France, Spain, Germany, Singapore, Italy and Japan emerge as world’s most powerful passports

France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Spain have emerged as the world’s most powerful passports, as per the latest data released on the Henley Passport Index. All the top six nations have visa-free entry to 194 global destinations. With visa-free access to 193 countries, Finland, Netherlands, South Korea, and Sweden stood as the joint second […]

UK: Inflation rate drops to 3.9%, country records its lowest figure in 2 years

The British government’s inflation rate has dropped sharply to touch the lowest level figure of 3.9 percent, as per official data released on Wednesday (December 20, 2023). Data showed the inflation dropped banking on falling petrol prices. In November, the Consumer Prices Index touched 3.9 percent. It stood at 4.6 percent in October. “The Consumer […]

Man wanted for drug trafficking in Singapore arrested in South Korea

A Singaporean man and three other associates have been arrested by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) in South Korea for their involvement in trafficking and sale of drugs. According to an official new release from the Central Narcotics Bureau of Singapore on December 14, the four were nabbed on April 9, 2023. Among his […]

Singapore’s National AI Strategy 2.0 designed to unlock huge economic potential over 5 years

The National AI Strategy 2.0 launched this week by Singapore Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong is set to unlock the country’s huge social and economic potential over the next five years. Singapore has been a leader in the Artificial Intelligence field for several years now, having topped a global index […]

Modi at COP28: Indian PM talks of adding green credit to the “health card” of planet Earth; proposes hosting 2028 climate summit

Highlighting that India was among the few countries in the world on track to fulfil their climate pledges, Modi launched a ‘Green Credit Initiative’, focused on creating carbon sinks through people’s participation.