New Delhi: In its bid to have greater engagement with foreign militaries, Indian Army will this year hold between 15 to 20 bilateral war games with friendly nations like the US, Russia, France and Britain, apart from neighbours Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal, officers said on Sunday. The exercises, mostly focusing on counter-insurgency and anti-terrorism manoeuvres, will help in honing the skills of Indian and other friendly troops in different scenarios,...
06:20 PM, Jan 29, 2012
Islamabad/Dubai: Indians worldwide soaked in the spirit of patriotism as they celebrated the Republic Day with fervour on Thursday to mark 63 years since the establishment of the Indian constitution. At the Indian High Commission in the Pakistani capital, High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal hoisted the national tricolour at an official function. Sabharwal read out President Pratibha Patil's address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day and children of...
01:11 PM, Jan 26, 2012
Singapore: Indian bureaucracy is the worst in Asia with a 9.21 rating out of 10, according to a report by a prestigious consulting firm based in Singapore. India fared worst than Vietnam (rated at 8.54), Indonesia (8.37), Philippines (7.57) and China (7.11), said the report released on Wednesday by Hong Kong-based Political & Economic Risk Consultancy Ltd. Singapore remained the best with a rating of 2.25, followed by Hong Kong...
02:05 PM, Jan 11, 2012
Singapore: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday invited greater investments from Singapore, describing the city-state as a "valued partner" for India's ambitious plans for infrastructure development which requires about one trillion dollars over five years. Singh, who is in Singapore on a two-day visit, made the strong pitch for investments as he held talks with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on ways to boost the ties in a wide...
12:48 PM, Nov 20, 2011
Singapore: Sixty-one years after Jawaharlal Nehru last visited the island state, Singapore commemorates in stone India's first prime minister as a "friend to our shores". With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh unveiling a bust of Nehru at the Asian Civilisation Museum green on the picturesque banks of the Singapore River on Sunday along with Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, it was further affirmation of a historic connect that also includes...
08:39 AM, Nov 20, 2011
New Delhi: Persisting terror threat from Afghanistan and Pakistan and implementation of civil nuclear deal are expected to figure prominently when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama meet in Bali, Indonesia, on Friday, their first since the latter's visit here last year. Singh will also have a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of the ASEAN-India and East Asia Summits taking place in...
06:53 PM, Nov 16, 2011
Singapore: Himmat Rai played flawless golf in the third and final round of the truncated Barclays Singapore Open on Sunday to earn the biggest paycheck of his career. As rain stayed away in the early part of the day, Himmat shot five-under 66 to close at eight-under 276 and finish tied 13th for which he picked up USD 86,600. Earlier Chiragh Kumar (71) finished at four-under 280 and in a...
06:29 PM, Nov 13, 2011
Singapore: Chiragh Kumar continued his fine run over the last five weeks, carding a bogey-free three-under 68 on a rain-delayed day to be the best placed Indian at tied 30th after the second round of the USD 6 million Barclays Singapore Open here on Friday. Chiragh dropped three birdies at the more difficult Serapong Golf Course here to take his two-day aggregate to four-under 138. The Delhi golfer had a...
07:15 PM, Nov 11, 2011
Singapore: Fresh from his American experience, Rahil Gangjee carded a flawless six-under 65 to position himself in tied fifth place, while Jeev Milkha Singh was tied ninth after the opening round of the USD 6 six million Barclays Singapore Open golf tournament. Gangjee rolled in six birdies against no bogeys in windy conditions. Jeev, showing tremendous resilience in playing through a pain barrier and armed with "renewed confidence" in his...
06:11 PM, Nov 10, 2011
New Delhi: Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, who is facing prosecution for his alleged role in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam, on Tuesday said that he won't be able to travel to Singapore in absence of his doctor. A Delhi court recently allowed Amar Singh to go abroad for treatment of his kidney ailment. "Court has granted me permission to travel abroad. But I can't travel to Singapore in the...
12:10 PM, Nov 08, 2011
Singapore: Australia's most successful Olympian Ian Thorpe had his first swimming meet back after a five-year absence end prematurely on Saturday when he failed to qualify for the finals of the 100 metres butterfly in a World Cup race in Singapore. Thorpe, winner of five Olympic golds, finished third in his heat with a time of 54.09 to rank 11th overall and outside the top eight qualifiers for the finals...
10:15 AM, Nov 05, 2011
Singapore: Five-times Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe finished a disappointing seventh in the final of the 100 metres individual medley in a World Cup event on Friday on a tough first day back in competition after five years away. The 29-year-old Australian, who hopes to qualify for next year's Olympics, started well with the butterfly leg before losing ground on the backstroke and then struggling with the breaststroke as he...
09:25 AM, Nov 05, 2011
Singapore: Indian IT major Infosys plans to add 600 employees to its Singapore operations to take advantage of the shift in investments from the United States and Europe to Asia, The Straits Times reported on Thursday. Infosys, which currently has a headcount of 650 in Singapore, will also build a research and development lab in Singapore over the next six months, the first outside India, according to the report. "A...
10:44 AM, Oct 20, 2011
New Delhi: The case of Speak Asia, the online survery company which is at the centre of a huge scam, is set to come up before the Supreme Court on Monday. Some of the investors have approached the court. Surprisingly many of them are expressing faith in the firm and are asking the government agencies to remove the freeze on the accounts of these firms. However, for millions like Solomon...
01:18 PM, Oct 16, 2011
Bangalore: Lewis Hamilton moved on from his weekend clash with Ferrari's Felipe Massa on Tuesday and conceded that McLaren teammate Jenson Button had got the better of him this season. Flying in from Singapore to thrill Indian Formula One fans with demonstration runs and tyre-smoking spins in his title-winning 2008 car, the Briton was determined to look forwards rather than back after another controversial race. "I think for me now...
04:17 PM, Sep 28, 2011
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