The biopic ‘Oppenheimer’ included some of the atomic-era's greatest physicists in cameo roles, while others were entirely overlooked. A closer look at some of their accomplishments.
Theoretical physicist, now the subject of a big-ticket Hollywood movie, believed the bomb was needed to end World War 2, but also struggled to cope with its potential consequences.
Days after Pakistan’s Tauba Tauba fame TV reporter urged Imran Khan to nuke New Delhi, its railway minister has threatened India with 125-250 gm bombs.
After the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, material from the city rained down in the form of glassy beads and settled on its beaches.
The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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