Typhoon Hagibis leaves deaths, destruction in Japan

The biggest storm -- Typhoon Hagibis -- to hit Japan in decades left deaths and destruction in its wake, as it battered the central and eastern parts of the country.  The storm flooded rivers......

Fukushima operators' disastrous error irks Japan

Japanese government on Monday blasted the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant for its "absolutely unacceptable" mistake of giving an extremely high radiation reading, as engineers......

7.3 quake rocks Japan; 1 metre high tsunami hits Miyagi

A strong earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck northeastern Japanon Friday.A 1 metre high tsunami hit Miyagi prefecture soon after. The earthquake occurred at 5:18 pm Japan time......

Tsunami hits Japan after strong 6.9 quake

A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Tuesday, triggering tsunamis along the coast including a one-metre (3.3-foot) wave that crashed ashore at the stricken Fukushima......

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......

From Chak De! India to Luck

After the success of Chak De! India, Chitrashi Rawat settled down in her new career in showbiz. She shifted base from the mountains of Dehra Dun to the neon lights of Mumbai. She bagged a......

'I'm here to sell my talent, not myself'

Bollywood is going to get a taste of new talent in the form of Anjali Pandey. Pandey, who hails from Raniket, Uttranchal, hopes to make a shift from the world of modelling to the glamorous world......

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......

PIX: Cherry blossom-themed torch for Tokyo Olympics

The torch was designed with input from children from the areas most severely damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. IMAGE: The torch bears the motif of a cherry blossom, Japan's most familiar......

Brazil seal WC berth, Argentina dice with death

Brazil secured their place at the 2010 World Cup with an impressive 3-1 win over arch-rivals Argentina while South America's other candidates jockeyed for the region's other three automatic berths.......

Spotted: India football coach Bob Houghton

Reader Abhilash Jaiswal sent us this photograph. 'I met Bob Houghton, coach of the Indian football team after winning the Nehru Cup in Delhi,' writes Abhilash. 'He was the striker of Fulham FC......

Japan committed to hosting Olympics on schedule even as virus spreads

IMAGE: Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee hold a news paper as he attends a news conference in Tokyo. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters The president of the......