What to know about the streetcar derailment in Lisbon, Portugal, that killed 15 peopleThe streetcar service is 140 years old The streetcar, technically called a funicular, is harnessed by steel cables and can carry more than ...
04 Sep, 2025, 07.22 AM IST
Lisbon’s Gloria funicular crash: How many people can the famed streetcar carry at once?A tragic accident occurred in Lisbon as a streetcar derailed on Wednesday. The incident resulted in 15 fatalities and 18 injuries. Among th...
04 Sep, 2025, 05.54 AM IST
Family and football unite to bid Diogo Jota farewellLiverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota and his brother were laid to rest on Saturday in their hometown, just days after the pair died in...
05 Jul, 2025, 11.35 PM IST
Liverpool forward Diogo Jota, 28, and his brother die in flaming Lamborghini crashFootball world mourns the tragic death of Liverpool's Diogo Jota. He and his brother, Andre Silva, died in a car accident in Spain. The acc...
03 Jul, 2025, 04.00 PM IST
The world leaders set to attend Pope Francis's funeralWorld leaders are converging in Rome this Saturday for Pope Francis's funeral, drawing a massive crowd to St. Peter's Square. Dignitaries f...
23 Apr, 2025, 08.58 AM IST
President Droupadi Murmu arrives in Portugal's LisbonPresident Droupadi Murmu commenced her four-day state visit to Portugal and Slovakia, marking the first such visits by an Indian President ...
07 Apr, 2025, 07.36 AM IST
Bihar water resources dept's X account hacked, cybercriminals changed its name: OfficialsCybercriminals hacked the official X account of Bihar's water resources department, changing its name and handle multiple times. The depart...
19 Feb, 2025, 09.27 PM IST
Portuguese prime minister resigns after being caught up in corruption probePortuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced his resignation after being involved in a widespread corruption probe. Costa's shocking a...
07 Nov, 2023, 09.43 PM IST
"Matter between India and Canada," Portugal Foreign Minister on diplomatic rowCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday alleged that Ottawa had credible intelligence linking Indian agents to the killing of Khal...
25 Sep, 2023, 11.44 AM IST
Australia backs India, Japan to be made permanent UNSC membersAustralian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called for reforms to the United Nations Security Council, and has backed India and Japan to be ...
23 Sep, 2023, 02.57 PM IST
Poland's leader says Russia's moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, shifting regional securityPolish President Andrzej Duda has confirmed that Russia is moving short-range nuclear weapons to Belarus, which he says will change the sec...
22 Aug, 2023, 11.10 PM IST
Helping people to die: Europe leads the waySwitzerland is one of a growing number of countries that allow people to receive help to end their lives. France this week looked set to jo...
14 Sep, 2022, 09.55 PM IST
Portugal amends immigration law to tackle labor force shortageThe reform, proposed by the parliament in July gained the support of the majority vote on July 21. Especially by the Socialist and left par...
10 Aug, 2022, 09.44 PM IST
Renowned artist Paula Rego passes away at 87 followed by short illnessIn 2010, Queen Elizabeth II made the artist a dame, the female equivalent of a knight.
09 Jun, 2022, 08.35 AM IST
102 visits to India by foreign dignitaries in last 2 years: GovernmentThe presidents who visited India during the period included Portugal's Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro. The prime minis...
07 Apr, 2022, 05.51 PM IST
Global economic rebalancing has led to political rebalancing: S JaishankarExternal affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday said global economic rebalancing has led to political rebalancing and that countries, incl...
15 Feb, 2020, 09.29 AM IST
India, Portugal ink seven pacts after Modi-Sousa talksThe pacts provide for cooperation in areas of investment, transport, ports, culture and industrial and intellectual property rights. Portug...
14 Feb, 2020, 03.48 PM IST