Germany

No Shave November and Beard Olympics; what's with men and their whiskers

Recently, around 100 men from European countries gathered in Eging am See, in Lower Bavaria, Germany in an open competition to find the best-bearded man in the region.

Oct 27, 2021

Anju Kumar, Indian diplomat in Germany passes away; India loses a fine diplomat: MEA

Before joining the prestigious Indian Foreign Services (IFS), Dr. Anju pursued MBBS.

Sep 9, 2021

Former Afghan minister ends up as food delivery boy on bicycle in Germany

A former minister in Afghanistan has now reportedly taken up a job delivering food in Germany.

Aug 26, 2021

120K cyber attacks on Russian firms in 2020, says cybercrime report

Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev says over 120,000 cyber attacks against the country's "critical infrastructure" were carried out in the year 2020.

Jun 25, 2021

UK, Germany focus on vaccination drive to combat the next wave of Covid-19

As the epidemic expands, the United Kingdom and Germany have made the coronavirus vaccine campaign their top priority.

Jun 3, 2021

India to import oxygen generation plants from Germany as severe shortage looms large

Amid reports of shortage of oxygen in the hospitals during the second wave of Covid across the country, India will be importing oxygen generation plants and containers from Germany to cater the shortage.

Apr 23, 2021

German Firm's Eye-scan Test to Detect COVID Gives Result in 3 Minutes, Has 95 Percent Accuracy

The application, already tested on over 70,000 individuals, can process up to a million scans per second and the option to expand that capacity further.

Apr 13, 2021

Researchers identify highly effective antibodies against Covid-19 in Germany

In a new development in global research into COVID-19, researchers in Germany have identified 'highly effective' antibodies that can fight Coronavirus allowing them to pursue a passive vaccination.

Sep 26, 2020

Move aside robots, Tesla bets on aluminium casting

Robots are not efficient enough for Tesla's new car factory in Germany, which plans to replace hundreds of them with giant aluminium casting machines to build simpler chassis parts, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Sep 8, 2020

Germany tattoo addict gets ears removed, body transformed for Rs 5.85 lakh

The 39-year-old artist named Sandro is popularly known as 'Mr Skull Face' on the social media.

Aug 27, 2020

Bengaluru man purchases 750 ecstasy pills online from Germany, arrested

The Narcotics Control Bureau has made an arrest of a man in Bengaluru who had sourced 750 ecstasy pills from Germany online.

Aug 23, 2020

Indo-China border dispute: US, Germany, other nations stand in solidarity with India

Condolences pour in from several nations after India lost as many as 20 braveheart soldiers in a clash with Chinese troops along the LAC in eastern Ladakh.

Jun 19, 2020

What you need to know about coronavirus right now

Germany agrees on way to ease lockdown Germany's federal government and 16 states have agreed shops and some sports can restart under certain conditions, schools will gradually open for all pupils. Here' what you need to know.

May 6, 2020

'Make China pay': US, UK, Germany, Israel, Australia seek payback

Five countries namely - the US, the UK, Germany, Israel and Australia are seeking compensations, detailed global investigation probes and full disclosure from China on Coronavirus emergence. They want to 'Make China Pay' for hiding critical information during early stages of the coronavirus outbreak in December and jeopardising the human health and economic future of millions today.

Apr 24, 2020

National Sports Day Special: When Dhyan Chand-led India defeated Adolf Hitler's Germany [Throwback]

On the occasion of National Sports day, let's celebrate India's famous victory against Germany in hockey at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Aug 29, 2019

Lionel Messi banned from international football for 3 months, gets $50,000 fine

The Argentine star was fuming after the Copa America semi-final loss against Brazil which got escalated after he was sent off against Chile.

Aug 3, 2019

Denis Piszczek talks about the rise of his viral page Faktglaublich

Denis has left a mark on the meme culture and that was just the beginning. His business started with the sale of a book which has registered over 2000 buys today. He gets paid from Facebook for creating traffic.

Jul 31, 2019

US keeps 150 atom bombs secretly in Europe and Turkey, reveals leaked NATO report

Atom bombs have been stored at six bases, including Kleine Brogel in Belgium and Buchel in Germany.

Jul 18, 2019

Bankrupt tennis legend Boris Becker puts his trophies and souvenirs up for auction

One of the most famous names in tennis has to put his hard-earned trophies up for bidding in order to overcome financial hardships.

Jun 24, 2019

Mysuru boy Rakshit Shastry claims silver in prestigious tournament in Germany

Starting out in 2015 with the basic training of the sport, the shooter from Mysuru is now making a splash at the international level as well.

May 29, 2019