
Switzerland



US vows stepped up support to oust Assad
MONTREUX (SWITZERLAND) (TIP): The United States on January 22 led a fierce denunciation of the Syrian regime and vowed it would step up support for the opposition as it seeks to topple President Bashar al-Assad. […]

RANBAXY INKS PACT WITH EPIRUS SWITZERLAND
NEW DELHI (TIP): Drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories has entered into a licensing agreement with Epirus Switzerland GmbH, the Swiss arm of Boston-based Epirus Biopharmaceuticals Inc, for introducing a biosimilar version (BOW015) of infliximab, a drug […]

American Association of Cardiologists of Indian Origin Honors 4 at 2013 Fall Meeting
DALLAS (TIP): American Association of Cardiologists of Indian Origin (AACIO), at its Fall meeting December 4, honored Greg Behar, President and CEO of Boehringer lngelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Dr. Joseph M. Chalil, Associate Director, Health Science […]

Lakshmi Mittal’s London home street among world’s most expensive areasa
LONDON (TIP): London’s leafy Kensington Palace Gardens – home to Indian steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has been found to be the world’s second-most-expensive street. Mittal owns house number 9a and 18-19 on this treelined street. […]

World’s 6th largest number of billionaires in India
NEW DELHI (TIP): Indian billionaires, the sixth largest group in the rich world, have thrown up an interesting trend found nowhere else in the world — holding on to one’s roots. Despite popular notions of […]


ARMSTRONG RETURNS OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDAL
AUSTIN (TIP): Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has handed over his 2000 Olympic bronze medal to US Olympic officials, nine months after the International Olympic Committee demanded it back, he said on September 12. “The 2000 […]

OBAMA AT 50TH ANNIVERSARY EMBODIES KING’S DREAM
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama was set to lead civil rights pioneers on Aug 28 in a ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, where Dr Martin Luther King’s “I Have a […]

PRIVATE EQUITY FLOWS INTO WATER SECTOR
MUMBAI (TIP): Private equity funds are eyeing investments in the country’s water sector. Singaporebased CLSA Capital Partners invested $9.2 million (Rs 55 crore) in Gurgaonbased Luminous Water Technologies in end-July, through its two funds. Last […]


Panchgani The Switzerland Of India
Panchgani, literally mean the place of five hills, is a renowned hill station in Maharashtra. This majestic hill resort is located at 1,334 mt altitude. Panchgani is a vibrant scenic destination and its beauty multiplies […]

Indian American Entrepreneur To Pay $2.5 Million Fine For Concealed Income
WATCHUNG, NJ (TIP): Sanjay Sethi, 52, of Watchung in Somerset County, New Jersey and who owns SanVision Technology Inc., Jan. 7 admitted to using corporations in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands to […]

UBS to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Libor Charges
NEW YORK (TIP): UBS AG became the second bank to settle accusations that it tried to rig benchmark interest rates, agreeing to pay roughly $1.5 billion in a deal with authorities in multiple countries that […]

Zardari graft cases: Pak SC approves Swiss draft letter
ISLAMABAD (TIP): After weeks of wrangling, Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday approved a third draft of a letter that will ask Swiss authorities to revive graft cases against Asif Ali Zardari, with the government making […]
