Новости за 10.02.2016

An Army officer, Captain Shikhar Deep, has gone missing under mysterious circumstances after boarding a train in Bihar, triggering fears that he may have fallen prey to a gang of robbers.

Jashodaben Modi, 64, the estranged wife of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, filed an RTI application on Wednesday seeking details and a copy of the PM’s passports. She filed her application at the Regional Passport Office (RPO), Ahmedabad.

In a sign of the importance India attaches to its ties with the UAE, PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday received at the airport Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Zayed Al Nahyan, who is on a three-day visit to the country.

More than 200 children required medical attention across northern parts of the country on Wednesday, hours after being administered pills under a nationwide deworming programme organised by the Union health ministry.

A leading British daily will revert to using Bombay instead of Mumbai when referring to the financial hub of India, to take stand against a "nastier strain of Hindu nationalism," its Indian-origin editor said on Wednesday.

Safra Catz, global CEO of the $40-billion software major Oracle Corporation, which has nearly 30% of its employees in India, is enthused by the policies of the Modi government and sees its investments accelerating here.

Mukesh Bansal’s journey at Flipkart began after his fashion e-commerce venture Myntra was acquired in May 2014 for $330 million by its crosstown rival. That was an emotional moment for Bansal, but leaving Flipkart and saying goodbyes now is even more difficult, he says.

Lucknow University administration is out to play moral police. The university on Wednesday issued an advisory for students ahead of Valentine’s Day, directing them to bring no outsiders to campus, exchange no gifts, only attend classes and head straight home.

Sufi mood captivated Safed Baradari, as members of musical group Chaar Yaar presented melodies to enthral audience at the ongoing Sanatkada festival on Wednesday evening.

Call it a bid for image makeover or political exigency ahead of 2017 UP assembly polls, the Bajrang Dal has decided not to do 'moral policing' as it used to do in the past.

Railways announced that movement of trains to and from Kanpur will be affected because of traffic block on February 11 (Thursday), February 13 and February 14.

APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University will conduct state entrance examination (UPSEE) for admissions to engineering, management and other professional courses in the state on April 16, 17.

The Akhilesh Yadav government has decided to provide round-the-clock power supply to Bundelkhand in what could bring the drought ravaged region back in political spotlight ahead of UP assembly elections in 2017.

As consumers cut back on sugary drinks due to health concerns, PepsiCo and Coca- Cola are looking to introduce miniatures here to boost consumption and set the stage for a fresh cola war this summer.

On the lines of Vidhan Sabha and Lok Sabha, proceedings during meeting of Lucknow University's Executive Council will be video recorded to bring in transparency.

The parents of Vinay Mahto are still in a state of shock.

Having failed to arrest the five accused in the celebratory firing case, Shamli police on Wednesday moved court seeking permission to attach their properties.

In a sign of consolidation in the branded rooms aggregation space, Oyo Rooms has acquired rival Zo Rooms. Oyo’s lead investor, Japanese telecom and internet firm SoftBank, has confirmed the acquisition in its annual report for 2015.

The average wholesale onion prices fell to a two-year low of Rs 700 a quintal at the markets in Nashik on Wednesday due to excess production.

Probably for the first time, BJP has included Dalit icon BR Ambedkar among its favourite poster boys, including Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, on election posters during its campaign for the bypolls to three Assembly seats and one municipal corporation next week in Uttar Pradesh. At one of these places - Deoband - it has even had Ambedkar's photo replace that of its icon Deendayal Upadhyay.

Billionaire Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Financial is in talks to buy a large stake in the holding company of the Chennai-based Sanmar Group, owned by brothers N Sankar and N Kumar.

The Union government has approved Rs 130-crore loan for current financial year, paving way for fast construction of the priority North-South corridor of Metro rail in Lucknow.

For patients in need of valve replacement but medically not fit for surgery, there's hope at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences.

After the Maharashtra government, the family of the victim in the 2002 hit-and-run case involving Salman Khan approached the Supreme Court Wednesday challenging acquittal of the actor by the Bombay HC and also sought compensation.

"Happy Birthday to You", one of the world’s most recognisable songs, looks finally set to be free for everyone to sing. After prolonged legal wrangling, US publisher Warner/Chappell Music agreed to pay $14 million in a settlement that would end its claims to the song’s copyright.