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Satwik-Chirag return as India begin Japan Open campaign

India's leading badminton players will return to action at the BWF Japan Open Super 750, which gets underway on Tuesday at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, with the comeback of men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty being the biggest talking point.

India, Japan to hold third ‘2+2’ dialogue on Aug 20

India and Japan are set to hold the upcoming third round of the 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministers' Meeting on August 20 in New Delhi to advance their strategic partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

Quake warning

Last week’s earthquake in southern Japan, while not catastrophic, has reignited widespread fears of the “Big One” ~ a term that has become synonymous with a potential seismic disaster of unprecedented scale.

US markets open low, extending worldwide selloffs

Trading on the US stock market on Monday began with another sell-off over recession fears extending the worldwide slump that started in Japan and spread across India and South Korea in Asia and and Europe.