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Furious pedestrian leaves scathing note slamming driver for their parking - but others defend them

A furious Melbourne pedestrian left a handwritten note on a motorist's car slamming their parking job before it was shared online.




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HENRY DEEDES: Michael Gove did one of his 'there's nothing to see here' turns

Jeremy Corbyn had come to raise an Urgent Question concerning last week's resignation of Home Office mandarin Sir Philip Rutnam. But he might as well have taken the afternoon off.




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Apple's next iPhones will be redesigned to have flat sides, smaller bezel, and new 3D-sensing camera

A new line of iPhone Pros will be reimagined to appear more like the company's current line of iPads, specifically making use of a chassis with flat sides like the one seen on the iPad Pro.




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Balaclava-clad thugs beat-up and rob couple after they travelled 190 miles to buy Mercedes from Ebay

Jamie Hallam, 48, and his fiancee Georgina had seen a white Mercedes GLA on Ebay and travelled from Norwich to Manchester to collect it after winning an auction.




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Mamata sworn in amid Federal Front buzz

The state units of major parties like BJP, Congress and the CPI(M) stayed away from the event in protest against poll-violence in the state




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Roberto Martinez backs Eden Hazard to rediscover form and recover from injury hell at Real Madrid

The forward suffered a hairline fracture to his right fibula in February just after he had recovered from a hairline crack to his foot which he picked up in November.




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Didier Drogba helped bring Eden Hazard to Chelsea in his last year at Stamford Bridge

Eden Hazard will go down as one of Chelsea's greatest ever players, yet it has now emerged that the Blues owe a huge debt of gratitude to a club legend for making his stint at Stamford Bridge happen.




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How did Premier League stars fare in first Real Madrid year after Eden Hazard flop?

It's been a year to forget for Hazard who has gone from being a global star to almost a forgotten entity, but how did other ex-Premier League starts fare in their debut Bernabeu seasons?




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Fiorentina chief prepared to sell £60m rated Manchester United and Chelsea target Federico Chiesa

United have long admired the Italy international and scouted the £60m rated winger as recently as February. However, Chelsea's interests have also grown in recent weeks.




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Andy Robertson on being 'ripped apart' by Eden Hazard as Liverpool star names his toughest opponents

The young left-back faced an in-form Belgian as Steve Bruce's side visited Stamford Bridge with Chelsea firmly in the hunt for the Premier League title.




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Chelsea and Man United dealt blow as Federico Chiesa insists his focus is solely with Fiorentina 

Chelsea and Manchester United are thought to have a strong interest in the winger with Juventus, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal also tracking him.




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Welcome to the DARK side! Facebook rolls out desktop redesign with Dark Mode feature 

Facebook has rolled out a desktop redesign to all of its users that includes the Dark Mode feature. The update also improves loading speeds and makes it easier to create Groups and events.




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Andy Robertson on being 'ripped apart' by Eden Hazard as Liverpool star names his toughest opponents

The young left-back faced an in-form Belgian as Steve Bruce's side visited Stamford Bridge with Chelsea firmly in the hunt for the Premier League title.




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Broadband customers are still paying £9m more A DAY than needed

Broadband customers are still paying £9m a day more than they should, according to data from check and challenge site, Is My Bill Fair.




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Arsenal 'eye move for Real Madrid centre-back Eder Militao' following his torrid first year in Spain

The 22-year-old centre back arrived at the Bernabeu last summer in a £44million move from Porto, but has played just 13 games all season and has played a lot out of position at Real Madrid.




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Sweden

Embassy of India, Stockholm
Adolf Fredriks Kyrkogata 12,
Box 1340, 11183 Stockholm.
[*Concurrently accredited as Amb to Latvia (Riga)].

Telephone: 00-46-8-107008, 4113212 / 3213 / 3237, 246021
Fax: 00-46-8-248505, 248524
E-Mail:information@indianembassy.se (General), political@indianembassy.se (Political Wing), commercial@indianembassy.se (Commercial Wing), consular@indianembassy.se (Consular Wing), defence@indianembassy.se (Defence Wing), ambassador@indianembassy.se (Amb), counsellorcom@indianembassy.se (Counsellor P&C)
Website:www.indianembassy.se

Ambassador*
Banashri Bose Harrison
Counsellor
Oscar Kerketta




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External Affairs Minister meets Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in Bangkok, Thailand





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President and First Lady meet King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi [ph]Photo Courtesy : Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph]





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External Affairs Minister meets Ann Linde, Foreign Minister of Sweden in New Delhi [ph]Photo Courtesy : Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph]





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Prime Minister and Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden hold India-Sweden High Level Dialogue on Innovation Policy at Hyderabad House, New Delhi[ph]Photo Courtesy:Lalit Kumar[/ph]





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Prime Minister meets King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden at Hyderabad House, New Delhi[ph]Photo Courtesy: Hemant Joshi[/ph]




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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden pay floral tribute at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi[ph]Photo Courtesy: Hansraj,Photo Division[/ph]




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Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden inspects Guard of Honour during Ceremonial Welcome at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi[ph]Photo Courtesy:Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph]





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External Affairs Minister calls on King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden in New Delhi[ph]Photo Courtesy: Photo Division[/ph]





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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden arrive in New Delhi[ph]Photo Courtesy: Hemant Joshi[/ph]




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Mercedes-Benz uncovers GLC, S Cabriolet

Mercedes-Benz, India's biggest luxury car manufacturer, today unveiled three new products at the Auto Expo




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Coronavirus Update: California Borrows Federal Cash, United Plans Cuts

California is the first state to borrow federal funds to cover rising jobless claims, United Airlines expects to cut its management ranks by 30%, and the FDA sets standards for antibody tests in a crackdown on fraud. WSJ’s Jason Bellini has the latest on the pandemic. Photo: Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press




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Coronavirus takes a toll in Sweden's immigrant community

The flight from Italy was one of the last arrivals that day at the Stockholm airport. A Swedish couple in their 50s walked up and loaded their skis into Razzak Khalaf's taxi. I t was early March and concerns over the coronavirus were already present, but the couple, both coughing for the entire 45-minute journey, assured Khalaf they were healthy and just suffering from a change in the weather. Four days later, the Iraqi immigrant got seriously ill with COVID-19. Still not able to return to work, Khalaf is part of the growing evidence that those in immigrant communities in the Nordic nations are being hit harder by the pandemic than the general population. Sweden took a relatively soft approach to fighting the coronavirus, one that attracted international attention. Large gatherings were banned but restaurants and schools for younger children have stayed open. The government has urged social distancing, and Swedes have largely complied. The country has paid a heavy price, with 2,769 ...




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Panel needed to help states tide over fiscal crisis: CM to PM

: Chief Minister of Puducherry V Narayanasamy on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to appoint an expert committee to help states overcome the fiscal situation in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown. He told reporters here that he had written a letter to the Prime Minister urging him to constitute immediately the expert committee to go into the poor fiscal condition of the states during the current lockdown and help mobilise funds to meet their commitments. The expert committee should be given a time-frame of one week to come out with its recommendations as to how the Centre could help the states wriggle out of the fiscal crisis and how States could rise to the exigency, he said. Narayanasamy hoped the Prime Minister would consider his suggestion and take appropriate action. "I am speaking candidly and making the suggestion for all states which no BJP-ruled state Chief Ministers will express,", Narayanasamy a former Central Minister, said. Already, he said, ...




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Rajasthan govt gave politics precedence over people's health: Union minister

Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Saturday lashed out at the Rajasthan government, saying it gave politics precedence over people's health and failed to contain the coronavirus spread. The Jodhpur MP said asked the state Congress government to introspect over deficiencies in dealing with the situation in his constituency, which is also the hometown of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. "Had there been no deficiencies, the government would not have failed in tackling coronavirus in Jaipur and Jodhpur, said Shekhawat. He alleged that the state government gave priority to politics over people's health' due to which the condition worsened' in the state, especially Jodhpur. In a statement, Shekhawat also accused Gehlot of not taking serious steps to contain coronavirus cases, saying the chief minister was indulging in politics of appeasement. Referring to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's claim that the Centre did not release funds for the state, Shekhawat said adequate budget ...




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Setting a precedent for trafficking hazardous waste


By every rule in the book, this ship, carrying asbestos waste and radioactive elements, should not be in Indian waters, let alone be beached. And yet, despite well-premised objections, the central government persuaded the Supreme Court to rule that Blue Lady be dismantled at Alang. Gopal Krishna was a petitioner in the litigation.




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An autonomous NREG Agency needed


The current shape of government is too distributed to tackle the scale and complexity of the rural employment guarantee. A National-level autonomous body should be created solely for implementing the NREGA, and this agency should have the necessary authority, in addition to the responsibility, to manage the implementation, says Trilochan Sastry.




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New federal roadmaps


Powerbrokers and opposition parties chip away at New Delhi's dominance in Centre-state relations, forcing changes to Article 356 and rules for labour. Prasenjit Maiti reports.




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Police reforms: creative dialogue needed


The Police Act Drafting Committee's term came to an end on 31 January. Any significant attempt to reform the Indian police must begin with the men at the bottom, the constabulary, not at the top. However, such changes would call for a struggle against the nature of Indian society itself, says former IPS officer K S Subramanian.




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Emphasis on mixed use needed


Our organically grown urban areas are very close to being the ideal mixed-land-use places that the West is now attempting to create. To leverage this phenomenon, there must be incentives to encourage development in the inner cities instead of in sprawling suburbs, writes Madhav Pai.




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Inside Adobe’s Colorful, Redesigned Headquarters

Adobe’s headquarters in San Jose might not be what you expect from the outside–shades of gray granite. Inside, however, Gensler redesigned the space to reflect Adobe’s colorful brand, complete with a floor dedicated to Photoshop. Photo: Adobe




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What the Federal Reserve Can Do to Fight Recession

The coronavirus pandemic is disrupting the global economy. WSJ’s Greg Ip explains what the Federal Reserve can do to stem the damage. Illustration: Carlos Waters/WSJ




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Solar Mission: More light needed


The government's focus on solar energy is driven by the need to demonstrate a commitment to renewable energy. But equity too is vital for the success of the National Solar Mission, writes Sujatha Byravan.




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Reckless borrowing, unholy redemption


With support from the Gujarat legislature, the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited's has moved to redeem its deeply discounted bonds prematurely, despite indictments from the audit watchdog and objections by SEBI. The matter is now at the Supreme Court. Himanshu Upadhyaya has more.




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Jobs drought preceded farm crisis


Long before the drought bit deep, Anantapur was already in trouble. The close links between workers, farming and industry were broken by the new policies of the 1990s. P Sainath continues his series on farmer suicides in Andhra.




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Protecting farmers, freeing the breeders


Suman Sahai discusses India's progressive legislation in the area of patents and protection for plant varieties.




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National Water Law needed, but not this!


Legislation to regulate and administer the country's water sector is a crying need, but the Draft National Water Framework Law recently submitted by the Alagh Committee is a disappointment. Shripad Dharmadhikary explains why.




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Rethink needed in dealing with naxalite violence


An Expert Group in the Planning Commission calls for a more development-led approach to people's resistance, and a renewed commitment by the State to the democratic system. K S Subramanian says a lot of people should read the report.




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The trouble with Eden


The Indian liberal can support azadi in Kashmir as the lesser evil, or treat Kashmiri Muslim suffering as the collateral damage of pluralist India. But this is just a choice between two squalid, compromised ideals, writes Mukul Kesavan.




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Incredible Medepally: so clean and green


No other village is more eco-friendly than this one in Andhra Pradesh. From 100-per cent toilet coverage to rain water harvesting; from soak pits in every house to clean streets. Usha Turaga-Revelli reports.




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Special support needed


HIV-positive children in Assam and their families need more than the usual measures of state support for their economic, medical and social needs. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports.




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भारत में बनी मर्सिडीज की कार Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe हुई लॉन्च, जानें कीमत

मर्सिडीज ने 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe को भारत में लॉन्च कर दिया है. इसकी कीमत 62.70 लाख रुपये (एक्सशोरूम प्राइस) तय किया गया है. फरवरी में हुए ऑटो एक्सपो के दौरान मर्सिडीज ने इसे शोकेस किया था.




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Mercedes-Benz C-Class नए पेट्रोल इंजन के साथ पेश, जानें कीमत

इसकी कीमत 40.90 लाख रुपये एक्स-शोरूम से शुरू होती है और 46.54 लाख रुपये तक जाती है.




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Trump nominates Indian-American attorney as federal court judge

US President Donald Trump on Monday nominated an Indian-American attorney to a federal court in New York.




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Nashik: Medical cert not needed for travel pass

Migrant workers will no more be required to submit medical certificate while applying for police pass to travel to their home states, said city police commissioner Vishwas Nangare Patil on Friday.