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The Floating Lanterns Of Hiroshima

The Hiroshima event is not just about the 10,000-odd lanterns that float down a river.It is about remembrance.It is about dignity.It is about respect.It is about love, observes Sandeep Goyal.......

10 Years On, Lessons from Fukushima

'The lessons learnt from the triple disaster have put Japan's energy future on the right path,' notes Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: A woman weeps after an earthquake and tusnami destroyed the city of......

Major earthquake lurking under India, Bangladesh, reveals study

A huge earthquake may be building beneath Bangladesh, which can turn urban areas in eastern India into "ruins", a new study has warned. Scientists said they have new evidence of increasing strain......

New Japan quake kills at least 40, many more feared trapped

IMAGE: A woman reacts in front of collapsed house caused by an earthquake in Mashiki town, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan. All photographs: Kyodo/Reuters At least 40 people were killed and......

Before & After: Revisiting the moment that knocked the world off its axis

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck at 2:46 PM Japanese Standard Time off the coast of Japan, unleashing enough seismic force to knock the entire world off its axis by more than......

World rice output at 476 mn tonnes in 2011: FAO

Global rice production is expected to touch 476 million tonnes in 2011, on the back of improved weather conditions, as the influence of La Nina is expected to neutralise by June, United Nation's......

Japan: Factories remain shut, price hike likely

Natural disasters have dented Japan's economy in the past. But this time, the severity and magnitude is hard to comprehend. The aftershocks of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan will be felt in......

'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......

Japan's Matsuyama makes history with Masters win

'Hopefully I'll be a pioneer and many other Japanese will follow.' IMAGE: Hideki Matsuyama said he never allowed himself to think the Green Jacket was his until his tee shot at the par-four 18th......

Dancing robots replace fans at Japanese baseball game

'I think this is like a dystopia.' IMAGE: SoftBank Corp's humanoid robots Pepper and Boston Dynamics' robots Spot in baseball uniforms cheer the team next to empty spectator seats at a baseball......

Coronavirus concerns overshadow Olympic flame arrival in Japan

IMAGE: Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori receives the Olympic Flame from three-time Olympic gold medalists Tadahiro Nomura and Saori Yoshidabe who transported it from Greece to Japan, at......

Japan's crowdless sport: A prelude to a coronavirus-hit Games?

IMAGE: Lonah Chemtai Salpeter of Israel celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the women’s competition during the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday. The organizer had restricted the entry......

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World Test Championship 2023

India held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while Australia secured the...

Manipur's Tragedy

Here are news, updates and coverage from violence hit Manipur.

IPL 2023

Complete coverage of IPL 2023

Sri Lanka's Tour of India 2023

Complete Coverage of Indian cricket team's encounter with Sri Lanka during 3rd Jan - 15th Jan 2023.

GUJARAT, HIMACHAL GO TO POLLS

The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain...
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