What are the "dirty bombs" that Russia claims Ukraine will use?

Oct 25, 2022

A dirty bomb works completely differently and cannot create an atomic blast. Instead, a dirty bomb uses dynamite or other explosives to scatter radioactive...

Australia: Missing radioactive capsule triggers health warning

Jan 29, 2023

Western Australia's chief health officials urged people to stay away from the capsule if they see it due to its radioactive properties.

Uttarakhand: 5 arrested for carrying radioactive materials in Dehradun

Jul 12, 2024

Dehradun Police on Friday arrested five accused for carrying radioactive material and a radiographic camera from the Rajpur Road area of the Dehradun district...

2 held at Kolkata airport with suspected radioactive material

Aug 26, 2021

Kolkata [West Bengal] (India), August 26 : The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested two persons from the Kolkata airport with over Rs 4250...

Bihar: 3 held with Rs 850 cr worth radioactive 'californium' in Gopalganj

Aug 10, 2024

Bihar police arrested three smugglers with 50 g of suspected Rs 850 crore worth californium, a radioactive metal used in nuclear reactors, at Kuchaikote...

Wildfires near Ukraine's Chernobyl plant pose no radioactive threat: IAEA

May 20, 2022

Vienna [Austria], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Wildfires near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant do not pose a radioactive threat, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)...