Новости за 13.10.2016

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Thursday unveiled plans for a new independence referendum in case her demands for more autonomy and for Scotland to stay in Europe`s single market are not met.

At least 17 people, most of them rebels, were killed in a car bomb blast at an opposition checkpoint in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo on Thursday, a monitor said.

The New York bomb suspect wanted for injuring 31 people in a September attack in Manhattan pleaded not guilty today to state charges from his hospital bed.

The election of Donald Trump as president would represent "a threat to press freedom" in the United States, with damaging consequences for journalists worldwide, a media rights groups said Thursday.

Donald Trump assailed as "absolutely false" the allegations by several women that he groped them, and blamed Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, the media and lobbyists of being engaged in a vicious effort to stop him from winning the White House.

Mahindra & Mahindra has also jumped in with the introduction of a new dual tone colour scheme of its sub 4-metre SUV, the TUV 300.

Petrolheads around the country went bonkers at the prospect of Nissan launching the GT-R in India, when the Godzilla was showcased donning its outgoing cloak at the 2016 Delhi Auto Expo earlier this year.

EU President Donald Tusk said Thursday the only alternative to a so-called "hard Brexit" which would see Britain pull out of the bloc`s single market and impose tough immigration controls, is "no Brexit".

Verizon Corp said on Thursday it has a "reasonable basis" to believe Yahoo Inc`s massive data breach of email accounts represents a material impact that could allow Verizon to withdraw from its $4.83 billion deal to buy the technology company.

Affirm, a startup led by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, said Thursday it secured $100 million in financing to expand its consumer lending business that aims to disrupt the credit card industry.

The US military directly targeted Yemen`s Huthi rebels for the first time on Thursday, hitting radar sites controlled by the insurgents after US warships came under missile attacks twice in four days.

It was supposed to be a charity match for peace, sanctioned by none other than Pope Francis. But the match, dubbed "United for Peace", witnessed legendary Diego Maradona pursuing Sebastian Veron with not so good intention.

A senior RSS member on Thursday sought redressal of the problems faced by residents of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh regions and ending of what he called regional discrimination in the state.

Pakistan closed the opening day of the day-night first Test, played with a pink ball, against West Indies on 279-1 in Dubai on Thursday.

A seven-year-old tigress, Durga, died at the Thrissur Zoo in Kerala on Thursday, becoming the 100th Indian tiger to die this year.

Azhar Ali smashed an unbeaten 146 while Asad Shafiq was 33 not out after Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat in the second ever day-night Test in cricket history.

In a move aimed at fostering peace, opening up access to space technologies and offering protection for citizens of planet Earth, a team of scientists and legal experts unveiled proposals for the "first nation state in space", media reported.

YSR Congress Party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make public the list of individuals who declared their undisclosed income under Income Declaration Scheme 2016.

Toyota is out with vengeance to regain lost ground in India’s SUV space, with its all-new Fortuner.

Amid apprehensions about fall-out of Brexit and the US presidential election on the outsourcing industry, India's largest software exporter TCS Thursday dismissed possibility of adverse impact.

The new car is likely to be launched by the festive season of 2019 and it will be the most expressive Alto one has seen till date and may even sport a crossover design, as per the report.

Russia and India will sign a multi-billion dollar deal for S-400 'Triumf' long-range air defence missile systems on Saturday following talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Goa, state media here reported today.

BJP MP Kirit Somaiya today alleged that Shiv Sena workers, led by a local leader, tried to kill him "as part of a plan" and urged Mumbai Police Commissioner Datta Padsalgikar to "unearth the plot mastermind".

With Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa hospitalised for about three weeks, the Centre is contemplating appointing a new Governor in Tamil Nadu soon.

Calls to expand the showcase tournament, a vital source of FIFA revenue, have been criticised over fears it would dilute the quality of World Cup competition.