Syria chemical weapons: 'large quantities' and major questionsFollowing the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by Islamist rebels, concerns have risen over the security of Syria's chemical w...
09 Dec, 2024, 09.32 PM IST
Biden administration outlines government 'guardrails' for AI toolsThe new document is the latest in a series Biden has issued grappling with the challenges of using AI tools to speed up government operatio...
25 Oct, 2024, 08.44 AM IST
Jail term for delay in giving out ID cards: How compliance overkill mars chemical industryIt is time to do away with the complex and wide-ranging regulatory provisions in the chemical industry if the promising segment, which has ...
06 Jul, 2024, 10.17 AM IST
US government shutdown: What would close, what would stay open?If Congress does not pass spending legislation by March 1, significant portions of the U.S. government will have to suspend operations. Thi...
26 Feb, 2024, 05.12 PM IST
US government shutdown: What would close, what would stay open?As the deadline for US government funding approaches, the top Democrat and Republican in the US Congress have reached a deal to fund the go...
08 Jan, 2024, 04.58 PM IST
Chemical weapons watchdog OPCW strips Syria's rights over attacksThe measures are in response to an OPCW investigation last year that found the Syrian air force had used the nerve agent sarin and chlorine...
21 Apr, 2021, 05.04 PM IST
India expresses concern about Islamic State acquisition of chemical weaponsThe Executive Council of the OPCW consists of 41 state parties appointed by the conference for a two-year term.
12 Jul, 2018, 10.34 AM IST
Trump sees chance of breakthrough in meeting with Kim: BoltonTrump has said that his goal is "permanent, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearisation" of the Korean Peninsula, John Bolton told ABC.
14 May, 2018, 08.31 AM IST
Poland clears site of rumored Nazi ghost train for military to investigatePoland has asked its army to investigate the site where amateur treasure hunters said they found "irrefutable proof" of a Nazi ghost train ...
16 Sep, 2015, 02.30 PM IST
CIA bought chemical weapons from secret seller in Iraq: ReportCIA bought and destroyed deadly chemical weapons from a secretive Iraqi seller in 2005 and 2006 to ensure that such arms do not fall into t...
17 Feb, 2015, 03.51 PM IST
Pune blast "prima facie" terror attack: Maharashtra ATSThe statement said evidence collected from the blast site has been sent for chemical and forensic examination and reports are awaited.
11 Jul, 2014, 07.50 PM IST
China backs Russian plan on Syria chemical weaponsRussia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called on Damascus to "place the chemical weapons under international control and then have the...
10 Sep, 2013, 09.25 PM IST
India backs Russian proposal for destruction of Syria's chemical weaponsIndia today supported a Russian proposal for Syria to put its chemical weapons for destruction.
10 Sep, 2013, 08.14 PM IST
There can be no military solution to Syrian conflict: IndiaIndia today disfavoured any "military solution" to resolve the Syrian conflict and said it will prefer to await the full results of the UN ...
03 Sep, 2013, 06.16 PM IST
- Next generation of airport security to take off soon
Airport security can no longer rely just on conventional screening methods.
20 Nov, 2009, 12.13 PM IST
- Nambiar to lead UN probe panel
A high-level fact-finding panel led by former Indian Ambassador to the UN, Vijay Nambiar, has been set up to probe the circumstances surrou...
08 Sep, 2007, 11.22 AM IST
- CBEC to buy Gamma scanners for ports
Despite objections raised by the (IB), CBEC will buy Gamma container scanning systems for use at ports.
27 May, 2007, 12.00 AM IST