Oslo – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced strong protests from pro-Khalistan Sikh activists during his visit to Norway’s capital Oslo, where he arrived to receive the country’s prestigious “Grand Cross” award. Demonstrators gathered outside the venue, chanting slogans against the Indian leader and accusing his government of promoting what they described as “Hindutva extremism.” […]
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Norway’s police investigates former Prime Minister Thorbjoern over alleged corruption
OSLO: Norway’s economic crime police unit, Oekokrim, has launched an investigation into former Prime Minister and Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland on suspicion of aggravated corruption. The probe follows revelations from newly released documents linked to the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Oekokrim said on Thursday. Read More: Council of Europe assembly authorises […]
Norway PM says crown princess showed poor judgement over Epstein ties
Norwegian Prime Minister (PM) Jonas Gahr Støre said on Monday that Crown Princess Mette-Marit displayed poor judgement in maintaining contact with convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, following the release of new documents detailing their communications. Read More: Norway crown princess son arrested over fresh criminal allegations Fresh files published by the US Justice Department […]
Norway crown princess son arrested over fresh criminal allegations
The eldest son of Norway Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been arrested amid new criminal allegations, just days ahead of a major court trial in Oslo involving charges that include rape. Read More: Punjab Police reject fake encounter allegations as ‘baseless’ Police confirmed that Marius Borg Hoiby, 29, was detained on Sunday on suspicion of causing bodily […]
Norway’s Haugan powers to Val d’Isere slalom win
Norway’s Timon Haugan powered to victory in the Val d’Isere slalom on Sunday for his sixth World Cup win and first this season edging out early leader Loic Meillard of Switzerland. Haugan clocked a combined 1min 37.89sec to finish 0.28sec ahead of Meillard who had led ahead of the Norwegian after the first run in […]
Carbon captured: Norway launches historic CO2 ‘graveyard’
Norway has launched the world’s first commercial carbon storage service, successfully injecting CO2 beneath the North Sea seabed. The Northern Lights consortium, led by Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies, operates this groundbreaking project. Their goal is to capture CO2 from factories across Europe and store it underground, stopping harmful emissions from entering the atmosphere. This step […]
Peaceful protest in Norway demands Imran Khan’s release
Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) staged a peaceful protest outside the Norwegian Parliament in Oslo. They gathered to demand the immediate release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Many PTI workers, officials, and women participated in the demonstration. The protest remained calm but passionate, with participants holding placards and raising slogans. Norwegian politicians also joined […]
FCCU Peace Journalism Workshop Day 2
The Faculty of Humanities, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), in collaboration with the department of Journalism and Media Studies, Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet), Norway, and Journalism and Media International Centre (JMIC) hosted a three day workshop on “Peace Journalism” on the topic of “Surviving the social media onslaught: Mainstream journalism, peace, and democracy in […]
Strike threatens to cut Norway gas exports by nearly 60 percent
OSLO: A Norwegian oil and gas industry group said Tuesday that a strike by oil and gas workers, which has already closed three fields, could cut Norway’s gas exports by more than half by Saturday. “Almost 60 percent of gas exports from the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) will be affected when the strike action is […]
Four US troops killed in military plane crash in Norway
Oslo: A US military plane taking part in NATO exercises has crashed in Norway, killing all four American troops on board, the Scandinavian country’s army said Saturday. The four were taking part in the Cold Response military exercises involving 30,000 troops from NATO and partner countries. About 200 planes and some 50 ships are taking […]