Wednesday, October 27, 2010

DTN News: Russia, Ukraine Sign Agreement On Nuclear Fuel Plant Construction

Defense News: DTN News: Russia, Ukraine Sign Agreement On Nuclear Fuel Plant Construction
Source: DTN News / Ria Novosti
(NSI News Source Info) KIEV, Ukraine - October 28, 2010: Russian fuel company TVEL and Ukrainian state concern Nuclear Fuel on Wednesday signed an agreement in Kiev on the construction of a nuclear fuel plant in Ukraine.

The agreement was signed during a committee meeting on economic cooperation of the Russian-Ukrainian intergovernmental commission.

"This is very important for us because it is a great step to the closed nuclear fuel cycle in our country," Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister Yuri Boyko said. "We have 15 nuclear reactors, and we should have our own nuclear fuel."

Ukraine's cabinet on September 22 approved TVEL as the winner of the tender to build a nuclear fuel plant in the country. The plant is to come online in 2014.

The deal would also help to determine the period during which Russia would supply nuclear fuel to Ukraine under the previously agreed contract.

The two neighbors signed a long-term deal to supply nuclear fuel to Ukraine this summer. The agreement contained a clause which directly linked the contract period with the results of the nuclear fuel plant construction tender.

"After the Ukrainian government decided on September 22 that TVEL won the contract to build a nuclear fuel production plant, the term of validity of the nuclear fuel supply contract was extended to the whole period while Russian-made reactors are operational in Ukraine, with an option to be renewed," said Alexander Lokshin, deputy head of Russia's state-run nuclear power corporation Rosatom.

Earlier the head of the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, Sergei Kiriyenko, said the prospects of integrating the Russian and Ukrainian nuclear power industries are real.

Moscow and Kiev intend to establish a Russia-based joint venture on uranium enrichment, similar to the one established by Russia and Kazakhstan in Angarsk in East Siberia, Kiriyenko said.

A delegation of Russian ministers led by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin paid a visit to Ukraine on Wednesday to discuss a wide range of bilateral issues that included energy cooperation with Ukrainian top officials.

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DTN News: India Eyes Typhoons In Air Drill With U.K.

Defense News: DTN News: India Eyes Typhoons In Air Drill With U.K.
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources and UPI
(NSI News Source Info) NEW DELHI, India - October 28, 2010: India and the United Kingdom have taken to aerial war-games expected to assess India's first participation of airborne early warning and control system aircraft and interest in Eurofighter Typhoon jet fighters.

The Typhoon is competition for the Indian air force's $10 billion medium multirole combat aircraft tender and the joint exercise marks the first time that the Indian air force will be afforded first-hand evaluation of the aircraft.

Typhoon's makers are in talks with a host of Indian firms to plug them into the Europe consortium's global supply chain, in a move which company officials and military analysts say could pave the way for a rash of lucrative deals.

The joint exercise, due to be concluded Nov. 3, opts to include combined maneuvers intended to help pilots improve their skills.

Emphasis will also be given to "exposing the controllers of AWACS aircraft to large-scale engagements and protection of high-value assets in addition to management of logistical needs," the Sify Web site reported.

It is an opportunity, Indian Air Marshal K.K. Nohwar was reported saying, "for both the air forces to get an insight into each others' operational philosophies and work cultures. This will greatly enhance the understanding of our air force to operate in scenario involving state-of-the-art technologies."

India announced plans recently to spend up to $30 billion on its military by 2012. Last week, it said it was locking in negotiations with Boeing, the second-largest U.S. defense contractor, which is hoping to bid for $31 billion worth of military contracts in India in the coming years.

A KPMG report estimates India's defense spending will swell even further, forecasting about $112 billion on defense procurement by 2016, creating offset opportunities worth $30 billion for the domestic industry.

Boeing will be competing against defense industry giants including Lockheed Martin and other suppliers for a string of orders set to sealed within the coming year.

Eurofighter Typhoon is competing with U.S. and Russian models to win a contract for 126 fighter jets estimated at about $11 billion. The Typhoon is co-produced by European firms that include EADS, BAE Systems and Finmeccanica.

Eurofighter has said that its plans to engage with Indian suppliers were independent of the 126 jet tender which is due to be decided on within the next six months.

"This demonstrates our commitment to integrating India into the program as a true and equal industrial partner," Bernhard Gerwert, chairman of the supervisory board of Eurofighter GmbH, told a group of journalists in New Delhi.

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DTN News: Denmark, New Zealand And Singapore Top List Of Least Corrupt Countries

Defense News: DTN News: Denmark, New Zealand And Singapore Top List Of Least Corrupt Countries
*Expats living in Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore can rest assured they are residing in the least corrupt countries in the world, according to this year's Corruption Perception Index (CPI).
Source: DTN News / Int'l Media - By Sean O'Hare ~ telegraph.co.uk
(NSI News Source Info) LONDON, U.K. - October 28, 2010: Britain, in the wake of the MP expenses scandal, has slipped to its all-time lowest rating of 20th in the survey of 178 countries, compiled by Transparency International.

The ranking is based on the perceived levels of corruption among public officials and politicians, as assessed by experts at ten independent institutions including the World Bank,Economist Intelligence Unit and World Economic Forum.

It scores countries on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 is perceived to be highly corrupt and 10 indicates low levels of corruption.

Scoring 9.3, Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore head the chart, followed closely by Finland and Sweden at 9.2.

President for the British Chamber of Commerce in Denmark Mariano A. Davies said: "The Danish mentality is to a great extent permeated by a Scandinavian cultural heritage known as 'Jante Law', where modesty, punctuality and equality are important measuring tools in the Danish way of life.

"For this reason, few people become seriously rich and even fewer are seriously poor. This rule of life is never very far from the surface of Danish life.

"In a business context, this will mean that Danes celebrate promotion with sensitivity and do not like people who promote themselves bombastically and at the expense of others.

"There is a sense of watchdog mentality underlying the Danish way of life resulting in very clear 'dos and don’ts'”.

"Furthermore, from a business perspective, it can take a very long time (and therefore a local presence) to earn the trust of a company in a supplier role and this trust can be lost very quickly."

Unstable governments, often with a legacy of conflict, continue to dominate the bottom rungs of the CPI. Afghanistan and Myanmar share second to last place with a score of 1.4, with Somalia coming in last with a score of 1.1.

Hugo Chavez's Venezuela ranked 164, below countries such as Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Responding to the survey the Venezuelan Ambassador to the UK and Ireland, Dr Samuel Moncada, called the Corruption Perception Index "hot air and propaganda".

Speaking on BBC's Newsnight programme he said: "Rich countries play an integral part in the corruption of the poor countries when we talk about drug money, banks, the financial crisis.

"Private banks received millions of pounds of public money and nobody in the rich countries calls that corruption. If that happened in Venezuela we would have been called the most corrupt country in the world."

The 2010 CPI shows that nearly three quarters of the 178 countries in the index score below five, indicating a serious corruption problem.

Chair of Transparency International, Huguette Labelle, said: "These results signal that significantly greater efforts must go into strengthening governance across the globe.

"With the livelihoods of so many at stake, governments’ commitments to anti-corruption, transparency and accountability must speak through their actions.

"Good governance is an essential part of the solution to the global policy challenges governments face today.”

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DTN News: China - Breaking Headlines News Dated October 28, 2010

Defense News: DTN News: China - Breaking Headlines News Dated October 28, 2010
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources
(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - October 28, 2010: Comprehensive daily news related to China Breaking - Headlines News for the world of TODAY.
*Comprehensive daily news related to China - Breaking Headlines News for the world of TODAY
*The China Post - Taiwan
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/
Thursday, October 28, 2010
China urges action from Japan in islands dispute
China on Tuesday called for "concrete action" from Japan ahead of future meetings between the at-odds neighbors, as the nations' premiers were set to head to Vietnam this week for a regional summit.
National News
China to expand fleet to patrol disputed seas
China has launched a new inspection vessel to strengthen marine patrols and 36 more will be added to boost China's presence in disputed waters, the mainland's state media said on Wednesday.
National News
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
China-based textile firm seeks listing in Taiwan
Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) Co., Ltd., a China-based garment designer and producer, has filed an application with the Taiwan Stock Exchange for a primary listing, the exchange said yesterday.
Business
Think tank predicts rise of China
China's top think tank has predicted China will be the world's most powerful nation, second only to the United States, by the year 2050.
Business
Property prices show no sign of cooling
Zhang, a heavyset man in his 40s, has just taken his Beijing apartment off the rental market and is looking for a buyer.
Business
China opens new ultra-fast rail line between Shanghai and Hangzhou
Two bullet trains glided silently out of a gleaming new station Tuesday to inaugurate China's latest high speed rail line, as officials boasted of setting world records using domestic technology.
Business
China Railway Construction shares slump on Saudi rail project loss
Shares in China Railway Construction slumped Tuesday after it said it expects to lose 4.2 billion yuan (US$623 million) in unforeseen costs on a rail line for Muslim pilgrims in Saudi Arabia.
Business
Wife of jailed Nobel winner invites dozens to Oslo
The wife of jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo has invited dozens of Chinese activists and luminaries to go to the Nobel award ceremony in Oslo on her behalf because mainland authorities are likely to block her from going.
National News
China's Three Gorges Dam reaches maximum capacity
Water rose to the maximum level at China's Three Gorges Dam on Tuesday, driving electricity output to full capacity at the world's largest hydropower plant for the first time since it began operating two years ago, its operator said.
National News
Anti-Japan protest draws hundreds in southwest China
Anti-Japan protest draws hundreds in southwest China
Protesters burned a Japanese flag outside the country's consulate as hundreds marched Tuesday in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, the latest flare-up triggered by a territorial dispute over a chain of islands.
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DTN News: India - Latest Headlines News Dated October 28, 2010

Defense News: DTN News: India - Latest Headlines News Dated October 28, 2010
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources
(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - October 28, 2010: Comprehensive daily news related to India - Latest Headlines News for the world of TODAY.
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INSCRUTABLE CHINA JITTERY OVER OBAMA'S INDIA VISIT

Deccan Herald - ‎1 hour ago‎
Amid an atmosphere of mistrust between Beijing and New Delhi over a range of issues, the November visit of American President Barack Obama to India will be watched cautiously by China which, in the past, has viewed the growing Indo-US strategic ...
Obama should back India for permanent UNSC seat: think tank The Hindu
Obama to focus on the economics of India-US ties MSN India
NDTV.com - Financial Express - Washington Post - IBNLive.com
The Hindu

US LET US DOWN ON DAVID HEADLEY: HOME SECRETARY

Hindustan Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
US ambassador to India, Timothy Roemer, promptly denied the charge. Though the US had Headley on its radar for a long time, the Federal Bureau of Investigation shared information with its Indian counterparts only after Headley was arrested at Chicago ...
Pillai again on 26/11: Raises Headley, gets a US response Indian Express
India, US spar over info-sharing on Headley Zee News
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INDIA, MALAYSIA SIGN SIX PACTS

The Hindu - Sandeep Dikshit - ‎1 hour ago‎
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Malaysian counterpart Md. Najib applaud as Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma (left) exchanges files with Malaysian Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai after signing an agreement at Putrajaya in Kuala Lumpur on ...
Malaysia says respect us, issue of local Indians domestic matter Indian Express
India to tap knowhow on fight against terror Hindustan Times
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INDIA SIGNS NUCLEAR LIABILITY TREATY

The Hindu - Siddharth Varadarajan - ‎1 hour ago‎
Indian Ambassador to Austria and Resident Representative to the IAEA Dinkar Khullar signs the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna on Wednesday.
India signs nuclear compensation pact Hindustan Times
India signs nuclear liability pact, a US demand Reuters
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CAN GO BEYOND CONSTITUTION IF NEEDED: INTERLOCUTORS

Indian Express - ‎54 minutes ago‎
The three-member team of interlocutors appointed by the Centre for an attempt at peace in the Valley talked of the possibility - albeit distant - of Parliament coming around to amend the Constitution if a solution required the same.
Involve Pok, Parliament: J&K team Hindustan Times
Adopt realistic approach to finding solution acceptable to all, including PoK ... The Hindu
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Oneindia

MODI SUPPORTERS IN BJP CALL UPON HIM TO MOVE TO THE CENTRE

The Hindu - Neena Vyas - ‎1 hour ago‎
A fresh attempt has been made by a Narendra Modi supporter in the Bharatiya Janata Party to focus attention on the “famous and praiseworthy” Chief Minister who has delivered “a huge electoral victory” to 'nationalist forces' in Gujarat.
Modi camp angry over Sushma take Deccan Chronicle
Narendra Modi is a national-level leader: BJP Daily News & Analysis
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DEMAND FOR ACTION AGAINST GEELANI, ARUNDHATI CHILDISH: JD(U)

Times of India - ‎22 minutes ago‎
NEW DELHI: After Ram Jethmalani, it was NDA partner JD(U)'s turn to take on the BJP saying the demand for action against hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and writer-activist Arundhati Roy for their speeches on Kashmir was an ...
Video: Should sedition cases be filed against Arundhati Roy and Geelani? NDTV.com
“Nothing offensive in Arundhati's speech” The Hindu
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LEFT ROUTED IN KERALA CIVIC POLLS

Daily Pioneer - Vr Jayaraj - ‎1 hour ago‎
Reaffirming once again that the end of the Left's supremacy in Kerala politics is imminent, the people of the State voted the CPI(M)-led ruling LDF out of power in majority of the local administration bodies.
Impressive win for UDF in Kerala Deccan Herald
Left front suffers a beating in Kerala civic polls IBNLive.com
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AJMER BLAST: RSS LEADER REFUSES TO BE QUESTIONED

Hindustan Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
RSS leader Indresh Kumar, named in the CBI charge sheet regarding the Ajmer shrine blast, refused to be questioned by the anti-terrorist squad of Rajasthan Police.
Suspected RSS hand in Ajmer blast puts BJP in a tight spot Livemint
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THACKERAY COUSINS SLUG IT OUT IN KALYAN, DOMBIVLI

Hindustan Times - ‎55 minutes ago‎
The twin towns of Kalyan and Dombivli, where citizens will vote in the civic elections on October 31, have become battlegrounds for the Thackerays.
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PASSENGER TRAIN DERAILS IN ASSAM, MILITANT HAND SUSPECTED

Economic Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
SILCHAR (ASSAM): Four coaches of passenger train Barak Valley Express were derailed Wednesday after suspected militants triggered a blast on a railway track in southern Assam, officials said.
Fest nearby, Assam rebels blow up track Indian Express
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BATTLE FOR BIHAR: D-DAY FOR RABRI, SADHU TODAY

Times of India - Kumar Mishra - ‎14 minutes ago‎
PATNA: More than 10 million voters of Bihar's 48 constituencies will vote amid heavy security bandobast to decide the fate of former CM Rabri Devi and her 'famous' brother Sadhu Yadav, among others, on Thursday.
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FORT SCHOOL CREATES HISTORY

Hindustan Times - ‎45 minutes ago‎
The stronger the system of school education, the greater are the prospects of the country, said President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday while releasing a stamp to commemorate 150 years of Cathedral & John Connon School, Fort.
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Prez asks for energy security on lines of green revolution IBNLive.com
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CURFEW CURBS PROTESTS ON ACCESSION DAY

Hindustan Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
A curfew was imposed in several districts of the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday in the wake of moderate Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's protest march towards the United Nation's Srinagar office.
8 injured in clashes, curfew in Srinagar's old city The Hindu
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AICC COMMITTEE GIVES A CLEAN CHIT TO KPCC

Times of India - ‎21 minutes ago‎
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40 YEARS ON, COURT FINDS EX-KERALA IGP GUILTY OF NAXAL LEADER'S MURDER

Indian Express - ‎1 hour ago‎
Forty years after a fake encounter in which police killed a detained Naxal leader, a special CBI court in Kochi on Wednesday found a retired senior police officer guilty of murder.
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ADARSH SOCIETY MEMBERS GOT RS 8.5CR FLATS FOR RS 85L

Times of India - Nauzer K Bharucha - ‎14 minutes ago‎
MUMBAI: Not only has a posse of influential politicians, powerful bureaucrats and retired chiefs appropriated prime land to build the 31-storey Adarsh Housing Society, it has also doled out the flats at dirt-cheap rates.
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PROBE ORDERED INTO SUICIDE BID

Hindustan Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
A day after a student tried to commit suicide by jumping off his school building, the Delhi Government has ordered a probe into the incident.
Delhi student's fall from school building to be probed Sify
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SC PULLS UP BENGAL GOVT, SAYS PAY ALL NANDIGRAM VICTIMS

Hindustan Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the West Bengal Government to pay compensation to all victims of the Nandigram police firing in which 14 protesters were killed and over 100 injured.
Nandigram firing: SC asks WB govt to comply with its order The Hindu
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AFTER 'KILLING' BABY GIRL, MOTHER SPENDS DAY OUTSIDE AILING SON'S WARD

Indian Express - ‎31 minutes ago‎
A Day after she allegedly threw her daughter out of a hospital window, Deepika Parmar of Dahisar was charged with murder on Wednesday.
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Mom who threw baby booked for murder Times of India
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