India successfully test-fires nuclear-capable Dhanush missile

India tested nuclear-capable ballistic missile Dhanush on Friday from a naval ship in the Bay of Bengal in Odisha, an official said.

The missile was fired from a naval ship somewhere between Puri and Visakhapatnam as part of the training exercise of the Indian Navy.

"The test was successful," Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) spokesperson Ravi Kumar Gupta said.

Dhanush is a naval version of the nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi. It has a range of 350 km.

(IANS)