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TopicPokharan

Topic: Pokharan

Army, Navy & IAF to perform firepower demo at ‘Bharat Shakti’ in Pokhran, Modi to be in attendance

The exercise, where all 3 services will display indigenously-made weapon systems, aligns with Army observing 2024 as yr of ‘tech absorption’, as announced by Army Chief General Manoj Pande.

National Interest: Keeper of India’s family silver

Naresh Chandra (1934-2017) wasn’t an ordinary patriot. A big-hearted problem-solver, he had the trust of 9 prime ministers. SHEKHAR GUPTA

Walking to global high table, baby step by baby step

Explaining the last round of his half-yearly credit policies, RBI governor Y V Reddy had used an interesting expression, "baby steps", to explain his...

The bomb and the bombast

Our nuclear power plants are inefficient, super-expensive and are behind targets on most parameters. The excuse, always, is sanctions and denial of technology. That must end now.

Turning nukes on their head

India's diplomatic shift after Pokharan II has now acquired doctrinal maturity. The upshot is, Pakistani nuclear bluff has been well and truly called.

On Camera

Piyush Pandey brought the language of small towns into ad agency corridors: Prasoon Joshi

Piyush was about celebration—of life, of people, of stories. He believed that what we create can shape popular culture, can make people feel proud of who they are.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.