- Andhra Pradesh: Govt to pay Rs 50,000 compensation to families of those who die of heatstroke, says revenue minister Raghuveera Reddy
- Assam: ATTSA demands arrest of CRPF trooper for assaulting Congress MLA R Kurmi, warns of continuing NH 61 blockade
- Bihar: Ex-Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda, accused of money laundering, surrenders in Ranchi court; sent to 14 days judicial custody
- Chennai: CPM leader G Ramakrishnanand, 300 party workers arrested across Chennai while protesting against inflation
- Delhi: An Indore-based MBBS student, who had gone missing May 13, found at Old Delhi Railway station today, say police
- Gujarat: Three persons killed and 13 hurt as their bus heading towards Nashik from Surat overturns near Kaprada in Valsad
- Haryana: One person killed in a car-canter collision near Mahesh Nagar in Ambala today, say police
- Himachal Pradesh: CM presents memorandum to President on the 13th Finance Commission recommending only 50pc increase for Himachal
- Jammu and Kashmir: Toll rises to 5 in the gun battle between security forces and militants after a soldier succumbs to his injuries
- Karnataka: State govt releases Rs 40 cr for urban local bodies to ensure uninterrupted drinking water supply across Karnataka
- Kerala: I will react after getting the report of IG on phone tapping complaint by NSS general secretary, says home minister
- Kolkata: Police keeping a hawk eye on players ahead of the final IPL match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata May 26, say officials
- Madhya Pradesh: Met department predicts clear sky over Bhopal during next 12 hours, maximum temperature to be around 42C
- Maharashtra: Deadline for CSK CEO Meiyappan to appear before police expires today as his request for one-day extension is rejected
- Mumbai: Deadline for CSK CEO Meiyappan to appear before police expires today as his request for one-day extension is rejected
- Northeast: Met dept predicts rain in Gangtok, Pasighat and Imphal during next 12 hours, maximum temperature to stay around 29C
- Odisha: Veteran journalist Baleshwar Agrawal, who hailed from Balasore dist, passes away in New Delhi after a brief illness
- Punjab: ED raids Cheena money exchanger in Jagraon, recovers several lakhs in cash, hawala documents worth Rs100 cr
- Rajasthan: HC to close for summer vacations June 1 to June 30, vacation judges to hear cases during this period, say officials
- Tamil Nadu: Two persons masquerading as doctors arrested at Alangulam near Tirunelveli today, say police
- UP East: Six girls drown in a canal in Mandla Bhajna area of Firozabad today; three bodies recovered, search on for others
- UP West: CM Akhilesh Yadav Dilli sthit UP Bhavan mein Noida sahit paschami UP ke logon se mile aur unki samasyaye suni
- West Bengal: Police keeping a hawk eye on players ahead of the final IPL match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata May 26, say officials
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Russia hints price may go up for Kudankulam III, IV
 IANS New Delhi, Oct 14: A day ahead of his talks here, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on Sunday said Russia respected India's nuclear liability law, but indicated that the price of Kudankulam reactors III and IV may have to be renegotiated. Rogozin also said that Russia will present to India the agreed schedule on the delivery of the refurbished aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, whose delivery to the Indian Navy was expected this year but has now been deferred till the end of 2013. Rogozin and External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Monday will co-chair the next meeting of the Indo-Russian Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) Oct 15. The talks will set the agenda for the annual summit between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Vladimir Putin Nov 1. The talks between Krishna and Rogozin will explore finding a mutually acceptable deal on the units III and IV of the KNPP, which have been bogged down in sharply differing perceptions over India's civil nuclear liability law. "These are contracts with big money, one has to respect the rules. If there are issues that require additional assurance, then it will require additional money," Rogozin told reporters here Sunday, indicating that Russia could insist on escalation of the price of the units III and IV of Kudankulam if India stuck to its demand for sticking to the country's civil nuclear liability regime. "Tomorrow, we will discuss this problem (issues related to nuclear liability)," he said. Russia has contended that the civil nuclear liability law should not apply to these units as the agreement on them predates the 2010 civil liability law, and could be seen as "grandfathered" by the original 1988 agreement. But India has made it clear that its national law is paramount and cannot be subverted. Moreover, New Delhi feels that making an exception for Russia will amount to diluting its civil nuclear law which will encourage the US and France to seek similar exemptions. In July, the nuclear officials of India and Russia in Moscow had signed a protocol for Russian units III and IV. Russia has agreed to extend export credit amounting to $3.4 billion. Stressing that the Kudankulam plant in India will be "the most reliable in the world," Rogozin tactfully chose not to comment on speculation about the role of some foreign NGOs in fomenting protests over safety issues of the power plant in Tamil Nadu that has been built with Russia's help. "In principle, these protests are objective. People may have their opinion and they have to be respected," he said. © 2013 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. For news, views and gossips, follow @IANSLIVE at Twitter. Find us on Facebook too! Update: 15-October-2012 Comments: [0] Add your comment |
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