Новости за 10.08.2015

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Pakistan war, Army on Monday organised a chain of programmes including an armoured battle show and exhibition for school students and their parents.

The controversial Land Acquisition Bill will now be brought in the Winter Session of Parliament after Bihar polls with opposition digging its heels on certain key provisions and the ruling side wanting to avoid a vote in the joint panel examining the contentious measure.

Is it a rock or a shadow? Such questions have been doing the rounds, orbiting around social media, after 'miniature Martian' was spotted in images of Mars beamed back to Earth from NASA's Curiosity Rover.

Tour de France winner Chris Froome looks set to attempt a second Grand Tour victory in less than two months after deciding to race at the Vuelta a Espana.

The Jharkhand government suspended four officials including the Deoghar deputy commissioner and police superintendent after Monday`s stampede in which 11 pilgrims were killed and over 50 others injured.

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell called for a complete rethink of Australia's domestic cricket system after the team's crushing defeat in the ongoing Ashes series in England.

DMK leader M.K.Stalin on Sunday announced that his party would introduce prohibition in Tamil Nadu if it came to power in 2016.

England pace spearhead James Anderson has admitted that he feared skipper Alastair Cook would step down from his role in the wake of criticism.

Director General of Police (DGP) K Rajendra Kumar today reviewed security situation and law and order of Jammu region ahead of Independence-day celebrations.

Kolkata, Aug 10 (Bengal will warm up for the upcoming Ranji Trophy cricket season with a fortnight long tour of Sri Lanka comprising two four-day and three one-day fixtures against SL Combined XI from August 30-September 13.

The Karnataka High Court was on Monday critical of former India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a case filed against him for allegedly "denigrating" a Hindu god as it decried tendency of celebrities signing ads just for money without giving a thought to the consequences.

World Championships silver-medallist Sarjubala Shamjetsabam led the charge by advancing to the semifinals as India were assured of six medals in the Asian Women's Boxing Championships in Wulanchabu, China on Monday.

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit northern Afghanistan on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, with tremors felt as far away as Indian-administered Kashmir.

Greece`s police department on Monday said it had suspended an officer serving on the Aegean island of Kos after he was caught on camera allegedly striking a migrant.

The Congress on Monday advanced its shutdown call in West Bengal to August 18 as the earlier date, August 20, coincided with the birth anniversary of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Amid speculation over the resumption of Indo-Pak cricketing ties, PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan on Monday admitted that the planned series between the two nations in UAE in December is in "real danger" and said that he plans to travel to India next month to discuss the issue.

Zimbabwean wildlife authorities on Monday lifted restrictions on hunting imposed last week following the controversial killing of Cecil the Lion.

The UK is among 36 new countries to be added to India's electronic visa system from Independence Day, taking the number of nations on the list to 113.

A suspected jihadist has been shot dead in western Tunisia near the Algerian border, a region where security forces have been hunting militants since 2012, the interior ministry announced Monday.

Ace Indian shooter Gagan Narang missed out on a podium finish after reaching his first final of men's air rifle event in a global event since winning the London Olympics bronze medal, at the ISSF World Cup in Gabala, Azerbaijan on Monday.

In the wake of continued wave of attacks rattling Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani lambasted Pakistan, saying it was “still sending a message of war”.

Six members of the Turkish security forces were killed and the US consulate in Istanbul hit by a gun attack in a day of violence Monday blamed on Kurdish and Marxist radicals as the government pressed on its air campaign against militants.

Al Qaeda`s Syria affiliate Al-Nusra Front has announced a surprise withdrawal from its front lines against its jihadist rival Islamic State in areas along Syria`s northern border with Turkey.