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Mass Exodus At Tokyo Airport, Indians Head Home
Written on 16 Mar, 2011 at 18:25 in English, Headlines | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Tokyo, A large number of Indians stood in queues at the Narita International airport here on Wednesday in their desperate move to return home, reports Nishant Chaturvedi, India TV correspondent from Tokyo. The exodus of foreign nationals from Japan has... (Continue reading)
Nuclear Crisis Worsens, Radiation Levels Up
Written on 16 Mar, 2011 at 18:19 in English, Headlines | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Fukushima/Tokyo, Mar 16: Japan’s nuclear nightmare worsened today with radiation levels surging at a quake-crippled reactor at Fukushima plant, forcing authorities to briefly pull out emergency workers even as another fire erupted slowing desperate efforts to avert a meltdown. With... (Continue reading)
Batcha’s Suicide Note Found, Says He Felt Sorry For Raja
Written on 16 Mar, 2011 at 18:17 in English, Headlines | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Chennai, The suicide note of Sadiq Batcha, who died under mysterious circumstances, was found today in which the close aide of former telecom minister A Raja said he was embarrassed by CBI raids at his premises in connection with the... (Continue reading)
Explosion At Japan Nuclear Plant: Live TV
Written on 14 Mar, 2011 at 23:10 in English, Headlines | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Tokyo, Mar 14: An explosion shook a quake-damaged Japanese nuclear power plant today and plumes of smoke rose from the building, live television showed. Japan’s nuclear safety agency said the blast, at the number 3 reactor at the Fukushima No... (Continue reading)
Japan Says Blast Heard At Another Nuclear Reactor
Written on 14 Mar, 2011 at 19:34 in English, Headlines | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Tokyo, Mar 15: A huge explosion hit another reactor at an earthquake-damaged Japanese nuclear power plant early today, the third blast since Saturday, the plant operator said. “There was a huge explosion” between 6:00 am (2100 GMT Monday) and 6:15... (Continue reading)
Japan Quake Unleashed 336 Megatons Of Energy
Written on 13 Mar, 2011 at 13:15 in English, Headlines | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
The 8.9 magnitude earthquake that shook Japan on Friday released energy equivalent to 336 megatons of TNT explosive, says a media report. This earthquake is also the seventh largest in the known history of the earthquakes, says Dr J G... (Continue reading)
Japan’s Industrial Heart Escaped The Heaviest Blows : NYT
Written on 13 Mar, 2011 at 13:12 in English, Headlines | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Tokyo, March 13 : Japan’s industrial heartland was saved from the heaviest blows of earthquake and tsunami on Friday, reports The New York Times. The report says, the epicenter was in and around the coastal city of Sendai, nearly 200... (Continue reading)
Quake, Tsunami Precautions Saved Lakhs Of Lives In Japan
Written on 13 Mar, 2011 at 13:10 in English, Headlines | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Tokyo, March 13 : The New York Times details how Japan’s strict earthquake-resistant building codes and precautions against tsunami saved the lives of a very large number of people, after the 8.9 temblor struck the island nation on Friday afternoon.... (Continue reading)
Quake Moved Japan Coast 8 Feet; Shifted Earth’s Axis
Written on 13 Mar, 2011 at 13:07 in English, Featured, Headlines | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
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 point, we know that... (Continue reading)
People Buried Under Rubble Call Out For Help, Food
Written on 11 Mar, 2011 at 22:37 in English, Headlines | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
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. Daybreak revealed the full extent... (Continue reading)