Switzerland

Cinema only spreads love and connects people: Majumder

3:21 pm November 5, 2019

Guwahati: The ruling class, irrespective of political affiliations, is always scared of cinema despite the fact that it “only spreads love and connects people”, renowned film critic and curator Premendra Majumder wondered. He rued that nowadays most of the film festivals have just become a “business platform” to sell movies. “I don’t know why all […]

No claimants for dormant Swiss accounts of Indians; some may get liquidated soon

India gets first tranche of Swiss bank account details under automatic exchange framework

6:59 pm October 7, 2019

New Delhi/Berne: India has got first tranche of swiss bank account details of its nationals under a new automatic information exchange pact, a major milestone in the government’s fight against black money stashed abroad India is among 75 countries with which Switzerland’s Federal Tax Administration (FTA) has exchanged information on financial accounts within the framework […]

Swiss hold high-altitude wake for lost glacier

10:15 pm September 22, 2019

Mels: Dozens of people dressed in black went on a “funeral march” up a steep Swiss mountainside on Sunday to mark the disappearance of an Alpine glacier amid growing global alarm over climate change. Around 250 people including children joined the solemn two-hour climb up the side of Pizol mountain in northeastern Switzerland to the […]

Deepak Punia qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

6:45 pm September 21, 2019

Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan): Reigning junior world champion Deepak Punia on Saturday became the fourth Indian to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics after moving to the 86kg semifinals at the World Wrestling Championship here on Saturday. Competing in his maiden senior World Championship, Deepak locked the quota after prevailing 7-6 in a tense quarterfinal against Colombia’s Carlos […]

Just 19 pc employers in India bullish on hiring in Oct-Dec qtr: Survey

2:17 pm September 10, 2019

New Delhi: Only 19 per cent of employers in the country have bullish hiring plans for the next three months, while 52 per cent expect no change in their payrolls, says a global survey which predict softer employment outlook in many markets for the October-December quarter. According to the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook survey released on […]