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Why Russia's Victory Day parade in Red Square was scaled down this year

Russian Air Force Su-25 jets fly over Red Square leaving trails of smoke in the colors of the Russian state flag during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow.
world news
Published on May 10, 2026 06:26 am IST

Ukraine, Russia confirm US-brokered three-day truce, prisoner swap

Ukraine, Russia confirm US-brokered three-day truce, prisoner swap
us news
Published on May 09, 2026 01:56 am IST

World War II-era unexploded shell found in Assam’s Tinsukia, defused: Army

Indian Army defused a suspected WWII-era shell found during excavation in Tinsukia.
india news
Updated on May 01, 2026 08:38 pm IST

Did Ilhan Omar really say ‘World War 11’ while referring to Alien Enemies Act?

Ilhan Omar at the US House of Representatives on March 5, 2026.
us news
Updated on Apr 29, 2026 08:59 am IST

2 suspected WWII-era bombs defused by Army personnel in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum

2 suspected WWII-era bombs defused by Army personnel in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum
ranchi news
Published on Mar 25, 2026 06:57 pm IST

Group of city tram lovers to take out WWII-era vintage car on Feb 24 to mark 153rd anniversary

Group of city tram lovers to take out WWII-era vintage car on Feb 24 to mark 153rd anniversary
kolkata news
Published on Feb 23, 2026 10:48 pm IST

Quote of the day by Franklin D Roosevelt: ‘The only limit to our realisation…'

FDR was elected President of the United States four times.
art culture
Updated on Jan 31, 2026 07:15 am IST

Japanese American soldiers once branded 'enemy aliens' promoted posthumously

Japanese American soldiers once branded 'enemy aliens' promoted posthumously
india news
Updated on Jan 27, 2026 04:55 am IST

Pangsau Pass a symbol of peace, shared heritage: Arunachal Dy CM

Pangsau Pass a symbol of peace, shared heritage: Arunachal Dy CM
india news
Published on Jan 23, 2026 11:21 am IST

India, middle powers and the emerging global order

India today is no longer merely a balancing power. It is increasingly recognised as a great power in its own right, with strong relations across Europe, the Indo-Pacific, West Asia, Africa and Latin America, and a demonstrated ability to mobilise the Global South. (PMO)
opinion
Published on Jan 22, 2026 08:40 pm IST

Did US give Greenland to Denmark after WW2? Fact-checking Trump's Davos claim

Donald Trump speaks prior to a bilateral meeting with Switzerland's Federal President Guy Parmelin
us news
Published on Jan 22, 2026 09:00 am IST

Hump Museum keeps World War II legacy alive in Arunachal: DyCM

Hump Museum keeps World War II legacy alive in Arunachal: DyCM
india news
Published on Jan 03, 2026 02:42 pm IST

Betty Reid Soskin, oldest National Park Service ranger, dies at 104

Betty Reid Soskin, oldest National Park Service ranger, dies at 104
us news
Published on Dec 23, 2025 12:47 am IST

WWII Navy veteran Ira 'Ike' Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105

WWII Navy veteran Ira 'Ike' Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105
us news
Published on Dec 21, 2025 06:10 am IST

Efforts to require Asian American history in schools after anti-Asian hate starting to pay off

Efforts to require Asian American history in schools after anti-Asian hate starting to pay off
news
Updated on May 15, 2026 02:36 pm IST

Battlefield: World War II battle documentary in Imphal premiered at IIFI Goa

The Battle of Imphal was fought between the Allied Forces and the Japanese Army in 1944. (PIB India)
india news
Published on Nov 25, 2025 11:52 am IST

Ukrainians protest Russian envoy's visit to French island cemetery

Ukrainians protest Russian envoy's visit to French island cemetery
world news
Published on Nov 25, 2025 12:19 am IST

INA soldiers’ descendants: Ate lizards, were beheaded, faced atrocities as WW2 prisoners

Mumbai, India - Nov. 11, 2025: Mannat, Priyanka, Shaad Ali and Gautam Hazarika, during book launch of Gautam Hazarika's "Forgotten Indian prisoners of World War II" at the Asiatic Society in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
mumbai news
Published on Nov 12, 2025 05:28 am IST

India brings optimism as the UN turns 80

The UN in India is proud to be a humble partner in this journey, joining hands in initiatives that strengthen health, digital access, climate action, food security, and South–South cooperation. (AP)
opinion
Published on Nov 15, 2025 03:36 pm IST

Famous for World War II apology, Japan's ex-PM dies: Who was Tomiichi Murayama?

Tomiichi Murayama at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on July 29, 2015.
world news
Published on Oct 17, 2025 01:01 pm IST

Papa Buka: Heading to Oscars, movie on forgotten Indian soldiers

Papa Buka is an enigmatic and charming character, at home both in time and space. (NAFA Productions/Akshay Parija productions)
opinion
Updated on Oct 12, 2025 09:06 pm IST

China’s Military Parade Was a Message

YJ-17, hypersonic anti-ship missiles, pass during a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 3
world news
Published on Sept 04, 2025 10:48 pm IST

Xi Revisits WWII to Boost China in Great-Power Rivalry With U.S.

PREMIUM
An installation in Beijing commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory over Japan in World War II.
world news
Published on Sept 02, 2025 06:00 pm IST

What has prevented another World War

PREMIUM
What is preventing another World War? Nuclear deterrence is the biggest game-changer. The doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction keeps nuclear States in check since conflict escalation comes with existential risks. (REUTERS)
opinion
Published on Sept 02, 2025 03:33 pm IST

Manipur: 45 kg unexploded World War II artillery shell disposed of in Thoubal

Police said the shell was discovered on August 28 around 4.30pm at Khangabok Part-3 Makha Leikai when earth was being unloaded from a tipper truck at the residence of Moirangthem Nabachandra.
others
Published on Aug 30, 2025 06:08 pm IST

HT Picks; New Reads

312pp, ₹699; Context (Unsettling the notion that static national identities emerged unblemished by the migrant past in the aftermath of empires.)
books
Published on Aug 30, 2025 03:56 am IST

This woman made her wedding dress from parachute that saved her husband's life

Claude Hensinger kept the parachute that saved his life and later proposed to his girlfriend Ruth in 1947, offering her the material for a gown.
fashion
Updated on Aug 20, 2025 11:37 am IST

The Case for the Atomic Bomb, 80 Years Later

PREMIUM
Even after several square miles of central Nagasaki were destroyed by the second bomb, army chief Yoshijiro Umezu concluded that Japan still had the “ability to deal a smashing blow to the enemy”
world news
Updated on Aug 08, 2025 03:31 pm IST

Japan marks 80 years of atomic bombing as survivors seek nuclear disarmament

Visitors observe a minute of silence for the victims of the atomic bombing, at 8.15am, the time atomic bomb exploded over the city, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
world news
Published on Aug 06, 2025 10:57 am IST

Forgotten Korean survivor of the WWII atomic bombs breaks decades of silence

Bae Kyung-mi recalled hearing planes overhead while she was playing at her home in Hiroshima on that day.
world news
Published on Aug 04, 2025 10:34 am IST
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