Jewels that once belonged to Maharani Jindan Kaur, the last wife of Sikh Empire ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and which were later inherited by her granddaughter, Princess Bamba Sutherland, were among the highlights of an auction in London.
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Indian-American supporters of Trump, Biden intensify campaigns ahead of US polls
With less than a day to go for the US presidential elections, President Donald Trump held rallies in battleground states of Michigan, Iowa and North Carolina and planned stops in Georgia and Florida. Biden made an appearance in the closely contested state of Pennsylvania.
New heritage trail uncovers hidden gems of Hougang, one of Singapore’s oldest heartlands
From tales of crocodile and pirate attacks, to Singapore’s first fast food restaurant in a housing estate, the Hougang Heritage Trail comprises 18 heritage sites with ten trail markers.
What it takes for an Indian to fight elections in the US
Preeti Shridhar is a senior public official and community leader in the Seattle area, who ran for office twice in recent years in the US local elections.
Indian entertainment and live sports streaming platform Hotstar to launch in Singapore in November
Hotstar, the Disney-owned video streaming service for entertainment and live sports, is set to launch in Singapore on November 1 on StarHub.
UK’s Indian-origin finance minister Rishi Sunak highlights economic ties in India-UK summit
United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak in a virtual discussion with Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hailed a series of “ambitious” new UK-India initiatives across investment, trade, infrastructure, sustainable finance and research.
India strongly condemns personal attack on French President Emmanuel Macron
The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India released a press statement strongly condemning the personal attacks in unacceptable language on French President Emmanuel Macron.
Capitaland’s new smart cities solutions lab is first in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia’s first industry-led lab for smart cities solutions development – known as the Smart Urban Co-Innovation Lab – was launched on Wednesday, October 28.
Singapore to use iris and facial biometrics as primary identification at immigration checkpoints
Singapore is deploying iris and facial biometrics – to replace fingerprints – as the primary biometric identifiers for immigration at all automated and manual checkpoints.
India, US end 2+2 summit with joint statement challenging China, agreement to build closer ties
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark T Esper concluded their trip to India by signing a landmark agreement and a joint statement against China.
