He headed the nuclear component of the 1998 Operation Shakti at Pokhran, making him one of the rare atomic scientists who contributed to both Smiling Buddha in 1974 and Operation Shakti in 1998.

A leader in building India's nuclear capabilities, Chidambaram is remembered for his critical involvement in both the 1974 "Smiling Buddha" and the 1998 Pokhran-II nuclear tests, which solidified ...

Veteran nuclear scientist Dr Rajagopala Chidambaram, instrumental in India's 1974 and 1998 nuclear tests, passed away at 88. He held key positions, including principal scientific adviser to the ...

A leader in building India's nuclear capabilities, Chidambaram is remembered for his critical involvement in both 1974 and the 1998 Pokhran-II nuclear tests. Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal ...

Dressed in red along with the other dance performers, Bodhi Trieu Purpura carried a wooden toy snake as the dragon undulated across the front of the temple, followed by the smiling Buddha to the ...

Rajagopala Chidambaram, a renowned physicist and pivotal figure in India’s nuclear programme, passed away on January 4, 2025, at the age of 88. His legacy as a leader in advancing India's ...

For the Operation Smiling Buddha of 1974, the Peaceful Nuclear Experiment (PNE), he had personally escorted the fissile material (plutonium) during its transportation in absolute secrecy from BARC ...

During the Smiling Buddha project—the nation’s first nuclear weapons test on May 18,1974, at Pokhran, he and his colleague carried the plutonium device in a military truck from Mumbai to Pokhran.

Kangana Ranaut’s Emergency, which focuses on Indira Gandhi’s tryst with dictatorship, begins with a striking visual. As a ...

As part of Operation Smiling Buddha — the 1974 nuclear tests — Chidamaram was known to have personally brought the plutonium from Mumbai to Pokhran in Rajasthan. He had famously donned army ...

Travel experts have revealed some Thai-riffic etiquette tips to MailOnline Travel so you can have a holiday in Thailand ...