The safety review of units 3 and 4 of the atomic power station at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has ended with the inspection team identifying certain deficiencies in the operations of the units reflecting concerns of Indian Nuclear Safety. The team has found problems in the maintenance of the fire doors and electrical cables and has flagged a need for improvements ...

Israel on Wednesday launched the most ferocious & brutal assault on Gaza in four years, hitting at least 20 targets in aerial attacks that killed many innocent including children and women, damaged Israel’s fragile relations with Egypt and escalated the risks of a new war in the Middle East. The Israel Defense Forces coupled the intensity of the airstrikes with the threat of a ground invasion of Gaza, r ...

The position of director of central intelligence had a long history of scandal well before David Petraeus's resignation. The DCI position is also not nearly as powerful as it once was. But it's still a critical job and President Obama needs to pick the right successor to the war hero who resigned. Many DCIs have left under a shadow. Allen Dulles, who was in command of the agency when it put the shah back in ...

Posted by Zaheerul Hassan After spending couple of Months political discussions of seniors top brass has announced a new Chinese leadership that almost regardless of its makeup is likely to be much like the one it replaces: divided, deliberative and weak. Probably, there will not be any glaring will come in Chinese ongoing polices. It was announced officially that  Xi Jinping is expected to head the new lea ...

 By Zaheerul Hassan Pakistan desires to have “cordially, friendly, cooperative and good neighbourly relations" with India as there are tremendous opportunities for the two countries to enhance cooperation for their mutual benefit, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Wednesday. In this connection Zardari hosted special Diwali dinner at the presidency for visiting Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his dele ...

By Junaid Tahir A family of tortoise went on a picnic. They packed food and set out to a place they had selected… behind the hills. When they reached the spot, they unpacked their picnic basket. They realized they had forgotten to bring salt. Food without salt is tasteless. They had a conference to decide who should go back and get salt. After a lot of discussion, the youngest tortoise was chosen, as he was ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan Janeane Garofalo learned this the hard way. The actress-comedian recently discovered that she and Rob Cohen, a Big Bang Theory producer, were married for the past 20 years and didn't even know it. "Rob and I got married, for real, which we had to have a notary dissolve not 30 minutes before we got here tonight," Garofalo said at the New York Comedy Festival reunion for The Ben Stil ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan TEHRAN (FNA)- Most Americans believe that Washington should discourage Israel from attacking Iran's nuclear facilities, a recent survey said. The poll of 737 respondents, conducted by the University of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) between Sep 27 and Oct 2, 2012, showed that 63 percent of respondents believe that the US should discourage Israel from at ...