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US to seek new UN sanctions if North Korea holds nuke test

On Thursday, China and Russia vetoed a UN resolution sponsored by the United States that would have imposed tough new…

June 1, 2022 09:09 IST

Widespread disbelief over North Korea’s tiny Covid-19 death rate

North Korea’s daily fever tally peaked at nearly 400,000 early last week; it has nosedived to around 100,000 in the…

May 27, 2022 15:18 IST

North Korea’s suspected COVID-19 caseload nears 2 million

The country is also trying to prevent its fragile economy from deteriorating, but the outbreak could be worse than officially…

May 19, 2022 09:02 IST

North Korea reports another jump in suspected COVID-19 cases

The country’s anti-virus headquarters said 62 people have died and more than 1.7 million have fallen ill amid a rapid…

Updated: May 18, 2022 09:27 IST

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un faces ‘huge dilemma’ on aid as virus surges

“Kim Jong Un is in a dilemma, a really huge dilemma,” said Lim Eul-chul, a professor at Kyungnam University’s Institute…

Updated: May 17, 2022 13:18 IST

North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim Jong Un orders lockdown

The official Korean Central News Agency said tests of samples collected Sunday from an unspecified number of people with fevers…

May 12, 2022 11:31 IST

North Korea tests suspected submarine-launched missile

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch occurred from waters near the eastern port city of Sinpo, where…

Updated: May 7, 2022 13:27 IST

North Korea launches projectile in an apparent weapon test

The launch came days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to accelerate the development of nuclear weapons and…

May 4, 2022 09:22 IST

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un vows to develop more powerful means of attack

The statement suggests North Korea might perform additional launches or even test a nuclear device soon as it pushes to…

Updated: March 28, 2022 10:34 IST

North Korea says it test-fired biggest ICBM, US adds sanctions

The report by North Korean state media came a day after the militaries of South Korea and Japan said they…

Updated: March 25, 2022 10:11 IST

The allies had said the missile, which the North calls Hwasong-17, could be tested at full range soon. (File/Reuters)

Dialling up pressure, North Korea tests long-range missile

It was North Korea’s 12th round of weapons launches this year and came after it fired suspected artillery pieces into…

March 24, 2022 15:48 IST

North Korean missile exploded in air in failed launch, says South Korea’s military

Details of the missile explosion weren’t immediately known. But the launch, the 10th of its kind this year, shows North…

Updated: March 16, 2022 11:24 IST

North Korea may fire biggest intercontinental ballistic missile to put spy satellite in space

South Korea’s Defense Ministry released a similar assessment and said North Korea must immediately stop any act that raises tensions.

March 11, 2022 16:46 IST

Photos show North Korea expanding uranium enrichment plant

In the past week, North Korea launched both ballistic and cruise missiles toward the sea in tests seen as an…

September 18, 2021 15:33 IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong warns South Korea-US drills will rekindle tensions

Kim Yo Jong’s statement carried by state media targets only South Korea, and this could add credence to a theory…

Updated: August 1, 2021 20:55 IST

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un orders legal supervision over economic plan

During January’s congress, Kim disclosed an array of sophisticated weapons under development and vowed to enlarge his nuclear arsenal to…

February 11, 2021 15:25 IST

After Trump setbacks, Kim Jong Un starts over with Joe Biden

Shin expects Biden to eventually pursue a deal with North Korea that resembles the agreement with Iran that Trump pulled…

January 22, 2021 12:06 IST

North Korea holds huge military parade as Kim vows nuclear might

While the country is believed to have accumulated at least dozens of nuclear weapons, outside estimates on the exact status…

January 15, 2021 10:06 IST

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Food subsidy need to exceed BE by Rs 22,000 crore

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The Union government’s food subsidy budget for FY26 is expected to surpass the budget estimates by over Rs 22,000 crore due to the high cost of storing excess grains. FCI has revised its projected expenditure to Rs 1.72 lakh crore for 2025-26, mostly due to surplus rice stocks. The PMGKAY subsidy burden is set to exceed Rs 2.25 lakh crore, the highest since FY23, with additional funds talks.

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