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Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake, no tsunami warning - TOI: All Headlines

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake, no tsunami warning

Three vital steps to a more secure India (Comment) - New Kerala: India News

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

By Admiral (retd.)Arun Prakash : No matter what cosmetic gloss (or acne ointment) is put on the recent stand-off between the Indian border police and the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), India is perceived as having come off second best in test of wiils, as the Chinese intruded across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, and camped in 'Indian territory' for 20 days.

Three vital steps to a more secure India (Comment) - Latest News

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

No matter what cosmetic gloss (or acne ointment) is put on the recent stand-off between the Indian border police and the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), India is perceived as having come off second best in test of wiils, as the Chinese intruded ...

HC rejects petitions against nuclear plant in Haryana village - India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

HC rejects petitions against nuclear plant in Haryana village

US Senate confirms physicist Moniz as energy chief - Zee News : World

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Physicist Ernest Moniz is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

US Senate confirms physicist Moniz as energy chief - Latest News

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The US Senate has unanimously confirmed President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the Energy Department. Physicist Ernest Moniz is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Moniz replaces Steven Chu, who served as energy secretary in ...

Eurocepticism no bar to close British-French defence ties - The Guardian -- World Latest

Richard Norton-Taylor — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

• French minister stresses "pragmatic" cooperation • Europe's two largest military powers could set the pace for other countries Euroscepticism might be spreading across Britain - and other EU countries — but it does not appear to be affecting Britain's relations with France. At least not in one important area. Far from it. Cooperation between the two nations on defence seems to be flourishing. The French defence minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, helped to explain why at a press conference in London on Thursday. Le Drian, a Breton who speaks little English, came to see see Philip Hammond, his UK counterpart, in the framework of the Franco-British defence agreements enshrined in the 2010 Lancaster House Treaties. The two countries enjoy mutual respect because of the capabilities of their armed forces and willingness to deploy them. And certainly Hammond and David Cameron appreciated the emphasis the French (socialist) government placed on nuclear weapons in its recent defence white ...

Chinese Premier to meet Nawaz Sharif next week - Hindu: International

Ananth Krishnan — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Changes in leadership will not affect ‘set policy’ between ‘all-weather’ allies, says China

Final Pakistan vote count confirms big Nawaz Sharif win - TOI: Pakistan

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Final Pakistan vote count confirms big Nawaz Sharif win

All weather ties with Pak to continue under Sharif: China - Rediff: Intl News

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Ahead of Premier Li Keqiang's maiden visit to Islamabad, China on Thursday ruled out any change in bilateral ties with the new Pakistan government led by Nawaz Sharif, saying the "all weather" relationship will continue.

Jayalalithaa's first two years in power see mixed results - New Kerala: India News

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Chennai, May 16 : Two years after she stormed into Fort St.George, the seat of power in Tamil Nadu, with a massive victory, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has a mixed bag of results to show so far.

Focus on border, trade ahead of Li Keqiang India visit - Hindu: International

Ananth Krishnan — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

China said on Thursday it was “working very hard” with India to find a solution to the boundary dispute at an early date, but added that it did not see recent border tensions as affectin...

Why hasn't the universe been annihilated yet? - Hindu: Home

Vasudevan Mukunth — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Scientists know that when matter and antimatter meet, they annihilate. But nobody knows why the universe is made mostly of matter today, even though antimatter existed in equal amounts just after the Big Bang. A new discovery suggests strangely shaped nuclei could be the answer.

Chinese Premier to meet Sharif - Hindu: International

Ananth Krishnan — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Changes in leadership will not affect ‘set policy’ between ‘all-weather’ allies, says China

TN: Jayalalithaa's first 2 years in power see mixed results - CNN-IBN: Politics

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Two years after she stormed into Fort St George, the seat of power in Tamil Nadu, with a massive victory, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has a mixed bag of results to show so far.

Nawaz Sharif to be nuclear PM - Deccan Chronicle: World

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Nawaz Sharif wants to take over power on May 28, the day when he had ordered nuclear tests in 1998 as the Prime Minister. Sharif, who is set to make history by returning to the top office for a third time, wants the oath-taking of the members of

Kudankulam nuclear plant: Commissioning delayed by a month - News

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

NPCIL's website says 99.66% of the physical work for the first unit is done

A new Chinese revolution - Latest News

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Small households and firms may now sell solar power to the state grid

Pregnancy and radiation protection - Hindu: Home

K.S. PARTHASARATHY — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

In 1988, when the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) held a public awareness programme on diagnostic x-ray examinations for physicians and allied professionals, the topic which received w...

Japan watchdog to halt test reactor over safety - Hindu: News

AP — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Japan’s nuclear watchdog announced on Wednesday that the nation’s trouble-plagued next generation test reactor will not be allowed to restart due to safety violations, dealing a setback to the cou...

Koodankulam nuclear power plant commissioning put off - Rediff: News

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd has postponed the expected date of commissioning of the first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant to next month

Fishermen protest SC nod for Kudankulam - Hindu: National

Special Correspondent — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Fishermen in the coastal hamlets of Tirunelveli district abstained from fishing operations in protest against the Supreme Court verdict that allowed the commissioning of the first reactor of the K...

Koodankulam plant commissioning postponed - The New Indian Express - Tamil Nadu - http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

KNPP Commissioning Postponed - Outlook Wires

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd has postponed the expected date of commissioning of the first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant to next month.

Controversy looming large over Chutka nuclear project - Latest News

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Locals of Mandla district will once again raise their voices against 1400 MW NPCIL (Nuclear Power Corporation India Limited) Chutka project which is coming up in highly seismic zone, near Kanha national park and adjacent to one of the least ...