Shanghai to welcome 300 authors
August 1st, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 1 (IANS) This year's Shanghai Book Fair will feature more than 300 writers and academics as well as 150,000 books from both home and abroad.The annual event, now ... Read more...
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Hope for baldness cure
April 30th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 30 (IANS) New hopes of a cure for baldness have been sparked after Japanese researchers claimed to have successfully grown hair on hairless mice, The Independent reported Monday.Scientists ... Read more...
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UAE, Japan hold talks
January 29th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Jan 29 (IANS/WAM) Top officials of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Japan held talks here Sunday.Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, deputy ruler of Dubai and the UAE's ... Read more...
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Third climber dies on Mt Everest
May 13th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 13 (IANS) A 59-year-old Japanese climber who had scaled Mt Everest twice in the past died while attempting to summit a third time, making the death toll this month ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Japan needs 2-3 months to end nuclear crisis
April 16th, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, April 16 (IANS) Japan will need at least two to three more months to bring an end to the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, a nuclear industry ... Read more...
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First-born kids ‘more likely to suffer from allergies’
March 29th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
First-born kids 'more likely to suffer from allergies'London, Mar 29 (ANI): First-born children are more likely to suffer from allergies than their younger brothers and sisters, Japanese scientists have found.The researchers discovered ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Japan’s TEPCO apologizes for massive radiation spike
March 28th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar.28 (ANI): The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) officials have apologized for the huge spike in radiation levels at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, saying it was a mistake.Emergency workers struggling ... Read more...
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First-born more likely to suffer from allergies
March 21st, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 21 (IANS) As a first born, you are more likely to suffer from particular allergies than your younger siblings, a new research says."It has been established that individuals ... Read more...
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Women living near roads more likely to have premature birth
December 3rd, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 3 (IANS) Pregnant women who live near busy roads have a higher risk of delivering a premature baby compared to those residing in quieter areas, a study has pointed out.Study ... Read more...
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Asian Games cycling: Sombir, Atul finish 27th and 32nd in road race
November 22nd, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 22 (IANS) Indian cyclists Sombir and Atul Kumar finished 27th and 32nd in the individual road race competition at the Asian Games here Monday.Sombir clocked four hours 15 minutes ... Read more...
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Kurosawa’s assistant laments decline of Japanese cinema
October 25th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Satyen K. Bordoloi
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) The highlight of the Mumbai Film Festival this year has been the amazing retrospective of Japanese cinema. And giving thumbs up to the same was ... Read more...
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Peugeot Citroen-Mitsubishi starts production in Russia
April 23rd, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Peugeot Citroen-Mitsubishi alliance officially launched automobile production in Russia Friday.
The facility in Kaluga region, which has an annual capacity of 125,000 cars, has been working under ... Read more...
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Data could help unlock mystery of undersea supervolcanoes
April 12th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 12 (IANS) Scientists drilling into a large volcanic mountain chain lying underwater off the coast of Japan have collected new data that may provide clues to unlocking the mystery of ... Read more...
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Malvinder Singh steps down as Ranbaxy’s chief executive (Lead)
May 24th, 2009 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Malvinder Mohan Singh has stepped down as chairman, managing director and chief executive of India's largest pharmaceutical company, Ranbaxy Laboratories, which was acquired last year by Japan's ... Read more...
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Malvinder Singh steps down as Ranbaxy chief executive
May 24th, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Malvinder Mohan Singh has stepped down as chairman, managing director and chief executive of India's largest pharmaceuticals company, Ranbaxy Laboratories, which was acquired last year by Japan's ... Read more...
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It was difficult to play half man-half woman: Aamir Khan
October 14th, 2008 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) Seasoned actor Aamir Khan, known for portraying versatile characters in films, says playing half male and half female in an ad was one of the most difficult tasks ... Read more...
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Ex-Japanese national in Nepal polls supporting monarchy
April 5th, 2008 - 2:12 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, April 5 (IANS) He came to Nepal in the 1960s to climb its mountains and decided to stay on. Now Takashi Miyahara, a Japanese national who has taken Nepali ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Nepal king finds new ally
April 5th, 2008 - 1:23 pm ICT by admin
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, April 5 (IANS) He came to Nepal in the 1960s to climb its mountains and decided to stay on. Ask Takashi Miyahara what made him leave his homeland and ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |