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ISI spy nabbed in Pokhran for leaking IAF details

An alleged Inter Services Intelligence spy has been arrested for passing information to an officer of the Pakistani intelligence agency about the just-concluded Indian Air Force exercise 'Iron......

Arjun Mark II tank undergoes tests in Rajasthan

The trial of Arjun Mark II tanks has started at Rajasthan's Pokhran field firing range, the Defence Reasearch and Development Organisation has said. "The trials started on Friday last and will......

Pokhran row: Scientists propose panel of experts

With the controversy over India's nuclear deterrence refusing to die down, top scientists from atomic and other fields today urged the government to quickly set up a high-level and Independent......

Pokhran-II: An H-bomb disaster

The failure of India's sole H-bomb is the latest in the Department of Atomic Energy and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre's long history of being economical with the truth.Several articles have been......

Another Sukhoi fighter jet goes down

A Sukhoi fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed at Jetha Ki Dhani near Pokhran firing ranges in Rajasthan on Monday. The two pilots bailed out to safety.This is the second Sukhoi crash this......

CII, govt to jointly launch company for promoting R&D

Fourteen years ago on May 11, as India tested three nuclear devices at Pokhran, the world closed its doors on the country with economic sanctions. The day, now called Technology Day to mark the......

MoD to fund R&D by private industry

As dawn broke on the Pokhran field firing ranges late last year, three of India's latest T-90 tanks readied themselves on the firing line.These were the first firing trials to determine whether......

US, India to boost hi-tech trade

Putting behind the post-Pokhran freeze on export of dual use technologies, the United States has inked an agreement with India to substantially boost bilateral high technology trade to further......

No sovereign bond issue: Raghuram Rajan

The Union finance ministry on Sunday ruled out a sovereign bond issue in the international market to fund a widening current account deficit."There is no reason to go and issue a sovereign bond in......

Govt not to tap sovereign bond issue now

Despite a high current account deficit (CAD) and lower interest rates abroad, the Union government will not go for a sovereign bond issue to get more dollars.The finance ministry feels the time is......

Understanding the Australian

Soon after the second Pokhran nuclear tests, the western world was outraged. America was quick to apply sanctions. In an insufficiently recalled incident, a bumptious Australian army official......

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Q. When did India first test nuclear weapons?
Pravin: A. more

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Q. Which Countries are MORE FRIENDLY WITH India ?
Anantharaman: A. First Nuclear Test at Pokhran in 1974 more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-countries-are-more-friendly-with-india-/25211979/answers/25622387

Q. How many nuclear explosions have there been?
Vijay Shukla: A. 5.1.1 Afghanistan5.1.2 Bangladesh5.1.3 Bhutan5.1.4 Burma5.1.5 China5.1.6 Maldives5.1.7 Nepal5.1.8 Pakistan5.1.9 Sri Lanka5.2 AsiaPacific5.2.1 North...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-many-nuclear-explosions-have-there-been/24941565/answers/25212016

Q. Indian Fighter Jet Tejas Passes the Bombing tests at Pokhran! Boom boom boom!
ABC XYZ: A. The United States conducted around 1,054 nuclear tests (by official count) between 1945 and 1992. Most of these tests took place at the Nevada Test...... more

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Web results for Pokhran

Love thy neighbour, for now

Nawaz Sharif roared back into power with an emphatic win. Nawaz Sharif and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Sharif had said he would not allow Pakistan soil... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/magazine/Love-thy-neighbour-for-now/2013/05/19/article1593003.ece

September 2006)

In the poorest villages of Chhattisgarh live many unwed teenaged mothers. They were raped and then abandoned by the legal system, ostracized by the... ...

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Saraswat expresses concerns over raising FDI cap in defence

Kochi: Defence Minister's Scientific Advisor V K Saraswat Friday said there were fears of indigenous capabilities being controlled if the cap on... ...

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May 2004)

NDTV Classics: Rani Mukherji visited Pokhran, Rajasthan, to meet the Indian Army's soldiers posted there. Scratch the affluent, upwardly-mobile... ...

http://www.ndtv.com/video/special/rani-mukherji-visits-jawans-at-pokhran-aired-may-2004-879/274653?hp&trendingnow

January 2005)

In this episode, we visit the Andaman and Nicobar islands and investigate how the Tsunami has impacted the endangered tribes that inhabit the... ...

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