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India, Finland hold 13th Foreign Office Consultations to strengthen bilateral cooperation

The talks, with Indian delegation led by Sibi Georg, covered trade, investment, digitalisation, quantum computing, 5G/6G, AI, sustainability, clean tech, and the circular economy.

Finland joins list of countries backing two-state solution for Israel-Gaza war

Unlike some other European nations, such as Spain and Norway, Finland has not recognised Palestine as a state. The Finnish govt is internally divided over a formal recognition.

Finnish Court sentences Russian man to life for war crimes in Ukraine

In a rare case of prosecution, Yan Petrovsky, also known as Voislav Torden, was convicted for activities in Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine a decade ago.

UNDP, Govts of Finland and Norway organise high-level dialogue at Columbia Uni

The event scheduled between 29 and 31 Jan brings together experts to discuss innovative solutions for SDGs.

‘All I Want for Christmas’ premiers in Delhi with hopes of resolving Ukraine crisis

Shooting the documentary in -18 degrees temperature was extremely challenging. But the pain of displacement experienced by the people inspired me to create it, says director.

Why banning social media for children wouldn’t save them from online harm

Young people live a lot of their social lives online, and shielding youth entirely could disconnect them from peers and affect their social wellbeing.

3rd Summit for Democracy: Governments unite against misuse of commercial spyware

The joint statement acknowledges the threat posed by the misuse of commercial spyware and the necessity of strict domestic and international regulations on its proliferation and use.

‘No ordinary person could’ve done it’ — leak in Finland-Estonia gas pipeline spurs tension in Baltic

Early Sunday morning, pressure dropped drastically in Balticconnector pipeline. An undersea telecommunications cable connecting Finland with Estonia was also damaged.

27 people, mostly children, injured in Finland after pedestrian bridge collapses

Many of those injured were part of a group of school children, the Helsinki Hospital Authority has said in a statement.

Finland enters NATO, Russia warns of counter-measures

The event marks the end of an era of military non-alignment for Finland that began after the country repelled an invasion attempt by the USSR during WW II and opted to try to maintain friendly relations with Russia.

On Camera

Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.