Singapore-born Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam and two Chinese-origin former executives of government-linked companies will be fighting in the Presidential Polls soon.
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Singapore PM Lee addresses Iswaran probe, affair between former MPs in statement to parliament
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered a special statement in Parliament today where the resignation of two former ruling party MPs, as well as the corruption probe involving Indian-origin Transport Minister S Iswaran, dominated discussions for more than two hours.
Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam officially launches campaign for Singapore President
Former Indian-origin minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam formally launched his campaign for President of Singapore campaign and pledged to evolve the country’s culture to keep it a “shining spot” in the world.
WFI ex-chief Brij Bhushan gets bail in sexual harassment case
The Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi granted regular bail to outgoing WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a case of sexual harassment of women wrestlers.
Manipur Cauldron: Amid national outrage, PM Modi calls sexual assault on women shameful, promises action
PM Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed “shame” over an incident in Manipur where two women were paraded naked on May 4.
Narendra Modi pips Trump, Biden, Lady Gaga to clock over 90 million followers on Twitter
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now one of the most followed politicians in the world on Twitter, with his account crossing a following of 90.2 million.
Alliance to challenge BJP in 2024 forms I-N-D-I-A, Modi calls it a bloc of negativity
The anti-Modi alliance has revealed the name of its bloc to take on the BJP in 2024 as Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I-N-D-I-A). The PM has called it an alliance born out of negativity.
Police arrest men staging nude protest for scheduled caste, tribal rights
Police in Chhattisgarh took more than a dozen nude male protesters into custody while they were marching towards the state legislative assembly.
Former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy dead at 79; PM Modi, Congress leaders mourn his passing
Former Kerala Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy died after suffering from a prolonged illness at Chinmaya Hospital in Bengaluru at 4.25 am on Tuesday. He was 79.
Visa applicants’ NHS fees to rise ‘significantly’: UK PM Rishi Sunak
Indian-origin United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned that visa applicants from around the world, including Indians, will have to pay an increased National Health Service (NHS) fee and health surcharge to meet the country’s public sector wage increase.
