1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (357+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin has positioned the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2026 as a platform for "pragmatic dialogue" amid what Moscow described as growing fragmentation in global politics and trade. In a message published ahead of the forum, Putin…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (392+ words) Even as geopolitical tensions between Moscow and Washington remain elevated, Russia is attempting to keep business and cultural communication channels with the United States alive through dedicated Russia'US dialogues at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2026. The Roscongress Foundation…...

4+ hour, 41+ min ago  (543+ words) An Indian tourist's post about receiving a traffic violation notice from Switzerland nearly a year after returning home has drawn attention to the country's strict speeding laws and the hefty penalties that can follow. "Has anyone here received a traffic…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (202+ words) Yet the numbers still fall well short of the 17 million applications logged in 2019, suggesting that full recovery remains a work in progress. Issuances up, but refusal rate unchanged Of the nearly 12 million applications received, over 10 million visas were issued, a…...

2+ day, 3+ min ago  (440+ words) The finding has put a spotlight on a legal framework that governs every Schengen visa application filed from India, and that most applicants never read. DO CHECKOUT: BT Explainer: Why visa service provider VFS Global is in the spotlight What…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (983+ words) It all started as an idea back in 2001, when an idea would go on to change how millions of people applied for visas globally. Zubin Karkaria conceptualised and founded VFS Global as an outsourced visa services company, building it into…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (299+ words) In his first major encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV described AI not just as a technology issue, but as a major moral and social challenge for humanity....

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (472+ words) LTM Ltd, erstwhile LTIMindtree, announced the acquisition of Randstad's technology services business in Europe and Australia with annual revenue of $500 million....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (28+ words) Olmeda de la Cuesta was once a thriving village with 500 residents, which has now dwindled to 15 permanent residents along with 20 visitors at weekends or holidays....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (285+ words) Electric vehicle sales in Europe are seeing a major surge as rising fuel prices, linked to the Iran war and global oil disruption, push buyers toward EVs. New EV registrations jumped 34% year-on-year in April across major European markets, while used…...