Seoul: South Korea launched its first lunar orbiter on Friday as it doubles down on its space programmes, aiming to land a probe on the moon by 2030. The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, nicknamed Danuri, meaning "enjoy the Moon", was launched on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket
New Delhi: Rice could emerge as the next challenge for global food supply as a shortage of rain in parts of India, by far the world’s biggest exporter, has caused planting area to shrink to the smallest in about three years. The threat to India’s rice
Tokyo: US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that her trip through Asia, which prompted an infuriated China to hold live-fire military drills in the waters off Taiwan, was never about changing the status quo in Taiwan or the region. Pelosi and a
United Nations: North Korea made preparations for a nuclear test during the first six months of this year, according to an excerpt of a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters. "Work at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site paves the way for additional nuclear tests for
London: The world’s wildlife may be in more trouble than scientists have so far reported, new research published suggests. While scientists have assessed the status of more than 147,000 plant and animals, there are thousands of species considered too "data deficient" for a full assessment. As
Dr Jumma Marri August 5 is a day of infamy for the BJP government of Indian PM Narendra Modi. On this day in 2019, Modi took an action which no previous Indian governments headed by Nehru, Vajpayee and others had done. On this day in a
New Delhi: Several Congress MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra and Shashi Tharoor, were detained by Delhi Police on Friday during a protest in the national capital against inflation and unemployment. Visuals by ANI showed a group of police personnel dragging Vadra into a police van. The
Beijing: A Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said on Friday that China’s position on the Kashmir issue was clear and consistent and called for resolution of the longstanding dispute peacefully through dialogue and consultations for the regional peace and stability. On the issue of Kashmir, China’s position
Srinagar: To condemn India’s illegal and unilateral steps in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), the international community and Pakistan’s diplomatic missions abroad expressed solidarity with Kashmiris. Special events and rallies were held in various countries to raise a voice against the unilateral actions
Vadodara: The Delhi Public School here, which had planned to take pre-primary students to a mosque on August 5, called off the trip after the Bajrang Dal activists threatened to stage a protest at the visiting site. The school management had sought consent from the parents