70th anniversary of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki bomb; the Doomsday Clock ticks on

On the morning of 6 August 1945 an American B-29 bomber, the 'Enola Gay', dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Hiroshima and Nagasaki became the first......

This 86-yr-old lives with the scars of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, Sumiteru Taniguchi, 86, proves this with the images of the wounds he suffered to highlight the lasting effects of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki......

Atomic bomb survivors group gets Nobel Peace Prize

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors for "extraordinary efforts" to "achieve a world free of nuclear......

The Floating Lanterns Of Hiroshima

The Hiroshima event is not just about the 10,000-odd lanterns that float down a river.It is about remembrance.It is about dignity.It is about respect.It is about love, observes Sandeep Goyal.......

Oppenheimer: Film-Making At Its Exhilarating Best

The narrative is faithful to the source, American Prometheus, but what makes it absolutely spell-binding is Christopher Nolan's technique, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Cillian Murphy as J......

Olympic Truce commences as IOC chief Bach visits Hiroshima

IMAGE: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), bump elbows at the start of their talks at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office Building......

Serbian athlete tests positive on arrival in Japan for Olympics

The report comes after two members of the Ugandan Olympic delegation tested positive for the coronavirus last month upon arrival in Japan. One tested positive at Narita airport near Tokyo, but the......

Football Briefs: Pique announces end of international career

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Gerard Pique says he will not be returning to Spain team. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has......