News for 'Kuala Lumpur'

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.

'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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

'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.

It's Love Actually!

It's Love Actually!

Rediff.com15 Feb 2022

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Can India become a chip manufacturing hub?

Can India become a chip manufacturing hub?

Rediff.com8 Sep 2024

Due to the prevailing geopolitical situation, like-minded countries are collaborating with India to make it a major semiconductor manufacturing destination, a top Electronics and IT ministry official said on Sunday. In an interview with PTI, Ministry of Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said pilot facilities of US storage semiconductor maker Micron and Tata Electronics have already rolled out chips, and their main plants in Gujarat will begin to produce made-in-India chips from the later part of 2025.

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.

'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.

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.

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.

Uttam Singh to lead India in Junior Hockey World Cup

Uttam Singh to lead India in Junior Hockey World Cup

Rediff.com14 Nov 2023

Asian champions India are placed in Pool C alongside Canada, South Korea and Spain. They start their tournament campaign against Korea on December 5.

Spotted: Wasim Akram in KL

Spotted: Wasim Akram in KL

Rediff.com26 Oct 2007

Reader MSC Srikanth sent us this picture from Kuala Lumpur.

I-League champs Gokulam Kerala to make AFC Cup debut, drawn in Group D

I-League champs Gokulam Kerala to make AFC Cup debut, drawn in Group D

Rediff.com17 Jan 2022

The preliminary and play-off matches will be held in April.

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.

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.

AI, Nepal Airlines flights avert mid-air collision, 2 ATC officials suspended

AI, Nepal Airlines flights avert mid-air collision, 2 ATC officials suspended

Rediff.com26 Mar 2023

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has suspended two employees of the air traffic controller department for "carelessness", according to CAAN spokesperson Jagannath Niroula.

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.

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

Malaysia Airlines' woes continue: MH148 makes emergency landing in Melbourne

Malaysia Airlines' woes continue: MH148 makes emergency landing in Melbourne

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

A Malaysia Airlines aircraft carrying more than 300 passengers made an emergency landing at Melbourne airport on Friday after a reported engine fire.

Motorcade welcome for triumphant colts

Motorcade welcome for triumphant colts

Rediff.com3 Mar 2008

"The team will be brought to Bangalore from Kuala Lumpur by a special chartered flight of Kingfisher Airlines and will be taken from the airport to the Chinnaswamy Stadium in an open-topped bus," Suru Nayak, the cricket operations manager of BCCI, told PTI on Monday. The BCCI is hoping that the Bangalore cricket fans would respond in a manner similar to what happened just over five months ago when Mumbaikars came out in droves to celebrate the T-20 world cup victory.