Egypt, new entry to the list of nations ambitious for civil nuclear power plants
NI Wire, Tue, 30 Oct 2007
One more Arab country Egypt has made its entry to the list of nations who are contemplating civil nuclear power plants by announcing its plans to build several nuclear power plants. Surprising announcements of going for civil nuclear energy
Iran, Pakistan close to finalise gas pipeline project: India?s stand unclear
NI Wire, Tue, 30 Oct 2007
Pakistan and Iran have reflected their commitment to the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project as they move forward today to give the deal a final touch. On Sunday, Iranian Oil Minister's Special Envoy for the pipeline talks Hojjatollah
Christina takes the gearshift; first elected woman President of Argentina
NI Wire, Mon, 29 Oct 2007
First Lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner from ruling Victory Front Party is set to take the gearshift as Argentina's President. She will be the fifth women leader in Latin America, and first in the history of Argentina to enter the Pink house the
1730 guitarist in Shillong strummed into a new world record
NI Wire, Sat, 27 Oct 2007
Thousands of strings of guitar strummed on Friday, while playing ?Knocking on the heaven?s door?, a Bob Dylan?s master piece, to register their name into the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest guitar band at the annual Autumn festival
A R Rehman bonds with UN to launch Mission Ustaad
NI Wire, Thu, 25 Oct 2007
Noted music composer A.R Rehman, who gave ?Vande matram? a royal revival, teamed up in his latest venture with United Nation and Endemol Productions to launch a show called Mission Ustaad. Endemol is a production company working for a new Hindi
India, China and Russia against sanction on Myanmar
Women Noble Prize winner urged to accelerate release of Aung San Suu Kyi
Bobby Jindal, first Indian American to be the Governor of Louisiana
World Bank?s new strategy to comprise private sector aid in IDA
