Kejriwal’s residence expenditure row | BJP draws parallel with ‘palaces’ of Saddam, Kim Jong Un

Kejriwal’s residence expenditure row | BJP draws parallel with ‘palaces’ of Saddam, Kim Jong Un

The BJP fired a fresh salvo at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal amid the row over the ₹45 crore expenditure comparing him with the likes of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in terms of “luxury”. | file photo | Photo Credit: ANI The BJP on Friday fired a fresh salvo … Read more

COVID-19 | Russian embassy says North Korea lifted lockdown in capital

COVID-19 | Russian embassy says North Korea lifted lockdown in capital

North Korean government, North Korean employees disinfect a facility at an underground store in Pyongyang, North Korea. File | Photo Credit: AP Russia’s embassy in North Korea says the country has eased stringent epidemic controls in capital Pyongyang that were placed during the past five days to slow the spread of respiratory illnesses. North Korea … Read more

Seoul, Washington push for joint planning and training involving U. S. nuclear assets: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol

Seoul, Washington push for joint planning and training involving U. S. nuclear assets: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. File | Photo Credit: AP South Korea reconfirmed on January 3 that Seoul and Washington are discussing its involvement in U. S. nuclear asset management in the face of intensifying North Korean nuclear threats, after President Joe Biden denied that the allies were discussing joint nuclear exercises. The purported … Read more

North Korea reports over 200,000 fever cases for 5th day amid COVID wave

North Korea reports over 200,000 fever cases for 5th day amid COVID wave

North Korea on Saturday reported more than 200,000 new patients suffering from fever for a fifth consecutive day, as it fought its first confirmed coronavirus outbreak. The ongoing COVID wave, declared last week, has fuelled concerns over a lack of vaccines, inadequate medical infrastructure and a potential food crisis in the country of 25 million, … Read more