China should not feel cornered by a raft of geopolitical moves by the US and Japan against it by forging closer ties with India, Russia and others in the region and Beijing should focus on becoming a strong economic and military power, a state-run daily said today.
Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt is not keen to collect the upgraded silver medal from 2012 London Olympics on humanitarian grounds given that the original second place finisher’s positive dope test came after his death. “Besik Kudukhov shandaar pehelwaan the (Besik Kudukhov was a magnificent wrestler).
Over 50 interfaith and advocacy organisations have called on the International Basketball Federation to lift its ban on religious headgear that bars Muslim, Sikh and Jewish athletes from competing on a professional level and “defies human rights norms”.
Serena Williams started strong in her latest bid to rewrite the record books, storming past Ekaterina Makarova and into the second round of the US Open on Tuesday.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he was ready to discuss any issues with Barack Obama when they meet in Laos next week, but added that the US president must listen to him first before bringing up the question of human rights.
The following are some questions and answers about the virus and current outbreak: How do people become infected? Zika is transmitted to people through the bite of infected female mosquitoes, primarily the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the same type that spreads dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever.
Nine elderly people were killed when their nursing home flooded in northern Japan after Typhoon Lionrock dumped heavy rains on the area.
On a doom-laden day in August, 79 AD Pliny the Elder, one of the most influential writers of classical Europe, vanished from human ken on the beach in Stabiae, a fashionable resort town of the period where Roman high society maintained villas.
Kareena Kapoor Khan had the most “special” moment of her life as she walked the ramp for the first time after announcing her pregnancy. The 34-year-old actress got emotional and said it will be a walk to remember for her as she and her baby took to the ramp together for the first time.
Superstar Rajinikanth fans are in for another treat. And this time, it promises to be a ‘double dhamaka’. Actor Dhanush took to Twitter to announce that Wunderbar Films, established by him and his wife, Aishwarya R. Dhanush, would helm the Superstar’s next film which is to be directed by Pa.Ranjith.
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