Pokhran

National Technology Day 2022: Here's why the occasion is marked on 11 May every year

The day is celebrated to commemorate the anniversary of the 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests, which led to India becoming the sixth country in the world to join the 'nuclear club'

India successfully test-fires Pinaka missile systems at Pokhran

The defence ministry said the rocket system has been upgraded with advanced technologies enhancing the range to meet the emerging requirements

Indian Army man arrested for providing classified documents to Pakistan’s ISI, says Delhi Police

The development comes after a vegetable supplier at the Pokhran Army base camp was held for allegedly obtaining sensitive documents from an army man for money and providing them to ISI

Pokhran army base camp vegetable supplier arrested for spying for ISI, says police

Preliminary probe reveals that the suspect used to get sensitive documents from an army official posted at the base camp in exchange for money

National Technology Day 2021: Occasion marks test firing of nuclear missile at Pokhran in 1998

After these tests, India became the sixth country to join the ‘nuclear club’ nations

18 schoolkids, teacher injured after bus overturns near Pokhran in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district

The children from St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School of Jaipur were on an educational tour to the district, when the accident occurred near Pokhran.

India's 'no first use' nuclear policy depends on 'circumstances' in future, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that India follows 'no first use' policy regarding nuclear weapons but said what would happen in future will depend on 'circumstances'

RAW is an objective edge-of-the-seat thriller, it is not jingoistic or a typical 'flag-saluting' film: John Abraham

In an exclusive chat with Firstpost from London, where John Abraham opens up about his multiple avatars in RAW, what patriotism means to him, and juggling production and acting projects.

Post Pulwama attack, IAF tweaked planned Vayu Shakti exercise in Pokhran on hints from govt for cross-LoC strikes

The IAF made certain changes to the day-night exercise in Rajasthan's Pokhran desert close to the Pakistan border on 16 February after the Pulwama attack, while the government considered an air strike option across the LoC.

George Fernandes dead at 88: Officials recall how he sent two defence ministry bureaucrats to Siachen over procurement delay

George Fernandes, as defense minister, sent two bureaucrats to Siachen when he came to know that they had held back a file on purchase of snow bikes