Actress Ramya Krishnan is elated that her show, Queen, has won an award at Asian Academy Creative Awards, and says she is excited to start filming the second season of the show."I am elated that Queen has won the Best Original Programme by a Streamer/OTT at...

India's star athlete and ONE Championship fighter Ritu Phogat has stated just like Khabib Nurmagemenov brought Mixed Martial Arts to Russia, she also wants to help MMA get exposure in India."Just like how Khabib Nurmagemenov brought MMA to Russia, I want to...

The people's feelings towards Covid-19 around the world have shifted from fear to anger as the pandemic developed, say researchers.The study, published in the journal JMIR Public Health & Surveillance, observed that tweets reflecting fear, while dominant...

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Defence Minister of Singapore Dr NG Eng Hen co-chaired the 4th Singapore-India Defence Ministers' Dialogue in Singapore today. Both Ministers expressed satisfaction at the deepening defence ties between India & Singapore...

Industries and Technical Education Minister Bikram Singh presided over the closing ceremony of the workshop which was organized in Singapore by Institute of Technical Education (ITE) of Singapore.He said that Singapore is a very advanced and modern Country which...

Raksha Mantri  Rajnath Singh called on Deputy Prime Minister & Finance Minister of Singapore Mr Heng Swee Keat in Singapore today. During the meeting, Raksha Mantri  expressed satisfaction at the increasing engagement of the Armed Forces of India...

A workshop is being organized in Singapore by Institute of Technical Education (ITE) of Singapore from 17-21 November, 2019. Industry and Technical Education Minister Bikram  Singh represented Himachal Pradesh Kaushal Vikas Nigam (HPKVN) in the workshop.Bikram...

Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor struck a pose with his wax statue at the Madame Tussauds museum here.Shahid on Thursday tweeted a photograph of himself along with his wax statue and captioned it: "Twinning."He also shared some images on his Instagram stories. In...

Bollywood star Salman Khan won the best entertainment host/presenter for "Bigg Boss", and Anurag Kashyap won best direction (fiction) for season one of Netflix's original series "Sacred Games" at the inaugural Asian Academy Creative Awards here.Aarti Bajaj also...

Actress-producer Anushka Sharma has unveiled her interactive wax figure in Madame Tussauds here and says she is glad that her figurine is the first ever talking and interactive wax statue."I am glad that my wax figure is the first ever talking and interactive wax figure...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for enhanced multilateral cooperation while reiterating India's vision of an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region during the 13th East Asia Summit here."At the East Asia Summit in Singapore, I shared my thoughts...

Presenting awards to six winners of the first-ever India-Singapore Hackathon here on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the platform would boost technology, innovation and youth power.The top six teams -- three each from India and Singapore -- were chosen...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday highlighted the need for an early conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement through multilateral and bilateral talks among the member countries.According to Sudhanshu Pandey, Additional...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raked up with US Vice President Mike Pence the issue of terrorism sponsored from Pakistan pointing out that "all the traces or all the leads in global terror attacks ultimately lead to a single source".During a meeting...

Stressing that technology today is creating immense opportunities to transform millions of lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said here that there is an explosion of fintech innovation and enterprise in India and the nation is "your best destination"."The...

The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, led the Indian delegation to the 7th RCEP Inter-Sessional Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on 12-13 November, 2018. The Minister for Trade and Industry of Singapore Mr. Chan...

Known as Bullbul from the TV show "Kumkum Bhagya", actress Mrunal Thakur, who has been roped in to play young Sivagami in "Baahubali: Before the Beginning", says that through the Netflix's live-action series she is living her dream.Mrunal will take the place...

Actress-director Robin Wright is happy with the #MeToo movement in Hollywood and says that there is finally a microphone on the voice so that people "wake up and change the bad".The #MeToo movement began in Hollywood last year with The New York Times reporting multiple...

Actress Madhuri Dixit Nene says if her 1992 film "Hum Aapke Hai Koun" released two decades later on the digital giant Netflix, it would have have been watched by even more people.Madhuri was here for Netflix's "See What's Next: Asia". The actress is making her...

Actor Diego Luna, who will be seen playing the drug kingpin Felix Gallardo in the fourth season of the drug trade drama "Narcos: Mexico", says it is a great chance to hear Mexican voices.The series is helmed by Mexicans Amat Escalante and Alonso Ruizpalacios....

Cash is still king in Southeast Asia, with over 73% of the population still unbanked[1] and inaccessible to e-commerce retailers since they do not have access to credit cards or internet banking services. DHL eCommerce, a division of Deutsche Post DHL Group,...

Finance Minister of Punjab, Manpreet Singh Badal paid his tributes to nearly 5,000 Punjabi soldiers who gave their lives during the Second World War Visiting the Kranji War Memorial on September 5, 2018, the Punjab Finance Minister referred to the bravery of...

Various leading Singapore companies have shown interest in making investments worth crores of rupees in infrastructure, gas, smart cities and other development projects in Punjab.These companies conveyed this to the Punjab delegation during CII North’s first...

India and Singapore today launched the 3rd Review of India Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) in Singapore.  The review was launched by India’s Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, and Minister...

Union Minister of Commerce& Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu,is leading the Indian delegation for the 6th RCEP Trade Ministers’ Meeting which begins in Singapore today.The Minister will participate in the meetingconsisting of 10 ASEAN countries...

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi said on Tuesday that her country was working with the UN to allow the safe return of the minority Rohingya refugees who fled to neighbouring Bangladesh following Army offensives in 2017.In a televised conference in Singapore,...

National best-selling author, Rishi Piparaiya’s book on office satire Job Be Damned was recently launched in Singapore. Mr Ajay Makhija, former CEO of the Global Consumer Bank at Samba Financial Group released the book at a gathering of corporate professionals...

After the Trump-Kim summit on Sentosa earlier this week, Madame Tussauds Singapore decided to feature Kim Jong-un.Guests could stand eye to eye with the North Korean Supreme Leader. President Donald Trump already has wax figures in different Madame Tussauds.The...

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pledged to completely denuclearize the Korean Peninsula in exchange for security guarantees for Pyongyang during their landmark summit here on Tuesday, ushering in the start of a new era that...

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet in Singapore on Tuesday morning for a historic summit - billed as the mother of all summits - to solve arguably the worlds most seething nuclear crisis.The summit, which was almost...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US Defence Secretary James Mattis on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue and went on board an Indian Navy ship at a naval base here on Saturday, the concluding day of his three-nation tour of southeast Asia, before...

India has signed the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) in Nursing with Singapore. This is the first MRA being signed by India with any of our FTA partners. In a major gain for India, Singapore agreed to expand coverage of Indian nursing institutions by recognising...

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today visited Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.He responded to questions during an interaction with students.On a question on the challenges facing Asia in the 21st century, the Prime Minister noted that it...

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday called on Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and discussed issues concerning both countries."I had a cordial meeting with the PM of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong. Our discussions covered a wide range of topics concerning...

Asserting that there is a general atmosphere of intimidation that exists in India, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying an extremely nasty form of politics was taking root in the country and that "we will defeat...

Infor, a leading provider of industry-specific cloud applications, today announced the promotion of Helen Masters to senior vice president and general manager, Asia-Pacific. Based in the company's regional hub in Singapore, Masters will be responsible for Infor's...

Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who is on a three-day foreign trip that will also take him to Malaysia, on Thursday said here that India was facing "very serious dangers of polarising society" and accused the ruling BJP of being "less concerned about peace and...

United States' Michelle Wie won the HSBC Women's World Championship at the Sentosa Golf Club here on Sunday.Michelle Wie clinched her fifth LPGA title, finishing on 17-under 271, reports Efe.Seven birdies in the final round of the tournament helped Wie close...

Researchers have developed a cocktail of bacteria and cruciferous vegetables that can potentially turn into a targeting system that seeks out and kills colorectal cancer cells.Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide, after lung and prostate cancer.Although...

India on Sunday reiterated that the leadership and centrality of the southeast Asian region is essential for the peace and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region."Asean has reached the golden milestone of 50 years," External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said...

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has urged Singaporean businesses to invest in India, highlighting the country as one of the largest FDI recipients with the government undertaking major structural reforms, including Aadhaar, GST and demonetisation."India has become...

The Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) will hold its Admissions Day till 14 July across 10 cities in India. In a first, students who sign up for MDIS Master’s Business programmes will be offered the chance at a management trainee position...

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has used a key speech on security in Singapore to warn the Asian countries against a "coercive China" and said small powers will unite against Beijing if it tries to bully neighbours.In a keynote speech at at the Shangri...

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday launched the state's pitch for investment in Singapore with corporates and industrial houses making investment commitments."Pratt and Whitney, a global aviation major, has committed to set up its R&D (research...

Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri, Shivalik, Jyoti and Kamorta, on overseas deployment to Southeast Asia and the Southern Indian Ocean, arrived here on Friday, a navy statement said.The ships, under the command of Eastern Fleet commander Rear Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta,...

Indian men's singles shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and B. Sai Praneeth advanced to the semi-finals, while P.V. Sindhu and the mixed doubles pair of B. Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa lost in the quarter-finals of the $350,000 Singapore Open Superseries here...

Electrolux today announced it has acquired Grindmaster-Cecilware, a leading U.S. based manufacturer of hot, cold and frozen beverage dispensing equipment, including coffee machines. The acquisition broadens Electrolux offering in its food service business and will...

Using nearly 100,000 images extracted from Google Street View, a team of researchers has developed a method to map and quantify how street trees regulate ecosystem services.With urban populations exploding in megacities like Tokyo, Shanghai and Delhi to well...

National reconciliation and peace is unavoidably important for Myanmar, it is not a matter of choice, said Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday.Suu Kyi made the statement at the start of her three-day visit to Singapore, Xinhua news agency reported.This...

India beat China 2-1 with a last-gasp goal in the final to emerge winners for the first time in the Women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Saturday.Deepika scored the winner in the 60th minute as she slammed home a penalty corner rebound...

Be it Anupam Kher, Ali Fazal, Priyanka Chopra or Deepika Padukone, the common thread tying these Bollywood actors together are their global forays. Irrfan Khan, who has also worked with some of the biggest names abroad, says people from Hollywood are now...

Tom Hanks rejoiced in being the "coolest guy" on the sets of Hollywood film "Inferno". But he says it lasted only until Indian actor Irrfan Khan walked in.At a select global media event organised by Sony Pictures Entertainment, Hanks said: "Here's what I...

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday mulled over the possibility of replicating Singapore's petrochemical complex at two places in India - in Odisha's Paradip port and Haryana's Panipat district.The minister, who is on a 6-day visit to Singapore after...

With a view to supply energy at affordable prices to Indian consumers, the government has introduced transparent policies to encourage investment in refineries and petrochemical plants, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Friday."Consumers are the...

Addressing institutional investors here at an event organised by Indian firm ICICI Securities, Indian Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday highlighted the potential of the huge Indian market and said he was happy with the interest shown by foreign investors."Addressed...

Indian Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan arrived here on Friday on the first leg of his six-day, two-nation visit to lead the country's road shows to attract foreign investors in exploiting its discovered small oil and gas fields."Addressed road show on...

PropertyGuru Group ("PropertyGuru", "Group" or the "Company"), Asia's leading online property group, today announced a leadership change involving Steve Melhuish, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Hari V. Krishnan, President and Chief Business Officer...

Medical researchers have found that inhibiting a protein called BMI1 could impair tumour growth in lung cancer.Reducing the levels of BMI1 by genetic means, or by using a drug reducing expression of BMI1, led to inhibition of tumour formation, the findings showed.The...

She doesn't like to play by any rules, and changed the Hollywood game with her flair for comedy. American actress Melissa McCarthy feels the world has moved on from the obsession to show 'perfect women' on screen and says actresses are not supposed to be...

Impressed by innovative and colourful dance sequences of Hindi movies, Hollywood director Paul Feig says he would love to explore the creativity of the Indian entertainment industry with a musical."I am desperate to do a musical. I would love to do a Bollywood...