Новости за 28.02.2016

Criticising the appointment of former Comptroller and Editor General (CAG) Vinod Rai as the chairman of the newly-constituted Banks Board Bureau (BBB), Congress in charge of communications Randeep S. Surjewala on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government of "quid pro quo", while questioning the legality of such an appointment under Article 148 (4) of the Constitution.

Alluding to the presentation of the 2016-17 general budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday observed that he too was to appear for an exam.

The registration for this year's pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath will start from Monday.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury are among nine persons who have been booked on sedition charges in connection with the JNU row, police said on Sunday.

Accusing the BJP and RSS of tinkering with the existing quota policy through a review committee, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said reservation is "still needed" for Dalits and backwards to bring them into the mainstream of the society.

An FIR has been registered against Rahul, Kejriwal, Yechury, Congress leaders Anand Sharma and Ajay Maken.

United won the match 3-2 to dent Gunners' title bid, but more importantly it seemed to have amused the gathering at Greater Manchester.

Ashutosh, a former JNUSU president, was one of the six students wanted by the police after the arrest of student leader Kanhaiya Kumar.

There are 24 teams in the Second Division divided into four groups of six teams each in both sections.

Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi on Sunday said the sedition charges filed against him for supporting those who allegedly raised anti-national slogans, reminded him of the Emergency, when it was used to muzzle opposition's voice.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a three-nation visit on March 30 during which he will hold a bilateral summit with the EU in Brussels, attend the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, and become the first Indian prime minister to go to Saudi Arabia in six years.

Rashford became the third-youngest player to score a Premier League goal for United.

Women commuters were allegedly pulled out of their cars during the recent Jat agitation and mass gang-rapes took place at Murthal in Haryana's Sonipat district.

Ridiculing the proposed CPI-M-Congress alliance for the West Bengal assembly polls, Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay on Sunday claimed that Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has no inkling about any such arrangement. The Congress termed his statement "laughale".

A reformist-backed list of candidates aligned with Hassan Rouhani was on course to win all 30 parliamentary seats in Tehran.

Militants attacked an outdoor market today in eastern Baghdad, killing at least 38 people and wounding dozens, officials said.

Haryana government on Sunday cleared an interim assistance of Rs 1.12 crore to 203 people affected by violence during the Jat quota agitation.

About 30,000 people paid for booking the phones and over 7 crore people registered for it. The payment was facilitated by CCAvenue and PayU Biz.

Sri Lanka looked like chasing the target easily till the first 10 overs but suffered a dramatic batting collapse as they could only score 124 for eight in the end.

Congress on Sunday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir have the right to know why PDP and BJP are not forming the government in the state despite having the numbers.

India-Pakistan ICC World Twenty20 match is scheduled for March 19 at Dharamsala.

State units of the Congress and also CPI(M) have pitched for an alliance.

Overseas investors have pulled out a massive over Rs 11,350 crore from Indian capital markets this month so far, primarily on account of a continuous fall in crude oil prices and worries over a global slowdown.

India Inc expects the Budget to simplify tax laws and increase compliance, apart from improving both the ease and cost of doing business.

Amid much hoopla over alleged black money stashed by Indians in Swiss banks, Switzerland has disclosed that India is the top source for illegally imported medicines confiscated by their customs department.