Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Former beauty queen, veteran actress and cancer survivor Nafisa Ali has celebrated 50 years of being crowned Miss India 1976, and reminisced about how she represented the country at the Miss International 1976 pageant in Tokyo, where she was named as the second runner-up. Nafisa, who in April 2026 shared a picture of her surgical scar in her abdomen and also shared details about her chemotherapy later on, shared a string of sepia-hued images from her time in the beauty page…
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Tokyo, July 6 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Tokyo on Monday thanked visiting members of Japan’s Diet for their support in bolstering India-Japan partnership.”Charge d’Affaires Madhu Sudan welcomed Representative Junichi Mizuoka of the Constitutional Democratic Party, along with the party’s members of the Diet. We sincerely thank you for your strong support for the partnership between India and Japan,” the Embassy wrote on X.Madhu Sudan also visited a retrospective exhibition of the former Prime…
Tokyo (Japan), July 6 (IANS) O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) successfully convened the 3rd India-Japan Higher Education Forum 2026 on the theme “Shaping Universities of the Future in the Era of Human and Artificial Intelligence.”The Forum in Tokyo brought together senior university leaders, diplomats, policymakers, academics and students from India and Japan for a substantive dialogue on higher education, academic mobility, research collaboration, technology, sustainability and education…
Shanghai, July 5 (IANS) Lucas di Grassi ended a four-year Formula E winless streak with a stunning victory in the second race of the 2025-26 Shanghai E-Prix double-header on Sunday, while Pascal Wehrlein moved into the championship lead after rival Mitch Evans failed to start.Di Grassi charged from 19th on the grid to claim his first Formula E victory since London in 2022 and the first for Lola Yamaha since the manufacturer took over the Abt Cupra team’s license in 2024.Rain fell throughout the …
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) When Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in India, the visit was hailed as another milestone in the Indo-Japanese partnership. Yet, for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this relationship is not merely a matter of statecraft — it is a personal journey that began long before he assumed office in 2014.His fascination with Japan, its culture, and its technological brilliance stretches back decades, weaving a story of friendship, curiosity, and vision.Prime Minister …
Tokyo, June 28 (IANS) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan early Sunday, the country’s weather agency said. No tsunami warning was issued. The temblor occurred at 5:21 a.m. local time off Iwate’s eastern coast at a depth of about 40 km, measuring lower 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale of 7 in parts of Aomori and Iwate prefectures, reports Xinhua, quoting the Japan Meteorological Agency.No abnormalities were reported at the Higash…
Tokyo, June 27 (IANS) A total of 10 people sustained minor injuries after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck the central Japanese prefecture of Yamanashi and nearby areas, local media reported on Saturday. The temblor occurred at around 10:29 p.m. local time on Friday (local time) at a depth of about 20 km. It measured lower 6, the third-highest level on Japan’s seismic intensity scale of 7, in Fujikawaguchiko Town and Upper 5 in Otsuki City, both in Yamanashi Prefecture, according to the Japan M…
Tokyo, June 25 (IANS) At least four people were injured after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Japan on Thursday morning, local media reported. The temblor, revised up from a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, occurred at around 7:30 a.m. local time off the eastern coast of Iwate Prefecture at a depth of about 40 km. It measured upper 6, the second-highest level on Japan’s seismic scale of 7, in Hashikami Town and lower 6 in Hachinohe City, both in Aomori Prefecture, the Japan Meteorolo…
Tokyo, June 19 (IANS) As many as 11 people, including eight children, were injured after a fire erupted at an elementary school in Japan’s Tokyo on Friday, local media reported citing authorities. Majority of the injured suffered smoke inhalation at the school in Kita Ward while two students broke their arms and a female teacher fractured her pelvis, authorities said. The fire incident was reported at around 11 am (local time), according to the local fire department.The fire erupted in a storage…
Doha, June 18 (IANS) Tokyo Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra has shed light on the decision to end his coaching partnership with javelin legend Jan Zelezny, revealing that the move was driven more by practicality than performance.Speaking during the Wanda Diamond League media interaction in Doha on Thursday, Chopra said that while working with the three-time Olympic champion helped him achieve the long-awaited 90-metre milestone, he eventually decided to return to a setup centred around familiarity…