The IOC is asking the Chinese, South Korean and Indonesian national Olympic committees to investigate the coaches of the badminton players who were disqualified for trying to lose matches.
Coronavirus spread through being in proximity to an infected person and inhaling droplets generated when they cough or sneeze, or touching a surface where these droplets land and then touching one's face or nose.
The Korean summit, laden with symbolism in everything from the choice of location to the mango mousse for dessert, could just be the first round in a continuing dialogue, says Dr Rajaram Panda.
Lydia Ko cantered to a nine-stroke victory at the LPGA Taiwan Championship on Sunday to take back the women's world number one spot from South Korean Park In-bee.
The figures make it the fastest selling smartphone.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh skipped his usual attire of pristine white to take part in a photo-op with United States President Barack Obama and the top leaders of Asia.
With reserves accumulating fast, it can afford to mimic Apple by giving more to investors.
Currently Hyundai sources only a negligible percentage of components from India for its global needs but wants to increase the level.
The court was hearing cross appeals filed by the state government and a mine and mineral company challenging the Orissa High Court's order on the issue of iron ore mines.
The government has asked Hyundai Motors to be more forceful in its unequivocal apology, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday on the South Korean firm's Pakistan partner's tweet on Kashmir.
World champions Australia warded off a spirited challenge from South Korea to carve a 4-2 victory and move to the top of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament standings, on Wednesday.
Monsters from hell, time loops and time travel, magical realms and bomb threats, things are pretty action-packed on OTT this week, observes Sukanya Verma.
The multi-product SEZ will bring in more than Rs 2.11 lakh crore of net foreign exchange in 30 years.
While it was a meet and greet encounter between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Reza Gilani on Monday evening, no doubt disappointing journalists on both sides, United States President Barack Obama singled out Dr Singh for a warm hug at the dinner South Korean President Lee Myung-bak hosted for leaders attending the second Nuclear Security Summit, reaffirming in a sense their effusive personal relationship.
Twenty-five years to the day since he blasted down lane six of Seoul's Olympic Stadium, leaving arch-enemy Carl Lewis wide-eyed in his wake, Ben Johnson returned to the South Korean capital on Tuesday with a warning for the next generation of athletes: stay clear of performance-enhancing drugs.
Recently, South Korean mobile company LG unveiled its latest smartphone G2. A sneak peek into how it stacks up against the competition.
Sidestepping objections from several opposition parties, the Orissa government is all set to sign a memorandum of understanding with the South Korean steel major Posco in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday for the establishment of a Rs 52,000 crore (Rs 520 bil
In their first summit since Chinese President Hu Jintao assumed power last year, the two leaders discussed the nuclear crisis and Chinese aid for North Korea.
The cyber attack affected the internet-connected televisions at the media centres and also shut down the official Winter Olympics website for around 20 minutes.
Eight women badminton players were disqualified by the sport's federation from the London Games competition, the federation said on Wednesday, after they tried to lose matches in a bid to secure a more favourable draw.
A 34-year-old South Korean engineer who scavenged cheap electronic stores for six years has made a $500 (Rs 27,500) satellite in his basement, which will be launched into space this year.
Indian rower Swaran Singh Virk held off a late challenge from his South Korean rival to win the single sculls repechage round and book a berth in the quarter-finals at the London Olympics on Sunday.
The lawsuit was unlikely to have deprived Lee of his control over Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest maker of smartphones, TVs and memory chips.
It has proposed to stop its weapons programme. The proposal followed South Korean chief negotiator Lee Soo-Hyuch's remarks that Russia, China and his own country were willing to provide energy aid to North Korea.
12 Japanese players were seen on the field towards the end of their World Cup match against South Korea in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, prompting the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to investigate the matter.
Hyundai's system uses wireless Near Field Communication technology, enabling one to lock, unlock the car.
"During the talks, we confirmed that we will never tolerate a nuclear-armed North Korea," visiting South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak said after talks with Japanese Prime MinisterTaro Aso in Tokyo. Lee and Aso agreed to press Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear programme and urged China, North Korea's closest ally, to play a greater role in persuading it to disarm.
Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu of Indonesia on Monday bagged the women's doubles gold medal in badminton at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
North Korea declared the launch of a rocket and satellite a success, and state television planned a special broadcast about the launch at noon.
The Karnataka government is actively considering the possibility of changing the location for a proposed steel plant of Posco in north-central Gadag district; instead offer the South Korean major an alternative land elsewhere in the state. The move comes after the farmers of Halligudi village stiffly opposed plans to acquire their "fertile" land ahead of starting work on the project.
South Korean tennis player Hyeon Chung will be a star attraction at the second edition of Tata Open Maharashtra beginning in December.
How many of the apps downloaded in India deliver the GPT technology they say they are?
Of the top five vendors, only Apple lost market share, while LG Electronics Inc, Huawei and ZTE Corp making incremental gains.
Seven-times champion Michael Schumacher suffered the embarrassment of being reprimanded for impeding the two slowest cars in Formula One in practice for the South Korean Grand Prix on Friday.
The second Nuclear Security Summit opens in Seoul on Monday. Will it confront the dangers posed by Pakistan's unsecured nuclear programme, asks Nikhil Lakshman, currently in the South Korean capital.
The Korean major, which is not able to set up the unit for the past seven years because of land acquisition issues and agitation by the locals, has revised its land requirement to 2,700 acres from the earlier 4,000 acres.
Utility vehicles maker, Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M), is considering reinstating the entire staff laid off by South Korean sports utility vehicle (SUV) manufacturer Ssangyong Motor Co in the next two to three years, according to M&M president (automotive and farm equipment sectors) Pawan Goenka.
With COVID-19 cases surpassing 2,000, South Korea has become the biggest cluster to have the infections outside China. A total of 13 people have died of the virus in the country
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