Friday’s jobs report showed employers added a mere 22,000 jobs in August, as the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3 percent.
Author: Press Trust of India
Anutin Charnvirakul elected new Prime Minister of Thailand
The leader of the Bhumjaithai party won a total of 311 votes, far exceeding the 247 required majority from the House of Representative’s 492 active members.
President Murmu calls Singapore key partner in India’s Act East Policy
Murmu said Singapore is a major source of investments for India and Singaporean investments in the country are also growing.
Trump says India-US share ‘special relationship’ despite current tensions
The president was responding to a question on whether he is ready to reset relations with India, as ties between the two countries continue to reel under possibly the worst phase in over two decades.
PM Modi to skip UN General Assembly’s high-level debate this month
The 80th session of the UN General Assembly will open on September 9. The high-level General Debate will run from September 23-29, with Brazil as the traditional first speaker of the session, followed by the US.
Xi Jinping-Vladimir Putin hot mic moment: Presidents of China, Russia chat about possible immortality
Xi presided over a parade that marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The fighter jets, missiles and other military hardware were a display of strength intended in part to show the progress the country has made under Communist Party rule.
Giorgio Armani, who redefined global fashion, passes away at 91
Condolences and remembrances poured in from political leaders and other Milan fashion designers.
PM Wong and PM Modi virtually inaugurate 2nd phase of JNPort PSA Terminal (BMCT)
Visiting Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have virtually inaugurated the second phase of the JNPort PSA Terminal (BMCT). Following this, the terminal’s total container handling capacity would stand at 4.8-million TEUs (Twenty-foot equivalent units).
Modi, Lawrence Wong chart plan to deepen India-Singapore partnership
Modi and Wong — who arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 2 — held wide-ranging talks covering the entire expanse of the bilateral ties.
India to face Singapore in crucial AFC qualifier in Goa
The two teams are scheduled to play each other twice in October. The away leg will be held on October 9 at the National Stadium in Singapore.
