Controversial security law in Malaysia grants absolute power to Najib

Malaysia's controversial National Security Council act, criticised by the opposition parties and human rights groups for giving absolute powers to the premier, has became law but did not obtain......

Indian woman who fell from Singapore cruise ship dies

The 64-year-old Indian woman who had gone missing after she fell overboard from a ship as it sailed through the Strait of Singapore from Penang, the northern island state of Peninsular Malaysia,......

Will Tejas beat Pak, Korean jets in Malaysia?

'It would be a travesty if the Malaysian air force likes the Tejas, but decides against it because it sees the IAF reluctance to back the fighter.'Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE: The Light Combat......

Emperor, Presidents, Kings, Sultan...

Royals and world leaders gathered at London's Westminster Abbey on Monday morning to bid farewell to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.   IMAGE: New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her......

Stanchart, RBS talks collapse on valuation

Negotiations between Standard Chartered Bank and the Edinburgh-based Royal Bank of Scotland over a proposed sale of the latter's assets in India, China and Malaysia to the former have collapsed.......

NTPC's LNG open price bids in Oct

With a view to open price bids next month, National Thermal Power Corporation will begin discussions with four bidders, including Reliance Industries, for supplying three million tonnes of LNG."We......

GAIL, 3 others eye Reliance tender

At least four firms including Gas Authority of India Ltd, Petronas of Malaysia and British Gas have bid for supplying natural gas/LNG to Reliance Energy's mega 3740 MW gas-fired power plant at......

Shell to import LNG for sale in India

Royal Dutch/Shell may source liquefied natural gas from Oman, Qatar, Malaysia and Australia for sale in India from the first quarter of 2005. "Our port at Hazira (in Gujarat) is ready and we would......

PIX: Bipasha, Malaika, Neha glam up IIFA fashion show

IIFA extravaganza continues in Malaysia.After the IIFA Rocks event, Bollywood stars proceeded to attend the fashion show as part of the ongoing awards show. A look at the star arrivals at the do:......

SRK, the formidable global businessman

It all started from Mumbai.Now, Khan's fan base has spread from the US, UK and West Asia to Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Germany, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Kuwait and Palestine. Of the top 10......

Emotional Swapnil opens up on 'warm' relationship with Kohli

IMAGE: Swapnil Singh turned the clock back and opened up about the ups and downs of his cricketing journey. Photograph: BCCI Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder Swapnil Singh, who entered the......

Belgium's Artur Lucas part of Indian hockey's coaching staff

IMAGE: Artur Lucas is welcomed by Hockey India officials. Photograph: Kind courtesy Hockey India/Twitter Hockey India on Tuesday announced the appointment of Belgium's Artur Lucas as......

World C'ship: Satwik-Chirag enters quarters; Prannoy advances

IMAGE: The Indian men’s doubles pair entered the quarterfinals of the World Championships. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters India's HS Prannoy showed nerves of steel, advancing to his third......

Sports Shorts: Sharan, Sitak out of Atlanta Open

IMAGE: Divij Sharan in action. Photograph: Jaimi Chisholm/Getty Images The top seeded pair of Divij Sharan and Artem Sitak bowed out of the ATP Atlanta Open after losing their first round in......

Chong Wei stuns Srikanth for men's singles gold

IMAGE: Silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth of India. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images. Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei staged a magnificent recovery to beat world No 1 Kidambi Srikanth of......