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Anti-women proverbs from around the world—garden trespassed by cattle; decent ones stay at home

At the first Cleveringa lecture in India, Dutch author Mineke Schipper spoke about the historical subjugation of women reflected in the origin myths and proverbs around the world.

Anti-Islam, far-Right populist, Nupur Sharma supporter—Geert Wilders leads Netherlands’ largest party

Wilders has called for the Netherlands' to exit EU, ban mosques & Quran. First elected in 1998, he has been a member of Dutch house of representatives since 2002. 

Dutch far-right’s Geert Wilders seeks coalition partners to form govt after massive election win

Vocally anti-Islam Wilders has vowed to halt all immigration, slash Dutch payments to the European Union and block the entrance of any new members, including Ukraine.

As G20 summit draws to a close, Modi holds meetings with leaders of France, Germany, Netherlands & EU

The PM and French President Emmanuel Macron also had a working lunch, where they discussed progress on various collaborations in defence, space, nuclear energy, climate change.

Badger dens underneath major railway track affect train traffic in Netherlands

A train line, used by nearly 50,000 people, has been halted possibly for weeks between the cities of Den Bosch and Eindhoven. The travellers are being shifted to buses or a different route.

India in World Cup T20 semis as Netherlands defeat South Africa, Pakistan has a chance

The Pak vs Bangladesh clash has now become a virtual quarterfinal as the winner of the clash will join India in the semi-finals from group 2.

Dutch take winning form into Qatar as legitimate contenders

The Dutch have been runners-up 3 times and are one of the form teams going into 2022 finals, with high hopes of turning silver to gold.

Dutch ‘military vehicles tow away’ protesters’ tractors as farmers agitate against emission caps

Farmers in the Netherlands have been protesting against the revision of emission standards for pollutant gases — a decision they feel could threaten their livelihoods.

Amsterdam police arrests Apple store gunman after 5-hour standoff, hostage rescued

“We can confirm that the hostage-taker is out of the Apple Store,” said the Amsterdam police department in a statement.

Covid-19 pandemic: Netherlands to restore restrictions, Hong Kong plans booster shots

ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.