Pokharan

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  Air Force To Display Full Combat, Fire Capabilities At Pokhran Range

  The Indian Air Force will display its full spectrum of combat and fire capabilities during Exercise Vayu Shakti-2024 at the Pokharan range close to the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan on February 17.

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  Army Missile Misfires In Rajasthan's Pokhran, Probe Ordered

  A case of missile misfire was reported when an Army unit was carrying out field firing practice at Pokharan ranges in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

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  Rafale, Sukhois Among 148 Jets To Conduct War Drills Near Pakistan Border, PM Modi To Attend

  A total of 148 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will demonstrate their capabilities at Exercise Vayu Shakti that will take place at Pokharan range in Jaisalmer near the India-Pak border on March 7, a senior official said on Wednesday.

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  Parmanu - The Story Of Pokhran Trailer: John Abraham's Film Revisits History And How

  The trailer of Parmanu - The Story Of Pokhran released on Friday. The movie is inspired from the 1998 Pokhran Nuclear Test.

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  India Shows Its Air Power At Iron Fist 2016 In Pokhran

  The Thar desert today witnessed a scintillating display of the might of the Indian Air Force with performance by air warriors and over 180 aircraft leaving spellbound the audience which included President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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  Air Force's Fire Power Demonstration In Pokhran Today

  The Indian Air Force will demonstrate its combat and firepower, including the Akash missile, for the first time, in the desert of Pokhran in Rajasthan on Friday.

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  President, Prime Minister To Witness Indian Air Force's Firepower Tomorrow

  President Pranab Mukherjee, the supreme commander of India's armed forces, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will witness the firepower of the Indian Air Force on Friday as 181 aircraft showcase their capability to fight a war at the Pokharan firing range in Rajasthan, a state bordering Pakistan.

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  Ex-Armyman Detained For Allegedly Spying in Rajasthan

  In a joint operation, Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh detained an ex-army man for his alleged "spying and anti-national activities" in Pokharan on Sunday.

• Best moment for me as PM was when we signed nuclear deal with US: PM

  Dr Manmohan Singh today admitted that inking the nuclear deal with the US was one of his "best moments" as PM.

• Legacy and sanctions made Narasimha Rao decide against nuclear tests say classified American cables

  The prospect of a crippling economic sanction, "improving" electoral chances and his "desire" to be noted as the architect of India's economic revolution might have prevented the then Prime Minister Narasimha Rao from going for nuclear tests in the winter of 1995-96.

• India, US finalise Rs 3,000 crore deal for jet engines

  India and the US have finalised a Rs 3,000-crore deal for supplying 99 jet engines to be used in the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft 'Tejas' being developed by the DRDO.

• Misinformation is fueling anti-nuclear protests: John Ritch

  The Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan has been a real eye opener for the world on the hazards of embracing atomic energy, today even India a country so much in adoration of its achievements in nuclear technology is now witnessing a severe backlash, with thousands of protestors at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu literally stopping...

• Successful trial of supersonic BrahMos missile

  India on Friday successfully conducted a of the BrahMos supersonic guided missile capable of hitting targets that may otherwise be inaccessible like in hilly areas, Defence Ministry sources said.

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  Kalam puts lid on Pokharan-II row; says test was successful

  Former President A P J Abdul Kalam has said that Pokharan tests were successful and had generated the desired yield.