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Will Japan Get Its First Lady PM?

Two women are in contention to become prime minister for the first time in Japan's history -- a potential turning point for a country that ranks below Saudi Arabia in terms of female political......

What cities look like during the coronavirus quarantine

Closures, travel restrictions, and self-isolation measures due to the coronavirus have cleared public squares, roads, and travel destinations across the globe. Photographers have been capturing the......

What Lessons can India Learn from Japan?

'Both India and Japan can find themselves in a win-win situation if they draw some lessons from each other's strengths,' says Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo removes his......

What Olympics postponement will cost Japan

'The Olympics postponement may not be a political body blow to Abe Shinzo, but it is no denying that the economic cost of the postponement of the Games will be heavy for Japan,' observes Dr Rajaram......

Cop who probed 2012 gang rape to receive award in NYC

Indian woman police officer Chhaya Sharma, who led the investigation into the brutal 2012 December gang rape, has been chosen along with six others for the 2019 Asia Society Game Changers award for......

Canon mulls plants in India to hedge against US-China trade war

Firm is conducting feasilbility studies on setting up units in 40 countries, will take final call based on global fallout of trade spat. Canon, the global seller of imaging and optical products,......

India's household wealth touches $5 trillion; M-cap rises 30%

India’s wealth grew by $451 billion, the eighth largest wealth gain globally. India’s household wealth increased 10 per cent to $5 trillion in the one-year period to mid-2017,......

India Inc's foreign borrowings down 40%

No new capacity addition is planned for 2018 and capital expenditure plans are on hold Indian companies raised 40 per cent less in foreign currency loans this year till date at $13.5 billion......

Warburg Pincus ups India play

Invests $1.1 billion in 6 months, against $3.7 billion in 20 years Private equity (PE) giant Warburg Pincus has fast-paced investments in India and deployed $1.14 billion in the past six months,......

If rupee depreciates 10%, these Indian cos will be in serious trouble

Since most Indian firms have kept their forex exposure unhedged, credit profile of companies in the highly sensitive sectors such as oil & gas, metal & mining, airlines could weaken substantially,......

How Tom Cruise towers over Cameron Diaz!

When Tom Cruise arrived at the Tokyo premiere of Knight & Day' along side Cameron Diaz recently, he managed to match up the height of his 2 inches taller co-star. And now we can tell how. At 5ft7,......

PIX: Easy for Swiatek; Kasatkina whips Miyazaki

IMAGES from Day 4 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Thursday. IMAGE: Poland's Iga Swiatek posted her 21st straight victory, beating......

Olympic Truce commences as IOC chief Bach visits Hiroshima

IMAGE: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), bump elbows at the start of their talks at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office Building......

Tokyo Games: Nigerian delegate hospitalised with COVID-19

The individual, a non-athlete in their 60s, tested positive on Thursday evening at the airport with mild symptoms but was hospitalised because of age and pre-existing conditions, the broadcaster......

Risk of COVID spread is 'zero', IOC chief says, amid rising cases

IMAGE: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), bump elbows at the start of their talks. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters International......

Global interest in Tokyo Games muted

Only 22 per cent of Japanese say the Games should go ahead IMAGE: An anti-Olympics protest in Tokyo, May 17, 2021. Photograph: Naoki Ogura/Reuters Global interest in the Tokyo Olympics is muted, a......

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