North Korea notifies Japan of satellite launch between November 22 and December 1

North Korea notifies Japan of satellite launch between November 22 and December 1

North Korea has told Japan it plans to launch a satellite in the coming days, a possible third try to put a military spy satellite into orbit. File. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea has notified Japan of its plan to launch a rocket carrying a space satellite between November 22 and December 1 in … Read more

North Korean leader’s sister vows second attempt to launch spy satellite, slams U.N. meeting

North Korean leader’s sister vows second attempt to launch spy satellite, slams U.N. meeting

Kim Yo Jong vowed again Sunday, June 4, 2023, to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite as she lambasted a U.N. Security Council meeting over the North’s first, failed launch. | Photo Credit: AP The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed again on June 4 to push … Read more

Morning Digest | Judicial commission to probe Manipur ‘ethnic violence’, says Amit Shah; India beats Pakistan to win its fourth junior men’s Asia Cup hockey title, and more 

Morning Digest | Judicial commission to probe Manipur ‘ethnic violence’, says Amit Shah; India beats Pakistan to win its fourth junior men’s Asia Cup hockey title, and more 

Sedition law can be retained but with safeguards: Law Commission The Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code dealing with sedition needs to be retained but certain amendments could be made for greater clarity regarding its usage, the 22nd Law Commission has said in its report to the government. The commission said sedition being a … Read more

South Korea to conduct satellite launch as North Korea pushes to fire its first military spy satellite

South Korea to conduct satellite launch as North Korea pushes to fire its first military spy satellite

In this photo released by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, the Nuri rocket sits on its launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea on May 23. | Photo Credit: AP South Korea was set to launch its first commercial-grade satellite on May 24 as rival North Korea pushed plans forward to … Read more

North Korea says latest launches tested first spy satellite

North Korea says latest launches tested first spy satellite

North Korea said on December 19 that it fired a test satellite in an important final-stage test for the development of its first spy satellite, a key military capability coveted by its leader Kim Jong Un along with other high-tech weapons systems. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency also released low-resolution, black-and-white photos showing … Read more