India and Switzerland have made efforts towards strengthening their bilateral relationship after the state visit of Swiss President Guy Parmelin to India’s capital New Delhi on October 5, 2026. Both nations signed memorandums for migration, mobility, and exchange of young professionals. They also enhanced cooperation in the areas of trade, infrastructure, research, technology, and clean ...

The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi has put India at the centre of a major debate over the future of global trade, currencies and the US dollar. Held on September 12–13, 2026, under India’s chairship, the summit brought together the expanded BRICS grouping at a time of heightened trade tensions and US tariff pressure. ...

India has asked for an immediate de-escalation of tension in West Asia at the UNSC meeting. It is worried about the deteriorating security environment in the region. In addition to demanding restraint from all parties involved, India condemned attacks on merchant ships in the Straits of Hormuz as posing a great threat to maritime security ...

A new landmark has been created by India in its battle against diabetes with the advent of the first once-a-week basal insulin called Awiqli (insulin icodec). This new insulin injection will significantly lessen the burden of daily injections for millions of adult patients with diabetes, substituting for 365 injections per year with just 52 injections ...

As India celebrated its 72nd Republic Day on the 26 Jan 2021 with great galore and pride, the farmers during the tractor rally faced tear gas and lathi-charge from the Delhi Police. After a lot of discussions with the farmers’ unions, the Delhi Police had reached a consensus to permit farmers to hold a peaceful ...

Individuals who are on medication that affects their immune system are advised not to take Covaxin, the developer Bharat Biotech cautioned on Monday via a factsheet. The company strongly urged people to reveal to their immunization officers about any serious health-related conditions or allergies before getting the jab.  Bharat Biotech stated that people who are ...

For over 22 years, Google has been the most predominant web search engine in the world. Vivek Raghunathan and Sridhar Ramaswamy, former Google executives and IIT alumni, a start-up company is gearing up to take on Google with a new search engine called “Neeva”. ‘Neeva’ will be the first advertisement free search engine with absolute ...

Covishield vaccine: Three trucks carrying the Covishield vaccine left the Serum Institute of India building at 4:55 am IST, followed by a police escort vehicle to reach the Pune International Airport. The unloading started at the cargo terminal at around 5:30 am and they will be dispatched to 12 cities in India, The Hindustan Times reported.  The ...

Economists suggest PM Modi: On Friday, India’s top economists in a meeting with PM Narendra Modi suggested him to incorporate few economic reforms in order to put the economy back on the path of growth. The virtual meeting was held weeks ahead of the annual budget submission, scheduled for February 1. It was attended by ...

Tejas fighter planes: On Wednesday, India took one of the key decisions to strengthen its defences, by providing a go-ahead for the acquisition of Tejas fighter plane’s deal worth about Rs 48,000 crore. The deal for 83 Tejas Light Combat Aircraft, to be purchased by the Indian Air Force, was approved by Cabinet Committee on ...