Pretoria (South Africa), June 04 (ANI):External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Prerotia on Sunday. She was received by South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa. She also had a brief transit visit to Mauritius where she met the Mauritius Prime Minister. EAM Swaraj is on her five-day visit to South Africa to South Africa to attend BRICS and IBSA Ministerial meetings.
Bengaluru, Jun 02 (ANI): Karnataka Rakshana Vedike activists staged protest against release of Rajinikanth starrer 'Kaala' movie in Bengaluru on Saturday. They called for banning the movie in Karnataka over Rajinikanth's comment on Supreme Court's order on Cauvery water. 'Kaala' is slated to release on June 7.
New Delhi, Jun 02 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dubbed trade tariffs imposed by the United States as insulting and unacceptable. In an interview, Trudeau said that he failed to understand what Trump wanted to accomplish, The Hill reported. Underscoring that Washington DC has a USD 2 billion surplus on steel with Ottawa, the Canadian Prime Minister said, "The reason I don't know [what he wants] is because he's talked about the fact that he's worried about trade surpluses, trade deficits around the world. Well, they have a 2 billion surplus on steel with us. So it's not like trade is imbalanced against the US favor on us." Continuing his tirade against Trump, Trudeau rubbished the US president's claim that it was imposing tariffs on steel and aluminium goods of Canada in order to "protect American national security interests." Trudeau added that Canada would impose dollar for dollar tariffs on steel, aluminium and other products.
Singapore, June 02 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on his visit to Singapore, visited Changi Naval Base and boarded on INS Satpura, which is presently stationed at the base as a part of India's deployment in the region. Prime Minister addressed Navy personnel after boarding INS Satpura.
New Delhi, Jun 02 (ANI): United States First Lady Melania Trump will not accompany her husband President Donald to Camp David over the weekend. With this, it has been the 22 days that Melania last made a public appearance. The First Lady last made a public appearance on May 10, when she accompanied her husband at Andrews Air Force Base to receive the three American detainees from North Korea. Trump is scheduled to leave for his presidential retreat in Maryland, while Melania will remain at the White House over the weekend.
Singapore, Jun 02 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the Indian Heritage Centre situated in Little India and singed the visitor's book. PM Modi also bought a painting at the Indian Heritage Centre using his RuPay card in Singapore. Later, Prime Minister Modi will visit the Changi Naval Base, where he will see the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Satpura and interact with officers and sailors of the Indian Navy and Royal Singapore Navy.
Singapore, Jun 02 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum located in Chinatown. The temple gets its name from what the Buddhists regard as the left canine tooth of Lord Buddha, which was recovered from his funeral pyre in Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh. After this, the Prime Minister will visit the Indian Heritage Centre situated in Little India.
Singapore, Jun 02 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by Singapore's Culture Minister Grace Yien, visited the Chulia Mosque on Saturday. Chulia Mosque has been the country's national monument since 1974. Earlier, PM Modi visited the National Orchid Garden, located within the Singapore Botanic Gardens. It is the only tropical garden to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Today marks the last day of PM Modi's five day, three nation tour.
Singapore, Jun 02 (ANI): On his last day of Singapore visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the United States Secretary of Defense, James N Mattis. Prior to this meet, PM Modi also met the former Singaporean premier and Emeritus Senior Minister (ESM) Goh Chok Tong. Later, he unveiled the plaque marking the immersion site of Mahatma Gandhi's ashes at Clifford Pier. Later today, PM Modi is scheduled to visit National Orchid Garden, located within the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Singapore, Jun 02 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the plaque marking the immersion site of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi's ashes at Clifford Pier. He was accompanied with former Singaporean premier and Emeritus Senior Minister (ESM) Goh Chok Tong. On this occasion, a musical group sung the bhajan 'Vaishnava Jan To Tene Kahiye', which is known to be a favourite of Mahatma Gandhi. PM Modi is on a 3-day visit to Singapore. His visit aims at enhancing India's relations and engagements with all the three countries, which form Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Singapore, Jun 02 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met former Singaporean premier and Emeritus Senior Minister (ESM) Goh Chok Tong on his last day of Singapore visit. Both the leaders held talks on issues of mutual interest. Post this meeting with Tong, PM Modi unveiled the plaque marking the immersion site of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi's ashes at Clifford Pier. PM Modi is on a 3-day Singapore visit aiming at enhancing India's relations and engagements with all the three countries, which form Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Singapore, Jun 01 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong on Friday witnessed exchanging of agreements between India and Singapore. Earlier, PM Modi received ceremonial welcome at Istana, the office of the President of the Republic of Singapore. Some of the agreements were Navy implementing agreement on mutual coordination logistics and services support, comprehensive economic cooperation agreement. PM Modi's visit is aimed at enhancing India's relations and engagement with all the three countries, which form Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Singapore, Jun 01 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed India and Singapore's partnership by saying that the international launch of RuPay, BHIM and UPI based remittance app in Singapore represents our renewed partnership. 'The international launch of RuPay, BHIM and UPI based remittance app in Singapore, represents Digital India initiative and our renewed partnership,' said PM Modi.
Singapore, Jun 01 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the exhibition being held at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore on Friday. PM Modi reviewed the technical innovations at the University, which is ranked the best technological university and is considered as a leading centre for research in Artificial Intelligence (AI). During his a five-day tour, PM Modi visited Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore to boost the Act East Policy. PM Modi's visit is aimed at enhancing India's relations and engagements with all the three countries, which form Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Singapore is the last leg of his Southeast Asia visit.
Singapore, June 01 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Indian companies use Singapore as a 'spring board' for entire ASEAN region. "Singapore has always been a source of foreign direct investment for India and also investments in foreign countries. It has also been a favourite destination for Indian investments abroad," said PM Modi "Indian companies use Singapore as a spring board for not only this country but for the entire Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. For Singaporean companies, as India progress and develops, opportunities are coming up," said added Modi.
New Delhi, June 01 (ANI): As the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee has concluded in National Harbor, Maryland, Karthik Nemmani has emerged as the winner among the 41 youngsters, who made it to the finals. The 14-year-old- Karthik made it to the top by beating 12-year-old Naysa Modi, who misspelled the word "Bewusstseinslage" in the championship's first round. To claim the title, he had to outlast more talented spellers. The word that claimed him the title was "koinonia," which means Christian fellowship or communion.
Singapore, June 01 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held delegation level talk with his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong on Friday. After witnessing the signing of MOUs with PM Modi, PM Lee spoke about their collaboration with India in the technology sector. He stated that how their collaboration will help building smart cities and skill development both at national and state level. PM Modi's visit aims at enhancing India's relations and engagements with all the three countries, which form Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Singapore, Jun 01 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held meeting with his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong on Friday. Earlier, PM Modi received ceremonial welcome at Istana, the office of the President of the Republic of Singapore. PM Modi's visit is aimed at enhancing India's relations and engagements with all the three countries, which form Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Singapore, Jun 01 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received ceremonial welcome at Istana, the office of the President of the Republic of Singapore. PM Modi was accompanied by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. PM Modi's visit is aimed at enhancing India's relations and engagements with all the three countries, which form Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Singapore, Jun 01 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met President of Singapore Halimah Yacob at Istana, the office of the President of the Republic of Singapore. Earlier, PM Modi received ceremonial welcome. PM Modi's visit is aimed at enhancing India's relations and engagements with all the three countries, which form Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).