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South Korea's K-League kicks off with fans watching from afar

South Korea's K-League kicks off with fans watching from afar

Rediff.com8 May 2020

K-League season started on Friday with a match between Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Suwon Samsung Bluewings played without spectators

When can we expect a 2nd Trump-Kim summit?

When can we expect a 2nd Trump-Kim summit?

Rediff.com18 Jan 2019

'Xi Jinping is keen that the second Trump-Kim summit happens soonest.' 'Kim is reported to have told Xi that he expects to achieve a result from a second summit that the international community would welcome,' points out Dr Rajaram Panda.

Gully Boy out of Oscar race

Gully Boy out of Oscar race

Rediff.com17 Dec 2019

The movie failed to make the cut in the top-10 movies that will advance to the next round of voting at the 92nd Academy Awards.

India's campaign in New Zealand Open ends

India's campaign in New Zealand Open ends

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

The Indian campaign at the $ 120,000 New Zealand Open Grand Prix Gold ended.

Tonga's flag bearer goes shirtless again at Winter Olympics

Tonga's flag bearer goes shirtless again at Winter Olympics

Rediff.com9 Feb 2018

When the North Korean athletes took over, it became a more austere affair.

Mahindra to ride Ssangyong into premium segment

Mahindra to ride Ssangyong into premium segment

Rediff.com7 Apr 2011

Mahindra & Mahindra, India's largest utility vehicle maker, is planning to foray into the premium car segment by bringing out a product from the Ssangyong stable.

Golf: Asia beat Europe in playoff to clinch Royal Trophy

Golf: Asia beat Europe in playoff to clinch Royal Trophy

Rediff.com17 Dec 2012

Asia won the Royal Trophy by the tightest of margins on Sunday, edging Europe in a sudden death playoff to complete a stunning comeback in the team match play competition after the contest had finished level at 8-8.

Air route in India among busiest in the world

Air route in India among busiest in the world

Rediff.com28 May 2012

Number of people travelling between Asia and North America, and between Asia and Europe grew by nine per cent from 2010 to 2011.

The 'Bulldozer', India's Republic Day chief guest

The 'Bulldozer', India's Republic Day chief guest

Rediff.com26 Jan 2010

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, whose rags-to-riches story is cited as case study across the world, will be the chief guest at the 60th Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi.

Environment under attack: Why India will pay dearly

Environment under attack: Why India will pay dearly

Rediff.com10 Feb 2011

Posco was cleared because it is India's largest FDI project and the South Korean government lobbied for it. Such things don't happen in democracies which respect the rule of law, says Praful Bidwai.

Trump says he will hold second summit with 'terrific' Kim

Trump says he will hold second summit with 'terrific' Kim

Rediff.com25 Sep 2018

The US president praised Kim as "very open" and "terrific", despite the glacial pace of progress toward denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula.

Posco gets a conditional green clearance

Posco gets a conditional green clearance

Rediff.com31 Jan 2011

After putting the project on hold last year, Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday granted conditional clearance for South Korean major Posco's $12 billion steel mill project in Orissa.

Voltas pips LG, Samsung in domestic AC market

Voltas pips LG, Samsung in domestic AC market

Rediff.com25 Oct 2012

Market leader with 20.6% share in the air conditioning segment.

10 closest rivals of the stunning Mahindra Rexton

10 closest rivals of the stunning Mahindra Rexton

Rediff.com19 Oct 2012

M&M's primary target is the Rs 21.7-lakh Toyota Fortuner, that has a 70-per cent market share in its category.

In PHOTOS: PM, Gilani get chatty at Seoul nuclear summit

In PHOTOS: PM, Gilani get chatty at Seoul nuclear summit

Rediff.com27 Mar 2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday exchanged pleasantries, their second informal chat in two days at the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul.

France to skip 2018 Winter Games if security not assured

France to skip 2018 Winter Games if security not assured

Rediff.com22 Sep 2017

France's Winter Olympics team will not travel to the 2018 Games in South Korea if its security cannot be guaranteed, France's sports minister said on Thursday, the first major doubts by a participating nation about growing North Korean tensions.

Tiger exits Match Play as Mahan and Johnson cruise

Tiger exits Match Play as Mahan and Johnson cruise

Rediff.com24 Feb 2012

Tiger Woods tumbled out of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Thursday after fellow Americans Hunter Mahan and Dustin Johnson had eased into the third round with commanding victories.

Hyundai's Grand i10 is a whole new beast

Hyundai's Grand i10 is a whole new beast

Rediff.com13 Aug 2013

Hyundai's Grand i10 is a different vehicle, not a mere extension of i10.

Indian sailors get bail, but can't leave S Korea

Indian sailors get bail, but can't leave S Korea

Rediff.com16 Jan 2009

A South Korean court on Friday granted bail to the two Indian sailors jailed in South Korea in December for their role in the country's worst oil spill. "They have been given bail but they cannot come to India now," National Union of Seafarers of India general secretary Abdulgani Y Serang said. Their bail is conditional and the matter is pending with the Supreme Court in Seoul, Serang said, adding that the legal proceedings might take some time.

3,000 hurt in N.Korea train blast

3,000 hurt in N.Korea train blast

Rediff.com22 Apr 2004

The blast at Ryongchong Station, 50 km north of Pyongyang, occured hours after North Korean leader Kim Jong-il passed through the station returning from from Beijing.

How LG aims to recover lost ground

How LG aims to recover lost ground

Rediff.com13 Aug 2012

It is a make-or-break year for South Korean handset maker LG Electronics in India. As per market research firm IDC, the share of smartphones in the overall handphone market in India is expected to touch 9.3 per cent by 2016, up from 2.9 per cent during 2012, making it the fastest growing smartphone market among the emerging nations.

Selfless Son epitomises Korea's fighting spirit

Selfless Son epitomises Korea's fighting spirit

Rediff.com3 Dec 2022

Son Heung-min's touch of class for the winner once again showed why he has been Asian Footballer of the Year seven times and why, with him in their ranks, South Korea will never admit defeat.

Berbatov sinks Seoul in Man Utd's comeback win

Berbatov sinks Seoul in Man Utd's comeback win

Rediff.com25 Jul 2009

Manchester United fought back twice to beat FC Seoul 3-2 in the South Korean capital on Friday, Dimitar Berbatov scoring the winner to maintain United's unbeaten record on their pre-season tour of Asia.

Maruti will fight to get back to 50% market share: RC Bhargava

Maruti will fight to get back to 50% market share: RC Bhargava

Rediff.com28 Aug 2022

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India will not "walk away" and fight to get back to 50 per cent market share in the domestic passenger vehicle segment, according to company Chairman R C Bhargava. The auto major, which is commemorating 40 years of operations, has seen its market share drop to 43.38 per cent in FY22 from a peak of 51.21 per cent in FY19. In order to get back its dominant leadership, the company plans to drive in models catering to both urban and smaller cities and rural areas.

La Liga: Villarreal loses to Athletic, Valencia held

La Liga: Villarreal loses to Athletic, Valencia held

Rediff.com24 Oct 2021

Villarreal's struggles in the Spanish league continued with a 2-1 loss at Athletic Bilbao, with striker Gerard Moreno not finishing the game because of an injury.

What Sindhu's parents said after her bronze medal victory

What Sindhu's parents said after her bronze medal victory

Rediff.com1 Aug 2021

Chief coach of the Indian badminton team, Pullela Gopichand also congratulated the Tokyo Olympics badminton bronze medal winner.

About 2,000 acres sufficient to start work for Posco plant: Govt

About 2,000 acres sufficient to start work for Posco plant: Govt

Rediff.com27 Oct 2011

"The state government has so far acquired over 2000 acre of land for Posco steel plant. The company could easily start its work over the acquired land," Chief Secretary B K Patnaik told reporters.

Posco presses for early hand over of land for project

Posco presses for early hand over of land for project

Rediff.com17 May 2012

Posco India on Wednesday pressed for handing over of 2,700 acres of land to the company for start of construction of its much hyped project in the state.

LOOK: Samsung Galaxy S III: The android becomes human!

LOOK: Samsung Galaxy S III: The android becomes human!

Rediff.com4 May 2012

Is Samsung Galaxy S III, Galaxy S II on Steroids? Ashish Narsale looks at the best features Galaxy S III has on offer and feels that the android technology has become more human.

Talks with anti-Posco group fail

Talks with anti-Posco group fail

Rediff.com7 Jun 2010

PPSS leaders said they have been demanding stoppage of survey work, but the administration has ignored their pleas.

Kia to stay away from sedans and hatchbacks

Kia to stay away from sedans and hatchbacks

Rediff.com24 Dec 2021

South Korean automaker Kia Motors says it will look to be a premium only brand and stay away from the entry level segment like sedans and hatchbacks. Hardeep Singh Brar, the company's India Vice-President and Head (Sales and Marketing), said that customers have accepted Kia as a premium brand. In the mass market Kia is considered to be the most premium brand. "Customers like the features and they are willing to pay for them. So, we have consciously decided that if customers like us a premium brand, let's stick to that. It is a conscious decision to stay premium and operate in that segment of the mass market," Brar said.

M&M's rehabilitation plans approved

M&M's rehabilitation plans approved

Rediff.com28 Jan 2011

Homegrown auto major Mahindra & Mahindra today said creditors and shareholders of SsangYong Motor Co (SMC) have given a final approval to a rehabilitation plan, thus paving way for its $ 463 million acquisition of 70 per cent stake in the ailing South Korean firm.

Amazing PHOTOS of the month: March

Amazing PHOTOS of the month: March

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last month, in 12 images.

OVL-GAIL eyes 50% Daewoo gas pie

OVL-GAIL eyes 50% Daewoo gas pie

Rediff.com5 Aug 2004

ONGC Videsh-GAIL India consortium, which holds 30 per cent interest in recently-discovered gas field in offshore Myanmar, is eyeing 50 per cent stake of South Korean Daewoo International in an adjacent gas block.

Rule debate lingers after World C'ships close

Rule debate lingers after World C'ships close

Rediff.com5 Sep 2011

There were tears and glory, a solitary world record and athletics firsts. There was even a Daegu curse. But for most, the story of the 13th world athletics championships will be disqualifications. Drama, of one kind or another, was ever-present against a backdrop of velvet mountains draped in mist.

G20 Summit: Time For India To Raise Stature

G20 Summit: Time For India To Raise Stature

Rediff.com7 Sep 2023

'The group commands 85 per cent of the global GDP, and if you are able to convey your point of view effectively to this group then you have reached more or less all the important players that matter.'

Nations like China CANNOT be contained: PM

Nations like China CANNOT be contained: PM

Rediff.com24 Mar 2012

Observing that large and dynamic countries like China cannot be contained, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India aims to have cooperative ties with both Washington and Beijing.

Jairam Ramesh's green activism stalls projects

Jairam Ramesh's green activism stalls projects

Rediff.com5 Jan 2011

The Environment and Forests Ministry was in news throughout 2010 -- be it for Vedanta Resources, Posco and Lavasa -- or for Jairam Ramesh's aggressive green activism.

Amandeep settles for Asian boxing silver

Amandeep settles for Asian boxing silver

Rediff.com12 Aug 2011

India finished the Championships with one silver and two bronze medals. 2010 Commonwealth champion Paramjeet Samota (91kg) and 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games gold medallist Balwinder Beniwal (64kg) had to settle for bronze medals each after losing in the semi-finals.