Singapore
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Indian-origin man wears Singapore's flag-like cape at coffee shop, shouts 'I'm God', arrested
World | Sep 22, 2023, 05:58 PM ISTEarlier, the Indian-origin man was sentenced to five days in jail on a similar charge of creating public nuisance after shouting aggressively and gesturing with an umbrella to people at another coffee shop in July.
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Indian Navy ships and aircraft arrive in Singapore for SIMBEX 23 | DETAILS
World | Sep 20, 2023, 08:46 PM ISTSIMBEX 23: The 30th edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise SIMBEX 23 will be hosted by Singapore this year.
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With Singapore's Tharman Shanmugaratnam, here's a list of Indian-origin leaders across the world
World | Sep 03, 2023, 11:44 AM ISTTharman became Singapore's third Indian-origin president and received a congratulatory note by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Singapore: Indian-origin registers landslide victory in presidential polls; PM Modi congratulates
World | Sep 02, 2023, 10:55 AM ISTHis Chinese-origin rivals Ng Kok Song and Tan Kin Lian received 15.72 per cent and 13.88 per cent respectively, the Elections Department said. Tharman became Singapore's third Indian-origin president.
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India allows export of rice to Singapore in view of 'special relationship'
India | Aug 30, 2023, 06:34 AM ISTExternal Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi, on Tuesday, said formal orders allowing the export of rice to Singapore will be issued shortly.
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Govt to allow rice export to Singapore to help country meet food security requirement: MEA
India | Aug 30, 2023, 12:01 AM ISTThe Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has announced that the government will allow export of rice to Singapore in order to meet food security requirements in the country.
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Singapore: Indian-origin flight steward awarded for reviving car driver suffering a heart attack
World | Aug 15, 2023, 06:05 PM ISTThe 34-year-old Venoth Balasubramaniam performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation and managed to revive the unconscious driver in November 2022, using his first-aid training from Singapore Airlines.
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Independence Day: World leaders greet country's ethos, 'India enjoys well-earned respect in world'
World | Aug 15, 2023, 10:23 PM IST"Your country has achieved universally acknowledged success in economic, scientific and technical, social and other fields. India enjoys well-earned respect in the world arena and plays an important constructive role in international affairs," read the statement.
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Singapore: Indian-origin man who was released after 16 yrs in rape case again gets 18 yrs jail
World | Aug 08, 2023, 09:05 AM ISTDeputy Public Prosecutors Chew Xin Ying and Sheldon Lim had pushed for a maximum of 20 years of preventive detention for Kalaivanan after a report found him suitable for such a punishment
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Singapore awards jail to Chinese-origin man for racially abusing, kicking Indian woman in chest
World | Aug 07, 2023, 02:47 PM ISTFor assaulting another person in a racially aggravated attack, an offender can be jailed for up to four years and six months, and fined up to SGD7,500.
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3 Indian-origin Singaporeans among 9 take oath as nominated members of Parliament
World | Aug 02, 2023, 08:36 PM ISTThe three distinguished Indian-origin NMPs of the Singapore Parliament are Raj Joshua Thomas, Parekh Nimil Rajnikant and Chandradas Usha Ranee.
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Indian woman who goes missing from Royal Caribbean cruise in Singapore falls to death on her b'day
World | Aug 02, 2023, 09:13 AM ISTAccording to Sahani, his mother, Reeta Sahani and father Jakesh Sahani were on a trip to the Strait of Singapore from Penang, the northern island state of Peninsular Malaysia.
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Singapore to hang woman for trafficking around 30 grams of heroin I Know SHOCKING death penalty laws
World | Jul 26, 2023, 11:32 PM ISTIf Djamani’s is executed as planned, Singapore will have executed 15 people for drug offences since it resumed hangings in March 2022, an average of one execution every month.
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Indian-origin minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam officially launches bid for Singapore Presidentship
World | Jul 26, 2023, 04:53 PM ISTAccompanied by his wife Jane Yumiko Ittogi, Tharman outlined challenges facing Singapore both globally and domestically and emphasised that the nation's real challenge was to avoid becoming a divided society.
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Passport Index: Which country has the world's strongest passport and what is India's rank?
World | Jul 19, 2023, 10:05 AM ISTThe United Kingdom has moved two spots above, ranking in 4th place, while the United States has dropped two places to the 8th spot.
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Singapore: Must-see places for a wonderful vacation
Travel | Jun 20, 2023, 02:15 AM ISTSingapore is definitely deserving of being regarded as the ideal vacation spot thanks to its distinctive fusion of cultures, cutting-edge infrastructure, and abundance of activities.
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RAW chief Samant Kumar Goel attends 'secret conclave' in Singapore: Report
World | Jun 04, 2023, 11:41 AM ISTFive people informed Reuters that senior officials from the world's largest intelligence agencies held a secret meeting this weekend in Singapore.
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Singapore to execute Indian-origin man for trafficking drugs
World | Apr 25, 2023, 08:19 PM ISTSingapore's Ministry of Home Affairs said Branson's views on a Singaporean on death row showed "disrespect" for the country's judges and criminal justice system. Apart from Branson, statements were also issued by the Delegation of the European Union to Singapore and Australian MP Graham Perrett.
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Indian-Muslim couple 'shooed away' from tasting Ramzan snack at Singapore store. What happened next
India | Apr 11, 2023, 04:57 PM ISTThe incident happened when Jahabar was looking forward to trying one of the complimentary snacks that were being offered at the store after his wife informed him about the initiative.
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Singapore regains world's best airport spot. Top 20 list
World | Mar 16, 2023, 07:19 PM ISTAccording to the Skytrax World Airport awards 2023, Singapore airport regained its top spot, pushing Doha's Hamad International Airport to second place, followed by Tokyo's Haneda Airport on the third spot.