Indian girls
Foreign affairs

70 years of Indian independence and 25 years of relations with Lithuania

This year India is celebrating its 70th Anniversary of Independence and has become one of the most important economic, political and cultural centers in the world. August 15, 1947, the Indian Independence Bill took effect and during the last seventy years since that time a free, democratic country has reached new heights and gained international recognition in various fields such as space technology, physics, medicine, chemistry, literature, music, film industry or sports achievements. Moreover, the country’s diverse cultural heritage and spectacular landscape have meant that India is currently one of the most attractive tourist areas. […]

Gitana Markovičienė
Society

Buyer appointed as CEO of ELTA news agency

Gitana Markovičienė, former commercial director at Respublikos Leidiniai (Respublika Publications) media group and formerly one of the leaders of the Labor Party who intends to buy the controlling stake in the Lithuanian news agency ELTA, has been appointed as the agency’s CEO. […]

Playing cards
History

Cards in Medieval Lithuania, or the earliest pop culture in Europe

For many centuries, playing cards looked quite different from what they look now. It was not before the second half of the 17th century that the French started producing cards in manufactures by means of printing in response to the growing demand for cards. The green cards (clubs and spades) gradually turned into the black ones because the black colour was more readily available. In addition to that, the French-style pack of cards featured a queen instead of one of the jacks. […]

No Picture
Defence

Court upholds termination of border service’s deal with Helisota

The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service‘s move to terminate a contract with Helisota helicopter and aircraft repairs company, which is indirectly owned by businessman Gediminas Žiemelis, was legitimate, as the contract threatened Lithuania’s national security, the Court of Appeals ruled. […]

Jūrmala
Foreign affairs

Seimas speaker meeting with Latvian colleague in Jūrmala

Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis is meeting with his Latvian counterpart, Inara Murniece, in the Latvian seaside resort of Jūrmala on Thursday to discuss the positions on the Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP) under construction in Belarus. […]

Vilnius
CORPORATE

Living in a prestigious neighbourhood does not mean anything: the list of the most luxurious properties compiled

Having purchased or owning real estate in the Old Town of Vilnius, Naujamiestis, Žvėrynas, Užupis, or Antakalnis neighbourhood does not guarantee a carefree life in a great neighbourship, neither does it ensure the high value […]