Germany
- India
India, other countries feeling weight of ‘big’ nation: German envoy
New Delhi: India and other countries feeling the weight of a “big and powerful nation” should sit together and see how to deal with the situation, German Ambassador Phillip Ackermann has said in…
- Middle East
Iran protests trigger solidarity rallies in US, Europe
Washington: Chanting crowds marched in the streets of Berlin, Washington DC and Los Angeles on Saturday in a show of international support for demonstrators facing a violent government crackdown in Iran, sparked…
- Automobile
BMW adds EV battery capacity in Germany
London: After releasing plans to scale EV and battery production in the US, BMW has announced it would also be adding a new battery assembly line and new cell varnishing lines at…
- Top Stories
Germany has not changed its position on Kashmir: German envoy
New Delhi: Germany on Sunday said it has not changed its position on Kashmir and the “bilateral path” is the way forward to resolve the vexed issue, days after India rejected a…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP CM meets diplomats of Germany, Norway amid efforts to increase exports
Amaravati: In the wake of the state government’s efforts to increase exports to Norway and Germany, diplomats B Bala Bhaskar and Parvathaneni Harish, respective Indian ambassadors called on chief minister Y S…
- World
Video: For the first time, Germany’s largest mosque raises call to prayer over loudspeakers
Berlin: For the first time, after a long wait, the Central Mosque of Cologne in Germany, raised the call to prayer over loudspeakers on Friday, October 14, 2022. The German city of…
- World
European Court of Justice bans headscarf in workplaces
The European Court of Justice issued a ruling that allows European companies to ban headscarves, and other religious, philosophical or spiritual symbols in their workplaces, local media reported. The ruling on Thuraday,…
- India
All conscientious countries have responsibility to call out international terrorism: MEA
New Delhi: India on Saturday took strong note of comments by foreign ministers of Germany and Pakistan on Jammu and Kashmir and said all conscientious members of the global community have a…
- World
Germany to set up stabilisation fund to fight energy crisis
Berlin: Germany is putting up a “defensive umbrella” of up to 200 billion euros ($196 billion) to stabilise the country’s economy during the energy crisis, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced. The country’s Economic…
- World
Germany’s public debt rises again
Berlin: Germany’s public debt increased by 25 billion euros ($24 billion) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2022 to 2.34 trillion euros, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has said. While government debt…
- World
UN education fund receives $42 million from donors
United Nations: Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, has received $42 million in new funding from the LEGO Foundation, Germany and the US,…
- World
1 killed, 1 wounded in shooting in Germany
Frankfurt One man was killed and another one was seriously injured in a shooting incident in Offenbach am Main in western Germany on Sunday evening, according to the regional police headquarters. The…
- World
France, Germany agree to cooperate amid energy crisis
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France and Germany will help each other through the energy crisis. Speaking at a press briefing after a videoconference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz,…
- World
Gas supplies via Nord Stream 1 pipeline indefinitely halted
Berlin: The supply of Russian gas to Germany through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline has been halted for an indefinite period, due to problems in a key piece of equipment, Russia’s largest…
- Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid to visit Berlin on Sep 11
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid will arrive in Berlin on September 11 for a two-day visit, his office said, adding that political discussions are planned. Tuesday’s announcement comes amid sharp…
