India's Independence day celebration
Society

Celebration of 70th anniversary of India’s independence in Vilnius stunned with exquisite cultural program

On Thursday evening a solemn celebration of 70th Anniversary of India‘s Independence took place in Vilnius, Vaidila theatre. During a festive evening, the 25th anniversary of Indo-Lithuanian relations was also commemorated. Opening speeches were given by Ambassador of India to Lithuania Ajay Bisaria, Wing Commander (Retired) Rajinder Kumar Chaudhary, Honorary Consul of India to Lithuania and Minister of Education and Science Jurgita Petrauskienė who emphasized the importance of personal links that are essential in bringing countries together and hoped that there are going to be growing numbers in exchange students coming from India to Lithuania. Ministers, Diplomats, business elite of Lithuania and India, representatives of the cultural and entertainment sectors were among the honorable attendees. […]

F-15 fighter jet
Defence

NATO jets in Baltics scrambled thrice last week over Russian aircraft

NATO fighter-jets conducting the Baltic air-policing mission from Lithuania and Estonia were scrambled three times last week to intercept Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Monday. […]

Most Influential in Lithuania 2017: business personalities
Society

Dargis, Nausėda, Mockus top ranking of Lithuania’s most influential business figures

Robertas Dargis, president of the Lithuanian Industrialists’ Confederation, Gitanas Nausėda, adviser to SEB Bankas’ president, and Darius Mockus, president of MG Baltic, one of Lithuania’s biggest business groups, top the list of the country’s most influential business people, economists and company executives, Delfi.lt reported, citing the results of two separate surveys commissioned by the news portal. […]

No Picture
Society

Media watchdog to consider steps against 2 Russian TV channels

The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) on Monday will consider taking measures against two Russian-language TV channels broadcast in the country for alleged incitement to war and hatred. […]

Afghanistan
Defence

Eight Lithuanian troops leave for NATO operation in Afghanistan

Eight Lithuanian troops are leaving for NATO‘s Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Friday. […]

Monument to King Mindaugas
History

The last medieval dukedom: the coronation of Mindaugas

The Lithuanian dukedom was in existence for 10 years only: from the coronation of Mindaugas in July 1253 to his murder in 1263. Later two more attempts to create the Lithuanian Dukedom were known. Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas tried to do that at the end of his life in 1429–1430. In 1526, a new plan was born at the Council of Lords of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to establish a separate Kingdom of Lithuania by crowning Sigismund August, the juvenile son of Sigismund the Old. Both of these attempts failed. […]

Nerijus Mačiulis
CORPORATE

N. Mačiulis. Economy up, citizen’s moods down. A Lithuanian phenomenon?

Currently there is much discussion that despite the almost fastest GDP growth in the Eurozone, citizen’s moods are continuing to decline. From bad to worse, deep economic crisis or GDP growth, it matters not. Nerijus […]