pokhran

India celebrates 20 years of Pokhran-II: Here's how it all began

Pokhran-II witnessed five nuclear bomb test explosions between May 11 and May 13, 1998. This is not the first nuclear test conducted by India – Pokhran-I (codename - Smiling Buddha) was conducted on 18 May 1974. However, India did not declare itself a nuclear-weapons enabled country in that year. May 11, 2018
Jinnah row in Aligarh

AMU Jinnah portrait row snowballs, 'Rs 1 lakh reward for tearing posters'

Farhat Ali Khan, who announced the reward, said that AMU student's union office or any organization must not keep Jinnah's posters as Indian Muslims not only hate Jinnah but also detest Pakistan. He also questioned why Jinnah must be remembered in India when Pakistan doesn't remember Indian leaders. May 5, 2018
modi jinping

Modi and Xi Jinping may meet three more times this year: Chinese envoy

The Chinese ambassador to India said that Modi and Jinping may meet this year – once at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit held in Qingdao, China, followed by the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa and then finally, at the next G20 Summit taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. May 4, 2018
fire accident

130 firemen fight major blaze at ISRO's facility: Quick facts

Firefighting personnel said that it was only after they reached the facility that they realized that the fire was a major one. Dr Tapan Misra, Director the SAC said that the police will investigate if there was foul play and sabotage involved in the mishap. May 4, 2018
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

Dera Sacha Sauda has found new leader, but what about Asaram's ashram?

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's mother Naseeb Kaur, who is in her 70s, mostly visits the Dera headquarters on Sundays and meets several devotees during a gathering, which is called the "Naam Charcha." She had earlier also revealed that her grandson Jasmeet Insaan would be the next heir. May 2, 2018