Indian ace Kidambi Srikanth's gallant fight ended with a narrow three-game loss against home favourite Tommy Sugiarto in the men's singles finals of the $ 120,000 Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament, in Malang, on Sunday.
A look at how India's athletes fared on Day 4, Tuesday, July 30, 2024:
Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal survived a scare from Hye Youn Hwang of Korea before reaching the semi-finals of the Indonesian Open Super Series in Jakarta on Friday. The world No 8 Indian ace beat the 18th-ranked Hwang 21-7, 13-21, 21-15 in a tough women's singles quarter-final that lasted 45 minutes. Sixth-seed Saina next faces seventh seeded Chinese Lan Lu in the Saturday's semi-finals.
However, it was curtains for Kiran George in the men's singles event as he lost 20-22, 6-21 against seventh seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan.
The Indonesian had defeated Sindhu twice in the last three meetings this year, including one at the Madrid Spain Masters final, though the Indian came into the match with an overall 8-2 head-to-head record.
The Indian ace lost to World No 5 Hongyan Pi of France 12-21, 21-18, 21-16 in the second round of the women's singles of the Super Series on Thursday.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the men's doubles semifinal with a straight-game win over Indonesia's Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin at the China Masters Super 750.
Tata Power said on Wednesday completed acquisition of 30 per cent stakes in Indonesian thermal coal producers -- PT Kaltim Prima Coal and PT Arutmin Indonesia, and other related coal trading companies owned by PT Bumi Resources Tbk.
Defending champion Saina Nehwal got off to a flying start at the Indonesian Open Super Series, beating Bulgaria's Linda Zecheri in straight games, in Jakarta, on Wednesday. The fourth seeded Indian took just 29 minutes to get past the unseeded Zechiri, winning 21-12, 21-10.
On Friday, Supanida Katethong came out on top against Indian star PV Sindhu in an intense quarter-final battle in which the Thai shuttler emerged 24-26, 21-17, 22-20 winner in one hour and 17 minutes.
Defending champions India's hopes of entering the Thomas Cup knockout stage as group topper were dashed by a clinical Indonesia who emerged 4-1 winners in their final pool match in Chengdu on Wednesday.
Defending champion Saina Nehwal overcame an opening game deficit to reach the semifinal of the Indonesian Open badminton tournament and stay on course for back-to-back Super Series title in Jakarta on Friday.
An Indonesian jetliner crashed into a crowded residential neighborhood in the city of Medan shortly after takeoff on Monday, killing 141 people, some of them on the ground.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty staged a grand comeback after losing the opening game to beat top seeds Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto of Indonesia in the final and win the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament, in Yeosu, on Sunday.
Television content provider Balaji Telefilms Ltd said on Monday it has signed a preliminary agreement with an Indonesian firm to offer rights for a part of its content library, for about Rs 15 million.
Television content provider Balaji Telefilms Ltd said on Monday it has signed a preliminary agreement with an Indonesian firm to offer rights for a part of its content library, for about Rs 15 million.
Leading power players Reliance Infrastructure and GMR Energy believe this will help ensure coal availability for their mega projects in the pipeline. "They have various proposals on their table, which are relatively cheaper when compared to the scene before the beginning of the financial crisis. However, the acquisitions will depend on the ability of the acquirers to raise funds as the banks have stopped lending at cheaper rates," said a source.
Asian Games medallist sprinter Jyothi Yarraji's proposal to train in Tenrife, Spain ahead of the upcoming season and Paris Olympics was on Thursday cleared by the government.
Ace woman shuttler Saina Nehwal scripted history on Sunday, becoming the first Indian to win a Super Series tournament after clinching the Indonesian Open with a stunning victory over higher-ranked Chinese Lin Wang in Jakarta.
Two-time champion Saina Nehwal recorded her third win over World No 4, Shixian Wang of China in a gruelling three-game match to make the semi-finals, while P Kashyap also continued his rampaging run to enter the last four stage of the Indonesian Super Series in Jakarta on Friday.
Olympian Anup Sridhar's challenge fizzled out but Anand Pawar survived a stiff one to emerge the lone Indian qualifier to reach the main draw at the Indonesian Open Super Series badminton tournament in Jakarta on Tuesday.
A family of six, including two young girls, were responsible for the attacks, national police chief Tito Karnavian said.
Indian shuttler Anand Pawar failed to make the main draw of the Indonesian Open badminton tournament after a 17-21, 18-21 loss to Hans-Kristian Vittinghus of Denmark in the qualifying opener of the Super Series event in Jakarta.
The search for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 carrying 162 people in the Indonesian waters met a dead end on Monday.
Saina Nehwal beat local favourite Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari 21-12, 21-14 while compatriot Anup Sridhar went down fighting 21-23, 21-9, 21-14 to world number 16 Joachim Persson of Denmark in the first round.
The letter comes after a report by the London-based Financial Times, citing documents from George Soros-backed Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), alluded to a "fraud" by the Adani Group by selling low-grade coal as high-value fuel in 2013.
Defending champion Saina Nehwal inched closer to a third successive Indonesian Open Super Series title after advancing to the finals with a hard-fought victory over Chinese Taipei's Shao Chieh Cheng in Jakarta on Saturday.
This is H S Prannoy's first final of the season and second since the runner-up finish at the Swiss Open last year.
Troops of India and Indonesia participated in joint army exercises in Mizoram.
Convicted Iwan Darmawan, said he would appeal against the verdict.
An Indonesian airliner carrying 54 people went missing on Sunday after losing contact with ground control during a short flight in bad weather in the country's mountainous easternmost province of Papua, officials said.
Judges said Mubarok alias Hutomo Pamungkas was guilty of a 'crime against humanity'.
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Another impressive week ended with a creditable semifinal finish for star shuttler Lakshya Sen after he stumbled to a three-game loss against Indonesia's Jonatan Christie at the All England Championships in Birmingham on Saturday, prolonging India's long wait for the coveted trophy.
Ms Swaraj was a conscientious woman who understood suffering and pathos and attempted in her inimitable way to mitigate them, recalls Rup Narayan Das.
