Hours after typhoon, powerful 6.6-quake hits Japan

A powerful earthquake has rocked the city of Sapporo in northern Japan just hours after large parts of the south of the country was battered by the biggest typhoon to hit in 25 years.  ......

The odd, odd world we live in!

These images prove we live in a weird world! Samantha Bailey takes a selfie with a staff member dressed like a raptor at the Jurassic Quest drive-thru Experience outside The Rose Bowl Stadium......

Japan calls off tsunami alert

An earthquake measuring 8.1 on the richter scale rocked several remote islands off northern Japan at 04:30 pm IST on Wednesday.Japan's Meteorological Agency has called off the tsunami alert that it......

Mesmerising winners of the Epson panoramic awards

Truly, a sight for lockdown-weary eyes. These mesmerising panoramic shots have been revealed as the winners and shortlisted entries in the 2020 Epson International Pano Awards. Organisers reported......

Manmohan Singh's recipe to tackle global warming

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh categorically stated on Wednesday that India would not consider any 'quantitative restrictions on carbon emissions,' and said that the first and overriding priority......

Ness Wadia's arrest: Did Britannia violate listing norms?

According to Sebi's listing obligations and disclosure requirements, a company has to report any fraud, default by promoter or arrest of key managerial persons or promoters as it is a material......

Oil on boil: G-8 has no solution

Barely a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for the creation of a global forum of oil producers and consumers, where they could together work out modalities to introduce greater element......

A solar powered bra that can charge a phone!

Lingerie maker Triumph International, Japan, on Wednesday unveiled a 'solar powered bra' that can generate enough power to charge a cell phone or an iPod. The environmentally friendly,......

Tokyo Olympic marathon to be moved to Hokkaido: IOC

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Pierre Albouy/Reuters The Olympic marathon and race walking events during Tokyo 2020 will be moved to Japan's northernmost island of......

Japan's indigenous Ainu dance dropped from opening ceremony

IMAGE: Indigenous Ainu Teruyo Usa's daughter Ruino practices a traditional Ainu dance before performing at a folk art concert in Tokyo. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon S/Reuters Olympic organisers have......

Olympics over the years: All the numbers

IMAGE: The Olympic rings at Odori Park ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Sapporo Hokkaido, July 20, 2021. Photograph: Masashi Hara/Getty Images   The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially......

Tokyo Olympics cost almost twice due to COVID

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra celebrates with gold medal after winning the Javelin Throw Final at the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, held in 2021......

'100 per cent impossible to have an Olympics with zero risk'

IMAGE: Already postponed from last year because of the pandemic, a scaled-down version of the Tokyo Olympic Games with no foreign spectators is set to start on July 23 despite public fears the......