People of Singapore will be given enough notice ahead of tax hikes to make preparations of their own, said Senior Minister of State (Finance and Law) of Singapore Indranee Rajah while interacting with media persons on the sidelines of a dialogue session on the budget.
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Indian-American Senator Kamala Harris tops leading global thinkers’ list
Indian-American California senator Kamala Harris has topped the prestigious Foreign Policy magazine’s 2017 list of ’50 Leading Global Thinkers’, which also features US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley.
Indian-American journalist throws her hat in Chicago’s Congressional poll ring
In the run-up to Congressional polls in the US next year, an Indian-American woman has announced that she will run for the next year’s election to the seat of US House of Representative from a Chicago suburb.
Liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s extradition trial begins; prosecution claims fraud
After a complicated legal wrangle, the extradition trial of Vijay Mallya, wanted in India on charges of INR9,000 crore fraud and money laundering, began yesterday at a UK court in London.
Pilots aborted landing due to poor visibility, did not try to land at wrong airport: SIA
Singapore Airlines (SIA) released an official statement today stating that the pilots of a flight to Mumbai did not try to land in the wrong airport.
Acting legend Shashi Kapoor dies in Mumbai
Great acting legend of the Bollywood industry Shashi Kapoor died in Mumbai today. He breathed his last at the Kokilaben Hospital after suffering a prolonged illness.
DIFF makes date with Virtual Reality; luxurious lineup of VR films for audiences
Dubai International Film Festival will make a date with Virtual Reality (VR) as it is going to showcase various films which will take the audience on a journey of 360-degree 3D audio-visual cinema.
Indian telecom dept issues guidelines regarding NRIs, foreign nationals for mobile number re-verification
The Indian (DoT circulated a slew of measures for telecom service providers to simplify the process of re-verification of mobile numbers, asking them to re-verify the Indian mobile connections of foreign nationals and NRIs.
Irrfan Khan set to be honoured at Dubai International Film Festival
To recognise the contribution of one of the finest Indian actors on the international stage, Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) will give an honorary award to Irrfan Khan. He will be presented the award on December 13, during the 14th edition of DIFF, which is slated to start from December 6.
Singapore-based Indian-origin youths to renovate village school in Punjab
About 20 Indian-origin youths in Singapore are gearing up to spend their three-week vacation in the Indian state of Punjab to help rebuild a village school as part of their social work.
