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  Why Switzerland keeps bunkers ready for its entire population: Know here

  World | June 27, 2025 19:26 IST

  Bunkers in Switzerland aren’t just concrete rooms - they’re part of a national mindset. From Cold War propaganda showing marmots ducking into burrows, to school drills and iodine stockpiles, the idea of survival is deeply normalised.

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  Swiss village buried as glacier collapse triggers massive landslide, scary videos show devastation

  World | May 29, 2025 23:42 IST

  A catastrophic landslide triggered by the collapse of Switzerland's Birch Glacier has buried nearly 90% of the Alpine village of Blatten in Valais canton. The village had been evacuated earlier in May due to visible cracks in the glacier. One man remains missing, while no deaths have been reported.

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  Switzerland warns China over military drills near Taiwan: Here's why it's significant

  World | March 19, 2025 16:46 IST

  Switzerland has warned China over military drills near Taiwan and has urged to avoid deescalating tensions in the region. Experts say the warning show the significance of the Taiwan strait.

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  Swiss flight horror: Plane makes emergency landing after smoke fills in cabin, flight attendant dies

  World | December 31, 2024 18:41 IST

  The attendant passed away on Monday in intensive care at the hospital in Graz. They were one of two crew members hospitalised following the incident. All 74 passengers aboard the Airbus A220-300 were safely evacuated after flight LX1885 landed, according to Swiss.

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  Switzerland suspends 'Most Favoured Nation' status to India over Nestle verdict

  World | December 14, 2024 6:19 IST

  Switzerland cited a 2023 ruling by Supreme Court in a case relating to Vevey-headquartered Nestle for its decision to withdraw the MFN status. This means that Switzerland will tax dividends that Indian entities will earn in that country at 10 per cent from January 1, 2025.

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  'Suicide capsule': In a first, woman dies in Switzerland within minutes of pressing 'death button'

  World | September 24, 2024 19:00 IST

  The US woman, who travelled to Switzerland for the purpose of "death", initiated her dying process herself by pressing a button while lying in the capsule.

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  Miss Switzerland finalist murdered by husband, body ‘pureed’ in blender and dissolved: Report

  World | September 13, 2024 10:56 IST

  Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was strangled to death by her husband Thomas, 41, and her body was dismembered with a jigsaw, knife and garden shears, ‘pureed’ in a blender and dissolved. Her husband admitted he killed her, and said he did so in self-defence.

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  RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das ranked among top 3 central bankers: Who are other two?

  Business | August 21, 2024 14:54 IST

  Denmark's Christian Kettel Thomsen and Switzerland's Thomas Jordan, Das was recognised for his effective management of inflation, economic growth, currency stability, and interest rates. This accolade highlights his successful monetary policies amidst global economic challenges.

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  Swiss flight with over 300 on board makes emergency landing in Kazakhstan due to THIS reason

  World | August 18, 2024 17:45 IST

  The Boeing 777-300ER's nose wheel got caught in the grass and was stuck, requiring it to be towed back onto the runway, the airlines said in a statement. The aircraft will be examined for damage and will be the subject of an investigation.

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  Ex-UP Finance Corporation official, absconder in 1998 scam, arrested from Switzerland

  Uttar Pradesh | July 30, 2024 16:14 IST

  The accused Anil Kumar Khanna has been absconding since 1998. He had scammed the Uttar Pradesh Finance Corporation of Rs 37 lakh back then. The CBI got a red corner notice issued against him and subsequently, he has been arrested.

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  Indian funds in Swiss banks down 70 per cent to lowest in 4 years: Switzerland Central Bank

  Business | June 21, 2024 14:42 IST

  According to the data released by Switzerland's central bank, Indian funds in Swiss banks were down 70 per cent to the lowest in four years at 1.04 billion.

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  India, Saudi Arabia and other countries opt out of signing Ukraine declaration in Switzerland

  World | June 17, 2024 6:04 IST

  The event was aimed to build support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's peace formula, albeit in the absence of Russia and China. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier met Zelenskyy during the G7 Summit in Italy, where the latter thanked him for sending a delegation for peace talks.

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  World leaders gather in Switzerland for Ukraine peace summit. What is India's position?

  World | June 15, 2024 14:00 IST

  The event, aimed to build support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's peace formula, is seen as merely symbolic in the absence of Russia and China. PM Modi reiterated to Zelenskyy on Friday that the conflict can only be resolved through "dialogue and diplomacy".

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  Switzerland police shoot dead axe-wielding Iranian man on train, 15 hostages rescued

  World | February 09, 2024 17:57 IST

  The attacker was identified as a 32-year-old Iranian asylum-seeker, who took 15 hostages on the train before he was fatally shot by police. Vaud canton police said there was no indication that the hostage-taking was a terrorist incident.

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  Daughter of former Uzbek president, who served at UN, indicted in extortion, money laundering case

  World | September 29, 2023 16:40 IST

  Culminating a criminal probe that was opened over a decade ago, the Swiss prosecutors announced the indictment and said Karimova allegedly developed and ran a crime ring known as “The Office” that involved several dozen people and multiple companies.

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  'They made us slave': PoK activists protest against Pakistan regime at UN Human Rights Council

  World | September 25, 2023 23:56 IST

  The exiled Chairman of the United Kashmir People’s National Party said that the government has turned the region into slavery by outsourcing the minerals and added that political activists were sent to jail to suppress dissent voices.

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  Too hot to handle! Zurich's high temperature may spoil your vacation plans

  Travel | August 23, 2023 17:03 IST

  While Zurich may be too hot to handle at times, it doesn’t mean your vacation plans have to be spoiled.

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  Amid unrest in France, similar protests erupt in Switzerland's Lausanne over fatal police shooting

  World | July 02, 2023 17:05 IST

  AP reported police saying that several shop windows and a shop door were broken, while protesters threw stones and a Molotov cocktail at officers. Six of the seven detained protesters were teenagers aged 15 to 17, along with a 24-year-old Swiss man.

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  Iran summons Swiss ambassador to Tehran for posting photo of protest icon Mahsa Amini on Twitter

  World | May 21, 2023 21:48 IST

  A website affiliated with Iran's state television called YJC.ir reported that the Swiss ambassador, Nadine Lozano, was summoned after a Twitter account affiliated with the embassy in Tehran published a photo featuring Amini.

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  Celebrating Swisstainable Veggie Day, Switzerland to go Vegetarian for a Day on October 1st

  Lifestyle | September 29, 2022 12:03 IST

  Tourists and locals alike, are invited to celebrate World Vegetarian Day and enjoy a creatively put-together scrumptious vegetarian feast.