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Football star Cristiano Ronaldo awarded UAE Golden Visa

Cristiano Ronaldo, received the UAE Golden Visa, along with another six players and athletes.

DBS reports record SGD 6.39 billion profits for 2019

DBS fourth-quarter earnings increased 14 per cent to SGD 1.51 billion.

Narayana Murthy’s son-in-law Rishi Sunak appointed UK Finance Minister in post-Brexit Cabinet reshuffle

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday named Indian-origin politician Rishi Sunak as his new finance minister, after Chancellor of...

Excited about upcoming India trip, tweets US First Lady Melania

US First Lady Melania Trump tweeted that she is "excited" for her upcoming trip to India along with President Donald Trump later this month,...

Mallya’s appeal against extradition continues as prosecution lays Indian government’s case before UK court

Arguing on behalf of the Indian government, the prosecution in the high court of England and Wales hearing controversial businessman Vijay...

MEA renames Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra after Sushma Swaraj on eve of her birth anniversary

The MEA has also renamed the Foreign Service Institute in New Delhi as the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service.

US Senators express concerns over Kashmir and CAA in letter ahead of Trump’s India visit

The bipartisan group of Senators have expressed concern about the hundreds of Kashmiris who remain in "preventive detention".

No more homework for UAE public school students

UAE’s public schools that follow the Ministry of Education (MOE) curriculum to eliminate homework and ensure optimal utilisation of a...

Robin Singh appointed UAE's Director of Cricket

Former Indian cricket allrounder, Robin Singh appointed as the new Director of Cricket by the Emirates Cricket Board.

Too early to tell how COVID-19 situation will unfold in Singapore: Minister Lawrence Wong

"For now, what we do know is that the virus is circulating within our population," said Minister Lawrence Wong, Co-chair of the...

15 COVID-19 patients discharged, with 8 new confirmed cases in Singapore on February 13

MOH has also stated that as of 12 pm on February 13, 711 of the suspect cases have tested negative for COVID-19, while test results for 82...

Meet Nivaan Khandhadia, young chess prodigy

Nivaan Khandhadia was four years old when introduced to the game of chess by his father. Two days later he beat his father, his first...

‘Multiple errors’ in extradition judgment, claim Mallya’s lawyers

Embattled Indian liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Tuesday appeared before the Royal Courts of Justice in London for his appeal against...

‘Kem Chho, Trump’: Ahmedabad gears up to welcome US President

Five months after the ‘Howdy, Modi!’ event in Houston, Texas, US President Donald Trump is set for a packed first state visit to India...

DBS evacuates employees from MBFC after confirmation of coronavirus case

DBS said that they are conducting detailed contact tracing with all employees and other parties that the infected employee may have come...

Modi: Will give a memorable welcome to President Trump

A day after official confirmation of his visit to India, US President Donald Trump indicated that the two countries may sign a trade deal...

WHO names Wuhan virus COVID-19

The novel coronavirus originating from Wuhan now has a name.

UAE has adequate medicine and supplies to combat coronavirus: Health Minister

The UAE Minister of Health and Prevention has stressed that the UAE has an adequate stock of medicines and medical supplies to combat the...

Two more cases of COVD-2019 confirmed in Singapore, including a worker at RWS

Separately, two more confirmed cases were discharged from hospital today, making it a total of nine who have fully recovered.

Trump to visit India on February 24-25, confirms White House

The White House in the USA on Tuesday confirmed that President Donald Trump will make his first official visit to India on February 24-25.

Majority of 13.6 million NRIs live in Middle East: MEA

There are over 13.6 million Indian nationals living abroad, according to data tabled by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in Lok...

UK court to hear Vijay Mallya’s appeal against extradition today

The United Kingdom High Court is expected to today begin hearing embattled Indian liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s appeal against being...

Tourist arrivals could fall by up to 30% due to coronavirus: Singapore Tourism Board

Chinese tourists account for around 20 per cent of Singapore’s total international visitor arrivals, with about 3.6 million visitors to...

8th coronavirus case in the UAE is an Indian national

An Indian national has been announced as the newest case of the novel coronavirus in the UAE, bringing the total cases to 8

73-year-old Chinese grandma first to recover from coronavirus in the UAE

A 73-year-old woman from China,among the first to be admitted into a hospital in the UAE after being infected by the 2019-nCoV Wuhan...