Asia

Olympian Gurmeet wins bronze in 20km walk in Japan

Gurmeet Singh took 1hr 21min 38sec to complete four lap course. ...  

Indian boxing team leaves for Asian Youth Championship

A 13-member youth Indian boxing team including 10 pugilists left for Subic Bay in Philippines for the 20th edition of the Asian Youth Boxing Championship. ...  

Asian Cycling Championship: Pakistan team arrives in India

An eight-member Pakistani cycling team arrived on Saturday for the ongoing Hero Asian Cycling championships. ...  

Jashnjeet misses bronze in Asian Cycling Championships

Jashnjeet recorded her personal best of 2:41.024 to finish fourth while Yuraitis completed the race in 2:40.395 on the second day of the Championships. ...  

Iran's cycling contingent fumes over late visa clearance

The Iranian contingent is still fuming over the late clearance of visa to its cyclists for the ongoing Hero Asian Cycling Championships as it feels the country is "losing out on qualification points" for the 2016 Rio Olympics due to the limited number of entries. ...  

Asian markets rise to a 4-year high as Dow hits another record

Japan's Nikkei share average rose above 12,000 on Thursday for the first time in 4.5 years, with risk appetite supported by a record high on Wall Street and the prospect of Japan soon adopting an aggressive reflationary monetary policy. The Nikkei rose 1.1 per cent to 12,060.96 by mid-morning, its highest level since September 2008. ...  

AirAsia's proposal to set up airline with Tata gets approval

The Foreign Investment Promotion Board on Wednesday approved AirAsia's proposal to set up an airline jointly with the Tata group, a Finance Ministry official said. ...  

AirAsia-Tata JV may face procedural issues: Ajit Singh

AirAsia Bhd's planned joint venture in India with Tata Sons could face some procedural problems, Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said on Wednesday, without elaborating. However, Singh said he does not see any other major hurdles for the venture in India. ...  

Scott Barr hopes to raise the bar at SAIL-SBI Open

Barr came agonisingly close to a maiden Asian Tour title at last year's event losing out to India's Anirban Lahiri. ...  

China defends hefty defence budget as key to Asian stability

China on Monday said that its defensive military policies played a "core role" in maintaining peace and stability in Asia, playing down speculation of a hefty rise in its defence spending amid standoff with Japan and others over disputed islands. ...  

To accommodate Asia Cup, India may trim 2014 NZ tour

India may trim their 2014 tour to New Zealand from 21 days to 14 days as the BCCI is considering accommodating the Asia Cup around that time, ESPNcricinfo reported on Friday. ...  

Chawalit leads Asian Tour cast at SAIL-SBI Open

SSP Chowrasia, Shiv Kapur, Gaganjeet Bhullar and title holder Anirban Lahiri will lead India's challenge. ...  

Italy faces political deadlock after election results

Italy faced political deadlock on Tuesday after a stunning election that saw the anti-establishment Five-Star Movement of comic Beppe Grillo become the strongest party in the country but left no group with a clear majority in parliament. "The winner is: Ingovernability" was the headline in Rome newspaper Il Messaggero, reflecting the stalemate the country would have to confront in the next few weeks as sworn enemies would be forced to...  

Global markets decline on deadlocked Italy election

Asian shares took their lead from overnight plunges in global equities to fall on Tuesday as an apparently inconclusive election outcome in Italy raised fears of a resurgent euro zone debt crisis. Italy's centre-left coalition will win a majority in the lower house of parliament but the upper house will be deadlocked, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday after almost all votes were counted. No party or coalition won a...  

'Don't expect miracle Budget; FY13 growth to be weaker'

Jim Walker of Asianomics warns against holding high hopes from the government this Budget season. In an interview to CNBC-TV18, he says that expecting miracles or a big bang Budget could be a dangerous thing. However, he is hopeful that the government will deliver on its promises of the last four-six months. "We hope that we will actually hear about plans to bring down government expenditure, reducing the subsidy element...  

AirAsia to invest $ 50 mn in new Indian airline

A new Indian airline, proposed to be launched by the Tata Group, AirAsia and another Indian investor, is likely to start operations by the fourth quarter of 2013 with about $50 million initial investment by the Malaysian budget carrier. ...  

TN won't host Asian Athletics Championships: Jaya

mid protests over the alleged brutal killing of slain LTTE chief V Prabhakaran's son, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday called off the 20th Asian Athletics Championships scheduled to be held in Chennai in July, saying Lankan players have no place in the state. ...  

Advani set to miss Asian Billiards Championship

Pankaj Advani is all set to skip the Asian Billiards Championship to take part in the World Championship Qualifiers. ...  

AirAsia seeks govt permission to launch airline with Tatas

Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia on Wednesday sought the government's approval to launch an airline with the Tata Group. AirAsia will hold a 49 per cent stake in the joint venture with the third partner being Telestra Tradeplace. ...  

Ivanovic beats Pavlyuchenkova in Dubai Round 1

The former world number one won 6-3 7-6. She will now play Czech Petra Kvitova or Daniela Hantuchova. ...