Interview | Goethe-Institut president Carola Lentz:  Germany needs incoming human resources who intend to stay for some time

Interview | Goethe-Institut president Carola Lentz: Germany needs incoming human resources who intend to stay for some time

Prior to her maiden visit to India, Carola Lentz was already familiar with the country’s cultural, social and political landscape. Despite that, the president of Goethe-Institut and a distinguished anthropologist, admits to finding India “overwhelming” initially. After a quick tour of the Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan centres in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram later, she […]

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Indian photographer Saurabh Narang documents Ukrainian refugees in Germany and here’s what he learnt

Indian photographer Saurabh Narang documents Ukrainian refugees in Germany and here’s what he learnt

Ina and Anastasiia Reshetnyk (mother and daughter) fled the war in Kyiv. Ina is a doctor who was running her own practice with her husband in Kyiv, Ukraine. Anastasiia is a journalism student and is continuing her studies remotely. | Photo Credit: Saurabh Narang Portraits of Ukrainian refugees photographed by Germany-based Indian photographer Saurabh Narang […]

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India begins post-World Cup phase with win over Germany 

India begins post-World Cup phase with win over Germany 

Sizzler: Harmanpreet flicked home a penalty corner to put India ahead.  | Photo Credit: – The long-standing inside joke in Indian hockey circles is to keep the men’s team in the dark about the identity of the tournament till after it has actually ended to get the best out of them. Outside the country, most […]

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23% in Germany are immigrants, children of immigrants

23% in Germany are immigrants, children of immigrants

Some 18.9 million people, or 23% of Germany’s population, either immigrated to the country since 1950 or are the children of immigrants, Germany’s Federal Statistics Office said Thursday. It’s the first time the statistics office has analysed the country’s population based on migration figures and not just on citizenship, which is a more vague concept […]

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Rudrankksh Patil wins air rifle gold in Cairo World Cup

Rudrankksh Patil wins air rifle gold in Cairo World Cup

Maximilian Ulbrich, champion Rudrankksh Patil and Miran Maricic, the air rifle medallists in the World Cup in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement World champion Rudrankksh Patil beat Maximilian Ulbrich of Germany 16-8 for the gold in men’s air rifle in the shooting World Cup in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday. It was […]

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German football sinks deep in crisis after another shock World Cup exit

German football sinks deep in crisis after another shock World Cup exit

German subs on the bench react after the World Cup group E match between Costa Rica and Germany at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar | Photo Credit: AP German football plummeted deeper into crisis on Thursday after the national team tumbled out of the World Cup in Qatar despite a 4-2 victory […]

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FIFA World Cup 2022 | Japan come from behind to stun Germany 2-1

FIFA World Cup 2022 | Japan come from behind to stun Germany 2-1

Japan players celebrate after the match with Germany | Photo Credit: Reuters Late goals by Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano gave Japan an incredible 2-1 comeback victory over Germany in the World Cup on Wednesday after the four-times champions had looked to be cruising to victory via an Ilkay Guendogan penalty but paid a fatal […]

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Data | Potential upsets and close games in 2022 FIFA World Cup’s group stage

Data | Potential upsets and close games in 2022 FIFA World Cup’s group stage

World Cup upsets- South Korea vs Germany – Berlin, Germany – June 27, 2018 – Germany fans disappointed as South Korea beats Germany in the group stage of FIFA World Cup 2018. | Photo Credit: Hannibal Hanschke The first round of the FIFA World Cup is considered to be the least thrilling in the tournament […]

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Coimbatore’s Neuro-Linguistic Programming trainer wins United Nations scholarship

Coimbatore’s Neuro-Linguistic Programming trainer wins United Nations scholarship

Manoj Chenthamarakshan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A 40-minute animated documentary film that asks children to identify the ‘superhero’ (their talent) is the vision of Manoj Chenthamarakshan, a Neuro-Linguistic Programming trainer based in Coimbatore. His Superhero Project — a quest to find one’s superpower is an interactive way to capture the attention of young minds […]

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Germany’s Scholz warns against fossil fuel ‘renaissance’

Germany’s Scholz warns against fossil fuel ‘renaissance’

Germany has been squeezed hard as Russian energy imports have dwindled and prices have risen following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine Germany has been squeezed hard as Russian energy imports have dwindled and prices have risen following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday urged COP27 participants […]

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