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Budapest Pride Rally: What to know about Hungary's huge crowd gathered in defiance of PM Orban
June 29, 2025 11:50 am
Protesters risked potential police crackdown and heavy fines to participate in 30th annual Budapest Pride, which has already been declared illegal by Orban’s government in March.
Huge crowds pack Budapest as banned Pride swells into anti-Orban rally
June 28, 2025 11:32 pm
Orban's government has gradually curtailed the rights of the LGBTQ+ community in the past decade.
Viral Video: Indian street food pani puri wins hearts of ‘white’ students in Budapest
April 21, 2025 9:51 pm
The clip was shared by an Indian student in Budapest during their university’s International Day.
In Budapest, India’s coming-of-age chess prodigies
September 14, 2024 8:40 am
Garry Kasparov had aptly summed up the state of affairs in world chess when he spoke of an ‘Indian earthquake’
Thousands join Budapest Pride to protest anti-LGBTQ+ policies
June 22, 2024 9:00 pm
Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in power since 2010, promotes a Christian-conservative agenda and in 2021 banned the "promotion of homosexuality" among under-18s despite strong criticism from rights groups and the European Union.
Explained: Why is Hungary blocking sanctions on Russian oil?
May 10, 2022 8:29 pm
Hungary is heavily reliant on Russian oil and gas and says the EU oil boycott would be an “atomic bomb” for its economy and destroy its “stable energy supply.”
In Hungary, an embattled LGBTQ community takes to the streets
July 25, 2021 11:15 am
The Budapest Pride march was also a protest against a recently passed law by the Viktor Orban government.
Kangana Ranaut watches Black Widow in Budapest: 'Back to popcorn days'
July 17, 2021 1:41 pm
While shooting for Dhaakad in Budapest, Kangana Ranaut managed to take some time off to watch Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow.
Hungarian invents 'music-enhancing' mask for concertgoers
September 16, 2020 11:54 am
Ivan Fischer’s music-enhancing face mask has two plastic cups shaped liked life-size palms attached to the mask’s strings for improved acoustics.
How to make a snowflake in Budapest
December 28, 2015 2:48 pm
Growing up in Varkala, writer Anees Salim dreamt of the coldest countries and their long winters. He wanted his memories to be the colour of snow. Years later, his search comes to an end in Budapest.
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