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Modi questions India’s high defence imports


On the 15th anniversary of 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi asked on...

MHA employee arrested, remanded in espionage case


An employee of the Foreigners division in the Union Home Ministry was arrested by Rajasthan Police i...

Rajasthan spy case: MHA official questioned


An official in the Ministry of Home Affairs was questioned in connection with an espionage case in R...

Pakistani spy nabbed in Pokhran, Rajasthan


The arrested person is suspected to be sending secret information regarding India Air Force’s "Iron ...

Light combat chopper shows prowess in IAF exercise


Indigenously built Light Combat Helicopter has demonstrated its prowess in the `Iron Fist` exercise ...

`Legacy & sanctions made Rao decide against nuke tests`


By January 24, 1996, the Bill Clinton administration concluded that Narasimha Rao has decided agains...

IAF displays precision fire power capabilities, manoeuvres


Frontline fighter jets, helicopters and transport aircraft of Indian Air Force on Friday displayed t...

`Iron Fist`: Prez, PM to witness IAF`s day-night demo in Pokhran


President Pranab Mukherjee, PM Manmohan Singh and Defence Minister AK Antony will witness operationa...

Nixon`s tilt towards Pak led India to 1st N-test


US tilt towards Pak and its overtures to China in the early 70s apparently led India to go ahead wit...

Young MPs` visit to Pokhran cancelled


President Prathibha Patil and Defence Minister AK Antony would witness the war game exercise near I...

User trial of BrahMos Block-III missile successful


Considered one of the fastest cruise missiles in the world, BrahMos can gain a speed of Mach 2.8.

Trials for new version of Arjun Battle Tank on


The second round of field trials of the advanced version of the Arjun Main Battle Tank have begun in...

Nukes are "weapons of peace": Anil Kakodkar


Nuclear weapons are "weapons of peace" which act as a deterrent, says former Chairman of Atomic Ener...

Blast in Pokhran firing range; 4 jawans killed, 3 hurt


Four army jawans were killed and three injured in a blast while practising at a busy firing range ...

IAF to showcase `Vayu Shakti-2010` at Pokhran today


The Indian Air Force will display its full combat power capability when `Vayu Shakti-2010`, its bigg...

Air force show near Pokhran


IAF fighter planes will be seen zipping in the air on February 28 over Chandhan firing range in th...

IAF gearing up for fire power demo in Pokhran this month


The IAF is gearing up for a day-and-night fire power blitzkrieg using its potent fighter jets incl...

1998 nuke test was a 100% success: Kakodkar


Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar has said India`s 1998 nuclear test was a `hundred pe...

Santhanam`s Pokhran views are a clincher: Iyengar


In the midst of the controversy over the success of the 1998 thermonuclear test, nuclear scientist P...

Can build nuke deterrence upto 200 kilotons: Kakodkar


AEC chairman Anil Kakodkar on Thursday said scientists have achieved success in building deterrence ...

MK barking up the wrong tree: Santhanam


K Santhanam on Monday hit out at NSA M K Narayanan, saying the official was "barking up the wrong tr...

NSA says India has thermonuclear capabilities


Emphasizing that India has thermonuclear capabilities, M K Narayanan snubbed the scientists who rais...

Santhanam favours probe into Pokhran-II


A former DRDO scientist, who had questioned the efficacy of the thermonuclear device during the Po...

Pokhran II row: N-physicists want ex-AEC chief to disprove claims


Some nuclear physicists have said the onus was on R Chidambaram to disprove the claim of ex-DRDO sc...

Reassure army of nuke capabilities: Ex-Army chief


Ex-Army Chief VP Malik said forces need to be "reassured" on the efficacy of Pokhran-II hydrogen bom...

Pokhran-II: Ex-AEC chief slams Kalam


Controversy over India’s 1998 N-test refuses to die as another scientist slams Kalam.

Controversy over Pokhran-II needless: PM


The PM on Saturday tried to put to rest the controversy over Pokhran nuclear tests of May 1998.

Pokhran-II achieved 100% desired results: Kakodkar


Dismissing a top nuclear scientist`s contention that Pokharan II was not a complete success, Atomi...

Govt dimissive of ex-DRDO scientst`s claims over Pokhran-II


A former senior DRDO scientist`s contention that the 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests had not met the de...

Pokhran II tests not a failure: Navy chief


Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta today said that 1998 Pokhran II nuclear tests, were successful.

Pokhran II N-test was a success: Brajesh Mishra


Brajesh Mishra, who was National Security Advisor to the Atal Behari Vajpayee government, has reject...

Pokhran II tests not fully successful: DRDO scientist


In a startling revelation, a senior DRDO scientist associated with Pokhran II nuclear tests has clai...