Singapore: News
Top five honeymoon destinations in Asia
Just like weddings, honeymoons are also a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and for that very reason, they must be unforgettably special.
#TravelBytes: Five best places to visit in Southeast Asia
From beautiful beaches to surreal mountains, cultural diversity to historical significance, the South-eastern part of Asia has it all.
Dyson launches new cordless vacuum cleaner, air purifier, task light
British tech giant Dyson has expanded its portfolio of home electronics in the Indian market.
IITians who quit high-paying jobs to work in social sector
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are the country's premier engineering institutes and most people join IITs with a dream of landing jobs with fat pay packages at top companies.
This IIT-KGP graduate left Singapore job to teach underprivileged children
In 2015, Bipin Dhane, a 2013 IIT-Kharagpur graduate in Naval Architecture, quit his job in Singapore to teach underprivileged children in Assam's flood-affected villages.
Three Indian cities cheapest to live in, globally: Survey
The Economist Intelligence Unit has released its annual 'Worldwide Cost of Living Survey' for 2019.
General elections won't affect India's welfare measures: DBS economist
Some of the new welfare measures in India will continue to take shape, regardless of the outcome of the general election, a top Singapore bank said today.
How 27-year-old Ankiti Bose built a $1bn fashion start-up
On Tuesday, Singapore-based online fashion retail site Zilingo Pte raised $226mn to fund its expansion to Australia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Singapore: Indian, who sexually-exploited minor, gets 13 years jail sentence
A 31-year-old Indian man who sexually exploited a minor in Singapore was sentenced to 13 years in jail and 12 strokes of cane by the High Court, media reports claimed.
Singapore: Indian-origin man sentenced to prison for molesting a woman
On Tuesday, a Singapore court sentenced an Indian-origin man to 10 weeks in prison for molesting a woman on a bus.
Gold prices continue to fall on feeble demand, global cues
A weak global trend and fading demand from local jewelers dragged gold prices down by Rs. 90 to Rs. 31,950/10g at the bullion market today.
Gold prices fall for third straight day on muted demand
Gold prices drifted further lower by Rs. 50 to Rs. 31,950 per 10 gram at the bullion market today, falling for the third consecutive day, tracking a weak global trend amid weak demand from local jewelers.
PM Modi participates in ASEAN-India Breakfast Summit in Singapore
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today participated in the ASEAN-India Breakfast Summit in Singapore and underlined the need for maritime cooperation and centrality of trade for the prosperity of the strategic Indo-Pacific region.
Singapore Summit: Modi meets Mike Pence to discuss bilateral ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met United States Vice President Mike Pence in Singapore today, on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit.
Financial inclusion for 1.3bn Indians achieved, says Modi in Singapore
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with US Vice President Mike Pence, shortly after delivering a keynote address at Singapore's Fintech Festival.
PM Modi to award winners of 'India-Singapore Hackathon 2018'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present awards to winners of the first "India-Singapore Hackathon 2018" which aims to harness and showcase innovation potential of the youth from the two countries on Thursday.
Singapore summit: Pence, Modi to discuss bilateral relationship, defense cooperation
US Vice President Mike Pence and PM Narendra Modi would discuss India-US defense cooperation and bilateral relationship during their meeting in Singapore next week, the White House said yesterday.
IIT Kharagpur organizes Young Innovators Program for school students
To make the younger generation more oriented towards scientific and technological innovations, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur recently organized a science and technology competition for students of Classes 8 to 10.
World's longest non-stop flight to take off today: Details here
The world's longest flight from Singapore to New York is all set to take off on Thursday, marking the re-launch of Singapore Airlines' marathon flight service five years after they discontinued it.
Singapore: Activist Jolovan Wham, politician guilty of contempt of court
A Singaporean activist and a politician were yesterday found guilty of contempt of court for separate Facebook posts criticizing the country's judiciary.
Singapore: Indian national faces 2-5 years jail-term, caning for extortion
A court in Singapore charged a 35-year-old Indian national who tried to extort half-a-million Singapore dollars from a bank.
Indian-origin MPs in Singapore to expand social work via Parliament
Two Indian-origin Singaporeans, named among nine nominated members of Parliament, aim to expand their social, labor work during their tenure in the House.
Singapore will remember Vajpayee as a good friend: Singapore's minister
Singapore's Foreign Minister has condoled the death of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and said the former Indian PM will always be remembered as a good friend of the country.
Swastika Ghosh bags bronze in Hong Kong Open in table-tennis
Swastika Ghosh claimed a bronze medal in the junior girls' doubles along with Singapore's Jingyi Zhou in the 2018 Hang Seng Hong Kong Junior and Cadet Open of table tennis, that concluded last week in Hong Kong.
He sings, she cheers: Priyanka, Nick were adorable in Singapore
Priyanka Chopra was Nick Jonas' biggest cheerleader at the Hyperplay concert in Singapore. The actress was seen shaking a leg and dancing to the songs.
Singapore: Bangladeshi man disguised as Sikh to rob pawn-shop arrested
A Bangladeshi national disguised as a Sikh to rob a pawn shop in Singapore has been arrested, Singapore police said today.
5 Indian-origin persons charged in slashing incident in Singapore
Five Indian-origin men were charged today with rioting and assaulting another Indian-origin man, Dhines Selvarajah (26), with deadly weapons in Little India precinct in Singapore.
Singapore PM's heath-record hacked, along with records of 1.5mn Singaporeans
Hackers have stolen health records belonging to 1.5mn Singaporeans, including PM Lee Hsien Loong, who was specifically targeted in Singapore's biggest ever data breach, authorities said today.
PM, 15L citizens targeted in Singapore's "biggest data breach"
The personal data of 15L Singapore citizens were targeted in the city state's "biggest ever data breach," authorities said today.
What do Anushka Sharma and Oprah Winfrey have in common?
While a slew of Indian celebrities are getting the honor to get 'waxed' at Madame Tussauds, Anushka Sharma, just like her path-breaking career, is not following the cliched way.
70-year-old Indian-origin woman murdered by Myanmar maid in Singapore
A 70-year-old Indian-origin woman in Singapore has been allegedly murdered at her home by a 23-year-old maid Zin Mar Nwe from Myanmar, police said.
Rapid improvements noticed at N-Korea's Yongbyon nuclear site: Monitoring website
North Korea is carrying out rapid improvements at its Yongbyon nuclear research facility, monitoring website "38 North" said today.
People of world deserve future of security and peace: Trump
Observing that the world has seen more than enough conflict, US President Donald Trump said the people of America, the Koreans, and the world deserve a future of security and peace.
After fresh-speculation on whereabouts, Nirav Modi flees to Brussels: Reports
Days after reports surfaced that embattled diamantaire Nirav Modi is in UK, he's understood to have fled to Brussels.
At Trump-Kim summit, Singapore brought US, NKorea, China onto dining-plates
The Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un meet was a historic event, and host Singapore was determined to make each aspect significant, including food.
Singapore: Indian-origin-man spends Rs. 38,000 to catch glimpse of Trump
An Indian-origin man from Malaysia went to Singapore and spent $573 (over Rs. 38,000) to put up at a luxury hotel for one night so that he could get a chance to meet US President Donald Trump ahead of his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
NKorea agrees to "completely denuclearize" at Singapore summit: Reports
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have signed a "pretty comprehensive" and "historic" document.
Trump, Kim welcome Singapore summit with a historic handshake
It was a mark of how far US President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un have come in their diplomacy the last few months.
Singapore: US, North Korea officials meet for final summit preparations
North Korean and US negotiators met in Singapore today for final preparations on the eve of an unprecedented summit between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump, seeking to bridge the gaps over Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal.
After 'secret' China-visit, Kim Jong-un undertakes mysterious trip to Singapore
Talk about security. North Korean leader Kim Jong un headed off for his much-awaited meet with US President Donald Trump in Singapore in the quietest way possible.