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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The unsolved mystery of the fake PMO officer in Kashmir
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How West Bengal’s changing political dynamics could hurt the Trinamool Congress
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Does India really benefit from NRIs heading the world’s new-age empires?
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A journalist examines the similarities and the differences between Indians and Pakistanis today
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Here’s why so many people believe in astrology despite the mountains of evidence against it
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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.
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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.
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Video
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Watch: British policeman dances with Indians outside Indian High Commission in London
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Watch: Musician Yashraj Mukhate hilariously reimagines ‘Breakup Song’ in 1990s’ Hindi music style
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Watch: Scenes from Gudi Padwa festivities across Maharashtra, from lezim dances to motorbike rallies
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Watch: Singer Taylor Swift dives into a pit and appears to swim beneath the stage during a concert
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Watch: Carnival ride with people on it crashes to the ground in Ajmer, Rajasthan, several injured
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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.
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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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How OP Nayyar was one of the original disruptors of Hindi film music
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Watch: The blunder years in ‘School College Ani Life’ starring Tejasswi Prakash, Karan Parab
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‘Ghar Banduk Biryani’ trailer: A chef is caught between security forces and rebels
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Start the week with a film: See the world through a donkey’s eyes in ‘EO’
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‘Rocket Boys’ review: Fuel loss on the way to the Pokhran nuclear test
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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.
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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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Football: India earns narrow win over Myanmar in tri-nation opener; Women’s team draw against Jordan
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Sports world daily: Raducanu, Murray lose early at Miami Masters; Man United ownership race heats up
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Swiss Open Super 300: Prannoy beats Shi; Satwik-Chirag, Sindhu progress too but Sen bows out
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Watch, India vs Australia: Kuldeep Yadav dimisses Alex Carey with a superb delivery in Chennai ODI
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ISSF World Cup Bhopal: Sarabjot Singh wins men’s 10m air pistol gold, Vinod Tomar earns bronze