Iran salutes ‘nuke martyrs’ (NAM Diary)
August 30th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 30 (IANS) Iran has created a new category of martyrs - nuclear scientists it says were killed by Israelis. And what better way to unveil this than at ... Read more...
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‘Cold War era tools help track climate change today’
July 16th, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 16 (IANS) Tracking the impact of climate change today has been made possible by tools developed by nuclear scientists to detect radioactivity in the wake of testing of ... Read more...
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‘Iran foiled many bids to assassinate scientists’
July 15th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 15 (IANS) Iran has thwarted a number of assassination plots aimed at killing its scientists, according to Iranian Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi.One of the plans that the recently ... Read more...
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Iran arrests all suspects in nuke scientists’ killings
June 29th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) All individuals allegedly involved in the assassination of Iran's nuclear scientists have been detained, the country's intelligence ministry said Friday."All the elements involved in the ... Read more...
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Iran arrests suspects over n-scientists’ murders
June 15th, 2012 - 9:33 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, June 15 (IANS) Iran's intelligence ministry has announced the capture of a number of prime suspects in the killings of two of the country's nuclear scientists.The ministry said the ... Read more...
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Iran hangs assassin of nuclear physicist
May 15th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, May 15 (IANS) Iran Tuesday hanged a man convicted of assassinating an Iranian nuclear physicist, a media report said.
Majid Jamali Fashi, who was also accused of being an ... Read more...
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Iran sentences 13 for spying for Israel: TV
May 14th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, May 13 (IANS) An Iranian court has sentenced 13 people found guilty of spying for Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, Press TV reported Sunday.Branch 15 of Tehran's Revolution Court delivered ... Read more...
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Gang linked to Iran n-scientists killings held
May 6th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, May 6 (IANS) Iran has busted a drug gang linked to the killings of its nuclear scientists, authorities said Sunday.Major drug smugglers linked to the assassination of nuclear scientists ... Read more...
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22 Azerbaijanis suspected of spying for Iran held
March 15th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Baku (Azerbaijan), March 14 (IANS) At least 22 Azerbaijanis were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of spying for the Iranian military, Xinhua reported.According to Azerbaijan's national security ministry, the suspects ... Read more...
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Nothing can convince Iran to halt n-plans: Russian analysts
February 23rd, 2012 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian analysts say there are no diplomatic means that would convince Iran to quit its nuclear plans after experts from the UN nuclear watchdog made ... Read more...
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Iran unveils latest nuclear achievements (Second Lead)
February 15th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 15 (IANS) At a ceremony to unveil the country's latest nuclear achievements, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- clad in a white lab coat -- Wednesday fed home-made nuclear ... Read more...
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Iran unveils nuclear achievements, cuts oil exports (Lead)
February 15th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 15 (IANS) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Wednesday fed home-made nuclear fuel rods into the core of the Tehran research reactor as the country cut oil exports to six ... Read more...
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Ahmadinejad to unveil nuclear achievements Wednesday
February 15th, 2012 - 8:07 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 15 (IANS) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will unveil "some nuclear achievements" Wednesday, according to an announcement on Iran's presidential website."In the presence of the president, some new and ... Read more...
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EU condemns attacks on Israeli diplomats
February 14th, 2012 - 6:30 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Feb 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The European Union has condemned the bomb attacks on Israeli diplomats' cars in India and Georgia.On Monday, a bomb blast in New Delhi set an ... Read more...
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India’s first fast breeder reactor to go critical early 2013
January 21st, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) India's first 500-MW prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR), being set up at Kalpakkam near here, is likely to go critical early next year and commercial generation ... Read more...
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Iran makes arrests in scientist’s killing
January 16th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran has arrested several people in the killing of a nuclear scientist that Tehran blamed on Israel and the US, parliament speaker Ali Larijani told ... Read more...
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Britain condemns killing of Iran n-scientist
January 12th, 2012 - 4:04 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) Britain has condemned the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran and called for a negotiated solution to concerns about its nuclear program."We condemn the ... Read more...
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Iran blames Israel for killing nuclear staff (Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 11 (IANS) Iran blamed Israel Wednesday for assassinating an Iranian nuclear official earlier in the morning in a car bomb attack in Tehran, Xinhua reported.Media reports gave varying ... Read more...
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Iranian nuclear scientist killed in car bombing
January 11th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 11 (IANS) A car bombing in Tehran killed a nuclear scientist Wednesday, the latest in a string of attacks against such scientists in Iran, media reports said.A motorcyclist ... Read more...
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Iran criticises IAEA for leaking its scientists’ identity
November 19th, 2011 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, Nov 19 (IANS) Iran has criticised the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over leaking information about Iranian nuclear scientists and jeopardising their lives.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s ... Read more...
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Indian n-plants absolutely safe: Atomic panel chief
November 10th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 10 (IANS) All Indian nuclear plants are "absolutely safe", Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairman Srikumar Banerjee said Thursday and indicated that people living around the upcoming Kudankulam Nuclear ... Read more...
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Pakistan urged to sell nuclear energy
July 10th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) Pakistan could exploit the global nuclear energy market as it possesses nuclear scientists and technology, an expert here has warned.South Asian Strategic Stability Institute director general ... Read more...
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PM firm on n-energy, directs safety upgrades at n-facilities (Second Lead)
June 1st, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Against the backdrop of Japan's nuclear plant leak in March, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday signalled India's resolve to scale up atomic energy production ... Read more...
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PM directs safety upgrades at all nuclear facilities (Lead)
June 1st, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday reviewed India's disaster preparedness and directed government agencies to upgrade safety measures at all nuclear installations in the backdrop ... Read more...
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India carrying out safety reviews of n-plants: PM
March 29th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Against the backdrop of the Fukushima nuclear power plant tragedy in Japan due to an earthquake and tsunami, India has embarked upon a technical ... Read more...
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Govt. will take all measures to ensure safety of nuclear plants: PM
March 29th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 29 (ANI): Asserting that the government will take all the necessary measures to ensure the safety of nuclear plants, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday said ... Read more...
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Pakistan offers help to Japan in containing radioactivity emission
March 21st, 2011 - 11:23 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 21(ANI): Pakistan has offered assistance to Japan in controlling the radioactivity emission from the stricken Fukushima power plant, which took place after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake, followed by tsunami, hit the ... Read more...
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IAEA chief Yukiya Amano to visit Mumbai, Kalpakkam
January 14th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director Geneal Yukiya Amano will visit the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) here next week and interact with top nuclear scientists in the ... Read more...
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‘Egyptian President Mubarak ‘turned down’ black-market nuclear weapons deal’
December 20th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo, Dec 20 (ANI): Maged Abdelaziz, Egypt's ambassador to the UN said that the country's President Hosni Mubarak had 'turned down' a black-market nuclear weapons deal following the collapse of the Soviet ... Read more...
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India’s fast breeder test reactor going strong at 25
October 9th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Jagannathan
Chennai, Oct 9 (IANS) Even as it celebrates 25 years of operations Sunday, the 13MW fast breeder test reactor (FBTR) in Kalpakkam is still going strong and is expected to ... Read more...
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Iran on brink of building nuclear weapon: IAEA
September 7th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 7 (ANI): The United Nations' nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has warned that Iran has passed a crucial nuclear threshold and could now go on to arm ... Read more...
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India to host Asian Nuclear Prospects conference in October
September 5th, 2010 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 4 (IANS) Around 250 nuclear scientists, technologists and industrialists are expected to participate in the three-day Asian Nuclear Prospects 2010 conference to be held near here in October, a top ... Read more...
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India’s atomic scientists must pass psychological tests for jobs
July 30th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 30 (IANS) The department of atomic energy (DAE) has made it mandatory for all job aspirants to pass psychological test before being hired by any of the units under it, ... Read more...
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Iran blames CIA for its nuclear scientist’s abduction
July 5th, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 5 (ANI): Iran has lodged a written complaint alleging that the CIA had abducted one of its nuclear scientists, Shahram Amiri amidst international mystery over the fate of the man. ... Read more...
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Sharif says Clinton offered 5 billion dollars not carry out 1998 nuke tests
May 28th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, May 28 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) chief and former Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif on Friday claimed that when he was heading the government in 1997-98, the then US ... Read more...
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