Новости за 22.02.2017

In a bid to put an end to the bull-taming sport of Tamil Nadu, Jallikattu, and the buffalo race of Karnataka, Kambala, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Wednesday said it will move the Supreme Court challenging the legislation passed by the assemblies of both states for having allowed these sports.

Snapdeal co-founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal have taken a 100 percent salary cut, while many others at the firm have "proactively" offered significant reduction in compensation.

Pakistan's top Shariat court has validated the option of using 'test tube baby' method for conceiving for the married couples having some medical complications.

Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian on Wednesday emphasised the need to move full steam to deal with the problem of bad loans facing banking sector.

An SBI ATM in Delhi's Sangam Vihar dispensed four notes of Rs 2,000 with "Children Bank Of India" written on them.

There is a move to set up a new agency for probing anomalies in income tax returns filed by 18 lakh people after demonetisation, Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Wednesday.

Pakistan`s Supreme Court has observed that the corruption allegations against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif`s family in connection with Panamagate case were not frivolous` as they could be right or wrong.

India, under Kohli, are undefeated at home for the last 19 Tests and the duel between the two top-ranked Test teams is expected to be a classic affair.

The Madras High Court on Wednesday sought credible evidence to prove that the AIADMK MLAs were held captive in a resort in Kuvathoor and also the video evidence of the proceedings in the Tamil Nadu Assembly during Chief Minister`s Edapadi Palaniswami`s trust vote.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has written a personal letter to the people of her Lok Sabha constituency – Raebareli – explaining reasons for her absence from campaigning in the poll-bound state of Uttar Pradesh.

Malaysian Police have alleged that North Korean authorities are not cooperating in their investigation into the murder of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un`s half-brother Kim Jong-nam.

Corbett Tiger Reserve authorities have issued shoot-at-sight orders and pressed two drones into service after movement of poachers was reported along the southern fringes of the park.

In an attempted case of honour killing, a couple were shot at and seriously injured in Shamli district on Wednesday.

The fourth phase polling in Uttar Pradesh will be held tomorrow in 53 Assembly constituencies spread over 12 districts, including the backward Bundelkhand region and the Nehru-Gandhi pocket borough of Rae Bareli.

Midway through the seven-round polls, cracks seem to have appeared in the much-talked about Samajwadi Party and Congress alliance even as most senior party leaders remain tight-lipped and refused to divulge anything.

Kerala government today decided to set up a Rs 300 crore international Ayurvedic research institute at Kannur during the 13th five-year plan.

Ten fire tenders have reached the spot and are trying to douse the flames.

Columnist and author Shobhaa De was trolled on the social media on Tuesday.

Iraq's government-sanctioned paramilitary forces, made up mainly of Shiite militiamen, have launched a new push to capture villages west of the city of Mosul from Islamic State militants.

Harmanpreet Kaur scored eight runs off the final two balls to pull off a sensational win against South Africa in the final of the Women’s Cricket World Cup qualifiers.

Fashion e-tailer Myntra on Wednesday said it has bagged a master distribution and management rights for Spanish fashion brand Mango in India.

A fake passport racket was busted by the North 24 Parganas district police in Barasat.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. However, I don't believe that's the case. I'm confident in the squad and we've got here to compete against India: Smith

More than 200 people have been charged with rioting in connection with Inauguration Day protests in Washington last month.

Shahid Afridi had an illustrious career, where he represented Pakistan in 398 ODIs, 98 T20Is and 27 Test matches