Indian money deposited in Swiss banks more than tripled in 2024, reaching nearly Rs 37,600 crore or 3.5 billion Swiss francs, according to data released by Switzerland’s central bank. The 2024 figure is the highest since 2021, when Indian money in Swiss banks had reached a 14-year peak of CHF 3.83 billion.This sharp jump, however,…
A massive glacier collapse in the Swiss Alps triggered a devastating landslide on Wednesday, burying nearly the entire Alpine village of Blatten. The disintegration of the Birch Glacier sent a torrent of ice, rock, and mud crashing down the mountainside, engulfing homes, infrastructure, and the Lonza River in what officials have described as one of…
Sankar Subramanian (@BAI_Media on X) NEW DELHI: Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian, a 21-year-old Indian badminton player from Tamil Nadu, caused a major upset by defeating world no. 2 Anders Antonsen of Denmark in a thrilling three-game contest at the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament. With the win, he has now entered the quarterfinals of the tournament.Subramanian,…
The story of how James Reason became an authority on the psychology of human error begins with a teapot. It was the early 1970s. He was a professor at the University of Leicester, in England, studying motion sickness, a process that involved spinning his subjects round and round, and occasionally revealing what they had eaten…
Swiss state secretary Alexandre Fasel (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: Swiss state secretary Alexandre Fasel has underscored India’s potential to play a larger and constructive role in global affairs, citing its strong diplomatic ties with all nations and its leadership within the Global South.In an interview with ANI, the state secretary emphasized the need for…
A Swiss International Air Lines flight en route from Bucharest to Zurich made an emergency landing in Graz, Austria, on Monday (December 23) due to engine problems and smoke in the cabin and cockpit, news agency Reuters reported. The Airbus A220-300, operating as Flight LX1885, was carrying 74 passengers and five crew members. “Flight LX1885…