61 people who travelled to Amsterdam from South Africa test positive for COVID-19
Tests are being conducted to check if they are infected with the new Omicron variant of coronavirus.
Nov 27, 2021, 20:36 PM IST
Afghanistan: Dutch govt to increase military presence to help with evacuation
There are still over 700 Dutch citizens in Afghanistan waiting to be evacuated, Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag said.
Aug 22, 2021, 18:34 PM IST
PM Mark Rutte offers Netherlands' first apology for WWII persecution of Jews
Only 38,000 of the 140,000 Jews who lived in the Netherlands survived World War II, but no government apology had been offered for the role the authorities played.
Jan 27, 2020, 08:16 AM IST
Dutch government says it disrupted Russian attempt to hack chemical weapons watchdog
Dutch authorities disrupted an attempt in April by Russian intelligence agents to hack the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Oct 04, 2018, 16:32 PM IST
Can 'smog-eating' tower curb pollution in China?
A Dutch designer claimed that he can make a whole city smog-free through a Smog Free Project.
Nov 11, 2017, 15:46 PM IST
Belgian minister blames Dutch for delays in egg safety scare
Brussels; Belgian officials waited a month for information from Dutch counterparts after finding traces of an insecticide in eggs, Belgium`s farm minister said on Wednesday, adding that the Netherl
Aug 09, 2017, 17:59 PM IST
Colombia's ELN rebels free two kidnapped Dutch reporters: Officials
Rebels with Colombia`s National Liberation Army (ELN) group have freed two Dutch journalists snatched days ago in the country`s northeast.
Jun 24, 2017, 12:22 PM IST
Dutch police arrest 18-year-old 'terror' suspect
An investigating judge yesterday ordered the man detained for two weeks while investigations continue.
Jun 21, 2017, 15:17 PM IST
Former Dutch star Patrick Kluivert in betting probe
De Volkskrant said the gang applied threats to pressure Kluivert in order to recoup the debt which he had repaid in part.
Mar 25, 2017, 21:13 PM IST
Dutch voting in test of European anti-establishment sentiment
Dutch people voted on Wednesday in an election seen as a test of nationalist feeling magnified by a furious row with Turkey in recent days.
Mar 15, 2017, 16:25 PM IST
MH370 search team raises prospect plane could lie elsewhere
Top searchers at the Dutch company leading the underwater hunt for Malaysia Airlines jet MH370 say they believe the plane may have glided down rather than dived in the final moments, meaning they have been scouring the wrong patch of ocean for two years.
Jul 21, 2016, 15:53 PM IST
Dutch police investigate anti-immigrant group over asylum seeker assault
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Jul 20, 2016, 19:37 PM IST
Johan Cruyff's death: Reactions from across the globe
"We have lost a great man. May we carry on his example of excellence. Johan Cruyff was a great player and coach. He leaves a very important legacy for our family of football." -- Brazil`s triple World Cup winner Pele.
Mar 25, 2016, 02:52 AM IST
Dutch test first self-drive minibuses
Dutch Infrastructure Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen took the first ride in a so-called "WEpod" shuttle, designed to carry six people without a driver between the towns of Wageningen and Ede in the Gelderland province.
Jan 30, 2016, 00:09 AM IST
Pressure mounting on Dutch to join Syria air strikes
The Dutch cabinet however said it will reach a decision to take part in the US-led operation only once "all military and political aspects" of the Syrian conflict had been discussed.
Dec 04, 2015, 07:55 AM IST
Going Dutch could save us from rising seas
Had nature been left to take its course much of the Netherlands would be a muddy swamp and the tiny coastal nation would never have risen to be the eurozone's fifth largest economy.
Oct 29, 2015, 00:23 AM IST
Dutch arrest 11 in asylum center break-in, vandalism
Those arrested were all Dutch men aged between 19-30 years.
Oct 11, 2015, 00:23 AM IST
Greece bailout offer `not a negotiation` Dutch PM
A bailout offer to be put to Athens at a crucial meeting in Brussels to help Greece avoid possibly defaulting is "not a negotiation", Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Wednesday.
Jun 03, 2015, 18:20 PM IST
Dutch ING selling majority stake in NN Group
Top Dutch bank ING announced Tuesday it was selling 45 million ordinary shares in NN Group, thereby relinquishing its majority stake in the giant insurer.
May 26, 2015, 23:30 PM IST
