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Japan has issued emergency contact numbers for Indian citizens in the Japanese archipelago. The embassy has also set up a control room for Indians to contact, as central Japan was struck by a series of powerful earthquakes on Monday, January 1. Japan was hit by at least 21 earthquakes in a span of 90 minutes.

Japan earthquake tsunami LIVE news updates: In a major tragedy on the day of New Year, Japan was hit by 21 above 4.0 magnitude on Monday. The earthquakes, which were as intense as 7.6 magnitude triggered infrastructure collapse in the country with people running to save their lives.

Public broadcaster NHK reported that a one-meter-high tsunami wave struck parts of Japan’s west coast along the Sea of Japan, with expectations of a larger wave following a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in north-central Japan earlier today. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for Ishikawa, Niigata, and Toyama prefectures’ western coastal regions.

New Year welcome party is complete without at least a cursory check on annual predictions! And no we are not talking about stock market predictions, or tentative guesses on the release date of your favourite Bollywood movies, but predictions regarding significant events such as war, royal rifts, etc. Curious about how 2024 will unfold? Let Nostradamus, a 16th-century astrologer guide you.

Markets brace for January storm as retail, institutions face off in derivatives (Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) Wipro has made a solid base near ₹400–420 levels. The time retracement is 0.886 approximately, along with a price retracement of 0.618 approximately on the monthly timeframe.

Dunki Box Office collection Day 11: The Box Office journey of Shah Rukh Khan’s Dunki over 11 days has shown a significant weekend boost in earnings. After an initial opening on Thursday with ₹29.2 crore net in India, the Rajkumar Hirani film experienced a dip on its second day. However, the first Saturday saw a 27.29% jump in collections with ₹25.61 crore net, It was followed by a further 19.88% increase on Sunday, taking the tally to ₹30.7 crore.

The volatile world of meme-based cryptocurrencies has witnessed surprising ups and downs. Shiba Inu (SHIB), known as the “Dogecoin killer,” gained attention in 2021 by briefly overtaking Dogecoin (DOGE) in the market cap. However, its momentum has waned in 2022 and 2023.Despite its $7 billion market cap driven by community enthusiasm and viral marketing, experts are looking at Retik Finance’s (RETIK) unique utility and ambitious roadmap as potential game-changers. Could 2024 mark the transfer of the coin crown? Let’s analyze the contenders’ facts and figures.

Catch Live Market Updates here On Friday, the domestic benchmark indices snapped their five-day winning streak to end lower on profit-booking after the recent run up. The Sensex ended 170.12 points lower at 72,240.26, while the Nifty 50 declined 47.30 points, or 0.22%, to settle at 21,731.40, on December 29. Nifty 50 formed a small negative candle on the daily chart with minor upper and lower shadows.

In a surprising turn of events in the dynamic cryptocurrency market, a new contender is emerging with the potential to reach trading volumes similar to the popular Shiba Inu (SHIB).

artificial intelligence’s impact on our public consciousness better than leading dictionary publishers Collins naming the abbreviation of the term — ‘AI’ — as their word of the year. Yet, we are still only at the advent of this technology revolution. With many rapid developments in GenAI tech, tools and proof of concepts, 2024 is poised to be the year of acceleration.

(Reuters) -Russia on Sunday said it attacked military facilities in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv overnight, including a hotel housing military commanders and «foreign mercenaries», in response to Ukraine's strikes on Belgorod the previous day.

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cold wave took Delhi-NCR in its grip on December 31, with a thick layer of fog covering the capital city and nearby areas. On the last day of the year, fog badly disrupted transportation and sent train schedules haywire, news agencies reported. Areas including Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, are currently grappling with moderate to dense fog.

bone-chilling winter, the people in Delhi-NCR woke up to yet another morning of cold wave on the last day of the year with thick layer of fog all over the national capital and adjoining areas. The minimum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory, the city's primary weather station, was recorded at 11 degrees Celsius. The dense fog enveloped the city, reducing visibility in several parts of the city.

Trinamool Congress in Bengal, 2023 was a year marred by alleged corruption charges in the recruitment and PDS scams, arrests of ruling party ministers, and a slow organisational shift from a CM Mamata Banerjee-oriented party to the mantle slowly being shared by her nephew and TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, earning the party the sobriquet of a 'parivaar baad' (dynastic politics) party. Despite these hiccups, TMC has maintained its grip on its votebank by sweeping the panchayat and all the other bypolls which took place in 2023.

Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully landed on the moon’s South Pole, making it the first country to have achieved the historic feat. Here's a look at other top 10 breakthrough moments in scientific discoveries and inventions: 1. Can humans reproduce in space? In a first, researchers successfully grew mouse embryos aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Ram Janmbhoomi Teertha Kshetra, Bimlendra Mohan Pratap Mishra, has said that the selection process for the idol of Lord Ram Lalla has been completed. "Today's (trust) meeting was regarding the selection of the idol for the Ram temple and the process has been completed," said Bimlendra Mohan Pratap Mishra on Friday. -The selection process for the idol of Ram Lalla has been completed and the unanimously selected idol will be brought for 'Pran Pratishtha' next month -Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra is the trust entrusted with the construction and management of the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya -On being asked about the parameters of the idol selection process, Bimlendra said that the idol speaks to you, as once you see it, you get mesmerised by it.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's presence in the temple town of Ayodhya was a reason for locals to celebrate, with the launch of projects worth Rs 15,000 crore causing much fanfare. One of the many people in the crowds was a former litigant in the Ayodhya land dispute case, Iqbal Ansari.

IMD) on Saturday recorded minimum temperatures in the range of 7-10°C over most parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, UP and north Rajasthan. The minimum temperatures over most parts of Delhi, south Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh also hovered between 7 and 10°C on Saturday morning, according to the national weather forecasting agency. A bitter cold continues to hold vast swathes of North India in a tight embrace, sending shivers down spines and shrouding cities in dense fog. Residents and locals have been pictured huddling around bonfires for warmth, their breath puffing into the frosty air as temperatures plummet to bone-chilling levels. The cities up north, including Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, Jaipur and the national capital reeled under a cold wave and dense fog on Saturday morning. Significantly, a thick layer fog over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, north Rajasthan, and north Madhya Pradesh at 8.30 am was captured in a satellite image by the India Metrological Department (IMD). The Met department warned that «dense to very dense fog conditions are likely to continue in many places in Uttar Pradesh, north Rajasthan and Bihar on December 31 morning». Foggy conditions are also likely in isolated pockets of Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand from December 30 to January 2; Jharkhand on 30th; Odisha, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura on Saturday and Sunday, the Met office predicted. Passengers travelling to and from the national capital also faced difficulties due to the foggy weather conditions, as several flights and trains were delayed and diverted due to low visibility. According to sources, around 80 flights were reported to be

By Sandra Stojanovic

Wedbush analysts said the firm believes the tech sector is set up for an acceleration around cloud and AI spending that is still being significantly underestimated by the Street.