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India's industrial production rises to 11.7 pct in October

STORY: India's industrial production rises to 11.7 pct in October SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people making electronic parts 2. various of street views in India STORYLINE: India's factory activity growth, determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) increased to a 16-month high of 11.7 percent in October, government data showed Tuesday. The growth was attributed mainly to the good performance shown by the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors. "For the month of October 2023, the quick estimates of IIP with base 2011-12 stand at 144.7. The indices of industrial production for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors for the month of October 2023 stand at 127.4, 141.8 and 203.8 respectively," said the federal ministry of statistics and program implementation (MoSPI). As per use-based classification, the indices stand at 146.1 for primary goods, 106.9 for capital good

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Lawyer Takimoto

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Taro Takimoto answers reporters' questions after meeting Makoto Hirata, a former leading member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, at a police station in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Hirata has been detained at the police station since turning himself in to police late on Dec. 31, 2011, after being on the run for more than 16 years.

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JFA braces as Aguirre named in Spanish match-fixing complaint

TOKYO, Japan - Kazutake Nishizawa, media officer of the Japan Football Association, meets the press in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Dec. 16, 2014, after Japan manager Javier Aguirre was named by Spain's anticorruption prosecutor for alleged match fixing in a 2011 game in the country's top-flight soccer league. Nishizawa said the JFA will undertake information gathering on its own.

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Miss Japan 2012 Hara

LAS VEGAS, United States - Ayako Hara, who represented Japan at the Miss Universe 2012 pageant in Las Vegas, is interviewed by Kyodo News in the U.S. city on Dec. 20, 2012. Hara, 24, who is from Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, an area devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, failed to make it to the shortlist of 16 competitors in the pageant held the previous day, which was won by American Olivia Culpo, 20.

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N. Koreans mark 70th anniv. of Kim Jong Il's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People in North Korea bow during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, of a heart attack at the age of 69.

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Kim Jong Un reviews military parade

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un applauds as he reviews a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the country's late leader and his father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, of a heart attack at the age of 69.

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Kim Jong Un commemorates 70th anniv. of Kim Jong Il's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un waves during an event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader and his father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, of a heart attack at the age of 69 after ruling the country for 17 years.

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Baghdad after Iraq War

BAGHDAD, Iraq - People celebrate at Tahrir Square in Baghdad on Dec. 16, 2011, as the U.S. forces withdraw from Iraq.

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Ex-Thai PM Thaksin

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Aug. 23, 2011, in Tokyo shows former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The Thai foreign ministry reissued an ordinary passport to the ousted former prime minister on Oct. 26, 2011, after it concluded Thaksin's movements overseas do not harm the country, a Thai foreign ministry spokesman confirmed Dec. 16.

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Japan declares 'cold shutdown' of Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on the night of Dec. 16, 2011. Noda said the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has achieved a stable state of cold shutdown, nine months after the outbreak of one of the world's worst nuclear accidents.

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King in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Robert King, U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights, answers questions from reporters in Beijing on Dec. 16, 2011, after holding two days of talks with Ri Gun, director of the U.S. Affairs Department at North Korea's Foreign Ministry, on possible U.S. food aid to Pyongyang.

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Japan declares 'cold shutdown' of Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (4th from L) and members of his Cabinet attend a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2011. At the meeting, Noda said the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has achieved a stable state of cold shutdown, nine months after the outbreak of one of the world's worst nuclear accidents.

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Japan declares 'cold shutdown' of Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 4, 2011, shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Dec. 16 the plant has achieved a stable state of cold shutdown, nine months after the outbreak of one of the world's worst nuclear accidents.

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Okada becomes China soccer team's coach

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japan coach Takeshi Okada speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2011, after signing with China's Super League side Hangzhou Greentown as their new manager.

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Japan declares 'cold shutdown' of Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 15, 2011, shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Dec. 16 the plant has achieved a stable state of cold shutdown, nine months after the outbreak of one of the world's worst nuclear accidents.

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Envoys shown film on girl kidnapped by N. Korean agents

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front R) speaks after the screening for ambassadors in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2011, of a documentary film of a Japanese girl kidnapped by North Korean agents in 1977. Left of Noda are (from R to L) Shigeru Yokota, father of the girl, Megumi, Shigeo Iizuka, head of a group of abductees' relatives, Megumi's mother, Sakie, and Cabinet minister for the abduction issue Kenji Yamaoka.

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Korean actor Lee delivers message for kids in quake-hit areas

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean actor Lee Byung Hun (R) receives a letter of gratitude from Ken Hayami (L), executive director of the Japan Committee for UNICEF, in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2011, for assistance and donations it has received from South Korea after the March quake and tsunami in Japan. Lee, a special representative for the Korean Committee for the United Nations Children's Fund, delivered a message at UNICEF House in Tokyo's Minato Ward expressing his support for children living in areas hit by the disaster.

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News photo exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo wrestler Kotoshogiku holds women's national soccer team player Karina Maruyama in front of their respective photos at the opening of a news photo exhibition began at a Tokyo department store on Dec. 16, 2011.

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Santa in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Santa Claus from Finland visits a kindergarten in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 16, 2011.

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Santa in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Santa Claus from Finland visits a kindergarten in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 16, 2011.

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F-15s resume flights

KANAZAWA, Japan - Photo shows F-15 fighters at the Air Self-Defense Force base in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 16, 2011. The air force resumed drills using the F-15s the same day, following their suspension after an external fuel tank fell off a fighter on Oct. 7.

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Honda's N Box displayed at Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co.'s compact vehicle N Box, one of its most spacious compact cars and which it will start selling on Dec. 16, 2011, is on display on Dec. 1, 2011, at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, opened to the media. The auto show opens to the public from Dec. 3 to 11 after an opening ceremony on Dec. 2.

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new model of Sharp's Galapagos tablet computer

TOKYO, Japan - Models display Sharp Corp.'s new Galapagos tablet computer in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011. The tablet, which will be launched on Dec. 9, allows users to access a high-speed Internet connection with built-in mobile communication technology.

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Winter illuminations light up Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - People walk on a street lit up by winter illuminations in Osaka's Kita Ward on Dec. 11, 2010. The illumination event runs through Jan. 16, 2011.

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Panel OKs plan to raise sales tax from FY 2011 at earliest

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks during a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy at the prime minister's office on Dec. 16. At right is Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Kaoru Yosano. The panel endorsed a plan to raise the nation's consumption tax from fiscal 2011 at the earliest and to amend legislation to lay the groundwork for the tax increase in 2010.

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Panel OKs plan to raise sales tax from FY 2011 at earliest

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks during a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy at the prime minister's office on Dec. 16. At right is Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Kaoru Yosano. The panel endorsed a plan to raise the nation's consumption tax from fiscal 2011 at the earliest and to amend legislation to lay the groundwork for the tax increase in 2010. (Kyodo)

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Sawa in last title shot after INAC reach Empress Cup final

Kobe INAC Leonessa's Homare Sawa (L) celebrates with her teammates after their 2-0 victory over Vegalta Sendai Ladies in a semifinal match of the Empress Cup in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 23, 2015. Sawa, the 2011 World Women's Player of the Year, announced her retirement from soccer on Dec. 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuation plan compiled for residents around Takahama nuclear plant

The Cabinet Office and three western Japan prefectures finalize an evacuation plan in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2015, for residents within 30 kilometers of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s idled Takahama nuclear plant. The Nos. 3 and 4 reactors of the plant in Fukui Prefecture have cleared new safety regulations set after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and are poised to restart operations, but a court injunction in April has banned Kansai Electric from bringing them back online. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadeshiko Japan icon Sawa retires

File photo shows Homare Sawa celebrating after scoring an extra-time equalizer in Japan's win over the United States in the final of the Women's World Cup in Germany in July 2011. Sawa announced her retirement from soccer on Dec. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan soccer player Homare Sawa retires

File photo taken July 2011 shows Japan's midfielder Homare Sawa (C) celebrating with teammates after winning their Women's World Cup Soccer final match against the United States in Frankfurt, Germany. Sawa, the MVP and top scorer at the 2011 event, announced her retirement from soccer on Dec. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan soccer player Homare Sawa retires

File photo taken July 2011 shows Japan's midfielder Homare Sawa (R) scoring in the Women's World Cup Soccer final against the United States in Frankfurt, Germany. Sawa, the MVP and top scorer at the 2011 event, announced her retirement from soccer on Dec. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan soccer player Homare Sawa retires

File photo taken January 2012 shows Japan's midfielder Homare Sawa posing for photos with her trophy after winning the Women's World Player of the Year for 2011. The 37-year-old Sawa, currently with INAC Kobe Leonessa, announced her retirement from soccer on Dec. 16, 2015. She tied the knot with former Vegalta Sendai player Hiroaki Tsujikami in August. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan soccer player Homare Sawa retires

File photo taken July 2011 shows Japan's midfielder Homare Sawa (C) celebrating with teammates after winning their Women's World Cup Soccer final match against the United States in Frankfurt, Germany. Sawa, the MVP and top scorer at the 2011 event, announced her retirement from soccer on Dec. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Minamata disease course at Kumamoto college marks 10th anniv.

MINAMATA, Japan - A Minamata disease patient, Masami Ogata, stands in his joinery workshop in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Dec. 16, 2011. He makes ''kokeshi'' dolls, shown behind him, and donates them to groups that invite him to tell his story. (Kyodo)

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Winter illuminations light up Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - People walk on a street lit up by winter illuminations in Osaka's Kita Ward on Dec. 11, 2010. The illumination event runs through Jan. 16, 2011. (Kyodo)

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N. Koreans mark 70th anniv. of Kim Jong Il's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People in North Korea bow during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, of a heart attack at the age of 69. (Kyodo)

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Kim Jong Un commemorates 70th anniv. of Kim Jong Il's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - ADDING LOCATION North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un waves during an event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader and his father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, of a heart attack at the age of 69 after ruling the country for 17 years. (Kyodo)

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Kim Jong Un reviews military parade

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un applauds as he reviews a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the country's late leader and his father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, of a heart attack at the age of 69. (Kyodo)

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JFA braces as Aguirre named in Spanish match-fixing complaint

TOKYO, Japan - Kazutake Nishizawa, media officer of the Japan Football Association, meets the press in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Dec. 16, 2014, after Japan manager Javier Aguirre was named by Spain's anticorruption prosecutor for alleged match fixing in a 2011 game in the country's top-flight soccer league. Nishizawa said the JFA will undertake information gathering on its own. (Kyodo)

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Ex-AUM cult member Hirata

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Hirata, a former leading member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, is escorted by a police officer to the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Hirata turned himself in to police late on Dec. 31, 2011, after being on the run for more than 16 years. (Kyodo)

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Lawyer Takimoto

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Taro Takimoto answers reporters' questions after meeting Makoto Hirata, a former leading member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, at a police station in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Hirata has been detained at the police station since turning himself in to police late on Dec. 31, 2011, after being on the run for more than 16 years. (Kyodo)

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Baghdad after Iraq War

BAGHDAD, Iraq - People celebrate at Tahrir Square in Baghdad on Dec. 16, 2011, as the U.S. forces withdraw from Iraq. (Kyodo)

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Baghdad after Iraq War

BAGHDAD, Iraq - People celebrate at Tahrir Square in Baghdad on Dec. 16, 2011, as the U.S. forces withdraw from Iraq. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Rakugo performer Katsura Kaishi

TOKYO, Japan - Katsura Kaishi, a Rakugo comic storyteller, performs in English at the Shinagawa Joshi Gakuin girls school in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2011. His art of telling stories in English has thrilled people in nearly 100 cities outside Japan. (Kyodo)

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Honda's N Box displayed at Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co.'s compact vehicle N Box, one of its most spacious compact cars and which it will start selling on Dec. 16, 2011, is on display on Dec. 1, 2011, at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, opened to the media. The auto show opens to the public from Dec. 3 to 11 after an opening ceremony on Dec. 2. (Kyodo)

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Japan declares 'cold shutdown' of Fukushima plant

SUKAGAWA, Japan - A woman who has evacuated from Futaba, where part of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is located, following the outbreak of one of the world's worst nuclear accidents, listens to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's press conference live on TV in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on the night of Dec. 16, 2011. Noda said the plant has achieved a stable state of cold shutdown. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Thai PM Thaksin

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Aug. 23, 2011, in Tokyo shows former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The Thai foreign ministry reissued an ordinary passport to the ousted former prime minister on Oct. 26, 2011, after it concluded Thaksin's movements overseas do not harm the country, a Thai foreign ministry spokesman confirmed Dec. 16. (Kyodo)

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Japan declares 'cold shutdown' of Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 15, 2011, shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Dec. 16 the plant has achieved a stable state of cold shutdown, nine months after the outbreak of one of the world's worst nuclear accidents. (Kyodo)

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King in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Robert King, U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights, answers questions from reporters in Beijing on Dec. 16, 2011, after holding two days of talks with Ri Gun, director of the U.S. Affairs Department at North Korea's Foreign Ministry, on possible U.S. food aid to Pyongyang. (Kyodo)

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Japan declares 'cold shutdown' of Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on the night of Dec. 16, 2011. Noda said the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has achieved a stable state of cold shutdown, nine months after the outbreak of one of the world's worst nuclear accidents. (Kyodo)