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8 killed in suicide bombing at funeral in Iraq

The attack took place in the afternoon when a bomber wearing an explosive belt detonated himself among many mourners at the funeral tent in Taji area, 20 km north of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official told Xinhua news agency. May 16, 2018
India is a cool nation because of ‘Pokhran’: John Abraham

India is a cool nation because of ‘Pokhran’: John Abraham

Bollywood actor John Abraham on Friday launched the trailer of his upcoming film, and amp;lsquo;Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran and amp;rsquo;. The film is based on the nuclear bomb test explosions, which were conducted by Indian Army in Pokhran. Talking about the film, John Abraham said, and amp;ldquo;It took us a bit of time but I think everything happens for the best. We want to speak good things about the film. Just one thing I would like to say to everyone, who are young. I think the reason why today every youngster feels that India is a cool nation, is because of what happened in Pokhran, in 1998 on May 11. It is a history defining moment. and amp;rdquo; and amp;nbsp; May 12, 2018
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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