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Police fire teargas to disperse anti-KNPP protesters
Police on Monday fired teargas shells to disperse anti-nuclear protesters who again tried to lay seige to the nuclear power plant here demanding a halt to the loading of enriched uranium in the reactor.
Anti-Koodankulam protest turns violent, one killed
Anti-nuclear protesters turned violent on Monday as one killed at the protest site in Tuticorin. The police foiled agitators' repeated attempts to lay siege to the atomic power plant here by bursting teargas shells and resorting to lathicharge.
Tension, as over 1,000 people gather near KNPP
A tense situation prevailed as over 1,000 anti nuclear protesters made a vain bid to lay a siege to the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, protesting against the proposed loading of fuel.
Madras High Court gives go ahead to Kudankulam nuclear power plant
The Madras High Court on Friday gave its nod to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), clearing the decks for the fuel loading and commissioning of unit 1 of the controversy-hit Indo-Russian pro
UN turns up pressure on Iran's nuclear activities
Iran was under increased diplomatic pressure on Friday after an International Atomic Energy Agency report said it was expanding its controversial nuclear programme and had 'hampered' the UN watchdog's
Iran opens non-aligned summit with nuclear appeals
Iran opened a world gathering of self-described non-aligned nations on Sunday with a slap at the U.N. Security Council and an appeal to rid the world of nuclear weapons even as Tehran faces Western su
India not to give up nuke arms till universal disarmament
Making it clear it will not give up nuclear arms until universal disarmament is achieved, India on Monday said the weapons had ended attempts by global powers to blackmail it to toe a particular line.
Japan's nuclear leaks sparked butterfly mutations
Radiation that leaked from the Fukushima nuclear plant following last year's tsunami caused mutations in some butterflies - including dented eyes and stunted wings - though humans seem relatively unaf
Pak's nukes might fall into hands of terrorist: Panetta
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta fears that there is a danger of Pakistan's nuclear weapons falling into the hands of terrorists if terrorism is not controlled in the country.
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Pak swelling nuclear arsenal to counter India, says US reports
Primarily aimed at India, Pakistan is making qualitative and quantitative improvements to its nuclear arsenal and ‘could increase the number of circumstances under which it would be willing to use nuc
