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Meet India's only world heritage city

How did the newly-anointed heritage city bag the title and is it ready for the expected rush of tourists? IMAGE: One of Ahmedabad's magnificent pols or old-fashioned housing clusters in the walled......

Before & After: Revisiting the moment that knocked the world off its axis

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck at 2:46 PM Japanese Standard Time off the coast of Japan, unleashing enough seismic force to knock the entire world off its axis by more than......

The DEADLIEST earthquakes from the past 25 years

Two weeks after Nepal was struck by a deadly 7.9 magnitude quake, the region has been struck with another strong quake on Tuesday. Here are the ten worst earthquakes that shook the world and......

4 years on: Tears and prayers mark Japan's tsunami

Japan marks the fourth anniversary of a quake-tsunami disaster that swept away thousands of people and sparked a nuclear crisis, a tragedy that has left visible scars on the landscape and continues......

7.3 quake rocks Japan; 1 metre high tsunami hits Miyagi

A strong earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck northeastern Japanon Friday.A 1 metre high tsunami hit Miyagi prefecture soon after. The earthquake occurred at 5:18 pm Japan time......

Japan: Factories remain shut, price hike likely

Natural disasters have dented Japan's economy in the past. But this time, the severity and magnitude is hard to comprehend. The aftershocks of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan will be felt in......

More COVID cases at Tokyo Olympics

IMAGE: A security officer stands guard near the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Athletes' Village in Tokyo. Photograph: Naoki Ogura/Reuters Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday confirmed......

Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo ahead of opening ceremony

The flame was carried to the podium by three-time Paralympic shooter Taguchi Aki. It was a special moment for Taguchi, as it came 106-days after she lit the celebration cauldron when the Tokyo 2020......

Sports Shorts: Pictograms unveiled 500 days before start of Tokyo 2020

The pictograms for next year's Tokyo 2020 Olympics were unveiled on Tuesday at an event to mark 500 days to go until the Summer Games. Pictograms for each sport, including the five new sports that......

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Meet India's only world heritage city

Before & After: Revisiting the moment that knocked the world off its axis

The DEADLIEST earthquakes from the past 25 years

4 years on: Tears and prayers mark Japan's tsunami

7.3 quake rocks Japan; 1 metre high tsunami hits Miyagi

Japan: Factories remain shut, price hike likely

More COVID cases at Tokyo Olympics

Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo ahead of opening ceremony

Sports Shorts: Pictograms unveiled 500 days before start of Tokyo 2020

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