Russia, North Korea open first road bridge across shared border as ties deepenRussia and North Korea inaugurated their first road bridge across the Tumen River. This new infrastructure links Rason and Khasan, facilita...
08 Sep, 2026, 07.27 AM IST
Panama Canal gets its first woman boss as Trump watches and $1.5 billion water crisis waitsNaval engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta now leads the Panama Canal administration. Her immediate priority involves advancing a significant re...
07 Sep, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
Andaman and Nicobar Islands to go nuclear? BARC plans small reactors amid China’s growing Indian Ocean presenceIndia is exploring Small Modular Reactors for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as BARC scientists inspect potential sites across all three d...
07 Sep, 2026, 11.04 AM IST
North Korea commissions 2nd naval destroyer as US, South Korea, Japan begin military drillNorth Korea commissioned its second naval destroyer, the Kang Kon, on Sunday. Leader Kim Jong Un urged building a more reliable nuclear det...
07 Sep, 2026, 08.17 AM IST
DP Abhushan targets 51 stores, Rs 15,000 crore revenue by FY30The company is entering Chhattisgarh with a store in Raipur. In Maharashtra, it is exploring Nagpur and Nasik, and Dahod and Baroda in Guja...
06 Sep, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
Rs 10,000-crore question mark over Ratan Tata estateA recent ruling by the charity commissioner has raised questions regarding Ratan Tata's decision to bequeath shares to two trusts. These sh...
05 Sep, 2026, 06.11 AM IST
South Korea utility proposes Samsung pays $15 billion in advance for power, paper saysState-run KEPCO, South Korea's main utility, said in a statement it had suggested an advance payment scheme to major power users including...
03 Sep, 2026, 11.52 AM IST
On September 2, 1945, two Japanese officials signed the surrender document in a 23-minute ceremony. They were later convicted of war crimesThe formal end of Japan's war took place on September 2, 1945, during a historic signing ceremony aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Thi...
02 Sep, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
In 2011, North Carolina scuttled the 180-foot Coast Guard buoy tender USCGC Spar off Morehead City; divers later documented sand tiger sharks using the wreckResting peacefully on the ocean floor off North Carolina, the USCGC Spar, once a buoy tender, has transformed into a vital habitat for sand...
02 Sep, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
Global Market: AI hardware demand powers Asia’s manufacturing growth in AugustAI hardware demand helped sustain manufacturing growth across several Asian economies in August, with China, Japan and South Korea recordin...
01 Sep, 2026, 10.40 AM IST
North Korea says hostile US policy unchanged, vows to strengthen nuclear forceNorth Korea rejected US calls for denuclearisation, accusing Washington of maintaining a hostile policy through human rights criticism, mil...
31 Aug, 2026, 02.37 PM IST
NATO's Arctic moves pose 'direct threat' to Russia, foreign minister Lavrov saysRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said NATO military activity in the Arctic poses a direct security threat to Moscow. His warning come...
31 Aug, 2026, 08.11 AM IST
North Korea names new defense ministerNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reshuffled the country’s top military leadership, appointing Kim Song-gi as defence minister and bringi...
30 Aug, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
North Korea ousts defence minister in military reshuffleNorth Korea's defense minister was dismissed in a military leadership reshuffle. Kim Jong Un oversaw structural reorganization plans decide...
30 Aug, 2026, 09.14 AM IST
US, South Korea and Japan to hold trilateral drill as North Korea ramps up pressure on USSouth Korea, the U.S., and Japan will conduct a joint military drill next month. This exercise aims to counter North Korean nuclear and mis...
28 Aug, 2026, 03.37 PM IST
'Inappropriate and hostile': Trump scales back US-South Korea drills amid ties with North KoreaPresident Donald Trump ordered a significant reduction in joint military exercises with South Korea. He cited costs and his relationship wi...
26 Aug, 2026, 08.03 AM IST
Train to nowhere? South Korea's lonely push for peace with the NorthSouth Korea's Woljeong-ri station project symbolizes peace hopes amid complex inter-Korean relations. President Lee Jae Myung's dovish appr...
21 Aug, 2026, 10.07 AM IST