Новости за 06.01.2020

As the coffins of General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who also died in Friday`s attack in Baghdad, were passed over the heads of mourners, Soleimani`s successor vowed to expel US forces from the region in revenge.

Dealers hailed the move as a step in the right direction to help traders hedge their bets on the domestic front.

Brent crude futures rose 22 cents to $68.82 a barrel by 12:19 p.m. EST (1719 GMT), after soaring to a high of $70.74 a barrel from Friday`s settlement. US West Texas Intermediate crude was up 7 cents at $63.12 a barrel after touching $64.72, its highest since April. Oil pared gains during the session.

Delhi Police Crime Branch has constituted three teams to probe violence in JNU. One of the three teams will examine the CCTV footage, the other will identify the culprits and the third team will monitor the social media platforms spreading rumours and misinformation about the incident.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump talk tough but neither have indicated an interest in all-out war although the possibility of military confrontation cannot be ruled out.

A case has been filed against the unknown miscreants for vandalising properties and attacking students and teachers inside the campus. The case has been registered under section 145, 147, 148 149, 151 and Section 3. The police source informed that the case will be transferred to the Crime Branch for detailed investigation.

During a protest called at Mumbai's Gateway of India on Monday (January 6) to register protest against the attack on JNU students and professors, a girl was spotted holding 'Free Kashmir' poster.

India on Monday (January 6) summoned acting Pakistani High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah to lodge protest over desecration of Nankana Sahib Gurdwara and murder of a Sikh Youth in Peshawar.

Just like Guwahati, the team management and other Indian cricket fans would focus on comeback man Jasprit Bumrah who is making his return to international cricket. Bumrah has been out of action after India`s tour of the West Indies in July-August due to a stress fracture on his back and thus would be rearing to go and perform for the team.

Skymet forecast said that heavy rains are likely to lash in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, West and central Uttar Pradesh. Isolated places might even see hailstorm indicated the predictions.

Delhi Police sources said that students from both ABVP and Left groups had called people from outside the campus and these outsiders were involved in violence inside the JNU campus on Sunday (January 5).

Here's a roundup of top stories from the world of politics, sports and entertainment, which grabbed the spotlight and trended the most on various social media platforms on January 6, (Monday).

Iran`s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wept while leading mourners in prayer for the funeral on Monday of slain military commander Qassem Soleimani, whose death in a US drone strike has caused a huge outpouring of national grief.

Delhi Police officials said that besides the two Bangladeshi nationals, two others arrested accused belong to Uttar Pradesh and one to Seemapuri.

In a setback to England, seam bowler Pat Brown has been ruled out of his side's upcoming three-match ODI series and as many T20Is against South Africa due to a lower back stress fracture.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday (January 6) said that the upcoming election in Delhi will be fought on the work done by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the last five years.

The ICC trialled no-ball technology for the very first time during an ODI series between England and Pakistan in 2016.

It is learnt that 10 central trade unions, with support from Left parties, will be on a day-long strike to protest against the economic policies of the BJP-led government at the Centre.

Every year, THE GATE ACADEMY an award-winning GATE Coaching Institute holds a National Level Quiz Competition to recognize the best engineering brains with high intellect academic talent.

Sindhu will take on Russia's Evgeniya Kosetskaya in the first round of the tournament.

It may be noted that after the apex court rejected the review petition of Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case, three of the four convicts had told the Tihar Jail authorities that they still have the option of filing a curative petition before filing a mercy plea.

The Election Commission (EC) on Monday (January 6) announced that the election for 70-member Delhi Assembly will take place in single-phase on February 8, 2020 and the counting of votes will take place on February 11.

Addressing a press conference, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora said that voting will be held across 13,750 polling stations and the Model Code of Conduct is effective immediately.

The memorandum dated January 6 urged Jaishankar to request the concerned authorities in Pakistan that the trial in the case against Chishti be fast-tracked and strict punishment be awarded to him "in order to send a message to the society for the protection of minorities".

All sectoral indices fell ended in the red, with BSE Metal falling 2.96 percent to end as the top loser, followed by BSE Finance which plunged 2.65 percent.