The company has agreed to buy British Oriel Resources In just a month, the Mechel group managed to persuade 46.6% of the shareholders of the British Oriel Resources, which owns nickel and chromium deposits in Russia and Kazakhstan, to sell their shares to it. The Russian company is ready to pay $1.5 billion for 100% of Oriel shares.

The Supreme Court recognized the right of police officers to conduct tax examinations In a difficult legal struggle, the Russian police yesterday defended their right to conduct tax examinations in criminal cases of tax crimes - that is, in fact, the right to independently assess the scale of arrears, which serves as the basis for bringing forward specific charges.

Concerts of Teodor Currentzis and Novosibirsk musicians Soon in Moscow, as part of the Golden Mask, two theatrical works by Theodor Currentzis and the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater will be shown: the authentic “The Marriage of Figaro” (in concert performance was performed in Moscow a couple of seasons ago) and “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk”.

Penza sectarians will come out of the ground on Easter The reclusive sectarians who walled themselves up in a cave near the village of Nikolskoye, Bekovsky district, Penza region, will be released into the light of day exactly in a month - on Easter, which falls on April 27 for the Orthodox this year.

Chronicle of sporting events Before the start of the tennis tournament in Miami with a prize fund of about $4 million, the annual awards ceremony of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was held in the American Stanford.

Kazan lost on their ice to their rivals from Ufa The third match of the semi-final series between Kazan's Ak Bars and Ufa's Salavat Yulaev in the capital of Tatarstan turned out to be the most interesting. The rivals abandoned caution and decided to please the spectators with open hockey. The hosts lost 3:4 in an interesting battle and are now losing in the best-of-three series - 1:2. There was no sign that the rivals would reveal themselves.

CLUBS "Marimba-plus". The group defines the style of its creativity as art-fusion. The basis of the Marimba Plus music program is the original works of the group’s leader, the only jazz marimbaphonist in Russia, Lev Slepner. FM-Club , 21.00. Alexey Kozlov and Arsenal . Forte , 21.00. Georgy Garanyan and “Melody”. "House of Music" , 19.00. Daniel Kann (accordion) and “Naehovichi” . “OGI Project” , 22.00. The Rave Ticket Sellers. "Sixteen tons" , 22.00. Victoria Pierre-Marie.

Russian authorities are preparing an administrative response to Western drug manufacturers This fall, the domestic pharmaceutical market should receive a new fundamental document that will determine the vector of its development for several years to come. The Ministry of Industry and Energy is ready to present the first global strategy for the development of the industry in May. It provides for the revival of the Russian pharmaceutical industry and its transition to a new standard of work.

A Just Russia still wants to extend the presidential term The discussion about increasing the presidential term has been revived by A Just Russia . The head of the “Socialist Revolutionary” faction in the State Duma, Nikolai Levichev, promised that by the fall “this issue will be ripe.” “I don’t see any big legal problems to prepare these proposals,” Mr. Levichev noted.

Trade unions insist on relaxing strike laws It appears that the outbreak of strike activity that occurred last fall has forced authorities to consider relaxing existing labor laws. Strikes at the Vsevolozhsk Ford plant , strikes of dockers and railway workers showed that there is no escape from the “working people’s struggle for their rights,” but at least this struggle can be waged according to rules that suit all parties to the conflicts.

The best Russian goalkeeper of our super league, Alexander EREMENKO, before the third match of the semi-final series, found time to explain to the Vremya Novostei correspondent why this year Salavat Yulaev avoided scandals and, despite all the forecasts, the team not only easily won the regular tournament, but and competes for championship medals. — “Salavat” received a very good draw in the playoffs. In the first two rounds you faced clubs that, for various reasons, lacked motivation.

Dmitry Medvedev visited the places of exile of the Decembrists and the homeland of Grigory Rasputin Dmitry Medvedev's first working trip address as president-elect was the ancient Siberian city of Tobolsk. This city occupies a special place in the history of Russia. The Decembrists served their exile here, the famous Grigory Rasputin was born here, and Russian Emperor Nicholas II spent his last days before his execution in Yekaterinburg.

Sergei Stepashin will try to check state corporations Yesterday, Chairman of the Accounts Chamber Sergei Stepashin announced his department's readiness to check the use of budget funds by state corporations .

In the battle between US presidential candidates from the Democratic Party - the black senator from Illinois, 46-year-old Barack Obama, and the former first lady, senator from New York, 60-year-old Hillary Clinton - tax returns were used. Obama posted his personal accounts of the past seven years on his website and called on Hillary Clinton to do the same. “The release of tax returns is common. We believe the Clinton campaign should meet this standard,” said Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs.

The Jewish state awaits Vladimir Putin The Israeli leadership hopes that Vladimir Putin will make his last foreign visit as the current President of Russia to the Jewish state. The Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot has received information that Mr. Putin will take part in events in May to mark the 60th anniversary of Israel's independence. Putting these plans into practice will not be easy.