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A recreational skydiver & a mountaineer. Meet Polish, Hungarian astronauts part of Ax-4 mission

New Delhi: It is not just an Indian in space after 41 years, the Axiom-4 is a momentous mission for Poland and Hungary too....

Hungary PM warns of ‘legal consequences’ for organising or attending banned Budapest pride march

Hungarian parliament, dominated by Viktor Orbán's party, recently passed a law allowing police to ban LGBTQ marches, on grounds that child protection supersedes right to assemble.

Hungary’s parliament approves Bill to withdraw from International Criminal Court

Claiming that the ICC has become 'political', PM Viktor Orban's government announced its decision to withdraw in April, shortly after Israel's Netanyahu visited the European nation.

Following Vasco da Gama’s footsteps, says Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán on India vacation

Calling India a land of 'culture', Orbán denied claims he was visiting the country for medical reasons. It is rare for European leaders to vacation in India.

‘In no position to negotiate between Ukraine and Russia,’ says Hungarian PM Viktor Orban

Following Thursday’s media reports about Orban visit, Charles Michel, president of EU council, said, ‘EU rotating presidency has no mandate to engage with Russia on behalf of EU.’

Thousands of Hungarians take to streets against Victor Orban

Peter Magyar, former government insider turned critic spearheaded the demonstration in Budapest on Saturday.

Hungary set to ratify Sweden’s NATO accession, clearing last hurdle

The Nordic country's neutrality lasted through two world wars and the simmering conflict of the Cold War.

‘I made a mistake’, Hungarian president resigns over sex abuse case pardon

Katalin Novak had granted a presidential pardon to a man accused of covering up sexual abuse in a children's home. The pardon led to public uproar.

Car crash in Hungary kills 2 illegal migrants, 6 injured

The car, which had a French number plate and was driven by a smuggler, did not stop for police checks but accelerated before the accident happened near Kiskunmajsa.

Do Poland & Hungary see Russia the same way? What Pew survey found about ‘ex-Soviet satellites’

While two-thirds of surveyed in Poland want increased sanctions on Moscow, just 8 percent of Hungarians agree, finds American think tank

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.