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Jakarta attacks: 4 arrested in Malaysia for suspected IS links

Jakarta attacks: 4 arrested in Malaysia for suspected IS links

Rediff.com16 Jan 2016

Malaysian counter terrorism police have arrested a man suspected of having links with the dreaded Islamic State terror group, authorities said on Saturday.

McGrath may get the new ball

McGrath may get the new ball

Rediff.com28 Oct 2006

Dravid as opener was a blunder

Dravid as opener was a blunder

Rediff.com27 Sep 2006

Golden goal wins bronze for Spain

Golden goal wins bronze for Spain

Rediff.com17 Sep 2006

They beat Korea 3-2 at the 11th FIH men's hockey World Cup on Sunday.

India beat New Zealand 3-2, win bronze

India beat New Zealand 3-2, win bronze

Rediff.com25 Jun 2006

It was India's first podium finish since 2000 in the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament.

Mistakes in last quarter cost us: Bhaskaran

Mistakes in last quarter cost us: Bhaskaran

Rediff.com23 Jun 2006

India's coach V Bhaskaran attributed the team's overcautious approach for the defeat to the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.

Malaysia Masters: Sindhu moves to second round, Saina bows out

Malaysia Masters: Sindhu moves to second round, Saina bows out

Rediff.com6 Jul 2022

Sindhu was made to toil hard by China's He Bing Jiao

Sindhu, Prannoy exit from Malaysia Open

Sindhu, Prannoy exit from Malaysia Open

Rediff.com1 Jul 2022

Sindhu squandered a game lead to lose 13-21, 21-15, 21-13 to the second seed Tai Tzu

Asian football: Ronaldo scores in his 1,200th game

Asian football: Ronaldo scores in his 1,200th game

Rediff.com9 Dec 2023

Conflict forces Palestinian team Jabal Al Mukaber to withdraw from AFC Cup

Sindhu reaches world number 9 in BWF ranking

Sindhu reaches world number 9 in BWF ranking

Rediff.com20 Feb 2014

Badminton teen sensation P V Sindhu improved one more place to close the gap with ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal in the latest world ranking released in Kuala Lumpur.

Korea, Australia in thrilling draw

Korea, Australia in thrilling draw

Rediff.com27 May 2005

Olympic champions Australia were down by two goals, but rallied to finish with a 3-3 draw in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.

IOC expects US 2024 bid despite Boston pullout

IOC expects US 2024 bid despite Boston pullout

Rediff.com28 Jul 2015

The International Olympic Committee remains confident the United States will deliver a bid to host the 2024 Summer Games despite Boston's withdrawal from the race on Monday.

BCCI bats for cricket's Olympic inclusion

BCCI bats for cricket's Olympic inclusion

Rediff.com18 Apr 2021

Cricket last featured in the 1900 Olympics in Paris and the ICC has been pushing for the inclusion of the sport's Twenty20 format in the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

A year after MH370 disappeared....

A year after MH370 disappeared....

Rediff.com8 Mar 2015

Grieving families of the 239 people on board flight MH370 on Sunday marked the first anniversary of the world's biggest aviation mystery with Malaysian Prime Minister vowing not to give up on the search for the wreckage of the aircraft that vanished midair over the Indian Ocean.

Pankaj Advani wins World Billiards Championship for 26th time!

Pankaj Advani wins World Billiards Championship for 26th time!

Rediff.com21 Nov 2023

Indian cueist Pankaj Advani rallied to win the IBSF World Billiards Championship title in Doha on Tuesday for a staggering 26th time, beating compatriot Sourav Kothari in the final.

Pakistan plan a few tricks for India

Pakistan plan a few tricks for India

Rediff.com14 Sep 2003

Pakistan coach Tahir Zaman is confident of a good show from his team in the Asian Cup.

Indian girls finish fourth

Indian girls finish fourth

Rediff.com12 May 2003

India went down to Taiwan in the third-fourth place play-off, in the Asia-Oceania junior girls' Fed Cup tennis.

Sindhu edges Sim, Ashmita stuns Beiwen in Malaysia Masters quarters

Sindhu edges Sim, Ashmita stuns Beiwen in Malaysia Masters quarters

Rediff.com23 May 2024

Sindhu saw off Sim 21-13, 12-21, 21-14 in a 59-minute women's singles second-round match to register her third win over the Korean world number 34.

2022 CWG women's T20 to be held from July 29 to Aug 7

2022 CWG women's T20 to be held from July 29 to Aug 7

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

Six highest-placed teams in the ICC rankings as on April 1 along with hosts England will get direct qualification into the competition, the cricket global governing body had announced in November.

MH370 recovery chief to lead Australia's MH17 probe

MH370 recovery chief to lead Australia's MH17 probe

Rediff.com21 Jul 2014

A former Australian defence official, who headed the search for the missing Malaysian jet MH370 in the Indian Ocean, will lead Australia's MH17 plane investigation and recovery operation in Ukraine.

Junior Men's Hockey WC: India lose in bronze medal playoff

Junior Men's Hockey WC: India lose in bronze medal playoff

Rediff.com16 Dec 2023

India's hopes of redeeming some pride in the junior men's hockey World Cup remained only a dream as they lost 1-3 to Spain in the bronze medal playoff in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.

Saina, Sindhu crash out of Malaysian Open

Saina, Sindhu crash out of Malaysian Open

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

India's campaign in the women's singles came to an early end at the US $500,000 Malaysia Super Series Premier badminton tournament after Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu lost their second round matches, in Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday. While Olympic bronze medallist Saina went down narrowly to lower-ranked Yao Xue of China 21-16, 10-21, 19-21 in 56 minutes, Sindhu was beaten by sixth seed Yeon Ju Bae of Korea 16-21, 19-21 in 45 minutes at the Putra Stadium.

Modi meets Abe; discusses maritime security, SCS disputes

Modi meets Abe; discusses maritime security, SCS disputes

Rediff.com21 Nov 2015

PM Modi on Saturday met PM Abe and invited Japan to be part of the 'Make in India' programme.

What will the baby-faced killer do next?

What will the baby-faced killer do next?

Rediff.com16 Feb 2017

Why did Kim Jong-un order his brother's murder?

Greenpeace says India denied entry to its activist

Greenpeace says India denied entry to its activist

Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

Months after one of its campaigners was "offloaded" from a flight, Greenpeace India on Monday claimed that a member of its international staff was denied entry into India despite having valid documents.

How missing Flight 8501 is different from MH370

How missing Flight 8501 is different from MH370

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

Nine months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared shortly after takeoff from Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501, an Airbus A320 airliner carrying 162 people, disappeared from radar screens early Sunday, about 40 minutes after leaving the Indonesian city of Surabaya en route to Singapore. Till Monday, there were no signs of the missing plane. The story of AirAsia flight QZ8501 sounds remarkably similar to that of Malaysia Airlines MH370, which remains missing nearly 10 months after it disappeared from radar screens on a flight between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Beijing.

Controversial security law in Malaysia grants absolute power to Najib

Controversial security law in Malaysia grants absolute power to Najib

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

The NSC act became law on Tuesday but did not obtain express Royal assent from king and head of state of Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong unlike other bills passed by the Parliament.

Ex-India captain Dilip Tirkey files nomination for HI president's post

Ex-India captain Dilip Tirkey files nomination for HI president's post

Rediff.com18 Sep 2022

Tirkey exuded confidence of coming out with flying colours in the upcoming polls.

Malaysia Open: Heartbreak for Satwik-Chirag as they go down in final

Malaysia Open: Heartbreak for Satwik-Chirag as they go down in final

Rediff.com14 Jan 2024

It was yet another creditable performance from the Indian pair, which had claimed its maiden Super 1000 crown at the Indonesia Open last June.

Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag move into quarters, Srikanth loses

Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag move into quarters, Srikanth loses

Rediff.com11 Jan 2024

Earlier, a series of unforced errors and bad line judgements put Srikanth, world ranked 24, on the back foot as world No. 20 Ka Long looked in fine fettle during the 38-minute men's singles match.

Malaysia Airlines to change name to boost reputation

Malaysia Airlines to change name to boost reputation

Rediff.com28 Jul 2014

Reeling under the pressure of two catastrophic aviation tragedies, Malaysia Airlines is mulling a name change and restructuring of routes in a bid to repair its reputation, a media report has said.

For AirAsia's Tony Fernandes, Indian sky is out of bounds

For AirAsia's Tony Fernandes, Indian sky is out of bounds

Rediff.com25 Jul 2020

With cash shortage and plans going awry, the AirAsia owner is looking to cash out of the venture he built with Ratan Tata in 2013.

Srikanth's winning run at Malaysia Open ends in quarter-finals

Srikanth's winning run at Malaysia Open ends in quarter-finals

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

National champion K Srikanth's dream run in the Malaysia Super Series badminton tournament ended in the quarter-finals, beaten in straight games by fourth seed Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia, in Kuala Lumpur, on Friday.

MH370 pilot 'chief suspect' in case of foul play: Report

MH370 pilot 'chief suspect' in case of foul play: Report

Rediff.com22 Jun 2014

The captain of Flight MH370 has been identified as the prime suspect by a Malaysian police investigation into the disappearance of the plane after checks cleared all other people on board, a media report said on Sunday.

Mozambique debris 'almost certainly' from missing MH370 plane

Mozambique debris 'almost certainly' from missing MH370 plane

Rediff.com25 Mar 2016

Malaysian investigators had found the two pieces were consistent with panels from a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft.

Satwik-Chirag duo ready to dominate BWF Worlds

Satwik-Chirag duo ready to dominate BWF Worlds

Rediff.com10 Aug 2023

Sindhu is the only Indian to feature in the women's singles competition.

Top 10 places to visit in 2016

Top 10 places to visit in 2016

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

It's time you added these places to your bucket list.

Malaysia Open: Srikanth, Sindhu advance; Saina exits

Malaysia Open: Srikanth, Sindhu advance; Saina exits

Rediff.com28 Jun 2018

Star shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth notched straight-game victories to progress to the quarter-finals, but it was curtains for Saina Nehwal in the US $700,000 Malaysia Open World Tour Super 750 tournament, at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil, a suburb in Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday.

Was Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 hijacked?

Was Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 hijacked?

Rediff.com15 Mar 2014

All possibilities behind the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 are being looked into, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said in a press conference held on Saturday morning.