News for 'Kuala Lumpur'

U19 WC: Vaishnavi shines as India crush Bangladesh

U19 WC: Vaishnavi shines as India crush Bangladesh

Rediff.com26 Jan 2025

India's U19 women's cricket team continued their impressive run at the ICC Women's U19 World Cup, securing an eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh in a Super Six encounter.

Indonesia doubles star Kido dies of heart attack at 36

Indonesia doubles star Kido dies of heart attack at 36

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

Doubles specialist Markis Kido won gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics partnering Hendra Setiawan, a year after the pair won the men's doubles title at the world championship in Kuala Lumpur.

Srikanth's Resurgence: A Tale of Resolve, Discipline

Srikanth's Resurgence: A Tale of Resolve, Discipline

Rediff.com26 May 2025

Srikanth's Malaysia run shows he belongs at the top

It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's A Jumper!

It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's A Jumper!

Rediff.com6 Feb 2023

Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters captures base jumpers as they leap off the 300 metre high open deck at the Kuala Lumpur Tower during the annual KL Tower International Jump Malaysia 2023.

Sonal's Birthday Party In Dubai

Sonal's Birthday Party In Dubai

Rediff.com21 May 2024

Pooja craves for coffee... Shilpa wants dancing fountains... Krystle is missing Cannes...

India women to take on Aus in 2022 CWG cricket opener

India women to take on Aus in 2022 CWG cricket opener

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

Cricket will mark its return to the Commonwealth Games after a gap of 24 years with India taking on Australia on July 29 in the 2022 Birmingham edition.

Satwik, Chirag bow out of Malaysia Open semis

Satwik, Chirag bow out of Malaysia Open semis

Rediff.com11 Jan 2025

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty's impressive run at the Malaysia Super 1000 badminton tournament came to an end

Malaysia Open: Lakshya crashes out; Treesa-Gayatri advance

Malaysia Open: Lakshya crashes out; Treesa-Gayatri advance

Rediff.com7 Jan 2025

An inconsistent Lakshya Sen faltered in his opening match, while H S Prannoy endured a frustrating start to the season-opening Malaysia Super 100.

PHOTOS: Modi mania sweeps Malaysia

PHOTOS: Modi mania sweeps Malaysia

Rediff.com22 Nov 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi rocked the Mines International Exhibition & Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He addressed a crowd of over 15,000 Malay Indians.

5-day detention for Indian despite valid visa

5-day detention for Indian despite valid visa

Rediff.com8 Dec 2006

Dar was sent to a detention camp where people without valid papers or visas are remanded even though he had showed his student identity card to the officials.

It's Love Actually!

It's Love Actually!

Rediff.com15 Feb 2022

Glimpses of Valentine's Day 2022 being celebrated across the planet.

Sindhu loses to Wang Zhi Yi in Malaysia Masters final

Sindhu loses to Wang Zhi Yi in Malaysia Masters final

Rediff.com26 May 2024

P V Sindhu failed in her quest to win her first BWF World Tour title since the Singapore Open in July 2022, beaten by China's Wang Zhi Yi 21-16, 5-21, 21-16 in the final of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 on Sunday.

'You've made the nation proud girls'

'You've made the nation proud girls'

Rediff.com2 Feb 2025

From Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, the country hailed the Indian team's title triumph in the U-19 Women's T20 World Cup.

Malaysia Airlines has one of Asia's best safety records

Malaysia Airlines has one of Asia's best safety records

Rediff.com11 Mar 2014

Malaysia Airlines, the operator of Flight MH370 that went missing en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on Saturday, has established a record as one of the Asia-Pacific's best full-service carriers in terms of safety and service.

Games: Malay duo run Chinese opponents ragged in close fight

Games: Malay duo run Chinese opponents ragged in close fight

Rediff.com27 Jul 2024

Pearly Tan and Muralitharan Thinaah put up a passionate fight as they came close to pulling off an upset, going neck-and-neck in both games before the Chinese pair prevailed 21-17, 22-20.

MH17 crash: Tears of disbelief hit relatives

MH17 crash: Tears of disbelief hit relatives

Rediff.com18 Jul 2014

In scenes reminiscent of the MH370 disaster four months ago, grieving relatives of passengers travelling on board Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 gathered at airports in Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur to learn the fate of their loved ones.

Can China Successfully Challenge The US?

Can China Successfully Challenge The US?

Rediff.com16 Apr 2025

If Beijing succeeds in this multipronged effort to challenge the current dominant power, it will have not just economic but political and security consequences. There is no let-up in the South China Sea nor any de-escalation moves on the India-China border. This portends to ominous signalling from Beijing, observes China expert Srikanth Kondapalli.

'India a big contender for hockey World Cup, Olympic medals'

'India a big contender for hockey World Cup, Olympic medals'

Rediff.com12 Dec 2024

Belgian defender Arthur De Sloover feels the way Indian hockey is progressing over the years, the country is a "big contender" for more glory at the word stage in future.

Canada shifting diplomats from India to KL, Singapore, says report

Canada shifting diplomats from India to KL, Singapore, says report

Rediff.com6 Oct 2023

Canada has evacuated a majority of its diplomats working in India outside of New Delhi to either Kuala Lumpur or Singapore after it gave Ottawa an October 10 deadline to reduce its diplomatic staff to achieve parity in strength following a row over the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, according to a media report on Friday.

AirAsia offers 3 million seats at discounted prices

AirAsia offers 3 million seats at discounted prices

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

AirAsia has rolled out fares as low as Rs 3,399 for a Visakhapatnam-Kuala Lumpur.

India, Malaysia set to sign historic economic pact

India, Malaysia set to sign historic economic pact

Rediff.com26 Oct 2010

The two leaders are likely to finalise the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement, which will be formally signed in January next year after the due process of 'legal scrubbing' is over, sources said. The CECA, once signed, might come into force from July 2011.

2 Indians to hang for drug trafficking in Malaysia

2 Indians to hang for drug trafficking in Malaysia

Rediff.com26 Apr 2011

Two Indian nationals have been sentenced to death by two separate Malaysian High Courts for trafficking in 12 kilogram of ketamine drug, reports said on Tuesday.

AFC Champions League Two: Tough draw for Mohun Bagan SG

AFC Champions League Two: Tough draw for Mohun Bagan SG

Rediff.com16 Aug 2024

The Champions League Two features 32 clubs divided into eight groups - four West, four East - of four teams each for the group stage, which will be played in a home-and-away round-robin format from September 17 to December 5.

Indian pilot dies mid-flight

Indian pilot dies mid-flight

Rediff.com15 Oct 2010

An Indian pilot working for Qatar Airwys has died mid-flight due to a massive heart attack after the plane took off from Manila, even as the aircraft landed safely at Kuala Lumpur.Ajay Kukreja, 43, who has been working with the airline for five years, was flying QR-645 with around 260 passengers on board on Wednesday when the tragedy struck.

PHOTOS: PM Modi's 'Malaysia moments'

PHOTOS: PM Modi's 'Malaysia moments'

Rediff.com22 Nov 2015

Here's a look at how PM Modi's Malaysia visit unfolded.

India-bound Malaysia Airlines flight returns back after defect

India-bound Malaysia Airlines flight returns back after defect

Rediff.com14 Sep 2014

An India-bound Malaysia Airlines flight was on Sunday forced to turn back due to an auto-pilot defect, landing safely here, said the loss-making carrier already hit by the twin tragedies this year.

WPL auction: Simran Shaikh costliest player; Sneh Rana unsold

WPL auction: Simran Shaikh costliest player; Sneh Rana unsold

Rediff.com15 Dec 2024

All-rounder Dottin, who is currently in India with the West Indies team for the white-ball series, was the costliest among overseas players and was bought by the Giants for the second time in the auction.

Pix: When I saw a Giant Panda for the first time!

Pix: When I saw a Giant Panda for the first time!

Rediff.com24 Feb 2019

It looked fluffy and cute.

Satwik-Chirag withdraw from India Open due to injury

Satwik-Chirag withdraw from India Open due to injury

Rediff.com19 Jan 2023

Earlier, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) had said in an update that Satwik had suffered a groin injury.

'It hurts that 1975 hockey World Cup gold has been forgotten'

'It hurts that 1975 hockey World Cup gold has been forgotten'

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

Indian hockey wrote a historic chapter exactly 46 years ago on this day in Kuala Lumpur when the country lifted its only World Cup title, but the architects of that golden achievement rued the fact that countrymen has gradually forgotten their feat.

Fly Mumbai-Singapore @ Rs 11,580

Fly Mumbai-Singapore @ Rs 11,580

Rediff.com1 Nov 2006

Singapore Airlines is offering special economy class return tickets to Singapore/ Kuala Lumpur/ Penang/ Bangkok/ Phuket/ Langkawi/ Hong Kong/ Bali/ Canton/ Shenzhen/ Beijing/ Shanghai/ Nanjing from Mumbai.

Spotted: Wasim Akram in KL

Spotted: Wasim Akram in KL

Rediff.com26 Oct 2007

Reader MSC Srikanth sent us this picture from Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia: Indians arrested for possessing drugs

Malaysia: Indians arrested for possessing drugs

Rediff.com16 Feb 2007

The two Indians could face the death penalty if found guilty of possessing the drug.

Satish-Aadya: Climbing rankings while embracing trials

Satish-Aadya: Climbing rankings while embracing trials

Rediff.com8 Feb 2025

Just 18 months after pairing up, the young mixed doubles pair of Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath rise to World No 33.

Fly Kolkata-Singapore for Rs 4,000

Fly Kolkata-Singapore for Rs 4,000

Rediff.com7 Jul 2005

Singapore Airlines offers special fares from Kolkata.

Indians to get 'calling visas' in Malaysia

Indians to get 'calling visas' in Malaysia

Rediff.com27 Oct 2006

Indian workers flying into Malaysia can now apply for 'calling visas', a facility which is likely to reduce the waiting time for their employers in Kuala Lumpur to receive them.

Karunanidhi protests ill-treatment of Malay Tamils

Karunanidhi protests ill-treatment of Malay Tamils

Rediff.com27 Nov 2007

He told the prime minister that the people of Tamil Nadu were disturbed by the incidents on November 25 in Kuala Lumpur and urged him to take action.

McLaren vs Ferrari: The ultimate showdown

McLaren vs Ferrari: The ultimate showdown

Rediff.com4 Dec 2024

Lewis Hamilton will bring down the curtain on his Mercedes career in Abu Dhabi on Sunday as his past and future Formula One teams, McLaren and Ferrari, fight for a constructors' title to end years of waiting.

Kamal Nath to hold talks on India-Asean FTA

Kamal Nath to hold talks on India-Asean FTA

Rediff.com8 Dec 2005

Commerce Minister Kamal Nath will attend an informal ASEAN Economic Ministers-India Consultation in Kuala Lumpur