'We know that Mira has to go well beyond the 200kg mark. 202kg will not cut it this time but somewhere around 205-206kg should do it. But we are prepared for the challenge.'
The statement is the first public one by a North Korean official since intelligence reports circulated about the possibility.
'Rahul Gandhi is raising the issue of a caste census though his party has been doing injustice on this front from the 1950s.'
On June 12, history was made when United States President Donald Trump shook hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and had extensive talks at Capella Hotel in Singapore. However, this meet has come after several twists and turns. Following is the chronology of key events leading to a historic summit between the two leaders.
The two Koreas have agreed to pursue a bid to co-host the 2032 Olympic Games, they said in a joint statement on Wednesday following a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Ahead of the G-20 summit in Osaka this week, Xi has reasserted China's role as a global player, points out Dr Rajaram Panda.
Portugal enjoyed their biggest ever World Cup victory when they overwhelmed North Korea 7-0 in Group G on Monday to end the Asian side's hopes.
Donald Trump's exaggerated opinion of his dealmaking capacity can get him into trouble, observes R Sriram.
Security agencies at Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port intercepted and seized the consignment of a Karachi-bound ship from China after it was found carrying a dual-use consignment with implications for Pakistan's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.
India had joined the international community in deploring North Korea's nuclear tests.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday conveyed India's security concerns to her North Korean counterpart Ri Su Yong in New Delhi, emphasising the significance of peace and stability in the Korean peninsula for the country.
United States Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel announced to deploy new 14 interceptors in Alaska to bolster country's missile defence system against the increasing threat from North Korea.
Reacting strongly to North Korea over its statement claiming that its missiles can Strike inside United States territory, the US administration said the North Korean regime should spend its resources and energy on feeding its own people rather than bragging about its missile capabilities.
He, however, admitted that North Korea is a 'hard target and that correctly assessing its intentions is nearly impossible'.
It is the first-ever visit by a head of the Indian Army to South Korea.
The US is unwittingly proving to the North Korean leadership that its experimentation with transparency was unwise, says B Raman
'No matter how severe sanctions the UN security council imposes on North Korea, the impact of the sanctions would depend on how faithfully they are enforced by China,' says Dr Rajaram Panda.
North Korea appears to have carried out a nuclear test on Tuesday despite a promise from the UN Security Council of "consequences"
Rajaram Panda explains why the US president needs to restrain himself and build a relationship with China to put any credible pressure on North Korea.
On her first overseas trip as the top US diplomat, Secretary of State Hillary R Clinton would embark on a week-long visit to China, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia later in February.
17 Republican lawmakers want Nobel for his work to end the Korean War.
Kim did not rule out diplomacy with the Biden administration despite that Pyongyang called Biden a 'rabid dog' after Biden labelled Kim a 'thug'.
Categorically ruling out the possibility of accepting North Korea as a nuclear power, the United States said that Pyongyang has the peaceful option to enter into negotiations for the denuclearisation.
Pyongyang agreed in principle to dismantle its nuclear weapons at the September 2005 round of talks but boycotted the meeting following US financial sanctions imposed on the reclusive Stalinist state.
Trump's tweet comes after Kim Jong-un blasted the US President Donald Trump as "mentally deranged" and vowed to make him pay dearly for threatening to destroy his country.
It has proposed to stop its weapons programme. The proposal followed South Korean chief negotiator Lee Soo-Hyuch's remarks that Russia, China and his own country were willing to provide energy aid to North Korea.
Led by United States President Barack Obama, top American officials have reached out to key global leaders, including Japan, China, Russia and South Korea for stability of Korean Peninsula following the death of North Korea leader, Kim Jong-il. Obama himself called the South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, on Monday night during which he reaffirmed the US' commitment to the stability of the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea will place all the plutonium it has produced under IAEA safeguards.
The bill now heads to the White House for President Donald Trump's approval.
Is North Korea really dismantling its nuclear programme? Rajaram Panda explains the many challenges to denuclearise the Korean Peninsula.
Pakistan spread nuclear weapon technology around the globe in exchange for cash, political influence and help with its own atomic bomb programme, suggest documents obtained by a United States news channel.
Aman Sehrawat is the first Indian male wrestler to secure berth for the Paris Olympic Games
China, a key ally of North Korea, on Friday called for "calm and restraint" from the international community after Pyongyang's failed rocket launch drew strong condemnation from the United States and its allies.
Sanctions against North Korea following its H-bomb test could have serious repercussions and may prove disastrous for all the players involved, says Debalina Ghoshal.
Amid talks that former President Bill Clinton's successful visit to North Korea might open up a new door of engagement with the United States, President Barack Obama has said it was just a humanitarian mission to seek the freedom of the two jailed American reporters from the Communist nation. Led by Obama himself, the White House and the State Department including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, had a tough time in responding to various questions.
The meeting between United States President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later this week will be dominated by talks on cyber security, North Korea and Asia Pacific region along with bilateral relations, White House officials have said.
North and South Korea plan to repeat the march they first made under the same flag at the 2000 Games in Sydney.
The blast at Ryongchong Station, 50 km north of Pyongyang, occured hours after North Korean leader Kim Jong-il passed through the station returning from from Beijing.
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