and ... Read more...
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Centrist forces in Pakistan will be demoralised, say US experts
December 28th, 2007 - 3:05 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec.28 (ANI): Centrist forces in Pakistan will be demoralised further in the wake of Benazir Bhuttos assassination on Thursday, said several American experts
According to them, the delicate diplomatic effort of the ... Read more...
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