Новости за 09.01.2019

TMC suffered its first-ever defection in the Lok Sabha with its Bishnupur MP Soumitra Khan joining the rival BJP. Bolpur MP Anupam Hazra is expected to follow suit. A BJP leader said apart from Khan, “at least six TMC MPs are in touch with us”. Speculation is rife that Arpita Ghosh and Satabdi Roy, too, could desert TMC.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Gujarat government’s repeated pleas not to make public the 221-page final report of the ex-SC judge H S Bedi-headed monitoring committee that inquired into 22 alleged fake encounter killings in the state between 2002 and 2007, when Narendra Modi was the chief minister.

The Army on Wednesday carried out an operation to rescue nearly 150 stranded tourists from north Sikkim after unprecedented snowfall for two hours blocked the routes of all destinations in the popular Lachung Valley. The rescued tourists are being provided food, shelter and medical care at the Army camps.

The Modi government’s bid to provide 10% quota for the economically weak crossed an important hurdle on Wednesday with the Rajya Sabha approving the bill with a margin of 165-7, a day after the Lok Sabha cleared the legislation. With the parliamentary process complete, the law can now be notified by the President.

The young actress has certain guidelines, which she follows to the T.

The actor will play Rani Lakshmibai's husband, King Gangadhar Rao Newalkar on the historical show.

The actor had visitors in Vivian Dsena and Adaa Khan on the set of his TV show 'Musakaan'.

Tentatively titled 'Kya Masti Kya Dhoom', Abhishek will be seen playing a Punjabi rapper in the film.

The actor's sister got married on January 6, and a reception will be held today.

Here are the big sports events lined up for Thursday (January 10) that comprise the AFC Asian Cup match between India and UAE.

The outcome of the meeting, which took place at the prime minister's residence at Lok Kalyan Marg, was not immediately known, they said. There was no official confirmation on the meeting from the government. The committee will meet again soon, the officials said without giving further details.

Haryana and Punjab registered victories in their respective second Pool B matches of the Under-17 men's hockey competition in the Khelo India Youth Games 2019 on Wednesday.

The Khelo India Youth Games 2019 were declared open on Wednesday in the presence of a host of sports personalities including double Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar.

World No. 10 Beiwen Zhang made a remarkable comeback to beat Saina Nehwal as the Awadhe Warriors beat the North Eastern Warriors 5-0 to dethrone defending champions Hyderabad Hunters from the top position at the Premier Badminton League Season 4.

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a constitutional amendment bill to provide 10 percent reservation in education and government jobs for ' economically weak' people across castes and religions. The bill was passed with 165 members supporting it and 7 members opposing it.​​ On Tuesday, the Lok Sabha had passed the same bill with virtually all parties supporting it.

CBI director Alok Verma on Wednesday revoked most of the transfer orders issued by M Nageshwar Rao, who held the charge of interim director while the chief was sent on leave.

Barely a month ago, Mayank Agarwal was the unfortunate cricketer whose mountain of runs in domestic and 'A' games moved neither selectors nor the Indian team's think-tank. Then, karma smiled on him.

The landscape at the top of men's tennis has remained virtually unchanged for more than a decade with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and to a lesser extent Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka snaffling the big prizes.