The world turns pink with cherry blossoms!

After the bleakness of winter, seeing the first flowers popping their heads out of the ground is always a delight. But there is nothing quite like seeing the bare branches of trees burst into......

117 years doesn't seem too long, says world's oldest person

The world's oldest person says 117 years doesn’t seem like such a long time. Misao Okawa, the Japanese daughter of a kimono maker, made the comment at a celebration a day before her 117th......

Imbalanced media and the loony Left

Part I: What BJP needs: New leaders, better strategies Having lifted the kimono on the BJP's debacle, the Leftists and the media are beginning to reveal their true colors in the cacophony of the......

75 years on, the horror of Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings

On August 6 and August 9 of 1945, warfare changed forever when the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, devastating the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and killing more than 100,000......

Best place to do business? Even Kazakhstan & Ghana are ahead of India

Image: A worker sits on a truck loaded with baskets of tomatoes at a wholesale vegetable market in New Delhi. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters India has many challenges that it has yet to......

World's super cities to work and live in, Mumbai ranks 13

Mumbai has secured 13th spot in the list of top attractive cities in terms of professional and private life, according to a survey carried out by INSEAD which is one of the largest business schools......

Quiz: Bollywood's Goodbye Special

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. 2024 is coming to an end. It's time to bid the year a fond farewell. And what better way to do that than our Goodbye......

Kalki's LOVELY Japanese holiday!

The gorgeous Kalki Koechlin is in Japan for a family wedding. While she is there, she takes the opportunity to explore this beautiful country.   A Kalki rule... when she is in vacation mode,......

WOW January looks: Priyanka's gown, Deepika's sari

The first month of 2020 saw the ladies rock their desi avatar while promoting movies or attending red carpet events. So who really stood out? Namrata Thakker takes a look.   Photograph: Amy......

The 25 Moods of Lata Mangeshkar

For more than half a century, the beautiful quality of Lata Mangeshkar's singing has regaled generations of listeners. The fact that it's not merely tough but impossible for anybody to name just......

2020 Olympics ticket design inspired by Kimono fabric

The tickets come in four colours -- red, blue, purple and green -- representing each of Japan’s four seasons.   IMAGE: The ticket designs for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are......

Anti-Olympics campaign gains traction online in Japan

In two days since its launch, an online campaign (https://www.change.org/p/cancel-the-tokyo-olympics-to-protect-our-lives-stoptokyoolympic) called "Stop Tokyo Olympics" has gathered over 210,000......

'I think she is courageous and needs support'

Japan rallies to support Osaka after French Open withdrawal. IMAGE: 'The first thing to be considered is Ms. Osaka's health. I wish her the earliest possible recovery,' Japan Tennis Association......

India's Olympics-bound athletes learn Japanese culture

IMAGE: From street etiquette to food culture, everything quintessentially Japanese was touched upon in the workshop. Photograph: Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images Tokyo Olympics-bound Indian......

To hold, or not to hold: Tokyo residents torn before Olympics

IMAGE: Question marks remain over whether the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are only two months away, but residents are deeply divided......