The High Commission of India has found a new home at 54 Stevens Road, after 78 years at its current premises on Grange Road. Construction is slated for completion by the end of 2028, when the new complex will become the homebase for the High Commission’s officials.

To mark the commencement of construction, a foundation stone-laying ceremony was held on Aug 19 at the site, bringing together India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.

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Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums closed mostly higher in the latest bidding exercise on Wednesday (Aug 19) with Category A premiums rising to 3.7% to S$128,501.

Meant for smaller, less powerful cars and electric vehicles (EVs), the Category A premium rose by S$4,611, or 3.7 per cent, from S$123,890 at the previous tender on Aug 5.

The premium for Category B COEs, used to register larger, more powerful cars and EVs, inched up from S$129,910 to S$131,001 – an increase...

When Mr. Deepak left the United States in May with his wife and two children, he was effectively dismantling a life he had built over the last 15 years to return to India.

Even though he found another tech-related job shortly after he was laid off in October, Mr. Deepak ultimately decided to exchange the uncertainty triggered by President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging immigration crackdown for the relative certainty in his home country.

At least in India, he would not have...

Senior Minister Mr. K. Shanmugam cautioned of rising internet-enabled scams and the powerful threat of artificial intelligence even as number of scam cases and the amount of money lost was less in 2025.

Mr. Shanmugam, who is also Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs, was speaking on Aug 18 to parents, teachers and scholarship recipients at The Singapore Police Force (SPF) Scholarship and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Scholarships Award Ceremony.

“Last year, for the first...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi renewed his pledge to make the country a developed nation within two decades in his Independence Day speech even as he reached out to younger citizens following widespread student protests.

“Our dream is that when India celebrates 100 years of independence, it touches new heights,” Mr. Modi said in his address from the historic Red Fort in New Delhi on Aug 15.

His government has long set 2047, the centenary of India’s independence from British...