Indian gets 5-year jail, caning for rioting in Singapore

Singapore: An Indian national on Friday was sentenced to five years jail and 12 strokes of the cane for swinging a plank during a riot involving about 60 people outside a Gurdwara in Singapore. Yadwinder Singh (26), was the leader of one of the two groups of people who started fighting outside Silat Road Sikh Temple in the Bukit Merah area in April, 2017, Channel News Asia reported. PTI

4 Indian-Americans awarded for environment inventions

Washington: Four Indian American teenagers have been awarded $25,000 each for developing innovative approaches to address environmental issues. The recipients of the award are Anjali Chadha (16) of Kentucky, Preeti Sai Krishnamani (17) of Delaware, Navami Jain (17) of North Carolina and Sai Preethi Mamidala (17) of Pennsylvania, the American Bazaar daily reported. IANS

Jimmy Carter’s new milestone: Longest-lived US Prez

Atlanta: Nearly four decades after voters unceremoniously rejected then-President Jimmy Carter’s bid for a second term, the 39th president has reached a milestone that electoral math cannot dispute: He is now the longest-living chief executive in American history.  Friday is the 172nd day beyond Carter’s 94th birthday, exceeding by one day the lifespan of former President George HW Bush, who died November 30 at the age of 94 years, 171 days. Both men were born in 1924: Bush on June 12, Carter on October 1. AP