North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday sent New Year’s greetings to Russian President Vladimir Putin after the latter shared his greetings with Kim on December 20. Describing the “invincibility and might” of the alliance, Kim mentioned that the two nations share “blood, life and death in the same trench,” underscoring the commitment of […]
A smartphone smuggled out of North Korea has offered one of the clearest glimpses yet into how tightly the state controls language, information and private behaviour. Obtained by the BBC in late 2024 through defector networks and analysed by technology specialists, the device shows a level of surveillance and ideological enforcement built directly into everyday […]
New Delhi, 14 December (Udaipur Kiran) – The National Capital Region (NCR) woke up to dense fog and a thick layer of smog this morning. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, Anand Vihar in Delhi recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 491, placing it in the ‘severe’ category. A similar situation was observed […]
North Korea tourists are restricted to approved itineraries and escorted at all times/ Youtube Drew Binsky, Getty When North Korea reopened its borders in 2025 after five years of pandemic isolation, the world took notice. Few countries inspire as much curiosity or fear. The state keeps an iron grip on movement, information, and outsiders, and […]
While the Donald Trump administration’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee was meant for a deterrent for the tech industry to hire from overseas, the rural healthcare system is suffering now for want of good doctors as they can’t pay $100,000. The Washington Post reported the plight of a health facility in Shelby, a small town in […]
Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman on Thursday accused Russia of transferring some of the thousands of Ukrainian children it has allegedly abducted from occupied territories to North Korea for “re-education.”Dmytro Lubinets, as cited by AFP, did not say how many children were sent to North Korea, a state that has expanded its cooperation with Moscow in […]
A fire on the roof of the Raleigh convention center was contained within an hour on Monday night after a natural gas incident sparked flames around 9.30pm, according to city of Raleigh officials. No injuries were reported.City spokeswoman Julia Milstead told WRAL that the blaze was restricted to the roof and did not spread into […]
Representative image (AP) Armed men linked to ISIS entered a mosque in northern Mozambique’s Mocimboa da Praia last month and ordered residents to gather and demanded the key, according to the mosque’s imam.The group unfurled an ISIS banner after taking control of the mosque’s microphone, signaling a renewed presence in the area. The incident comes […]
Jaipur, 18 November (Udaipur Kiran). With winter setting in and dense fog expected across northern India, the North Western Railway (NWR) has strengthened safety measures to ensure smooth and secure train operations. Fog conditions usually affect routes under the Jaipur and Bikaner divisions, prompting the railway to put special protocols in place. According to NWR […]
In a startling development, all forty cities ranked among the world’s most polluted on October 30, 2025, were from India, highlighting the country’s escalating air quality crisis. According to AQI data recorded at 8:30 AM, pollution levels in many northern towns crossed into the “severe” and “hazardous” range. Surprisingly, Delhi, long associated with India’s smog […]
