Asian

Rediff.com » News » Asian

News for Asian

News
Business
Movies
Sports

After Thailand, Sri Lanka, this country to allow visa-free entry to Indians

Malaysia will grant a 30-day visa-free entry for Indian and Chinese citizens from December 1, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced, joining Thailand and Sri Lanka in recent weeks to offer......

Qatari court accepts India's appeal on ex-Navy personnel's death sentence

A Qatari court has accepted the appeal document on the sentencing of eight former Indian naval personnel to death, sources familiar with the matter said. An appeal was filed by India against the......

Cong's massive Kerala rally backs Palestine; Tharoor repeats anti-Israel stand

Thousands of people participated in a mass rally organised by the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee in solidarity with the Palestinian people in this northern district of the state on Thursday.......

BJP moves EC against Rahul's 'panauti' remark

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday urged the Election Commission to act against Rahul Gandhi for his 'panauti' jibe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and recalled India Gandhi's 'insult' of......

'Matter of time before China starts creating problems'

'Manipur is critical to India's Look East policy.''It's a strategic state. In the Second World War, the Japanese entered Manipur through Burma.''China can use the same direction to approach India.'......

Sensex falls 132 points ahead of RBI's monetary policy decision

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty snapped their seven-day winning streak on Thursday as investors booked profits after recent sharp gains amid negative cues from Asian markets. Photograph:......

LIC is world's fourth-largest insurer: S&P Global

Insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the fourth largest insurer in the world, according to a ranking based on life and accident & health reserves of companies in 2022 by......

Bulls on rampage! Sensex, Nifty hit record highs

Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty rallied for the seventh straight session to hit fresh lifetime highs on Wednesday, driven by gains in index majors Reliance Industries, ITC and L&T amid......

BSE, NSE close at record highs; Sensex breaches 69K

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty settled at new peaks on Tuesday, rallying for the sixth straight session amid massive buying in power and utility sector shares. Photograph: Utpal......

Day after BJP's hat-trick, Sensex closes at all-time high

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty soared more than 2 per cent to settle at record high levels on Monday, marking the fifth straight day of gains as the BJP's victory in assembly polls in......

Guess Who Inspires Sonam's Style?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonam Kapoor/Instagram Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, who never fails to impress us with her sartorial choices and impeccable sense of styling, credits mum Sunita Kapoor for......

'Women are the most amazing creations of God'

'The girl who helps me at home has had a tough life, yet her perspective of life is so much more positive than mine despite the hardships she's endured.' IMAGE: Supriya Pathak Kapur in the Khichdi......

If Ambani Buys Disney Star...

Assume Voot, JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar are merged into one entertainment app, and you have a streaming service with more than 233 million unique visitors.That is a reach just under half of......

Jena vs Chopra: Can Jena outshine his idol in Paris?

I don't want to set any target, I want to do personal best in Paris: Kishore Jena IMAGE: Kishore Kumar Jena improved his performance by nearly 10 metres in one year. Photograph: Jeremy Lee/Reuters......

Events That Changed Indian Cricket Forever

Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......

FIH Junior World Cup: Araijeet powers India to 4-2 win over Korea

IMAGE: India began their campaign on a winning note. Photographs: Kind courtesy Hockey India Forward Araijeet Singh Hundal netted a hat-trick as the Indian Junior Men's Hockey Team beat......

Indian trio strike gold at Junior World Boxing C'ships

IMAGE: Indian junior boxers finished the IBA World Championships with 17 medals. Photograph: BFI/X Young pugilists Payal, Nisha and Akansha won a gold medal each after dominating performances as......

I will win one Olympic medal, then only I'll retire: Dipa

IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar faced Two ACL surgeries on her knee that mandated ligament transplant and a 21-month ban for failing a dope test. Photograph: Dipa Karmakar/X Dipa Karmakar has seen glory and......

Rediff News