Iran should clarify outstanding nuclear issues : IAEA
November 18th, 2011 - 5:55 am ICT by IANS
Vienna (Austria), Nov 18 (IANS) Iran should clarify outstanding issues concerning some aspects of the country's nuclear programme suspected of involving nuclear weapon-related technologies, said Yukiya Amano, head of the ... Read more...
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Science can help fight poverty in India: NGO
October 14th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 14 (IANS) Science and technology-based solutions only can help fight poverty in the world's poorest nations, says an NGO that has taken precisely this approach to tackle the ... Read more...
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India, New Zealand eye early trade pact, launch education initiative
June 28th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Pushing for an early free trade area (FTA) agreement, India and New Zealand, home to some of the most exotic landscapes, Tuesday signed a ... Read more...
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Pioneers of India’s n-energy programme to help US
January 4th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Jan 4 (IANS) Canada's CANDU reactors - famous in India for pioneering its nuclear energy programme in 1963 - are now likely to help the US meet its demand ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha passes bill to regulate foreign trade
August 9th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Monday passed a bill to regulate foreign trade in certain goods and sensitive technologies and enable swift action in trade disputes.
Minister of Commerce and ... Read more...
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‘Russia trained 4,000 Myanmar nuclear officers’
August 6th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Aug 6 (DPA) Russia has trained 4,185 Myanmar military officers in nuclear sciences over the past decade but only a "sprinkling" of scholars have pursued the positive uses of the ... Read more...
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Adobe Flash Player Major Update Released
April 16th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Apr 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Internet users have experienced several software and web related technologies ever since the internet started penetrating the mass market. Of all the internet software technologies that ... Read more...
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Britain at ‘increased’ risk of nuclear attack by Al-Qaeda: Reports
March 23rd, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 23(ANI): Three separate UK Government reports have warned that the country faces an increased threat of a nuclear attack by Al-Qaeda terrorists.The National Security Strategy stated that "the UK does ... Read more...
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Zardari’s nuke remote control to be snatched
February 1st, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb. 1 (ANI): A new bill passed by the Pakistani parliament may snatch the remote control of the country's nuclear bombs from President Asif Ali Zardari.The Chairman Joint Chiefs of ... Read more...
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Badal in Israel, talks trade, agriculture
November 18th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 18 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is in Israel seeking trade and agricultural ties with that country, a Punjab government spokesman said here Wednesday.
A delegation led by Badal ... Read more...
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How to count sweets in a jar - from inside the jar
July 30th, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 30 (ANI): Guessing the number of sweets in a jar can be tricky, but now, scientists at New York University have determined how sweets pack from inside the jar, making ... Read more...
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Obama launches initiative for hybrid-electric cars
March 20th, 2009 - 4:40 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 20 (DPA) US President Barack Obama announced a $2.4-billion plan Thursday to promote hybrid vehicles and reduce dependence on foreign oil.The initiative allows companies to apply for grants administrated ... Read more...
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N-deal would invite one-sided US inspection: Buddhadeb
July 18th, 2008 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) Amid a boycott by the principal opposition parties, Trinamool Congress and the Congress, the West Bengal assembly Thursday debated the India-US nuclear deal, which Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee ... Read more...
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