Everything you need to know about Agni: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Agni: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
In another major achievement, today India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha. The test was conducted from Wheelers Island in Bhadrak district, around 200 km from here.
New Delhi, April 7 (ANI): The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) fired the medium range Agni-2 missile propelled by solid rocket propellant system, with a range capability of over 1700 kms utilizing the range facility at Wheelers Island, off the Odisha coast, on Sunday at 10.22 a.m.
Bhubaneswar, April 7 (IANS) India Sunday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha, a defence official said.
Bhubaneswar, April 7 (IANS) India Sunday test-fired its nuclear capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha, defence sources said.
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Defence Minister A. K. Antony Saturday asked the DRDO not to extend the date of final operational clearance of indigenous Teja light combat airfract beyond 2014 and said there was no substitute for self-reliance.
India Tuesday achieved partial success while test firing its first indigenous cruise missile ?Nirbhay? as it?s lift-off was successful but the flight was terminated halfway.....................
New Delhi, Mar. 12 (ANI): India on Tuesday achieved partial success while test firing its first cruise missile called Nirbhay.
Bangalore, Feb. 8 (ANI): Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief V.K. Saraswat on Friday said the country is developing Agni VI ballistic missile that would carry multiple warheads allowing one weapon system to take out several targets at a time.
Kathmandu, Feb 2 (IANS) Nepal's largest party, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist, began its general convention in Hetauda town Saturday - the first since 1992.
New Delhi, Jan 30 (ANI): The year that has gone by has been one of worst in my memory. Every morning when one opened newspapers, the front page was filled with reports of scams and scandals, and demonstrations by people protesting against the government, which created doubts about the system that we have adopted to govern the country.
The reason why nations place a significant part of their nuclear arsenals on board nuclear-propelled ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) is because of their invulnerability, in comparison with static airforce bases and missile sites or even mobile launchers. Once at its patrol station, a few hundred meters underwater, the SSBN is considered safe from prying sensors, including satellites.
Islamabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Now is not the time to whip up war clouds, said a Pakistani daily that described India showing the long range nuclear missile Agni V at its Republic Day parade as an "unsettling display of muscle flexing".
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Bonfires, drumbeats and revellers singing and dancing to folk songs -- that was the sight in many residential areas in Delhi, as people gathered around crackling fires Sunday evening to celebrate the harvest festival of Lohri.
Bhubneswar, Dec 12 (ANI): India successfully launched nuclear capable Agni-1 ballistic missile from the wheeler island in Odisha on Wednesday at 8:15 am.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 12 (IANS) India Wednesday carried out a successful test of its nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile from a military base in Odisha, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 11 (IANS) India is likely to carry out a test of its home-developed, nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile from a military base in Odisha Wednesday, defence sources said.
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New York, Oct. 6 (ANI): The Nepali cabinet's decision on October 4, 2012, to promote a colonel suspected of involvement in war crimes to the rank of brigadier general is a slap in the face for the victims of Nepal's protracted civil war, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the International Commission of Jurists said today.
On the eve of the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, President Pranab Mukherjee Monday conferred the prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 2012 to ISRO scientist Tessy Thomas at an award function in Rashtrapati Bhawan.........
New Delhi, Oct.2 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee has conferred the prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management: 2012 on ISRO scientist Tessy Thomas.
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) "Missile woman" Tessy Thomas was conferred the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management for 2012 by President Pranab Mukherjee Monday.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 21 (IANS) India Friday test fired its nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile from a base in Odisha, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 21 (IANS) India Friday test fired its nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile from a base in Odisha, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, S Sep 21 (IANS) India Friday successfully tested its nuclear capable Agni-III ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha, defence ministry sources said.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 19 (IANS) India Wednesday successfully tested for the second time its nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile over its full range from a military base in Odisha, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 19 (ANI): India on Wednesday successfully test-fired the nuclear weapons-capable Agni-IV, one of its longest range missiles, from the Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 19 (IANS) India Wednesday successfully tested its nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile from a military base in Odisha, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 19 (IANS) India Wednesday successfully tested its nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile from a military base in Odisha, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 19 (IANS) The nuclear-capable Agni-IV missile was tested from a defence base in Odisha Wednesday, official sources said.
Kathmandu, Sep 8 (IANS) The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) has welcomed the US State Department removing it from its list of terrorist organisations - six years after the end of the armed rebellion in this Himalayan country.
Mumbai, Aug.21 (ANI): Actress Amrita Rao sashayed down the ramp in Mumbai on Monday evening, showcasing exquisite jewellery designed by renowned and upcoming designers.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who was addressing the nation record 9th time from the rampant of Red fort, only the third person after Late Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru and Late Indira Gandhi, to address the nation most of the times, today said that there is a need of political consensus to resume the economic growth of India which has become sluggish due to impact from eurozone and global meltdown............
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) An Indian spaceship will go to Mars and collect important scientific information, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced Wednesday.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) An Indian spaceship will go to Mars and collect important scientific information, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced Wednesday.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday said corruption was a serious challenge which badly affected the morale of defence personnel and urged them to renew their pledge to work with honesty, fairness and transparency.
India has successfully test fired the surface to surface 2000 km range Ballistic Missile AGNI-II from Wheeler?s Island in Bay of Bengal off Coast of Odisha.
Bhubaneswar, Aug 9 (IANS) India Thursday successfully test-fired its nuclear capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha, a defence official said.
Bhubaneswar, Aug 8 (IANS) India may test fire its nuclear capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile Thursday from a base in Odisha, official sources said Wednesday.
New Delhi, July 31 (ANI): Highlighting the growing difficulty in attracting and retaining high quality scientific manpower, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said that to make India a scientific and technological powerhouse, the current system of administering scientific and technical departments should be changed.
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) In the last three years, the jazz music scene in the national capital has seen a shift from festivals offering a mix of big and small bands to independent concerts by new bands that are writing their own music arrangements.
New Delhi, July 13 (ANI): India successfully test-fired its nuclear capable Agni-I ballistic missile on Friday, having a range of 700 km, as part of training exercise to ensure preparedness.
India achieved another milestone when it test fired it?s indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile.
Bhubaneswar, July 13 (IANS) India Friday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile from a military base in Odisha, a defence official said.
Bhubaneswar, July 13 (IANS) India Friday test-fired it's indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile from a military base in Odisha, defence sources said.
Islamabad, June 7 (ANI): Pakistan should cut down its addiction to weaponry and spend more of its resources on trying to fix the power crisis and spend greater amounts on health and education, an editorial in a Pakistan daily has said.
New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who presented the report card of UPA-II as the government completed three years in office, today said that there was a 'need to do better'.
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday lauded the test of Agni-V missile that can hit targets as far as China's Beijing and the launch of the Risat-1 satellite that can keep a watch over India in all weather conditions as major achievement of his government.
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday lauded the test of Agni-V missile that can hit targets as far as China's Beijing and the launch of the Risat-1 satellite that can keep a watch over India in all weather conditions as major achievement of his government.
New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday said the government is determined to facilitate return of Indian workers stranded in Angola.
Kathmandu, May 15 (IANS) The aircraft that crashed in Nepal on Monday was coming in to land but "suddenly flew up and lost control after one of its wings hit the hill", said Emilie Joergensen, one of the survivors of the horror at Jomsom that left 15 people, including 13 Indians, dead.
Chennai, May 12 (IANS) Two young girls injured in Monday's plane accident in Nepal have pleaded to their Chennai-based uncle to come and take them back home.
Kathmandu, May 14 (IANS) Thirteen Indians on a pilgrimage and two crew members were killed when a 20-seater plane slammed into a cliff in western Nepal Monday, authorities said. The six who dramatically survived included three Indians including two young girls.
Kathmandu, May 14 (IANS) Thirteen Indians on a pilgrimage were killed along with two crew members when their 20-seater aircraft slammed into a cliff in western Nepal Monday, less than seven months after 10 Indian tourists were killed in an air crash. The six survivors include three Indians.
Kathmandu, May 14 (IANS) Thirteen Indians were among the 15 people killed when their small aircraft dashed into a cliff in western Nepal Monday, less than seven months after 10 Indian tourists were killed in an air crash. Three of the six survivors were Indians.
Kathmandu, May 14 (IANS) Thirteen Indians were among the 15 people killed when their 20-seater aircraft slammed into a cliff in western Nepal Monday, less than seven months after 10 Indian tourists were killed in an air accident. Six people miraculously survived the crash.
A private aircraft carrying 21 passengers including Indians crashed in western Nepal Monday morning, leaving 16 people dead, media reports say.........
Kathmandu, May 14 (IANS) At least seven Indians were among those killed when an airplane carrying 21 people crashed on a cliff in western Nepal, less than seven months after 10 Indian tourists were killed in an aircrash.
Kathmandu, May 14 (IANS) Seven Indians were among the 19 people killed Monday when their aircraft crashed in western Nepal, media reports said.
Kathmandu, May 14 (Xinhua-ANI): An aeroplane belonging to Agni Air crashed in Jomsom in western Nepal crashed Monday morning.
Kathmandu, May 14 (IANS) At least 19 people were killed Monday when a plane crashed in western Nepal, reported Xinhua.
New Delhi, May 11 (ANI): Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Dr. V.K. Saraswat on Friday said the exponential growth in technological capability in vital areas of defence, atomic energy and space during the last decade has provided a strategic edge to the nation and helped to boost its image.
Aligarh, May 5 (IANS) Corruption and criminalization of politics are the greatest threats to internal security, former deputy chief of army staff Lt Gen N.S. Malik has said.
Bhubaneswar, May 2 (IANS) India is on par with other countries in electronic warfare, senior scientist Saktipada Dash, who took over as director of a prestigious defence electronics research laboratory, said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Apr 28 (Xinhua-ANI): The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will focus her India visit early next month on the issue of non-proliferation, reported the Press Trust of India on Saturday.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Backing the United Nations reforms process, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday lauded India's leadership role as a non-permanent member of the Security Council and its contribution during the critical debates in the last year-and-half, particularly during the dramatic transformation in the Arab world.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Pakistan's test-firing an intermediate range nuclear-capable ballistic missile Wednesday, less than a week after India conducted its 5,000-km Agni-V test figured in a monthly security review Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony conducted with the three service chiefs later in the day.
Islamabad, April 25 (IANS) Pakistan Wednesday successfully test-fired an intermediate range nuclear-capable missile, less than a week after India tested a 5,000-km range missile that can reach deep inside China.
Islamabad, April 25 (IANS) Pakistan Wednesday successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable missile, less than a week after India tested a 5,000 km range missile that can reach deep inside China.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Childcare needs of the urban poor continue to remain ignored despite social schemes, experts said Tuesday at the release of a micro study conducted in 28 unauthorised colonies in the national capital.
New Delhi, Apr 24 (ANI): Days after India successfully test fired the Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V, Pakistan has informed India that it plans to conduct a long-range missile test.
Washington, April 24 (IANS) The lack of US condemnation of India's latest missile test demonstrates that the Washington appreciates India's need to meet the emerging strategic challenge posed by rising China, according to two US scholars.
Chennai, April 23 (IANS) When India's heaviest microwave satellite is launched into space Thursday, there will be another reason to cheer as it is a woman who is the director of the key project.
Hyderabad, April 23 (IANS) She sees no paradox in a woman working to develop Agni-V, the indigenously developed, 5,000-km range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile that some would call a weapon of mass destruction. Scientist Tessy Thomas, who guided the team behind it, calls it a 'weapon of peace' and says there is no gender discrimination in science.
Perusing the front pages of Delhi newspapers, one gets the impression that the launch of the Agni-V intercontinental missile with a striking range of 5,000 km by India was a prominent but by no means sensational event even for Indians. There have been no overly emotional responses to it outside India either. One can't help drawing a parallel between this calm reaction and the media frenzy surrounding the failed launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea just a week ago. And when something of the kind happens in Iran, the reaction is even stronger.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Congress Saturday rubbished opposition parties' allegation of policy paralysis in the party-led United Progressive Alliance and said the launch of nuclear-capable missile Agni-V showed that the government was not diffident about taking decisions.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was Saturday briefed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief V.K. Saraswat on the launch of India's nuclear capable long-range missile Agni-V that was successfully test fired Thursday.
New Delhi, Apr 20 (ANI): After the successful launch of its Agni-V missile, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday said India was now at par with the most of the developed nations of the world in the domain of missile and defence technology.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Bouyed by the success of its long-range Agni-V ballistic missile test, India Friday said it will not 'cap' its three-decade-old programme and continue to develop more missiles in the series with modern, latest technologies.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The successful launch of Agni-V reflects the technical prowess of India and the government's will to expand its strategic parameter, Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari told reporters here Friday.
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) Economic cooperation between India and China will continue to grow as both countries work towards maintaining "peace and stability", said chinese ambassador Zhang Yan Friday, a day after India successfully tested its long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile.
Beijing, April 20 (IANS) Chinese military experts feel that there is more to India's successful long-range nuclear-capable missile Agni-V than what New Delhi is saying. A Chinese researcher said the missile "actually has the potential to reach targets 8,000 kilometers away".
Beijing, April 20 (IANS) Chinese experts feel that there is to more India's successful long-range nuclear-capable missile Agni-V than what New Delhi is saying. A Chinese researcher said the missile "actually has the potential to reach targets 8,000 kilometers away".
Washington, April 20 (IANS) Refusing to criticise India for the launch of its long-range nuclear-capable missile Agni-V, the United States has contrasted New Delhi's "solid non-proliferation record" with that of North Korea.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) India Thursday successfully demonstrated its 5,000-km Agni-V ballistic missile, touted as its key nuclear deterrent against China since it can hit targets such as Beijing and Shanghai. India's nuclear arsenal also include several other missile that are nuclear capable. Here is a look at some of them:
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Former Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief M. Natarajan Thursday hailed the successful Agni-V test, noting that the 5,000-km range missile will 'adequately meet' India's nuclear deterrence needs.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) India's strategic affairs experts Thursday hailed the nation's successful test of the Agni-V 5,000-km long range ballistic missile as a 'significant' demonstration of technological proficiency, but urged the defence scientists to get the warhead delivery platform operationalised to put up a 'credible' nuclear deterrent.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Before India entered into the elite club with the Thursday launch of Agni-V missile, only five countries - the US, Russia, China, France and Britain - had the capability to launch nuclear capable long range missiles.
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Launching itself into an elite club of nations with the capability of hitting targets 5,000 km away, India Thursday successfully tested a long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile that can reach Beijing and Shanghai in China, and all of Pakistan.
Beijing, April 19 (IANS) India is not a rival but a cooperation partner, China said Thursday after India test-fired a 5,000 km range nuclear capable missile. In sharp contrast to the cautious tone, a Chinese daily criticised India for suffering from "missile delusion".
New Delhi, Apr 19 (ANI): Terming the launch of Agni-V as a spectacular achievement for the Indian scientists, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said the successful launch of the completely indigenous missile has put India in a very elite club and the nation should be proud of this feat.
Hyderabad, Apr 19 (ANI): Describing the launch of Agni-V to be a remarkable accomplishment, YSR Congress Party President, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Thursday said the DRDO is well poised to achieve many more such milestones and make the nation truly proud of its advancements in missile technology.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday 'hailed' the successful launch of the Agni-5 missile.
The successful firing of Agni-V has irked China. China has unnecessarily criticised India for the test and warned
The successful firing of Agni-V has irked China. China has unnecessarily criticised India for the test and warned
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) India Thursday successfully launched its long-range Agni-V ballistic missile. Here are some salient features of the missile and the test, which propelled the country into a special league of nations:
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) India Thursday stormed into an elite club of nations with the capability to hit targets 5,000 km away, with the successful test of the much-anticipated Agni-V long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile, described as 'China killer'.
Hyderabad, Apr 19 (ANI): Minister of State for Defence Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju on Thursday hailed the successful launch of Agni-V, saying this is a big step towards preparedness of the armed forces and a major deterrent.
Beijing, April 19 (ANI): China on Thursday appeared to criticize India's decision to test fire its long-range nuclear-capable Agni V missile, saying that despite this achievement, New Delhi should not overestimate its military strength.
New Delhi/Chennai/Wheeler Island, Apr 19 (ANI): The Indian scientific community on Thursday basked in the glory of the successful test-firing of the 5,000 km range Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V.
