Новости за 21.12.2016

SYDNEY, A vehicle carrying gas bottles was driven into the headquarters of a Christian lobby group in the Australian capital of Canberra, causing an explosion, local media reported on Thursday.Lyle Shelton, managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby Group, tweeted a photograph of a burned out van and said that no staff were injured. “A vehicle has rammed our office in Canberra & exploded all staff are safe,” he posted on Twitter "I do not know the condition of the driver

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Wednesday urged the Centre to "act decisively" and bring back 51 fishermen languishing in Sri Lanka.

RBI governor Urjit Patel will be called later by a Parliamentary Committee for a briefing on demonetisation, as the Veerappa Moily-headed panel has decided to first seek details on the issue from top Finance Ministry officials

The house and office of Tamil Nadu chief secretary was on Wednesday searched by Income Tax officials who claimed to have recovered Rs 30 lakh cash in new notes and five kgs of gold besides getting "disclosure" about Rs five crore of unaccounted income.

Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar's wait has finally ended with their employers, Haryana Police, granting them permission to turn professional.

BERLIN A Tunisian man suspected of involvement in a truck attack in Berlin was in contact with Islamist militants in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and was known to German security agencies, the state's Interior Minister said on Wednesday."Security agencies exchanged their findings and information about this person with the Joint Counter-Terrorism Centre in November 2016," NRW Interior Minister Ralf Jaeger told a news conference.He said the suspect had applied for asylum in Germany and his application was rejected in July. Читать дальше...

NEW DELHI Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel will not appear on Thursday before parliament's finance committee to brief it on the government's decision to scrap high-value bank notes, the panel's chairman said on Wednesday.The panel will meet other experts to understand the impact of demonetisation before calling the RBI governor, Veerappa Moily told Reuters. He said Patel could be called to testify at its next meeting.Moily, a senior leader of the opposition Congress party, has... Читать дальше...

The Bihar government on Wednesday paved the way for providing benefits of the 7th Pay Commission to the state officials and pensioners by announcing the setting up of a fitment committee for the purpose.

In a historic achievement for Indian women's golf, three more Indians joined Aditi Ashok on the Ladies European Tour in 2017 as they came through the Final Stage of the LET Qualifying School.

Prakash Javadekar said it was discriminatory to allow seven lakh CBSE students to opt out of the board exams when nearly two crore others were taking them

The Sarfaesi Act which was meant to aid the recovery of debts has stirred a hot debate in the state of Jammu and Kashmir as it could result in the back-door acquisition of property by non-Kashmiris> The state of Jammu and Kashmir is one of the few states where non-native residents are not permitted to acquire property in the state

A Japanese programme aimed at accepting a small number of refugees from war-torn Syria is under fire for implying that pregnant women are not welcome

RCom said it will utilise the cash proceeds solely to reduce debt

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A flagship one day event, E-Merge witnesses the participation of several founders, co-founders and senior executives from leading startups in the form of Panel discussions and Entrepreneurial talks

Ashwin and Jadeja now occupy the top 2 ranks on the ICC rankings after Jadeja's 10-wicket match haul against England the propelled him to the 2nd position.

A court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

India's win against England was just the second time that the team had managed to win four Tests in a series and was their fifth series win in a row.

Hyderabad-based realtor and his associates have defaulted on tax payments after declaring more than Rs 10,000 crore unaccounted income

Late Tamil Nadu chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's supporters continue to pay tribute to her, after her demise on 5 December. A group of supporters made a 68 kilogram idli, a south Indian delicacy, with Jayalalithaa's face on it. The 68-kilogram idli, was displayed at Chennai's famous Marina Beach, where she was buried. The pictures of […]

The Philippines said that President Rodrigo Duterte's killing of three people in the 1980s was part of a police operation, after the United Nations rights chief urged Manila to investigate him for murder

Try something in between: "surreal," which is Merriam-Webster's word of the year, unveiled Monday. Meaning "marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream," or "unbelievable, fantastic," the word joins Oxford's "post-truth" and Dictionary.com's "xenophobia" as the year's top choices.

Other than Atlético de Kolkata, who won the league, and Kerala Blasters, who won the fans, here are some of the best, worst and bizarre moments of ISL 2016

Juan Martin del Potro is unlikely to be fit enough to play in next month's Australian Open, the Argentine told a news conference on Tuesday.

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Bigg Boss announces the luxury budget task for the week- 'BB hostel', where Priyanka and Swami Om are made the khadoos wardens.