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Singapore regains Asia’s No. 1 spot in latest Global Innovation Index, overtaking South Korea

Singapore has moved up two rungs in the 2023 Global Innovation Index (GII), taking back its No. 1 spot in Asia and becoming No. 5 in the...

Every time G-20 leaders engage, we get better: Joe Biden departs for India to attend geopolitical summit in New Delhi

US President Joe Biden is heading to India to participate in the G-20 Summit, where he will be focussed on making progress on "Americans'...

PM Modi unveils new Pragati Maidan, promises India in top 3 economies in his third term

PM Modi unveils new Pragati Maidan, which has been renamed 'Bharat Mandapam'. Modi also promises India in top 3 economies in his third term

Sandeep Chakravorty set to be Indian Ambassador to Indonesia: MEA

Sandeep Chakravorty, a 1996-batch Indian Foreign Services Officer, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of...

Indian-origin Singaporean minister Iswaran grilled for over 10 hours by anti-corruption agency

Indian-origin Minister S Iswaran, under fire over a corruption scandal, was questioned for around 10 hours by the authorities, according to...

Under the shadow of anti-Modi alliance, Govt calls all-party meeting ahead of Parliament's monsoon session

Amid the opposition resolve to take on the Modi-led BJP in the 2024 polls, the government convened an all-party meeting ahead of the ...

FM Sitharaman discusses economic issues with Chinese counterpart on sidelines of G20 meet in Gujarat

Meeting on the sidelines of the third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) gathering in Gandhinagar today, Indian...

Three of nine incoming nominated MPs in Singapore are of Indian-origin

Three of nine incoming Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) in Singapore are of Indian-origin. They will be sworn in next month.

G20 FMs conference opens in Gandhinagar; carbon tech, crypto on agenda

Finance ministers of G20 nations today deliberated on the global economy and risks, issues related to crypto assets as well as policy...

Himachal CM announces work plan to plant10,000 hectares of land under green initiatives

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that the state forest department has set an afforestation drive target of...

Just before PM Modi's speech, India questions UN over China's stand on 26/11 terrorist Sajid Mir

The Indian government denounced China's move to block their proposal at the UN to designate Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Sajid...

How to redefine success? Singapore Dy PM Lawrence Wong gets a question from DBS Group CEO Piyush Gupta

Posting a few images on Instagram from his panel talk, Wong outlined the thoughts and contents of his speech. He wrote: “What is the...

Biden Administration clears first Congress hurdle in debt ceiling Bill

United States lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted yesterday to raise the national borrowing limit as a crucial first step to...

WATCH: First visuals of new Indian Parliament complex

Despite the ongoing political battle between the Modi government and Opposition parties over the upcoming inauguration of the new Indian...

Congress joins opposition boycott of new Parliament, as ‘the soul of democracy has been sucked out’

A joint statement of 19 opposition parties in India, including Congress, said that all of them would boycott the opening of the new...

New Parliament building inauguration to mark nine years of Modi government: Sources

According to sources, India's new Parliament building is likely to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last week of May to...

Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority seizes SGD35,000 worth of currency from two Indonesians

The ICA said on its social media account that its officers uncovered the undeclared currencies carried by two women who were arriving at...

Indian government set to tax Netflix's domestic income: Reports

According to media reports, the Indian government is looking to tax Netflix Inc's domestic income.

Singapore starts public opinion survey on more effective neighbour dispute management

A public opinion survey on major changes to neighbour dispute management in Singapore begins from May 11, 6pm local time, and it runs till...