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NRI in India for I-Day assaulted, dies of heart attack

In an Independence Day tragedy, a 50-year-old Non-Resident Indian (NRI) died after an alleged fight with a security guard and another...

India mourns the loss of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at 93

Three-time Indian Prime Minister, veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Bharat Ratna awardee Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was...

Punjab CM Capt Amarinder exhorts youth delegation to 'dispel misconceptions' about the state

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh yesterday exhorted NRI youths from England, who are in Chandigarh on a visit under the ‘Connect with...

Indian-origin antiquities find their way home this I-Day

Indians across the world had an additional reason to celebrate this Independence Day. A 12th-century bronze Buddha statue stolen from a...

In Pics: Indian Independence Day celebrations around the globe

India celebrated its 72nd Independence Day today, with flag-unfurling and memorial ceremonies conducted across the globe. Indian citizens,...

Idea of India: More than a nation!

India turns 71 today. Akshobh Giridharadas reflects on the journey walked and the road ahead for a nation that is said to be epitome of a...

Lok Sabha passes NRI proxy voting Bill

The Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) yesterday evening passed a bill that proposes to amend the Representation of the People...

Indian PM, President felicitate Singapore counterparts on National Day

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind felicitated their counterparts in Singapore on the latter’s 53rd...

Veteran Tamil politician and DMK leader M Karunanidhi dies at 94

Veteran Tamil politician Muthuvel Karunanidhi, a five-time Tamil Nadu chief minister, has died. He was 94.

Master Patan Patola craftsman Kanubhai Salvi to bring traditional art to Singapore’s shores

Patan Patola, the traditional weaving and dyeing art, is heading out onto the global stage. A dyeing workshop showcasing the handicraft will...

Indian-origin Stanford Professor awarded Fields Medal, the ‘Nobel Prize’ for Mathematics

Indian-Australian Mathematics Professor at Stanford Akshay Venkatesh is one of four winners of the prestigious Fields Medal, known as the...

Malaysian Police rescues kidnapped Indian, arrests three Pakistanis

Royal Malaysian Police have been successful in rescuing a kidnapped Indian in Malaysia and arrested three Pakistani nationals involved in...

Main Intrigues of the Europa League Season

The recent seasons in the Europa League saw the dominance of Spanish clubs. The last time the championship was won by Madrid Atletico. Let's...

The elephant in the room; India's relations with South Asia

To say that India’s relationship with its neighbours has never been fraught with tension, would be an understatement. While India has been...

Swaraj, Balakrishnan stress role of regional security, maintaining free trade at Delhi Dialogue X

Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan met Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on the sidelines of the...

India negotiating with Singapore for developing cruise tourism: Gadkari

India is taking various steps for the development of cruise tourism in the country. Discussions are on with Singapore for cruise tourism...

NRI organisation offers to buy foreign coins piling up at Lord Venkateswara temple

The trust that administers India’s richest temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirumala has finally found a solution to a problem it has been...

U20 IAAF World Championships: Hima Das creates history with India’s first track gold

Indian runner Hima Das created history yesterday as she won India's first ever track gold medal at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics...

Wrap: Eight of 12 victims rescued on Day 2 of rescue operations in Thailand

Here's a look at some of our stories of the day

Singapore FM confirms attendance for upcoming ASEAN Delhi Dialogue

Carrying on the momentum from the ASEAN-India summit in January, India will hold another round of Delhi Dialogue with ASEAN leaders on July...

Singapore clamped between tongs of US-China trade war

The first shots in a potential trade war between the world’s two largest economies have already been fired and are echoing across the...

Former Malaysian PM Najib charged in court in 1MDB financial scandal

In a keenly watched event unfolding in Malaysia, former prime minister of the country Najib Razak has been charged in court today in a probe...

NRIs may send more money back as Rupee weakens

The Indian Rupee’s recent slide against the dollar could persuade non-resident Indian (NRI) investors to send more money home as foreign...

Noose tightens around fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi as Interpol issues red-corner notice

The noose around fugitive billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi seems to be tightening as the International Criminal Police Organisation...