By Bappa Majumdar More »
By Bappa Majumdar More »
HASAN ABDAL, Pakistan (AFP) - - Roads were closed, shops shuttered and police on guard in Hasan Abdal, near Pakistan's capital, as about 2,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims defied advice to honour the founder of the faith.
SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - - Secret lovers in Indian-controlled Kashmir, used to arranging trysts on their mobile phones, are up in arms over a ban on pre-paid connections announced last week by the government.
NEW DELHI (AFP) - - For Raghu Ghai, the day begins and ends at the same place -- a gym in New Delhi where he pursues his quest for bulging biceps, a "six-pack" stomach and slab-like chest muscles.
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund has sold 200 metric tons of gold worth $6.7 billion to India's central bank as part of an effort to shore up IMF finances and increase low-cost lending to developing countries.
MUMBAI (AFP) - - Two child stars from the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" may lose their monthly allowance unless they improve their school attendance, a report said on Monday.
JAIPUR, India (AFP) - - A massive fire at an oil depot in western India had left ten people dead, an official said Sunday, as the blaze raged on after more than 48 hours.
NEW DELHI (AFP) - - Former US president George W. Bush said Saturday that the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan must be won to stop a return to "brutal tyranny" in the nation.
SEOUL (AFP) - - South Korean security authorities Thursday announced the arrest of a college lecturer on charges of spying for North Korea, saying he was recruited by Pyongyang's agents in India.
NEW DELHI (AFP) - - For Gurdeep Kaur, this weekend marks the 25th anniversary of the day she saw her son burnt alive during an orgy of anti-Sikh violence sparked by the killing of India's then prime minister.
LONDON (AFP) - - Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomed Indian President Pratibha Patil to Britain Wednesday on the second day of her state visit which he said showed growing ties between the two nations.
SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - - Indian Kashmir was under tight security Wednesday as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was due to arrive in the insurgency-hit region on a two-day tour.
PANAJI, India (AFP) - - Indian police in the western state of Goa arrested a British man on the run from a 15-year jail term over charges of kidnapping and torturing a shop manager in Lancashire.
By Krittivas Mukherjee
RAIPUR, India (AFP) - - India has decided to confront its Maoist insurgency head on, with a planned offensive that has been embraced by affected states but challenged over its impact on the people it aims to "liberate".
By Yoko Nishikawa
NAIROBI (AFP) - - Pirates captured a Panamanian-flagged ship with 26 crew off the East Africa coast on Thursday and fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at an Italian ship, which escaped.
By Abhishek Madhukar
NEW DELHI (AFP) - - China is turning a blind eye to the thriving illegal trade in tiger parts, a campaign group said Thursday following an undercover investigation in western China and Tibet.
By Bappa Majumdar
| EUR vs SGD | 2.066000 |
| GBP vs SGD | 2.313580 |
| MYR vs SGD | 0.409467 |
| USD vs SGD | 1.392050 |
| SGD vs EUR | 0.483781 |
| SGD vs GBP | 0.432231 |
| SGD vs MYR | 2.442204 |
| SGD vs USD | 0.717978 |
Formula One - 1 year ago
Economics - 1 year ago
Formula One - 3 months ago