Singapore President Halimah Yacob yesterday reiterated that ground-up initiatives play a key role in empowering and supporting vulnerable groups, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Leader of Opposition Pritam Singh vows to call out bigoted views and racism in Singapore, says public spaces are for everybody
Singapore was witnessing “tectonic shifts”, Leader of Opposition Pritam Singh has said his party will work towards creating greater understanding and mutual respect for everybody and ending bigotry and racism in the city-state.
‘Fearmongering, politically motivated’: Indian diaspora in Singapore condemns Kejriwal’s tweet about ‘new’ COVID strain
Indian diaspora living in Singapore have come out strongly against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s tweet calling for halting flights between India and Singapore.
Heartened by MEA’s response, looking to move past ‘new strain’ controversy, says Singapore High Commissioner
Simon Wong, Singapore High Commissioner to India, yesterday in a virtual press conference stated that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s recent comment regarding the new variant reported in Singapore would have no impact on India-Singapore’s efforts to fight Covid-19 “hand-in-hand”.
US Senate fails to convict former US president Trump in second impeachment trial
Donald Trump, former US President was acquitted yesterday on charges of inciting an insurrection at the US Capitol in his historic second impeachment trial.
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris sworn in as 46th President, 49th Vice-President of the United States
Joe Biden took oath as the 46th President of the United States at the Capitol today. Kamala Harris, the daughter of immigrants from India and Jamaica, also took oath as the new Vice President of the United States, becoming the first Indian-American, Black person, first woman, and first Asian-America
Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal tests positive for COVID-19 after Capitol lockdown
Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal announced today that she has tested positive for coronavirus after being locked down in a secured room at the US Capitol where several Republican lawmakers recklessly refused to wear masks in the moments after the January 6 attack.
Indian-origin civil rights lawyer Vanita Gupta nominated to key US Justice Department post in Biden administration
United States President-elect Joe Biden yesterday formally nominated federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland as attorney general and unveiled three additional nominees, among them Indian-American civil rights attorney Vanita Gupta, to top positions at the Department of Justice.
Ro Khanna is new Democrat vice-chair of US Congress’ India caucus
Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna, who was recently elected for a third consecutive term from the Congressional district representing Silicon Valley in California, has been named as the Democratic Vice Chair of the Congressional India Caucus.
Modi, UK PM Johnson discuss ‘quantum jump’ in India-UK partnership, MEA says
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated “their shared desire” to impart a quantum jump to the India-UK partnership in the post-COVID, post-Brexit era
