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Saturday, November 1, 2025
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Topic: EUROPE

China tries to help Europe but its faulty virus test kits aren’t helping

Beijing hopes to win favour through mass deliveries of medical aid to European nations – part of its wider geopolitical ambitions that go back years.

Europe cancels $1 billion garment orders from Bangladesh as coronavirus hits demand

The world’s second-biggest garment exporter, Bangladesh has been relatively unscathed with 27 coronavirus cases, but massive order cancellations may hit its economy.

Europe is struggling to beat the virus as death toll continues to mount

Europe’s mounting death toll brought grim reminder that in the hospitals at the heart of the outbreak, the virus is overpowering medical professionals.

Janata curfew is Modi’s 2nd stab at social mobilisation, but it can be a double-edged sword

PM Modi’s TV broadcast has made citizens responsible for their own well-being in the face of COVID-19. If it works, it could lead to more ambitious measures.

Why Europe is bailing out Iran’s regime now

Ignoring human rights violations in Iran, six European countries have now joined a bartering system designed to evade the US sanctions on Iranian oil.

Tata Steel will axe 3,000 jobs across Europe to cut costs

Tata Steel’s European operations are facing unprecedented severe market conditions & other steps will also be taken to cut costs.

How African footballers playing in Europe spend their money

When deciding how to give back, the players considered those who had significantly contributed to their professional football careers.

By scrapping Article 370, Modi is going for a failed European model of nation building

Modi govt’s Kashmir move is a fundamental reorientation of the way India handles diversities. The entire country is now Union’s territory.

Europe is reversing trend on deforestation, thanks to migration & govt policies

In the last century, trees flourished as people left the countryside for the city, and intensive agriculture meant less land was needed for farming.

Facebook is starting to feel the pinch of privacy where it hurts

Europe’s strict data privacy rules have dented Facebook's revenue growth, slowing it more than it is in USA and Canada.

On Camera

Shah Rukh Khan’s India is about love, not hate. Chak De! India to My Name Is Khan

This year, Jawan and The Kerala Story both won National Awards. The irony was impossible to miss. One critiqued the system, the other endorsed its narratives. The dichotomy says more about India’s cultural schizophrenia than any film review ever could.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.