Why Howard Lutnick was heckled at Davos dinner hosted by BlackRock CEO hours before Trump’s speechHoward Lutnick Davos: Tensions rose at a World Economic Forum dinner in Davos. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faced jeers and walkout...
21 Jan, 2026, 07.23 PM IST
Crackdown on demonstrators in Iran protests killed at least 4,029 people, activists sayIran violence : The agency has been accurate in previous rounds of unrest in Iran and relies on a network of activists on the ground to con...
20 Jan, 2026, 07.30 AM IST
Inequality and unease are rising as elite Davos event opens with pro-business Trump set to attendThe World Economic Forum, the think tank whose four-day annual meeting opens Tuesday, has a stated motto of "improving the state of the wor...
19 Jan, 2026, 09.25 PM IST
Organisers say 'Not right' for Iran to attend Davos summit after deadly protestsIran's foreign minister will not attend the Davos summit. Organizers stated it would not be right given the recent deadly crackdown on prot...
19 Jan, 2026, 04.35 PM IST
Davos 2026: Thousands of personnel, AI drones fortify Swiss town as it awaits Trump, other global elitesDavos is under unprecedented security for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. Thousands of armed forces, drones, and special tools are...
18 Jan, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
Protesters march through Alpine villages agaisnt World Economic Forum in DavosProtesters set off from Kublis in southeastern Switzerland, trekking through wintry terrain toward Davos in what organisers described as a ...
18 Jan, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Tension brewing in Mahayuti over Guardian Minister postMaharashtra government has paused the appointment of Guardian Ministers for Raigad and Nashik due to protests by Shiv Sena. The party is di...
21 Jan, 2025, 12.31 AM IST
Anti-poverty group says billionaires' wealth soared in 2024 as the elites prepare for another DavosBillionaires' wealth surged three times faster in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to Oxfam International. The group's assessm...
20 Jan, 2025, 07.55 AM IST
Video of a man dancing to ‘Besharam Rang' viral as people think he's Pakistan's foreign minister Bilawal BhuttoAs a video of a student from Karachi named Mehroz Baig dancing to Besharam Rang gained popularity, internet users made fun of Pakistan's Fo...
22 Jan, 2023, 06.44 PM IST
WEF 2015: 193 'protesting snowmen' catch attention of delegatesThe unique initiative drew the attention of A-listers like billionaires Bill Gates, Richard Branson and singer Will.i.am, among others.
24 Jan, 2015, 06.48 AM IST
Aam Aadmi Party’s populism now makes it less popular in India IncArvind Kejriwal had just taken to the streets of Delhi in an unprecedented instance of an agitation by a chief minister in his own state.
24 Jan, 2014, 03.57 AM IST
New normal at WEF: Too much informationAs emerging markets lead us into the future, they’re leaving questions in their wake about just how antifragile, or resiliently dynamic, th...
25 Jan, 2013, 05.39 AM IST
- World Economic Forum meet starts amid fiscal woes staring at global economy
The Indian delegation including Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath and three other ministerial colleagues are ...
22 Jan, 2013, 07.49 PM IST
Davos meet: Global leaders to ponder over lows of capitalismCapitalism, in its current form, no longer fits the world around us. We have failed to learn the lessons from the financial crisis of 2009.
24 Jan, 2012, 04.02 PM IST
- Davos leaders cautiously optimistic on economy
Cautiously optimistic about the rebounding global economy, top business and government leaders have wrapped up their annual meeting with ca...
31 Jan, 2011, 10.56 AM IST
- Davos 2011: The India story is losing its plot
While India isn’t the incidental footnote it was in the early-1990 s, global investors don’t also see it as the obsession it was.
30 Jan, 2011, 06.52 AM IST
- Optimism over growth, worries over climate at Davos
World business and political leaders have tempered optimism over global economic growth with concern over climate change as they kicked off...
25 Jan, 2007, 01.26 AM IST