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  Technology Day: PM Modi to lay foundation stone of LIGO-India project today

  India | May 11, 2023 0:03 IST

  Technology Day: PM Modi will also dedicate to the nation a Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Plant at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre campus at Visakhapatnam and a Fission Moly-99 Production Facility in Mumbai.

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  Barrel of T-90 battle tank explodes during practice session in Pokhran firing range

  India | August 29, 2019 17:45 IST

  Defence spokesperson Colonel Sombit Ghosh said the incident took place on Wednesday when the barrel of the tank exploded with a huge bang. However, no loss of life was reported, he said.

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  Khartoli village near Pokharan nuclear site cries for help, residents succumbing to cancer

  India | April 30, 2019 18:12 IST

  ​Close to the India-Pakistan border near Rajasthan's Pokhran lies a village named Khartoli where residents are slowly succumbing to cancer, perhaps paying the price for the two nuclear tests conducted in its vicinity. However, none of the officials concerned have so far paid attention to their health travails.  

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  BrahMos Cruise Missile Successfully Test Fired

  India | March 04, 2012 21:24 IST

  Jaisalmer, Mar 4: The Army on Sunday successfully test fired the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile at the Pokharan range here to operationalise the second regiment of the weapon system in service.“In conformity and