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......

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......

Japan's first female prime ministerial candidate

Yuriko Koike has made a dring bid for the Japanese prime ministership. She is the first female to contest for the post . Koike is former newscaster and has also previously served as defence......

Modi's friend Abe may easily win Japan's election

'What lies at the core of Abe's stance is Japan's crisis management ability amid the increasingly tense North Korean situation,' says Rajaram Panda. After Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo......

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......

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......

'Tokyo Olympics will send strong message that we've moved beyond COVID'

IMAGE: Tokyo Olympics, which was scheduled to be held last year, was postponed because of the pandemic. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images Opposition to the Olympic Games will be there......

Overseas fans to be barred from Tokyo Olympics

IMAGE: People have their photographs taken next to the Olympic Rings. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images International spectators will not be allowed to enter Japan during this summer's......