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Report filed against resident teacher at Trust Yoga for sexual assault

A resident yoga teacher at Trust Yoga has been accused of sexual assault.

Pompeo cites India banning Chinese apps, tells Senate 'tide is turning against China

United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo yesterday cited India's banning of Chineses apps as an indication that US efforts to lead an...

HCI London set to bring Shiva statue stolen in 1998 to India

A late ninth century stone statue of Lord Shiva, stolen from a temple in Rajasthan and smuggled to the United Kingdom, is set to be returned...

Dubai-based Avni Doshi named in the 2020 Booker Prize longlist

The shortlist of the final six will be determined by September in time for the GBP 50,000 prize in November.

It’s a made-in-India Hero Cycles bike for UK PM Boris Johnson as he launches a cycling drive

The Viking Pro bike is part of India's Hero Motors Company owned Insync brand, designed in Manchester and made in India by parent company...

We take care of our air; India, China, Russia don't, says US President Trump

Defending his withdrawal from the international Paris Climate Accords, US President Donald Trump has alleged that India, China and Russia do...

DBS to pilot SingPass facial verification technology for signing up of banking services

DBS has partnered with the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) to pilot the latter’s innovative SingPass Face Verification...

HCI Singapore welcomes High Commissioner designate P Kumaran

The High Commission of India in Singapore welcomed High Commissioner-designate P Kumaran yesterday as he assumed charge of his new post.

Singapore Airlines reports SGD1 billion net loss in 2020Q1

Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group reported a 99.5 per cent decline in passenger carriage during the first quarter of the 2020/2021 financial...

Indian disability rights activist Arman Ali takes part in US State Department event

Disability rights activist Arman Ali represented India at a professional exchange programme offered by the United States, its consulate in...

Indians the largest diaspora group to become Australian citizens in 2019-20

Out of the over 200,000 people who became Australian citizens in this period, 38,209 were Indians, followed by 25,011 Britishers, 14,764...

Pritam Singh creates history as Singapore’s first Leader of the Opposition

In the recently held election on July 10, Workers' Party won 10 parliamentary seats out of the 93 contested, making it the biggest...

Indian-American group announces plans to support community members in US polls

IMPACT, an Indian-American political organisation, disclosed that it would utilise USD 10 million to support the community members prepare...

NTU's Professor Subra Suresh receives highest honour from American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Professor Suresh has joined a distinguished list of only 87 previous recipients of the ASME Medal since the award was first created in 1920.

India's smartphone market, the second-largest in the world, gets mobile app innovations boost

India recently surpassed the United States to become the second-largest smartphone market in the world, trailing only China. In fact, there...

Competition watchdog calls for public feedback on Grab's application to impose platform fee

Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) is inviting public feedback on an application by Grab to impose a platform fee on...

Emirates Cricket Board receives letter of intent from BCCI to hold IPL 2020 in the UAE

The Emirates Cricket Board has received the official Letter of Intent from the Board of Control for Cricket in India to host the 2020...

In Pics: Singapore Cabinet's swearing-in ceremony, July 27

Members of Singapore's Cabinet, as well as other office holders, were sworn in on Monday, July 27, in a ceremony that observed safe...

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak considering proposal to feature ethnic-minority figures on coins

Indian-origin UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is reportedly considering a proposal for influential ethnic minority figures to be...

UK government cannot set a timeline for Mallya’s extradition: UK envoy

The UK government had earlier indicated that Mallya is unlikely to be extradited to India anytime soon, as there is a legal issue that needs...

India, US, Brazil can get ahead of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO

The World Health Organisation said that the United States, Brazil and India, which are all suffering fast rises in coronavirus cases, can...

Diaspora Group to conduct first-ever British-Indian census in UK

The India League, a UK-based diaspora group founded in 1916 announced it will be conducting the first-ever British-Indian Census around...

Singapore’s Botsync reimagines affordable, deployable, robotics

Botsync CEO and Co-Founder Rahul Nambiar and Chief of Sales and Co-Founder Prashant Trivediin conversation with Connected to India through...

Secondary schools, Junior Colleges may resume lower-risk Co-Curricular Activities: MOE

Schools will still have flexibility in deciding when activities will resume, while also ensuring that the workload of teachers and students...

Relationship with India is only getting stronger, says US Secretary of State

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reiterated the Trump Administration's message to ally with India, stating that New Delhi is an...