Akie Abe Carries Her Husband's Ashes

Glimpses of the State funeral for Japan's former prime minister Abe Shinzo at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo, September 27, 2022.   IMAGE: Staff prepare before the start of the funeral.......

US-Gambia joint probe links child deaths to Indian cough syrups

A joint probe by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the US and the Gambian health authorities has suggested a strong link between the death of many children in Gambia and the......

Modi leaves for Tokyo to attend Abe Shinzo's state funeral

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Tokyo on Monday evening to attend the state funeral of Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who reshaped Japan's foreign policy including setting out a......

Abe Shinzo's Final Journey

Three days after he was shot while delivering a speech in the western Japanese city of Nara, Abe Shinzo, Japan's longest serving prime minister, began his final journey in Tokyo. IMAGE: The......

Alcohol brands style up for brand recall

If premium whiskey brand Johnnie Walker appropriated "Keep Walking" as its famous advertising line, other liquor brands seem to say "keep ramp walking". The recently concluded four-city promotion......

The best James Bond cars of all time

Image: Staff of an auction house dressed as characters from a James Bond film pose with the 1976 Lotus Esprit. Photograph: Scarff/Getty Images None of the James Bond movies are complete......

Service tax net looms over fashion designers

Service tax collections from the fashion design industry are yet to take off because of the loopholes in the definition of the taxable entity.Only five out of the 85 fashion designers listed with......

Bollywood fashion goes global

Actor Suniel Shetty and producer Prakash Khubchandani launched a chain of Bollywood inspired designer wear.On October 3, Dubai got an unusual fashion store. The style lounge, aptly named......

2024: Top 10 International Films

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite 2024 films that he watched at film festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Toronto and India. It's that time for the year to track its very best. These are personal choices,......

'Aage Badho, Hum Tumhare Saath Hain'

'Representing our country is a wonderful honour and a mighty task that we are all looking forward to.' IMAGE: Nitanshi Goel with Kiran Rao. Photograph: Kind courtesy Nitanshi Goel/Instagram With......

Plan Your Weekend OTT Watch

Bring on the popcorn, the OTT scene is buzzing with three things -- entertainment, entertainment, entertainment. Salaar: Part 1-- CeasefireWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Telugu (with subtitles)......

19 Brilliant Movies You Need To Watch

Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you. A lot has changed since the 2019......

Mask-shy Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan rain on COVID-compliant opening parade

Pakistan's two flagbearers also chose not to cover their faces, unlike the vast majority of other participants, at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony on Friday. IMAGE: Flagbearers Kanykei......

Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo ahead of opening ceremony

The flame was carried to the podium by three-time Paralympic shooter Taguchi Aki. It was a special moment for Taguchi, as it came 106-days after she lit the celebration cauldron when the Tokyo 2020......

High fives, smiles but no cheers as Olympic torch relay gets going

IMAGE: Members of Nadeshiko Japan, Japan's women's national soccer team, lead the torch relay during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Grand Start in Naraha, Fukushima. Photograph: Kim......

Olympic Games torch relay organisers take measures against coronavirus

IMAGE: Aki Taguchi, left, poses on stage to unveil the Torch Relay official uniform. Photograph: Matt Roberts/Getty Images Greek organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame lighting ceremony in......

PIX: Trump watches 'incredible' sumo wrestling in Japan

'It was amazing to see the president here. I wish more Japanese young people would take an interest in sumo.' IMAGE: US President Donald Trump, centre, first lady Melania Trump, 2nd right,......