North Korea
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In North Korea, success in politics can be a dangerous thing
People who get too close to the seat of power in North Korea, including the Supreme Leader’s relatives, have a way of ending up dead.
Christoph Bluth, The Conversation
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North Korea launches two ballistic missiles, says Seoul
The missiles traveled about 500 kilometers at a maximum altitude of 550 kilometers before landing in the East Sea.
Scroll Staff
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North Korea launches ballistic missile in Sea of Japan
Last week, Pyongyang had launched series of missiles in retaliation to joint military exercises by the United States and South Korea.
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Trending
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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Translated short fiction: A 73-year-old Indian man goes to Bangladesh, his ‘land of birth’, to die
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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North Korea calls US-South Korea military exercises ‘open provocation’ to escalate tensions
Pyongyang sees the military drills in the Korean peninsula as an invasion rehearsal and has retaliated with test-fire missile launches.
Scroll Staff
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India expresses concern as North Korea launches missiles capable of carrying nuclear warhead
New Delhi told the United Nations Security Council that it supports denuclearisation in the region.
Scroll Staff
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North Korea says 50 citizens have died due to ‘fever-causing illness’
While the country has not named the disease, it said one of the deceased patients had tested positive for the Omicron variant.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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North Korea successfully tests two cruise missiles, US calls it ‘provocation’
North Korea has tested six missiles in January, the highest in a month.
Scroll Staff
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Kim Jong Un’s decade in power has been marked by starvation, repression and brutality
The young dictator, who turns 38 on January 8, has the capacity to surpass even the ghastly death tolls of his father and grandfather.
Sung-Yoon Lee, The Conversation
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The rise and rise of ‘first sister’ Kim Yo-jong in North Korea
The youngest child of the country’s former supreme leader Kim Jong-il is widely thought of as a possible successor to her older brother Kim Jong-un.
Sojin Lim, The Conversation
The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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North Korea successfully tests new long-range cruise missiles, US calls it potential threat
The missiles flew 1,500 km for 7,580 seconds.
Scroll Staff
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‘Don’t provoke if you want good night’s sleep’: North Korea warns US, South Korea on military drill
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister issued a statement criticising both the countries for holding military exercises.
Scroll Staff
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US ‘hasn’t seen’ North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently, says Mike Pompeo
He added there was ‘a real risk’ of a famine in the isolated country amid the coronavirus outbreak, and that Washington was closely monitoring the situation.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals stay in playoff hunt with win over Rajasthan Royals in high-scoring clash
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Paris Olympic-bound Preeti among seven gold medallists for India
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Football: Odisha FC to compete in the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I