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Davos [Switzerland], January 21 (ANI): Rakesh Gupta, UK-based venture capitalist and Chairman of SayeNvest Group, on Tuesday said it has plans to set aside USD 1 billion fund for India, to be invested in the next 12-18 months. SayeNvest Group is a British conglomerate headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The group was founded and led by Rakeshh Gupta, chairman and chief executive officer, along with Sandhya Gupta as c Source link

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PRESIDENT Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong have congratulated United States President Donald Trump on his inauguration, noting the strong ties between Singapore and the US. In a Facebook post on Monday (Jan 20), President Tharman highlighted the strong partnership between Singapore and the US, underpinned by robust cooperation in fields like the economy, innovation and security. New areas such as civil nuclear energy and critical and emerging technologies are also being explored, he said. “We can and will surely deepen this partnership in the years to come,” he wrote. President Tharman also noted that the world was at a crucial juncture. “US leadership will be vital in achieving lasting peace, and prosperity. And so too in resolving the challenges of the global commons that nations large and small have an interest in,” he said. BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories...

SINGAPORE, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) — Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Monday warned of “very heavy traffic” at its land checkpoints with Malaysia during the upcoming Chinese New Year period. In a statement, the ICA advised travelers to “expect delays and factor in additional time for immigration clearance” from Jan. 24 to Feb. 2, citing ongoing enhanced checks. The authority highlighte Source link

INSURANCE company Great Eastern Life (GE) has reduced coverage for its integrated shield plans (IPs) when a policyholder opts for a higher class of treatment. Someone with a Class A IP policy who had re-contracted with GE from October 2024 and seeks treatment in the private sector, would have only 35 per cent of the bill covered by insurance – down from 70 per cent previously. The Ministry of Health (MOH) told The Straits Times that in 2024 “all IP insurers except Raffles Health Insurance had made changes to their products. These changes include adjustments to claim limits, coverage and benefits, to varying degrees”. All changes to IP coverage have to be approved by the MOH. The changes in GE’s coverage caught Sharon Chong by surprise. She had moved her 78-year-old mother, who has a Class A plan with GE, from a public hospital to Mount Alvernia Hospital because she...

Singapore, January 19 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy led the Telangana Rising delegation on Sunday, closing its Singapore leg of its two-nation tour with several one-on-one exclusive meetings with major business houses and members of the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), said Telangana CMO in a release. Along with ITIndustries Minister D. Sridhar Babu Garu and officials, the team met and had detailed Source link

The Workers’ Party (WP) election committee has engaged commercial parties to help in candidate screening and personality review, in preparation for the general election in 2025. The party’s secretary-general Pritam Singh, who is Leader of the Opposition, said this in what he described as an “election speech” delivered at the WP annual members’ forum on Jan 11. The transcript of the speech was shared on WP’s Facebook last Friday (Jan 17). But such screening measures are not foolproof, and cannot guarantee that all previous infractions of an individual will come to light, he said. “It is important that I set this expectation. But the party will do our best,” Singh added. He did not reveal the party’s slate of candidates, but said the WP has been looking carefully at possible candidates. He also said they will be a mix of individuals who have walked the ground extensively, as well as new members. As...

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 19 (ANI): Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam visited the state-of-the-art Sapigen Biologix vaccine facility in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, which has been established with an investment of Rs 1,500 crore. The plant is expected to have the capacity to produce eight billion doses of vaccines per annum. Shanmugaratnam visited Sapigen Biologix (a subsidiary of Bharat Biotech) at its state Source link