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In 1961, Berliners went to sleep and woke up to a city cut in half. East German troops had put up barbed wire overnight, stopping trains, cars and thousands of people from crossing between East and West BerlinIn 1961, Berliners woke up to find barbed wire separating East and West Berlin after East German troops sealed the border overnight. Train ...- In 1986, a mysterious gas cloud escaped from Lake Nyos in Cameroon, silently killing people as they slept. An invisible cloud travelled 25 km, wiping out entire villages and killing more than 1,700 people overnightIn August 1986, Lake Nyos in Cameroon suddenly released a huge cloud of carbon dioxide that moved silently through nearby valleys while peo...
- In 1901, Wuppertal opened a railway suspended 26 to 40 feet above the city. 125 years later, the 8.3-mile Schwebebahn remains the backbone of local transport, carrying more than 80,000 passengers every dayWuppertal's Schwebebahn, a suspended railway, has connected communities since 1901. This unique transport system travels above the Wupper R...
- Women's Hockey WC: India's journey from 1974 to 2022 marked by struggleIndia's women's hockey team has a varied World Cup history. They achieved a notable fourth place in the inaugural 1974 tournament. Financia...
- Code Name Silver: The Indian spy who played 5 sides in World War IIKnown by the British codename “Silver”, Talwar operated across German, Italian, Soviet, British and Japanese intelligence networks while ma...
- Quote of the day by Angela Merkel: "What does freedom mean to me? This question has occupied me my entire life... Freedom is for me not to..." — Inspiring life lessons on continuous learning, personal growth, leadership, self-discovery, purpose, and how pushing your boundaries unlocks lifelong autonomy by the former German ChancellorToday's Quote of the Day by Angela Merkel: Angela Merkel’s quote on freedom defines true liberty not merely as the absence of external poli...
- BTS pips the piper, sings the right tuneBTS's decision to boycott the Grammy Awards sheds light on the issue of Western cultural confinement and simplistic labeling. The group adv...
- School Assembly News Headlines, July 28, 2026: Top national, international, business and sports updatesSchool Assembly News Headlines, July 28, 2026: From key developments in India's anti-paper leak law and Supreme Court observations on stude...
- Audi must work with Volkswagen to realign business, says CFOAudi's finance chief stated the premium brand needs restructuring with Volkswagen. Declining sales in China and the United States are creat...
- School assembly news headlines, July 27, 2026: Top national, international, sports and business updatesSchool assembly news headlines, July 27, 2026: Prime Minister Modi highlighted India's growing role as a global defence partner. Internatio...
- Hormuz tensions make India-Germany energy ties vital: EnvoyGerman Ambassador Philipp Ackermann expressed concern over Strait of Hormuz attacks. He called for diplomacy and a quick return to the stat...
- The Best Advice for Life by Germany's first female chancellor, Angela Merkel: 'Anything that seems to be set in stone or inalterable can, indeed, change...'- Why every great change begins in your mindAngela Merkel emphasizes the transformative power of the mind, stating that all change begins internally. Her leadership during challenging...
- Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri heads to Paris, Berlin amid West Asia crisisForeign Secretary Vikram Misri embarks on a three-day visit to Paris and Berlin starting Sunday. He will hold high-level discussions on cru...
- Breaking down boundaries: Google celebrates 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall with special doodle"Tor auf!" roared the crowds gathered at the Berlin Wall on this evening in 1989.
- Berlin: Subtle commemorations of historyBerlin is truly one of Europe’s most vibrant capital cities, with much art, culture on display but Prakash Dubey was particularly struck by...
- Why the Berlin Wall fell twenty years laterWe are approaching the 20th anniversary of the fall of Communism. This comprehensively refuted the Communist claim to represent the people.
- Two German regional banks seek state aid: ReportTwo regional German public banks want to call on aid from the government as part of a huge operation to rescue the banking sector, the maga...
- Germany marks 60th anniversary of Berlin AirliftGermany on Thursday marks the 60th anniversary of the start of the Berlin Airlift, an unprecedented undertaking that likely saved the city ...
- Berliners to vote on historic airport's closureBerliners will go to the polls Sunday to vote on a last-ditch bid to save the German capital's historic Tempelhof airport, the hub of the B...
- Berlin's growing profile gives legendary studio a boostBabelsberg, Berlin's historic answer to Hollywood, likes to remind visitors of its mythic status as the world's oldest movie studio.
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