Oil prices jump 7% to top $102/ bbl ahead of US blockade on IranOil prices jumped back above $100 a barrel on Monday as the U.S. Navy prepared to block ships to and from Iran via the Strait of Hormuz in ...
13 Apr, 2026, 05.37 PM IST
Nepal issues arrest warrant for ex-PM Deuba in graft probeNepal has issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. He faces allegations of corruption and money laundering. H...
09 Apr, 2026, 10.05 AM IST
PAP secures landslide victory in Singapore General Election; PM Wong gets strong mandateIn a decisive victory, Singapore's People's Action Party secured 87 out of 97 seats in the recent election, granting Prime Minister Lawrenc...
04 May, 2025, 09.16 AM IST
Singapore orders foreigners' Facebook posts taken down under new election rulesSingapore has ordered Meta to block local access to posts by three foreigners accused of trying to sway the upcoming May 3 election along r...
27 Apr, 2025, 08.12 AM IST
Surge in AI-generated political videos ahead of Singapore general electionsAll the videos were posted on TikTok, according to the report, which added that these videos started appearing on April 15, when the Writ o...
21 Apr, 2025, 06.54 PM IST
Singapore dissolves parliament, paving the way for general electionsSingapore's parliament dissolution sets the stage for general elections, where the People's Action Party (PAP), under Prime Minister Lawren...
15 Apr, 2025, 01.03 PM IST
Bitcoin rally cools after more than 30% jump since Trump victoryBitcoin's surge, fueled by President-elect Trump's pro-crypto stance, has paused as investors weigh market implications. Despite reaching r...
14 Nov, 2024, 01.37 PM IST
UK's Trans-Pacific free trade bloc pact in force by mid-DecemberThe UK has secured its accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a significant free t...
29 Aug, 2024, 08.15 PM IST
Does TikTok pose a threat to US security? This is what we knowThe US bill if approved by the Senate, would force TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the app to a buyer that is not controlled by a foreign ad...
23 Apr, 2024, 10.06 AM IST
Singapore's Indian-origin ex-minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam wins presidential electionPrime Minister Lee Hsien Loong congratulated Tharman, who served as Singapore's Deputy prime minister from 2011 to 2019, on winning the pre...
02 Sep, 2023, 12.43 AM IST
Lanka's ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa applies for US citizenship restoration: Media report"An appeal by his lawyers to the US government -- more pointedly the Department of State to restore his citizenship, which he renounced to ...
02 Jan, 2023, 04.32 PM IST
Facebook caught in crossfire of Singapore's 'fake news' lawThe government had previously denounced the report that police had arrested a government whistle-blower and taken down information that exp...
29 Nov, 2019, 11.15 PM IST
China looks at an Indian to save itself from natural disastersGeophysicist Paramesh Banerjee will be the first Indian to head a Chinese scientific institution though many Indians scientists already wor...
09 Jul, 2018, 07.00 PM IST
Trump and Kim set to arrive in Singapore for historic summitThe U.S. delegation, en route from the G7 meeting in Canada, will arrive Sunday evening, and Trump is set to meet with Singapore's Prime Mi...
10 Jun, 2018, 11.15 AM IST
Income-tax department seeks overseas help to book Nirav Modi under black money lawTax authorities have found that a number of overseas entities were used to direct funds to Indian companies in the case.
10 Apr, 2018, 06.53 AM IST
Three new members take oath in Rajya SabhaSenior Congress leader Vayalar Ravi was among three newly elected members of Rajya Sabha who took oath today.
23 Apr, 2015, 01.59 PM IST
- Oil prices higher in Asian trade
Brent North Sea crude for December delivery added 31 cents to 59.90 dollars.
09 Nov, 2006, 10.10 AM IST