A Singapore-based Indian nature photographer has won the National Geographic Nature Photographer of the year award today after facing competition from over 11,000 photo submissions.
Category: News
Uber settles second lawsuit filed by Indian-American
Global transportation technology company Uber has settled a second lawsuit filed by a woman who was raped by her Uber driver in Delhi, India, in 2014 and who alleged Uber executives pried into her confidential medical records.
Gadkari bats for cruise tourism across SE Asia; India may extend IMT Highway to Vietnam
Indian Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, while addressing the ASEAN India Connectivity Summit, said India was exploring the possibility of connecting ASEAN countries through cruise tourism.
Trump renews calls to end diversity visa, chain migration system
US President Donald Trump today renewed calls to end immigration based on family ties in view of the two recent terrorist attacks that rocked New York, PTI was quoted as saying.
CPS hits back, claims defence experts relied on ‘flawed material’ in Vijay Mallya extradition trial
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) tore into the evidence provided by a political expert deposed by Vijay Mallya’s defence, claiming that he had relied on flawed material to discredit Indian investigation agencies.
Spellbinding Anjaneyam!
Anjaneyam, Hanuman’s version of Ramayana was staged in the most spectacular fashion, a show conceptualised by Singapore’s dance company Apsaras Arts at the Kalaa Utsavam 2017.
SME Health+ to provide support for healthier workforce
To make a strong Singapore, small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) will get more support to conduct health programmes from next year under a new SGD2 million initiative.
Singapore drops out of the top 20 most expensive locations for the first time since 2014: ECA International
Singapore has dropped out of the top 20 most expensive locations in the world for expatriates, ranking 21st out of over 260 cities – the lowest it has featured since 2014, according to the latest Cost of Living survey by ECA International (ECA).
Southeast Asia’s Internet economy to hit USD50 billion in 2017: Study
The internet economy of Southeast Asia is poised for unexpected growth as it is going to hit USD50 billion (SGD67.55 billion) this year, according to a study by Google and Singapore-based investment company Temasek Holdings today.
Vijay Mallya trial: Defence legal expert questions impartiality of Indian Supreme Court, CBI
Vijay Mallya’s extradition trial to face fraud and money laundering charges of INR9,000 crore in India resumed today, with his defence fielding a legal expert to question the impartiality of India’s judicial system and the media.
