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Five coast guards killed in plane collision at Japan's airport

In a devastating incident at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday, a Japan Airlines aircraft collided with a Japan Coast Guard plane, resulting in a fiery crash that claimed the lives of five coast......

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......

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. ......

Hearing aids for PM, Chinese premier

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese President Hu Jintao are helped by their aides as they arrive for a joint press briefing with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, Brazilian President Luiz......

Cong says it has numbers

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the Left's decision would not affect the United Progressive Alliance's stability. "I don't think the Left's move will affect the stability of the......

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......

AirAsia offers 3 million seats at discounted prices

In one of the biggest discounted sale offers, Malaysian carrier AirAsia on Monday put three million (30 lakh) seats up for grab for destinations including India. As part of this mega sale offer,......

Japanese use mobiles to find nearest toilet

Buying movie tickets and paying power bill are among a string of increasingly popular uses for mobiles. Now, tech-savvy Japanese have found an unusual use for cell phones -- to locate the nearest......

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......

Why G8 Summit is crucial for Dr Singh and Japan PM

There seems to be more in common between the predicament that faces Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and the dilemma that has dogged Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh than it would appear......

Olympics: Ecuador's Pintado blazes to 20km race walk win

IMAGE: Brian Daniel Pintado of Ecuador celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 20km race walk at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Moments after......

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......

Day 4: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Freestyle skiing- China's Gu wins Bir Air gold IMAGE: Gu Ailing Eileen of China reacts after her run during the Freestyle skiing Women's Freeski Big Air final Run 2 at the Big Air Shougang,......

Tokyo Games: DRAMATIC Moments

From sharing medals to defections to political gestures to punching horses, the Tokyo Olympics had it all. HIGH JUMPERS SHARE GOLD IMAGE: Team Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim and Team Italy's......

Kenya's Kipchoge wins back-to-back marathon golds

Eliud Kipchoge, 36, joins Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila (1960 and 1964) and East Germany's Waldemar Cierpinski (1976 and 1980) as the only runners to win back-to-back gold medals on the Olympic stage.......

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