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  Japan Faces Nuclear Catastrophe Of The Chernobyl Kind

  World | March 15, 2011 21:35 IST

  Tokyo, March 15: Japan's nuclear crisis verged toward catastrophe on Tuesday after an explosion damaged the vessel containing the nuclear core at one reactor and a fire at another spewed large amounts of radioactive material

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  Infosys Calls Back All Staff From Japan

  India | March 15, 2011 18:35 IST

  New Delhi, March 15: Infosys on Tuesday called back all its employees based in Japan. Infosys has around 350 employees working in various projects in Japan. Mohandas Pai, Director Human Resources, Infosys, said: "All employees

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  Second Hydrogen Blast At Japan's Fukushima N-plant

  World | March 14, 2011 20:12 IST

  Tokyo, Mar 14: A second hydrogen explosion rocked the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant leaving 11 workers injured amid fresh fears of a 'meltdown' as Japan intensified efforts to contain radiation levels.A thick column of smoke

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  India Orders Safety Review Of All N-Power Plants

  India | March 14, 2011 17:49 IST

  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

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  Japan Volcano Again Sends Columns Of Ash In Air

  World | March 13, 2011 20:05 IST

  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

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  Japan Warns Of 2nd Explosion At N-Plant; Toll Cross 10,000

  World | March 13, 2011 18:02 IST

  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

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  Quake Moved Japan Coast 8 Feet; Shifted Earth's Axis

  World | March 13, 2011 11:17 IST

  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

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  Quake-Hit Nuke Plant 'May Be In Meltdown'

  World | March 13, 2011 11:18 IST

  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

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  All Indian Nationals Safe In Quake-Hit Japan: Govt

  India | March 12, 2011 19:57 IST

  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

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  215,000 People Homeless In Japan

  World | March 13, 2011 11:18 IST

  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

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  Thousands In Japan Missing After Quake, Tsunami

  World | March 13, 2011 11:17 IST

  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

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  Latin Americans Evacuate, But No Tsunami Damage

  World | March 12, 2011 9:34 IST

  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,

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  Japan Quake Causes Emergencies At 5 Nuke Reactors

  World | March 12, 2011 8:26 IST

  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

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  People Buried Under Rubble Call Out For Help, Food

  World | March 13, 2011 11:17 IST

  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.

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  Thousands Roam Tokyo Streets, Stations After Quake

  World | March 11, 2011 22:32 IST

  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

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  No Tsunami Threat To India From Japan Quake, Says Govt

  India | March 11, 2011 20:40 IST

  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

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  Tsunami Waves Hit US Mainland Coast

  World | March 11, 2011 22:28 IST

  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

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  Millions Stuck In Tokyo As Quake Shuts Down Subways

  World | March 11, 2011 17:54 IST

  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

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  All Indians In Japan Are Safe

  India | March 11, 2011 20:42 IST

  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

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  Fires Burning Out Of Control Along Japan Coast

  World | March 11, 2011 16:41 IST

  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'