Trilateral maritime exercise with Thailand in the Andaman Sea is in the offing after Indian and Singapore have successfully held naval drills SIMBEX for the last 25 years in the region.
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Demand for e-visa surges four-fold as India relaxes restrictions
Popularity of e-visas reached new heights with foreigners and NRIs travelling to India quadrupled to 18.78 lakh this year from 4.47 lakh in 2015, ever since it was first introduced in 2010.
Singapore, India naval war games mark silver jubilee with SIMBEX 2018 at the Andaman Sea
Riding the crest of 25 years of Singapore India maritime cooperation, Royal Singapore Navy and Indian Navy have started their annual war games SIMBEX at India’s only Tri-Service Command on Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Five quick and easy ways to remit money back to India
It is right in the midst of Diwali season, and money transfers back to India are in full flow. With the large Indian population in Singapore and the amount of trade between the two countries, you will find a number of providers and methods available when you need to make a money transfer.
Modi urges US firms to invest in start ups, energy, digital
Noting the “unprecedented” gains to the US and India through escalating economic engagements, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked American companies to invest in startups, energy, health and digital technology.
PM Modi unveils world’s tallest statue of Sardar Patel
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled a colossal statue of Independence hero Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, standing 182 metres tall and overlooking the river Narmada in the coastal state of Gujarat.
Toddlers Darlene, Jessica in UK first to get passports under MEA outreach programme
The Indian mission in UK presented the first set of passports under their new scheme to two toddlers, Darlene Fernandes and Jessica Kaur, at the London High Commission and Birmingham consulate in the presence of proud parents, guests and dignitaries from the diplomatic world.
Changing its stand, Indian govt says NRIs allowed to make RTI queries
Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) can file Right to Information (RTI) applications to seek governance-related information, the government has said, correcting its earlier stand.
India wins top UN award for promoting investment in wind energy sector
India’s investment promotion agency Invest India has been conferred with United Nations Investment Promotion Award for mobilising investment in the wind energy sector that will bring down power tariff and generate one Gigawatt of renewable energy.
Gemalto CEO apologises for misleading report on Aadhaar data breach
Days after claiming a whopping data breach in the Aadhaar project of the Government of India, security solutions giant Gemalto today apologised for raising a false alarm, triggering waves of anger in the digital word. Gemalto CEO Philippe Vallee. Photo courtesy: Roursorama/Twitter In a half-page advertisement released in a prominent English daily, Gemalto CEO Philippe Vallee personally offered "sincerest apologies on grave error" in announcing a […]
