UN chief appoints Indian-origin satellite expert as Director of United Nations Office for Outer Space AffairsIndian-origin expert Aarti Holla-Maini has been appointed as Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in Vien...
Two vaccines hit snags as Pfizer nears US approvalFrance's Sanofi and Britain's GSK said on Friday their vaccine would not be ready until the end of 2021. New results showed a low immune re...
Swiss announce gradual easing of virus restrictionsOfficials had stopped short of imposing full confinement in emergency measures introduced last month to combat the new coronavirus, which h...
Punjab Delegation holds strategic talks with business leaders at DavosThe delegation also comprises of Advisor Invest Punjab, Mr. B.S. Kohli and CEO Invest Punjab, Mr. Rajat Agarwal.
Trump, Merkel and Imran to visit WEF at DavosThe World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020, taking place on January 20-24, will focus on establishing stakeholder capitalism as a way of ...
Kashmir situation will be on agenda during talks with Prez Kovind: Swiss govtKovind will next week embark on a three-nation tour --Iceland, Switzerland and Slovenia -- from September 9 and will be in Bern on Septembe...
Australia to sell 'Kesar' variety of Indian mangoes for first timeThe first consignment was received by Perfection Fresh Australia (PFA), Australia's largest fresh-produce marketing company.
India seeks enhanced Swiss cooperation to tackle black money menaceRajnath Singh said India and Switzerland have made significant contributions to strengthen peace and prosperity based on their shared visio...
Swiss president says no need for emergency franc measuresNine months after the Swiss central bank stunned markets by abandoning its 1.20 franc-per-euro currency cap, Simonetta Sommaruga said franc...
WEF 2015: Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga warns against ignoring uncertainties felt by peopleUncertainty is prevalent in current conflicts and crisis regions as well as in the comparatively prosperous countries of Europe, she said.
WEF 2015 Davos summit begins; fight against terror to hog limelightThe yearly jamboree of the global elite is being attended by over 2,500 political and business leaders, including Union Ministers Arun Jait...
World Economic Forum Davos summit to start on Tuesday; Arun Jaitley, Piyush Goyal to attendOther prominent Indian names would include CEA Arvind Subramanian, as also CMs of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh -- Devendra Fadnavis and C...
India to have strong presence at WEF's Davos meetAmong other engagements, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is expected to talk at WEF on how new leadership is transforming the business.
WEF Davos meet next week; Arun Jaitley, Piyush Goyal to participateMeeting against the backdrop of the world economy facing multiple challenges, the 45th edition of the WEF meet would discuss 'The New Globa...
Chinese PM Li Keqiang to take part in WEF meet in SwitzerlandLi is visiting at the invitation of WEF founder and chairman Klaus Schwab and the Federal Council of Switzerland, Hong said. Li will also m...
The permanence of The GodfatherThe Godfather still shines on our cultural skyscape, an immoveable lodestar which even four decades later tempts and thrills, and even educ...