Новости за 15.12.2019

Match Report by Colin Renton for The Offside Line Heriot’s completed a deserved Super6 double over Southern Knights on successive Saturdays, eventually subduing the Borderers, who never quite clicked into top gear but nonetheless offered stout resistance. There was agreement between the coaches that the result was a fair reflection of the game, with Phil Smith suggesting …

Two-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka has appointed Belgian Wim Fissette as coach, a Japanese news agency quoted the Japanese player’s management as saying, as she gears up to defend her Australian Open title.

Following the footprints of his party leader Sanjay Raut, senior Shiv Sena leader and Home Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to respect Hindu ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.Reacting to Gandhi's 'my name is not Rahul Savarkar' remark, Shinde said that the Hindu ideologue made sacrifices for the country and needed to be respected by everyone."Everybody knows the sacrifice Savarkar made for the country. Nobody can deny what he did for the country. Everyone should... Читать дальше...

Onion grower Mallikarjuna is now a celebrity in the farming circles in Chitradurga, 200km from Bengaluru, after local media reported his success story. "I have cleared my debt and I am planning to build a house. I want to buy more land to expand the agricultural work in the coming years," he said. Mallikarjuna invested Rs 15 lakh and hit a jackpot.

Arsenal are struggling to convince their top managerial targets about moving to London.

By Christos P. Panayiotides I HAVE identified a number of inherent contradictions in the positions taken by the Greek Cypriots in seeking a solution to the Cyprus problem. If we are ever going to arrive at a mutually acceptable solution to the problem that has been hanging over our heads...

Senior BJP leader Balabhadra Majhi on Sunday slammed the Odisha government for the alleged gangrape and murder of a girl in Nabarangpur district and demanded a judicial probe into the incident. The former MP from Nabarangpur constituency also demanded capital punishment for the accused and Rs 15 lakh compensation for the victim's family. The incident at Gumandoli village under the jurisdiction of Kosagumuda police station on Friday night showed that law and order situation has collapsed in... Читать дальше...

Lisa Nandy, one of the Indian-origin MPs who was re-elected in Thursday's general election amid a disastrous performance by her Labour Party, on Sunday confirmed plans to throw her hat in the ring to replace party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Corbyn has declared that he would not lead the party into another general election and is under growing pressure to resign sooner rather than later.

Protestors agitating against the amended Citizenship Act clashed with police on Sunday and set afire DTC buses and a fire tender in New Friends' Colony in southeast Delhi leaving a cop and two fire personnel injured, police said. A Delhi Fire Services official said four fire tenders were rushed to the spot. One fire tender was completely damaged and two personnel were injured in the violence by the protesters. Saimon Farooqui, the national secretary of Congress-affiliated National Students' Union of India... Читать дальше...

Oscar Isaac believes there were never expectations from fans about he portrays his "Star Wars" character of Poe Dameron, which he said was a relief. The actor first essayed the role in 2015's "The Force Awakens", which he followed up with 2017's "The Last Jedi". In an interview with Variety, Isaac said that since his character was new, there was less pressure on him in terms of performance. "I never felt that there was these big fan expectations for Poe. People felt certain things for him, but there wasn't necessarily like... Читать дальше...

The Centre is likely to sell 28 per cent of its stake in BEML Ltd through strategic disinvestment and retain 26 per cent after the dilution of its shareholding in the public sector undertaking, a senior company official said. The government currently holds 54.03 per cent stake in the diversified engineering company. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs in October, 2016 had given an in-principal approval for strategic disinvestment of 26 per cent equity shares in BEML Ltd. "The government... Читать дальше...

In the wake of renewed global focus on the plight of Muslims in Xinjiang, China has said there has been no crackdown on the basis of religion and that vocational training centres set up in the province were aimed at countering terrorism, extremism and radicalisation. Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong said Xinjiang has been a victim of terrorism and religious extremism since the 1990s and there has been remarkable decrease in terrorist activities in the region in last three years due counter-terror measures like setting up of the training centres. Читать дальше...

Several thousand people, some making heart signs with their hands, turned out in Hong Kong on Sunday in an unusual display of support for the police force, even as riot officers clashed elsewhere with protesters and pepper-sprayed a crowd.

The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has accused a former president, Goodluck Jonathan and all those who helped him to get to power in 2011 of breaking the zonal arrangement for a rotational presidency.

Flight returned to Sydney shortly after takeoff due to hydraulic issue, airline says

The second shift of CSIR NET December 2019 is over. National Testing Agency (NTA) held its maiden CSIR-UGC NET examination today in computer-based mode.

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Manchester United star Jesse Lingard has a one year-old daughter, Hope, and has reportedly confirmed Rebecca Halliday as the mother of his child

The Trump administration will announce as early as this week plans to withdraw around 4,000 troops from Afghanistan, US media reported. Talks between the United States and the Taliban resumed a week

Wigan Athletic skipper Sam Morsy has heaped praise on Egypt teammate Mohamed Salah.