J Y Pillay appointed as acting President of Singapore

J Y Pillay, an Indian-origin veteran civil servant, has been appointed as the acting president of Singapore. He succeeded Tony Tan Keng Yam, who completed a six-year term. He will act as the president until after polling day on Septemeber ..

President Duterte warns on cancellation of Aid Pact with US

President Duterte has threatened to cancel its aid pact-the Visiting Forces Agreement with US which allows US troops to visit Philippines as US cancelled a major aid package over its concerns on human rights. A US government aid agency Millennium ..

PM Modi ranked 9th in World’s Most Powerful People list

Forbes has ranked Prime Minister Narendra Modi among the top 10 most powerful people in the world.  PM Modi has been ranked 9th on the list of 74. The list is topped by Russian President Vladimir Putin consecutively for the ..

South Korean opposition introduce Impeachment Motion against President

South Korean opposition which controls much of the Parliament has introduced an impeachment motion against President Park Geun-hye over her involvement in a corruption scandal. The voting in the respect will be held on Friday. Impeachment vote must be held ..

Donald Trump: TIME Person of the Year

President-elect Donald Trump has been honoured with the title TIME Person of the Year for his unusual way of doing business and rewriting rules of politics and defying all expectations. Trump welcomed the move by the magazine as a very ..

Nikki Haley to be US Ambassador to U.N.

US President-elect Donald Trump has named well-known Indian-American and Governor of South Carolina State, Nikki Haley for the high-profile post of US ambassador to the United Nations. This marks Trump’s first female appointment to a Cabinet-level post. Haley is the ..