Anand loses to Yu Yangyi in Norway chess tournament
Stavanger, June 11 (IANS) Viswanathan Anand lost to Yu Yangyi of China in the tie-break game in the sixth round of Altibox Norway chess tournament …
Venezuela government, opposition to return to Norway for talks
Caracas, May 26 (IANS) The President of Venezuela said his delegation was preparing to travel to Norway for a fresh round of negotiations with the …
70% flights cancelled in Sweden, Denmark, Norway
Stockholm, April 26 (IANS) A total of 1,409 Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) pilots from Sweden, Norway and Denmark went on strike on Friday, causing 673 cancellations …
400 evacuated from cruiser off Norway (2nd Lead)
Copenhagen, March 24 (IANS) As many as 400 of the 1,373 people have been airlifted to the shore from a cruise ship that suffered engine …
Cruise ship being evacuated off Norway coast
Oslo, March 24 (IANS) Evacuation was underway to rescue about 1,300 passengers and crew from a cruise ship off the coast of Norway that suffered …
Spain start Euro qualifying after win over Norway
Madrid, March 24 (IANS) Spain got their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign off to a good start thanks to a 2-1 win over Norway in Valencia’s …
Cruise ship evacuating 1,300 people off Norway coast
Copenhagen, March 24 (IANS) Rescuers are scrambling to rescue about 1,300 passengers and crew from a cruise ship off Norway that suffered an engine failure, …
Norway difficult team in Euro qualifiers: Jordi Alba
Madrid, March 21 (IANS) With many new players set to debut for the Spanish national football team, Spain and Barcelona left-back Jordi Alba warned that …
Norway to reconsider regulations for passport photos of Sikhs: Minister
Chandigarh, Feb 14 (IANS) The Norwegian government has agreed to re-examine regulations requiring Sikhs to have passport photos with totally visible ears, Union Minister of …
India signs agreement with Norway to combat marine pollution
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) India’s Environment Ministry on Monday signed an agreement with the Norwegian Foreign Affairs Ministry for an initiative seeking to combat …
Tata Power Delhi, Norway’s PIXII ink deal on grid
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (TPDDL) has signed an agreement with Norwegian power technology company PIXII to explore the use …
Norway businessman’s wife kidnapped, ransom demanded in cryptocurrency
Oslo, Jan 9 (IANS) The wife of a Norwegian multi-millionaire businessman has been missing for months after being abducted and the kidnappers have demanded a …
India-Norway trade has potential for expansion: Kovind
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said there is scope for expansion of bilateral trade between India and Norway when …
India, Norway to boost cooperation on SDGs, ocean economy (Roundup)
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) India and Norway agreed to work in close cooperation on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the ocean economy …
India, Norway to cooperate on SDGs, ocean economy
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) India and Norway agreed to work in close cooperation on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the ocean economy …
India, Norway to work together on ocean economy, SDGs
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) India and Norway agreed to work together on ocean economy and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) following delegation-level talks …
Euro 2020 draw: Spain to face Sweden, Norway, Romania, Faroe Islands, Malta
Dublin, Dec 2 (IANS) The Spanish national football team was drawn in Group F of the Euro 2020 qualifying alongside Sweden, Norway, Romania, the Faroe …
NATO’s biggest exercise since Cold War draws protests in Norway
Oslo, Oct 28 (IANS) Rallies were held in Norway on Saturday to protest against NATO’s biggest military exercise since the end of the Cold War …
Norway moves on Rushdie publisher attempted murder case
Oslo, Oct 9 (IANS) Norway’s police on Tuesday charged various people over the attempted murder in 1993 of the Norwegian publisher of Salman Rushdie’s bestselling …
Norway best in world in traffic safety
Oslo, June 27 (IANS) Norway has least traffic accidents in the world, leaving other European countries much behind, newspaper Aftenposten reported on Wednesday. The total …
US to increase Marines in Norway amid Russia tensions
Washington, June 13 (IANS) The Norwegian government has approved 400 additional US Marines to be posted in the country amid rising tensions with Russia, the …
Norway keen to invest in Himachal: Ambassador
Shimla, May 8 (IANS) Norway’s Ambassador to India Nils Ragnar Kamsvag on Tuesday called on Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and expressed his …
Norway to introduce minimum marriage age
Oslo, April 26 (IANS) The Norwegian government said on Thursday it has proposed to ban child marriages and introduce an absolute minimum marriage age of …
Modi meets PMs of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland
Stockholm, April 17 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held separate bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Finland ahead …
Winter Olympics: Norway claims two golds to top medals table
PyeongChang (South Korea), Feb 21 (IANS) Norway claimed two more golds on Wednesday to lead the medals table at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. In a …
Norway take gold medal in men’s cross-country team sprint
PyeongChang, Feb 21 (IANS) Norway won the gold medal in the men’s Team Sprint cross-country skiing final at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Wednesday . …
Norway takes two golds to top medals table at Winter Olympics
PyeongChang, Feb 18 (IANS) Snow sports powerhouse Norway grabbed two gold medals on Sunday to top the medals table at the Winter Olympic Games here. …
Norway’s Bjoergen equals Winter Olympics medal record of 13
PyeongChang, Feb 17 (IANS) Norway’s cross-country skiing legend Marit Bjoergen won her record-equalling 13th medal at Winter Olympic Games following her country’s victory in women’s …
3,000-year-old graves found in Norway
Oslo, Oct 23 (IANS) Archaeologists have found 3,000-year-old graves in central Norway, media reports said on Monday. The archaeologists, from the Norwegian University of Science …
Norwegian seafood industry eye Indian gourmet market
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) For well over two decades, Norwegian seafood is being served at high-end eateries in India but the imports have been …
Film on Pakistani girl wows audience at Toronto festival
Toronto, Sep 11 (IANS) Pakistani-Norwegian actor-director Iram Haq’s much talked-about film “What People Will Say” wowed audience at its world premiere at the Toronto International …
Germany, England tighten grip on World Cup berths
Berlin/London, Sep 5 (IANS) Germany and England won their respective 2018 World Cup qualifiers to move closer to securing passage to next year’s football tournament …
Germany crush Norway 6-0 in World Cup qualifier
Stuttgart, Sep 5 (IANS) Reigning FIFA World Cup champions Germany reaped their eighth win in as many games after crushing Norway 6-0 in Group C …
Rahul meets Oslo Mayor
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi met Oslo Mayor Raymond Johansen and said “it was great to interact with him”. “It …
Taiwan launches first homegrown satellite
Taipei, Aug 25 (IANS) Taiwan has launched Formosat-5, the first homegrown observation satellite, from an air base in the US, the island nation’s National Space …
Rahul to skip Lalu’s rally
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi may skip RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s rally in Patna on Sunday as is travelling to …
Norway has world’s fastest mobile Internet
Oslo, Aug 12 (IANS) According to global leader in broadband testing Ookla, Norway has the fastest mobile Internet in the world. In only 13 months, …
Former Indian diplomat Nirupam Sen dead
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Nirupam Sen, a former Indian Permanent Representative to the UN, passed away here on Sunday. He was 70. Succeeding Vijay …
Norway named ‘happiest country in the world’
Oslo, March 20 (IANS) Norway has toppled Denmark from the number one position as the “happiest country in the world”, according to a United Nations …
Lars Lagerback new coach of Norway football team
Oslo, Feb 2 (IANS) Norway named Swedish veteran Lars Lagerback as its new national football team coach in a three-year deal, public broadcaster NRK has …
Indian child’s custody: Sushma contacts envoy in Norway
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday got in touch with India’s Ambassador to Norway following reports that a five-year-old …