France reiterates support for India's NSG membership bid, asks members to take 'positive decision'
Beijing is keen on blocking India's bid for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, while saying exception should not be made for India.
Jun 22, 2016, 18:54 PM IST
US support for India's NSG bid part of greater design: Pakistan's NSA
Pakistan is upset at the US decision to aggressively campaign for India while ignoring Islamabad's aspirations to become an NSG member.
Jun 22, 2016, 13:51 PM IST
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar may travel to Seoul to push for India's NSG membership
With China leading the opposition against India's entry into the elite Nuclear Supplier's Group (NSG), New Delhi is in a diplomatic overdrive to reach out to countries to support its bid.
Jun 21, 2016, 18:31 PM IST
Pakistan only hurdle to Indian ''hegemony'' in South Asia: Sartaj Aziz
In its case against India`s bid in the NSG, Pakistan has claimed that adding India in the elite group could `affect the strategic stability of South Asia`.
Jun 21, 2016, 10:53 AM IST
NSG membership won't give India tangible gains: Expert
The plenary meeting of the NSG is expected to be held in Seoul, South Korea on June 24.
Jun 17, 2016, 17:59 PM IST
South Korea holds navy drill near disputed border with North Korea
The two Koreas fought bloody naval battles near the sea border known as the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in 1999, 2002 and 2009.
Jun 16, 2016, 09:06 AM IST
North Korea may have 21 nukes or more: US think tank
North Korea may have produced an additional six or more nuclear weapons over the past 18 months, possibly bringing its total arsenal to more than 21 bombs, a US think tank said.
Jun 15, 2016, 07:55 AM IST
Thousands march in Seoul for Gay Pride parade
Some 2,000 police were deployed along the parade route as hundreds of Christians turned out to protest the event, chanting slogans and holding up one sign in English that read: "Homosexual is sin. Return to Jesus".
Jun 11, 2016, 16:25 PM IST
China opposes India's NSG membership bid in Vienna, but New Delhi still hopeful of turnaround
China has been opposing India's membership bid saying the elite nuclear club should not alter criteria for specific applicants.
Jun 11, 2016, 09:20 AM IST
NSG meeting ends; India's bid to be taken up in next plenary in Seoul
Besides China, the member countries in the 48-nation group which were opposed to India’s membership were New Zealand, Ireland, Turkey, South Africa and Austria.
Jun 10, 2016, 23:00 PM IST
North Korea mass mobilisation kicks off 5-year plan
The "mass mobilisation" took place on Wednesday in the sprawling Kim Il Sung square in the North Korean capital.
Jun 02, 2016, 15:41 PM IST
South Korea welcomes US move to label North a money launderer
South Korea welcomed on Thursday the US decision to label North Korea a "global money laundering concern" -- a move that will further isolate Pyongyang from the global financial system.
Jun 02, 2016, 13:21 PM IST
North Korea offers particularly good look at Kim, other leaders
North Korean state media today released high-resolution headshots of more than two dozen top officials, including leader Kim Jong Un, that appear to be missing something Pyongyang-watchers have come to expect: signs of retouching.
May 11, 2016, 21:41 PM IST
BBC says North Korea detains and expels reporter
BBC reporter Rupert Wingfield-Hayes was detained on Friday at Pyongyang airport as he was leaving the country with two other BBC staff.
May 09, 2016, 11:19 AM IST
South Korea warns of citizens' potential abduction by North
South Korea said on Monday it was on guard for the possibility North Korea may try to snatch its citizens abroad or conduct terrorist acts after the North accused it of abducting North Korean workers from a restaurant in China.
May 02, 2016, 19:11 PM IST
Need powerful nuclear deterrence to counter US hostility: North Korea
North Korea needs a powerful nuclear deterrence to counter U.S. hostility and threats, the foreign ministry was quoted by the state news agency KCNA as saying on Tuesday.
Apr 26, 2016, 21:38 PM IST
N Korea offers to send 'abducted' defectors' parents to South
North Korea today said that it wanted to set up a meeting - in Seoul if necessary - between a dozen recent defectors and their parents to prove Pyongyang's claim that the former were abducted by South Korea.
Apr 21, 2016, 14:52 PM IST
North Korea could conduct its fifth nuclear test before May: South Korea
North Korea could conduct its fifth nuclear test before May, South Korean officials said on Sunday.
Apr 17, 2016, 20:27 PM IST
North Korean colonel defected to South last year: Seoul
Seoul said Monday a North Korean colonel had defected to the South last year in a rare move by a such high-level military official.
Apr 11, 2016, 12:55 PM IST
South Korea reveals defection last year of two North Korea officials
Two senior North Korean officials, including an army colonel specialising in espionage against the South, defected to South Korea last year, the Seoul government said on Monday.
Apr 11, 2016, 12:29 PM IST
