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
'NDA government's 1998 Pokhran nuclear test ensured India's national security': S JaishankarExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently commemorated the 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests, highlighting their critical role in ensuring I...
11 May, 2024, 12.54 PM IST
National Technology Day: Why is it celebrated, history behind itThe day is celebrated not only to honor India's accomplishments in nuclear technology but also recognises the nation's advancements in nume...
12 May, 2023, 09.22 AM IST
Indian Army to test indigenous artillery system with 48-km strike rangeThe 155mm/52 caliber advanced towed artillery gun system (ATAGS) is set to undergo “winter user trials” by the Army in Sikkim in January-Fe...
21 Dec, 2020, 12.34 PM IST
DRDO test fires guided bomb from Sukhoi combat jetThe ministry said all the mission objectives have been met during the test firing of the bomb, adding it is capable of carrying different w...
24 May, 2019, 06.21 PM IST
20 years after Pokhran-II, intercontinental ballistic missile Agni-V on wayAgni-V, which carries a 1.5-tonne nuclear warhead, is more deadly than the earlier Agni variants because it's a canister-launch missile to ...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.15 PM IST
Indian Army successfully test-fires Brahmos land attack missileThe missile was test launched by a Mobile Autonomous Launcher (MAL) deployed in full configuration.
14 Jul, 2018, 04.14 PM IST
Indigenously developed Nag anti-tank missile tested from helicopter platformThree-round trial of helicopter-launched Nag (HeliNa) missile were conducted yesterday at the Chandhan firing range.
14 Jul, 2018, 03.50 PM IST
Probe begins after M777 howitzer misfiresThe extent of the damage is being assessed by a joint investigation team,” the Army insider said, adding no one was injured. The joint inve...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.38 AM 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
Rs 2,000 notes should slowly be phased out: RSS ideologueGurumurthy said the Rs 2,000 note was a “bridge“ and would be "phased out" gradually . "If you introduce new currency , it takes five to se...
13 Dec, 2016, 12.09 PM IST
Demonetisation equivalent of 'Financial Pokhran': S GurumurthyTerming the demonetisation a "Financial Pokhran", Gurumurthy said when people have excess cash there is always an urge to buy things which ...
12 Dec, 2016, 08.24 PM IST
No reason for investors to panic: Kargil, Pokhran show Street will bounce backThe 2 Pokhran tests were carried on 11th and 13th May 1998 and the Sensex lost 7% in those three days and recovered 5% in the next three tr...
08 Oct, 2016, 12.21 PM IST
BrahMos successfully penetrates hardened targets in Army testThe Army has inducted two regiments of the missile in its arsenal, while the third regiment induction is in progress.
18 Nov, 2013, 01.46 PM IST
- User trial of BrahMos Block-III supersonic cruise missile successful
The Army today successfully conducted the user trial of BrahMos Block-III supersonic cruise missiles that has the ability to engage inacces...
12 Aug, 2011, 03.30 PM IST
Pokhran II successful, insists KalamThe former president said the tests had generated the desired yield.
27 Aug, 2009, 07.27 PM IST
- Negotiation before signing final N-pact
Manmohan Singh asserted that India would undertake some tough negotiations with the US on the N-deal.
19 Dec, 2006, 03.23 AM IST