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When did birds originate? Jurassic fossil discovery in China says....

A short-tailed bird fossil, stated to be the oldest dating back about 150 million years, was discovered by Chinese scientists in east China's Fujian Province shedding a new light on the origin of......

Will Japan Get Its First Lady PM?

Two women are in contention to become prime minister for the first time in Japan's history -- a potential turning point for a country that ranks below Saudi Arabia in terms of female political......

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......

What cities look like during the coronavirus quarantine

Closures, travel restrictions, and self-isolation measures due to the coronavirus have cleared public squares, roads, and travel destinations across the globe. Photographers have been capturing the......

Japan's first female prime ministerial candidate

Yuriko Koike has made a dring bid for the Japanese prime ministership. She is the first female to contest for the post . Koike is former newscaster and has also previously served as defence......

Canon mulls plants in India to hedge against US-China trade war

Firm is conducting feasilbility studies on setting up units in 40 countries, will take final call based on global fallout of trade spat. Canon, the global seller of imaging and optical products,......

India's household wealth touches $5 trillion; M-cap rises 30%

India’s wealth grew by $451 billion, the eighth largest wealth gain globally. India’s household wealth increased 10 per cent to $5 trillion in the one-year period to mid-2017,......

India Inc's foreign borrowings down 40%

No new capacity addition is planned for 2018 and capital expenditure plans are on hold Indian companies raised 40 per cent less in foreign currency loans this year till date at $13.5 billion......

10 cities most threatened by natural disasters; Kolkata ranks 7

Photograph: Reuters First the Kashmir floods and then cyclone Hudhud in Visakhapatnam; India recently witnessed the fury of nature. But this is nothing. According to a recent research,......

Warburg Pincus ups India play

Invests $1.1 billion in 6 months, against $3.7 billion in 20 years Private equity (PE) giant Warburg Pincus has fast-paced investments in India and deployed $1.14 billion in the past six months,......

PIX: Easy for Swiatek; Kasatkina whips Miyazaki

IMAGES from Day 4 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Thursday. IMAGE: Poland's Iga Swiatek posted her 21st straight victory, beating......

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......

'Stop Tokyo Olympics' petition submitted to Games OC

Asked about the campaign against the Games, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said she would work towards a "safe and secure" Olympics. IMAGE: Lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya shows off a placard during a......

Tokyo governor expects spectators at Olympics

IMAGE: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Tuesday that the best case scenario for the 2020 Olympics postponed until next year is to......

Tokyo governor says 2021 Olympic Games on track

'We will do our best to prevent coronavirus infections here in Japan and also to welcome the athletes from all over the world.' IMAGE: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said last month that Tokyo could......