Japan PM orders restart of N-reactors amid protests

A year after a meltdown at Fukushima, Japan on Saturday ordered country's nuclear reactors to go online to head off a summer energy crunch. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda instructed the Kansai......

'Nine months' to bring Japan's N-crisis under control

Under fire for its handling of the atomic crisis at radiation-leaking Fukushima nuclear complex, the plant's operator on Sunday said it aims to stabilise the facility within six to nine months, as......

Japan quake: 4,000 bodies remain unidentified

The identities of around 4,000 bodies collected following March 11's 9.0-magnitute earthquake and ensuing tsunami still remain unconfirmed, the country's National Police Agency has said. "They were......

Australian PM visits Japan's tsunami town

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Saturday became the first foreign leader to visit Japan's tsunami-ravaged northeast, where authorities battled hard to contain an atomic crisis at the......

Sensex rides on bluechip stocks; rises 585 points

Stock markets snapped the six-day losing run on Tuesday with benchmark Sensex climbing nearly 585 points on the back of value buying in blue-chips like HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and Mahindra &......

Japanese cos eye Indian power sector

Japanese power companies, including Tokyo Electric Power Company and J-Power, seek to make their presence felt in India. "They might not look at the bigger projects like ultra mega power projects......

Sensex rallies 453 points to new peak

M&M was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, zooming over 5 per cent, followed by PowerGrid, ITC, L&T, Tech Mahindra, Titan and Tata Steel. Nifty rallied 169.80 points to 18,161.75. Equity benchmark......

Japan's $34-bn pledge unmasks Modi's growth ploy

Narendra Modi completed his first 100 days in office in style: by inking a $34-billion investment agreement with his Japanese counterpart -- and Twitter buddy -- Shinzo Abe. But the pact also......