Indian-origin Director of Product for Augmented Reality (AR) at Google Nikhil Chandhok has joined Facebook to lead product management of its camera team working on AR.
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Occupancy cap for renting out large HDB flats to be reduced from May 1
“From May 1, 2018, the occupancy cap for four-room and larger Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats being rented out will be reduced to six persons, from the current maximum of nine persons,” said HDB in a press release issued today.
Beijing welcomes Gokhale as Indian Foreign Secretary, looks to steer ties to the ‘right track’
China has congratulated India on the appointment of Vijay Gokhale, the man behind defusing the Doklam crisis, as Foreign Secretary, saying it hopes India-China relations will move forward on the right track.
Indian-American Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen to lead US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum
Shantanu Narayen, the Indian-American CEO of Adobe, has been elected as the Vice Chairman of the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF), a new organisation set up to enhance business relations between India and the US, the body said in a statement.
SkillsFuture Credit helped more than 285,000 Singaporean citizens in 2017
In a novel gesture of support from the Singaporean government, more than 285,000 citizens of the island nation have benefitted from SkillsFuture Credit in 2017.
Former CHC leaders will serve shorter jail term, apex court rules
Singapore’s apex court has ruled that the six former City Harvest Church leaders convicted of misappropriation of church funds will serve the shorter jail term.
Indian Home Ministry proposes ‘Singapore model’ of governance to counter radicalisation
Highlighting security threats, particularly from extremist sources, the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a note suggested the adoption of a ‘Singapore model’ of security and governance to manage the threat.
Singapore’s industry transformation should overlap between sectors: Heng Swee Keat
Industry Transformation Maps (ITMs) should not be thought of as “just another set of vertical silos.”
Thaipusam procession ends ahead of total lunar eclipse in Singapore, up to 40,000 strong turnout
The Thaipusam 2018 procession ended early in view of the lunar eclipse this year.
Mahatma Gandhi’s statue to be installed in Abu Dhabi today
The land of United Arab of Emirates (UAE) will get a message of peace from India as a statue of the ‘Father of the Nation’ Mahatma Gandhi will be installed at the India Social and Cultural Centre in Abu Dhabi on February 1.
