NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has partnered with Singapore-headquartered FOMO Pay to enable the acceptance of UPI Quick Response (QR) codes for merchants across Singapore.
The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) has announced the winners of the 68th edition of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2026, which is frequently referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Asia”. The recipients include Tommy Koh from Singapore, Runa Khan from Bangladesh, and Bo Kyi from Myanmar.
The announcement was made on the occasion of the 119th birth anniversary of Ramon Magsaysay, the 7th President of Philippines. Each recipient of the award will receive a cash prize of $50,000.
The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) has signed an MoU with the General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI) to bolster cross-border legal collaboration and the advancement of legal talent.
India and Singapore have reinforced their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) during the fourth India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) held in Singapore.
It is to be noted that the roundtable also witnessed the exchange of two MoUs and one Letter of Intent (LoI) to strengthen bilateral ties.
According to the "20th-anniversary edition of the Henley Passport Index (HPI)" released by Henley & Partners, India is ranked 81st globally, declining from its previous 75th position, sharing the rank with Mauritania and Algeria.
Singapore retains the top position with access to 192 destinations, followed by Japan, South Korea, and the UAE in second place, and Sweden in third. Indian passport holders currently have access to 55 destinations. Afghanistan is ranked lowest in the HPI, with access to only 22 destinations.
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has signed an MoU with the National University of Singapore Institute of Systems Science (NUS-ISS) to strengthen AI governance and digital leadership capabilities among Indian enterprises.
Tsinghua University (China) is ranked top for the 8th consecutive year with a score of 93.6 at the 14th edition of the “Asia University Rankings 2026” released by the UK-based Times Higher Education (THE). It is followed by Peking University (China) and the National University of Singapore (NUS).
IISc Bengaluru, is the highest-ranked Indian university, ranking 43rd in Asia with a score of 65.1. It is to be noted that India leads the overall representation with 128 universities.