Tokyo, Oct 23: While addressing the reception hosted by Japan-India Association and Japan-India Parliamentary Friendship League, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has thanked Japan for providing development assistance for India''s industrial modernization.

"In the next phase of our relationship, we seek to exploit the opportunities offered by globalization and by the synergies in our economies to expand flows of trade, technology and investment," Dr. Singh said.

He said that there are around 15000 strong Indian Diaspora in Japan largely involved in the technological professions and have toiled to make a mark in the Japanese society.

After playing a kindhearted teacher in blockbuster ‘Taare Zameen Par’, perfectionist Aamir Khan will be seen in a ‘killer’ look in his upcoming flick ‘Ghajini.’

Aamir sports a masculine bare-chested-look with stylish tattoos on it.

Aamir also said that it was his primary attempt at doing an out an out action role, so he had to work hard for this unique look.

The actor also shows off his eight-packs in the movie for which, he had to undergo extreme physical training and gymming for almost a year.

London, Oct 23: British engineers have unveiled plans for the world’s first 1,000mph car, a vehicle designed not to break the world land speed record, but to shatter it.

According to a report in the Guardian, Bloodhound SSC, named after the British cold war supersonic air defence missiles, will attempt to beat the existing record by more than 250mph.

Working from an aircraft hangar in Bristol, the research team’s engineers have been working on the project in secret for the past 18 months.

Washington, Oct 23: Scientists have selectively and safely managed to remove new and old memories from mice, says a new study.

In the collaborative study, researchers were able to eliminate new and old memories alike by over-expressing a protein, called aCaMKII, critical to brain cell communication just as the memory was recalled.

"While memories are great teachers and obviously crucial for survival and adaptation, selectively removing incapacitating memories, such as traumatic war memories or an unwanted fear, could help many people live better lives," said Dr. Joe Z. Tsien, brain scientist and co-director of the Brain & Behavior Discovery Institute at the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine.

Washington, Oct 23: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has said that he would order a surge of US troops - perhaps 15,000 or more - to Afghanistan as soon as he reached the White House.

“We’re confronting an urgent crisis in Afghanistan. It’s time to heed the call ... for more troops. That’s why I’d send at least two or three additional brigades to Afghanistan,” said Obama, the Democratic contender and now clear front-runner to replace George W. Bush.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a rise in food allergies in American children with four out of every 100 kids affected. The allergies which affect about 3 million children, doubles their risk of asthma and triples their risk of skin or respiratory allergies.

Amy Barnum, MSPH, CDC health statistician said, "It is a significant trend -- food allergies do appear to be continuously increasing over the decade. And if you look at hospital discharges with any diagnosis related to food allergy, there has been a significant increase."