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Japan: Train services suspended between Tokyo, Yokohama due to concrete on tracks
Tokyo: Train services on Japan’s JR Yokosuka line between Tokyo and Yokohama stations were suspended on Thursday due to concrete on tracks in a tunnel. Multiple pieces of concrete have fallen onto…
- Telangana
Startup promotion in Telangana, 8 other projects get Japan’s loan commitment
New Delhi: The finance ministry on Tuesday said that the Japanese government has committed a loan of 232.209 billion yen (about Rs 12,800 crore) for nine projects related to various sectors in…
- Business
Japan sinks into recession, loses spot as world’s 3rd-largest economy
New Delhi: Japan has slipped to the world’s fourth-largest economy as it fell behind the size of Germany’s in 2023, says Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research, HDFC Securities. Japan’s nominal GDP…
- Bollywood
Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan to romance Sai Pallavi – pics
Mumbai: Aamir Khan’s son, Junaid Khan, is set to make his Bollywood debut with Yash Raj Films Maharaj and will also feature alongside Sai Pallavi in a film that includes the popular…
- India
DGCA issues circular to prevent runway incursions after Haneda airport incident
New Delhi: To prevent instances of runway incursions at airports, aviation watchdog DGCA has asked stakeholders to put in place a runway safety team at all airports and adopt technologies to improve…
- World
4.7-magnitude quake rocks Japan’s Noto region
Tokyo: A 4.7 magnitude earthquake with jolted Japan’s Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture, the weather agency said here on Sunday. The temblor hit the region at 12:36 p.m. local time (0336 GMT)…
- World
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 jolts Japan
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 jolted Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture and other surrounding areas in Japan on Sunday morning, the country’s weather agency said. The quake occurred at 8:59…
- Business
AWS to invest over $15 bn in Japan to expand data centres
Tokyo: Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud arm of e-commerce giant Amazon, on Friday announced that it will invest about $15.5 billion (about 2.3 trillion yen) in Japan over five years between…
- World
Death toll in Japan’s quake-hit Ishikawa prefecture rises to 220
Tokyo: The death toll from the devastating 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture on January 1, increased to 220 on Sunday, while 20 people still unaccounted for, according to authorities. Strong…
- News
TOMCOM to start recruitment for hospitality jobs in Japan
Hyderabad: Telangana Overseas Manpower Company Limited (TOMCOM), which is part of the department of labour, employment training, and factories of the government of Telangana, issued a notification on Wednesday, January 10, announcing…
- World
Suspicious object found at gate of Japan’s Parliament building
Tokyo: A suspicious object was found at the main gate of Japan’s National Diet (Parliament) Building in Tokyo, but has been confirmed of not being dangerous, local media reported on Tuesday. A…
- News
Japan earthquake toll rises to 168
Tokyo: The death toll has climbed to 168 in Japan’s Ishikawa after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the central prefecture and its vicinity last week, as heavy…
- World
128 killed, 195 missing in Japan’s quake-hit Ishikawa prefecture
Tokyo: The death toll reached 128 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa, six days after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity, authorities…