In 1917, the loudest man-made explosion before the atomic bomb shook the world. It was heard over 100 miles awayBritish forces detonated nineteen underground mines during the Battle of Messines in 1917. This created the largest man-made explosion know...
28 Jul, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
In 1943, US built an entire city, and it didn't exist on a single mapOak Ridge, Tennessee, was a secret city of 75,000 people during World War II. This hidden community was established for the Manhattan Proje...
27 Jul, 2026, 04.38 PM IST
They say cockroaches survived the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Can the small insect survive a nuclear blast? The truth behind one of science's biggest mythsCockroaches are not indestructible and cannot survive nuclear explosions. Their cells divide less frequently, making them more radiation re...
26 Jul, 2026, 11.40 AM IST
Obsession, the steady rise of ‘horror-coated’ drama films and their quiet takeover of the mid-budget theatrical spaceLow-budget horror film 'Obsession' has shattered expectations, raking in over $400 million worldwide and becoming a top-grossing horror fli...
06 Jul, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
Quote of the day by German chemist Otto Hahn: 'I felt profoundly ashamed..'-The 'father of nuclear chemistry's' regret after Hiroshima reveals the human cost of scientific discoveryOtto Hahn, a key figure in nuclear fission discovery, expressed deep shame and sorrow after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ...
01 Jun, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
Hiroshima Day 2025: A look at the history and deep significanceIn 2025, Japan will mark the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing, a catastrophic event that led to over 140,000 deaths and ult...
05 Aug, 2025, 09.03 PM IST
Donald Trump now drops 'Hiroshima', 'Nagasaki', likens Word War II atomic bombings to Iran nuclear strikesDonald Trump ordered the USA to drop bombs at three nuclear facilities in Iran -- Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan.
25 Jun, 2025, 09.54 PM IST
Nagasaki-Hiroshima atom bombings and Nobel Peace Prize 2024: How they are related?The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for...
11 Oct, 2024, 02.58 PM IST
Hiroshima Day: What happened that day and some notable factsAugust 6 marks the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. The bombing resulted in approximately 140,000 d...
06 Aug, 2023, 12.42 PM IST
#NoBarbenheimer? Warner Bros issues apology after Barbie movie account responds to memes featuring atom bomb images; Here’s what happenedCertain Barbenheimer memes depicted Margot Robbie with a mushroom cloud hairstyle, and in response, the official Barbie movie account state...
01 Aug, 2023, 09.13 PM IST
Hiroshima Day 2022: History, importance and significance of the dayOn August 6th, the Hiroshima Day Memorial Service is held to commemorate the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The service is cel...
06 Aug, 2022, 11.42 AM IST
Nuclear weapons a 'loaded gun' that humanity is playing with, UN chief warns in HiroshimaAround 140,000 people died when Hiroshima was bombed by the United States on August 6, 1945, a toll that includes those who perished after ...
06 Aug, 2022, 11.08 AM IST
A look at first ever use of nuclear weapons in wartimeThe uranium gun-type atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima was called Little Boy and Nagasaki was nuked by a plutonium implosion-type bomb calle...
31 Jul, 2016, 05.47 AM IST
Here's what the 'Little Boy' atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima would do to major American citiesSeventy years ago, the US Air Force's "Enola Gay" B-29 Superfortress bomber dropped a 15-kiloton nuclear bomb, code-named Little Boy, on th...
07 Aug, 2015, 12.44 PM IST
Grateful to India for remembering Hiroshima victims: Japan minister"We are extremely touched and feel grateful to the people of India for this," Japanese Minister Motoyuki Fujii said.
07 Aug, 2015, 03.27 AM IST
On Hiroshima bombing day, PM Narendra Modi pitches for violence-free worldPM Modi said the 70-year-old incident reminds of the "horrors of war" and pitched for creating a violence-free world, a sentiment reciproca...
06 Aug, 2015, 07.05 PM IST
- Shock & awe: Hiroshima’s reminders of the A-bomb
Hiroshima is known the world over as the city which became the target and the victim of the world’s first atomic bomb attack in 1945.
06 Dec, 2007, 12.15 AM IST