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Indian national dies after being hit by steel bar at Singapore construction site
Singapore: A 34-year-old Indian national died after being hit by a steel bar at a construction site in Singapore where he worked. The worker was performing cable-pulling work when a steel stand…
- World
Chinese cab driver calls Singapore woman rider ‘stupid Indian’
Singapore: A Chinese cab driver in Singapore racially abused a woman rider of Eurasian descent and called her a “stupid Indian” after claiming that she gave him the wrong address and directions…
- India
Singapore Parliament rejects proposal to suspend Indian-origin MP
Singapore: The Parliament in Singapore has rejected a motion by the opposition party requesting suspension of Indian-origin Transport Minister S. Iswaran, stating that it will consider the matter when corruption investigations against…
- World
Indian-origin lawyer charged in Singapore for slapping woman in temple
Singapore: A 54-year-old suspended Indian-origin lawyer has been charged after he allegedly slapped a woman on her cheek and shouted vulgarities at a Hindu temple in Singapore’s South Bridge Road. Ravi Madasamy…
- India
Indian national jailed in Singapore for biting off man’s finger during scuffle
Singapore: A drunk Indian national in Singapore was jailed for 10 months on Friday for biting off the front portion of a fellow Indian’s index finger during a scuffle in April this…
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Indian-origin man faces assault charge in Singapore court
Singapore: An Indian-origin Singaporean man has been charged in a court here for allegedly attacking a compatriot with a knife, according to police. Michael Nganasekaran, 39, faces one count of voluntarily causing…
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UK PM Rishi Sunak signs new strategic pact with Singapore in India
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has agreed a new strategic partnership with Singapore during a meeting with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on the margins of the G20 Summit in New…
- Delhi
‘G20 overshadowed by PM Modi’: Singapore journalist’s remarks go viral
In the wake of the much-hyped G20 summit in the nation’s capital on Saturday and Sunday (September 9 and 10), the remarks of a journalist from Singapore have gone viral on social…
- India
CJI D.Y. Chandrachud inks MoU with Singapore’s Supreme Court
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on his visit to Singapore entered into an MoU (memorandum of understanding) with the Supreme Court of Singapore on judicial cooperation. “During his official…
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Indian-origin man sentenced for causing workplace death in Singapore
Singapore: An Indian-origin forklift operator was sentenced to 18 weeks in jail in Singapore for his negligence, which led to a workplace fatality, the city-state’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said, releasing a…
- India
Indian teen dies on unchaperoned school trip to Cambodia: Report
Singapore: Parents have been asking for a review of guidelines on overseas excursions from a top school in Singapore after a 17-year-old Indian student died in June during one such trip to…
- World
Tharman Shanmugaratnam joins growing list of Indian-origin leaders dominating world politics
Singapore: With Tharman Shanmugaratnam winning Singapore’s presidential election, he joins a long list of Indian-origin leaders who are dominating politics at important world capitals. Shanmugaratnam, 66, received 70.4 per cent of the…
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Indian-origin ex-minister wins Singapore presidential election
Singapore: Tharman Shanmugaratnam, an Indian-origin Singapore-born economist, registered a landslide victory in Singapore’s presidential election on Friday, winning over 70 per cent of votes in the country’s first contested presidential polls since…
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Singaporeans vote to elect president; Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam in the race
Singapore: Singaporeans are voting on Friday in the country’s first contested presidential election in more than a decade, a three-way contest in which former minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is hoping to become the…
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Charges withdrawn against Indian-origin woman accused of extortion in Singapore
Singapore: A 27-year-old Indian-origin woman in Singapore has had her charges withdrawn and let off with a stern warning for allegedly extorting S$1,800 from a man who had procured her escort services.…
