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Legendary Indian nuclear scientist Dr R Chidambaram died this morning in Mumbai at the age of 88. He was a key player in both of India’s atomic explosions at Pokhran in 1974 and 1998. He served as the Chairman of India’s Atomic Energy Commission and later became the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of…
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Watch | 50 years ago, India conducted its first ever nuclear test Fifty years ago, India conducted its first nuclear test in Pokhran, code-named Operation Smiling Buddha. With this India had entered the league of nations with nuclear capabilities. An article dated May 19th, 1974, says India successfully conducted an underground test with plutonium device…
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The integrated tri-service firepower and manoeuvre exercise will be held for about 50 minutes New Delhi: Stage is set in the arid terrain of Rajasthan’s Pokhran for the mega exercise ‘Bharat Shakti’ on Tuesday, which will demonstrate the prowess of indigenously manufactured defence equipment of the three services. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will witness the…