Five reigning BWF World Champions, including Shi Yu Qi and Akane Yamaguchi, arrive in New Delhi for the August 17-23 tournament at the Indira Gandhi indoor stadium, aiming to defend their titles amidst high pressure.
PV Sindhu, after becoming the first Indian to win the Japan Open, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his congratulatory message, expressing gratitude and recalling cherished memories of their past meetings and his unwavering support for Indian sport.
India's PV Sindhu's impressive run at the Australian Open 2026 ended in the semifinals with a loss to world champion Akane Yamaguchi. Sindhu, ranked 10th, reached the last four after strong performances, including a quarterfinal win, marking her second semifinal appearance of the season and a promising resurgence in 2026.
PV Sindhu defeats Chen Su Yu in 27 minutes, advancing to the Australian Open semi-finals where she will face Akane Yamaguchi.
In the case of a missing elementary school boy in Kyoto, Japan, whose body was found after three weeks, the father was indicted for murder and body disposal. Amidst this, unverified information spread on social media, including false claims about the suspect's nationality and fabricated images, highlighting typical disinformation tactics.
Homem morre atropelado por carreta após cair em via pública em frente a uma adega. Vítima apresentava sinais de embriaguez e testemunhas descartam intervenção de terceiros.
Three executives of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza group were arrested for assault, including cutting off a man's ear with a utility knife. The Fukuoka Prefectural Police searched a Yamaguchi-gumi office in Asakura City.
Tsutomu Yamaguchi was the only person officially recognised as surviving both atomic bombings in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Working for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Hiroshima when the first bomb struck, he sustained burns and temporary vision loss but survived. Despite his injuries, he travelled to his home city of Nagasaki the following day and was present during the second atomic bombing. In 2009, Japanese authorities officially recognised him as a 'nijū hibakusha' (double hibakusha). After the war, he resumed his career and became an advocate for nuclear disarmament, speaking at the United Nations.
