Новости за 24.11.2018

Singer Bono admitted that he felt "emasculated" when he lost his voice during his September show in Berlin.

Counter-attacks by the Islamic State group have killed at least 47 US-backed fighters over two days as the jihadists struck from their embattled holdout in eastern Syria, a war monitor has said. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Kurdish-led alliance supported by a US-led coalition is battling to expel the jihadists from a pocket in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor on the Iraqi border. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said on Satrday the jihadists launched "three separate assaults" on Saturday. Читать дальше...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday referred to the Delhi Police as his family and underlined that he respects the men in khaki immensely.The Chief Minister also asserted that few senior police officials being politically motivated does not imply that the entire organisation is corrupt.Kejriwal further said that despite several Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs urging him to exclude Delhi Police from the Rs 1 crore compensation policy for the martyrs, he would not do so, because of the respect... Читать дальше...

Tens of thousands of people have rallied across Europe against sexist violence, with more than 30,000 turning out in Paris, where a separate protest against rising fuel prices brought clashes. Anti-violence rallies across France on Saturday drew around 50,000 people in all, according to organiser Caroline de Haas, to answer a citizen collective's call for a "feminist tidal wave" of outrage against gender violence brought into sharp focus by the #MeToo movement. Elsewhere a thousand people braved... Читать дальше...

Kannada actor and politician Ambareesh has passed away here at a private hospital due to cardiac arrest, sources have said. He was 66. A former Union minister, Ambareesh was rushed to the hospital after he complained of breathing trouble and passed away on Saturday night, officials at the hospital said. "Ambareesh was brought to hospital around 9 pm and he passed away because of cardiac arrest," Vikram Hospital officials told PTI. According to the hospital spokesman, Ambareesh was found unresponsive... Читать дальше...

African cities have launched a campaign to tackle the growing phenomenon of street children in the region.

Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Saturday said the body of veteran Kannada actor and Congress leader M H Ambareesh will be kept at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here Sunday for people to pay their last respects. "The body of actor Ambareesh will be kept at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium from around 8 am tomorrow for people to pay their last respects," he told reporters here. Ambareesh passed away in Bengaluru. He was 66. The former Union minister was rushed to a private hospital after he complained of breathing problems, sources said. Читать дальше...

Veteran Kannada films rebel actor M.H. Ambareesh died at a private hospital here on Saturday night due to heart attack, said a duty doctor. He was 66.

At least 47 US-backed fighters have been killed in counter-attacks by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria over the past two days, a Britain-based monitor said Saturday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights raised the death toll from an earlier figure of 24 after it said IS jihadists launched three fresh assaults Saturday.

The Trump administration has reached a deal with Mexico's incoming government under which asylum seekers will wait in Mexico while their claims are assessed by US courts, The Washington Post reported Saturday. The deal, which would overhaul US border policy, comes with President Donald Trump outraged over the presence of thousands of Central American migrants who marched to the Mexican side of the border hoping to enter the US for a better life free from the poverty and gang violence in their homelands. Читать дальше...

India will send Union ministers Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Hardeep Singh Puri to Pakistan next week to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Saturday while responding to an invite to her by Islamabad for the event. Earlier in the day, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, in a tweet, said he has extended an invitation to Swaraj, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and state minister Navjot Singh Sidhu to attend the ceremony at Kartarpur on November 28. Читать дальше...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the United States of pursuing a "hidden agenda" through its military involvement in Syria. Lavrov said Saturday that in contrast to American claims that it is intervening in Syria to help in the fight against the Islamic State group, the U.S.'s true goal is to overturn the Syrian government supported by Moscow. Lavrov told the press while visiting Lisbon, Portugal, that "my suspicion (is) that the US looks upon ISIS as a justification for their military... Читать дальше...

A regional deputy official in Niger says that 18 girls have been kidnapped from two different villages by suspected Boko Haram militants. Lamido Harouna Moumouni said 24 attackers abducted 15 girls in the village of Blaharde early Saturday and three other girls in the village of Bague. This is not far from where suspected extremists killed at least seven people at a French drilling company's site Wednesday, and near Nigeria's border. Moumouni asked the government do "everything possible to secure this population... Читать дальше...

Three days ahead of the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched a scathing attack on Congress president Rahul Gandhi.Addressing a rally in Indore on Saturday, Adityanath said, "I do not understand what Rahul Gandhi says. Sometimes it is difficult to understand if he is speaking in India or in Pakistan."Continuing his tirade against the Congress party, he added: "The only thing that Congress got from Italy is mafia. They made six Hindi speaking states 'bimaru'. Читать дальше...

A group of left parties on Saturday have called for observing 'Defend the Constitution and Secularism Day' on December 6- the day when the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya was demolished.The Left parties, comprising Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPIM), Communist Party of India (CPI), All India Forward Bloc (AIFB), Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)-Liberation and Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist), have also called upon all its units to mobilise to observe December 6, also Dr. Читать дальше...

Nicolas Roeg, the prominent British film director known for making provocative films and working with rock stars Mick Jagger and David Bowie over a six-decade career, has died. He was 90. The director of "Don't Look Now" and many other films died Friday night, his son, Nicolas Roeg Jr., told Britain's Press Association. "He was a genuine dad," Roeg Jr. said. "He just had his 90th birthday in August." He didn't provide details about his father's death during a brief telephone call. Roeg worked with... Читать дальше...

The special investigation team (SIT) probing the killing of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh has named an organised criminal syndicate inspired by the Sanatan Sanstha in its additional chargesheet filed before a court here. In the 9,235-page chargesheet submitted before the Principal Civil and Sessions Court here Friday evening, it was also stated that the killing of Lankesh was plotted for almost five years. A network, inspired by the literature of the Goa-based Sanatan Sanstha, had targeted Lankesh, it said. Читать дальше...

A 25-year-old woman was allegedly kidnapped and assaulted in a car by an unidentified man in southeast Delhi and later thrown off the vehicle, police said Saturday. The woman alleged that after being abducted from Millennium Depot Sarai Kale Khan, she was thrown out of the car near UP gate, they added. Police said they were informed about the incident by the hospital, where the woman was undergoing treatment. In her statement to the police, the woman said around 4 pm on Friday, she had gone to a... Читать дальше...

British Prime Minister Theresa May met with EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels on Saturday, for final talks ahead of a crucial Brexit summit. The pair did not make any public statements before they went into their meeting, which comes ahead of a summit of all 28 European Union leaders on Sunday.

Around 60 pilgrims, who breached the security zone near Sabarimala's 'vavarunada' area and started chanting prayers despite prohibitory orders, have been detained by the police. Due to previous incidents of violence at the hill-top shrine, the police had imposed strict restrictions on the devotees at Sannidhanam. The protesters were staying back near 'vavarunada' and chanting prayers, even as there was an imposition of Section 144 that prohibits assembly of more than four people at a spot, police said. Читать дальше...

Uttar Pradesh government will install a 221-metre bronze statue of Lord Ram in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary (Information) Avanish Awasthi said on Saturday. While the height of the actual statue would be 151 metres, its overhead umbrella would be 20 metres while the pedestal would be 50 metres, he said. A museum would be housed at the pedestal, Awasthi said. Five firms shortlisted for construction of the statue gave presentations before Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath this evening... Читать дальше...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath hit out at Rahul Gandhi over the issue of national security Saturday, and hinting at the Congress chief's comments on the Rafale deal, said it was hard to guess whether he was speaking in India or Pakistan. Speaking at a rally in Indore's Rau area, Adityanath also attacked Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath over a video that has gone viral and made a veiled reference to the origins of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi with an "Italy" jibe. "The country... Читать дальше...

The departure of directors from sinking ships raises more questions than answers

The departure of directors from sinking ships raises more questions than answers

Tamil superstar Rajinikanth condoled the death of veteran Kannada actor M H Ambareesh on Saturday, calling him his "best friend". "A wonderful human being ... my best friend ... I have lost you today and will miss you ... Rest In Peace #Ambrish," he said in the tweet. Ambareesh passed away in Bengaluru, according to official sources and Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce. He was 66. The former Union minister was rushed to a private hospital after he complained of breathing-related issue, sources said. Читать дальше...