MUMBAI (Reuters) – India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat in the first World Cup semi-final against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. The venue, where India won their last 50-overs World Cup title, has hosted four day-night contests so far at this tournament …

SEREMBAN: A Bangladeshi man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison and 15 strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here for committing incest by raping his stepdaughter, who then became pregnant and gave birth to a child. Judge Datin Surita Budin handed down the sentence on Md …

KOTA KINABALU: Authentic countryside experiences will be promoted by rural tourism players to registered agents tomorrow (Nov 16) ahead of the three-day community based tourism fair. The Federation of Rural Tourism Association Sabah (FeRTAS) said they are geared up to market its rural tourism offerings with the aim of attracting …

SEPANG: Malaysia Airlines has announced the full resumption of its in-flight service offerings across all sectors following the catering transition that took effect on Sept 1, 2023. This comprehensive reinstatement includes complete beverage offerings, full hot meals and reinstatement of special meals. Malaysia Aviation Group managing director Datuk Captain Izham …

PUTRAJAYA: Mohd Hatta Sanuri has failed in his bid to reinstate his suit in connection with the withdrawal of a review application over the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) decision on the Pulau Batu Puteh claim. A three-man bench of the Court of Appeal led by Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail, …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Having taken Australia to new heights at last year’s World Cup in Qatar, coach Graham Arnold will scale a peak of his own when the Socceroos kick off qualifying for the 2026 finals in North America. The 60-year-old will guide his nation in a 59th ‘A’ international …

BEIJING (Bloomberg): ByteDance Ltd. is considering selling gaming studio Shanghai Moonton Technology Co., people familiar with the matter said, as the TikTok owner looks to streamline its operation and focus on core businesses. The startup is working with an adviser to gauge interest from potential buyers for the studio behind …

KOTA KINABALU: Progressive reform is needed to increase the competitiveness of state bodies and government-linked companies (GLCs), says a Parti Warisan leader. Tungku assemblyman Assafal P Alian said the disclosure about the non-performance by most Sabah GLCs recently was a reflection of the state’s failure to come up with substantive …

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has lodged a police report over a post on a social media platform, which accused the agency of being controlled by the current administration. The MACC, stating that the claims uttered by Terengganu Bersatu chief Datuk Razali Idris as untrue and false, had lodged …

PARIS (Reuters) -French car maker Renault said on Wednesday its electric vehicles unit Ampere, which it plans to list on the market next year, forecast 10 billion euros ($10.8 billion) in revenues in 2025, more than doubling to 25 billion euros in 2031. The group set out financial targets for …