Singapore: After sending Taufik Hidayat into retirement, India's B Sai Praneeth caused another big upset by defeating second seed Yun Hu of Hong Kong in the men's singles first round of the Singapore Open Super Series here on Wednesday.
The 20-year-old Sai, ranked 61 in the world, thrashed World No. 4 Hu 21-9, 21-10 in exactly half an hour at the Singapore Indoor Stadium to level his head-to-head to 1-all.
Women's singles second seed Saina Nehwal also advanced to the second round by beating localite Juan Gu 21-14, 23-21 in 40 minutes. This was the fifth time the Hyderabadi beat Juan out of six meetings. The World No.2 will next face Japanese Eriko Hirose in the second round.
In the mixed doubles, Arun Vishnu and Aparna Balan beat Thai pair Songphon Anugritayawon and Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 21-17, 19-21, 21-12 in 45 minutes. Thugh Aparna won in mixed, it was disappointment for her in women's doubles losing, with partner N Siki Reddy, to Malaysia's Meng Yean Lee and Yin Loo Lim 21-18, 18-21, 6-21 in 49 minutes....
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08:26 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Singapore: Indian ace shuttler Saina Nehwal avenged her quarter-final loss at the Thailand Open by Juan Gu with a comfortable straight-game victory over the Singaporean in the opening round of the Singapore Super Series here on Wednesday. The World number two Indian took 40 minutes to pack off Juan, ranked 21, 21-14 23-21 in the women's singles competition at the Singapore Indoor Stadium to record her fifth victory over the...
06:42 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Singapore: Indian shuttlers P.C. Thulasi, Arundhati Pantawane and B. Sai Praneeth entered the main draw after winning the qualification rounds of their respective categories at the Singapore Open Super Series here Tuesday. Sai Praneeth, who sent legendary Taufik Hidayat into retirement last week, won both his men's singles qualification matches. The youngster beat Japanese Riichi Takeshita 21-12, 22-20 in 36 minutes after overcoming Malaysian Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 21-13, 21-15 in...
04:53 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Singapore: After failing to retain crowns in Thailand and Indonesia in the last couple of weeks, ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal will now look to break her nine-month title drought when she begins her campaign in the Singapore Super Series here on Wednesday. The world number two Indian has been going through a dip in form, besides having some injury concerns and it reflected in her performance at Thailand and...
01:47 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Singapore: Thailand Open champion K Srikanth will look to continue his rampaging form and qualify for the main draw when he begins his campaign in the Singapore Super Series here on Tuesday. Second seed in the qualifiers, Srikanth will take on Henri Hurskainen of Sweden in his opener. Among other Indians, HS Prannoy will take on Finland's Ville Lang and senior shuttler Arvind Bhat will meet Ireland's Scott Evans. Sai...
05:55 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Melbourne: Defence Minister AK Antony will arrive in Australia on Tuesday on a maiden visit as part of his three nation tour aimed at strengthening India's defence ties with the countries in Asia Pacific region. During his visit, Antony would meet his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith later on Tuesday in Perth. According to official sources, the two are scheduled to meet for a short duration this afternoon following Antony's arrival....
11:59 AM, Jun 04, 2013
Singapore: Singapore's government says a new policy will require online news websites to be licensed, a move that is being criticised as a form of censorship in a country where media outlets are already strictly controlled. The policy will require websites that report regularly on Singapore news and have at least 50,000 visitors a month to obtain annual licenses, the city-state's Media Development Authority said in a statement Tuesday. They...
05:11 PM, May 29, 2013
Singapore: A 25-year-old Indian lorry driver has been jailed by a Singapore court for eight weeks and banned from driving for five years for causing the death of a compatriot worker and injuring 14 others. Wheelchair-bound Periyasamy Jayapraksh pleaded guilty to causing the death of Mathialagu Kathiravan, 19, when his lorry collided head-on with another another truck on July 3, 2012, The Straits Times reported. He also admitted to causing...
11:40 AM, May 22, 2013
Singapore: A Singaporean Indian was on Friday sentenced to 24 months jail for molesting a 13-year-old boy at his home. S Subramaniam, 45, was found guilty last week after a six-day trial of fondling the boy's private parts in a bedroom at his flat on December 23, 2011 in the suburb Yishun housing estate. Subramaniam would appeal the sentence, reported The Straits Times. The court was told that the student...
06:56 PM, May 17, 2013
New Delhi: The Tihar Jail authorities on Thursday filed a complaint in a Delhi court trying the December 16, 2012 gangrape alleging that accused Akshay Thakur was misbehaving with and harassing fellow inmates. The accused denied the charge. Jail officials said they received a complaint by a newly-admitted inmate against Thakur for allegedly misbehaving and violating rules and regulations. Thakur denied any wrongdoing and claimed jail officials were regularly beating...
02:26 AM, May 10, 2013
New Delhi: Indian women paddlers put up a brave fight before going down 1-3 to Singapore in a league match of the second stage at the 19th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, here on Monday. However, India made a positive start to their campaign overwhelming Scotland 3-0 in the opening match of the day. The eves will now take on Wales to seal a spot in the last four round. Against...
07:20 PM, May 06, 2013
Singapore: A 22-year-old Indian-origin student has been sentenced to 22 months in jail by a Singapore court for a series of cheating and forgery cases. Suraj Kumar Sarabjeet admitted to 10 counts of cheating and forgery in a district court in this city-state on Friday, the Straits Times reported. A polytechnic student, Sarabjeet posed as Captain Vincent Toh from the Singapore Armed Forces in January 2012 and ordered laptops worth...
07:20 PM, May 04, 2013
Singapore: Singapore's second largest university has rejected an appeal to renew the tenure of an Indian-origin journalism Professor who is said to be critical of censorship in the city-state, a media report said on Wednesday. 47-year-old Dr Cherian George joined Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2004 and teaches courses on media at the university's Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information. But the decision by the university to not...
12:26 AM, May 02, 2013
New Delhi: India's attractiveness among the expat professionals as a potential workplace has taken a major hit in the wake of recent cases of rape incidents and attacks on foreigners, a survey says. The survey, conducted among 2,200 expat professionals, found that 72 per cent of the respondents who were keen to work in India in the first half of 2012 are now shifting their attention to countries like Philippines,...
04:30 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Singapore: A 25-year-old Indian-origin teacher in Singapore has been sentenced to one year in jail for having sex with an underage girl student. Aravind S Menon had earlier pleaded guilty to three counts of consensual sexual intercourse with the 14-year-old girl between May and July 2009, reported the Channel News Asia. Menon became close to the minor when he was her teacher and they started a relationship. But when the...
08:35 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Singapore: Indian classical dance pioneer, KP Bhaskar, has died following heart-related illness. The 88-year-old artiste, who passed away yesterday, is survived by his wife and classical dancer-choreographer, Santha, 74, three children and four grand children, reported the Straits Times today. The Kerala-born dancer arrived in Singapore in 1952 and became one of the first classical Indian dance instructors.Bhaskar and Santha taught Indian classical dances throughout Singapore and Malaysia in the...
02:52 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Singapore: Two Indian nationals have been charged with procuring four compatriot women to Singapore for prostitution and living off their earnings. Balakrishnan Tamil Selvan, 28, and Kannaiya Ananthaprabu, 25, were believed to have committed the offences between February and April this year, reported the Channel News Asia. Balakrishnan is accused of procuring two of the women in February this year to work as prostitutes in Singapore. The case would be...
05:10 PM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: A builder who failed to start a Greater Noida residential project on time has landed in trouble as a consumer court in Delhi has directed him to pay compensation of Rs.3 lakh and refund the over Rs.49 lakh cost of a flat to a complainant. Delhi Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission member Salma Noor and Member(Judicial) VK Gupta held RS Builtwell and its director guilty of deficiency in service...
04:48 AM, Apr 10, 2013
Singapore: Heaving a sigh of relief with their star striker Sunil Chhetri reaching here after initial denial of visa, Churchill Brothers would look to seal their first away win when they take on Warriors FC in a crucial AFC Cup group match Wednesday. Chhetri was granted visa after the intervention of the Ministry of External Affairs on the request of the Sports Authority of India. His team-mate and Afghan striker...
06:54 PM, Apr 09, 2013
New Delhi: Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri on Monday left for Singapore after getting his visa to travel to the country for an AFC Cup match on April 10. Chhetri, who had earlier been denied visa by the Singapore Consulate in Mumbai, received his visa this afternoon and left for Singapore by an evening flight. Churchill Brothers Chairman Churchill Alemao has also been granted visa by the Consulate and he...
10:14 PM, Apr 08, 2013
