17+ hour, 1+ min ago   (413+ words) For the past 40 years, weekly prayers at Sindhu House – the centre for the Singapore Sindhi Association (SSA) – would be amiss without Mr Dharamdas Kalwani, the harmonium player and singer. Without any professional training, Mr Dharamdas, 84, learned how to play solely…...

17+ hour, 30+ min ago   (748+ words) PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2026, 1:06 PM Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to work together towards resolving their countries’ contested border, New Delhi’s foreign ministry said Saturday after the leaders met. Xi’s visit to New Delhi, to attend…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (885+ words) PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2026, 7:06 PM A live fish curry cooking demonstration, a novel reimagined through digital tools, and students practising conversations with artificial intelligence – are just some of the unique ways six local educators are bringing the Tamil language beyond textbooks and…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (146+ words) PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2026, 5:39 PM The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Sept 12 and 13 will mark the grouping’s 20th anniversary while testing India’s ability to balance competing geopolitical interests. Hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam, the summit comes as the…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (589+ words) PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2026, 5:21 PM Hindu temples across the city lit up the night of Sept 4 for Janmashtami, celebrating Lord Krishna’s birth. At the Siddh Peeth Shree Lakshminarayan Temple in Little India, celebrations abounded with bhajans and dance performances, stretching past midnight....

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (696+ words) PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2026, 3:37 PM Parliament is slated to debate proposed changes to political salaries, including those of ministers, when it sits this week. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing will make statements on the…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (778+ words) UPDATED Sep 6, 2026, 1:05 PM The police are looking into racist and xenophobic comments relating to the Nepal floods and Singapore Airlines’ investment in Air India, Senior Minister K. Shanmugam said on Sept 5. Speaking to the media at Social Space @ Chong Pang,…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (740+ words) PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2026, 1:42 PM As rescue and relief operations continue in Nepal following the devastating Aug 26 flash flood, a 35-member team of the Singapore Police Force is on the ground to support the local authorities with aerial surveillance and especially disaster…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (312+ words) UPDATED Sep 6, 2026, 1:10 PM It is deeply troubling to see racist comments and hateful remarks directed at the Indian community in the wake of the Nepal flood tragedy, said Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sept 6 as he called on Singaporeans…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (785+ words) UPDATED Sep 3, 2026, 6:33 PM Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Indians to avoid unnecessary foreign holidays, overseas weddings and gold purchases while embracing locally made products. In a video message, Mr Modi hailed India’s 7.8 per cent economic growth and said greater…...