Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif cancels visit to Switzerland after spike in violence

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today cancelled his visit to Davos in Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum in the wake of a spike in terror attacks, including a bombing that killed 22 Pakistani troops.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will leave for China today to participate in the seventh World Economic Forum (WEF) at Dalian in the northeastern Liaoning province.

The World Economic Forum at Davos is always a showcase for new research, trends and ideas. Here's some predictions about the future from participants at the annual gathering of the world's elite:

A Sikh rights group has filed a criminal complaint against Minister for Urban Development Kamal Nath, who is heading the Indian delegation at the World Economic Forum in Davos, with the Swiss Attorney General seeking his arrest and prosecution for allegedly conspiring in the 1984 anti-Sikhs riots.

Prime Minister David Cameron warned European leaders on Thursday that any attempt to shoehorn countries into ever deeper political union was a mistake that Britain would not be a part of.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath, for the first time, made it clear that Rahul Gandhi was the Congress party's choice to be the prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 general elections. Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Mr Nath said, "I think, everyone in the party, there is consensus that they would like to see Rahul Gandhi... it is not like there are names fl...

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi officially took charge as the party's number 2 in Delhi this evening, promising to practice "positive politics." In faraway Davos, senior minister Kamal Nath told NDTV that for him and for every other Congressman, Mr Gandhi is also the only candidate for Prime Minister in 2014.

From igloos to topless protesters, the World Economic Forum this year had its fair share of innovative protests and campaigns reflecting people's growing frustration with the present economic system and rising inequalities.

Three topless Ukrainian protesters were detained on Saturday while trying to break into an invitation-only gathering of international CEOs and political leaders to call attention to the needs of the world's poor. Separately, demonstrators from the Occupy movement marched to the edge of the gathering.

A day after Google's top executive told NDTV it's not possible to censor content on the Web, Minister of State for Information and Technology Sachin Pilot has said there is no question of censoring content online and taking away free expression of people.

In a candid admission of the problems plaguing the world's largest economy, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner today said the country is seeing "very high levels of poverty and inequality".

Bill Gates pledged $750 million on Thursday to fight three killer diseases and rescue a beleaguered health fund whose financial losses have cost it donor support. The Microsoft founder said he is lending his "credibility" to the Geneva-based Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by making the donation through a promissory note so the fund "can immediatel...

Describing Pakistani Parliament as the "new kid on the block", Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar today said a "little bit of elbowing" was taking place in Pakistan but things would "very soon fall in place".

Technology giant Google has finally spoken out on the controversy over objectionable content posted on its website and the legal battle it has led to. Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Google's Chief Business Officer Nikesh Arora said it was not possible for the company to monitor everything on its website.

Technology giant Google has finally spoken out on the controversy over objectionable content posted on its website and the legal battle it has led to. Speaking exclusively to NDTV's Shweta Rajpal Kohli from Davos, Google's Chief Business Officer Nikesh Arora said it was not possible for the company to monitor everything on its website. "I hope the government will take...

The eviction of Occupy Wall Street from Zuccotti Park in November left protesters without the physical birthplace of the movement around which to rally, and put something of a chill on the endeavor. In Switzerland, protesters of the World Economic Forum have made the movement even chillier.

An igloo protest camp sprouting up amid $500-a-night hotels and security cordons at the Swiss resort of Davos seems to serve a warning to the world's rich and powerful gathering here: Beware, or you might be sleeping in the snow next year, too.

Spurred by the popularity of Mahatma Gandhi at the recent World Economic Forum, whichdisplayed statues of the Indian leader at various venues, the Davos City Council has approved setting up a permanent Gandhi monument there."Indian artists Ram Sutar and Anil Sutar are working with The Itinerant Museum of Art to create a Gandhi monument for Davos to...

A former member of the group that created WikiLeaks has launched a rival website with the aim of giving whistleblowers more control over the secrets they spill.           Daniel Domscheit-Berg says the new platform called OpenLeaks will allow sources to choose specifically who they want to submit do...