Geneva: News

16 Oct 2024

World

Former Indian American monk, now billionaire, investigated for tax evasion

Indian-American billionaire Manoj Bhargava is under investigation by United States tax authorities for alleged tax abuse.

03 Oct 2024

Bangladesh

Bangladesh recalls 5 envoys, including ambassador to India

In a major diplomatic shake-up, Bangladesh's interim government has called back five of its envoys, including the ambassador to India.

14 Sep 2024

Ajit Doval

China announces troop disengagement at 4 border points, including Galwan

China announced on Friday that it has disengaged its troops from four locations in eastern Ladakh, including the Galwan Valley.

07 Aug 2024

Memphis

Teen flies plane solo to 7 continents for THIS cause 

Chinese-American teenager, Ethan Guo, is on a mission to become the youngest person to fly solo across all seven continents.

22 Jun 2024

Switzerland

Hinduja family jailed for exploiting staff: Breakdown of charges 

Four members of the Hinduja family, Britain's wealthiest, have been sentenced to jail by a Swiss court for exploiting their Indian staff at their Geneva mansion.

WHO expresses concern over bird flu's potential human transmission

The World Health Organization (WHO), on Thursday, raised serious concerns about the escalating transmission of the H5N1 bird flu virus to other species, including humans.

05 Mar 2023

Iran

Iran: Schoolgirls fall sick; poisoning by extremist groups suspected

Iran is facing a new challenge as hundreds of schoolgirls in a dozen cities have been hospitalized due to an "unexplained illness."

03 Mar 2023

United Nations (UN)

Nithyananda's 'United States of Kailasa' clarifies speech at UN event

When an all-women delegation of fugitive rape-accused godman Nithyananda's "United States of Kailasa (USK)" attended a United Nations (UN) meeting on February 24, it raised numerous eyebrows.

20 May 2021

Migrants

War, climate displaced tens of millions in 2020: Study

A key group that monitors internal displacement said on Thursday that violence and disasters forced people to relocate within their countries more than 40 million times last year, the highest such tally in over a decade.

10 Sep 2019

India

Fabricated narrative by Pakistan: India on Kashmir at UN

On Tuesday, India refuted Pakistan's claims that human rights were being violated in Jammu and Kashmir.

22 Jul 2019

Chess

Indian chess players to be trained by Vladimir Kramnik

In an interesting development, former world champion and legend Vladimir Kramnik will train six Indian chess players in Geneva from August 14 to 25.

22 Apr 2018

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja

Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja's wedding details out!

Rumor mills are abuzz with the reports of Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja's wedding.

14 Mar 2018

Intel

Intel gave Stephen Hawking his distinct voice

Little did Stephen Hawking know when he met Intel co-founder Gordon Moore at a conference in 1997 that it would spark a series of events resulting in him getting a computer-generated synthesized voice that would became his most-recognized personality trait.

09 Mar 2018

India

India's new name for Pakistan: "Special terrorist zone"

After "Terroristan" and the "Ivy League of Terrorism," India has now christened Pakistan as "Special Terrorist Zone." This derives inspiration from the "special economic zone" concept.

Indian scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan named WHO's Deputy Director-General

The World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva has appointed India's Dr. Soumya Swaminathan as the Deputy Director-General for Programmes. She is currently the Director-General of Indian Council of Medical Research.

28 Aug 2016

Russia News

Syria peace agreement in the coming days

In continuation of peace-talks held in July, Russia and US indicated that in the coming days a 'peace agreement' for cessation of hostilities would be finalised.