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Michael I, former King of Romania passes away

Michael I (96), the former King of Romania, has passed away in Aubonne, Switzerland on December 5, 2017. He ruled Romania twice – first in the 1920s, when...

December 6, 2017

India ranked 51st in 2017 IMD World Talent Ranking

India has been ranked 51st globally in terms of ability to attract, develop and retain talent while Switzerland topped the list compiled by leading global business school IMD....

November 21, 2017

New Delhi to host first-ever Nordic-Baltic Youth Film Festival

The Nordic-Baltic embassies will host the first-ever Nordic-Baltic Youth Film Festival in collaboration with the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi from November 13-18, 2017. The festival will...

November 10, 2017

A new freight train connects Russia with China

A freight train connecting Russia with China arrived in Ganzhou an inland city in Jiangxi province, carrying goods from Moscow. The freight train travelled more than 7,000 km,...

April 24, 2017

Rumen Radev wins Bulgarian Presidential Elections

Pro-Russian and former air force commander Rumen Radev has won the presidential elections at Bulgaria with a wide margin. Radev got 59.4 percent vote as against 36.2 percent...

November 14, 2016

India signs up to Europe-led clampdown on tax evasion and corruption

India has joined a group of nearly 40 countries that have signed a Europe-led clampdown on tax evasion and corruption. Under this group countries are committed to automatically...

June 10, 2016

Gotthard Base Tunnel: World's longest and deepest rail tunnel inaugurated

The world’s longest and deepest railway tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel was inaugurated in Switzerland. The full service of twin-bore tunnel will begin in December 2016. The Gotthard Base...

June 2, 2016

Europe becomes world’s first region to end malaria: WHO

Europe has become the world’s first region to wipe out Malaria, a mosquito-borne vetor disease with zero cases reported in the year 2015. It was revealed by the...

April 21, 2016

ExoMars 2016 spacecraft successfully launched by Europe and Russia

An unmanned spacecraft named ExoMars 2016 was successfully launched jointly Europe and Russia to search for biosignatures on Mars (or Martian life) in past or present. The spacecraft...

March 15, 2016

US launches biggest NATO airborne drills since Cold War in Europe

The US military has launched the largest NATO airborne drills dubbed as Swift Response 15 since the end of the Cold War to enhance security and stability in...

August 20, 2015

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