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  India will not create any problems on climate change: PM Modi

  World | November 25, 2015 0:05 IST

  Singapore: Setting the tone for Paris climate change conference, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asserted that India will not create any "problems" for the world in combating global warming, an apparent response to the US'

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  PM Modi promises more reforms; hopes to rollout GST next year

  World | November 24, 2015 17:03 IST

  Singapore: Promising more reforms to make India more attractive for foreign investments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today assured investors that he would "carefully hold" their hands and expressed hope that the GST regime would be

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  India, Singapore sign strategic partnership, 9 deals

  World | November 24, 2015 21:14 IST

  Singapore: India and Singapore signed a joint declaration on strategic partnership and nine bilateral accords on Tuesday, the second day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to this city state.Modi and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee

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  Oceans should not become new theatres of contests: PM Modi

  World | November 23, 2015 19:15 IST

  Singapore: Amid a standoff between China and some East Asian nations over South China Sea, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said oceans, space and cyberworld should not become “new theatres of contests” but be the

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  PM Modi's visit:India to complete strategic partnership with Singapore

  India | November 18, 2015 17:14 IST

  New Delhi: India expects to conclude a 'strategic partnership' with Singapore during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the South-East Asian nation where he would also meet top CEOs and address the Indian community.Modi will

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  Myanmar's Suu Kyi wins seat, requests meeting with military

  World | November 11, 2015 14:48 IST

  Yangon, Myanmar: Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won her parliamentary seat, official results showed Wednesday, leading a near total sweep by her party that will give the country its first government in

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  Quality Of Death Index: UK tops, India 67th, above China

  India | October 24, 2015 17:01 IST

  India has been ranked 67th of 80 countries on the 2015 Quality of Death Index, lower than South Africa (34), Brazil (42), Russia (48), Indonesia (53) and Sri Lanka (65) but above China (71).People in

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  Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo have the world's best three international airports

  World | October 22, 2015 14:51 IST

  New Delhi: Singapore's Changi international airport continues to occupy the top slot in the list of world's 10 best airports prepared by the travel website The Guide to Sleeping in Airports. Changi has been occupying the

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  Arun Jaitley meets Singapore FM, discusses taxation issues

  World | September 19, 2015 23:23 IST

  Singapore: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today met Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam and discussed matters relating to taxation for foreign investment and detailed steps being taken by India to attract investment.Jaitley,

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  Singapore Hindu community consecrates 102-year old temple

  World | September 17, 2015 23:29 IST

  Singapore: The consecration ceremony of the 102-year old Sri Ruthra Kaliamman Temple, one of Singapore's leading Hindu temples, was held here today with 50 new statues installed at the historic religious site.The ceremony, held every

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  Indian-origin man jailed for assaulting woman in Singapore

  World | September 09, 2015 10:19 IST

  Singapore: An Indian-origin man in Singapore has been jailed for eight months for physically assaulting his girlfriend and abusing a police officer, media said today.Sri Murugan Subramaniam, 44, who was unhappy with her girlfriend Radika

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  Singapore to hold general election on September 11

  World | August 26, 2015 7:13 IST

  Singapore: Singapore will hold a general election on September 11, the government announced on Tuesday. It is expected to be a tight contest for the ruling party that has dominated politics in the city-state for

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  Thai temple blast: Foreign terror groups' role unlikely

  World | August 20, 2015 18:37 IST

  Bangkok:  Thailand today said over 10 people were involved in carefully plotting the deadly attack at the Brahma temple here while ruling out involvement of global terror groups, even as it sought Interpol help in

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  PM Modi to visit Singapore in November

  Politics | August 15, 2015 13:40 IST

  Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit here in November on an official visit during which the ties between the two countries will be elevated to a Strategic Partnership, Singapore Premier Lee Hsien Loong said

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  Malaysian Indian sentenced to life for drug smuggling in Singapore

  World | July 30, 2015 12:25 IST

  Singapore: A 26-year-old Malaysian of Indian-origin has been sentenced to life for trying to smuggle drugs into Singapore, a crime that carries death penalty in the country. Yogaras Poongavanam was also sentenced to 15 strokes of the canes for trying

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  Indian-origin Singapore MP announces retirement from politics

  World | July 25, 2015 9:17 IST

  Singapore:  Indian-origin politician Inderjit Singh has announced his retirement from politics, saying he would not contest the city-state's General Election set to be held in coming months."I did my best to serve, and this would

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  'India should consider making 100 existing cities smart'

  World | July 25, 2015 8:32 IST

  Singapore: India should consider making 100 existing cities smart instead of building new ones, an India-based American architect has said here in Singapore.Prof Christopher Benninger said he feels that Indian planners should design the country's

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  Indian-origin couple to take chapatti across the world, get $11.5 million investment for their roti-maker

  World | July 24, 2015 23:24 IST

  Singapore: Investors have placed a lot of faith in a robotic roti-maker and have made a whopping Rs 73.6 crore or $11.5 million investment in the company to take it to the chapatti lovers across

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  Court issues Letters Rogatory to Mauritius, Singapore in Lalit Modi case

  India | July 21, 2015 7:51 IST

  Mumbai: The special court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases has issued Letters Rogatory (LR) to Singapore and Mauritius in connection with the case registered by Enforcement Directorate against former IPL boss Lalit Modi."The

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  Navy chief to visit Singapore, Thailand

  India | July 19, 2015 16:17 IST

  New Delhi:  Indian Navy chief Admiral R.K. Dhowan will visit Singapore and Thailand from Monday to July 25, an official statement said on Sunday.Dhowan will be in Singapore from July 20-22 when he will meet