Nuclear power or not? Leaders fight it out (Haryana Newsletter)
July 20th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) Leaders of all political hues in Haryana are fighting a nuclear war these days. The leaders have gone ballistic with their positioning over the issue ... Read more...
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Chavez attacks Hillary for ‘threatening’ Russia, China
July 10th, 2012 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has criticised US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who he claimed threatened Russia and China while speaking at a Friends of ... Read more...
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Musharraf was behind n-strike warning for India
June 16th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 16 (IANS) The Pakistani warning of a nuclear strike on India within eight seconds, as reported in a British daily, was actually made at the behest of ... Read more...
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Pakistan boasted of n-strike on India: Report
June 15th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 15 (IANS) Pakistan could launch a nuclear strike on India within eight seconds, an army general boasted in 2001 in Islamabad, the Guardian reported Friday.The warning is ... Read more...
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Agni-V, India’s ‘China Killer’ (To go with Agni-V launch story)
April 19th, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) India Thursday successfully launched its long-range Agni-V ballistic missile. Here are some salient features of the missile and the test, which propelled the country into ... Read more...
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Castro meets experts to discuss threats to human species
February 12th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Feb 12 (IANS/EFE) Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has met experts from 22 countries to discuss subjects related to dangers threatening the human species.The meeting was the 85-year-old Cuban ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Nuclear weapons not for war: Indian Army chief
January 15th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Amid reports of Pakistan and China augmenting their nuclear arsenals, Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh Sunday rejected the threat of a nuclear war, saying ... Read more...
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Kristen Stewart may star in ‘Akira’
November 17th, 2011 - 6:06 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 17 (IANS) "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart has been reportedly approached to play a lead role in a Japanese animation movie, "Akira".The 21-year-old actor, who is known for playing ... Read more...
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S. Korean Defence Minister blames N. Korea for jamming GPS signals
March 10th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Mar.10 (ANI): South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin has blamed the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for jamming Global Positioning System (GPS) signals.In a parliamentary session, the minister said that the ... Read more...
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US asks India to partner in counter-terrorism
March 9th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Without naming Pakistan, US ambassador Timothy J. Roemer Wednesday said the epicentre of global terrorism was located in Asia and asked India to partner with ... Read more...
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US fear of terrorists grabbing Pak nukes overlooks bigger threat of nuclear war with India
March 9th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 9(ANI): The United States' anticipation that terrorists may acquire nuclear weaponry from Pakistan overlooks the greater threat of a nuclear conflict with India, the panelists of the event "Nuclear ... Read more...
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US believes atomic arms race in Middle East, Asia can ‘lead to nuclear war’: WikiLeaks
February 3rd, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 3(ANI): The United States believes that an atomic arms race in the Middle East and Asia has the 'direct potential to lead to nuclear war', according to classified US diplomatic ... Read more...
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Risk of war rising in Korean peninsula: Adm. Mullen
December 14th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Baghdad, Dec 14 (ANI): Admiral Mike Mullen, the top US military officer, has warned that the danger of war or hostilities is rising in the Korean peninsula.The warning of Mullen, who ... Read more...
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Zac Efron to star in ‘Akira’?
November 8th, 2010 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Nov 8 (IANS) Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron is likely to star in comic-adaptation "Akira".The "Charlie St. Cloud" star is reportedly in talks to play gang leader Shotaro Kaneda. The story ... Read more...
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I was at death’s door, says Castro
August 31st, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 31 (IANS/EFE) After a serious illness that took him four years to recover, former Cuban president Fidel Castro has said he felt like he "rose from the dead ... Read more...
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Clinton urges Republicans to support arms treaty with Russia
August 12th, 2010 - 5:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday urged Republican Senators to support the passage of a nuclear arms treaty with Russia, warning the failure of approval could ... Read more...
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Fidel Castro urges US President Barack Obama to avoid nuclear war
August 8th, 2010 - 10:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Havana, Aug 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Cuban leader Fidel Castro made a rare appearance on Saturday and urged the US President Barack Obama to avoid nuclear war on all costs. Since ... Read more...
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Fidel Castro addresses Cuban parliament
August 8th, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Havana, Aug 7 (IANS) Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro Saturday delivered a speech on the Iranian nuclear issue before country's parliament, his first official appearance in four years.
Dressed in his ... Read more...
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DPRK says US, S. Korea PSI sea exercise pushing peninsula to brink of “nuclear war’
July 5th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 5 (ANI): Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has issued a commentary accusing South Korea of joining the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) interception exercise on the sea.According to English.news.cn, the ... Read more...
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US has over 5000 existing nuclear war-heads
May 4th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 4 (ANI): The size of the United States' nuclear warheads is estimated to be 5113, the Pentagon has disclosed, but according to the Federation of American Scientists an estimated 4,600 ... Read more...
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Use of nuclear arms ‘haram’, says Khamenei
April 18th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, April 19 (IANS) Use of nuclear arms is "haram" (religiously forbidden) and it is necessary for all to protect mankind from the grave disaster, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ... Read more...
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‘Fully committed’ Pak working with India on confidence building measures: Gilani
April 14th, 2010 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.14 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reiterated that his country's 'democratic' government is fully committed to ensure nuclear security, adding that it is working with India on ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
The world to promise a nuke terror-free environment, search begins for a legacy
April 13th, 2010 - 9:33 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.13 (ANI): The two-day global nuclear security summit hosted by the United States opened in Washington D.C. on Monday morning. Forty seven countries are participating in this meet, which has ... Read more...
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Doomsday Clock moved a minute back due to hopeful state of world affairs
January 15th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan. 15 (ANI): The Doomsday Clock, which symbolically represents the time remaining until civilization is destroyed in a nuclear war, has been moved a minute back because of a more ... Read more...
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Pakistan Radio raises bogey of a ‘nuclear war in the sub-continent’
December 19th, 2009 - 8:38 pm ICT by ANI
Gurdaspur, Dec.19 (ANI): In a tone full of desperation Radio Pakistan in the latest edition of its Punjabi Durbar programme has said that Pakistan may use nuclear bomb against India as a ... Read more...
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Security Council adopts measure to stop spread of nukes
September 25th, 2009 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) The United Nations Security Council in a rare meeting of heads of state, led for the first time by a US president, adopted a resolution Thursday focused ... Read more...
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PML-N demands high-level commission on Kargil
July 28th, 2009 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 28 (ANI): The Nawaz Sharif-led Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has urged President Asif ali Zardari to appoint a high-level commission to inquire into the Kargil issue.It said that a ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Robert McNamara dead
July 6th, 2009 - 10:57 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
Former US Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, a key architect of the U.S. war in Vietnam under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, has died, aged 93.Robert McNamara took a lead ... Read more...
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Indo-Pak water dispute could trigger a nuclear war: Nizami
June 7th, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jun.7 (ANI): The water dispute between India and Pakistan could trigger a nuclear war between both countries, Nazria Pakistan Trust Chairman Majid Nizami has said.Addressing delegates at the foundation stone laying ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pak develops second strike capability in probable nuclear conflict: US report
May 30th, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 30 (ANI): Amid recent reports that it is rapidly adding to its nuclear stockpile, Pakistan has also developed second strike capability in case of a probable nuclear conflict.A US ... Read more...
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Orissa sculptor wins award in South Korea
May 29th, 2009 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 29 (IANS) Orissa's Sudarsan Patnaik Friday won an award in South Korea for his sand sculpture on the threat of nuclear war.
"I created a 15-feet high sand sculpture 'Stop Nuclear ... Read more...
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Israel says Iran’s activation of nuke plant, an international failure
February 26th, 2009 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Feb.26 (ANI): Iran's decision to activate the Bushehr nuclear reactor highlights the international community's failure to stop that country from obtaining a nuclear weapon, the Jerusalem Post quoted senior Israeli defense ... Read more...
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Nuclear weapons will not be used: Pak Defence Minister
December 23rd, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec.23 (ANI): Pakistan Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar has said that nuclear weapons will not be used in case of a war between India and Pakistan.
Denying the use of nuclear armaments ... Read more...
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Obama favours US troop surge in Afghanistan
October 23rd, 2008 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 23 (ANI): Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has said that he would order a surge of US troops - perhaps 15,000 or more - to Afghanistan as soon as ... Read more...
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Mayawati says UPA should end negotiations on US-India nuke deal
July 21st, 2008 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 22 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said on Monday that the UPA should suspend further action on the US-India civilian nuclear ... Read more...
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