Russian assault prompts NATO’s first-ever deployment of Norway’s F-35 fighter jetsNATO scrambled Norwegian F-35 jets stationed in Poland for the first time to defend Polish airspace during Russia's large-scale missile and...
18 Jan, 2025, 11.24 PM IST
EU council agrees on a 5 bln euro aid to Ukraine armed forcesThe European Council has ratified an agreement to increase the EU's support for Ukrainian armed forces by 5 billion euros. This funding wil...
18 Mar, 2024, 08.59 PM IST
Newly enlarged NATO starts drill in Finland, Norway and Sweden in defense of its Nordic turfNATO has launched a large-scale exercise, Nordic Response 2024, involving over 20,000 soldiers from 13 nations, including Finland, Norway, ...
04 Mar, 2024, 05.26 PM IST
Norwegian cruise ship rocked by massive waves, terrifying videos show passengers hanging on for lifeVideos showing passengers hanging on for life onboard the Norwegian cruise ship MS Maud have emerged. The 70-foot waves were so strong that...
26 Dec, 2023, 05.12 PM IST
SJVN Green collaborates with Ocean Sun for new tech in green, clean energyThis MoU shall pave way for technology transfer and cooperation amongst the two countries, it added. Once this pilot project succeeds, the ...
27 Oct, 2023, 09.01 PM IST
Russia says scrambled jet to intercept Norwegian aircraft nearing borderRussia dispatched a MiG-29 fighter jet to prevent a Norwegian military patrol aircraft from violating its border over the Barents Sea. From...
14 Aug, 2023, 10.41 PM IST
US aircraft carrier arrives in NATO member Norway, to take part in drillsThe largest aircraft carrier in the world, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has arrived in Oslo. This marks the ship's first foreign call, and it is...
24 May, 2023, 04.44 PM IST
Russian warship armed with hypersonic missiles to join drills with China, S.AfricaThe missiles fly at nine times the speed of sound, with a range of more than 1,000 km (620 miles), Russia says. They form the centrepiece o...
23 Jan, 2023, 08.57 AM IST
Norway terminates NH90 helicopters contract with French firm, demands full refundNorway has decided to end its decade-old NH90 helicopter contract with a France-based company and has demanded to get fully refunded. The r...
10 Jun, 2022, 08.19 PM IST
Nobel Body lambasts Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed over humanitarian crisis in TigrayAbiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019.
14 Jan, 2022, 08.50 AM IST
Norway tells conscripts to return underwear after serviceThe Norwegian Defense Logistics Organization said because of "a challenging stockpile situation, this move is necessary as it provides the ...
10 Jan, 2022, 06.16 PM IST
Nordic fund KLP divests from Adani Ports over links to Myanmar militaryAdani Ports, India's largest port operator, has been under scrutiny from international investors over its project to build a container term...
22 Jun, 2021, 03.56 PM IST
Norway to allow US military to build on its soil in new accordThe agreement between the two NATO allies will let the U.S. build facilities at three Norwegian airfields and one naval base, but will not ...
16 Apr, 2021, 05.01 PM IST
Telenor settles Uninor's loans of Rs 9,809 croreTelecom operator Uninor today said its majority shareholder Telenor has settled all of the company's loans amounting to Rs 9,809 crore.
21 Aug, 2012, 01.40 AM IST
- Sri Lanka declares 48 hour ceasefire in civil war
Sri Lanka's president ordered government troops to halt their offensive against cornered Tamil rebels over the two-day Sinhala and Tamil Ne...
12 Apr, 2009, 04.33 PM IST
- Sri Lanka launches air attacks as ground battles rage
Sri Lanka launched air strikes against the LTTE as ground battles rage.
21 Dec, 2008, 11.42 AM IST
- Chinese nuclear base causes global concern
China’s military upgradation has set off alarm bells with the Navy maintaining that it would keep a close watch on the movement of Chinese ...
10 May, 2008, 04.00 AM IST