Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a keynote address at the India Ideas Summit, hosted by the US-India Business Council. In the virtual summit, which brought together senior officials from the …
Nadarajah Sethurupan
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PM calls for a reformed multilateralism with a reformed United Nations at its center Our motto of ‘SabkaSaath, SabkaVikaas, Sabka Vishwas’ resonates with the core SDG principle of leaving no …
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Commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Rear Admiral Oleksiy Neyizhpapa and U.S. 6th Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Eugene Black have announced the start of 2020 Sea Breeze exercises with participation of …
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Norwegian authorities say they have arrested a 51-year-old British man suspected of issuing a bomb threat midair during a Ryanair flight from London to Oslo. The incident triggered a security …
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According to the Norwegian newspaper KirkenesBy, the two Finnish citizens, both male, were referred to police in Finnmark state yesterday for allegedly being in violation of Norway’s National Borders Act. Although …
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A man in his 60s received 718,000 kroner in work disability benefits even though he had a full-time job. He now has to serve four months in prison. The man …
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The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) states that, according to official information provided by the Norwegian authorities to the Romanian Embassy in Oslo, people traveling from Romania to the …
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USA took action to further limit Yevgeniy Prigozhin’s destabilizing global activity by designating entities that have enabled his ability to evade sanctions in Sudan. These designations include Private Military Company …
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United States and the United Kingdom announced the formal launch of a defense modernization collaboration and planning framework. “The United Kingdom, one of our strongest allies, has helped secure our …
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A woman has died and two more have been injured after a series of late night stabbings in Norway. First reports of the attacks came in just before midnight in …
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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power project to the Nation Solar energy will be a medium of energy needs of the 21st century because solar …
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Norway today announced that it is relaxing its strict quarantine rules for many European arrivals but only people living in three Swedish regions will be allowed to travel freely between …
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Naval forces from Canada, France, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States concluded the NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM)-led exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2020 in the northern Atlantic Ocean, …
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After 10 years of hard work, deforestation in Indonesia is going down. Emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in Indonesia were lower in 2016-17 than in the preceding decade. In …
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Diplomatic relations
Romantic partners and family members of Norwegians may now come to Norway to visit
Starting 15 July, the Government plans to allow the entry of foreign nationals from countries outside the EU/EEA (referred to as third-country nationals) who have family or an established romantic …
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Diplomatic relations
Nordic Foreign Ministers receive report on Nordic cooperation on foreign and security policy
Last week the Nordic Foreign Ministers received the report “Nordic Foreign and Security Policy 2020: Climate Change, Hybrid & Cyber Threats and Challenges”. On 30 October 2019, the foreign ministers …
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Media Freedom
Norway supporting international promotion of freedom of expression and freedom of the press
Norway is maintaining its international support for freedom of expression and freedom of the press by extending its cooperation with International Media Support for four years. According to the agreement, …
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United States has pledged more than $696 million in humanitarian assistance for vulnerable and conflict-affected Syrians. This includes over $272 million of humanitarian assistance inside Syria and over $423 million …
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Women’s suffrage campaign material produced in the USA as part of the historical Washington suffrage procession which took place on 3 March 1913, indicates that US women considered Norway as …
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The enemies of India have seen the fire and fury of our Forces: PM Due to the exemplary bravery of our Armed Forces in the recent weeks, the world has …
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Racial and ethnic terrorism, particularly white supremacist threats, are “on the rise and spreading geographically” according to a State Department report released Wednesday. “The threat posed by racially or ethnically …
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Kongsberg is to provide the Norwegian Armed Forces with a new Flexible High Capacity Radio Link (FHCL) with deliveries to begin in May 2021, the company announced on 2 July. …
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The 6th International Day of Yoga celebrated in Oslo. The celebrations commenced with a message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Earlier, Mr Modi appealed to the people to perform Yoga …
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The United Nations’ atomic watchdog agency has called on Iran to provide inspectors access to sites where the country is thought to have stored or used undeclared nuclear material. The …
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Norwegian Aid
Norway pledges NOK 100 million to support vaccine access for low- and middle-income countries
Norway is pledging NOK 100 million to support access for low- and middle-income countries to COVID-19 vaccines once they are developed. Prime Minister Erna Solberg is participating at the summit …