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Singapore allocates land for new Hindu temple
Singapore: The Singapore Government has allocated a plot of land to build a new Hindu temple in the city-state’s Yishun Avenue 3 to meet the growing needs of the Hindu community here.…
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China to unveil priorities for coming 5 years at major annual political meeting
Bangkok: China’s ceremonial legislature is set to meet Thursday, March 5, where it will unveil the country’s policy direction and economic goals for the coming years. The meeting is held in Beijing,…
- World
China’s economic ambitions hit limits to growth as its national congress meets
Beijing: China’s progress in building a modern economy, evident in its kung-fu fighting robots and self-parking cars, is hitting limits as a downturn in its housing industry drags on, small businesses suffer…
- India
Indian-origin man jailed in Singapore over ‘intent to outrage’ woman’s modesty
Singapore: An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to five months in jail for using criminal force towards a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty, according to a media report on…
- Middle East
Turkey, Singapore announce first day of Ramzan 2026
Turkey and Singapore have officially announced that the holy month of Ramzan 1447 AH/2026 will begin on Thursday, February 19, after astronomical assessments ruled out the possibility of sighting the crescent moon…
- India
Zubeen death case: Court rejects bail plea of 3 accused
Guwahati: A court here on Friday, January 30, rejected the bail petitions of three of the accused in Zubeen Garg’s death case, with the singer’s wife pleading that bail should not be…
- India
Zubeen’s family writes to PM Modi seeking expeditious trial in his death case
Guwahati: The family of popular Assam singer Zubeen Garg on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting a special court for expedited trial and appropriate diplomatic-legal action in Singapore in connection…
- India
Zubeen death case: Prime accused Shyamkanu Mahanta seeks bail
Guwahati: Shyamkanu Mahanta, one of the prime accused in the death case of Assam’s cultural icon Zubeen Garg, and the singer’s bodyguard Nandeswar Bora have applied for bail on Saturday, Garg’s wife…
- India
Zubeen Garg was drunk, refused life jacket: Singapore coroner’s court
Singapore: Popular Indian singer-songwriter Zubeen Garg was “severely intoxicated” and had drowned off Lazarus Island after declining a life jacket last September, a coroner’s court in Singapore was told on Wednesday, January…
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Singapore’s Indian-origin human rights lawyer M Ravi dies, says report
Singapore: An Indian-origin former lawyer M Ravi, widely known for representing death row inmates, including Malaysians, in Singapore, has died on Wednesday at 56. He was found dead in the early hours…
- Kashmir
J&K: Gunfight underway between terrorists, security forces in Kishtwar
Jammu: A gun battle broke out between terrorists and security forces on Wednesday in Kishtwar district, officials said. “In an intelligence-based operation, launched in coordination with the Jammu and Kashmir Police early…
- India
Assam Police team reaches Singapore to probe Zubeen Garg’s death
Guwahati: Two senior officers of the Assam Police reached Singapore on Monday to investigate the death of singer Zubeen Garg in the island nation last month, officials said. A Special Investigation Team…
- India
Assam: 5 accused in Zubeen Garg’s death remanded to judicial custody
Guwahati: Five people, who have been arrested in connection with the death of singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore last month, have been sent to judicial custody on Wednesday after their police remand…
- India
Several citizens invited for SIT meeting on Zubeen’s death probe decline invite
Guwahati: Several prominent persons invited by Assam Police CID for a meeting on Tuesday to share an update on its investigation into Zubeen Garg’s death in Singapore last month have declined to…
- India
Zubeen Garg’s close associate Arun appears before CID
Guwahati: Zubeen Garg’s close associate Arun on Sunday appeared before CID’s Special Investigating Team (SIT) which is probing the singer-composer’s death in Singapore last month, officials said. They, however, did not divulge…