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Supreme Court nod for Kudankulam nuclear plant with riders

May 6, 2013 by (FINN) Frontier India News Network Leave a Comment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India today disposed of a public suit seeking to halt the commissioning of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, but directed the govt to submit a report on the compliance of all safety steps before the plant is commissioned. Justice KS Radhakrishnan and Justice Dipak [...]

Filed Under: Nuclear Tagged With: Idinthakarai, Justice Dipak Misra, Justice KS Radhakrishnan, Kudankulam, Nuclear Plant, Supreme Court, Vodo-Vodyyanoi-Energetichesky reactor, VVER-1000 reactor

US detected Indian Nuclear Test Preparations in 1995, 1974 nuclear blast was a near failure

February 23, 2013 by (FINN) Frontier India News Network Leave a Comment

Bill Clinton and PV Narasimha Rao's press conference, 19 May 1994 - Source William J. Clinton Presidential Library.

Washington: US had detected Indian nuclear test build up in 1995 shows the latest declassified documents from the US’ National Security Archive and the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project. It also states how analysts joked about the nearly failed 1974 Peaceful nuclear test (PNE) by India. US intelligence agencies had detected Indian nuclear test preparations [...]

Filed Under: Headlines, India, Intelligence, Nuclear Tagged With: AN Verma, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Bharitya Janta Party, Frank Wisner, ITAIN Division, Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee, National Security Archive, Nuclear Proliferation International History Project, PV Narasimha Rao

Oloitiptip, Cherono win TCS World 10K, Suresh Patel, Sudha Singh Indian champs

Bangalore: Kenyans Alex Oloitiptip and Gladys Cherono ran brave races in contrasting weather conditions to win the overall men’s and women’s titles of the Tata Consultancy World 10K Bangalore 2013, the World’s Premier 10K Run, which concluded at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, here, on Sunday. The 23-year-old Oloitiptip, not among the pre-race favourites, but with [...]

Nirbhaya effect : Chhattisgarh women to learn self defence from Bollywood trainer

Raipur: The horrific Delhi Gang Rape case has not been forgotten as various states and organisations are gearing up for women empowerment. Spearheaded by Bollywood martial arts trainer Chitah Yajnesh Shetty, women in 12 districts of Chhattisgarh will begin learning self defence programs from May and it will continue through-out June 2013. Yajnesh’s outfit Chitah [...]

Boris Becker launches Mercedes-Benz GL-Class in India

New Delhi: Mercedes-Benz India on Thursday unveiled its new GL-Class in India. Launched by legendary tennis star Boris Becker, the GL-Class sets new standards in comfort, dynamics, safety, elegance and efficiency. In addition to space, comfort, design, and off road capabilities, the new GL-Class features a full 360 degree surround camera. Eberhard Kern, MD and [...]

Second suspect in the rape of a 5-year old Delhi girl arrested in Bihar

Delhi: A second suspect has been arrested in connection of brutal rape and attempted strangulation of a 5 year old girl in the city (read Rapist of Delhi 5 yr old arrested, 3 cops suspended). Pradeep Kumar was arrested from Lakhi Sarai district of Bihar state, in a coordinated effort with Bihar Police. Delhi Police [...]