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Swiss rape victim to stay in India to help probe

The Swiss national, who was gang-raped in Madhya Pradesh last week, has said they will continue to stay in the country along with her husband for the moment while expressing readiness to fully......

India, 2020: A cautionary tale

'If Modi arrived like a juggernaut, he left like a jigsaw puzzle whose pieces were being dismantled bit by bit. It was as if India had seceded quietly from him.' Shiv Viswanathan's social science......

Kashmir and Article 370: The tail is wagging the dog!

Not just Article 370 but all such special status articles must go, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan Suppose in 1971 Indira Gandhi had asked the so-called princes -- to whom India had promised a......

15 must-know facts about the Nobel Prize

Image: Nobel Peace Prize laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai hold a news conference in Oslo. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala......

Bharat Ratna to Prof CNR Rao comes as icing on the cake

Research and teaching have remained Professor Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao’s first priority and love, and that is what sets him apart, says Dinesh C Sharma The selection of Professor......

Switzerland keen to strenghten economic ties with India

Looking to strengthen bilateral economic ties, Switzerland on Wednesday said there is a clear expectation that the new Indian government would support and "not hamper" entrepreneurial spirit of......

Come with proof about black money: Swiss to India

The issue of black money suspected to be stashed abroad, including in Swiss banks, has been a matter of intense debate in India for years. As India continues its pursuit of black money allegedly......

Swiss entities keen to invest in India, says envoy

A man holds a 100 Swiss Francs bank note in front of an ATM in this illustration picture taken in Bern. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters Swiss companies see a high investment potential in......

Swiss retail giant Richemont plans to invest $25 mn in India

Swiss retailer Richemont plans to invest about $25 million in India to set up single brand retail stores in the country. The company, which sells luxury products, including brands like Cartier,......

Maggi ban sent disturbing message to investors: Swiss envoy

It was a disturbing message in the sense that the regulatory framework is not clear enough and is not always applied in a convincing manner. The ban on Maggi noodles sent out a “disturbing......

Germany sink India with late goal

IMAGE: Germany’s Christopher Ruhr, right, celebrates after scoring the winning goal against India in the men’s hockey match at the Rio Olympics. Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters The......

World Jr Chess: Rout's winning run halted by top seed Goryachkina

Russia’s Goryachkina Aleksandra (left) and India's Padmini Rout during their eighth round match in the World Junior Chess Championships Padmini Rout’s unbeaten run was halted by top......

World Jr Chess: Shanglei, Yi lead Chinese charge

China’s Lu Shanglei and Wei Yi emphatically exhibited their rising chess prowess with convincing victories over Russians Vladimir Fedoseev, the top seed, and Mikhail Antipov, in the 10th......