Asia and Norway

The properties attached include a plant, machinery, computers, land and building worth about ₹ 90,62,18,000 and bank balances to the tune of ₹ 43,75,82,000 in the name of Aatash Norcontrol Ltd (ANL). The Enforcement …

A total of 474 civil society organisations have submitted a complaint to the OECD against Norway’s Telenor after the telecom giant earlier this month sold its Myanmar business to M1 …

Norway and UNDP Vietnam support Human Rights in Vietnam and steps have been taken to ensure support of the Government in Vietnam, the Norwegian Embassy in Vietnam writes in a …

The Norwegian prime minister has admitted that almost two decades of the international military presence in Afghanistan has failed to yield the desired results. Erna Solberg remarked on Wednesday: “An …

The attacks of the invading Turkish state against Kurdistan and the executions carried out in Iran were protested in Oslo. The action organized by NCDK Oslo and PJAK begun in …

A group of six professors in social science at the University of Oslo in Norway has nominated the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) of Myanmar for the Nobel Peace Prize in …

Five years after the Paris Agreement, India is among the few developing countries that are not only meeting their “green” targets but are aspiring to more ambitious climate goals. At …

“The Parliament of India, after a full debate and discussion, passed reformist legislation relating to the agricultural sector. These reforms give expanded market access and provided greater flexibility to farmers. …

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed further political modernization and outlined his 2021 priorities for the Kazakh Parliament and government at the Jan. 15 opening of the first session of the …

Karima Baloch was a prominent student leader of Balochistan, who escaped Pakistan in 2016 to take refuge in Canada, was found dead in Harbour front near Toronto’s lakeshore. Karima Baloch, …

A proposal by India, South Africa and eight other countries calls on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to exempt member countries from enforcing some patents, and other Intellectual Property (IP) …

Foreign Ministries of Kazakhstan and Norway held regular political consultations via videoconferencing. Kazakh Foreign Ministry says the parties discussed political, trade, and economic cooperation issues within both bilateral and multilateral …

‘As one the world’s poorest countries, Afghanistan will continue to be an important partner for Norwegian development assistance. Norway will maintain a high level of aid until the end of …

Vietnam and Norway have agreed to maintain and intensify suitable consultation mechanisms to share information and viewpoints in search of a common voice and to intensify consensus in dealing with …

Activist groups in Pakistan have strongly condemned the police crackdown on civilians, especially from Christian community. Reports released on October 8, stated that Christians in Pakistan were in dire straits …

Opportunities for investment, trade and economic cooperation of Kazakhstan with Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway were discussed during the first business meeting «Kazakhstan – Northern Europe». Over 200 companies from …

Indian Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today reviewed the preparedness of Covid-19 vaccine delivery, distribution and administration. Prime Minister appreciated the efforts of innovators, scientists, academicians and pharma-companies in their …

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has thanked the security forces for defeating terrorist plot of Jaish-e-Mohammad, targeted at grassroots level democratic exercises in Jammu and Kashmir. The Prime Minister …

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting with Chief Ministers of all States and UTs on 24 November 2020 via video conferencing, to review the status and preparedness …

Today, we are focused on saving our citizens and economies from the effects of the global pandemic . Equally important is to keep our focus on fighting climate change. Climate change must be fought not in silos …

A major terror attack was foiled by Indian security forces in Nagrota, Jammu and Kashmir on 19 November 2020. Initial reports indicate the attackers to be members of Pakistan based …

Norway has shown interest to invest in ship recycling industry in Bangladesh. The Norwegian Ambassador Espen Rikter-Svendsen said this and also pledged to work together in various areas related to …

An elderly Norwegian was arrested yesterday at his Pattaya residence for downloading child pornography. City cops along with representatives from the Norwegian embassy arrested 87-year-old Hakon Stien after the authorities …