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Sunday, 15 September 2013

September 15, 2013 (Current Affairs)


India test-launched ballistic Missile Agni-5
Test launch was done from Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast. Agni-5 is about 17 meters long and weighs 50 tons. It is a three-stage missile designed to carry a 1.5-ton warhead with a range of 5,000 kilometers, allowing it the furthest reach among all Indian missiles. The Agni-3 is India's current longest-range missile and can cover a distance of 3,500 kilometers.

Ancient tomb of ‘woman prime minister’ found in China

The tomb of the most influential woman "prime minister" in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) was discovered in northwest China's Shaanxi Province earlier this week. Shangguan was killed in a palace coup in 710. But her legend is the theme of many films and TV series in China. The tomb is 36.5 metres in circumference and 10.1 metres in depth.





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