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Akie Abe Carries Her Husband's Ashes

Glimpses of the State funeral for Japan's former prime minister Abe Shinzo at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo, September 27, 2022. IMAGE: Staff prepare before the start of the funeral....

Jaishankar hands over personal letter from Modi to Shinzo Abe's wife

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met Akie Abe, the wife of Japan's late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and recalled his invaluable contributions to the advancement of India-Japan...

US-Gambia joint probe links child deaths to Indian cough syrups

A joint probe by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the US and the Gambian health authorities has suggested a strong link between the death of many children in Gambia and the...

Abe Shinzo's Final Journey

Three days after he was shot while delivering a speech in the western Japanese city of Nara, Abe Shinzo, Japan's longest serving prime minister, began his final journey in Tokyo. IMAGE: The...

Why India Mourns Shinzo Abe

Abe Shinzo's murder is a personal loss for Prime Minister N D Modi, one of the Japanese leader's international friends -- Modi was the only world leader Abe followed on social media back in 2014 --...

India, US propose emphasis on food processing

India and the USreviewed on Tuesday the Agriculture Knowledge Initiative, a joint effort of Prime Minster Manmohan Singh and US President George W Bush, with emphasis on the food processing...

The best James Bond cars of all time

Image: Staff of an auction house dressed as characters from a James Bond film pose with the 1976 Lotus Esprit. Photograph: Scarff/Getty Images None of the James Bond movies are complete...

2024 Belongs To Payal Kapadia!

All We Imagine as Light has been on several critics' best of the year lists, including Sight and Sound (Payal Kapadia appeared on the magazine's cover, perhaps a first for an Indian filmmaker), to...

2024: Top 10 International Films

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite 2024 films that he watched at film festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Toronto and India. It's that time for the year to track its very best. These are personal choices,...

'Aage Badho, Hum Tumhare Saath Hain'

'Representing our country is a wonderful honour and a mighty task that we are all looking forward to.' IMAGE: Nitanshi Goel with Kiran Rao. Photograph: Kind courtesy Nitanshi Goel/Instagram With...

Plan Your Weekend OTT Watch

Bring on the popcorn, the OTT scene is buzzing with three things -- entertainment, entertainment, entertainment. Salaar: Part 1-- CeasefireWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Telugu (with subtitles)...

The Katrina@40 Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about Katrina Kaif. She was born in Hong Kong, made her debut in Boom, loves dancing, pancakes and Vicky Kaushal. And she just turned 40...

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...

Mask-shy Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan rain on COVID-compliant opening parade

Pakistan's two flagbearers also chose not to cover their faces, unlike the vast majority of other participants, at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony on Friday. IMAGE: Flagbearers Kanykei...

PIX: Trump watches 'incredible' sumo wrestling in Japan

'It was amazing to see the president here. I wish more Japanese young people would take an interest in sumo.' IMAGE: US President Donald Trump, centre, first lady Melania Trump, 2nd right,...

Olympic Games torch relay organisers take measures against coronavirus

IMAGE: Aki Taguchi, left, poses on stage to unveil the Torch Relay official uniform. Photograph: Matt Roberts/Getty Images Greek organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame lighting ceremony in...

Champions Challenge hockey: Indian eves lose in QF

India were handed a 1-0 defeat by Japan in the quarter-finals of the women's Champions Challenge 1 hockey tournament, in Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday. After a barren first-half, Aki Mitsuhashi...

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