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Singapore to hold general election on September 11
World | Aug 26, 2015, 07:13 AM ISTSingapore: 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 | Aug 20, 2015, 06:37 PM ISTBangkok: 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
National | Aug 15, 2015, 01:40 PM ISTSingapore: 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 | Jul 30, 2015, 12:25 PM ISTSingapore: 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 | Jul 25, 2015, 09:17 AM ISTSingapore: 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 | Jul 25, 2015, 08:32 AM ISTSingapore: 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 | Jul 24, 2015, 11:24 PM ISTSingapore: 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 | Jul 21, 2015, 07:51 AM ISTMumbai: 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 | Jul 19, 2015, 04:17 PM ISTNew 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
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Amendments to arbitration law to come before Cabinet tomorrow
India | Jul 15, 2015, 04:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: A string of amendments proposed to the arbitration law to end delays and eliminate high costs in a bid to provide ease in doing business in the country will come up before the
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Enforcement Directorate attaches Rs 116 crore kept in Singapore bank
Jul 07, 2015, 11:54 PM ISTMumbai: In a major success in black money probe, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has successfully attached around Rs 166 crore kept in a Singapore bank in connection with money laundering probe in a city-based ponzi
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IPL money laundering case: ED seeks LRs to Singapore, Mauritius
Cricket | Jun 30, 2015, 09:39 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sought legal assistance from Singapore and Mauritius to take forward its probe in the alleged financial irregularities in the Indian Premier League tournament (IPL) and its former chairman
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IRCTC to install 5 more servers to strengthen ticketing system
India | Jun 26, 2015, 06:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation will install five high-capacity servers, imported from Singapore, to speed up its e-ticketing operations.The initiative to import five new servers from Singaporecomes close on the heels
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Match fixer's Indian-origin accomplice jailed for 34 months
Football | Jun 24, 2015, 12:37 PM ISTSingapore: A 36-year-old Indian-origin Singaporean, who was an accomplice of notorious football match-fixer Wilson Raj, has been jailed for nearly three years for passport fraud and harbouring a criminal.Raja Morgan Chelliah admitted last month to
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Singapore's World Toilet Organisation to help Andhra Pradesh
India | Jun 21, 2015, 01:33 PM ISTSingapore: Singapore-based World Toilet Organisation is partnering with Andhra Pradesh to embark on a SGD 1.8 billion project, first of its kind in India to build toilets for six million homes in the state by
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Photo Essay: Thousands take part in Singapore's annual gay rights Pink Dot rally
World | Jun 14, 2015, 01:39 PM ISTThousands of Singaporeans on Saturday participated in the state's biggest ever public rally to call for an end to discrimination against the gay community.According to the organisers of the event, Pink Dot 2015, an estimated
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Indian-origin man jailed 10 months for stabbing wife
World | Jun 12, 2015, 07:03 AM ISTSingapore: A 29-year-old Indian-origin man in Singapore was jailed 10 months for stabbing his estranged wife in front of their two children in October last year.Suresh David Narasimmalu, had been on a Diwali shopping with
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Indian-origin man jailed for taking upskirt videos of women
World | May 23, 2015, 10:39 AM ISTSingapore: A 34-year-old Indian-origin man has been jailed for six months for taking upskirt videos of nearly 60 women in public places, a media report said today.The accused, Nantha Kumar Palakrishnan would put his iPhone
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Indian, Singaporean business schools may join hands
World | May 13, 2015, 01:10 PM ISTSingapore: The Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) is in collaboration talks with one of India'sleading business school."We are in talks with Pankaj Natu, Associate Professor of Thakur Institute of Management Studies and Research (TIMSR), to
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Oil prices extend gains in Asia
May 13, 2015, 11:17 AM ISTSingapore: Oil prices extended gains in Asia today on a weaker dollar and amid expectations the latest US crude-oil inventories report will show a decline, easing a global supply glut, analysts said.US benchmark West Texas