Новости за 03.03.2017

By Marcy Nicholson and Jan Harvey | NEW YORK/LONDON NEW YORK/LONDON Gold fell 1 percent on Friday and was on track for its biggest weekly loss in 2017 as speculation grew that the U.S. Federal Reserve would press ahead with a rate increase this month.Fed Chair Janet Yellen said on Friday that the central bank is set to raise its benchmark interest rate later this month as long as economic data on jobs and inflation holds up.Prior to Yellen's comments, the probability of a Fed move in March had already risen to nearly 80 percent... Читать дальше...

BJP on Friday accused Akhilesh Yadav of hiding rape accused minister Gayatri Prajapati at his residence and said the chief minister had become a "patron" of criminals in the state.

Luis Suarez admitted he and his Barcelona team-mates were caught off-guard by coach Luis Enrique's announcement that he will leave his position at the end of the season.

English Premier League (EPL) has promised to help India grow as a footballing nation with its Executive Chairman Richard Scudamore saying the world's most glamorous soccer league was taking initiatives towards this endeavour.

Rohan Bopanna and his partner Marcin Matkowski reached the men's doubles finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships after beating Leander Paes and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in three sets.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday accused the central government of manipulating the GDP figures, saying those are "based on lies".

West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and put England in to bat in the first one-day international at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Friday.

Elections in Manipur will be held in two phases — on 4 March and 8 March — with the results being declared on 11 March. Representatives from 60 constituencies will be elected.

The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) is holding its first summit meeting in Jakarta on 5-7 March on the 20th anniversary of its formation.

It was an off day for Jharkhand captain MS Dhoni, who struggled in his 47-ball 28 before being bowled by left-arm spinner Mehdi Hasan.

The Chinese Super League 2017 season kicks off on Sunday and for the first time, the matches are being telecast live in India.

Even as the racy action keep us hooked, it is hard to get past Commando 2's cliches and loopholes

Fifty-three constituencies will see polling on Thursday in the fourth phase of staggered assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

Two security personnel were killed and another two injured in an exchange of fire with Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Friday, ANI said.

China to explore Bengal-China business possibilities in manufacturing,

If a leader does not allow space for conversation and divergent views from employees, he cannot be called a leader in the true sense of the term

After slipping to a near three-year low last November, signalling the first monthly drop in output since June 2015, the headline index edged above the 50.0 mark, that separates expansion from contraction.

As he hit the ground after the collision, Torres appeared to have lost consciousness. The incident left Atletico defender Jose Maria Gimenez in tears.

Kuttram 23 has a compelling story and is packaged in an entertaining format by Arivazhagan.

Tension had gripped Lakhimpur after the video which allegedly hurt religious sentiments went viral on social media.

A new report by Pew Research Center has said that Islam will become the largest religion in the world by 2050 if the current demographic trends continue.

By Jonathan Allen | NEW YORK NEW YORK The vandalism of more than a dozen headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Rochester is being investigated by a New York hate crime task force, the third known case of a Jewish cemetery desecration in the country in the last two weeks.Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he ordered the investigation at Waad Hakolel Cemetery given the wave of bomb threats that later proved hoaxes targeting Jewish community centres and vandalism at Jewish cemeteries in Philadelphia and St. Читать дальше...

LONDON The Scottish National Party is treating politics as a game and obsessing over independence rather than focussing on improving public services in Scotland, British Prime Minister Theresa May will say on Friday.Since last year's Brexit vote, SNP leader and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has repeatedly said she could push for a new independence referendum if the country - which voted to remain in the European Union while England and Wales voted to leave - is forced into a clean break... Читать дальше...

By Lauren Hirsch | NEW YORK NEW YORK Snap Inc's (SNAP.N) shares ended up 44 percent on their first day of trading as investors flocked to buy into the hottest technology stock offering in three years, overcoming doubts about the loss-making messaging app company's slowing user growth.The stock closed at $24.48 on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, well above the initial public offering price of $17 per share on Wednesday, giving the company a market value of $28.3 billion, on a par with... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence used a private email account to conduct public business as governor of Indiana, at times discussing sensitive matters and homeland security issues, and the account was hacked last summer, the Indianapolis Star reported on Thursday.Emails released to the Indianapolis Start in response to a public records request show Pence communicated via his personal AOL account with top advisers on topics ranging from security gates at the governor's residence to the... Читать дальше...