The Singapore Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen hosted Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to breakfast this morning, on the sidelines of the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) and 4th ADMM-Plus today.
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Singapore to stop car population growth from Feb 2018
To meet the challenge of scarcity of land, Singapore will not allow any growth in its car population from February 2018. However, it will continue to expand public transport and make significant investments in this sector.
Smart city initiatives taken by Asian countries leading to better quality of life
Smart city initiatives taken by the Asian countries are playing a significant role in building better quality of life for its citizens in the future. This has been revealed in the latest report of the MIT Technology Review titled ‘Connectivity and QoL’.
MP CM Shivraj Chouhan on America tour, calls golden period for India-US friendship
Chief Minister of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is on a six-day visit to the United States to seek investment for his state, called this the golden period in the friendship between India and the United States.
Rainbow of cultural programmes mark Istana’s open house on Deepavali
The Festival of Lights-Deepavali has culminated in Singapore, metaphorically with a large public gathering at Istana yesterday, the abode of the President of Singapore.
India slashes US lobbying as payment dips to lowest in seven years; American groups step up efforts
The Indian government seems to have drastically cut down its lobbying amongst the US lawmakers as the payment made to its registered lobby firm has dipped to the lowest in more than seven years, PTI reported.
Indian-origin MP Virendra Sharma tables motion in House of Commons, seek apology from Theresa May for Jallianwala Bagh massacre
To seek justice for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, United Kingdom’s senior most and prolific Indian-origin MP Virendra Sharma has tabled a parliamentary motion in the House of Commons calling England’s Prime Minister Theresa May to apologize for this brutal act committed at Amritsar during Briti
Young Sikh Association of Singapore transforms village school in India
Students and leaders associated with the Young Sikh Association (YSA), Singapore, have played a yeoman’s role in transforming a village school with modern facilities in the Ludhiana district of the Indian state of Punjab.
Singapore’s economic growth expected to be close to 3 per cent: PM Lee
Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong has hoped that economic growth of the country is expected to be at the upper end of the 2 to 3 per cent range this year. He was addressing over 250 Singaporeans during a reception held in his honour at the Singaporean embassy in Washington on Sunday.
Raja Krishnamoorthi introduces resolution recognizing Diwali in the House of Representatives
Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives recognizing the religious and historical significance of the Festival of Lights, Diwali, to millions of Indian-Americans.
