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PM Modi to attend Lee Kuan Yew's funeral
World | Mar 24, 2015, 03:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the funeral of Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on March 29.Lee, 91, died of severe pneumonia yesterday.The Prime Minister will be attending the funeral of
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Week-long mourning to mark Lee Kuan Yew's death
World | Mar 23, 2015, 03:16 PM ISTSingapore:Singapore has declared a week-long national mourning for former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, who died at the age of 91 on Monday.The former prime minister had been in hospital for severe pneumonia since February
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Singaporeans mourn death of founding father Lee Kuan Yew
World | Mar 23, 2015, 07:44 AM ISTSingapore: Singaporeans wept and world leaders paid tribute Monday as the Southeast Asian city-state mourned the death of its founding father Lee Kuan Yew.The government announced that Lee, 91, "passed away peacefully" early Monday at
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Father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, dies at 91
World | Mar 23, 2015, 10:18 AM ISTSingapore: Lee Kuan Yew, who founded modern Singapore and was both feared for his authoritarian tactics and admired for turning the city-state into one of the world's richest nations, died Monday, the government said. He
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Singapore ex-PM Lee's condition critical
World | Mar 21, 2015, 11:19 AM ISTSingapore:Singapore former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew condition has worsened, the prime minister's office (PMO) said on Saturday.Lee (91) was the first prime minister of Singapore from 1965 to 1990, heading the island-country for 35
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Tigerair launches 'Pay to go, return for free,' offer for Axis Bank customers
Mar 18, 2015, 06:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: Singapore-based no-frill carrier Tigerair has partnered with Axis Bank to launch an exclusive ‘Pay to go, return for free' offer for holders of the lender's credit and debit cards.The offer 'Pay to go,
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President wishes Singapore ex-PM Lee speedy recovery
India | Mar 18, 2015, 01:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday extended his best wishes to former prime minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, for his speedy recovery from illness."I write to express my deep concern over the health
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Indian-origin counsel appointed to Singapore Supreme Court
World | Feb 28, 2015, 09:40 AM ISTSingapore: A 49-year-old Indian-origin lawyer has been appointed as a Judicial Commissioner to Singapore's Supreme Court bench for two years. Senior Counsel Kannan Ramesh, who was appointed to the bench yesterday, will assume the position
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Singapore President holds wide-ranging talks with Modi
India | Feb 09, 2015, 11:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: President of Singapore Tony Tan Keng Yam today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and both the leaders held wide-ranging discussions on enhancing bilateral relations in diverse areas as well as broadening cooperation in
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Singapore President Tony Tan arrives in India on 4-day visit
India | Feb 09, 2015, 08:04 AM ISTNew Delhi: Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam has begun a four-day state visit to India starting Sunday, as the two countries mark 50 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations."This is President Tan's first
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French co-pilot was flying AirAsia plane when it crashed: Investigator
World | Jan 29, 2015, 07:42 PM ISTJakarta: Indonesia's National Transport committee, on Tuesday has confirmed that the French first officer of AirAsia Jet that crashed into the sea last month was at the controls at the time of the accident.The investigator
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Singapore President Tan Keng Yam to visit India soon: Minister
World | Jan 27, 2015, 10:36 AM ISTSingapore : Singapore President Tan Keng Yam will make a state visit to India in two weeks to mark the golden jubilee of bilateral ties, a minister has said."President Tan Keng Yam will visit Delhi
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Andhra's capital plan draws activists', Opposition fire
National | Jan 04, 2015, 10:35 AM ISTHyderabad: Andhra Pradesh government's efforts to pool thousands of acres of land to build a green-field capital on the banks of Krishna river have come under fire from social activists and opposition parties with questions
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Some AirAsia victims found belted in seats
World | Jan 03, 2015, 07:10 AM ISTPangkalan Bun, Indonesia: After nearly a week of searching for the victims of AirAsia Flight 8501, rescue teams battling monsoon rains had their most successful day yet, more than tripling the number of bodies pulled
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7 more bodies recovered from AirAsia crash, 16 total
World | Jan 02, 2015, 12:00 PM ISTSurabaya, Indonesia : More ships arrived Friday with sensitive equipment to hunt for the fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501 and the more than 145 people still missing since it crashed into the sea five days
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Weather worries remain in hunt for AirAsia plane
World | Jan 02, 2015, 07:30 AM ISTSurabaya, Indonesia: More ships arrived Friday with sensitive equipment to search for the fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501 and the more than 150 people still missing since it crashed five days ago.Rear Marshal Henry Bambang
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Searchers return to retrieve bodies, plane wreckage
World | Jan 01, 2015, 10:04 AM ISTJakarta/Singapore: After being hampered by a spell of bad weather, searchers today returned with “full force” to retrieve bodies and the AirAsia plane wreckage in the Java Sea off Indonesia as the mystery over the
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Searchers resume hunt for bodies from AirAsia jet
World | Dec 31, 2014, 08:58 AM ISTPangkalan Bun, Indonesia : A massive hunt for the 162 victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 resumed in the Java Sea on Wednesday, focusing on an area of the aqua-colored waters where the first bodies and
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PM Modi condoles death of passengers on board AirAsia plane
India | Dec 30, 2014, 11:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the death of passengers and crew on board the ill-fated AirAsia plane after its wreckage and debris was found today, three days after it went missing while
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Six bodies found in Indonesian waters where AirAsia plane disappeared
World | Dec 30, 2014, 04:16 PM ISTJakarta, Indonesia: Six bloated bodies and debris seen floating in Indonesian waters Tuesday painful ended the mystery of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the Java Sea with 162 people aboard and was lost to