New Delhi, Mar 14 : With Japan facing the prospect of a nuclear catastrophe, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said an immediate technical review of India's atomic plants has been ordered to check if they
Tokyo, March 13: A volcano in southwestern Japan erupted Sunday after nearly two weeks of relative silence, sending ash and rocks up to four kilometres into the air, a local official said.It was not immediately
Tokyo, Mar 13: Japan today warned of another explosion at Fukushima plant as it battled hard to avert multiple meltdowns at two of its nuclear reactors damaged by the devastating tsunami triggered earthquake amid fears
New York, March 12: The powerful earthquake that unleashed a devastating tsunami Friday appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis."At this
Tokyo, Mar 12: Japan's nuclear authorities warned today that quake-hit atomic plant Fukushima No. 1, about 250 kilometres northeast of Tokyo, "may be experiencing a nuclear meltdown", media said.Kyodo News agency said radioactive caesium had
New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) A day after Japan was hit by giant tidal waves caused by a massive earthquake which has left 1600 people dead or unaccounted for there, India today said all its
Tokyo, March 12 : The first wave of military rescuers began arriving by boats and helicopters.Prime Minister Naoto Kan said 50,000 troops would join rescue and recovery efforts following the quake that unleashed one of
Tokyo, March 12 : The combined number of people who died or are unaccounted for in Friday's catastrophic earthquake in Japan topped 1,200 Saturday, according to a police tally. Following are other facts relating to
Santiago, (Chile), Mar 12: Islanders and coastal residents along Latin America's Pacific seaboard moved to higher ground Friday as a precaution against possible tsunami following the superquake that bashed northeastern Japan with huge waves.Officials, however,
Tokyo, Mar 12: Japan declared states of emergency for five nuclear reactors at two power plants after the units lost cooling ability in the aftermath of Friday's powerful earthquake. Thousands of residents were evacuated as
Tokyo, Mar 12: Japan confronted devastation along its northeastern coast on Saturday, with fires raging and parts of some cities under water after a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed at least 1,000 people.
Tokyo, Mar 10: Japan's huge earthquake brought super-modern Tokyo to a standstill Friday, paralyzing trains that normally run like clockwork and stranding hordes of commuters carrying mobile phones rendered largely useless by widespread outages. The
New Delhi/Hyderabad, Mar 11: India faces no threat of tsunami from the massive earthquake that hit Japan today, Government said, allaying fears of the repeat of 2004 when the southern parts of the country were
Honolulu, Mar 10: Tsunami waves swamped Hawaii beaches and brushed the U.S. western coast Friday but didn't immediately cause major damage after devastating Japan and sparking evacuations throughout the Pacific. Kauai was the first of
Tokyo, Mar 11: Millions of people in greater Tokyo were stranded far away from home today evening after Japan's biggest earthquake on record shut down the capital's massive subway system.Sirens wailed through Tokyo, television helicopters
New Delhi, Mar 11: India today said there were no reports of any casualties amongst the approximately 25,000-strong Indian community in Japan hit by rpt by a severe earthquake and tsunami and offered assistance that
Tokyo, March 11: Fires triggered by a massive quake that hit Japan on Friday are burning out of control up and down the coast, including one at an oil refinery Ichinara City, Chiba prefecture.Despite firefighters'
Honolulu, March 11: Hawaii and other parts of the Pacific braced for a destructive tsunami early Friday after a massive earthquake struck in Japan.Tsunami sirens were sounded and coastal areas were being evacuated in Hawaii,
Tokyo, March 11: The huge tsunami waves triggered by the 8.9 earthquake in Japan are expected to touch the shores of South America 21 hours after the first occurence. Tsunami waves will be touching Hawaii
Tokyo, March 11 : The Japanese government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has said no abnormal levels of radiation have been reported at four nuclear power plants in the quake-hit Tohoku region. Tokyo-based NHK news agency
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