At the medal ceremony, Scott shook hands with fellow bronze medallist Martin Malyutin of Russia, who finished with the same time as the Briton, but then completely cold shouldered Sun, refusing to make eye contact and not offering a handshake.
India and China have so far held 19 rounds of talks to resolve the boundary dispute.
The forth coming summit of the BRICS leaders in New Delhi would focus on stimulating growth to avert the down turn in global economy besides enhancing financial cooperation among the countries, China said.
Ankur Mittal claimed the men's double trap gold medal in the ISSF World Championship for his career's biggest triumph, as the Indian shooting team continued its dominance in the premier shooting tournament.
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Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday.
Expressing grave concern over a US nuclear-powered submarine sustaining damage in the disputed South China Sea, China on Friday demanded Washington to reveal the details and the location of the accident and blamed America's frequent air and naval sorties in the Indo-Pacific to assert the "freedom of navigation" as the "root cause" of the incident.
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China's military on Thursday expressed concern over India's plan to construct 54 new border posts in Arunachal Pradesh, saying India should not complicate the situation.
Indian hockey team will return empty-handed from the Sultan of Johor Cup as it lost the bronze medal match against South Korea after conceding a golden goal, in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, on Saturday.
China's highest ranking defence officer will visit India next month, the first such visit in a decade as the Chinese military seeks to expand relations with its Indian counterpart.
The vaccination, available at 48 designated clinics in 15 districts, began on December 24, targeting certain groups of people aged between 18 and 59 years, He Zhenyu, deputy director of the centre for disease control and prevention in Wuhan, told the media in Wuhan.
"This Friday in Vienna a plenary session of the NSG will be held. Our position is subject to no change as of date," China said.
Google boss's absence at US-China internet forum meet raises eyebrows.
China on Tuesday said border talks with India have yielded "initial results", enabling the two neighbours to properly handle their differences over the vexed boundary issue and maintain peace along the frontier.
The six-wheeled solar-powered rover named Zhurong, resembling a blue butterfly and with a mass of 240 kg, slowly trundled off a ramp on the lander to hit the red, sandy soil of Mars, starting its journey to explore the fourth planet from the Sun.
Besides the border question, India and China discussed issues related to counterterrorism including Beijing's blocking of India's bid in the United Nations to ban Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Thursday.
Four new subway lines will open to the public this month, which will extend the capital's subway to 527 kms, the longest in the country.
The decision was taken during the annual 19th round of boundary talks in Beijing between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi.
Somdev Devvarman took just eight minutes to complete the unfinished business as he beat Ti Chen 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-2, 9-7 in the second singles to put India 2-0 ahead in the Asia/Oceania Group I Davis Cup tie in Indore on Saturday.
The report forecasts that by 2020, four out of every five smartphone connections worldwide will come from the developing world.
Nobel Prize laureate Chen Ning Yang, 82, will marry a 28-year-old post-graduate next year.
India's Lakshya Sen won his second successive BWF World Tour Super 100 title with a thrilling victory over China's Weng Hong Yang in the final of the SaarLorLux Open, in Saarbrucken, Germany, on Sunday.
India-China Special representatives are currently holding their 18th round of border dispute talks in the capital.
China's world and Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang served a three-month ban earlier this year after testing positive for a banned stimulant, the China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) said on Monday.
Notwithstanding their differences on the boundary question, India and China on Wednesday vowed to deepen their multi-faceted ties for a "lasting friendship" as Union External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi in Phuket.
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Talks between Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng and US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to improve the relations got off on a rough note at the northeastern Chinese port city of Tianjin, with Xie launching a blistering attack on Washington, accusing it of being the "owner of coercive diplomacy".
Deepak Kumar and Divyansh Singh Panwar finished a lowly 26th and 32nd respectively in the men's 10 metres Air Rifle event of the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday
The report, "Smartphone forecasts and assumptions, 2007-2020", prepared by GSMA Intelligence, finds that smartphones presently account for one in every three mobile connections, representing more than two billion connections.
The researchers considered projections under three scenarios: 1. Using the current country-specific testing rates and response functions moving forward, 2. If enhanced testing -- of 0.1 per cent a day -- is adopted on July 1, and 3. If sensitivity of contact rate to perceived risk is set to 8, leaving testing at current levels.
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Referring to information in a shareholders' lawsuit brought against Yahoo, he said the complaint showed that Yang and a majority of the board had gone to 'inordinate lengths to sabotage a Microsoft bid". Portions of the lawsuit were unsealed by a Delaware judge on Monday, despite the objections of Yahoo attorneys. In January 2007, Yahoo had rejected Microsoft offer to purchase Yahoo at $40 per share.
Against the backdrop of Beijing's negative role at the Nuclear Suppliers Group meeting in Vienna, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jeichi on Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and held talks with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee. Dr Singh told Yang that India was pleased to get the NSG waiver last week, official sources said.
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The rescheduling was prompted as billionaire investor Carl Icahn upped his ante against Yang in view of the revelations that came on Monday when a Delaware judge unsealed court documents in a lawsuit filed by shareholders. The annual shareholders meeting originally slated for July 3, has been rescheduled for the third time on August 1.
China on Tuesday said it looked forward to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Beijing to attend the seventh Asia-Europe Meeting next month. "Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has invited Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to come to China next month to attend the 7th Asia-Europe Meeting," said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, who concluded his three-day visit to Delhi.
