Secret meeting at a wedding: How Pokhran-II N-test was plannedDr. Rajagopala Chidambaram, a key figure in India's nuclear tests in Pokhran in 1974 and 1998, passed away at 88. He, along with Dr. APJ Ab...
04 Jan, 2025, 08.47 PM IST
National Technology Day: Everything you need to knowIndia conducted Pokhran-II tests, a series of five nuclear explosions, in May 1998 at the Indian Army's Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan. Na...
11 May, 2022, 01.31 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tributes to scientists on Pokhran tests anniversaryModi tweeted, "Today, on National Technology Day, we express gratitude to our brilliant scientists and their efforts that led to the succes...
11 May, 2022, 10.24 AM IST
18 years after nuclear tests, commemorative project a non-starter"It was to be developed as a place to commemorate the nuclear tests but the work is still pending,"Pokhran Municipality chairman Anandi Lal...
11 Jul, 2018, 02.05 PM IST
Pokhran anniversary: PM Modi praises scientists, political leadership of 1998"We also remember with great pride, the skills of our scientists as well as the courage of our political leadership for the historic tests ...
11 May, 2018, 07.25 PM IST
1998 nuclear tests demonstrated India's scientific capability, political will: Ram Nath KovindAfter the 1998 tests, the US and its allies had again imposed sanctions against India but a decade later, the Indo-US civil nuclear coopera...
11 May, 2018, 04.20 PM IST
- Modi hails Vajpayee, scientists for nuclear tests
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the courage of then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the ef...
11 May, 2017, 12.45 PM IST
Pokhran N-test village awaits basic infrastructureMore than 17 years after the 1998 Pokhran tests, Khetolai village, which is closest to the test range, still awaits basic amenities.
13 May, 2015, 07.00 PM IST
On Pokhran N-test anniversary, PM Narendra Modi hails Atal Bihari Vajpayee's couragePM Modi today hailed the country's scientists as well as "tremendous courage" of the then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, saying it demonstrated t...
11 May, 2015, 08.15 PM IST
No threats of nuclear blackmail post-Pokhran: NSAIndia faced nuclear threats between the 70s and 90s but after the 1998 Pokhran tests it has not faced any such "nuclear blackmail", Nationa...
15 Oct, 2013, 09.51 PM IST
- Doubts still haunt Pokhran-II claims
Santhanam, Iyengar again question Kakodkar on yield of nuclear tests.
15 Dec, 2009, 05.29 AM IST
- Can build nuke deterrence upto 200 kilotons: Kakodkar
Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar on Thursday said scientists have achieved success in building deterrence capability of upto...
24 Sep, 2009, 12.44 PM IST
- India lacks deterrence: Santhanam
Former DRDO scientist says he told NDA govt of 'fizzle' in 1998.
22 Sep, 2009, 03.24 AM IST
- Santhanam hits back at NSA; says MK barking up the wrong tree
Former DRDO scientist K Santhanam, who questioned the success of 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests, hit out at NSA, saying the official was "barki...
21 Sep, 2009, 04.03 PM IST
- Kalam doesn't know a thing: Homi Sethna
Sethna said Kalam was no authority to criticise former DRDO scientist.
02 Sep, 2009, 02.25 AM IST
Controversy over Pokhran-II needless: PMManmohan Singh said the controversy over 1998 Pokhran tests was "needless" and Kalam has clarified that the explosions were successful.
29 Aug, 2009, 12.47 PM IST
Pokhran II was successful: KalamAPJ Kalam and principal scientific advisor R Chidambaram dismissed all allegations about the quality of the tests and maintained that all p...
28 Aug, 2009, 02.42 AM IST