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The Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine on Wednesday reported that Education Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi visited a yoga studio in the hip Ebisu district in Tokyo using a state car, and took private lessons there. (Photo: AFP)

Japan Education Min Yoshimasa Hayashi apologises after 'Sexy Private...

'I apologise for creating confusion amid a tense parliamentary situation,' Hayashi said.

25 April 2018 3:14 PM IST

Russians helping Assad in Syria use military base at home, say...

Molkino in southwestern Russia is where the Russian 10th Special Forces Brigade is based, according to information on...

25 April 2018 2:07 PM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj underlined that the Indian High Commission will provide all help and assistance to the family. (Photo: PTI)

UNSC unable to tackle security threats, says Sushma Swaraj

Sushma Swaraj highlights UNSC's unresponsiveness in her SCO address.

25 April 2018 3:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: File/AP)

PM Modi, Xi plan to share vision in a bid to mend ties

Specific issues won't be discussed.

25 April 2018 1:37 AM IST

Civilian drones will also participate in the drill for the first time to conduct surveillance and mark targets, while civilian telecom service providers will assist in maintaining communication and control, the ministry said. (Photo: Representational | AP)

Taiwan to stage live-fire drill simulating China 'invasion'

Taiwan's five-day drill, codenamed 'Han Kuang', which means 'Han Glory', will start from 4 June.

24 April 2018 5:08 PM IST

Job ads posted by Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd, Baidu Inc and Tencent Holdings Ltd were among those that deterred female applicants or objectified women, said Human Rights Watch in a report released on Monday. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Chinese tech firms, govt offices face fire over 'men only' job...

Human Rights Watch, which analysed 36,000 Chinese ads posted since 2013, also slammed ads for govt roles, labourers,...

24 April 2018 5:07 PM IST

The South Asian countries are free to have ties with any country including China, Indias Ambassador in Beijing Bambawale said. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Ahead of Modi's ice-breaking visit, China fails to get Indian support...

India has not signed up to the initiative as parts of one key project, the USD 57 billion CPEC, run through...

24 April 2018 4:46 PM IST

Consul General Kurt Tong said China had breached its commitments to the World Trade Organisation to such an extent that it was detrimental to the US, which was now justified in claiming damages. (Photo: AFP)

Yellow card for China on trade, says US consul general in Hong Kong

The dispute has triggered fear of an all-out trade war that could damage the global economy.

24 April 2018 3:51 PM IST

The fire started after a massive explosion inside a boiler at a company named Ramedeo chemicals. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

At least 18 charred to death in China karaoke lounge fire; police...

The blaze took place after midnight in a three-storey building in Qingyuan City, Guangdong province, and was put out...

24 April 2018 9:42 AM IST

Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Sushma Swaraj meets Xi ahead of summit

SCO development top priority, says Jinping.

24 April 2018 1:57 AM IST

A general view of the south fence of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Tens of thousands of Chinese tourists are believed to visit North Korea every year, with many crossing via train through the Chinese border city of Dandong. (Photo: AFP | representational)

Heavy casualties' as North Korean bus with Chinese tourists falls from...

Chinese tourism to the North has continued even though Beijing has enforced a slew of UN over Pyongyang's nuclear...

23 April 2018 1:30 PM IST

The 18-year-old, who resides with her impoverished family in a mud-brick house in a village in Afghanistans eastern province of Nangarhar, has pretended to be a boy for most of her life. (Photo: AFP)

For more than a decade, Afghan girl disguised as son' her parents...

With 5 sisters and no brothers, Sitara lives by gender-twisting custom known as 'bacha poshi', which refers to a girl...

23 April 2018 12:11 PM IST