Singapore expresses grave concern over coup by military in Myanmar
Singapore expresses grave concern over coup by Myanmar's military in Myanmar
Singapore’s Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen and India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh co-chaired the 5th India-Singapore Defence...
US, UK produce more plastic waste per person than India: Report
The United States and United Kingdom produce more plastic waste per person than any other major countries in the world, according to new...
China gaining on US, India fourth in Asian power index, says report
According to a report on division of national influences in the Asia-Pacific, China is closing in on the US as the most powerful country in...
Harvard University tops US News and World Report's Global University Rankings 2021
In the 2021 US News and World Report Global University Rankings published today, the United States' Harvard University secured the first...
Former Indian High Commissioner to Singapore Jawed Ashraf takes charge as envoy to France
The 1991 batch IFS officer succeeds Vinay Kwatra (1988 batch).
Nirav Modi's assets worth INR 329 crore in UK, UAE and India seized
India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) has confiscated fugitive diamantaire Nirava Modi’s properties worth INR 329.66 crore in Mumbai,...
India responds to US, UAE calls to restrict Air India charter flights
The US Department of Transportation has barred Air India from operating chartered flights between India and the United States from July 22...
Our 65-day forced vacation during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis has hit the world far harder than anyone could have expected. And for this correspondent it has been no different. My...
Indian Army Major Suman Gawani to be honoured with UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award
This is the first time the UN Military Gender Advocate award has been given to an Indian peacekeeper.
Haven't seen proof that COVID-19 was created in Chinese lab: WHO
The World Health Organisation refuted United States President Donald Trump's claims that the coronavirus had emerged from a Chinese...
Indian government announces plan for return of citizens stranded abroad
The Indian government announced that it will be facilitating the return of Indian nationals stranded abroad on compelling grounds in a...
US planning 10,000 random COVID-19 tests to map 'undiagnosed spread'
The United States’ National Institutes of Health (NIH) is testing 10,000 random people who had not tested for COVID-19 for the presence of...
India lifts medicine export ban following talks between Trump, Modi
Following talks between US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has lifted a ban on some drug exports,...
As WHO warns of "very real" COVID-19 threat, countries extend measures
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned of a "very real" threat that the new coronavirus outbreak will become a pandemic.
APAC airlines could lose SGD 38.9 billion in revenue due to COVID-19: IATA
International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates a potential 13 per cent full-year loss of passenger demand for carriers in the...
Indian-American activist calls for extension of OCI card renewal deadline
Following a statement issued by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs about the deadline for renewal of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards,...
WHO calls for global forum on Wuhan coronavirus
To be held from February 11 to 12 in Geneva, the meeting is organised in collaboration with the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious...
Singapore 4th, India 80th in corruption perception rankings
Singapore was the fourth least corrupt country in the world while India ranked 80th among 180 countries and territories in the Corruption...
The richest people in the United States kept getting richer: Study
In 2019, the combined wealth of America's ten richest people was SGD 957.8 billion, a near 25 times increase from 30 years ago.
Singapore, India, Hong Kong drop in EIU’s Democracy Index
Singapore, Hong Kong and India have all dropped places in a new ranking of democracies around the world.
Wealth of 63 Indian billionaires more than total Union Budget: Oxfam Report
Entitled 'Time to Care', the study by rights group Oxfam was released ahead of the 50th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in...
Rajesh Vaidhya's beautiful rendition of Malaysia's national anthem goes viral
Veena exponent Rajhesh Vaidhya's rendition of Malaysia's national anthem – titled "Negaraku" – has gone viral.
Anti-CAA protests held in Washington, Chennai, New Delhi
Protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act championed by the BJP government continued with a group of Indian-Americans...
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