The Indian senior men’s football team will have both Sunil Chhetri and Sandesh Jhingan back in action as head coach Khalid Jamil named his 23-member squad for the upcoming Asian Cup Qualifiers away fixture against Singapore on October 9. Chhetri, 41, who had announced his international retirement earlier this year before making a comeback, did […]
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Singapore man fined SGD 3,500 for Instagram ‘joke’ about blowing up Etihad Airways flight departing from Changi Airport
The convict, Azim Shah Abubakar Shah, aged 22, was a national serviceman with the Singapore Civil Defence Force. He was travelling overseas on vacation in February 2025 when he cracked this sick joke. He was fined on October 6 for the offence.
Poison twist in Zubeen Garg case; Indians in Singapore get summons for probe
Bandmate Shekhar Jyoti Goswami has alleged that singer Zubeen Garg was poisoned and that his manager Siddharth Sharma and North-East Festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta conspired to hide the truth. Law enforcement officers are investigating the new claims.
Business Leaders Forum showcases Indo-Singapore synergies under the leadership of Anuradha Shroff, Chairperson of ICAI Singapore Chapter
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Singapore Chapter, hosted the second edition of its Business Leaders Forum (BLF) on September 25 at the iconic Shangri-La Hotel — a venue deeply intertwined with India’s story in Singapore. Over the years, Shangri-La has been the chosen setting for Republic Day celebrations, official visits by Indian […]
Indian commerce minister Piyush Goyal visits Singapore ahead of G20 trade meet in South Africa
The minister’s overseas visit also includes Qatar and ends with the G20 trade ministers’ meet in South Africa. There, he will have a discussion with European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič.
From Javed Akhtar’s anecdotes to Zakir Khan’s standup: A complete guide to performers and acts at Kalaa Utsavam 2025
Each year in November, the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay lights up Singapore’s artistic and cultural fabric with Kalaa Utsavam, the Indian Festival of Arts. What began in 2002 as a small cultural celebration has now become one of the most anticipated annual arts festivals in the city-state. It is a space where Indian […]
From Kishore Mahbubani to Janet Jesudason: Singapore Indians honoured at SG60 Hall of Fame Awards
On 21 September 2025, the Indian Hall of Fame Singapore (IHFS) held a special SG60 awards ceremony at Raffles Town Club to mark Singapore’s 60th National Day. Sixteen distinguished individuals were inducted into the Hall of Fame, representing the wide range of achievements of Indian Singaporeans in diplomacy, economics, law, medicine, music, sports, community service […]
Lawyer by day, Kathak soloist by night: Zoe Tan leads Bhaskar’s Mehfil debut in Singapore
Over the past five years, Zoe has trained under Sharma at Bhaskar’s Arts Academy’s teaching wing, Nrityalaya Aesthetics Society.
Get into Diwali mood with floral-themed 10th anniversary festivities at Indian Heritage Centre
The Indian Heritage Centre in Singapore, in celebration of its 10th anniversary (IHC10) and to mark the arrival of the festive season, is hosting its first-ever after-hours experience, from September 27 to October 19, 2025. The Centre’s popular Deepavali Open House returns with a special edition, with four floral-themed weekends in the run-up to Diwali 2025.
Cochin Shipyard, Singapore’s Seatrium sign MoU to boost offshore collaboration
Under the MoU, the two companies will combine their complementary strengths — SOT’s engineering excellence, specialised equipment and offshore solutions, and CSL’s extensive infrastructure, fabrication facilities and ship repair expertise to leverage business opportunities.
