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Radioactive spinach found 100 km from N-plant

Spinach with radioactive iodine 27 times more than the government-regulated limit has been found in the city of Hitachi in Ibaraki Prefecture, which is located over 100 kilometers away fromthe......

Ship with 25 Indians runs aground off Japan

A sailor was killed and nine others went missing after a freighter with 25 Indian crew members on board caught fire and ran aground in stormy weather, off the coast of Kamisu in eastern Japan.The......

North Korea keeps the world on edge

North Korea warns the US that it will soon 'suffer the greatest pain it ever experienced in its history'.Rajaram Panda looks at the latest twist in the North Korean crisis. A fresh security......

North Korea standoff: Is war an option?

'The world may be desirous of peace, but not Kim Jong-un.''Should we then accept the old adage that to maintain peace, we should be prepared for war?' asks Rajaram Panda. Part I: North Korea......

Why this photo irritates the Chinese

China sees India and Japan's 'North East Road Network Connectivity Improvement Project' as a challenge to its OBOR, says Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi and his Japanese......

Now, smartphones to take your pulse

A new technology that will enable smartphones to take your pulse within five seconds - just by looking at your face -- has been unveiled in Japan.The technology developed by Fujitsu Laboratories......

Dr Reddy's to form JV with Fujifilm Corporation

Dr Reddy's Laboratorieson Thursdaysaid it will form a joint venture with Fujifilm Corporation to develop, manufacture and market generic drugs in Japan.The two companies have signed a Memorandum of......

Disaster forces Toyota to postpone plant opening

Toyota Kirloskar Motor, subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, has postponed indefinitely the opening of its second plant in Bangalore following Friday's twin disasters in Japan.The Rs.......

All about India's derivatives markets

Everyone talks about derivatives these days. Derivative products have been around for a long time. Do you know derivatives first came about in Japanese rice markets?Yes, as early as the 1650s,......

Explore new markets to push up FDI

The Investment Commission has recommended a two-pronged strategy to increase foreign direct investment inflow into India.This includes increasing visibility in countries like France, Spain, Canada......

PIX: Sreeshankar wins silver in long jump at CWG

IMAGE: Murali Sreeshankar's silver medak is the best among Indian male long jumpers in the Commonwealth Games. Suresh Babu had won a bronze in the 1978 edition. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty......

F1 scraps American races due to COVID-19

IMAGE: The cancellations take the tally of races axed from the original 2020 calendar to 11. The other casualties of COVID are Australia, France, Monaco, the Netherlands, Azerbaijan, Singapore and......

Japan will host the Olympics without problem, says PM Abe

'We will overcome the spread of the infection and host the Olympics without problem, as planned.' IMAGE: A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic,......

Athletes want their chance to shine at Tokyo Olympics

'It will bring us together, as a people worldwide... I think it is going to be one of the most special Olympics, because of the circumstances.' IMAGE: Triple jump gold medal hopeful Will Claye......

South Korea parties through the night

Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans partied through the night and greeted Monday with cheers and dancing in the streets after seeing their team grab a last-gasp 1-1 World Cup draw with France.......