It is for China to decide what role it plays at the G20 summit in New Delhi, a top US official has said, asserting that if Beijing wants to come in and be a "spoiler", that option is available to it.
He also went on to laud the 18-year-old Indian grandmaster and explained why he was taking more time initially in the game.
First suggested by Albert Einstein more than 100 years ago, the paradox deals with the effects of time in the context of travel at near the speed of light.
Rohit Sharma says the 81-ball 100 by Ambati Rayudu will remove all doubts that he is the ideal number four in the run-up to next year's World Cup in England.
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Rubber dams have been found successful and cost effective in China, Bangladesh, Thailand and Japan.
Biden told reporters in Hanoi in the Vietnamese capital that he also raised the importance of respecting human rights with Prime Minister Modi.
A leading expert on the positive benefits of napping says that Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep -- when one's eyes move under closed eyelids due to brain activity -- enhances creative problem-solving.
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World No 1 Iga Swiatek overcame a strong early challenge from former champion Sofia Kenin to reach the second round of the Australian Open
Deka was gunned down by the special operations group of the Jammu and Kashmir police allegedly as a foreign militant on February 17 last year, a day after he went missing from capital Srinagar.
Mukesh Ambani said broadband technology is providing access to opportunities irrespective of geographies.
When was the last time we heard this government speaking of the disaster in primary education, rather than Ganga cruises and cheetahs? Less money -- Rs 88,000 crore -- was spent by the Union government on education in its last Budget than has been allocated to the Bullet train, notes Aakar Patel.
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Parents of both the murdered youths, viral pictures of whose bodies caused widespread protests in Imphal valley for two days, on Thursday pleaded with authorities to locate the remains of their children so that the last rights of the boy and the girl can be conducted 'with the dignity they deserve'.
There is only one perpetrator, Hamas. It is a terrorist organisation. It is obscene to argue that until the Palestinian question is solved, anybody has the right to use terrorism as an instrument of policy, argues Shekhar Gupta.
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Sunday reiterated that 'non-violent way is the most practical way resolve the lingering Tibetan issue' and there is need to heed to the history that mentions about the existence of three ancient empires -- the Chinese, the Tibetan and the Mongoloid.
Trump said military action against a defiant North Korea is certainly an option, but hoped that he does not have to use it.
Google Doodles are the various modifications or humorous features the company does to its logo that appears on its home page.
He said in a tweet that whoever suffers injuries it is the country which suffers. "Violence is not the solution to any problem. If anyone gets hurt, it will be the loss for the country. Take back anti-agriculture laws in national interest," the Congress leader said.
UWW will not interfere in the pending case relating to the alleged sexual harassment of Indian women grapplers by former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh but will "listen to the voices of athletes" if they approach the world body again, its chief Nenad Lalovic said on Monday.
'Who is the aggressor and who is the victim is not clear, each blames the other.'
The police on Wednesday claimed to have solved the murder of a 19-year-old youth, which led to violent protests and strikes in the Kashmir Valley last week, by arresting two of his gymnasium-mates including the one who had allegedly killed him following a feud over a girl.
Imran Khan on Wednesday promised to cooperate with Nawaz Sharif to tackle key challenges like terrorism despite "serious political differences" with the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz chief who is set to become Pakistan's next prime minister. "We have serious political differences but we decided that we will work together to solve the country's problems, including terrorism," the cricketer-turned-politician said in a video message aired at a news conference.
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'Killing 40, 50 or 100 Maoist leaders will not solve the issue. If there were no Maoists tomorrow it does not mean that violence will go away. And that is what the government should worry about,' says Rahul Pandita, author of Hello, Bastar: The Untold Story of India's Maoist Movement.
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Singh also said that India will give a befitting reply to anyone threatening its unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity as it no longer remained a "weak" country.
Planetary scientists claim they have finally solved a 14-year mystery by discovering the source of the water in Saturn's upper atmosphere. =
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FIFA chief Gianni Infantino said the Women's World Cup had generated more than $570 million in revenue
Bayern Munich's record signing Harry Kane scored once and set up another goal on his Bundesliga debut to steer the champions to a 4-0 victory at Werder Bremen.
Indian men's hockey team goalkeeper Krishan B Pathak spoke about his selection in the team for the Asian Games and his family's reaction when he broke the news to them.
American psychologists have given employees the perfect excuse for the much desired tea breaks or 15-minute time out -- the study has found that distractions in the workplace actually help in solving problems. The experts reckon that a moment spent working on something else or taking a break altogether allows the brain's unconscious thought process to take over. They found that when the brain kicks back into gear, the conscious thought process picks up on the solution.
'The government never asked any transport association before making this law on hit and run cases.' 'MPs only clapped to Amit Shah's new law and never questioned him about this law.' 'Are these MPs not bothered about the lives of drivers?'
'The others have been looting the people all these years. If you don't do that, you can do a lot for the people,' says Tamil star politician Vijayakanth.
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