Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘no nuclear blackmail’ warning to Pakistan, the BJP on Sunday targeted the Congress for compromising the country’s nuclear interests in the past. Accusing the grand old party of choosing “optics over national security,” BJP leader Amit Malviya tore into … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Congress on Saturday fully backed the External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, who delivered a strong message during his official visit to Germany, asserting that India will never yield to nuclear threats and will continue to handle issues with Pakistan on a bilateral basis. Jaishankar’s … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 20 (IANS) Dr M.R. Srinivasan, eminent nuclear scientist and former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, passed away in Tamil Nadu’s Udhagamandalam on Tuesday. He was 95. A key architect of India’s civil nuclear energy programme, Dr Srinivasan’s career in the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) spanned over … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) In a crucial security and foreign policy briefing, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs was informed that there was no nuclear signalling from Pakistan during the recent military standoff following Operation Sindoor, according to sources familiar with the matter. The committee, chaired by Congress … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed his gratitude to the brilliant scientists and researchers whose dedication made India’s first nuclear test, Operation Smiling Buddha, a success 51 years ago at Pokhran, Rajasthan. In a post on his Facebook account, he wrote: “Under the visionary and decisive … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday commemorated the 51st anniversary of India’s first nuclear test, code-named ‘Smiling Buddha’, which was conducted on May 18, 1974. Marking a pivotal moment in India’s scientific and strategic history, the test propelled India into the elite group of nuclear-capable … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Srinagar, May 15 (IANS) Indian Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that the present ceasefire understanding is respected by India only as long as no terrorist attack takes place in the country. He also said that it was time that the Nuclear facility of Pakistan was taken over by … Read more
Srinagar, May 15, KDC: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thrusday strongly questioned the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, calling it an “irresponsible and rogue nation,” and said its weapons should be brought under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). He made the remarks while addressing soldiers at Badami Bagh Cantonment in Srinagar … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Panaji, May 12 (IANS) Union Minister of Power Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said the Centre has asked state governments to examine the feasibility of setting up nuclear power plants. The Centre also asked Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to explore the possibility of establishing a nuclear power facility as … Read more