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28 May 2021

Euro 2020: Decoding the squad of Netherlands

The Netherlands national football team has been announced for the upcoming European Championships in June.

25 Jan 2021

Top French advisor talks third lockdown as coronavirus cases surge

France will have to enforce a third national lockdown to handle the worrying surge of coronavirus cases, the country's top medical advisor Prof Jean-Francois Delfraissy said on Sunday.

15 Oct 2020

Nations League, France, Portugal and Belgium win: Records broken

Matchday four started with Group A4 matches in the UEFA Nations League and now we had the other groups in action.

08 Oct 2020

International friendlies: A look at the key records scripted

The international friendlies produced some superb results to start proceedings in a lively manner.

06 Sep 2020

2020-21 UEFA Nations League: Presenting the complete roundup

The 2020-21 UEFA Nations League started earlier this week and all teams have played one match each so far.

01 Sep 2020

Transfer news: Donny van de Beek completes Manchester United medical

Ajaz mid-fielder Donny van de Beek has completed a medical in the Netherlands ahead of his £40m move to Manchester United.

19 Aug 2020

Who is Barcelona's new manager, Ronald Koeman?

Spanish club Barcelona have named Ronald Koeman as the club's new manager.

28 May 2020

Top 5 Dutch players in Premier League history

Since Premier League's inception in 1992-93, Dutch players have made their presence felt in England's top-tier football competition.

21 Mar 2020

#BattleAgainstCoronavirus: Exhausted Dutch health minister resigns, opposition leader gets responsibility

The death toll due to novel coronavirus isn't declining, the number of infected persons is rising, and countries are scrambling to curtail the menace.

16 Jan 2020

Ireland beat Windies in 1st T20I following record-breaking performance

Visitors Ireland came up with a phenomenal performance to tame hosts Windies by just four runs in the opening T20I on Wednesday.

16 Nov 2019

This 9-year-old prodigy will soon become world's youngest graduate

A 9-year-old boy is set to become the youngest person to attain a university degree.

03 Nov 2019

Netherlands win 2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier trophy: Details here

The Netherlands sealed the 2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier title with a seven-wicket victory over Papua New Guinea at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

31 Oct 2019

Meet the nations which have qualified for ICC World T20

A total of 16 teams are set to battle it out for the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup to be held in Australia next year.

30 Oct 2019

Namibia, Netherlands secure ICC World T20 spots: Details here

Namibia are set to appear at the ICC T20 World Cup for the first time after beating Oman in Dubai.

05 Oct 2019

Planning your Christmas holidays? These are top five destinations

It's never too early to plan your vacation.

04 Oct 2019

Dutch engineer hacks own insulin pump to code 'artificial pancreas'

As common as diabetes is these days, the condition is not easy to manage. However, a 22-year-old Dutch software engineer, suffering from diabetes, has perhaps made living with the medical condition a lot easier.

11 Aug 2019

Thailand women smash this stunning T20I record: Details here

While cricket is the game of glorious uncertainties, T20I is the most unpredictable format of the sport.

05 Aug 2019

Five countries to explore, if you want to travel solo

Whether your friends are too busy to join you or you want to cut your social life for a while to seek inner peace, solo travel is never a bad idea.

04 Aug 2019

Pep unhappy with FIFA Best Men's Player Award 2019 nominations

Premier League champions Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has questioned the rationale behind the FIFA Best Men's Player Award 2019 nominations.

31 Jul 2019

Russian Instagram influencer's body found stuffed in suitcase, throat slit

In a tragic incident, a popular Russian Instagram influencer has been found dead at her rented apartment in Moscow.

05 Jun 2019

Teenager rape survivor uses legal euthanasia to end life

A 17-year-old teenage girl from the Netherlands ended her own life through legal euthanasia after struggling with mental illnesses.

03 Jun 2019

Well fitted, 3D-printed bras are on the way: Details here

As modern-day garment industry relies on mass-production, products from different brands could have varying fits, even when you go for the same size.

24 May 2019

This is how WhatsApp will make money, starting 2020

WhatsApp, the largest messaging service in the world, will serve advertisements as part of an effort to generate revenues.

04 May 2019

#ComicBytes: Celebrating Free Comic Book Day! Here's what it implies

There are a lot of creative artists in the comic book industry who generally go unrecognized.

18 Mar 2019

#Breaking: Multiple injured after man opens fire in Netherlands town

A shooting in the Dutch town of Utrecht on Monday injured multiple people, the police have confirmed.

21 Jan 2019

This bread in Finland is made of 70 dried crickets

We often hear about peculiar food items in the world, like mealworm hummus, crispy tarantulas, etc., which are made from weird ingredients.

19 Dec 2018

Meet the man who produced India's most expensive film '2.0'

Akshay Kumar and Rajinikanth-starrer 2.0 has been creating a buzz since the start.

13 Dec 2018

Hockey World Cup 2018: Know everything about India vs Netherlands

Tonight, India and Netherlands hockey men's team will lock horns in a quarter-final match of the 2018 Hockey World Cup, at the Kalinga Stadium.

03 Dec 2018

Why this man wanted his age reduced by 20 years

In what has to be one of the weirdest cases of the 21st century, a Dutch court, on Monday, refused to subtract 20 years from the legal age of Emile Ratelband, a motivational speaker.

02 Dec 2018

Netherlands, Germany drawn together in 2020 Euro Cup qualifiers

The 2020 Euro Cup's qualifications shall be held from 2019, and the draw for the tournament was announced today at Dublin.

17 Nov 2018

Netherlands defeat France, Germany relegated from Nation League's top tier

Netherlands put up an impressive performance last night against France as they defeated the world champions with a scoreline of 2-0.

08 Nov 2018

Reports of Aasia Bibi leaving Pakistan fake news: Pakistan Authorities

Pakistani authorities today rejected the reports as "fake news" that a Christian woman who was released from a jail a week after the Supreme Court overturned her conviction and death sentence for blasphemy has left for the Netherlands.

27 Oct 2018

In a first, Netherlands issues gender-neutral passport

The Netherlands has issued its first gender-neutral passport after a court ruled that forcing someone to identify as male or female amounted to 'violation of private life, self-determination, and personal autonomy'.

14 Oct 2018

UEFA Nations League: Germany reach new nadir in their downfall

2014 World Cup winners Germany produced another poor performance last night, in their UEFA Nations League encounter against Netherlands, losing by a scoreline of 0-3.

10 Oct 2018

Report: India to become world's 11th wealthiest nation by 2022

According to a report by management consultancy firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG), India is set to become the world's 11th wealthiest nation by 2022, in terms of personal wealth, ahead of prosperous countries like Switzerland, The Netherlands, Taiwan and Singapore.

04 Oct 2018

Dutch thwart Russian cyber attack on chemical weapons watchdog OPCW

Dutch intelligence thwarted a Russian cyber attack targeting the global chemical weapons watchdog in April and expelled four Russian agents, the Netherlands government said today.

16 Sep 2018

Knew about sexual-abuse by Buddhist teachers; nothing new: Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama says he has known about sexual abuse by Buddhist teachers since the 1990s and that such allegations are "nothing new".

23 Aug 2018

Dutch PM Mark Rutte cycles to work, wins hearts, again

If there's one lesson to learn from the Dutch Prime Minister, it is humility. With his simple actions, 51-year-old Mark Rutte has, many a times, become the leader everyone loves.