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Opposition alleges petrol prices stable only till Assembly polls get overOpposition members in Rajya Sabha questioned the government's excise duty cuts on petrol and diesel, linking them to upcoming assembly elec...
Japan executes ‘Twitter Killer’ who lured and dismembered nine suicidal victims in Zama ‘house of horrors’Japan executed Takahiro Shiraishi, infamously known as the 'Twitter killer'. He murdered nine individuals in 2017. Shiraishi lured victims ...
Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu backs Narayana Murthy's 70-hour work week, says it is necessary for economic developmentSridhar Vembu, CEO of Zoho Corporation, backs the 70-hour work week notion, citing examples from East Asia but highlights the demographic c...
'Peak government ridiculousness': Social media reacts to Japan booking 17-year-old dead girlA teenager in Japan fell from a shopping centre rooftop, landing on and killing a pedestrian, prompting her posthumous prosecution for gros...
Being cultured in JapanJapan's unique culture blends modernity with tradition, yet struggles with deep-seated xenophobia and a rigid societal structure. Despite i...
Why is Japan seeking a summit with nuclear-armed North Korea?United States President Joe Biden has expressed support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's efforts to hold face-to-face talks with...
Suicide rate in Korea rises, highest among developed countries. Here's whySouth Korea recorded a suicide rate of 26, the highest among all developed nations. The rising rate is being attributed to the economic tur...
Pandemic reveals hidden poverty in wealthy JapanThe world's third-largest economy has seen a relatively small coronavirus outbreak so far, with around 4,500 deaths and largely without the...
Japan's suicides jump 16% in COVID-19 2nd wave after fall in 1st wave: StudyThe July-October suicide rate rose 16% from the same period a year earlier, a stark reversal of the February-June decline of 14%, according...
Safety alerting lights, surfaces that nudge you to wash hands after contact can create new solutions in a post-Covid world‘Touch’ safety solutions will modify behaviours and reduce anxiety.
All hail the Mediterranean diet: Spain declared world's healthiest nationJapan was the healthiest Asian nation.
Are fuel prices high to pay for interest on bullet train loan, asks Shiv SenaThe party had earlier decried Union minister Alphons Kannanthanam's remarks on fuel price hikes as an "insult" to the poor and the middle c...
Tata Steel veteran Partha Sengupta joins JSW SteelThe company has given Sengupta charge of overseeing the capacity expansion at Dolvi steel plant to 5 million tonnes at a cost of Rs 3,300 c...
NDA government deaf to farmers' agony: CongressAccusing the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre of being "anti-farmer", the Congress today said that it follows a NAMO policy - No Agricu...
Depression is the main cause of farm suicidesThe global suicide pattern shows no close link with farming, poverty or welfare. The overwhelming cause of suicide is mental stress, not fi...
Japan unveils plans for fund to tackle child povertyThe move follows a law passed by parliament last year aimed at tackling an issue that critics say has long been swept under the carpet in J...
Maharashtra polls: Narendra Modi attacks Congress, NCP over corruptionAs during his Lok Sabha poll campaign, Modi once again drew comparison between Gujarat and Maharashtra over development.
Limiting access to pesticides can prevent suicides: WHOMore than 800,000 people die by suicide every year, according to WHO's first global report on suicide prevention.
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