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Indian environment and economics expert Ligia Noronha appointed assistant secretary-general of the UN

Noronha will succeed another Indian, development economist Satya Tripathi, in this role.

US pushes for new alliances with India, NATO in bid to compete with China

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has asked his Democratic colleagues to draft a legislative package to "outcompete" China, create new...

Five Indian-origin personalities in TIME magazine’s emerging leaders list

Twitter's top lawyer Vijaya Gadde, UK's finance minister Rishi Sunak, Instacart founder and CEO Apoorva Mehta, doctor and Executive Director...

Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal highlights bilateral ties with US in USIBC summit address

Speaking at the annual US-India Business Council's State of US-India Business Summit, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal...

During defense exercises, Indian, US soldiers celebrate Basant Panchami

Indian and the US soldiers yesterday celebrated the Basant Panchami festival amid the ongoing US-India Yudh Abhyas defense exercises, media...

UK-Singapore post-Brexit Free Trade Agreement launched

The new UK-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (UKSFTA) has been entered into force on February 11, an announcement read.

Over 200 Indian-origin leaders across 15 nations, states diaspora body

A US-based Indian diaspora organisation found that more than 200 Indian origin persons occupy leadership positions in as many as 15...

Singapore's DBS Bank plans to scale down India branches over next 2-3 years

Singapore-based DBS Bank plans to scale down its network of 600 branches in India over the next two-three years following its recent merger...

India challenges Vodafone arbitration verdict in Singapore High Court

India has challenged an international arbitration tribunal’s verdict that overturned its demand for SGD 4.03 billion (INR 22,100 crore) in...

Insead tops Financial Times’ Global MBA rankings 2021, US schools continue to dominate list

Among Singapore based schools were National University of Singapore Business School (14), Nanyang Business School, NTU (37) and Singapore...

Farmers protests: Tensions running high among Indian diaspora as India, US governments condemn destruction of Gandhi statue in US

The ongoing farmers' protests in India have seen an escalation in the past few days, with international celebrities and diaspora groups...

Farmers protests roundup: Diaspora organisations support farmers, Delhi Police file case against protest 'toolkit' creators

An alliance of various diaspora organisations has demanded the repeal of the three agricultural laws that have caused unrest in the...

Davos 2021 in Singapore postponed from May to August because of COVID wave

The World Economic Forum announced yesterday that its annual meeting, which has already been postponed and moved from Switzerland to...

Indian government issues statement criticising celebrities like Rihanna, Greta Thunberg for comments on farmer protests

Slamming foreign individuals and entities for comments on the ongoing farmer protests, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs today said it...

UK minister set to hold trade talks during upcoming India visit

Britain's international trade secretary Liz Truss is set to arrive in New Delhi for talks with Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal...

Singapore expresses grave concern over coup by military in Myanmar

Singapore expresses grave concern over coup by Myanmar's military in Myanmar

India fifth in world in terms of COVID vaccinations, states Health Ministry

According to a release by the Health Ministry, India stands fifth in the world after inoculating over 3.7 million people in 15 days.

India Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposes Aatmanirbhar Bharat, new tax and investment rules for NRIs in Budget Speech 2021

Taxation and investment were the major areas of interest for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) as Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

Indo-US think tank USIBC sends recommendations to strengthen US-India ties to Biden administration

The US-India Business Council (USIBC) gave a slew of ideas to the new Biden Administration to strengthen the India-US partnership.

72nd Indian Republic Day celebrations from around the world

72nd Indian Republic Day celebrations from around the world

Glimpses of India's Republic Day celebrations

India celebrates Republic Day.

Indian mathematician Nikhil Srivastava wins prestigious 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize

Srivastava is currently Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of California.

Online WEF Davos Summit begins, PM Modi, PM Lee to address participants on January 28 and 29 respectively

The annual congregation of world leaders, which usually takes place at the ski resort of Davos in Switzerland is being held online this year...

#JoeBidenIsNotMyPresident trending on Twitter in India, here's why

#JoeBidenIsNotMyPresident is trending on Twitter in India. A series of tweets by an Indian have grabbed the public's attention on the...