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India, UK attracted record tech investments in 2019: Report
India attracted tech investments worth USD 9.36 billion in 2019, a 95 per cent increase compared with the previous year, according to data...
Walmart India sacks 56 employees in restructuring drive
Global retail giant Walmart is in the process of sacking over 50 of their employees based at the Gurugram headquarters in India.
Singapore, US, UK, UAE issue advisories about travel to Northeast India
Singapore, the US, UK, UAE, Israel and Canada are among countries who have asked their citizens to exercise caution while travelling to...
India, Pakistan prepare for inauguration of Kartarpur Corridor
With the inauguration of the India-Pakistan Kartarpur Corridor set for Saturday, November 9, both nations are busy making last-minute...
India moves up World Bank Ease of Doing Business ranking; Singapore second
India moved up 14 ranks in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2020 survey to stand at 63 among 190 countries, making it one of the...
Kartarpur corridor: As deadline nears, Pakistan’s slow progress visible from Indian side
Pakistan has reportedly refused to construct their side of a bridge on the cross-border elevated corridor to Kartarpur Darbar Sahib from...
India, Singapore among 34 nations that have paid UN dues ahead of deadline
India, Singapore, and 34 other United Nations (UN) member states paid their regular budget dues in full and on time to the world...
Singapore 2nd, India moves up in world economic freedom index
Despite an economic slowdown, India jumped 17 spots on the Global Economic Freedom index from last year’s 96th spot to the current ranking...
PM Modi to visit UAE and Bahrain from August 23
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to undertake an official visit to the Gulf nations of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain...
Trump threatens to withdraw from WTO over lenient treatment to China, India
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) unless lenient treatment to nations...
US Congressman issues public apology for his remarks on Kashmir issue
United States Congressman Tom Suozzi, who had upset the Indian-American community with provocative remarks on Jammu and Kashmir last week,...
Indian-Americans angry at US Congressman’s Kashmir remarks
The Indian-American community is very upset with Democratic Congressman Tom Suozzi who has asked US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to make...
India reacts strongly to Pakistan’s decision to downgrade bilateral ties
The Ministry of External Affairs issued a strong statement earlier today in response to the decision by the Pakistan government to downgrade...
Tributes pour in for Sushma Swaraj from across the world
Tributes for Sushma Swaraj poured in across political parties, the sports fraternity, the film industry as well as from diplomats around the...
India Day Parade in New York to honour sacrifice of Armed Forces
This year’s India Day Parade in New York will honour valour and the sacrifices made by the Armed Forces and will be held on August 18.
Trump offers to mediate on Kashmir again, India says any discussion on Kashmir only with Pak
Indian Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar said today that he has communicated to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that any...
US thanks India for cooperation on Iran oil sanctions
Thanking India, the United States White House said on Wednesday that it is "highly gratified by co-operation from a great friend and partner...
Archbishop of Canterbury set for India pastoral trip
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the spiritual head of the Church of England establishment, is set to make a 10-day visit to India.
Survey: Indians and Malays feel discriminated against in job applications in Singapore
According to a survey conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies and OnePeople.sg, a national body for inter-racial and inter-religious...
India launches mission to the moon with Chandrayaan 2
India is off to the moon with the 3840-kilogram Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft that was launched into an earth orbit on Monday.
India, Singapore trade ministers to take part in RCEP Beijing meet next month
Commerce ministers of 16 countries including India and Singapore involved in negotiations over the mega free trade Regional Comprehensive...
Karan Patel: The star baseball pitcher who loves cricket
He may not have a movie about him yet but Karan Patel has made history by becoming the first player of Indian descent to be drafted in Major...
Singapore-based GIIS to launch first SMART Campus in Pune
Singapore-headquartered Global Indian International School (GIIS) is set to launch its first SMART Campus in Pune.
Increase in number of Indian students applying to UK universities
The latest data revealed by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), the UK's centralised university application system, has...
Ahmedabad’s kite museum: Paperbirds take you on Cloud 9
Ahmedabad, the largest city in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat, boasts 30-odd museums but the stunning Kite Museum in...