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US, Australia, Japan target China on Covid-19. Should India join or act in self-interest?

US allies Japan and Australia, it appears, have joined ranks to call out and penalise China for its inaction with regard to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Japan unveils record $992 billion stimulus package as PM Shinzo Abe declares emergency

Abe said the stimulus package, equivalent to 20% of the Japan’s annual economic output, is to help face the biggest crisis since the end of World War II.

A JNU lab is working on a revamped BCG vaccine with Covid-19 protein to fight pandemic

Immunologist Dr Gobardhan Das believes countries with mass BCG immunisation, like India, have a better chance at fighting the novel coronavirus.

Rename WHO as Chinese Health Organization: Japan slams UN body for ‘giving into China’s spin’

Japan's Deputy PM Taro Aso slams WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for his 'inadequate evaluation to address the coronavirus outbreak'.

Japan is counting on its obedient citizens to lock themselves down

The governors of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures asked people who didn’t need to be out to stay home last weekend and many did just that.

Herd of deer not lounging on Ooty-Coimbatore road amid coronavirus lockdown

The image of Sika deer herd, which has been shared by several verified handles on Twitter, was shot 6 years ago in Japan's Nara Park.

Tokyo Olympics become biggest sporting event halted by virus

The postponement will be first since modern games began in 19th century and make Tokyo 2020 Olympics the biggest sporting event called off due to COVID-19.

Japan is paralysed because it doesn’t know what to do with the Olympics

Other sporting events in Japan, US and and other countries have been canceled, delayed or held without spectators because of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Japan picks up Olympic Committee baton, keeps planning for games

The International Olympic Committee says it remains 'fully committed' to the event and there is no need for any 'drastic decisions' at this stage.

Air India evacuates 119 Indians, 5 foreigners from coronavirus-hit cruise ship in Japan

The evacuees had been stuck aboard the Diamond Princess cruise since 3 February, when a passenger who disembarked at Hong Kong was identified as a carrier of the disease.

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Potassium fertilisers can improve crop yields. Indian farmers must reduce nitrogen usage

Our study presents evidence suggestive of the fact that farmers who demonstrate greater knowledge about the importance of potassium tend to achieve higher yields and revenues.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.