Explained: What is a torpedo as the US sinks Iranian warship IRIS Dena in the Indian OceanReports on March 4, 2026, revealed that a U.S. Navy submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena using a torpedo in the Indian Ocean near S...
04 Mar, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
Today in History: The day the music diedToday in History: On February 3, 1959, which would become known as “the day the music died,” rock 'n roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens...
03 Feb, 2026, 08.19 PM IST
From F16s to French tanks and German submarine: Inside Venezuela’s arsenal and can it stand against the US?With an ill-disciplined military and an outdated arsenal, Venezuela would be at a serious disadvantage in the event of an American invasion...
05 Sep, 2025, 05.31 PM IST
Guy Ritchie's epic WWII series: A thrilling tale inspired by real-life raid, here is everything you need to knowGuy Ritchie's most recent television series combines thrilling action scenes and audacious stunts with a real-life WWII mission. It present...
30 Jul, 2024, 02.51 AM IST
U-drama on the high seasIn 'The WW2 Podcast,' Angus Wallace explores the June 1944 U-505 capture by anti-submarine Task Group 22.3. The U-boat contained Enigma mac...
16 Jul, 2024, 11.33 PM IST
Rare Indian banknotes from 1918 shipwreck to be auctioned in LondonRare 10-rupee banknotes salvaged from a 1918 shipwreck will be auctioned by Noonans Mayfair in London next Wednesday. Estimated to fetch GB...
24 May, 2024, 02.03 PM IST
Tech activists write code to save migrants in the MediterraneanMigrant crossings and deaths are increasing in the Mediterranean. Rescue NGOs are seeking tech tools, such as the One Fleet app and drones,...
27 Feb, 2024, 09.49 AM IST
German air defence frigate leaves port to join EU Red Sea missionGermany's air defense frigate joins an EU mission in the Red Sea to protect merchant ships from Houthi militia attacks. The mission aims to...
08 Feb, 2024, 05.46 PM IST
A global mystery: What's known about Nord Stream explosionsThe answer has broad implications for European energy security but could also threaten Western unity over backing Ukraine in defending itse...
09 Mar, 2023, 07.33 AM IST
Hollywood director Wolfgang Petersen dies at 81Director Wolfgang Petersen known for the masterpiece "Das Boot", the best war movie ever made, maker of 'Outbreak', "The Perfect Storm" and...
17 Aug, 2022, 04.09 PM IST
Remembering D-Day - The most pivotal battle of WWII leading to the downfall of Nazi GermanyOn June 6th, the most significant battle of WWII in Normandy, France was fought. Considering the action that turned the tide of the war tow...
06 Jun, 2022, 08.58 PM IST
Fleeing sanctions, oligarchs seek safe ports for superyachtsWhile many are still anchored at or near sun-splashed playgrounds in the Mediterranean and Caribbean, more than a dozen were underway to or...
06 Mar, 2022, 11.05 PM IST
Fleeing sanctions, oligarchs seek safe ports for superyachtsThe evolution of oligarch yachts goes back to the tumultuous decade after the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union, as state oil and metals indust...
06 Mar, 2022, 10.47 AM IST
Asian stocks shrug off Sino-US tension to resume gainsMSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was last up 1%. Japan's Nikkei returned from a holiday with a 1.7% gain led by h...
11 Aug, 2020, 08.57 AM IST
Rare Nazi Enigma machine auctioned for $365,500, sets world recordAt $365,000, it's the single largest sum ever doled out for an Enigma machine.
28 Oct, 2015, 10.41 AM IST
A C N Nambiar: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose deputy, Jawaharlal Nehru aide was Soviet spy, reveal British docsAccording to documents, Nambiar went to Berlin in 1924 as a journalist and worked with the Indian communist group, visiting Moscow as a Sov...
25 Oct, 2014, 03.13 PM IST
Royal Mint to cast coins from bullion from IndiaIn December 1940 the Royal Mint was running dangerously low in stocks of silver due to the onset of war and called in emergency supplies fr...
07 Apr, 2014, 05.43 PM IST