Tomar king descendent claims to be owner of Qutb Minar

In the midst of the petitions regarding the "right to worship" at Qutb Minar, Kunwar Mahender Dhwaj Prasad Singh, who identified himself as the "descendant of the Tomar King" of Delhi, filed an intervention petition. According to the appeal, Singh's family states that the ...

JAPAN’S DENTSU GROUP REPORTS NET LOSS OF $1.5 BILLION IN FISCAL 2020

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• Japan’s Dentsu Group reports net loss of $1.5 billion in fiscal 2020.
• Due to the coronavirus pandemic, its advertising business slumped.
• In 2020, sales fell 10.4 percent to 939.24 billion yen.
• The company...

KOREAN INDIE MOVIE ‘MINARI’ NOMINATED FOR 3 CATEGORIES AT SAG AWARDS

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• Korean Indie movie ‘Minari’ nominated for 3 categories at SAG awards.
• South Korean actress Youn Yuh Hung has been nominated for best-supporting actress.
• The movie has been directed and written by Korean Americ...

KANNUR MAN CARVES INDIAN HISTORIC MONUMENTS ON SOAP

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• Nidhin from Kannur has carved five Indian historic monuments in on soap bars.
• He completed each sculpture in about 8-10 hours on an average.
• Nidhin‘s name has now been added to the India Book of Records.

A...

NEVADA RATTLED BY AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 5.1

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• An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred near Mina, Nevada hitting at 11:32 p.m. local time at a depth of 5 kilometers stated the United States Geological Survey (USGS)

• As per the reports, this earthquake was Nevada’s largest since 1954 and its tr...

JOHNNY DEPP TO RECEIVE THE CAMERIMAGE AWARD AT 28TH ENERGACAMERIMAGE FESTIVAL

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• According to an announcement by the organizers, Depp starrer Minamata by Andrew Levitas will be the closing night film at the festival

• Festival organizers said to say that Johnny Depp immersed himself completely in the role of W. Eugene Smith would be ...

1ST COVID-19 POSITIVE CASE OF A FOREIGN NATIONAL IN DETENTION REPORTED IN TOKYO

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• 1ST COVID-19 positive case of a foreign national in detention reported in Tokyo.
• Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau reported the same.
• The Bureau has some 200 foreign nationals in detention.
• The infect...

CATALENT BUYS PACKAGING FACILITY IN JAPAN

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• Somerset-based Catalent has purchased a packaging facility from Teva-Takeda Pharmaceuticals.
• The packaging facility is located in Minakuchi, Japan.
• The new facility will serve biotech companies and pharmaceuticals companies.
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K-Pop Sensation Mina Returns To Stage In Japan

Last year, Japanese Singer Mina was in news due to her deteriorating health caused by anxiety attacks. Being popular in both Japan and South Korea, she had to take time off for a whole year to deal with her anxiety attacks. But now, the 22-year-old K-Pop sensation is back with a bang. Recently, s...

'A Mature Woman': A welcome escape from the dominance of introspective, confessional narratives in contemporary Japanese literature

Praised by Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburo Oe and winner of the Foreign Fiction Prize of The Independent Newspaper, the 1993 novel by Saiichi Maruya was a welcome escape from the dominance of introspective, confessional narratives in contemporary Japanese literature.

Influenced by the abil...