News for 'medan'

Takkale targets WRC, Dakar after APRC triple win

Takkale targets WRC, Dakar after APRC triple win

Rediff.com12 Aug 2025

'I want to gain more experience. I want to train with big, big trainers. And then obviously the WRC is my dream to drive.'

India's rising shuttler Kiran George wins in Indonesia

India's rising shuttler Kiran George wins in Indonesia

Rediff.com10 Sep 2023

Kiran George wins Indonesia Masters to grab second super 100 title

Consistency was the key to Indonesia Masters title: Kiran George

Consistency was the key to Indonesia Masters title: Kiran George

Rediff.com10 Sep 2023

Indian shuttler Kiran George says his giant-killing act at the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament earlier this year gave him the self-belief, which proved to be the key en route his second BWF title at the Indonesia Masters.

GMR to divest stake in Philippines' Cebu airport

GMR to divest stake in Philippines' Cebu airport

Rediff.com2 Sep 2022

GMR Group on Friday said it will divest its entire 40 per cent stake in Cebu international airport in Philippines for an upfront payment of Rs 1,330 crore as well as earnouts to be received over a period of more than four years. The airport is being operated by GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC) and GMR Airports International BV (GAIBV) holds a 40 per cent stake in the venture. A definitive agreement has been signed between GMR Airports International BV (GAIBV) and Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc (AIC) for the divestment of stake in Cebu airport.

PHOTOS: 116 feared dead after Hercules C-130 crashes in Indonesian city

PHOTOS: 116 feared dead after Hercules C-130 crashes in Indonesian city

Rediff.com30 Jun 2015

According to reports, the Hercules C-130 plane hit a hotel and houses in the northern Sumatra city of Medan.

Smriti Irani buys plot for home in Amethi, says no MP has lived there

Smriti Irani buys plot for home in Amethi, says no MP has lived there

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

Union minister Smriti Irani on Monday bought a plot of land in Amethi to build a house for herself and, in an apparent dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, said no member of Parliament from here ever made the constituency his house.

Indonesia finds Lion Air jet's cockpit voice recorder

Indonesia finds Lion Air jet's cockpit voice recorder

Rediff.com14 Jan 2019

The 2-month-old Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet plunged into the Java Sea just minutes after taking off from Jakarta on October 29, killing everyone on board.

5.8-magnitude quake hits Indonesia

5.8-magnitude quake hits Indonesia

Rediff.com4 Jun 2005

The 5.8-magnitude quake's epicenter was about 290 km southwest of Medan in western Sumatra, the Hong Kong Observatory reported. The tremor hit at 0048 GMT, the report said.

Strong quake hits Indonesia,tsunami warning issued

Strong quake hits Indonesia,tsunami warning issued

Rediff.com20 Feb 2008

Japan's meteorological agency has issued a tsunami warning following a powerful quake off western Indonesia. The quake, measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale, struck Indonesia's Sumatra island on Tuesday afternoon, triggering panic in the area. The undersea quake struck at 3:08 pm local time, some 312 kilometres west-southwest of the North Sumatra capital Medan, according to the US Geological Survey.

India has moved closer to Indonesia: Study

India has moved closer to Indonesia: Study

Rediff.com17 Mar 2005

The analysis suggests that cities in southern India might have experienced eastward horizontal movement of up to 10 mm after the quake.

Indonesian jetliner crashes, 141 feared dead

Indonesian jetliner crashes, 141 feared dead

Rediff.com5 Sep 2005

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.

Indonesia executes Indian drug smuggler

Indonesia executes Indian drug smuggler

Rediff.com5 Aug 2004

The execution of Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey was the first death sentence carried out in Indonesia since 2001.

25,000 may have died in Indonesia alone

25,000 may have died in Indonesia alone

Rediff.com28 Dec 2004

The government has so far confirmed the deaths of around 5,000 people as a result of Sunday's quake and the tsunamis it triggered.

Ramzan in photos: Millions fast and pray during the holy month

Ramzan in photos: Millions fast and pray during the holy month

Rediff.com25 Jun 2015

Rediff.com brings you glimpses of how Muslims across the globe are observing the month of fasting and the holiest period for the Islamic faith.

12 awesome photos that will leave you stunned

12 awesome photos that will leave you stunned

Rediff.com6 Jul 2015

Top moments from around the world in the week that was.

2015 in PHOTOS: Floods, fights and family

2015 in PHOTOS: Floods, fights and family

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

In this series, Rediff.com presents a selection of the year's most enduring moments year from around the world.

20 STUNNING photos of the month: July

20 STUNNING photos of the month: July

Rediff.com3 Aug 2015

We bring you a presentation of some of the best photos from around the world in the month gone by

AWESOME photographs of the month: June

AWESOME photographs of the month: June

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

Here are some of the best photos from around the world in the month gone by...