Новости за 25.02.2016

Tripura's Left Front government Thursday night criticised Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu for neglecting the northeastern states in the 2016-17 rail budget.

Union Human Resources Development (HRD) MinisterSmriti Irani on Thursday kicked up a controversy by citing 'Mahishasur Martyrdom Day and Goddess Durga' to support government action against alleged 'anti-national' activities in the JNU campus.

Retirement fund body EPFO has tightened norms on withdrawal of provident fund as well investment of such amount in Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana for its over five crore subscribers.

For the second straight day, HRD Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday made a strong defence of the government's actions with regard to JNU issue and suicide of Dalit student in Hyderabad University.

A large-scale deployment of Western troops in Libya is "unthinkable" and "absurd", Italy`s Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti said on Thursday.

Malinga efforts made the difference after Sri Lanka put up a small total of 129/8, when offered to bat first.

In a deal that puts him on the winning side, Vijay Mallya on Thursday resigned as the chairman of United Spirits Limited but not before pocketing a cool Rs 515 crore.

The "cessation of hostilities" agreed by the US and Russia is due to take hold on Saturday morning from midnight.

The Mars Working Group of the two countries, which met Thursday, sought to identify and implement goals that NASA and ISRO share on Mars exploration.

The new ATLASGAL maps cover an area of sky 140 degrees long and 3 degrees wide, more than four times larger than the first ATLASGAL release.

The resolution calls for prohibiting sale of eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, which the State Department had recently notified to the Congress.

Two of three boats were registered at Porbandar while one was registered in Okha.

Mid-match retirement in Dubai also ended Djokovic's unbeaten start to the year.

AAP said the outcome of the budget proposals will only be seen in 2020, while the government's term ends in 2019.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China remained concerned that the X-band radar will be deployed with the US THAAD system in South Korea.

Phangiso has been a regular member of South African limited overs teams, primarily as a back-up to leg-spinner Imran Tahir.

Malinga dealt twin blows in the very first over with two block-hole deliveries to peg back UAE, who only managed 115 for 9.

Mallya, who along with his group firms is fighting 'wilful defaulter' tags given by various lenders in relation to loans taken by long-defunct Kingfisher Airlines, said he would now "spend more time in England" closer to his children.

The committee submitted its recommendation to Speaker Ramniwas Goel yesterday, after investigating the matter for nearly two-and-half months.

Former UEFA president Michel Platini has vowed to continue his fight against his ban from football after FIFA rejected his appeal.

Pleased over allocation of Rs 4,682 crore to Odisha against the demand of Rs 5,000 crore in the Railway budget, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday thanked Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu for accepting some of the state's major demands.

Syrian government troops backed by Russian airstrikes recaptured a town in Aleppo province from Islamic State militants on Thursday in a key advance just two days ahead of a US and Russia-engineered cease-fire that is to take effect in Syria.

Gorillas also 'sing' and 'hum' frequently while eating food, says a new study.

Eurozone inflation in January was weaker than initially estimated, data showed Thursday, heaping further pressure on the European Central Bank to ramp up efforts to boost the economy in Europe.

Britain could face a decade of economic uncertainty if it leaves the European Union, a senior business leader has warned ahead of a membership referendum on June 23.