Новости за 10.11.2015

Pakistan authorities have halted funding to hundreds of "ghost schools" and fired 450 absentee teachers, with officials vowing on Tuesday to launch a crackdown on the practice in the southwestern province of Baluchistan.

Pakistan authorities have halted funding to hundreds of "ghost schools" and fired 450 absentee teachers, with officials vowing on Tuesday to launch a crackdown on the practice in the southwestern province of Baluchistan.

Congress MP Amarinder Singh on Tuesday blamed Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal for the ongoing stand-off between various Sikh groups in the state and appealed against "any move" that he said may harm the sanctity and authority of Sikh institutions.

Clamping down on the 'rent-a-womb' practice by foreigners and overseas Indians, the government on Tuesday directed all its missions not to issue visas to those intending to visit India for commissioning surrogacy.

"To say that everyone is responsible for the defeat is to ensure that no one is held responsible," says the statement by the veterans.

Fingerprints o0f Chhota Rajan the Mumbai police collected in 1980 and 1983 provided the clinching proof that led to the deportation of the underworld don from Indonesia.

Home minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday that India wants good relations with Nepal and it will do everything to better strained relations.

Noida wallahs splurged on jewellery and luxury items on Dhanteras, with jewellery sales in Sector 18 showrooms bursting by 30 per cent over last year. The percentage estimates came from the Sector 18 Market Owners Association.

Kerala finance minister KM Mani finally gave in to pressure on Tuesday and tendered his resignation. This after the high court issued a directive for further probe against him in the Kerala bar bribery scam.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said there will be no cut in budgeted public expenditure this year as revenue collections, especially indirect taxes, are buoyant.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Britain from November 12 will have important economic implications for India, foreign secretary S Jaishankar said on Tuesday.

India will overtake China as the biggest driver of growth in energy consumption by 2040, even as an extended period of low oil prices is expected to undercut energy savings by 15% and trigger energy security concerns by increasing dependence on a small number of low-cost producers and falling investments to bring new sources on tap.

Wild birds will sacrifice access to food in order to stay close to their partner over the winter, according to a study by Oxford University researchers.

Real estate industry on Tuesday hailed the government's decision to relax FDI norms for construction sector saying the move would boost foreign investment into the housing sector, particularly affordable segment.

GSK Consumer (GSK) expects its over-the-counter (OTC) brands to grow at 20% plus over the next one year, according to reports by research analysts.

The new bill would not ban encryption altogether but would make it easier for Britain's security services to access encrypted communications.

JD(U) on Tuesday launched a hard-hitting attack on BJP over the violence that erupted in Karnataka over holding the birth anniversary celebrations of 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan saying the saffron party has "not learnt any lesson from its humiliating defeat" in Bihar.

Volkswagen said on Tuesday it had appointed Johann Jungwirth as the head of its new digital strategy unit.

The government on Tuesday allowed 100 per cent FDI in five plantation crops, mainly coffee, rubber, cardamom, palm oil tree and olive oil tree via automatic route, a move hailed by the industry.

Finance ministry on Tuesday said the relaxation of FDI norms in as many as 15 sectors by the government will help open floodgates of investment in the country.

Family members of Bismarque Dias, an activist whose body was found in a river three days ago under mysterious circumstances, on Tuesday refused to proceed with the funeral until action was taken against the `culprits'.

Larger operators are likely to seek acquisitions as they require more spectrum to support their fast-growing 3G and 4G service revenues, while smaller loss-making telcos will be willing sellers due to rising competition and the regulator's decision to relax spectrum rules.

In a first, the Mumbai Police have launched a dedicated helpline for citizens wherein they can obtain information about real-time movement of vehicular traffic and can also lodge a complaint, police commissioner Ahmed Javed said here on Tuesday.

This revenue and operating profit makes Vodafone India the second-largest revenue and profit centre for the British telecom major after Germany.

At least three persons were killed and two others sustained severe burn injuries as a diesel generator at a hotel here burst allegedly after coming in contact with a fire cracker on Tuesday.