India test-fires Agni-1 ballistic missile July 13, 2012 - 12:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Indian Army successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable Agni-1 ballistic missile on Friday, RIA Novosti reported citing CNN-IBN television. The weapon was fired from a mobile launcher near Wheeler Island in the Bay of Bengal. Agni-1 is a single-stage ballistic missile with a range of around 700 kilometers (420 miles). The weapon can be armed with a variety of payloads including a nuclear warhead. The missile is the first in a family of weapons in Indian Army service. In April this year, India tested the Agni-5 with a range of 5,000 kilometers (3,000 miles), which is expected to be operational by 2014-2015. India is already developing a longer-range Agni-6 according to local media sources. Partner news  Top stories Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes. Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed. Reports suggest the rebel fighters may have tried to blow up the walls of the prison, which holds some 4,000 inmates.   Partner news |  Latest news Oscar Isaac's performance in "Inside Llewyn Davis" sparks warn reception at Cannes  In a melancholic comedy set New York City in the ‘60s, Davis stars Isaac as a struggling folk singer.Backup Media, Memento to finance “Cold In July” cult novel adaptation Director Jim Mickle's previous film "We Are What We Are" premiered in Sundance in the Midnight Section.Oscar winning scribe to adapt "Ali and Nino" bestselling romance The epic novel follows the love story between the male descendant of a royal Muslim family and a beautiful, Christian, Georgian princess.Cannes: Buyers targeting “The Gunman” Sean Penn-starrer Studiocanal’s film sees Penn as an ex-government contract killer whose past comes back to haunt him. |
