Singapore is deploying iris and facial biometrics – to replace fingerprints – as the primary biometric identifiers for immigration at all automated and manual checkpoints.
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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.
Survey shows that 72 per cent of Indian-Americans to vote for Biden in US polls
Nearly three-quarters of Indian-Americans plan to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in next month’s US elections, a recent survey showed.
UK court denies Nirav Modi’s bail plea for seventh time
A United Kingdom court has rejected the latest bail plea of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who has been lodged in a London prison since his arrest on an extradition warrant in March last year.
LTA commits to 100% cleaner bus fleet by 2040
As part of LTA’s vision to reduce the carbon footprint of public transport, 60 electric buses were procured under a tender awarded in October 2018.
Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi condemn Senate confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett as US Supreme Court Justice
Democratic candidate for the post of US Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett as a Supreme Court Justice, stating it was an “illegitimate process”.
INR 3,600 crore recovered from Mallya so far, SBI-led banks’ consortium tells Supreme Court of India
The State Bank of India (SBI)-led consortium of banks has told the Supreme Court of India that around INR 3,600 crore had been recovered from fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya so far.
SINDA, Young Sikh Association volunteers organise Project Shine to clean people’s homes this Deepavali season
More than 50 volunteers from the Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) and Young Sikh Association – Singapore (YSA) scrubbed windows, cleaned bathrooms, mopped floors, wiped surfaces and helped beneficiaries under a new initiative known as Project Shine across the island nation yesterday.
Singapore’s President Halimah Yacob named 37th most influential Muslim in the world
Singapore’s President Halimah Yacob ranked 37th most influential Muslim in the world.
Trump, Modi ‘get along so well’, says Indian-American Republican Nikki Haley
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi get “along so well” and the two countries are partnering in defence, trade and other sectors, said Nikki Haley, American former envoy to United Nations.
