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…
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New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The future utility of the Quad will not be defined by its transformation into an ‘Asian NATO’ or by rhetorical rivalry with Beijing. Instead, its relevance will depend on whether it can evolve into a flexible strategic mechanism capable of stabilising an increasingly fragmented maritime and economic order stretching from the Pacific to the Gulf, a report has stated.During the recent visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to India, the consistent public response unde…
Tokyo, June 11 (IANS) Bear attacks have left at least 27 people injured or dead across nine prefectures in Japan during the current fiscal year as of Wednesday noon, according to a tally by a public broadcaster. According to the Ministry of the Environment, four of the victims were confirmed to have died after being attacked by bears.By prefecture, Fukushima recorded the highest number of casualties with eight, followed by Akita with five, Iwate with four, Yamagata and Toyama with three each, an…
Los Angeles, June 8 (IANS) The reality star Kim Kardashian and her F1 racer boyfriend Lewis Hamilton are getting loved up. The racer showed love to his girlfriend Kim Kardashian at the F1 Monaco Grand Prix. While celebrating his second-place finish at the Formula One racing event in Monte Carlo on Sunday, June 7, the Ferrari driver, 41, blew a subtle kiss to the reality star 45, from the podium, reports ‘People’ magazine.In videos of the moment shared to social media, Kim can be seen filming…
Mumbai, June 6 (IANS) A few hours after Grandmaster (GM) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa made history by becoming the first Indian to win the Norway Chess title, his sister R Vaishali finished on the podium by claiming the title in the first event of the WR Women’s Chess Tour in Tokyo, Japan.Vaishali, the World Championship Challenger, shone bright in the eight-player rapid event with a time control of 15 minutes with a 10-second increment after every move.Vaishali finished ahead of Russians Alexandra…
Rome, June 5 (IANS) After Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage produced the best javelin throw of his career to smash the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea meeting record with a world-leading 92.62m at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Rome, he said winning the event feels like a Sri Lankan festival. The Sri Lankan opened with 84.49m – a mark that would have been good enough to win – before launching his second-round effort way beyond 90 metres. In the process, he became the first man in 2026, and the first …
Tokyo, June 3 (IANS) The recent incidents across Japan, including at the Kawagoe mosque, allegations of illegal structures in Hokkaido linked to Pakistani communities, and protests in Fujisawa over proposed mosques near Shinto, have highlighted recurring tensions over “zoning, noise from calls to prayer, traffic, and cultural practices,” a report has stated. “In late May 2026, Kawagoe City in Saitama Prefecture ordered the demolition of the Japan Jame Masjid Ramzan, a mosque constructed with…
Singapore, May 31 (IANS) South Korea has discussed a Japan-proposed bilateral military logistics support pact with Tokyo, although Seoul maintained its reservations over the matter, Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back said on Sunday. Ahn made the remarks to the press at a defence forum in Singapore, a day after he had bilateral talks with Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi.”There were discussions regarding (a potential) Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA),” the South Korean Defenc…
Singapore, May 30 (IANS) Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi pitched for the possible export of Japan’s advanced Mogami-class frigate to New Zealand on Saturday. Koizumi made the proposal during the first trilateral meeting with his New Zealand and Australian counterparts, Chris Penk and Richard Marles on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue regional security forum in Singapore, Japanese media reported. During the meeting, the ministers reaffirmed their commitment to closer defence …
Tokyo, May 30 (IANS) Around 10,000 people gathered in front of Japan’s National Diet Building in Tokyo for an anti-war rally, protesting what they described as a series of dangerous policy moves pursued by the government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.Held under the theme “Don’t Let War Happen,” the rally saw participants holding banners reading “No to Lethal Weapons Exports” and “Stop War Profiteering,” while chanting slogans such as “No War,” “No Military Buildup,” and “Protect Peace” to exp…