'But it is a choice I have made, not something forced upon me.'
Tokyo has mostly delivered on that hope, despite some early teething problems.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee, and Professor of Economics at Harvard University Raj Chetty have been named by the Carnegie Corporation of New York as '2020 Great Immigrants' honourees, the Corporation said in a statement on Wednesday.
A look at how our readers add jazz to their monsoon style.
The hottest showstoppers at Lakme Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2016.
Known as the Bucket List Family on Instagram, they have visited Tonga, Fiji, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and many more.
A 16-year-old Singaporean boy, a Protestant Christian of Indian ethnicity, was detained last month under the Internal Security Act (ISA) after planning to use a machete to attack Muslims at two mosques in March, on the anniversary of New Zealand's Christchurch attacks.
From a small team of five weavers, Karagiri now works with 1,800 weavers from across India. Pallavi Mohadikar, co-founder of Karagiri, shares her incredible success journey.
When the actress owned the ramp.
We invited readers to send in their interesting summer snapshots. Here are a few more responses -- and you can share yours too!
These videos are like butterflies in a case, says Sreehari Nair. They have neither aged badly nor grown over-familiar.
Citigroup's Vikram Pandit may have been named among worst CEOs ever in America, but in terms of financial performance for the first quarter of this year, the banking behemoth has emerged as one of the best performers among the US companies run by persons of Indian origin.
The underwater world has never looked so magical, mysterious and mesmerising. These photographs are some of the stunning medal winners in the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2021 contest.
The regulator will conduct forensic audit of all the seized documents, laptops, and mobile phones, which are suspected to be involved in the fraudulent activity, reports Shrimi Choudhary.
The main topics of discussions at this years Toronto conference organised by NetIP will be energy and Barack Obama.
With the teams having played their second matches in the league stage in Euro 2020, at the conclusion of the Spain-Poland match in Group E on Saturday, here's a look at the best goals from those matches.
HDFC Bank's shares fell by 3.46 per cent to close the day at Rs 659 on the BSE. In intra-day session, the scrip lost 4 per cent to Rs 655.10.
'Two hours to reach somebody's home seems a bit much for food you could just as easily order at home. Without having to talk to strangers. Or pretend to be having a good time. Or dreading a hangover,' sighs Kishore Singh.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
The Wimbledon tennis championships were cancelled for the first time since World War Two as the coronavirus pandemic wiped another blue-riband sports event off the calendar on Wednesday.
As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
Let's take a tour of Turkey through Krystle's eyes.
Subtle and sharp, sarcastic and self-deprecating. And sometimes just downright rude. There are wife jokes, husband jokes, boss barbs, Modi jibes, weight gain worries and the inevitable China insults. Humour in all forms is the panacea it seems for people around the world who are united in their need to laugh or at least crack a smile in these troubled times.
The liking for a running shoe is mostly driven by how it 'feels' and the Floatride Run Flexweave feels close to perfect, says Dhruv Munjal.
As for his interest in space, Amazon founded Blue Origin, a privately funded aerospace company.
That Four Letter Word feels like a home video experiment by independent filmmaker Sudhish Kamath reminiscent of Hyderabad Blues, except that it isn't even mildly entertaining.
Which country has the most stylish uniform of them all? Tell us! :-)
Tokyo 2020 organisers unveiled a new Olympic logo featuring traditional Japanese designs on Monday, seven months after they were forced to scrap the original motif over accusations of plagiarism.
Shuji Nakamura was given only a tiny bonus for his invention and he had to sue to get the money due him.
Argentine clubs River Plate and Boca Juniors will contest the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final, South America's equivalent of the Champions League, in Madrid on Sunday.
'I would evaluate her on her past policies towards American Hindus and her future approach towards the community'
'Leaders of the Indian community in Hong Kong had broached the idea of developing the Andaman and Nicobar islands for investment and setting up manufacturing units,' points out Rup Narayan Das.
India's top order fired in unison and their bowlers produced a tidy display to beat reigning world champions Australia by 36 runs in a thrilling World Cup match.
Dil Chahta Hai revolutionised the language of Hindi films. Sukanya Verma shows us how.
'My idea of a perfect house is a place that takes me closer to my roots while I look into my future.'
Williams, 41, is also set to break astronaut Shannon Lucid's record for the longest stay in space ever by a woman -- 188 days and 4 hours -- on June 16, three days before Atlantis brings her back to Earth.
John Abraham has announced a sequel to the critical and commercial failure, Goal.
Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty in federal court to hate crime and firearm offenses arising out of the shooting.
