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Uber India head Prabhjeet Singh quits, to join as OpenAI MDUber India's head, Prabhjeet Singh, is departing after an 11-year tenure to join OpenAI as its India MD. Singh, led Uber's significant grow...- Tourists in Tokyo could now be fined for throwing trash on streetsTokyo's Shibuya Ward is now fining litterbugs ¥2,000 on the spot. Businesses must provide trash bins or face penalties. These measures aim ...
- How Asia-Pacific is fighting a fuel shock that could get worseAsian nations are grappling with prolonged energy supply strains due to the Middle East conflict, prompting governments to implement costly...
- Japan opens its gates to foreigners after 2 yearsAfter a two-year hiatus, Japan will once again welcome visitors from 98 nations. This is the most important day in COVID-19 travel history ...
- Paralympics follow lead of Olympics: No fans during pandemicThe Paralympics open on Aug. 24 with about 4,400 athletes, a far smaller event than the Olympics with 11,000 athletes. But the Paralympics ...
- Tokyo was promised glory and riches. It got the Olympics in a bubbleThe Olympics are set to close Sunday, a year later than planned and far off the script the organizers described when they won the Games in ...
- We look forward to season of incredible performances: PM Modi wishes Japanese counterpart for OlympicsWishing PM Suga and Japan the very best for Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Modi tweeted, "We look forward to a season of incredible perfor...
- Tokyo Olympics 2020: World leaders from 15 nations to attend opening ceremonyThe decision to limit the number of attendees during the opening ceremony at the National Stadium here was taken in view of the organisers'...
- Olympics: Risk of COVID-19 spread is 'zero', says IOC chief Bach, even as cases rise in TokyoJust over a week before the July 23 opening ceremony, Tokyo reported 1,308 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, its highest daily tally sin...
- IOC framework states countries can replace COVID-infected athlete in mixed team shooting events"For the mixed team event, in case an athlete can no longer take part in the event, but the NOC (National Olympic Committee) has another at...
- Tokyo assembly split after vote amid pandemic Olympics fearsPublic opinion surveys show about 60% of respondents want the Games canceled or postponed again. Behind the fears is the lagging vaccinatio...
- PM's instruction is to provide full support to athletes: Kiren RijijuAs many as 148 athletes across all sports, including those who have qualified for the upcoming Tokyo Games, have already received their fir...
- Conducting Olympics will send strong message that we've moved beyond COVID: IOA chiefThe Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President, who is also an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, is hoping that the Games will ...
- Overseas Tokyo ticket holders may get only partial refundsTokyo organizers have said they would refund the face value of the tickets, but are not responsible for other added charges. They have said...
- Restart date for Tokyo Olympic test events postponed by a monthThe final artistic swimming qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics, originally due to take place from March 4 to 7, has been rescheduled to May 1...
- Japan doubles down on Tokyo Olympics, denies report of cancellationA government spokesman said there was "no truth" to a report in The Times that Japan was now focused on rescheduling the event to 2032.
- 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...
- Cost of Tokyo Olympic delay put at about $2 billion: ReportsThe reported cost of the delay because of the COVID-19 pandemic is in line with repeated estimates over the last several months. The organi...
- Olympics-Domestic ticketholders can apply for refunds in November: Tokyo organisersSince deciding to postpone the Games until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers have said ticketholders could apply for refund...
- COVID-19 impact: Kiren Rijiju and IOA delegation's visit to Tokyo cancelledBesides Kiren Rijiju, the other members of the delegation included Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra, secretary-general R...
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