Новости за 21.05.2016

The Bengali-dominated Barak Valley has emerged as the new battleground of BJP and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF). Both parties took a significant chunk of seats in the region away from Congress which had won 13 of the 15 assembly seats there in 2011.

Fourteen MLAs from the BJP-AGP-BPF alliance, including Himanta Biswa Sarma, are likely to take oath of office along with Sarbananda Sonowal here on Tuesday.The state can have a maximum of 19 ministers, including the CM.

The students of the northeast have fared marginally better in this year's CBSE Class XII board exams than last year with a pass percentage of 71.34. The overall pass percentage of the Guwahati zone of CBSE that includes eight northeastern states, including Sikkim, was 70.38 last year.

A new report published by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), under its National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP), recorded Aizawl in Mizoram and Papumpare in Arunachal Pradesh as districts with the highest age adjusted cancer incidence rate in the country.

The Dalai Lama has said he will not nominate the head of Gaden Namgyal Lhatse, known as Tawang monastery, if people are not happy with the performance of the present incumbent Guru Tulku Rinpoche.

A 16-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide after a bad performance in his class 12th results that were announced on Saturday.

During the summer months, many of the most popular tourist attractions are pricey or crowded. So why not look for some hidden hotspots?

 – President Buhari is set to on a state visit to Lagos on Monday  – He will visit a variety of events and functions while on his two-day visit  – This visit will be the president’s first official visit since winning the election last year President Muhammadu Buhari will begin a two-day working visit to […]

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Right now in network TV it's time to kick out the old and pray that the new catches on.

The broadcast networks are unveiling their new series for the 2016-2017 seasons this week in an annual event known as upfronts.

At upfronts, the networks present their fall schedules and upcoming new shows to advertisers in order to entice them to spend their commercial dollars.

This year's fleet of new shows has several name actors attached, including Geena Davis... Читать дальше...

A memorial stone was unveiled and a tree dedicated Friday to honor a 20-year-old Cumberland sailor who was among 74 lost at sea in a naval accident in the Vietnam War. Part of a nationwide effort to get the 74 names added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington, D.C., the stone was placed by veterans, survivors and relatives of the men aboard the USS Frank E. Evans.

Gray and beige — or "griege" — are far from boring in this top-to-bottom restyling of an Edina rambler, this year's designer showcase home.

The question must be asked, if we allow our freedom of choice to be removed, what will follow?

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Kosovo's first match as a full UEFA and FIFA member is against the Faroe Islands in Germany next month.

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The Texas Rangers activated outfielder Shin-Soo Choo from the disabled list prior to Friday's game against the Houston Astros.

DJ Calvin Harris was briefly hospitalized after a serious car crash Friday, according to a report.

Former Israeli Prime minister Ehud Barak has said that Israel is drifting toward fascism under Benjamin Netanyahu. He also said that the current government “needs to be brought down.” RT reports: Barak, who led the country for over a decade in the 1990s and later served as defense minister under Ehud Olmert and Benjamin Netanyahu, was commenting on the latest government reshuffle made this week by his former boss. Netanyahu decided to replace Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon with Avigdor Lieberman... Читать дальше...

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The Houston Rockets appear to have narrowed their head coaching search to Philadelphia 76ers' Mike D'Antoni and Charlotte Hornets assistant Stephen Silas.

Iraqi security forces killed at least two protesters Friday during clashes in Baghdad's Green Zone, Agence France-Presse reported. Fifty-seven people were wounded as forces also used water cannons and sound bombs against the crowd. The two men, AFP reported, died of live rounds. They were supporters of the political insurgent and Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose movement has clashed with the Iraqi government over the past several months.

They join Sprint Showdown winners Trevor Bayne, Greg Biffle and Kyle Larson in transferring to the main event.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, surprised everyone when she performed to the ‘Kalinka’ song during a summit in Sochi. Below is a list of the most memorable dances from politicians from around the world.

To the editor: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders reminds me of the cynical Captain Renaud in the Humphrey Bogart classic film “Casablanca,” who, just before pocketing his winnings, declares, “I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here.” ("Passion of Bernie...