Hiroshima survivors in Israel, hold nuke protest

September 11, 2012 00:19

A group of survivors from the Hiroshima atomic bomb attack have held a protest in Jerusalem calling for the end of nuclear weapons. The group visited Jerusalem holy sites today and held signs reading "Nuclear Abolition" in Japanese.

The visit comes amid growing tensions between Israel and Iran over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program. Israel and much of the West believe Iran is seeking nuclear weapons, a charge that Tehran denies.

In 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, leading to Japan's surrender and the end of World War II. The blast destroyed most of the city and killed as many as 140,000 people.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

'Tough to beat KKR, they're the team that deserves to win IPL 2024'

Former Australia seamer Brett Lee and Sri Lanka opener Tilakratne Dilshan have backed the Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to clinch the IPL 2024 title.

Day after North Block, over a dozen Delhi colleges receive bomb threat

The local police, a bomb disposal squad, a bomb detection team arrived at the LSR College along with a dog squad and conducted searches but nothing suspicious was found, the official said.

NSE listed companies' mcap surpasses $5 trillion

The market capitalisation of listed companies on the NSE surpassed $5 trillion (Rs 416.57 trillion) on Thursday on a day when the Nifty 50 index touched an all-time high of 22,993.60. The Nifty 500 index also touched an all-time high of...

IndiGo profit doubles to Rs 1,895 cr in Q4

The country's largest airline IndiGo on Thursday reported more than doubling of its net profit to Rs 1,894.8 crore in the three months ended March 2024 and announced the introduction of business class in select routes this year. The...

Mehul Choksi on why he has not been able to return to India

Diamantaire Mehul Choksi, a key accused in the multi-crore PNB scam, has told a special court in Mumbai that he hasn't been able to return to India "due to reasons beyond his control" and hence cannot be declared a "fugitive economic...