Permanent statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Davos

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...

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A small blast shattered two windows but caused no injuries at a hotel near where top business and political leaders are attending the World Economic Forum, Swiss police said Thursday.The explosion happened in a storage room of the Posthotel Morosani shortly after 9 a.m. local time (0800 GMT) Thursday, regional police spokesman Thomas Hobi told the ...

A day after he won two Academy award nominations, Indian musician A R Rahman was honoured with the Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum.

At Davos, Sunil Mittal tells NDTV that despite the concern over scams at home, investors are not disenchanted with India."People are celebrating India. We in India are trying to talk more about our problems, but the world is seeing India as a great place to do business, great place to come and invest. I think that's what we need to celebrate. Let u...

What's the price tag to be a Davos Man?Chief executives, government leaders and academics around the world are headed to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting this week -- a heady power gathering that mixes business, politics and Champagne in the Swiss Alps. It is an event that draws a wide range of decision makers, from...

Sixteen months after Lehman Brothers collapsed, there is still uncertainty on the pace and nature of the recovery.

Speaking to NDTV from the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi said that he is unfortunate that the Pakistani players were not pic

Speaking to NDTV from the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi said that he is unfortunate that the Pakistani players were not picked.

A regional official says the police commander in charge of security for the World Economic Forum has died in an apparent suicide.

As the World Economic Forum begins today in Davos, Wipro Chairman Azim Premji tells NDTV the global focus is on India.

Bankers are trickling back to Davos, but they will not be strutting quite the way they used to. With an economic recovery under way, the financial elite will not be in hiding as they were last year, when only a comparative handful showed up in Davos, Switzerland, for the annual World Economic Forum.

Leaders from over 90 countries representing business, government and civil society have arrived to debate issues that face the global economy.