In a new survey, Switzerland has been crowned as the world’s best country for the third year in a row. U.S. News & World’s report in its ‘Best Countries Ranking 2024’ has ranked 15 European countries in the top 25 spots, east and Southeast Asia in four spots, the Middle East in two spots and North...
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Centre flags e-commerce risk to 100 million retailers
Unfettered growth of e-commerce in India may cause “huge social disruption”, impacting the livelihood of 100 million small retailers across the country, Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday, accusing multinationals such as Amazon of resorting to unfair practices such as predatory pricing to gain market share. His comments are likely to...
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East Timor is Surging the Tourism Industry with New Visa free travel Policy for 32 Countries Including Greece, India & Switzerland – Travel And Tour World
Home » TOURISM NEWS » East Timor is Surging the Tourism Industry with New Visa free travel Policy for 32 Countries Including Greece, India & Switzerland Saturday, July 27, 2024 Reading Time: 3 minutes East Timor, or Timor-Leste as it is officially known, stands as a beacon of resilience and cultural richness in the eastern...
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Piyush Goyal to visit Switzerland to take forward EFTA commitments
New Delhi: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal Wednesday said the four-member European nation bloc European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is keen to invest in India and the domestic industry should take advantage of that opportunity. Goyal, who is visiting Switzerland on Sunday to take forward the EFTA commitments, said that this $100 billion commitment...
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Switzerland jails members of UK’s richest family for abusing workers
A Swiss criminal court jailed four members of the billionaire Hinduja family on Friday for exploiting domestic workers at their lakeside villa. ADVERTISEMENT The family were found guilty of seizing their workers’ passports, barred them from going out and made them work up to 18 hours a day. Prosecutors had said that their workers had...
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India doesn’t sign joint communique on Ukraine peace in Switzerland
India on Sunday did not sign a joint communique at a Switzerland summit for peace in Ukraine and insisted that conditions need to be created for participation of all parties, including Russia, in summits for lasting peace in Ukraine. Others who did not sign included close partners and BRICS members Saudi Arabia, the UAE and...
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India avoids signing any communique on peace in Ukraine at Swiss summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his G7 Italy visit. (Photo: X@narendramodi) 4 min read Last Updated : Jun 16 2024 | 10:16 PM IST India on Sunday was among the countries that did not sign a joint communique at a Switzerland-hosted summit for peace in Ukraine even as New...
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India refrains from associating itself with any communique emerging from Swiss summit on peace in Ukraine
New Delhi: India on Sunday refrained from associating itself with any communique emerging from a Ukraine summit for peace hosted by Switzerland and asserted that it will remain engaged with all stakeholders to facilitate a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine conflict. Pavan Kapoor, Secretary(West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, represented India at the Summit...
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Only efforts involving Russia, Ukraine will lead to peace: India at Swiss summit
India believes only a “sincere and practical engagement” between Russia and Ukraine can lead to enduring peace, a top Indian diplomat on Sunday told a peace summit hosted by Switzerland that was attended by more than 90 countries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives for a photograph with heads of states and country representatives during the...
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India Joins Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland A Day After PM Modi Called For Dialogue – Republic World
पीएम मोदी ने यूक्रेन के राष्ट्रपति जेलेंस्की से भी मुलाकात की। इतनी ही नहीं पीएम मोदी ने जेलेंस्की को गले से भी लगाया। दोनों देशों के नेताओं के बीच यूक्रेन में हालात को लेकर भी चर्चा हुई। | Image:NarendraModi-X New Delhi: World leaders have gathered Bürgenstock hotel above Lake Lucerne in central Switzerland to discuss...
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India will participate in Swiss peace summit on Ukraine at appropriate level: Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra
India on Wednesday said it will participate in the upcoming peace summit on the Ukraine conflict in Switzerland at an appropriate level. The summit will take place at Burgenstock in Lucerne on June 15 and 16. Switzerland has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend it. However, it is almost certain that Modi will not...
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India yet to decide on level of participation at Ukraine peace summit
NEW DELHI: India is yet to take a call on the level of its participation in the Summit on Peace in Ukraine to be hosted by Switzerland this month despite growing calls from Europe for representation by the senior leadership, people familiar with the matter said. A Swiss flag is pictured in front of the...