Quote of the day by Jean Piaget: 'The goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge but to create the...' - life lessons on education, learning, child development and intellectual growth by pioneer of the theory of Cognitive DevelopmentQuote of the day by Jean Piaget: Jean Piaget's philosophy emphasizes that true education fosters creativity and discovery, not just memoriz...
27 May, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
Switzerland’s voters are about to put cash in the constitutionPolls show that a plebiscite on Sunday sparked by campaigners seeking to legally enshrine the availability of physical money will probably ...
06 Mar, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
Switzerland may hold vote on plan to nationalise UBSThe initiative proposes to amend the Swiss constitution to say that “large banks of systemic importance are to be managed as joint stock co...
18 Sep, 2023, 12.01 AM IST
Swiss urged to crack down on Russian oligarchsCassis noted that Switzerland has joined the European Union's sanctions on Russia and has also has frozen the bank accounts and business of...
21 Mar, 2022, 11.10 PM IST
Swiss reject world's strictest corporate responsibility rulesThe proposal would have amended the Swiss constitution and forced such companies to ensure they and their suppliers respected strict human ...
29 Nov, 2020, 08.00 PM IST
On the horns of a bovine dilemmaWill India cow-tow to a Swiss referendum’s results on a subsidy for be-horned bovines?
22 Nov, 2018, 11.04 PM IST
No list of Indians holding money in Swiss banks: Finance Minister in Rajya Sabha"There has been a positive response to some requests, where information has been provided subject to the confidentiality clause in the said...
09 Jul, 2014, 02.38 AM IST
Reserve Bank of India asks banks, financial institutions to give information to SIT on black moneyThe SIT under the chairmanship of former Justice M B Shah was constituted by the Narendra Modi-led government on its first day in office.
23 Jun, 2014, 05.38 PM IST
Two big banks have 2/3rd of all Swiss money of IndiansUBS and Credit Suisse appear to be accounting for almost two-third of the total money held by Indians in Swiss banking system.
20 Jun, 2014, 05.37 PM IST
BPCL raises Rs 1,240 crore from overseas bond saleBharat Petroleum today said it has raised 175 million Swiss francs (around Rs 1,240 crore) through an international bond sale at a coupon o...
26 Feb, 2014, 10.09 PM IST
Pak SC withdraws contempt notice against PM AshrafA five-judge bench headed by Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali retracted the contempt notice after Law Minister Farooq Naek presented a receipt.
14 Nov, 2012, 12.43 PM IST
Pakistan government not to exclude presidential immunity clause from Swiss letterPakistan appears headed for another political crisis as the ruling PPP has decided not to exclude the clause of presidential immunity from ...
27 Sep, 2012, 01.06 PM IST
- Parliament, not PM decides on Presidential immunity: Yousuf Raza Gilani
Facing immense pressure from Pak SC to reopen the graft cases against the President, Gilani today said he would go by the Constitution on t...
11 Mar, 2012, 07.25 PM IST
- Gilani must write to Swiss govt to reopen graft cases: Pak SC
Pak's SC insisted that PM Gilani should write to Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Zardari, saying no one is above ...
09 Feb, 2012, 01.10 PM IST
- Judiciary, executive should stick to assigned roles: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee
Pranab Mukherjee said if major organs of democracy do not strictly confine themselves to constitutional parameters then there will be some ...
20 Jul, 2011, 10.34 PM IST
- I-T ex-official seeks law on offshore assets
The official on Friday moved SC to make declaration of foreign bank accounts mandatory while filing returns.
30 Aug, 2010, 01.27 AM IST
- UBS move shakes foundations of Swiss bank secrecy
Under a 75-year-old law, Swiss banking secrecy can only be lifted when individuals are deemed to have deliberately defrauded tax authoritie...
19 Feb, 2009, 09.28 PM IST