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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. (Photo: Twitter)

'Govt will not shy away from taking bold decisions,' says S Jaishankar

He reiterated the government's commitment towards making India a USD 5-trillion economy by 2024.

09 Sep 2019 9:29 PM

Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe has died aged 95, the country's President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on his official Twitter account. (Photo: AFP)

Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe dies at 95

Officials often said he was being treated for a cataract, denying frequent private media reports that he had prostate cancer.

06 Sep 2019 1:30 PM

Sridevi wax statue glimpses. (Photo: Twitter)

Sridevi's wax statue to be unveiled tomorrow, Boney Kapoor shares glimpses; see

Madame Tussauds decided to add Sridevi's wax figure as a tribute to the late actor on her 56th birth anniversary on August 13.

03 Sep 2019 11:13 AM

Three-dimensional technology will be used to produce subterranean maps, with three pilot areas targeted initially, according to the Urban Redevelopment Authority, which created the development plan. (Photo: AFP)

What lies beneath: Singapore plans a subterranean future

Singapore is the latest city to try to make use of subterranean space.

01 Sep 2019 2:06 PM

Singapore firms were involved in the development of Amaravati from 2014 with Singapore government-linked Surbana Jurong submitting the city's master plan in 2015. (Photo: ANI / File)

How Singapore firms are being impacted by the stalled Amaravati project

In 2014, Hyderabad was hived off to become the state capital of the newly created state of Telangana.

19 Aug 2019 6:49 PM

A 39-year-old Indian man was found guilty on Monday of molesting an air stewardess on a flight from Cochin to Singapore in 2017, according to a media report. (Representational Image)

His pants were unzipped: Indian man molests air hostess on Singapore bound flight

He faces a maximum of two years' jail, fine, caning, or any combination of these punishments for each charge.

05 Aug 2019 3:21 PM

Preeti Nair and her brother Subhash, a rapper, had posted a statement on social media, apologising “for any hurt that was unintentionally caused” by their video, which is alleged to contain offensive content. (Photo: Twitter)

‘Insincere’: Singapore on apology by Indian-origin YouTubers for ‘racist’ video

The Nair siblings created their rap video in response to the e-payment advertisement, to call out the racism in it.

03 Aug 2019 11:06 AM

Race is a sensitive issue in Singapore, which is home to ethnic Chinese, ethnic Indians and Muslim Malays, as well as a large number of expatriates from all over the world. (Photo: Twitter)

Racist ad with actor 'brownfaced' to look Indian sparks outrage in Singapore

'Brownface' or 'blackface' are terms referring to the practice of darkening an actor's skin to portray a person of a different race.

29 Jul 2019 3:18 PM

A Singaporean man of Chinese origin was sentenced to four weeks in jail and fined 1,000 Singapore dollars for racist remarks insulting an Indian national working at the Changi airport. (Representational Image)

Singapore-Chinese man gets 4 weeks in jail for racist attack on Indian

On August 3, he was in an elevator at Changi Airport Terminal 2 when 33-year-old Indian national Ramachandiran Umapathy, entered the lift.

27 Jul 2019 9:27 AM

The roadshows would include key stakeholders from Singapore, representing hotels, airlines, integrated resorts, attractions, destination management companies and cruise operators. (Photo: Pexels)

Singapore Tourism Board organises road shows to promote tourism

'Roadshows in 8 cities to attract tourists to Singapore'.

14 Jul 2019 12:56 PM

Vistara will expand its footprint to other international markets going forward, the release said.

Vistara announces international operations; to launch services to Singapore

Vistara will operate two daily flights to Singapore, one each from New Delhi and Mumbai, starting August 6 and August 7 respectively.

11 Jul 2019 10:58 AM

An Indian-origin private banker was sentenced to 13 years jail on Thursday in Singapore, after he pleaded guilty to 20 forgery and cheating charges, and another 30 charges under the Computer Misuse Act for USD 10 million. (Representational Image)

Indian-origin banker in Singapore gets 13-year jailed term for cheating, forgery

To cover up the shortfall in bank accounts of his three clients, he forged more documents to move money between his other client accounts.

05 Jul 2019 8:46 AM

Indian national behind bars for molesting girls in a Singapore swimming pool

Job Mathew Panakkal, who was working in Singapore, pleaded guilty to three charges of outraging the modesty of a minor.

03 Jul 2019 6:19 PM

The law would require social media sites like Facebook to carry warnings on posts the government deems false and remove comments against “public interest”.

Facebook, rights groups hit out at fake news bill

The move came two days after Mark Zuckerberg said governments should play a more active role in regulating the online platform.

02 Apr 2019 11:36 AM

Singapore has taken a tough stand in prosecuting abusers to protect some 250,000 domestic workers from other parts of Asia who work in the affluent nation for higher salaries. (Representational Image)

Singaporean couple forced maid to eat vomit, clean house in her underwear

Moe Moe Than, 32, was given little food, limited use of toilet and faced threats that her parents would be killed if she reported the abuse.

19 Mar 2019 8:41 AM

Health in a tea cup

Rejoice tea lovers, for here comes India’s first real-brewed bottled ice tea for good health.

02 Mar 2019 3:47 AM

Police later arrested the boyfriend, and the other man, 22, at the hotel. (Photo: AFP)

Man obsessed with Fifty Shades of Grey left girlfriend tied to be raped by stranger

Court heard man floated idea of threesome after watching erotic movie Fifty Shades of Grey and developing fantasy for soft bondage.

29 Nov 2018 8:29 PM

The business class passenger on board a Scoot flight also caressed the attendant's left hip, 'The Straits Times' reported. (Photo: Twitter | @flyscoot)

Indian-origin man jailed in Singapore for molesting flight attendant

During 8 hour flight from Sydney to Singapore, the man approached flight attendant a few times to ask for phone number, but she ignored him.

23 Nov 2018 5:54 PM

Facebook has...given assurances that it would work closely with the Singapore authorities to swiftly address online falsehoods. (Photo: AP)

Singapore lawmaker blasts Facebook over refusal to take down 'false' post

The criticism follows Facebook’s refusal this month of a government request to remove an online article about the city-state’s banks.

21 Nov 2018 10:15 AM

PM Narendra Modi sweeping streets at the launch of the Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan four years ago.

Singapore and India: A shared vision for a cleaner future

Singapore too hosts international forums such as the biennial World Cities Summit and Singapore International Water Week.

02 Oct 2018 12:19 AM

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