Новости за 04.01.2020

Facing flak for the vandalism at the Sikh holy shrine of Nankana Sahib, Pakistan on Saturday said the “altercation” involved two Muslim groups rather than intimidation of Sikhs inside the gurdwara — an astounding claim in the face of videos of Friday’s incident.

Yet another year witnessed male engineers dominate the toppers’ list of CAT — the entrance test for IIMs — with 10 of them bagging 100 percentile. Six of the toppers are IITians, two are from NITs, and one each from Jadavpur University and a deemed university in Karnataka, said an official from IIM-Kozhikode, which conducted CAT 2019.

A couple of days after cricketer Hardik Pandya got engaged to Natasa Stankovic, TOI spoke to her ex-boyfriend, TV actor Aly Goni

The US has kept India in the loop about developments related to Iran following the killing of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani. It is understood that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the situation with outgoing Indian ambassador and foreign secretary-designate Harsh Vardhan Shringla in a meeting after the US airstrike which left Soleimani dead.

Here are the big sports events lined up for Sunday (January 5) that comprise action from the first T20I between India and Sri Lanka, and two Test matches -- Australia vs New Zealand and South Africa vs England.

In the Weekend Ka Vaar episode of Bigg Boss 13, Salman Khan was in the mood to lambast all the contestants for their unruly, aggressive and insensitive behaviour.

Amid widespread misgivings in the US Congress and among American analysts about the assassination of a serving general of a sovereign nation, the Trump administration is belatedly making the case that Iranian General Qassim Suleimani was a terrorist, a war criminal who should have been targeted a long time ago, even though he was not on any global proscribed list.

ATK brought Mumbai City FC's six-game unbeaten run to an end with a 2-0 win in the Indian Super League. First-half goals from Pronay Halder (29') and Michael Soosairaj (43') were enough as Mumbai City were left to rue the chances they missed at the Mumbai Football Arena.

"People start their career at 27-28, mine ended when I was 27 and that is the only regret," lamented Irfan Pathan after announcing his retirement on Saturday. A 19-year-old Pathan debuted in 2003 and his last international appearance was 2012 World T20. "When I was 27, I had taken 301 international wickets...that is the only regret I have," Pathan said, now 35.

Dean Elgar and Rassie van der Dussen put on a century fourth-wicket stand for South Africa but England have taken charge of the second Test after reducing the home side to 215 for eight at the close of the second day at Newlands on Saturday.

A portion of the Bardhaman Railway Station building collapsed on Saturday evening, an Eastern Railway official said. Work is on to remove the debris and look for people who might be trapped under it, he said.

Air India chief Ashwani Lohani on Saturday said that "rumours" of the disinvestment-bound airline's shutdown are "all baseless", weeks after he told the civil aviation ministry that the carrier's financial situation was "grossly untenable" for sustaining operations.

Prolific Trinidadian Willis Deon Plaza headed home a 90th-minute winner to script Churchill Brothers' 1-0 win over East Bengal (QEB) that took them to the top of the I-League points table on Saturday.

A new Iranian general has stepped out of the shadows to lead the country's expeditionary Quds Force as the Islamic republic threatens the US with "harsh revenge" for killing its previous head, Qassim Suleimani. The 125,000-strong Quds Force is a paramilitary organization that answers only to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday condemned the "unwarranted and unprovoked" attack on Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan by an unruly mob. Expressing dismay and concern over the matter, she called upon the government of India to immediately take up the issue with Pakistani authorities to ensure safety of pilgrims.

Pakistani troops made the highest number of ceasefire violations in the last 16 years along the J&K border in 2019, amounting to over 3,200 instances or an average of nine such violations daily. ​​​Shelling and firing by Pakistani troops was "very heavy" in 2019, virtually making the 2003 India-Pakistan border truce "redundant", officials said.

In the latest episode of Divya-Drishti, Divya and Drishti ask Chikki who is Lal Chakor. Pishachini tells that Lal Chakor will not come if they call him.

In one of the episodes, Mahira Sharma slapped Paras Chhabra and shocked the daylight out of him. While Paras stood strong by her side throughout in the show, this act from Mahira was totally unexpected.

All-rounder Irfan Pathan on Saturday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, ending an injury-ridden career that prevented him from realising his true potential. Before turning up for Jammu and Kashmir as a player cum mentor in 2018, Pathan played all his domestic cricket for Baroda.

All-rounder Irfan Pathan on Saturday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, ending an injury-ridden career that prevented him from realising his true potential. Before turning up for Jammu and Kashmir as a player cum mentor in 2018, Pathan played all his domestic cricket for Baroda.

Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga won't mind walking into the sunset if his team qualifies for the knock-out stage at this year's T20 World Cup in Australia. The only bowler with 100 scalps in T20 Internationals, Malinga had said in March that he could retire after the Twenty20 World Cup scheduled in October-November but later expressed his desire to play for another two years.