(260208) — TOKYO, Feb. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) — A employees member works at a counting station for the final election in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 8, 2026. Japan’s ruling coalition of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its accomplice Japan Innovation Party is anticipated to safe a majority of seats within the House of Representatives in Sunday’s normal election, public broadcaster NHK mentioned, citing its exit ballot. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
KDDI Subsidiaries Under Investigation for Fictitious Transactions
TOKYO, Feb 09 (News On Japan) –
KDDI has delayed the discharge of its monetary outcomes because it investigates suspected improper transactions at its subsidiaries, saying that BIGLOBE and G-Plan might have recorded fictitious gross sales totaling as much as roughly 246 billion yen and that about 33 billion yen might have been diverted exterior the businesses.
According to the corporate, the scheme allegedly concerned circulating fictitious promoting orders over a number of years, with two subsidiary workers and a number of other promoting companies believed to have been concerned.
A particular investigative committee is scheduled to publish its report on the finish of March, after which KDDI plans to revise previous monetary statements and launch earnings protecting the interval from April to December 2025.
Source: テレ東BIZ
Elavenil and Arjun win blended staff air rifle gold as India crosses 50 medal mark
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Olympians Elavenil Valarivan and Arjun Babuta teamed as much as clinch gold within the 10m Air Rifle blended staff occasion as India crossed the 50 mark in whole medals within the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship, which is being held right here on the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range.
Himanshu Dhillon and Shambhavi Kshirsagar secured the gold within the junior blended staff occasion, whereas Hrudya Shri Kondur and Anshul Batra gained gold within the youth blended staff occasion, in response to a launch.
Rio 2016 Olympian Gurpreet Singh gained gold within the 25m Standard Pistol occasion, main a clear sweep of the rostrum. Harsh Gupta secured the silver whereas Amanpreet Singh gained the bronze medal.
In the junior class, the Indian shooters repeated the clear sweep, with Suraj Sharma, Mukesh Nelavalli, and Tanishq Muralidhar Naidu successful gold, silver, and bronze, respectively. Both senior and juniors additionally gained the staff gold of their respective classes.
At the tip of Day 5 of competitions, India are far forward within the medal tally with a complete of 54 medals together with 34 gold, 12 silver and eight bronze. Uzbekistan are in second place with three gold and one silver adopted by Indonesia with one gold, two silver and 4 bronze.
Elavenil continued her gold medal-winning type within the particular person occasion, hitting a complete of 253.4 in 24 photographs, whereas Arjun, who began with a 9.5, completed strongly with a complete rating of 251.6.
The pair’s mixed whole of 505.0 was sufficient to safe the gold, which was 4 factors greater than Kwon Eunji and Kim Woorim who gained silver with a mixed rating of 501.0. Misaki Nobata and Naoya Okada of Japan gained the bronze with a mixed rating of 437.1.
Himanshu Dhillon and Shambhavi Kshirsagar added a blended staff gold to their particular person gold, which was gained yesterday within the junior finals.
The pair cruised via the ultimate to shoot a mixed rating of 502.4, which was an astounding 13.8 factors greater than Alina Satpayeva and Tamerlan Kabulov of Kazakhstan. Eeasha Shaheed and Maaidh Mohamed of the Maldives secured the bronze medal.
In the youth finals, the Indian pair of Hrudya Shri Kondur and Anshul Batra confronted a harder take a look at from the Indonesian pair of Dominique Rachmawati Karini and Anang Febrian, however ultimately gained the gold with a mixed rating of 498.4.
The Indonesian pair gained silver whereas Zhibek Bektashova and Abdurazzak Muratov of Kyrgz Republic gained bronze.
The precision stage of the 25m Pistol Women additionally concluded at the moment with Esha Singh sitting on high with 295 adopted by Manu Bhaker with 291. The third Indian within the fray, Rhythm Sangwan is at the moment in thirteenth place with a rating of 285. The rapid-fire stage and the finals will probably be held tomorrow.
Other Results:
25m Standard Pistol Men:
Gold – Gurpreet Singh (India) – 575-16xSilver – Harsh Gupta (India) – 571-14xBronze – Amanpreet Singh (India) – 569-11x
25m Standard Pistol Men Team:
Gold – IndiaSilver – VietnamBronze – Kazakhstan
25m Standard Pistol Junior Men:
Gold – Suraj Sharma (India) – 576-13xSilver – Mukesh Nelavalli – 559-8xBronze – Tanishq Muralidhar Naidu (India) – 557-10x. (ANI)
LDP Wins Overwhelming Victory in Lower House Election
TOKYO, Feb 09 (News On Japan) –
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a decisive mandate after dissolving the Diet and calling a snap Lower House election, with ballots counted on the night of the eighth confirming an amazing victory for the Liberal Democratic Party that ensured a single-party majority and firmly established the administration’s governing base.
The outcome marked what broadcasters described as a historic landslide, with the LDP alone successful greater than half of all seats within the House of Representatives, permitting Takaichi to proceed governing with out reliance on coalition companions.
When mixed with seats held by the Japan Innovation Party, the ruling bloc surpassed the two-thirds threshold within the chamber, giving it the numbers wanted to provoke constitutional revisions and override Upper House opposition if required.
Takaichi stated following the election that there could be no main modifications to cupboard appointments, signaling continuity in coverage path and management as her administration strikes into its subsequent part with a strengthened parliamentary place.
Source: Kyodo
AAP Delhi chief Saurabh Bhardwaj detained in Janakpuri throughout candle march over accident
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party Delhi president Saurabh Bhardwaj was detained by Delhi Police on Sunday when he, together with different AAP leaders, arrived on the website to take out a candle march in reference to the Janakpuri incident, social gathering sources stated.
As per AAP Delhi President Bhardwaj, Party leaders had reached the placement to peacefully pay tribute to the deceased however weren’t even allowed to mild candles.
The AAP alleged that police personnel stopped the march and detained the leaders regardless of the gathering being solely non-violent and peaceable in nature.
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While being taken away in a police van, Bhardwaj went stay on social media and claimed that AAP leaders had gone to the spot in Janakpuri the place a 25-year-old man, Kamal Dhyani, tragically misplaced his life after his motorbike fell into an open pit dug for Delhi Jal Board work in West Delhi’s Janakpuri space.
He alleged that police officers snatched candles from their arms and tore posters bearing the sufferer’s identify and {photograph}.
Bhardwaj additional claimed that on the evening of the accident, associates and kin of Kamal Dhyani had sought his location from the police, which was initially shared however later deleted, allegedly inflicting a delay in rescue and resulting in his demise after he remained trapped within the pit in a single day.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police on Sunday detained a person in reference to the demise of a 25-year-old man after his motorbike fell right into a deep, uncovered pit allegedly dug by the Delhi Jal Board throughout highway work in West Delhi’s Janakpuri space.
The detained man, recognized as Yogesh (23), was apprehended by police in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. He will later be delivered to Delhi for questioning, and if wanted, a proper arrest might be made.
The accused was current on the scene of the accident the place a biker died after falling right into a pit. He knowledgeable the subcontractor in regards to the accident however then fled the scene.
He was the labour of sub-contractor Rajesh Prajapati, who was arrested on Saturday in the identical connection. The police will search the contractor’s custody.
On Saturday, Police additionally arrested sub-contractor Prajapati in reference to the demise of Kamal Dhyani after falling right into a pit.
The incident occurred close to the B3B Block in Janakpuri, near Andhra School, on Professor Jogender Singh Marg on February 5. (ANI)
(SP)CHINA-QINGDAO-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026-MEN’S TEAM-FINAL (CN)
(260208) — QINGDAO, Feb. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) — Kumagai Kakeru (R)/Nishi Hiroki of Japan compete in opposition to He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu of China in the course of the males’s group closing match between China and Japan at Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026 in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
(SP)CHINA-TIANJIN-ATHLETICS-ASIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
(260208) — TIANJIN, Feb. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) — Chuot Ibrahim Abass M of Qatar celebrates after the lads’s 800m ultimate on the twelfth Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ran)
(SP)CHINA-TIANJIN-ATHLETICS-ASIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS-WOMEN’S LONG JUMP (CN)
(260208) — TIANJIN, Feb. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) — Li Zhishuang of China competes through the ladies’s lengthy bounce last on the twelfth Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
BJP spokesperson ANS Prasad credit Centre for Tamil Nadu’s growth as DMK protests India-US commerce deal framework
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 8 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson ANS Prasad on Sunday credited the event and progress of the state to the management by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and present Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that the Modi Government has allotted greater than ten instances the funds to the state in comparison with the Congress-led regime.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state spokesperson highlighted the contribution of each administrations, citing key tasks comparable to TIDEL Park in Taramani, the Golden Quadrilateral freeway initiative, and the Koyambedu flyover in Chennai as milestones that boosted the state’s IT, vehicle, and electronics sectors.
The remarks got here forward of statewide protests introduced by the DMK-led INDI Alliance on February 12 to oppose the Central Budget 2026, modifications to the 100-day employment scheme, and the India-US commerce settlement.
Prasad accused the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) management and mentioned the get together has repeatedly accused the BJP-led Government of discriminating in opposition to Tamil Nadu by withholding funds and hindering the state’s growth by means of neglect within the Central Budget.
‘The Modi Government has elevated the employment assure beneath the scheme from 100 days to 125 days, together with a wage hike. Although this can be a 100 per cent centrally funded program, its implementation rests with state governments. Changes have been launched – comparable to requiring state monetary contribution in sure instances – because of irregularities and corruption detected within the scheme’s execution in states like Tamil Nadu,’ Prasad mentioned in an announcement.
He added that the India-US commerce settlement is anticipated to carry vital constructive modifications to India’s industrial sector, significantly benefiting small and medium enterprises (SMEs). ‘Tamil Nadu stands to achieve considerably from this. However, the DMK is opposing it purely for political causes, sowing detrimental perceptions among the many folks,’ he mentioned.
‘The devolution of funds from the Central Government to states beneath the BJP-led NDA has been far greater than in the course of the 2004-2014 interval when the DMK was a part of the Congress-led UPA coalition. Tamil Nadu’s present progress and progress owe a lot to the Vajpayee Government (1998-2004) and the continuing 12-year tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi since 2014,’ he added.
The framework for the commerce settlement with the United States reduces tariffs on Indian items within the US to 18 per cent, whereas Washington has claimed the deal will assist it export extra agricultural merchandise to New Delhi.
He acknowledged that the TIDEL Park in Taramani, which laid the muse for Tamil Nadu’s IT sector increase, was established throughout Vajpayee’s tenure and the institution of vehicle manufacturing items and electronics industries round Chennai was additionally facilitated beneath his management.
‘Without the Golden Quadrilateral freeway challenge launched by the BJP Government, Tamil Nadu’s growth wouldn’t have been attainable to this extent. The iconic Koyambedu flyover in Chennai, a landmark of town, was constructed beneath the Golden Quadrilateral initiative. Despite such seen tasks and contributions from the BJP Governments, the DMK continues to repeatedly propagate the falsehood that the Central BJP Government has completed nothing for Tamil Nadu, trying to painting it as the reality,’ he added.
Accusing the DMK authorities, which had earlier claimed that the Central BJP Government ‘uncared for Tamil Nadu within the Union Budget’, Prasad mentioned that the Centre has allotted greater than ten instances the funds prior to now 11 years in comparison with the Congress tenure.
‘The DMK, which claims the Central BJP Government is neglecting Tamil Nadu, ought to publicly disclose sector-wise particulars of the funds offered to the state in the course of the Congress-DMK coalition from 2004 to 2014, in addition to in the course of the Vajpayee interval (1998-2004) and the Modi interval (2014 onwards). The BJP Government has allotted greater than ten instances the funds prior to now 11 years in comparison with the ten years of the Congress coalition Government,’ he asserted.
He added that by means of flagship schemes comparable to Jal Jeevan Mission, Swachh Bharat (rest room development), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (rural roads), and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (housing), the Central BJP Government has delivered fundamental facilities to Tamil Nadu’s rural areas.
‘On August 15, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the Jal Jeevan Mission in his Independence Day handle, aiming to offer faucet water connections to all rural households. At that point, solely 21.76 lakh households in Tamil Nadu (17.37%) had faucet water connections. Thanks to the Modi Government’s Jal Jeevan Mission, over the previous 7 years, faucet water connections have been offered to an extra 90.36 lakh households,’ he added.
He asserted that the DMK and its alliance companions stick with a ‘Goebbels-style propaganda marketing campaign’, claiming that the Central BJP Government has completed nothing for Tamil Nadu. He mentioned, ‘The folks of Tamil Nadu will ship a becoming response to this within the upcoming Assembly elections.’ (ANI)
Olympians, sportspersons give PM Modi’s Fit India Mission massive increase at particular version of Guwahati’s Sundays on Cycle
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion name for a Fit India obtained a mammoth increase at a particular version of the ‘Sundays on Cycle’ on the Sarusajai Stadium Complex at this time. In a star-studded occasion, two Olympians, a world champion boxer, a particular Indian girls’s footballer and a girls’s Dronacharya boxing coach have been amongst many well-known sports activities personalities who reiterated that there was no substitute for health of the physique and thoughts, in line with an official assertion. Early this morning, Assam sports activities minister Shrimati Nandita Garlosa flagged off the Sundays on Cycle, the place 400 individuals took half in a six-kilometre course alongside NH 27 and across the Sarusajai Stadium, now known as the Arjun Bhogeswar Baruah Sports Complex. ‘Such (health) occasions championed by PM Modi and wholeheartedly promoted by Union sports activities minister Shri Mansukh Mandaviya are simply acceptable to fulfill our dream of a Viksit Bharat by 2047. It’s good to see the youth of Assam coming ahead on a Sunday morning and collaborating in a biking occasion. These are encouraging indicators,’ stated Shrimati Garlosa. Leading the cyclists have been 2012 London Olympians Jayant Talukdar (archery), Bharat Chetri (hockey), former boxing world champion Sarita Devi, Indian girls’s soccer captain Ashalata Devi and Dronacharya boxing coach Sandhya Gurung. Fit India model ambassadors Bibhu Moni Singha, Nisha Kumari, Divya Ahuja and Shyamantak Ganguly additionally took half within the cycle rally. The sports activities complicated wore a festive look with a number of health exhibits like yoga and dance uniting individuals in a contented show of bodily exercise. Personnel from the ITBP, BSF and CRPF have been the proper cheerleaders as peppy and fashionable Hindi songs offered that further spring in everybody’s ft. A particular show of kudo (a type of Japanese martial artwork) by 32 athletes from Assam’s Sivasagar district added to the celebrations. Chetri, who captained the Indian hockey group on the 2012 London Olympics, welcomed Sundays on Cycle, the sixtieth version of which was celebrated throughout India at this time. ‘Which platform on the planet promotes health this fashion? The authorities can not go to everybody’s dwelling and convey them out to work on their bodily health. This is a marvellous nation-wide platform to lift consciousness for all age-groups. Now it’s as much as us to undertake a wholesome way of life. The authorities is actually doing its bit,’ stated Chetri, who runs a hockey academy in Kalimpong, West Bengal. ‘Fitness and cleanliness are habits inculcated by people. ‘Sundays on Cycle’ is only a car to advertise higher life and well being. This is a nationwide drive like so many different initiatives for the betterment of society at massive,’ stated Gangtok-based boxing Dronacharya coach Gurung, who had educated Assam’s Lovlina Borgohain to a medal on the Tokyo Olympics. Ashalata, who had performed a uncommon 100 internationals for the nationwide girls’s soccer group, stated, ‘It was good to see so many kids taking day out to come back and cycle on a Sunday. At least the mother and father are realising that there’s a life past tuition for turning into docs or engineers.’ (ANI)
