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  PM Modi departs for Singapore after concluding Brunei visit, to hold talks on trade, defence | WATCH

  World | September 04, 2024 13:14 IST

  PM Modi will also call on Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and interact with the Singaporean leadership. His visit comes ahead of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties and the 10th anniversary of the Strategic Partnership.

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  PM Modi visits iconic mosque, meets Indian diaspora in Brunei; next stop Singapore | DETAILS

  World | September 03, 2024 23:56 IST

  On his arrival, PM Modi was accorded a ceremonial welcome. PM Modi thanked Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah for welcoming him at the airport. PM Modi, also visited Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, as a part of his historic visit to the nation.

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  Modi always had 'special sentiment' for Singapore: Jaishankar ahead of PM's visit

  World | September 03, 2024 14:43 IST

  Jaishankar asserted that it was time to move to the next level of India-Singapore ties in the wake of the changing realities of geopolitics. His remarks came ahead of PM Modi's visit to Singapore on Wednesday, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Strategic Partnership between the two nations.

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  'Look forward to deepen our...': PM Modi embarks on three-day official visit to Brunei, Singapore

  India | September 03, 2024 8:43 IST

  PM Modi will become the first Indian leader to embark on a bilateral visit to Brunei on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of India-Brunei ties. He will follow up with a visit to Singapore on September 4 to deepen trade and defence relations.

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  PM Modi to embark on Brunei visit in a first ever bilateral tour by an Indian Prime Minister: MEA

  World | September 02, 2024 12:44 IST

  This will be the first bilateral visit of an Indian prime minister to Brunei, Secretary East said at a special media briefing. The visit will also mark 40 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties between India and Brunei, he said.

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  PM Modi to visit Brunei for first-ever bilateral visit, to go to Singapore next month

  World | August 30, 2024 17:13 IST

  India and Brunei are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations. The visit comes after Modi embarked on a historic trip to Ukraine, becoming the first Indian PM to arrive in the country after diplomatic relations were established in 1992.

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  PM Modi to visit Singapore soon, likely to finalise big deal on semiconductor

  World | August 27, 2024 7:28 IST

  Describing the ministers-only meeting as "productive," Balakrishnan noted that it paves the way for an upcoming official visit to Singapore by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which is expected to happen soon.

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  India's top ministers including Jaishankar, Sithraman, Goyal meet Singapore PM, President | Know why

  World | August 26, 2024 13:34 IST

  The four ministers are in Singapore for the second India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR), scheduled for Monday. They will discuss bilateral cooperation and share perspectives on mutual interests.

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  Singapore firm fires Indian man for 'poor performance', employee hacks, deletes company servers

  World | June 12, 2024 11:37 IST

  Upset that he was fired, an employee hacked into his former company’s computer systems and deleted 180 virtual servers, costing them about S$918,000. Now, the court has sentenced him two years of jail.

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  'China, unfortunately, is functioning for...': Zelenskyy accuses Xi Jinping of assisting Russian war

  World | June 02, 2024 16:15 IST

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused China of helping Russia to disrupt an upcoming Swiss-organized peace conference on the war in Ukraine.

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  Singapore Airlines horror: How gravitational force, autopilot create massive turbulence I INSIGHTS

  World | May 29, 2024 21:01 IST

  Preliminary findings released on Wednesday of an investigation into a Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence last week showed that a rapid change in gravitational force and a 54-metre altitude drop caused injuries.

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  REVEALED! What causes Singapore Airlines flight sharp drop while cruising at its top speed I DEETS

  World | May 29, 2024 16:30 IST

  The Singapore Airlines flight was cruising at an altitude of 37,000 feet. Just after 0800 GMT, the Boeing 777 suddenly and sharply pitched down to 31,000 feet over the span of some three minutes, the data shows.

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  Indian woman charged with stabbing six-year-old boy in Singapore, faces 8 years in prison

  World | May 25, 2024 12:02 IST

  On November 16, 2022, the boy was in the care of the woman when she repeatedly stabbed him in the head with a pen. The chargesheet against the accused showed that she was an Indian national and a permanent resident of Singapore.

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  Singapore Airlines flight passed through dangerous 'Intertropical Convergence Zone'. What is it?

  World | May 23, 2024 10:48 IST

  Former pilot Marco Chan said the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ICZ) is feared by many pilots due to an abundance of thunderstorms in that area. The massive turbulence that struck the Singapore Airlines flight on Tuesday left one person dead and 30 others injured.

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  Singapore Airlines plane hit by severe turbulence: Is climate change impacting your flight journey?

  World | May 22, 2024 15:08 IST

  A London-bound Singapore Airlines flight was hit by a 'sudden extreme turbulence' on Tuesday, causing the death of a 73-year-old British man while 30 others were injured. The Boeing 777 flight from London’s Heathrow Airport to Singapore had 211 passengers and 18 crew members aboard.

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  Singapore Airlines horror: Shocking videos, photos of air turbulence surface I WATCH

  World | May 21, 2024 22:49 IST

  An elderly British man died and more than two dozen passengers were injured when a Singapore Airlines flight from London was struck by severe turbulence and plunged 6,000 feet in the span of some a few minutes Tuesday over the Indian Ocean.

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  British national dead, 30 injured after massive turbulence hits Singapore Airlines flight

  World | May 21, 2024 22:43 IST

  Singapore Airlines says a person has died aboard and others were injured when a London-Singapore flight encountered severe turbulence. The airline said the aircraft was a Boeing 777-300ER with a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew on board.

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  Fact Check: Old Delhi court fight video falsely linked to alleged assault on Swati Maliwal

  Fact Check | May 19, 2024 11:29 IST

  Fact Check: A viral video on social media claims it shows Swati Maliwal being assaulted inside the Chief Minister’s residence by Arvind Kejriwal’s personal assistant.

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  Another COVID-19 wave in Singapore, masks advised after 25,900 cases recorded in six days

  World | May 18, 2024 16:25 IST

  Singapore's health minister Ong Ye Kung said that over 25,900 cases were recorded between May 5 and May 11, more than 13,700 detected the previous week. He advised people to start wearing masks again and those at greater risk of disease to get vaccinated.

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  Who is Lawrence Wong, the guitar-playing economist soon to become Singapore's new PM?

  World | May 15, 2024 14:47 IST

  Wong is a US-trained economist and a former civil servant who is widely popular for his social media posts playing guitar to popular songs. He will succeed Lee Hsien Loong, who was PM for two decades, and is only the second leader to not be a member of the founding Lee Family.