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Saturday, August 16, 2025
TopicNuclear missile

Topic: nuclear missile

Pakistan successfully test fires nuclear-capable missile Shaheen-I

The Pakistani military test-fired Shaheen-I missile, which has a range of 650 kms, amid tensions between India and Pakistan over the scrapping of J&K's special status.

India to test-fire 3,500 km range K-4 nuclear missile

The missile system is being developed by the DRDO for the Arihant class submarines being built by India for its nuclear triad.

Nuclear-capable Agni-IV missile successfully test-fired

Agni-IV is a two-stage missile that has a strike range of 4,000 km.

‘We will have a terrific relationship ahead’: Trump and Kim Jong-un shake hands

The two men walked towards each other and firmly gripped each other's hands in front of US and North Korean flags.

5000 km Agni-V completes full distance in sixth successful test

According to the DRDO, unlike other missiles of the series, Agni-5 is the most advanced with new technologies in terms of navigation and guidance, warhead and engine.

China’s most advanced nuclear missile DF-16 spotted based at an abandoned airfield

Unveiled in 2015, DF-16 is designed to evade world-class interception systems; user drills were conducted in May last year

Global Pulse: What decides America’s response to mass killings, Tillerson’s paradox

The American establishment's response would have been far from measured if the Las Vegas attacker was a Muslim.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?