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Know the Travel Insurance Considerations for a Trip to Singapore

Singapore is a renowned tourist destination, renowned for its stunning attractions, rich cultural diversity, vibrant nightlife, and warm hospitality. Indian travellers often find themselves...

Singapore to deepen economic ties with India, new MoUs at ministerial meet after fresh $4.6 bn investment

The new agreements are likely to focus on areas like advanced tech, space, green energy, it is learnt. The 3rd ISMR comes ahead of a likely visit by Singapore PM Wong early next month.

Singapore billionaire linked to corruption case pleads guilty, granted judicial mercy

Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng has pleaded guilty of obstructing justice in a case linked to the jailing of ex-transport minister S. Iswaran. Ong has been given judicial mercy on medical grounds.

Indonesian authorities bust baby trafficking ring; 5 of 6 infants were to be sold in Singapore

The 12 suspects arrested in the trafficking syndicate played roles ranging from recruiting and caregiving to couriering babies to clients, according to the Police department.

From Gorakhpur to Singapore & Cyprus, Punjab vigilance cites ‘money trail’ to seek Majithia’s remand

Member of Bikram Singh Majithia’s legal team says Akali Dal leader ‘resigned as director of firm Saraya Industries, and his role was limited to that of a shareholder’.

Singapore-flagged container ship catches fire off Kerala coast in 2nd maritime accident in two weeks

Eighteen of the 22 crew members jumped into sea following multiple explosions on board ship & are currently in lifeboats. Kerala CM directed KSDMA to arrange necessary arrangements.

Some Asian countries report surge in COVID-19 cases. But no reason to panic, at least not yet

Dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants in Singapore & Hong Kong are subvariants of JN.1, which is a sub-lineage of the BA.2.86 omicron variant first seen in Denmark in July, 2023.

Naidu govt looks to rope in Singapore firms again ahead of Amaravati relaunch by Modi

In 2019, months after he romped to power, Jagan scrapped Naidu’s plan to develop Singapore-like financial hub in Amaravati, while also disengaging the Singapore consortium.

Multi-billion dollar firm Rippling co-founder’s bitter custody battle plays out in full public glare

Chennai boy Prasanna Sankar, now a tech entrepreneur based in Singapore, and wife Dhivya Sashidhar are embroiled in a bitter divorce and custody battle over their nine-year-old son.

How Singaporean scientist is correcting historic omission by creating genetic biobank for Asians

By 2027, Patrick Tan’s project in Singapore will create Asia’s first functional precision medicine system with the potential to fine-tune treatments and drug responses for Asians.

On Camera

China won’t change course. Modi’s PR events with stage-managed applause have never worked

If Indira Gandhi had based her foreign policy on “good vibes” with world leaders, Bangladesh would still be East Pakistan.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.