Nuclear Energy Key to India's Role
in Climate Change: US by Arun Kumar
As the world discusses a new agreement to fight global warming, the US says nuclear energy will be a "key piece of the equation" for the future of India's contribution to adjusting climate change. Read On

• Climate Change Speeds Up Amazon's Destruction
• Capitol Hill has No Effect
  on White House Climate Policy  
• Housing Crisis, Oil Prices
  to Dampen Economic Growth: OECD 
• New UN Resolution on Iran Likely Before Christmas
• Nepal Peace Process has Lost Momentum: EU
• Haneef Probe Will Go Ahead: Rudd 
• Russian Navy resumes Presence in World's Oceans

Pakistani Forces Take Control
of Militant Leader's Headquarters
By Muhammad Najeeb
Pakistani paramilitary troops Thursday took control of hardline pro-Taliban religious leader Maulana Fazlullah's headquarters in Swat after three weeks of intense fighting and also freed people imprisoned in his private jail. Read On

US Spy Report Might Bring Ahmadinejad
Election Victory 
No political observer and certainly not Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad himself could ever have imagined that intelligence from the US of all places would one day increase his chances of winning next March's elections. Read On

US Intelligence Stakes Out Own View on Iran
The US government's decision to publish new intelligence that appeared to undermine the White House's hardline policy on Iran's nuclear ambitions may seem puzzling. But experts who keep a close eye on US intelligence agencies believe they have a pretty good idea of why the spies wanted the information out in the open, even if it raised questions about President George W. Bush's policy. Read On

US to Expand Ties with India, Deal or No Deal
by Arun Kumar
The US says with India emerging as an increasingly important player on the world stage, it's going to continue to expand its relations regardless of the outcome of their nuclear deal. Read On

• Nine Killed in US Mall Shooting
• Nat Puri, Philanthropic Businessman,
  Launches Engineering Scholarship 
• Luxury German Cars Lambasted as Climate Killers

Bush Faces Democratic Flak on Iran
by Arun Kumar
As President Bush insisted Iran is still dangerous despite new US intelligence report that Tehran halted its nuclear weapons programme in 2003, critics are asking him to roll back the rhetoric. Read On
► Putin Urges Iran to Address
    World's Nuclear Concerns  
► Bush to Iran: Come Clean on Nuclear Programme
► US Nuclear Report a Victory for Iran: Ahmadinejad

• Stormy Welcome Awaits Nepal Minister in New Delhi
• Britain to Fast-track
  Highly Skilled Workers' Immigration 
• Pakistan Elections Will be Transparent  
• New Era to Begin
  with European Space Lab Columbus 

Chavez Comes of Age with Electoral Defeat
Critics have accused Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of ruling in a "dictatorial" fashion, and few dared to imagine what could happen if he lost one of his frequent dates at the polls. But precisely that happened Sunday as a constitutional reform proposed by Chavez was rejected by a narrow margin, with nearly 51 percent of the votes against. Read On
► Military Urged Chavez to Concede Defeat: Report

West Must Acknowledge Iran Nuclear Rights: Ahmadinejad
Following a US intelligence report that Iran has halted its nuclear weapons programme, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that the US and its Western allies should acknowledge Iran's nuclear rights. Read On

• London Mayor's Offer:
  Free Offices for Indian Investors 
• Indian American Girl Tops Science Competition
• German Jailed for Racist Attack on Indians
• Essar Assured of Gas Supplies for Trinidad Unit 
• 129,100 Indians Made Canada Their Home
  in Five Years
• US Varsities to Offer Joint Courses for Working Pros

Malaysian Activist asks India
to Impose Sanctions on Malaysia  
India should impose trade sanctions on Malaysia to pressurize the latter to adopt affirmative policies to uplift the conditions of its citizens of Indian origin, says a Malaysian leader of a movement demanding better opportunities for Indians. Read On

Skeletal Remains Unearthed
at Burial Mounds near Nandigram
The mystery surrounding the five burial mounds found near Nandigram deepened further with the recovery of some charred bones from the West Bengal area Thursday. Read On

• Yashwant Sinha Moves Privilege Motion against PM  
• Karunakaran Kerala's Most Controversial Politician
• Indian Army Tender for 197 Eurocopter Choppers
  Scrapped
• Court Can Consider Video Conferencing
  of '84 Riots Witness 

India Successfully Tests
Supersonic Interceptor Missile
Indian defence scientists Thursday successfully carried out the second test of a single stage interceptor missile against an incoming "enemy" ballistic missile target over the Bay of Bengal. Read On

NGO Calls India 'Deal-Breaker'
By Joydeep Gupta
A senior member of a global NGO described the Indian position at the ongoing UN climate change conference in Bali as a "deal-breaker" Thursday as members of the Indian government delegation fought back accusing the North of trying to weasel out of its legal commitments and to keep "developing countries in a state of perpetual poverty". Read On

• Long Road Ahead to Gender Equality: PM 
• Maoists Plan to Strengthen 'Guerrilla Army' 
• Indian Farmers need help to cope with Climate change
• Parliament Adjourned Amid Noisy Scenes
  over Babri Masjid

Council Poll Defeat Spells Danger
for Assam Congress by Syed Zarir Hussain
The ruling Congress in Assam has been routed in a little-noticed election to an autonomous tribal council, halting the party's 10-year victory run at all polls held in the state in a decade. Read On

• Congress Manifesto Released at 'Dhaba' 
• Woman Lawyer takes on Government
  on Money Laundering Tribunal 

Sohrabuddin's Brother to Move Apex Court
against Modi by Rajeev Khanna
Angry over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's apparent justification of the staged police killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, the victim's brother said Wednesday that he would approach the Supreme Court against the BJP leader. Read On
► Poll Panel Awaits Report
    on Modi's Controversial Speech 

India, Russia Ink $1.2 bn Tank Deal
Even as India wrestles with a Russian demand for additional money for an aircraft carrier it has purchased, New Delhi has quietly inked a $1.2 billion deal for additional 347 T-90 main battle tanks (MBTs) for the Indian Army. Read On  

Act Locally, Think Globally to Tackle Bird Flu: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday urged governments across the world to "act locally but think globally" in dealing with the scourge of avian flu, even as he cautioned against "institutional fatigue" in dealing with such pandemics. Read On

• Kakodkar Hopeful N-deal Will Come Through 
• 123 Pact Doesn't Ban Test by India: Pranab   
• Foreign Cooperation Will Boost Thorium Research
• Keshubhai Hogs the Headlines in Gujarat 
• Island of Gods has Red Carpet Out for Indians
• Biofuels Killing Forests, Adding to World Hunger
• Gases that Cause Climate Change
  at Highest Level Ever  

Lack of Blueprints Delays Gorshkov Refit
by Rahul Bedi
The absence of any blueprints for INS Vikramaditya (formerly Admiral Gorshkov), the 44,750-tonne Kiev-class aircraft carrier, is the principal reason for the delay in retrofitting the vessel for the Indian Navy.  Read On

Government Says Best Possible Deal;
Left, BJP Say No Again 
The Indian government Tuesday vigorously defended the contentious India-US nuclear deal against attacks by its Left allies, who said they will not allow the deal to be completed, and the opposition parties reiterating their rejection of the pact. Read On