Opposing the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), people belonging to various walks of life - fishermen, traders, activists, cadres of political parties - began a protest at the sea near the atomi

Sharpening its missile prowess, India on Thursday successfully test-fired its nuclear- capable Prithvi-II ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 km from a test range near here as part of a user

Iran will press on with its nuclear programme despite the problems caused by Western sanctions, including a dramatic slide in the value of its currency, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew a 'red line' for Iran's nuclear programme on Thursday despite a US refusal to set an ultimatum, saying Tehran will be on the brink of developing a nuclear weapon in less than a year.

Britain, France and Germany have officially called for new European Union sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, diplomats said Sunday.

The foreign ministers of the three countries wrote to

Concerned over anti-Kudankulam protesters' threat to stall activities of the Thoothukudi port, Union shipping minister shipping minister G.K. Vasan on Friday appealed to them to give up their plan as

Stepping up their protest against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, anti-nuclear activists have now decided to go in for 'jal satyagraha' throughout the Tamil Nadu coast on September 22.

"Fisherfol

Even as the anti-nuclear power agitators resorted to an innovative form of protest by burying themselves upto the waist in beach sand, anti-KKNPP struggle committee coordinator, Dr S.P. Udayakumar on

Pakistan on Monday successfully test fired the nuclear-capable Babur cruise missile with a range of 700 km that could hit targets deep inside India, with the military saying the launch had consolidated and strengthened the country's deterrence capability.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that Iran was just six to seven months away from being able to build a nuclear bomb, adding urgency to his demand that President Barack Obama