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Photos: Meet Singapore's Sikh army chief, first in 30 yrs

Singapore army chief Major General Ravinder Singh met Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh in New Delhi today. Of Indian-origin, Ravinder Singh is the first non-Chinese Singaporean army in 30......

B'desh recovers $1.6 mn siphoned off by Zia's son

Bangladesh's anti-corruption body has said it has recovered $1.6 million siphoned off to Singapore by former premier Khaleda Zia's "absconding" younger son Arafat Rahman 'Koko', who was given a......

A cardiogram in your mobile now a reality

Device developed by an Indian based in Singapore can warn of a potential heart attack eight hours before. Ganesh Nadar reports. Arun Nellian, an Indian based in Singapore, has developed a device......

After 36 pc salary cut, Singapore PM STILL world's best paid

Singapore's politicians, the highest paid in the world, will soon see their unpopular multi-million dollar salary packages cut by at least a third, but in spite of that they would remain as top......

PM welcomes greater investment, technology flow from Singapore

A day after attending the India-Asean summit and the East Asia Summit in furtherance on India's Look East policy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday credited Singapore for leading to the......

Singapore, India trade down 15.9%

The bilateral trade between India and Singapore fell by 15.9 per cent to SGD 29.8 billion ($24.05 billion) last year from 35.43 billion Singaporean dollar in 2011, trade promotion agency......

We have no interest in being a money-laundering country: Singapore PM

Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, believes bilateral economic ties between his country and India can be significantly enhanced, if India builds up a stable policy regime to soothe......

2 Indian-origin businessmen among Singapore's richest

Three Singaporeans of Indian origin are listed among the top 40 rich businesspersons of the city state in a list published by Forbes Asia. Singapore's 40 richest are now collectively worth $54.4......

Fortis acquires cancer hospital in Singapore

Fortis Global Healthcare on Thursday said it has acquired a specialised under construction cancer hospital in Singapore from First Real Estate Investment Trust for a consideration of SGD 33 million......

Millions of cars, but where are the roads?

When the world's cheapest car was launched to global fanfare at the 2008 Delhi Auto Expo, a Singaporean journalist asked Ratan Tata whether he had considered the traffic implications once the Nano......

India-born musician nominated for Grammy 2012

The Grammy nominations for 2012 have a little something for Indians to look forward to.Indian-born Singaporean music producer/composer Arun Shenoy has been nominated for his debut record......

Meet National Award winner Salim Kumar

No more mere comedian roles for Salim Kumar. By winning the National Award for Best Actor, Salim Kumar has gagged his critics. Before he bagged the coveted award for film Adaminte Makan Abu,......

Indian men settle for Commonwealth TT silver

The Indian men’s team suffered a 0-3 thrashing from a much superior Singapore and had to settle for the silver medal at the 19th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, in New Delhi, on......

Chhetri, Alemao denied Singapore visa for AFC Cup match

Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri and his Churchill Brothers teammate Balal Arezou from Afghanistan have been denied visas to travel to Singapore to play in an AFC Cup match. Churchill are to......

Silence on match-fixing probe puts Singapore at risk

Singapore is working with European authorities investigating the fixing of football matches on a global scale but its silence on any action being taken against local suspects risks damaging the......

Singapore joins probe into match-fixing scam

Singapore, which European investigators say is the source for hundreds of soccer matches being fixed in a global betting scam, promised on Tuesday to aid the probe but some in the game said many of......

Singapore police helping European bodies over match-fixing

Singapore’s police said on Tuesday it was helping its European counterparts investigate a syndicate accused of fixing the outcome of hundreds of soccer matches. “The authorities in......

People speak for singaporeans

QNA

Q. Quiz: All know who Carl Lewis is. Can you think of another Lewis or Luis who is also an immortal sports person?
Good Citizen: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/quiz-all-know-who-carl-lewis-is.-can-you-think-of-another-le/23894065/answers/

Q. ur fav fast food isss????
Bella Swan: A. Adrian Lewis, English darts playerAlan Lewis, Irish cricketer and rugby refereeAllan Lewis, professional baseball playerAshton Lewis, American...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/ur-fav-fast-food-isss/23822193/answers/23894122

Q. I am a fledgling American author writing a novel including a 28 year old U.S. graduate school student that is the daughter of an Indian father and deceased Singaporean Chinese mother. Hopefully; someone can help me develop a key piece of the characters history.In Mumbai during the mid to late 1990s, would a Chindian girl relocating from Singapore, with good English but minimal grasp of Hindi, have been treated differently by her Indian secondary school teachers, classmates and the parents of her classmates? Could she have been subject to shunning, discrimination, taunting, bullying, etc. b
Bella Swan: A. she will not get it same treatment if she studies at some well reputed english medium school where foreigners study.Also if she is pretty then boys...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/i-am-a-fledgling-american-author-writing-a-novel-including-a/23822193/answers/20626367

Q. Many a times I thought that India is too democratic a country with unlimited freedom expression / action which is really standing in the way of nations security / progress. Little more authoritarian rule with more stringent rules (like that in Singapore) is really needed to solve many of the complex problems we are facing today. Your views?
George Bean: A. Soon after 9/11, HM Mr. P Chidambaram visited New York to study their Police and Security System there with a view to bring the same level of...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/many-a-times-i-thought-that-india-is-too-democratic-a-countr/20626345/answers/16861535

Web results for Singaporeans

UAE, Singapore discuss global development

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore have held talks over international development.The talks were held between UAE's minister for... ...

http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a380907.html

Goldman to Buy Keppel REIT Stake - Analyst Blog

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) announced its intention to buy a 6.7% stake in Keppel REIT from a subsidiary of Keppel Corporation (KPELY) for... ...

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Foreign & Asian talents shine at Audi Fashion Festival

(Singapore) Several well-known international and Asian fashion design talents showcased their eclectic clothing lines at the recently concluded... ...

http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/fashion-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=146365

Lubna Al Qasimi and Singaporean FM discuss joint efforts in International Development

WAM ABU DHABI, May 21st, 2013 -- Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of International Cooperation and Development, has held extensive... ...

http://www.newdelhinews.net/index.php/sid/214662317/scat/b8de8e630faf3631

Speeding out of Rau Re Culture

A good number of ideas have been thrown up during the past few years for improvement of public transport in Goa, starting with the capital Panaji.... ...

http://www.navhindtimes.in/opinion/speeding-out-rau-re-culture

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