As the day passed, Indian Army spokesperson Colonel Aman Anand told Newsweek on Friday that there has been “no change on the ground yet” as the world’s two largest militaries stood face-to-face in the Himalayas. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Indian External Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met Thursday for nearly two and a half hours at the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization gathering in Moscow, holding what both sides later described as a “frank and constructive discussion” to defuse tensions at the contested Line of Actual Control....

The Blue Tigers and The White Falcons are tied at the top of Group A, having grabbed three points each from their opening fixtures. Sunil Chhetri and company beat Myanmar 1-0 in the opening game of the group at Yangon. Whereas, Aleksandr Krestinin’s army got the better of Macau in Bishkek, thanks to a 70th-minute goal from their skipper Azamat Baymatov. Also read: Know India’s Rivals- Kyrgyz Republic The Blue Tigers are likely to start with a 4-1-3-2 formation with a backline comprising of Mohun Bagan custodian Pritam Kotal, Sandesh Jhingan, who scored the opening goal against Nepal at Mumbai last week, Anas Edathodika and Narayan Das....

The elections, which have caused public outrage due to health risks, led to public electoral rallies and marches in March and April that health experts believe contributed to India’s rising rates of infections. “Your institution is singularly responsible for the second wave of COVID-19. Your officers should be booked on murder charges probably,” Tamil Nadu’s court said. The court denounced the Election Commission for permitting crowded campaigns to occur....

Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez? Click here to see the countdown of the 50 best players in the world in the 2016 Goal 50 Materazzi is in charge of Chennaiyin, who are considered Blasters’ south Indian rivals despite the 700 kilometres that separate the two clubs geographically. Blasters fans are unhappy with the former Italy defender’s conduct in a draw between the two sides last month, when he became involved in a scuffle between one of their players, Kervens Belfort, and Chennaiyin’s Manuele Blasi....

The India senior’s initiative to participate in the same on Friday has caught the attention of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, who tweeted his appreciation for the work done by the Blue Tigers in the city of Mumbai. All the members of the squad along with the support staff were spotted engaging themselves in the campaign, the tweet from the federation’s official handle was subsquently retweeted by Modi saying, “Wonderful effort by our sportspersons to spread the message of #SwachhataHiSeva....

He mentioned that talks are at an advanced stage and that there is a possibility of FIFA lending its support for the project. “We should have a permanent facility for everything – from physical training to swimming room to classrooms to mental conditioning. We are in talks and I don’t want to go beyond that at this point. It may cost us over 100 crores INR. Hopefully we will get FIFA supporting us in this initiative as much as we will reach out to private sponsors....

Country: Kyrgyz Republic FIFA Ranking: 115Nickname: The White FalconsLast official match played: Kyrgyz Republic 5-1 Myanmar (22 March 2018)Coach: Aleksandr Krestinin A nation born out of the fall of the mighty erstwhile Soviet Union, Kyrgyzstan is one of the sparsely populated craggy terrains in northern Central Asia. It has only been twenty-six years since the existence of their national football team and it comes as no surprise that they did not qualify for any of the continental showpiece tournament finals before this....

Police were first called to reports of a person shot at the 3300 block of East 36th Street, near North Sherman Drive just after 4 a.m. on Sunday morning, Sergeant Shane Foley said in a news conference on Sunday. The officers found a juvenile male with apparent gunshot wounds, who was transported to an area hospital, he said. Officers later received information that led them to a residence at the 3500 block of Adams Street in the same area where they found five people with apparent gunshot wounds who were all deceased....

Indiana on Monday announced it has dismissed sophomore forward Emmitt Holt. Incoming freshman forward Thomas Bryant is to remain with the team but will be disciplined internally, the school said. MORE: College basketball players dismissed in 2014-15 | Indiana, Illinois, Texas, Indiana hosting recruits this weekend Holt, 19, is being let go for “demonstrating exceptionally poor judgment” when he and Bryant were cited for illegal alcohol possession in the early morning hours of Aug....

In its first Big Ten game of 2018-19 – each team in the league plays two early conference games because of the new 20-game schedule – Indiana battled against an underrated Northwestern for just short of 40 minutes, until star freshman Romeo Langford’s picturesque floater with 39.7 seconds left put the Hoosiers ahead for good. IU eventually won, 68-66. Less than four minutes before the game reached its conclusion, though, as the two teams assembled at their respective benches for the final media timeout, Hoosiers senior center Juwan Morgan wound up down in front of the scorer’s table....

The media conglomerate spent half of the afternoon looking at film the staff stitched together to show some of IU’s preferences for defensive and rebounding techniques, offensive tactics and pace. Then we got to watch the team practice for more than two hours, with nearly all of that time spent on drills designed to accentuate the team’s development in those areas. By the end, it was easy to be convinced that IU would be wise to embrace its lack of size....

The passage of SB 101 right before the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four weekend in Indianapolis has generated more discussion on the topic of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) athletes than we have seen since Michael Sam came out right before entering the NFL draft. NCAA president Mark Emmert swiftly issued a statement expressing his concern “about how this legislation could affect our student-athletes and employees,” and showed his interest in protecting those attending or competing in the Men’s Final Four....

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said the suspected gunman had also taken his own life in the shooting on Thursday night. In a statement issued early on Friday morning, the police department said officers had responded to reports of shots fired at the FedEx Ground Plainview operations center. They found an “active shooter incident” and multiple victims who had injuries consistent with gunshot wounds. Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services pronounced eight people dead at the scene, not including the gunman, the statement added....

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday night, Plutko said Clevinger and Plesac acted selfishly in sneaking out of the club hotel in Chicago and not being forthright about the incident afterward. “They hurt us bad,” Plutko told reporters. “They lied to us. They sat here … and publicly said things they didn’t follow through on. … I’ll let them sit here and tell you how they’re gonna earn our trust back....

Just like it was two years ago, Indonesia will face Thailand and Philippines once again. The assistant head coach of Indonesia, Bima Sakti realises the difficult task ahead but reminds that just like two years ago, a similar final match may occur. “The group look similar to two years ago where there’s Thailand, Philippines and Singapore. So hopefully, it will be like that as well and for us to reach the semi-final and final,” said Bima....

The threat research division of Massachusetts-based Recorded Future, the Insikt Group, said the hack was discovered in April. It detected malware servers operated by the “Mustang Panda” hackers with hosts inside the Indonesian government networks. “We assess that this activity is very likely linked to the Chinese state-sponsored threat activity group Mustang Panda based on our continued tracking of Chinese state-sponsored cyberespionage activity,” the company said in an e-mail to AP....

Grande Torino, the Busby Babes, Zambia’s heroes & now Chapecoense - Heaven has welcomed a new team of champions The plane was carrying the team to the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final, in which they were due to face Atletico Nacional in Medellin, but came down on Monday night in Cerro Gordo in the Colombian municipality of La Union. CONMEBOL has announced the suspension of all its activities until further notice and Infantino expressed his sadness on behalf of FIFA....

If you think that you might have been bitten by a spider, make sure you tell your healthcare providers where you were, what the spider looked like, how long ago it happened, and where on your skin you think the spider might have bitten you. There are also many different types of skin lesions that can look similar to spider bites but are treated differently than spider bites. If you develop a skin lesion that is painful, tender, swollen, or oozing pus, be sure to get medical attention....

Healthcare workers are trained to adhere to rules outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) known as standard precautions. Standard precautions apply to all patients and their care. They include basic hygiene practices, such as hand washing and disinfecting equipment, and safety guidelines that must be used when dealing with blood or handling needles. This article explores the many simple, though strict, standard precautions that medical staff follow to protect patients and themselves from getting infections....

The Democratic-controlled House and Senate will have only 10 legislative days to meet the October 31 deadline to pass both the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and a spending bill known as the Build Back Better Act - originally projected to cost around $3.5 trillion but is likely to be cut down to $2.2 trillion (or perhaps even lower) to get wider support - amid a standoff between progressives and moderates in the party over the scope and final price tag....