Новости за 21.01.2016

Residents of the eastern United States are bracing Thursday for a major snow storm that threatens to bury Washington, which was already reeling from a mere dusting that caused massive traffic snarls.

Russia will back an alternative Syrian opposition delegation to negotiate with Syria's government at peace talks in Geneva later this month if the existing opposition team is not reformed or boycotts the talks, a Russian diplomat said on Thursday. "What we are trying to achieve is to either expand the 'Riyadh' delegation to include the moderate opposition or to have a separate opposition delegation," the diplomat said. The U.N

Russia will back an alternative Syrian opposition delegation to negotiate with Syria's government at peace talks in Geneva later this month if the existing opposition team is not reformed or boycotts the talks, a Russian diplomat said on Thursday. "What we are trying to achieve is to either expand the 'Riyadh' delegation to include the moderate opposition or to have a separate opposition delegation," the diplomat said. The U.N

WASHINGTON The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose to a six-month high last week, suggesting some loss of momentum in the labor market amid a sharp economic slowdown and major stock market selloff. Another report on Thursday showed factory activity in the mid-Atlantic region improved in January as shipments rebounded, but still contracted for a fifth straight month

WASHINGTON The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose to a six-month high last week, suggesting some loss of momentum in the labor market amid a sharp economic slowdown and major stock market selloff. Another report on Thursday showed factory activity in the mid-Atlantic region improved in January as shipments rebounded, but still contracted for a fifth straight month

A UK website set up to catalogue the last days of Subhas Chandra Bose has released the evidence given by a Taiwanese official who claimed to have prepared Netaji's body for cremation

Hyderabad Central University (HCU) has revoked the suspension of the five research scholars, including Rohith Vemula who committed suicide on Sunday, with immediate effect.

After getting listed, this is the first time that InterGlobe Aviation Ltd, which runs the airline under the brand name IndiGo, is announcing its quarterly results.

LONDON President Vladimir Putin probably approved a 2006 Russian intelligence operation to murder ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium-210 in London, a British inquiry concluded on Thursday, prompting a row with Moscow. Russia, which had declined to cooperate in the inquiry, cautioned pointedly that it could "poison" relations.

Seven members of the the Joint Action Committee are on an indefinite hunger strike for fulfilment of its demands following Rohith's suicide.

Beleaguered Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday found backing from former Australia cricketer Mike Hussey, who says the Indian captain was the most suitable to lead the team as he still has a lot of fire in his batting.

Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra have been chosen to be the new brand ambassadors of the government’s Incredible India campaign

A British inquiry into the death by radiation poisoning of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko in London found that Russian President Vladimir Putin "probably approved" of it.

Rohith Vemula's suicide in Hyderabad university has proved again that subaltern voice in India shall always be held hostage at the altar of political opportunism and media's confirmation bias.

The board members of the Academy Awards are holding a meeting on 26 January to fight perception that the Academy is racist or elitist following allegations by actors and commoners for the lack of diversity in its nominations.

Keep the legal and factual nuances of the case aside and the suicide on the campus of the Hyderabad University comes across as a result of the obnoxious political ecosystem on our campuses.

The company did not disclose the SoftBank’s increase in stake after the fresh infusion of Rs 100 crore

NIA, which is probing Pathankot terror attack case, conducted searches at five places, including office and residences of Punjab Police SP Salwinder Singh.

Roger Federer's twin daughters seem to be more interested in reading than watching their dad play tennis.

The fire that she has stoked in Hyderabad with her brazen attempt to blame the opposition for what is essentially a crisis triggered by her own ministry and BJP stooges on the campus, is classic Smriti Irani.

Disney and Lucasfilm have postponed the release date of Star Wars: Episode VIII by seven months.

The protest over the suicide Rohith Vemula intensified as ten professors from the University of Hyderabad resigned from their administrative posts.

India's FDI investment increased from $33.9 billion to $59.4 billion which marks a 75 percent increase

The allegation made by Dr KK Muhammed, former Regional Director(North) of Archaeological Survey of India, in his autobiography titled Njan Enna Bharatiyan (I an Indian) in Malayalam also claim that remains of a Hindu temple were found during the excavation made by a team of archaeologists headed by Professor BB Lal, then director general of the Archaeological Survey of India during 1976-77, in which he was also a member.

Top Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and K Srikanth stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the $120,000 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold with easy victories