Europe

Dubai Municipality upgrades its ‘Mobile Food Testing Lab’

Dubai Municipality has unveiled significant upgrades to its "Mobile Food Testing Lab", transforming the scope of services it offers in Dubai. This innovative laboratory now incorporates additional testing capabilities, including chemical testing for various consumer goods and products and gemological tests for gemstone examination.

2023-10-04T09:36:01.679775+00:00 IST

UK Media claims 55 Chinese sailors killed in accident in August

Following an unfortunate capture of their nuclear submarine in a trap meant to snare British as well as the US sub-surface vessels in the Yellow Sea, at least 55 Chinese sailors are feared to be dead, according to a report by the UK- tabloid newspaper, Daily Mail Online.

2023-10-04T09:33:22.986811+00:00 IST

Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy, principles highlighted in Geneva

During the ongoing Human Rights Council session in Geneva at the iconic UN HQ, Palais des Nations, the principles of Mahatma Gandhi were highlighted to commemorate the International Day of Non-Violence.

2023-10-04T03:44:49.991532+00:00 IST

Italy: Bus crash near Venice kills 21 people

The bus was travelling from Venice to nearby Marghera and was “full of people returning home from work,” Venice mayor Luigi Brugnaro told state media RAI.

2023-10-03T23:47:26.028758+00:00 IST

G20 a glimpse of what future of India-UK ties can be: Rishi Sunak

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit, was merely a glimpse of what India and United Kingdom relationship can achieve.

2023-10-03T13:07:22.872886+00:00 IST

Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, Anne L’Huillier win Nobel Physics

The three physics laureates - Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier have created flashes of light that are short enough to take snapshots of electrons’ extremely rapid movements.

2023-10-03T10:25:25.593034+00:00 IST

UK companies to design, manufacture AUKUS nuclear submarines

The first of the submarines will be delivered into service in the UK in the late 2030s and the first Australian ones will follow in the early 2040s.

2023-10-03T01:34:43.946048+00:00 IST

Slovakia summons Russian embassy official

Slovakia’s Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs on Monday said that it summoned a Russian embassy representative who spoke about “interference” by the United States in the country, an accusation the ministry called false.

2023-10-02T23:50:36.062181+00:00 IST

Russia: Indian envoy pays floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi

Indian Ambassador to Russia, Pavan Kapoor, offered floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and emphasized the relevance of the Father of the Nation and his message on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

2023-10-02T19:51:39.386155+00:00 IST

Victory depends on cooperation: Zelenskyy to EU foreign ministers

The foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) have arrived in Kyiv for the first meeting of the 27 member states ever held outside the EU.

2023-10-02T17:13:25.594069+00:00 IST

Nitin Gadkari takes test drive in hydrogen bus in Prague

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday took a test drive in a Hydrogen Bus by Skoda in Prague.

2023-10-02T17:00:15.359922+00:00 IST

London: CJI Chandrachud, Doraiswami pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi

A bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi by Fredda Brilliant was unveiled in 1968 at the centre of Tavistock Square in London, to mark the impending centenary of Gandhi's birth in 1869.

2023-10-02T16:44:51.286941+00:00 IST

WHO recommends new vaccine for malaria prevention

The recommendation follows advice from the WHO: Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation (SAGE) and the Malaria Policy Advisory Group (MPAG) and was endorsed by the WHO Director-General following its regular biannual meeting held on September 25-29.

2023-10-02T15:26:40.313293+00:00 IST

We have second largest road network in world: Nitin Gadkari

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that India has the second largest road network in the world. He also stated that India is the third largest automobile manufacturing hub in the world. 

2023-10-02T15:07:25.813380+00:00 IST

Khalistan supporters gather near Indian High Commission in London

Khalistan supporters gathered outside the Indian High Commission in London to stage a protest on Monday. There was a heavy presence of British security forces at the High Commission and the protestors were restricted to the opposite side of the High Commission

2023-10-02T13:52:15.487322+00:00 IST

UK parliamentarians, rights advocates lambast "China’s dictators"

“Nothing to celebrate” was the central theme of the protest, organised by China’s persecuted communities, including Hongkongers, Southern Mongolians, Tibetans and Uyghurs, according to Global Alliance for Tibet and Persecuted Minorities, a UK-based rights group.

2023-10-02T12:54:13.232362+00:00 IST

Covid vaccine pioneers awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discoveries that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

2023-10-02T10:45:43.504693+00:00 IST

UK: World Sindhi Congress protest against Pak atrocities

The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) expressed solidarity with the ongoing struggle against the Marhi Jalbani Massacre in Sindh, Pakistan by holding a protest on October 1 opposite 10 Downing Street, the residence of the UK Prime Minister.

2023-10-01T23:51:15.827421+00:00 IST

NATO chief Stoltenberg condemns Ankara suicide attack

Amid global condemnation of the suicide blast near the Turkish Interior Ministry in Ankara, the chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg on Sunday expressed solidarity with the country in the wake of the incident that left two policemen injured and sent a wave of fear among the people.

2023-10-01T16:15:39.292931+00:00 IST

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari reaches Prague

Union Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari was received in a traditional 'Maharashtrian way' at Prague airport on Sunday.

2023-10-01T15:12:04.092802+00:00 IST

Former Slovakian PM Robert Fico wins parliamentary elections

Robert Fico, a two-time former Slovakian PM now has a chance to regain the job. However, he must first seek coalition partners as his party did not get enough share of the vote to win outright.

2023-10-01T13:49:53.933718+00:00 IST