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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
TopicMissile test

Topic: missile test

North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles after unprecedented year of tests

Joyce Lee -
The launches were the latest in an unprecedented number of missile tests conducted by North Korea this year, as Pyongyang presses on with weapons development.

Navodaya Vidyalaya students boast solid track record of cracking IITs, but struggle to fit in

ThePrint Team -
‘I was lost’: Thrust into world of IITs, rural Navodaya Vidyalaya alums have each other’s back Students from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) have a solid...

Days before India’s missile test, Chinese spy ship enters Indian Ocean

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India’s missile test is likely to be fired from the Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha between 10 and 11 November.

North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles in seventh such launch, causes alarm

Nobuhiro Kubo -
South Korean officials say the rise could mean it is close to resuming nuclear testing, a first since 2017. North Korea, on the other hand, said the tests were for 'self defence'.

Deal for desi Astra Mk 1 sealed, India set to test next-gen air-to-air missile ‘this month’

Snehesh Alex Philip -
For Astra Mk 2, which will bring back India’s air-to-air combat superiority over Pakistan, DRDO has developed dual-pulse rocket motor to extend range.

After flurry of missile tests, Biden’s Seoul trip puts spotlight on North Korea’s nuclear programme

Suchet Vir Singh -
North Korea hasn’t tested nuclear weapons since 2017. But amid a catastrophic Covid surge & South Korea getting a hardliner president, intelligence reports indicate testing may resume.

‘Encroachment on sovereignty’ — North Korea condemns UNSC’s meeting on missile tests

Sohee Kim -
Tensions have risen between Pyongyang and Washington in recent weeks, with North Korea calling the US government’s engagement policy a 'petty trick'.

DRDO readies for another missile test, this time it’s subsonic ‘Nirbhay’

Snehesh Alex Philip -
In the last month, DRDO has carried out several tests of missiles and related technology, amid the Covid-19 pandemic and tensions with China.

Mission Shakti cements India’s position at the ‘Space NPT’ high table

Saurav Jha -
The timing of the A-SAT missile test is reflective of New Delhi’s desire to not allow a repeat of the NPT experience.

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Opinion

Kerala, Keral, Keralam. I’m a Malayali and the name change is more annoyance than pride

Theres Sudeep -
North Indians are so used to dropping the ‘A’ at the end of Kerala. Now they have to train themselves to add another letter.

Where does the law stand on Himanta Biswa Sarma’s video of ‘shooting’ Muslims?

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After being toppled by Gen Z, Nepal’s old guard is now chasing the youth vote

Economy

‘Dark chapter’ over, Chhattisgarh budget sets Naxal hotbed Bastar on path to ‘education cities’ & tourism

Apoorva Mandhani -
The Vishnu Deo Sai government's 2026-27 budget outlined a post-Naxal era vision for Chhattisgarh's tribal-majority belts of Bastar & Surguja. Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented it Tuesday.

Defence

Decoding India’s defence budget & how various govts struggled to spend it—from UPA to NDA

+TFP Bidisha Bhattacharya -
Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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