President Tharman Shanmugaratnam has sent his congratulations to his Indian counterpart, Droupadi Murmu, on the South Asian nation’s 80th Independence Day.

In a letter penned on Aug 15, President Tharman said Singapore and India share a robust and forward-looking Comprehensive Strategic Partnership that is underpinned by close people-to-people ties.

He also noted that the two countries’ cooperation is multifaceted, expanding into new areas such as skills development, digitalisation, sustainability and advanced manufacturing.

“By drawing on our complementary strengths, I am...

Overall MRT reliability numbers for train lines improved in July, without a single delay of more than 30 minutes for a record nine months since the last one in November 2025.

On average, MRT trains clocked 2.37 million train-km between delays lasting more than five minutes between August 2025 and July 2026, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in its latest rail reliability report on Aug 14.

That means the MRT network’s reliability metric exceeded the two million train-km mark...

A 17-year-old Indian-American boy has been charged with killing his mother and younger brother in Acton, a town about 40 kilometres northwest of Boston.

Investigators have revealed that the youth used the internet and ChatGPT to search for ideas or fantasies about killing his family, IANS reported.

Middlesex District Attorney’s Office stated that the Indian-origin teenager, named Arjun Aravind, faces two counts of murder in the deaths of his mother, Sudha Venkatesan (45) and his brother, Siddharth Aravind (14).

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As India marks its Independence Day on August 15th, the occasion carries a deep historical resonance for Singapore.

Beyond celebrating freedom for over a billion people, the day serves as a powerful reminder of a shared history and an increasingly intertwined future for the two nations.

Singapore’s history is indelibly linked to India’s journey toward independence. During the struggle for self-rule, the island nation provided a crucial backdrop for key moments in freedom movements—most notably as the springboard for Netaji...

The government is keeping more greenery and plans to build fewer homes in Gillman Barracks and Maju Forest after public feedback on plans for the sites, Minister of State for National Development Alvin Tan told reporters on today (Aug 14).

“With the changes, we will have even more greenery in both areas than originally planned. We will work out exactly how much more, but we will have to accept that this means we can build fewer homes on both sites...