Switzerland has unilaterally decided to suspend the most favoured nation (MFN) clause in its Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with India. The move comes after the Supreme Court of India’s ruling in the Nestle case. The move is expected to have a significant impact on the operations of Indian companies in Switzerland as well as...
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Is Priyanka Chopra’s Bollywood dream inspired by the late Sridevi?
Actor Priyanka Chopra made her classic Bollywood dream come true in Switzerland as she twirled in the snowfall. She took to Instagram on Tuesday (Oct 15) and shared a glimpse of her trip. In a video that she posted on her story, Chopra is playfully twirling in a long winter jacket on heavy snow. Her...
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Advocacy groups behind ‘suicide’ pod in Switzerland suspend its use. Know why
Advocacy groups in Switzerland behind a so-called suicide capsule said on Sunday (Oct 6) that they suspended the process of taking applications to use it – as an investigation into its first use in the country was completed. A report by the news agency Associated Press said that the president of Switzerland-based The Last Resort, Florian Willet, was...
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Father of ex-Miss Switzerland finalist ‘pureed’ by husband found her head in bin bag
The murder of a former Miss Switzerland finalist has shaken the world. Kristina Joksimovic was strangled, dismembered and then “pureed” in a blender allegedly by her husband at their Basel home. Kristina’s father has now spoken up and revealed that he found his daughter’s decapitated head in a bin bag in her laundry room. This,...
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Miss Switzerland finalist strangled, dismembered and ‘pureed’ in blender by husband
In a ghastly incident, a former Miss Switzerland finalist was brutally killed by her husband and pureed in a blender. Thirty-eight-year-old Kristina Joksimovic was allegedly strangled and dismembered with a jigsaw and garden shears. Her body was found in February in Binningen, near Basel in Switzerland. As investigations began into the murder, the officials concluded...
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This country has been ranked ‘best in the world’ in a global survey. India ranks….
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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Swiss city of Basel to host Eurovision 2025
Basel will host the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest after the Swiss border city was chosen Friday to stage the 69th edition of the glitzy annual TV extravaganza. Swiss singer Nemo’s 2024 Eurovision victory gave Switzerland the right to host next year’s event, with a huge global audience guaranteed. Right on the borders with France and...
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Shah Rukh Khan to be honoured at Locarno Film Festival
Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival opens on Wednesday with Shah Rukh Khan, Jane Campion, Alfonso Cuaron and Irene Jacob set to be honoured with special awards. Founded in 1946, Locarno is one of the world’s longest-running annual film festivals and focuses on auteur cinema. Held on the shores of Lake Maggiore, in the Italian-speaking Ticino region...
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Switzerland set to use controversial portable suicide pods ‘within months’
After introducing a breakthrough method for assisted dying, Sarco is now set to use its suicide pods for first time ever. The first use of a portable suicide pod will be carried out in Switzerland this year, potentially within months to come, the company said on Wednesday. The space-age-looking Sarco capsule was first unveiled in...
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Swiss cities battle to host Eurovision 2025 – or not
Swiss singer Nemo’s 2024 Eurovision victory means Switzerland gets to host the glitzy TV extravaganza next year — though battles are now raging over footing the bill. Zurich, Geneva, Basel, plus Bern in conjunction with Nemo’s hometown Biel, are the four declared candidates to stage the 69th Eurovision Song Contest. The winner should be announced...
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Taylor Swift calls workers mid-concert to help fans battling heatwave in Switzerland
Fans love Taylor Swift and the singer equally looks out for them. During her recent concert in Zurich, Switzerland, Swift asked workers mid-performance to help some people in the audience amid the ongoing heatwave in Switzerland. Swift was performing at an open-roofed stadium, Temperatures soared especially on Tuesday and Swift asked for assistance during her...
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At least seven dead after ferocious storms lash France, Switzerland and Italy
At least seven people died as ferocious and torrential rain lashed France, Switzerland, and Italy, the news agency AFP reported early Monday (July 1) citing authorities. Police in Switzerland said that three people died after torrential rain triggered a landslide in southeastern Switzerland. Elsewhere in the country, a man was found dead in a hotel in Saas-Grund in the...
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