Singapore: News

22 Jul 2019

India

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.

17 Jul 2019

India

#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.

14 May 2019

Air Purifiers

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.

11 May 2019

India

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.

26 Mar 2019

Assam

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.

20 Mar 2019

Chennai

Three Indian cities cheapest to live in, globally: Survey

The Economist Intelligence Unit has released its annual 'Worldwide Cost of Living Survey' for 2019.

14 Feb 2019

Elections

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.

13 Feb 2019

Indonesia

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.

12 Jan 2019

High Court

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.

04 Dec 2018

Sexual Harassment

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.

23 Nov 2018

Business

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.

21 Nov 2018

Business

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.

15 Nov 2018

Narendra Modi

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.

14 Nov 2018

Narendra Modi

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.

14 Nov 2018

Narendra Modi

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.

13 Nov 2018

India

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.

11 Nov 2018

Narendra Modi

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.

29 Oct 2018

India

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.

11 Oct 2018

Qatar Airways

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.

10 Oct 2018

Facebook

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.

28 Sep 2018

Parliament

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.

06 Aug 2018

Hong Kong

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.

06 Aug 2018

Priyanka Chopra Jonas

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.

02 Aug 2018

World

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.

27 Jul 2018

World

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.

20 Jul 2018

Data Leak

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.

11 Jul 2018

Celebrity

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.

27 Jun 2018

India

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.

27 Jun 2018

North Korea

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.

16 Jun 2018

North Korea

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.

14 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

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.

12 Jun 2018

North Korea

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.

12 Jun 2018

North Korea

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.

12 Jun 2018

North Korea

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.

12 Jun 2018

North Korea

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.

11 Jun 2018

North Korea

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.

10 Jun 2018

North Korea

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.