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Sans nuke pact, Manmohan Singh thanks Vladimir Putin for supporting India's nuclear programme

Moscow, Nov 12 : The much-awaited comprehensive pact with Russia for a civil nuclear cooperation did not materialise during the summit-level talks between visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Si

Meet Britain’s ‘Most Ordinary Man’

London, Nov 12: Brit Peter Williamson, is according to documentary maker Tim Wardle, who travelled the UK to find Britain's most ordinary man - the country’s Mr Average.

Pak nuke weapons are safe from Taliban, al-Qaeda: FO

Islamabad, Nov 12: Brushing off the apprehensions about the possibility of its nuclear weapons being seized by the Taliban or al-Qaeda-linked militants, Pakistan today categorically said that its n

It’s high time world resolved human cloning issue: U.N. report

Washington, November 12: A report issued by the United Nations University’s Institute of Advanced Studies in Yokohama, Japan, says that the time has come when all countries should quickly take a collective decision whether or not to ban human cloning.

Entitled Is Human Reproductive Cloning Inevitable: Future Options for UN Governance, the report also states that in case the nations chose not to outlaw human cloning, they should remain prepared to protect the rights of cloned individuals from potential abuse, prejudice and discrimination.

“Whichever path the international community chooses it will need to act soon – either to prevent reproductive cloning or to defend the human rights of cloned individuals, ” says UNU-IAS Director A. H. Zakri.

Scotland's largest national park is set to promote use of Urdu and Punjabi

Edinburgh, Nov.12: Scotland's largest national park is set to turn to Urdu and Punjabi, though its main minority language is Doric.

Pakistan Army to maintain lead role against ‘War on Terror’: Musharraf

Islamabad, Nov 12: General Pervez MusharrafUrging all state organs to work together to defeat terrorism, Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said the army would continue to play the lead in the “War on Terror”.

“Pakistan is in danger. If we don’t unite against terrorism, the country will suffer, ” Musharraf said.

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