Iran reveals second uranium enrichment plant to IAEAVIENNA - Iran has told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) it is constructing a second, so far unknown uranium-enrichment facility, diplomats in Vienna said Friday. US drone strike kills 12 in PakistanISLAMABAD - A suspected US unmanned aircraft fired two missiles at a militant hideout in Pakistan’s ungoverned tribal region on the border with Afghanistan, killing at least 12 people, intelligence officials said Friday. Fight against Maoists to be long drawn, says ChidambaramRAIPUR - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said the central government would extend all support to states to counter and defeat left-wing extremism in what would be a “long-drawn” fight. 10 communist rebels killed in the PhilippinesMANILA - Ten communist rebels were killed Friday in two clashes with government troops in the eastern Philippines, a regional army spokesman said. Chidambaram visits homes of cops killed by MaoistsRAIPUR - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday visited the homes of an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and a police constable who were killed in an attack by Maoist guerrillas rebels in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district. Orissa wants more forces, chopper to tackle MaoistsBHUBANESWAR - Orissa Thursday urged the central government for more paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a dedicated chopper to tackle the Maoist menace. India’s n-tests were success, no repeat needed: top scientistsMUMBAI - India’s May 1998 nuclear tests were fully successful and helped the country achieve capability to build fission and thermonuclear fusion weapons and there was no need to carry out any more tests, two top scientists said here Thursday. UNSC resolves to limit nuclear exports, punish violatorsNEW YORK - The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Thursday that allows the global body to address nuclear threats and adopts measures curbing the export of nuclear materials. Two guerrilla commanders killed in south KashmirSRINAGAR - Two guerrilla commanders were gunned down by the security forces during an operation in south Kashmir Thursday, police said. UN Security Council adopts resolution on nuclear disarmamentNEW YORK - The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Thursday a resolution that allows the body to apply measures on violators of nuclear obligations if their actions are determined threats to the world’s peace and security. India’s 1998 n-tests were successful, assert scientistsMUMBAI - The nuclear tests India conducted in May 1998 were fully successful and helped the country achieve capability to build fission and thermonuclear fusion weapons from low yields up to 200 kilo tonnes, two top scientists said Thursday. Nuclear Test Ban Treaty must be implemented, stresses UN chiefNEW YORK - UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon demanded Thursday that the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) be implemented as quickly as possible. Ahmadinejad offers US access to Iran’s nuclear scientistsNEW YORK - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has offered the US and other Western powers access to scientists working in his country’s nuclear programme, according to a report by the Washington Post Thursday. Old grenades creating problems for Indian ArmyNEW DELHI - Old grenades are proving to be a problem area for the Indian Army, the officer responsible for maintaining quality assurance admitted Thursday. France to ensure aid to Pakistan is not misused: French MPsNEW DELHI - France wants punishment for Mumbai terrorists and is monitoring foreign aid given to Pakistan to ensure it is not misused against India, a group of visiting French parliamentarians said Thursday. Militants kill anti-Taliban militiamen in PakistanISLAMABAD - Suspected Islamist militants targeted a group of pro-government tribesmen near Pakistan’s northwestern Bannu town Thursday, triggering a gunfight that left at least 18 people dead, police and intelligence officials said. India to hold joint military exercise with China in 2010NEW DELHI - India Thursday said it will hold the third joint military exercise with China next year and clarified that no such drill was planned for this year. A.Q. Khan silent on proliferation letterISLAMABAD - Abdul Qadeer Khan, the disgraced scientist who mentored Pakistans nuclear programme, has declined to comment on the veracity of a letter he is supposed to have written to his wife five years ago. The publication of the missive has raised fresh concerns about his role in nuclear proliferation. Don’t mention the war - Germany’s Afghanistan tabooBERLIN - When Colonel Georg Klein sealed the order for two American F-15 fighter-bombers to strike at a Taliban fuel-tanker convoy in Kunduz Sep 4, he probably had no idea he was also about to ignite the German election campaign. Government still undecided on special forces against MaoistsON BOARD AIR INDIA ONE - The government is yet to take a firm view on using special forces against the Maoist rebels whom Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called the “gravest threat” to the country’s internal security. Thousands flee as Pakistan hits militant strongholdISLAMABAD - Thousands of people have fled Pakistan’s tribal region near the Afghan border, believing the recent surge in military strikes marks the launch of an expected offensive against the Taliban fighters. Government rubbishes claims that Pohkhran-II was failureON BOARD AIR INDIA ONE - The government has rubbished the claim by a retired senior scientist that the nuclear tests India conducted 11 years ago were a failure and questioned the timing of his statement. Martyred marine commando’s body to be taken home ThursdayNEW DELHI - The body of the Indian Navy marine commando (Marco) Chandrashekhar, who was killed in a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, will be brought to his hometown in Uttar Pradesh for last rites Thursday, a navy official said. No military solution possible in Afghanistan: KrishnaWASHINGTON - Even as a top US commander in Afghanistan has sought more forces, India has said there is no military solution to the conflict in that country and NATO combat operations should give way to a political settlement. Two militant commanders nabbed in PakistanISLAMABAD - Two militant commanders have been arrested in the Swat region of northwestern Pakistan during an operation of security forces, a media report said Wednesday. Indian role in Afghanistan may invite Pakistan reaction: USNEW YORK - India’s growing influence in Afghanistan could exacerbate regional tensions and encourage Pakistani “countermeasures” in Afghanistan or India, a top US military commander says. Security stepped-up in Kolkata for Durga pujaKOLKATA - Security arrangements have been beefed up across Kolkata for the four-day long Durga puja festival beginning here Sep 25. IAF fleet ‘inadequate’ compared to China: IAF chiefGANDHINAGAR - The strength of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is “inadequate”, Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik said Wednesday. Four cops suspended after Maoist undertrials escapeRANCHI - Four policemen were suspended Wednesday for dereliction of duty after seven undertrials, including three Maoist rebels, escaped from a court lock-up they were supposed to guard in Jharkhand. Top US commander to request more troops for AfghanistanWASHINGTON - The top US commander in Afghanistan is expected to soon request as many as 40,000 additional soldiers, FOX News reported. |
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