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The shooter, who killed two Swedish nationals and injured a third person in a lone-wolf attack in Brussels , identified himself as a member of the terror group ISIS group, claiming responsibility for the attack.
Social media giant the X, formerly known as Twitter, account of Sweden-based fake news peddler Ashok Swain has been withheld in the country in response to a legal demand by the Government of India.
In a huge development, India backed Pakistan’s resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) condemning Quran-burning protests across Europe.
Turkey agreed Monday to allow Sweden to join the NATO alliance, setting the stage for the allies to showcase their unity at a summit focused on securing support for Ukraine's battle against Russia's invasion. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's block on Sweden's membership bid had cast a cloud over preparations for Tuesday's meeting, but Sweden and Turkey ironed out their differences in eleventh-hour talks.
After the Quran burning incident in Sweden last week, the Lahore-based ISI-backed Sunni terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) declared on Sunday, July 2 that it would attack Christians and churches in Pakistan.
Saab, a prominent defence and security business, has created the Sea Wasp, an advanced Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) built for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) duties in underwater environments, to meet this need.
In a recent incident, Sweden police approve Quran burning outside Stockholm mosque. The incident took place two weeks after a Swedish Appeals Court rejected a police ban on Quran burning protests.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday rebuffed growing international pressure on Ankara to accept Sweden's NATO membership bid before the Western defence alliance led by the US, meets in July.
United States has urged Turkey to approve Sweden's NATO membership, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken declaring that "the time is now" for the northern European country to join the alliance.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday (local time) interacted with the Indian diaspora in Sweden and discussed transformations underway in India. He also apprised them about the progress in bilateral relationship.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday (local time) laid stress on the multipolar world at the EU-Indo-Pacific Ministerial. He made the remarks while sharing his thoughts about the Indo-Pacific at the EU-India Pacific Ministerial Forum.
'Due to the current security situation in Islamabad, the Embassy of Sweden is closed for visitors,' read a statement from the Swedish embassy in Pakistan
A long-delayed vote in Hungary's parliament on ratifying the NATO accession bids of Sweden and Finland will likely be postponed again following a proposal from a senior government official.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed Wednesday (Feb 1) that Turkey will not allow Sweden to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance as long as it permits protests desecrating Islam’s holy book to take place.
Edwin Wagensveld, Dutch leader of the far-right Pegida movement in the Netherlands, tore pages out of a copy of Quran near the Dutch parliament and stomped on the pages. He claimed that he had permission of local authorities.
The tension between Sweden and Turkey is soaring as both countries are caught in a diplomatic conflict that led to a series of demonstrations and protests. In a recent development, outrage broke out in Turkey after a Danish activist Rasmus Paludan set the Quran, the holy book of Islam, on fire outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm on January 21. People in Ankara and Istanbul started protesting against the act and condemned Sweden for “state-supported Islamophobia”.
As a right-wing extremist group in Sweden burns the Islamic holy scripture Quran, tensions between this Nordic county and Islamic nations have risen to an all-time high. In the 2022 elections, Sweden got a Right-wing government after a very long time. Sweden, a country supposed to be a liberal heaven is witnessing, ‘illiberal’ and ‘fundamentalist’ tendencies according to liberals.
A Swedish prosecutor said Friday that explosions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline were the result of sabotage. In a statement, the Swedish Security Service said, "It is a case of serious sabotage," adding, "the extensive damage to the gas lines as a result of the detonations have been extensively documented."
Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology 2022 was awarded to Svante Paabo for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution, announced the award-giving organization on Monday (Oct 3).
Newton's Third Law of Motion, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. The extreme liberal and recently the woke attitude of the western governments have fueled the rise of the extreme right-wing in Europe. The elements lurking in society's darkest corners have now come back under the limelight.
Soon after Liz Truss was announced as the winner of her Conservative Party's leadership vote, the politicians and global leaders took to Twitter to congratulate the Britain's newest Prime Minister.
Microbiologist Emmanuel Andre, in charge of the National Reference lab for COVID 19 in Belgium shared on twitter that fourth case has been confirmed in the country. He tweeted referring to a festival held at port city in May, "This patient is being treated in Wallonia and is linked to the Antwerp event in which two other people were infected."
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday confirmed Turkey's opposition to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, again accusing them of failing to take a clear stance against terrorism.
PM Modi visited Denmark while India was celebrating Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and the Queen of Denmark celebrating golden jubilee of her rule. PM Modi not only met Queen of Denmark and PM of Denmark but also the Prime Ministers of Norway, Iceland, Sweden and Finland in the same visit, noting important areas of cooperation in discussions.
On the sidelines of the 2nd India Nordic Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Iceland Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir, Sweden Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, and Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin, in Copenhagen.
Unrest broke out in southern Sweden late Saturday despite police moving a rally by an anti-Islam far-right group, which was planning to burn a Quran among other things, to a new location as a preventive measure.
Russia's foreign ministry on Friday warned of unspecified "consequences" should Finland and Sweden join the US-led NATO defence alliance, after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine.
Operation Samudra Setu II : Indian Navy brings 340 MT LMO
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar slammed the international organizations criticizing India, saying that "self-appointed custodians of the world who find it very difficult to stomach that somebody in India is not looking for their approval".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to hold a virtual summit on Mar 5, with his Sweden counterpart Stefan Lofven, in order to exchange views on regional and global issues and to discuss the bilateral relations between the two countries.
Giving a newly developed level to the health sector, India and Sweden sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre. “Our collaboration with Sweden has been exemplary and defining. The MoU between India and Sweden is one of the most active and successful bilateral MoUs signed by India in the health sector”, said Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister for Health & Family Welfare as he presided over the signing of the MoU.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the government was open to further reforms for making India a more attractive investment destination.
Bolstering diplomacy between India and Sweden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held useful discussion with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. The leaders affirmed the common desire of building greater convergences on bilateral, regional and global matters of mutual interest.
Strengthening bilateral relations between India and Sweden, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will undertake a six-day visit to India beginning on Sunday, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Wednesday.
"5150 railway stations are already WiFi enabled in India. In next 6-8 months, 5500 stations will be under WiFi zone and all 6500 stations will be Wi-Fi enabled by next year", claimed Rail Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday attending the 19th Session of the Indo-Swedish Joint Commission for Economic, Industrial and Scientific Cooperation in Stockholm.
Now soon Jharkhand will have a new partner in its trade development that is Sweden. In this regard, CM Raghubar Das on Friday spoke to the delegation of Swedish company IKEA in Jharkhand.
The Swedish Academy says the Nobel Prize in Literature will be not awarded this year following sex-abuse allegations and other issues within its ranks that have tarnished the body’s reputation.
PM Modi has touched down Sweden on the first leg of his three-nation visit following with the warm welcome by Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven at the Arlanda Airport of Stockholm on Monday.
On his first leg to the three nations visit, PM Modi shook hands with Sweden PM Stefan Lofven and Sweden King Carl XVI Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria. PM Modi held crucial bilateral discussions with his Swedish counterpart.
PM Narendra Modi, carrying a bale of invitations of several functions, is set to visit the UK and Sweden for five days from today with an aim to enhance bilateral relations.
Sweden’s Leading Home furnishing firm is all set to kick-start its operations in Gujarat. On Thursday, IKEA officials met Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and expressed their wiliness to join hands with state government. On this occasion, a memorandum of understanding was signed between IKEA and Gujarat.
India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu is a world leader when it comes to renewable energy. Tamil Nadu left Sweden and Denmark behind to top in ‘Renewable Energy’. As well as being India’s number one state for wind energy, Tamil Nadu is also top for rooftop solar, and third for overall solar capacity including large-scale solar farms.
The Icehotel was first built in 1989 and is rebuilt every year. It is world's first hotel to be constructed with ice and snow. The Ice hotel in the small town of Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, has reopened recently. It melts every year and reconstructed.
For the first time since 1958, the four-time champions Italy has failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. After losing in the World Cup Qualifying European play-off against Sweden, 0-1 the Italian team failed to avoid the elimination. Sweden holds on to defeat Italy and return to World Cup in Russia 2018 play-off.
To enhance Indo-Swedish cooperation and explore new areas of partnership, the industry ministry is organising 'Make in India: Sweden 2017' from October 12-13. The Indian delegation led by the Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu held a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Löfven. The meeting reiterated the dedication to further strengthening of the Indo-Swedish economic relationship and exploring new avenues of collaboration.
‘Maharashtra will soon become a trillion dollar economy by 2030’, said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis who is on his three-day Sweden tour. CM Devendra Fadnavis is accompanied by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu and Maharashtra Industry Minister Subhash Desai. CM Fadnavis also met Swedish Minister for EU Affairs and Trade Ann Linde and discussed important bilateral issues, the statement said.
