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India successfully test-fired its indigenous short-range ballistic missile 'Pralay' from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast on Monday. The launch was conducted at 9:35 am and marked a key practical trial of the Defence Research and Development Organisation's (DRDO) strategic weapon system.

Developed by the DRDO, Pralay is a state-of-the-art quasi-ballistic, surface-to-surface missile engineered for high-precision strikes in conventional battlefield scenarios. It has a strike range between 150 and 500 kilometres and is designed specifically to defeat missile interceptor systems.

Equipped with a solid-fuel rocket moto...