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Akriti Seth

Akriti Seth is a Zürich-based editor with more than a decade of experience, anchored by foundational training at Bloomberg. As a journalist, she covers global affairs, financial markets and technology. Her career has taken her from television studios to digital newsrooms. She has reported as an on-air correspondent for Channel NewsAsia and covered markets, corporate finance and business strategy for Informa UK. Her work has appeared in Entrepreneur Magazine, Hindustan Times, Yahoo Finance, TradingView, the Crypto Council for Innovation, DailyCoin, Tech Panda and more. She founded Helvetica Times to bring independent, English-language journalism to Switzerland — serving the expats, international professionals and global readers who want Swiss news reported with clarity and rigor.

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  1. Travel

    Switzerland Overtakes France And Germany As Top Schengen Destination For Indians

    Swiss embassy and its visa partners have "really smoothened" the application process in India, both in terms of securing appointment dates and…
  2. Business

    Oil Crisis Bites Less In Switzerland As Energy Efficiency Shocks To Rescue

    Despite the headwinds, Swiss consumers' purchasing power remains a solid pillar of growth. The moderate rise in unemployment continues coinciding with the…
  3. Crime

    New Data Shows 21 Daily Police Calls For Domestic Violence In Zürich

    Domestic violence in Zürich is more prevalent than thought. Three out of four people affected by domestic violence are women. 
  4. Local

    Zürich’s Lake Crossing Postponed To 8 July: Second Date On Standby

    If weather conditions remain unfavourable, a further postponement to Wednesday, 16 July, is possible. The organising committee is due to make that…
  5. Travel

    70 Flights Cancelled: Thunderstorm Strands Hundreds Of Passengers At Zürich Airport

    Zürich Airport's exposure to summer thunderstorms is a well-documented structural challenge. The airport sits in a part of Switzerland that is climatically…
  6. Politics

    Half Of All Swiss Voters Are Now Over 60, And The Gap Is Growing

    Over half of all ballots are cast by Swiss voters aged 60 or over. Avenir Suisse warns that this trend should not…
  7. Breaking News

    Another Heatwave Is Already On The Way As Switzerland Barely Draws Breath

    The June heatwave peaked at 33 to 37 degrees in parts of Switzerland, with the Basel region and the northwest recording the…
  8. Breaking News

    Power Outage In Zürich Ripples Through Hospital Operations And Sewage System

    Power outage at Zürich Children’s Hospital triggers emergency precautions. Power cuts cause sewage spill to hit the river Limmat.
  9. Health

    Infant Formula With Cereulide Traces Still On Swiss Shelves, Despite Safety Questions

    In March 2026, the Geneva cantonal chemist detected cereulide in six infant formula products during checks carried out after a Europe-wide contamination…
  10. Local

    Swiss Median Salary Jumps To CHF 87,000: The Sharpest Rise In Years

    The CHF 87,000 Swiss Median Salary figure translates to a gross monthly salary of CHF 7,250 for a full-time worker, up from CHF…
  11. Breaking News

    Switzerland To Host 2038 Winter Olympics And Paralympics? Federal Council Backs Bid

    According to the government’s outline, the proposed federal contribution for 2038 Winter Olympics And Paralympics would be capped at CHF 200 million and…
  12. Local

    Geneva May Ease Strict Air Conditioning Rules Amid Swiss Heatwave

    Geneva's regulations have stood out as an outlier even by Swiss standards. The debate is intensifying as the Swiss heatwave grows longer…
  13. Travel

    Zürich Airport Scraps Liquid Limit For Departing Passengers: End Of 100ml Era

    The upgrade at Zürich Airport is built on computed tomography (CT) scanning. The new rules do not apply to transfer passengers connecting through Zürich.
  14. Health

    Flu And Chlamydia Drive Zürich’s 17,000 Infectious Disease Cases In 2025

    Flu and chlamydia together ranked among the top reported diseases, with gonorrhoea and syphilis cases also recorded, though significantly lower in number.
  15. Health

    Why Are Legionella Cases Rising In Zürich? Wetzikon Cluster Prompts Health Alert

    Infection occurs exclusively through the inhalation of tiny water droplets (aerosols) that may contain Legionella. Human-to-human transmission does not occur in Legionella…
  16. Local

    Forest Fire Risk At Level 4-5 In Switzerland: Zürich Bans Open Fires Near All Forests

    Fire ban imposed across Zürich Canton as drought pushes forest fire risk to Level 4 to 5.
  17. Sport

    Switzerland Wins 2–1 In Vancouver: Canada Pays For Playing Safe

    Switzerland wins yesterday's match and tops Group B after silencing Vancouver. Canada pays the price for hesitation.
  18. Local

    Switzerland’s Historic Heatwave Peaks This Week, Then Finally Relents

    MeteoSwiss has issued heat warnings at level 3 out of 5, classified as "significant risk," across nearly the entire country, with an elevated…
  19. Health

    Zürich Halves Family Caregiver Subsidy And Tightens Rules As Healthcare Complaints Hit New Highs

    The cantonal health authority reports a steady and accelerating rise in supervisory healthcare complaints across the entire system since the Covid-19 pandemic.
  20. Technology

    Zürich City Hospital’s Delivery Robots Pass The Test, And Are Here To Stay

    "Robot transport has proven its worth in everyday hospital life. It relieves the burden on staff, simplifies processes and creates more time…
  21. Local

    Drug Network Unravelled: Fugitive Driver Leads Zürich Police To 25 kg Haul

    The seized narcotics include MDMA, marijuana, cocaine, ketamine, hashish and amphetamine, as well as 15 kilograms of silver, as drug network is…
  22. Local

    Zürich Mourns 16-Year-Old Killed By Falling Branch During Severe Storm

    Zürich's city president Raphael Golta expressed his condolences for the teen who lost her life during Zürich Storm. "Today’s news of the…
  23. Local

    Zürich’s Feminist Strike Kicks Off With City Centre March As Thousands Demonstrate Across Switzerland

    The authorised march had been called at short notice the previous evening, serving as the launch event for the nationwide feminist strike.
  24. Politics

    Tear Gas, Burning Cars, Hundreds Detained: Geneva’s G7 Protests Turn Violent

    Geneva's G7 protests turn violent as protesters hurl bottles, stones, cement blocks, and fireworks at security forces. Buildings close to the UN…
  25. Sport

    Switzerland’s World Cup Opens In Heartbreak: Own Goal In 94th Minute Gifts Qatar Historic Point

    Switzerland took the lead in the 17th minute, when Breel Embolo converted a penalty with characteristic composure, rolling the ball into the upper left corner…
  26. Local

    Switzerland Braces For Record-Breaking Heatwave, With 38°C Possible In Basel

    Meteorologists are warning that the heat building over the country from Wednesday 18 June could be historic as Switzerland braces for record-breaking…
  27. Technology

    AI Jobs In Switzerland Hit Record 25,000 As Wage Premium For AI Skills Reaches 62%

    AI jobs in Switzerland rose from approximately 16,000 in 2024 to 25,000 in 2025.
  28. Travel

    Zürich-Vienna Night Train Upgraded With Next-Gen Nightjet Pods From 15 June

    The Zürich-Vienna service is the ninth route on which the next-generation Nightjet now operates. The Zürich–Amsterdam route is expected to follow later…
  29. Expat

    Swiss Voters Deliver A Clear Defeat To Right-Wing SVP’s Anti-Immigration Agenda

    With nearly 55% voting against the proposal to limit the country's population to 10 million, Swiss Voters reject population cap in blow…
  30. Business

    Hitachi Energy Chooses Otelfingen for New Swiss Campus, Beating Aargau

    Aargau loses out on 1,000 existing jobs as Hitachi Energy chooses Otelfingen for new Swiss campus.
  31. Travel

    SBB Launches Direct Basel to Brussels TGV With London Connections

    Launching in July 2027, the new Basel to Brussels TGV with London connections will link Switzerland, France, and Belgium with a direct…
  32. Local

    Zurich Canton Claims No Systematic Gender Pay Gap

    Switzerland's revised Gender Equality Act (GEA) requires companies and public employers with 100 or more employees to carry out an internal equal pay…
  33. Local

    Zurich Knife Crime Rises As 31-Year-Old Man Stabbed, Suspect Arrested

    A man was stabbed and injured at a shop in Zürich's Seebach neighbourhood on Wednesday afternoon after an altercation with another man.…
  34. Local

    Zug To Pay Record CHF 4,001 Per Resident Into National Equalisation Fund

    Zug's extraordinary tax revenues mechanically increases its obligation to National Equalisation Fund poorer cantons year after year
  35. Local

    Zurich And Winterthur To Introduce Minimum Wage After Supreme Court Ruling

    Switzerland remains one of the few wealthy nations without a national statutory minimum wage. Zürich and Winterthur to introduce minimum wage soon.
  36. Health

    ETH Zurich Brain Discovery Offers New Hope In Fight Against Alzheimer’s

    ETH Zurich researchers develop drug compound that slows Alzheimer's in mice.
  37. Politics

    Switzerland Orders 32 New Artillery Systems To Replace Cold War-Era Howitzers

    The M109 howitzer has been in Swiss Army service for decades and is now approaching the end of its operational lifespan.
  38. World

    Switzerland Signs Joint Statement Demanding Humanitarian Access To Gaza

    Of the 36 hospitals in Gaza, not one is fully operational. Only half are still considered partially functional. Humanitarian access to Gaza…
  39. Travel

    SWISS India Routes Plagued By Fleet Failures As Second Engine And Electrical Crisis Triggers Disruption

    Flight LX155 had departed Mumbai at 21:34 CEST on Thursday evening when the fault was detected. This is the second recent failure…
  40. Business

    Switzerland’s Startup Ecosystem Faces A Scale Problem: Zurich Ranks 10th In Europe

    Within Switzerland's startup ecosystem, Zurich ranks tenth, a respectable result within Europe but well outside the global elite.
  41. Local

    New Swissmint Coin Honors Switzerland’s Role In European Space Exploration

    Switzerland’s role in European space exploration is being immortalised in silver, with the Federal Mint Swissmint set to release a limited-edition commemorative…
  42. Local

    G7 Summit: France Bans Protests Leaving Geneva To Absorb Activist Pressure

    Swiss Armed Forces deployed as Geneva authorities and Anti-G7 Protesters clash over scheduled demonstration.
  43. Local

    Gunvor Geneva Headquarters Raided In Major Swiss Fraud Raid

    Gunvor said it is not the target of the investigation and is cooperating with authorities.
  44. Local

    Job Vacancies Fall As Zurich Unemployment Holds At 2.9%

    Zurich companies assessed their current business situation positively in May, but the canton said the outlook for the next six months remains…
  45. World

    EU Working Week Falls To 35.9 Hours, With Greece At Top And Netherlands At Bottom

    Greece recorded the longest average EU working week at 39.6 hours, followed by Bulgaria and Poland at 38.7 hours each, and Lithuania…
  46. Business

    US Tariff Threats Put Swiss Exporters On Edge As Washington Raises Pressure

    For Switzerland, US tariff threats are especially sensitive because the US is one of its most important export destinations, particularly for pharmaceuticals,…
  47. World

    “Era Of Deportations Has Just Begun,” Says MEP As EU Strikes Deal To Expand Migrant Detention Abroad

    At least five member states including Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark and Greece are already in talks with third countries, mostly in…
  48. Travel

    Zurich Airport Posts Third Consecutive Month Of Growth Despite Geopolitical Headwinds

    In the first five months of 2026, total flight movements at Zurich airport reached 106,715, up 4.1% compared to the first five…
  49. Technology

    Zurich Tests AI On Medical Reports, Building Permits And Bridge Inspections

    In medical documentation, Zurich tested whether AI could help doctors transcribe and structure reports, reducing administrative burden while still meeting strict data-protection…