Every May, the US Coast Guard and the Royal Navy hold a ceremony on a sliver of North Carolina land where four English World War Two soldiers are buried.
Kenny Burrell, a hero to generations of guitarists and one of the few jazz giants still alive, was in serious trouble, according to a May GoFundMe campaign. Or was he?
Helping people cheat their way to PhD degrees, the billionaire who created a "fake" parking space for himself and more of this week's best scam and hoax stories.
The latest episode of Broken Ground is all about solar energy and how two schools' experiences differ as they look to power students' education with renewable energy.
To be sure, the other driver is driving too fast, but that's no excuse for this Michigan State Police officer to pull his taser and immediately arrest him (without checking on his health and safety).
The machines have proven their superiority in one-on-one games like chess and go, and even poker — but in complex multiplayer versions of the card game humans have retained their edge… until now.
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is stepping down from his post, just two days after he held a news conference to defend a plea deal that he brokered for wealthy sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a US attorney in Florida more than a decade ago.
Researchers on the Windows to the Deep 2019 expedition off the coast of South Carolina were observing a shark feeding frenzy over a swordfish carcass when something extremely unexpected happened.
The Mississippi River, which is usually at six to eight feet in midsummer in the Big Easy, is now at 16 feet, owing to record flooding that's taken place this year all along the waterway. In the meantime, Barry is spinning away in the Gulf of Mexico, threatening a storm surge of two to three feet at the mouth of the river.
The best kind of robots are the ones that help you with boring chores like cleaning — and this certified refurbished iRobot Roomba 805 Robotic Vacuum tackles dust, pet hair, dirt and all the other stuff you don't want to deal with, all for less than $250 for a limited time only.
"All of a sudden, the plane dropped," one passenger said. "Must've dropped about 100 feet or something because we all went up to the ceiling like throughout the plane. It was pretty scary."
Using a robotic sub, a team of investigators has detected traces of radiation leaking from Komsomolets — a Soviet nuclear submarine that sank 30 years ago in the Norwegian Sea.
A decade before her disappearance, the Angelina Jolie of China hired me as her tutor. I got a crash course in China's dizzying celebrity-industrial complex.
The latest episode of Broken Ground is all about solar energy and how two schools' experiences differ as they look to power students' education with renewable energy.
Spelling contests have remained a feature in American life since the Puritans landed on Plymouth Rock — but is peaking at 12 years old all it's cracked up to be?
"It is grave," says one NBA general manager, who says his team's injury databases on players entering the draft, dating back decades, leave "no question" that there are more orthopedic issues among young players in recent years.
Reddit's advice subreddits regularly bring us some of the craziest crap out there, some of it real, some of it fake. And we dearly hope that this post from r/Relationships is fake, because we're having trouble dealing with the fact that it might be real.
E-commerce's demand for cardboard boxes is enormous. Who are the big players in the space, what does the future of shipping look like and how bad are these boxes for the environment?
Over flat countryside, pilots not only have to maintain the correct position but watch out for towers — especially high-voltage power lines. In the mountains, they contend with unpredictable winds and hot temperatures that sap engine performance.
The OpenPower Foundation, an American organization founded by tech giants Google and IBM is working with a company that is helping China's authoritarian government conduct mass surveillance against its citizens.
Joseph Saladino — better known as Joey Salads, internet prankster — is half-naked when he opens the door. I'm a little shocked, but I'm more relieved to learn that this is not a prank.
With his June 30 coming-out tweet, Lil Nas X further challenged conventional wisdom on hip hop and found a way to link together conversations on homophobia, racism and music-industry gatekeeping.
A report from Belgian public broadcaster VRT NWS has revealed how contractors paid to transcribe audio clips collected by Google's AI assistant can end up listening to sensitive information about users, including names, addresses and details about their personal lives.
Want to be a Russian paratrooper or tank commander? Then you'd better hope you have the right genes.
The Russian military will be assigning soldiers based on their "genetic passports."
"The project is far-reaching, scientific, fundamental," Alexander Sergeyev, the chief of Russia's Academy of Sciences, told Russian news agency TASS (English translation here). "Its essence is to find such genetic predispositions among military personnel, which will allow them to be properly oriented according to military specialties."
The flying arsenal is being replaced by the new AC-130J Ghostrider.
The Air Force's famous AC-130U "Spooky" gunship is on the verge of retirement with the heavily armed cargo plane returning on Monday from its last scheduled overseas mission. The Spooky is being replaced with a newer gunship, the AC-130J Ghostrider, which boasts greater precision firepower, as well as the new ability to carry laser-guided missiles and bombs.
A US Army Logistics Support Vessel prepares to move tanks and other vehicles ashore after taking them on board from the larger USNS Pollux in the Port of Pusan in South Korea in 1998. DOD
The decision to sell two of these Logistics Support Vessels, along with dozens of landing craft and tugs, might be one the Army comes to regret.
The U.S. government is auctioning off the former USAV SSGT Robert T. Kuroda, one of the eight General Frank S. Besson-class Logistics Support Vessels, or LSVs, which V.T. Halter Marine built for the U.S. Army between the 1980s and the early 2000s. The General Services Administration says it expects to sell off another LSV, along with dozens of other landing craft, tugs, and other Army maritime assets by the end of 2020. This is in line with reports earlier this year that the service has decided to gut its already unappreciated maritime capabilities, which could easily prove to be short-sighted given the value of these vessels, especially with regards to a potential conflict and the Pacific region.
Such a move would complicate trade talks between the two countries and further strain the relationship.
Senior administration officials now agree that China defied U.S. sanctions when it imported more than a million barrels of crude oil from Iran last month. But they are grappling with whether — and how — to hit back, according to three U.S. officials.
The State Department had considered issuing a waiver allowing Chinese companies to receive Iranian oil as payment in kind for their investment in an Iranian oil field, but that idea has been abandoned. China hawks on the National Security Council are now pushing for the U.S. to impose secondary sanctions on Chinese entities, a move that would complicate trade talks between the two countries and further strain the relationship.
Mexico is doing great at the Border, but China is letting us down in that they have not been buying the agricultural products from our great Farmers that they said they would. Hopefully they will start soon!
* President Donald Trump says China is not buying agricultural products as it said it would. * The development could be a bad sign for efforts to reach an agreement to end a trade war between the world's two largest economies.
China is not purchasing U.S. crops as the world's two largest economies scramble to end their trade war, President Donald Trump said Thursday.
The president tweeted that Beijing "is letting us down" by not buying American agricultural products "that they said they would." The development could bode poorly for efforts to reach a trade agreement, as U.S. officials have said they expect China to purchase crops as part of ongoing talks.
Oil prices have hit a 6-week high due to geopolitical instability in the Persian Gulf and meteorological instability in the Gulf of Mexico. https://t.co/6GPp1zEF9I
USS Ronald Reagan sailed in formation along with ships from U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) during Talisman Sabre 2019. #TS19pic.twitter.com/AHGbt7ibNd
Dramatic video shows a U.S. Coast Guard cutter, the Munro, pursuing a speeding semi-submersible suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the middle of international waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
In footage taken on June 18, a Coast Guard crew member repeatedly shouts "Stop the boat!" in Spanish at the submersible.
The crew member -- a member part of a Coast Guard law enforcement detachment -- calls out, "It's going to be hard to get on."
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit, releases a rocket from underneath the wing of a modified Boeing 747 jetliner during a high-altitude drop test of the launch system for satellites near Mojave, California. REUTERS/ Virgin Orbit
After Mosul's liberation from the Islamic State (IS) group, much of the western part of the Iraqi city still lies in ruins, with residents complaining of a lack of essential services and bodies still buried under the rubble.
Mosul, the IS group's main stronghold in Iraq, was officially declared liberated on July 10, 2017 after months of fierce fighting.
In the east of the city, elements of normal life have begun to resurface, with people meeting in cafes again and enjoying live music venues.
But in West Mosul, where the IS group held out the longest, people still live and work among the rubble and are disappointed in the government's failure to rebuild
Read more .... WNU Editor: Baghdad is sending a very clear message to Mosul. Rebuilding the city is not a priority for the Iraqi government.
New York (AFP) - Denouncing President Donald Trump as an affront to American values, Democratic candidate Joe Biden vowed Thursday that if elected he would hold a summit aimed at halting a backslide in global democracy.
The former vice president, who leads early polls for the Democratic nomination to challenge Trump in next year's election, said his foreign policy would be "based on clear goals driven by sound strategies, not by Twitter tantrums."
"The world sees Trump for what he is: insincere, ill-informed and impulsive -- and sometimes corrupt, dangerously incompetent and incapable, in my view, of world leadership and leadership at home," Biden said in a speech on foreign policy in New York.
WNU Editor: Will this speech resonate with Democrat voters? My gut says that this is exactly what the main stream Democrat voter wants to hear. As for the progressives? Not so much.
More News On U.S. Democratic Candidate Joe Biden's Foreign Policy Speech
The federal deficit rose to $747 billion over the past nine months, a 23 percent increase compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year, according to Treasury figures released Thursday.
The Treasury Department said in the same report that the deficit is expected to exceed $1 trillion by Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year.
Revenue was up 2.5 percent, failing to keep pace with the 6.6 percent rise in outlays.
While the largest spending categories remained Social Security, defense, Medicare and health, the sixth-highest expenditure was for servicing the debt.
Communities have taken matters into their own hands in the "absence of law and order policing", Papua New Guinea's Police Minister says, following the burial of the victims of a brutal tribal massacre in the country's Highlands this week.
Earlier this week, at least 18 people — mostly women and young children — were slaughtered in the Highlands' Hela province, including unborn babies of two women who were believed to have been pregnant.
"People need to realise that as our institutions are collapsing, the viciousness on a community level is getting worse," Police Minister Bryan Kramer said today.
Sudanese people chant slogans and wave their national flag as they celebrate, after Sudan's ruling military council and a coalition of opposition and protest groups reached an agreement to share power during a transition period leading to elections, along the streets of Khartoum, Sudan, July 5, 2019. Image Credit: Reuters
At least 16 military officers have been arrested in attempted coup d'etat, governing army council says.
Sudan's ruling military council (TMC) foiled an attempted military coup and at least 16 officers were arrested, state-run TV reported late on Thursday.
The development comes as the TMC and protest movement leaders were in discussions on a power-sharing deal.
"Officers and soldiers from the army and National Intelligence and Security Service, some of them retired, were trying to carry out a coup," General Jamal Omar of the TMC said in a statement broadcast live on state television.
ashington rumor now has it that the Trump administration is considering offering North Korea some temporary sanctions relief for a freeze of its production of nuclear warheads and missiles. The mooted deal would also include the shutdown of North Korea's best-known nuclear reactor, at Yongbyon. It does not, however, indicate what range missiles would be frozen. The latter matters to regional allies, especially Japan, which is threatened by shorter range missiles than North Korea would use to strike the United States mainland.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in the United States on Thursday on a trip that has angered Beijing, warning that democracy must be defended and that the island faced threats from "overseas forces," in a veiled reference to China.
China, which claims self-ruled and democratic Taiwan as its own and views it as a wayward province, had called on the United States not to allow Tsai to transit there on her overseas tour.
Tsai is spending four nights in the United States - two on the first leg and two on the way back from a visit to four Caribbean allies. She began her trip in New York and is expected to stop in Denver on her way back.
"Don't make the mistake of thinking that it is simply Democrats who are concerned about this," said GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.
WASHINGTON — Senators from both parties on Wednesday accused the Trump administration of overstepping its authority by pushing through arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies in May without congressional approval, and vowed to reassert the role of Congress in reviewing weapons deals.
Lawmakers vented their frustration at a hearing with the State Department official overseeing arms sales, C. Clarke Cooper, telling him the administration had failed to make the case why $8 billion in weapons sales had to be expedited without time for congressional oversight.
"For whatever reason, the administration — in what seems to me a not fully baked decision-making process — decided to circumvent the law, decided to circumvent the constitutional responsibility of Congress and act unilaterally," said Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.
A State Department employee has been jailed for three years after accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from Chinese agents trying to access internal documents.
Candace Marie Claiborne was sentenced to 40 months behind bars, three years of supervised release and a fine of $40,000 for conspiracy to defraud the United States, a Department of Justice press release explained.
The DOJ said Claiborne lied to law enforcement officials and background check investigators to hide her "extensive contacts with, and gifts from" Chinese agents. In return, she provided them with State Department documents on a range of topics, including economics and visits by dignitaries between the two countries.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy held their first telephone conversation on Thursday and discussed settling the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the return of prisoners, the Kremlin said.
Zelenskiy, a former comic actor with no previous political experience, won Ukraine's presidential election in April and he has declared the settlement of the conflict between pro-Russian separatists and Kiev's forces one of his priorities.
The Kremlin said the phone call between Putin and Zelenskiy had been initiated by the Ukrainian side.
The two men discussed the possibility of continuing contacts on the issue in the 'Normandy' format, which involves the participation of France and Germany, the Kremlin statement said.
WNU Editor: Nothing much was accomplished from this phone call. It was their first phone call, and both realize that they need to get to know each other before proceeding further.
Ukrainian President Zelenskiy And Russian President Putin Discuss Ending The Conflict In Eastern Ukraine
So the Former Ambassador to China tells the Chinese government that Trudeau's govt will be "friendlier" to them than a Scheer CPC govt and he'd appreciate some "help" before the election. I swear this was a Veep episode this year. https://t.co/76Qx1VWxeH
* Further curbs may bolster rise of new government unfavourable to Beijing, says Canada's former ambassador to China, John McCallum * Expect Beijing-Ottawa relations to normalise ahead of 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties next year, McCallum says
Canada's former ambassador to China, sacked because of remarks he made in the wake of Huawei's high-profile extradition case, said he has warned former contacts at China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs that any further "punishments" imposed on Canada's exports could lead to a change of government that is unfavourable to Beijing.
"Anything that is more negative against Canada will help the Conservatives, [who] are much less friendly to China than the Liberals," John McCallum, a veteran Liberal Party member, told the South China Morning Post in an interview in Hong Kong on Monday.
Hong Kong (CNN)More than 20 countries, including Japan and the United Kingdom, have issued a joint statement condemning China's mass detention of Uyghur and other minorities in the country's Xinjiang region.
In a letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, the group of 22 nations urged China to end its "mass arbitrary detentions and related violations" and called on Beijing to allow UN experts to access the region.
The letter marks the first major collective international challenge to China's ongoing policy in the far western border region, where experts estimate up to 2 million people have been detained in vast re-education style camps.
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's acquisition of American F-35 stealth fighter jets will force North Korea to develop and test "special armaments" to destroy the new weapons, North Korea's state media said on Thursday, citing a government researcher.
South Korean authorities are "impudent and pitiful" for "talking loudly about reconciliation and cooperation between the north and the south" while buying more weapons from the United States, an unnamed policy research director at the Institute for American Studies of North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement carried by state news agency KCNA.
"There is no room for doubt that the delivery of 'F-35A', which is also called an 'invisible lethal weapon', is aimed at securing military supremacy over the neighboring countries in the region and especially opening a 'gate' to invading the north in time of emergency on the Korean peninsula," the statement said.
* HMS Queen Elizabeth left Portsmouth Naval Base last month to embark on trials * But the ship was forced to return after the £3.1 billion aircraft carrier had a leak * The ship's company removed a large volume of water from the hull afterwards
The leak onboard Britain's largest and most powerful warship which caused it to return to port yesterday was far worst than initially feared, reports suggest.
A burst pipe onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth, a £3.1 billion aircraft carrier, let in more than 200 tons of water and put it out of commission for the second time in just 19 months.
Several decks were reportedly flooded after the salt water pipe burst putting at least three people at risk of drowning - according to Forces News.
The force from the leaking pipe was so strong that a stairwell is understood to have been buckled by the high-pressure jet of water.
Komsomolets and its reactor, along with a pair of nuclear-tipped torpedoes, sank in the Arctic more than 30 years ago.
A joint Russian-Norwegian team of researchers has taken new seawater samples from around the wreck of the sunken Soviet Project 685 nuclear-powered submarine K-278 Komsomolets, one of which was 100,000 times more radioactive than uncontaminated water. The findings raise concerns that the boat is now actively leaking radiation, either from its reactor or a pair of nuclear-armed torpedoes, after sitting at the bottom of the Barents Sea for more than three decades. This news comes nearly two weeks after a top-secret Russian nuclear submarine suffered a fire that killed 14 sailors, though the Kremlin says this incident did not result in any radiation leaks and that it was able to safely recover the vessel.
Fears commercial vessels at risk from gunboats following HMS Montrose's intervention
British ships operating in the Gulf have been put on the highest state of alert amid fears that UK-flagged commercial vessels are exposed to attack by Iranian gunboats.
The change in guidance from the British government, changing the alert to Level 3, was made on Tuesday, a day before a Royal Navy warship trained its guns on Iranian gunboats that tried to disrupt the passage of an Isle of man-flagged vessel. Level 3 is described as equivalent to the domestic security classification of critical in which there is an imminent risk of an incident.
The alert is for the 15-30 large British-owned vessels that travel through the Gulf every day.
* About 100 PLA medics are taking part in the two-week exercise, along with 120 medics and 120 support personnel from German military * Focus is on humanitarian rescue efforts, with scenarios including an outbreak of cholera in a refugee camp and a bomb strike on a UN vehicle
The People's Liberation Army is staging its first joint medical exercise with a major Nato power in Europe, as China steps up efforts to strengthen ties with European countries.
About 100 PLA medics are taking part in the two-week "Combined Aid 2019" exercise at a base in Feldkirchen, southern Germany, alongside 120 medics and 120 support personnel from the German military, the Bundeswehr, China's defence ministry said on its Weibo account.
In addition to the medics, the PLA also sent a full array of field equipment including armoured ambulances to Germany for the drill, which began on Wednesday last week and finishes on July 17. It is the first time the PLA has shipped armoured vehicles to Europe.
HUNDREDS of earthquakes have shaken California in the last 24 hours, one week after a powerful 7.1 quake terrified residents - is the 'Big One' on the way?
THERESA May has revealed she is in ongoing talks with United States officials to build up military presence in the Middle East as tensions with Iran escalate.
MICHELLE OBAMA spent the night in a glamorous, multimillion-dollar home in the Hollywood Hills dubbed the 'shark house', as she appears to be embracing the A-lister lifestyle, it's been reported.
AN OIL tanker flying the Union Jack and carrying two million barrels of crude oil is poised to sail through the Strait of Hormuz - just days after Iran attempted to intercept a BP vessel in the same stretch of water.
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER's former Ferrari team boss has made a heartbreaking admission about the impact the health of the Formula One legend has had on their friendship.
TROPICAL STORM BARRY is bearing down on New Orleans and is set to make landfall as a category one hurricane - here is the latest NOAA update as officials prepare for life-threatening storm surge and flooding.
BITCOIN's price appears to have escaped unscathed from US President Donald Trump's tweeted criticism of BTC, Facebook Libra and the other cryptocurrencies.
UKRAINE has introduced sweeping new laws to forcibly castrate convicted paedophiles by chemical injection. The legislation will potentially apply annually to thousands of men aged between 18 and 65 found guilty of raping or sexually abusing minors.
RADIATION levels recorded around the wreck of a Russian nuclear sub which sunk in Arctic waters 30 years ago at 100,000 times what they should be, a team of scientists has warned.
(ANKARA, Turkey) — The first shipment of a Russian missile defense system has arrived in Turkey, the Turkish Defense Ministry said Friday, moving the country closer to possible U.S. sanctions and a new standoff with Washington.
A Defense Ministry statement said “the first group of equipment” of the S-400 air defense systems has reached an air base near the capital, Ankara.
The U.S. has strongly urged NATO member Turkey to pull back from the deal — reportedly costing more than $2 billion — warning the country that it will face economic sanctions under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act if it goes ahead with the purchase. It has also said Turkey won’t be allowed to participate in the program to produce high-tech F-35 fighter jets.
The U.S. has repeatedly said that the Russian system is incompatible with NATO systems and is a threat to the F-35.
Sanctions would mark a new low in the already-tense relations between Turkey and the U.S. Last year, the United States imposed sanctions on Turkey over its detention of an American pastor, triggering a Turkish currency crisis.
The deal with Russia — the first such deal between Russia and a NATO member — has also raised concerns that Turkey is drifting closer to Moscow’s sphere of influence.
Turkey has refused to bow to U.S. pressure, insisting that choosing which defense equipment to purchase is a matter of national sovereignty.
(TOKYO) — A Japanese cryptocurrency exchange has reported a hack causing the loss of 3.5 billion yen, or $32 million, worth of virtual money.
Tokyo-based Remixpoint, which runs the BITPoint exchange as well as travel, used car and energy businesses, apologized Friday, saying the losses were confirmed starting Thursday.
The reason for the losses, which include bitcoins as well as Ethereum, Ripple and other kinds of cryptocurrencies, is under investigation.
About two-thirds of the losses affected customers while the rest of the missing assets belonged to Remixpoint, the company said in a statement. All transactions have been halted.
Japan has been relatively open to cryptocurrencies, which use a technology called blockchain, despite some high-profile heists.
It has set up a licensing system to oversee their use. Bitcoin has been a legal form of payment in Japan since April 2017.
Remixpoint said the lost money was in what is called the “hot wallet.” Money in the “cold wallet,” which has tighter security, was safe.
The investigation’s findings will be disclosed as soon as possible, the company said.
Major cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox was hacked and collapsed in Japan in 2014.
(GENEVA) — The U.N.’s top human rights body has narrowly passed a resolution that includes calls for greater scrutiny in the Philippines.
The Human Rights Council voted 18-14 with 15 abstentions to approve the resolution on Thursday.
The measure, presented by Iceland, cites allegations of thousands of killings since President Rodrigo Duterte launched a campaign against illegal drugs in mid-2016.
The Philippines immediately rejected the resolution. The country’s ambassador in Geneva, Evan Garcia, said it “does not represent a triumph of human rights, but a travesty of them.”
The resolution calls on the Filipino government to “take all necessary measures to prevent extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances.”
It also urges the U.N. human rights office to prepare a written report on the Philippines for consideration at the Human Rights Council’s summer session next year.
(HONOLULU) — Dozens of people were violently slammed off the ceiling of a jetliner that encountered unexpected and intense turbulence over the Pacific Ocean Thursday.
An Air Canada flight to Australia made an emergency landing in Honolulu after 37 people were injured, nine seriously, during the sudden loss of altitude that sent people flying into the luggage compartments and aisles of the airplane.
The flight from Vancouver to Sydney encountered “un-forecasted and sudden turbulence,” about two hours past Hawaii when the plane diverted to Honolulu, Air Canada spokeswoman Angela Mah said in a statement.
“The plane just dropped,” passenger Stephanie Beam told The Associated Press. “When we hit turbulence, I woke up and looked over to make sure my kids were buckled. The next thing I knew there’s just literally bodies on the ceiling of the plane.”
A woman behind her hit the ceiling so hard that she broke the casing of an oxygen mask, said Beam, of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Of the 37 passengers and flight crew members injured, nine had serious injuries, emergency responders said. Thirty people were taken to hospitals.
Honolulu Emergency Medical Services Chief Dean Nakano said the injured ranged in age from children to the elderly. Customs agents and emergency responders met passengers at the gate at the Honolulu airport to ensure they could get medical attention quickly.
Honolulu Emergency Services Department spokeswoman Shayne Enright said injuries included cuts, bumps, bruises, neck pain and back pain. More than two dozen people were taken to hospitals, she said.
Llyn Williams was traveling with his wife Erica Daly back to their home in Sydney, Australia. His wife was injured and taken to the hospital.
He said when they hit the violent turbulence, “everybody who was not seated and belted in hit the roof, almost everybody in our cabin.”
Williams described the cabin afterward as frightening, with plastic lying around and oxygen masks dangling. “A lot of blood everywhere,” he said. “It was really quite scary.”
Andrew Szucs, originally from Ontario but now living in Sydney, was not injured.
There had been turbulence before the abrupt drop and he was awake, bracing himself.
“Then all of a sudden the plane dropped and went sideways,” Szucs said. “And that’s when the people who were strapped in flew, hit the ceiling.”
He said the pilot came on the radio and said they didn’t see the turbulence on radar and had “no warning this kind of air drop was going to happen.”
Babies and children were crying as crew members went through the cabin assessing injuries. About 15 minutes later, there was an announcement asking for passengers who are medical professionals to help, Beam said.
Sandy Marshall of Sydney was injured, with her two children unhurt.
“I didn’t have my seat belt on at the time. My child was sleeping on me, and I went straight up into the ceiling,” she said.
Most of the impact was to her head, but she also suffered a laceration under her right eye, bruising and muscular pain in her neck.
The turbulence happened at 36,000 feet (10,973 meters) about 600 miles (966 kilometers) southwest of Honolulu, said U.S. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor.
The Boeing 777-200 was carrying 269 passengers and 15 crew members, according to Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick.
Air Canada was arranging hotel accommodations and meals in Honolulu and options for resuming the flight.
“If we’re going to be stuck somewhere, I can think of worse places,” said Beam, traveling with her 10- and 11-year-old children.
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Thursday accused China of “letting us down” by not promptly buying more U.S. farm products.
“They have not been buying the agricultural products from our great Farmers that they said they would,” the president said on Twitter. “Hopefully, they will start soon.”
After meeting with President Xi Jinping late last month, Trump said China had agreed to buy more U.S. agricultural products as part of a cease-fire in the two countries’ trade war. The truce suspended U.S. plans to impose tariffs on an additional $300 billion in Chinese goods — action that would have extended the taxes to everything China ships to America.
The United States and China are sparring over the Trump administration’s allegations that Beijing is using predatory tactics — including stealing sensitive technology and forcing U.S. firms to hand over trade secrets — to try to supplant American technological supremacy.
Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports. Beijing has counterpunched by taxing $110 billion in U.S. goods, specifically targeting U.S. farm products produced by many Trump supporters in the U.S. heartland. The administration has rolled out $27 billion in aid to farmers to ease the pain.
Trump and Xi agreed to restart negotiations that had broken down in May after 11 rounds of talks. So far, the two countries’ top envoys have spoken by phone but haven’t announced plans to resume face-to-face talks.
In addition to opposing sharp-elbowed Chinese tech policies, the United States wants Beijing to buy more U.S. products and to narrow America’s trade deficit with China — a record $381 billion last year.
Last month, a former Chinese diplomat, Zhao Weiping, told reporters in New York that the United States was asking “us to purchase more than we can buy.” He added, “You have to be realistic.” Still, Larry Kudlow, director of Trump’s National Economic Council, said Thursday that “our side expects China very soon to start purchasing American agriculture commodities, crops, goods and services.”
The Trump Administration is threatening the extend its trade war to France as the country prepares to hit big tech companies––many of them American––with a new tax.
A 3% levy on tech giants was approved by the French Senate on Thursday, despite it upsetting the U.S., which has announced it has launched an inquiry into the law.
“The United States is very concerned that the digital services tax which is expected to pass the French Senate tomorrow unfairly targets American companies,” said U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in a statement.
“The President has directed that we investigate the effects of this legislation and determine whether it is discriminatory or unreasonable and burdens or restricts United States commerce.”
Any digital company with revenue over €750 million (about $850 million)––of which €25 million is generated in France––will be subjected to the 3% levy, which will be based on total revenue generated in the country, rather than profits.
France is the first country in Europe to introduce this kind of tax. It would hit about 30 companies, including Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. It will also apply to companies from China, Germany, Spain and the U.K. and one French company.
Global tech companies have been accused of avoiding tax by shifting profits to countries with very low taxes, where they have headquarters, rather than where they make their sales.
“We must act against the perverse effects of a regulatory and fiscal framework that allow digital giants to grow without any limits and without any control,” French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said when he introduced the bill earlier this year.
The tax faced criticism from tech executives, who said it would damage French President Emmanuel Macron’s attempt to transform the country into a “start-up nation.”
“It’s quite possible that there will be heightened trade tensions between the U.S. and France as the Americans view the digital tax as unfairly targeting U.S. tech companies which falls afoul of ‘America First,’ the doctrine that guides U.S. economic policy,” Linda Yueh, an adjunct professor of economics at the London Business School, said in an email.
But, she added, other countries are already looking at new taxes on big tech companies. “France is unlikely to be alone,” Yueh said.
The tax will be retrospectively applied from early 2019, raising around €400m ($450m) for the French government this year.
(SAN FRANCISCO) — “Miss us?” Twitter tweeted from its official account as the Great Twitter Outage wound down.
We did, apparently.
For nearly an hour Thursday, the site we use to keep up with everything and nothing appeared inaccessible for people around the world, regardless of celebrity status or follower count. We reloaded and reloaded. Some turned to Instagram, Facebook and even LinkedIn, but it was just not the same.
Then, shortly before 1 p.m. PT, it was back for many of us. Twitter posted an explanation on its status page blaming an “internal configuration change” that it was fixing.
The actress Chrissy Teigen phrased the collective sigh in all caps, tweeting “OH THANK GOD.” The hashtag “TwitterDown” was trending as users recalled their experiences. Some were too young to remember a time when such an outage was a common occurrence.
Outages were so widespread in Twitter’s early years that a cartoon “fail whale” the company displayed during outages came to symbolize Twitter almost as much as its little blue bird icon. The whale was retired in 2013, largely because Twitter didn’t want to be associated with what it represented any more. After all, outages had become far less common.
This time, Twitter’s home page read in part, “Something is technically wrong. Thanks for noticing.” The disruption appeared to affect both web and mobile app users. According to Down Detector, a website that tracks outages, problems were reported from the U.S., Europe and elsewhere.
The outage came as President Donald Trump convenes a White House conference of like-minded critics of Big Tech. Tech companies such as Twitter weren’t invited.
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says Saudi Arabia has paid the diplomatic price for the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
In a keynote speech at the Global Conference for Media Freedom in London on Tuesday, Hunt said governments acting together can “impose a diplomatic price” on states who kill or imprison journalists. Asked on the sidelines if he thought Saudi Arabia had paid a big enough price for its actions, he told TIME “I think they have. I think they have paid a big reputational price and there have been profound diplomatic consequences.”
Hunt, who is currently in a Conservative Party leadership contest to become the next U.K. prime minister, added that Saudi Arabia had more work to do to be fully welcomed back on the world stage, however.
“In the end, if things are going to get back to how they were before, there has to be proper accountability for what happened and the world needs to know two things,” he said. “That there has been justice not just for the people who committed that terrible crime but for the person who ordered it, and also that this kind of thing will never happen again.”
Khashoggi, a self-exiled critic of the Saudi regime, was murdered in gruesome circumstances in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October. In the immediate aftermath, the U.K. revoked the visas of suspects and boycotted a Saudi investment conference. The U.S. was one of several countries to place sanctions on Saudi citizens suspected of involvement in the killings.
But nine months later, the Trump Administration is still defying the U.S. Congress and pushing through arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the U.K. government is challenging a court-ordered ban on its own arms sales. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whom the CIA accuses of ordering the Khashoggi killing, was reportedly greeted warmly by President Donald Trump at the recent G20 meeting in Japan. And next year, Saudi Arabia has been granted the right to host the economic summit.
Some believe the Saudis have been let off the hook. Amal Clooney, Hunt’s special envoy for media freedom, said during a session at the conference on Wednesday that world leaders responded to Khashoggi’s killing “with little more than a collective shrug.” Agnes Callamard, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, wrote recently that “there has been little effective international response—legal, political or diplomatic.” She called for G20 member states to boycott the November 2020 meeting in Riyadh.
Thomas Friang, head of advocacy at Reporters Without Borders, told TIME the G20 membership proved the Saudis “have not paid a price diplomatically.” The global press freedom organization announced this week that members had travelled to Saudi Arabia earlier in the year to urge the release of 30 journalists still in jail. “That’s the minimum price they should pay to be regarded a normal chair of the G20,” said Friang, also on the sidelines of the conference.
Asked during a session on Wednesday whether countries should boycott the G20, conference co-host and Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freedland said it wasn’t appropriate because the grouping was not created to reflect shared values. The collective was “brought together so the world’s largest economies had a forum where they could meet,” she said. “There are other countries at the G20 that Canada has serious concerns about.”
Clooney also had some harsh words for Trump at the two-day conference, saying the U.S. leader “vilifies the media, making honest journalists all over the world more susceptible to abuse.” Hunt would not tell TIME if he disagreed with that assessment from his envoy. “This is a conference on media freedom, so everyone is going to express their views … [Some] people are going to criticize what President Trump does, or says, or tweets, which he is going to defend. So you can’t have a conference like this without people being free to say what they think.”
At least 60 foreign ministers joined NGO representatives, academics and journalists at the Global Conference for Media Freedom on Tuesday and Wednesday. Not present was U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Hunt said his American counterpart had been unable to attend. “He’s the busiest Secretary of State in the world,” he said. “We understand he can’t come to everything.”
(LONDON) — Boris Johnson, the man likely to become U.K. prime minister within weeks, on Thursday denied playing any role in the departure of Britain’s ambassador to Washington, who quit after coming under attack from President Donald Trump.
British politicians from both government and opposition parties have accused Johnson of spinelessness for failing to defend envoy Kim Darroch, and said the removal of a British ambassador because of pressure from a foreign leader was a severe blow to British diplomacy and power.
“This is a direct challenge to a sovereign nation,” said Tom Tugendhat, a Conservative lawmaker who heads Parliament’s foreign affairs committee. He added that Britain “shouldn’t be bullied.”
Johnson told The Sun newspaper it was “bizarre” people were blaming him for the departure of Darroch, who resigned following a furor over leaked diplomatic cables which labeled Trump’s White House dysfunctional, clumsy and inept.
Trump responded by branding Darroch a “pompous fool” and cut off the administration’s contact with him.
Darroch announced his resignation Wednesday, saying it had become “impossible for me to carry out my role as I would like.”
Politicians including Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Johnson’s rival for the prime minister’s job, criticized Trump’s tirades and defended Darroch.
But Johnson merely stressed his good relations with the White House and the importance of the trans-Atlantic relationship. Darroch resigned hours after Johnson made those comments.
“I can’t believe they’re trying to blame me for this,” Johnson told The Sun. “I’m a great supporter of Kim’s. I worked very well with him for years.”
Conservative lawmaker Nicholas Soames, however, said Johnson had “hung Kim Darroch out to dry … and I was ashamed to see it.”
Opposition Labour Party legislator Liz McInnes called Johnson’s behavior “the most craven and despicable act of cowardice I have seen from any candidate for public office, let alone someone running to be prime minister.”
Labour called for Prime Minister Theresa May to appoint Darroch’s successor before she leaves office later this month, to prevent Johnson from putting his own appointee in the post.
Johnson is the strong favorite to win a Conservative leadership contest and succeed May as party leader and prime minister. He is widely expected to defeat Hunt in a ballot of about 160,000 party members. The winner will be announced July 23.
May could try to replace Darroch in the two weeks she has left, but she is unlikely to have enough time.
British ambassadors are almost always professional diplomats rather than political appointees. Filling overseas posts involves a formal civil service process with advertisements, applications and interviews.
It’s unusual, but not unknown, for non-diplomats to become ambassadors, and some have suggested Johnson as prime minister might appoint someone seen as strongly pro-Brexit and friendly to Trump. The president has previously said Brexit champion Nigel Farage would be a good choice, though Farage this week ruled himself out.
May’s spokesman, James Slack, would not comment on the timetable, saying only that “in terms of this particular replacement, that will take place in due course.”
Foreign Office Minister Alan Duncan said Darroch’s replacement would be appointed in the “proper way.”
“The next ambassador will be appointed in the usual way by the prime minister on the foreign secretary’s recommendation with the approval of Her Majesty The Queen,” he told lawmakers.
British officials are hunting for the culprits behind the leak of Darroch’s confidential memos, intended to be seen by a small group of senior politicians and officials. The cables published by the Mail on Sunday newspaper covered the period between 2017 and recent weeks.
Officials have said they think it’s 50-50 whether the mole is found.
Duncan said Thursday that the investigation had so far found no evidence that the security breach was a hack, rather than a leak.
“Our focus is on finding someone within the system who has released illicitly these communications,” he told lawmakers.
A key question hanging over Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election campaign is whether he will fulfil an apparent pledge to annex part of the occupied West Bank. But in TIME’s interview with the Israeli Prime Minister, he would not be drawn on the controversial policy — saying only that it might be possible “in the framework of an agreement with the United States.”
Asked directly if he would annex current settlements, Netanyahu said: “It’s something I would like to do in the framework of an agreement with the United States. And it certainly does not do away with the prospect of a political agreement.”
Netanyahu had earlier said he would extend Israeli “sovereignty” over parts of the West Bank, a statement widely interpreted as a pledge to annex a portion of the Palestinian territory Israel has controlled for 52 years. Such a move would fulfill the wishes of many in Netanyahu’s rightwing Likud party and other hardliners who view the swath of land that extends to the Jordan River as part of biblical Israel.
But in his interview with TIME on June 25 Netanyahu attempted to remain ambiguous. “I didn’t actually use the word [annexation], I think,” he said. “I’m not sure if I used that word or the application of Israeli law. There’s a subtle difference between them.” Pressed on whether he intends to legally annex, he said, “we’ll get to that point and I’ll make it clear when we get to that point.”
Almost 3 million Palestinians live in the occupied West Bank, whose Ramallah-based leadership has forsworn violence and whose security apparatus cooperates with Israel’s. A further 2-million Palestinians live in Gaza, controlled by the militant group Hamas. Israel and Egypt have enforced an effective 12-year blockade over the strip since Hamas took over in 2007 and the rockets Hamas’ fires at Israel are often intercepted by the U.S.-funded defense system known as the Iron Dome.
But some Israeli security experts say Netanyahu has strategically sustained the militant group while simultaneously de-legitimizing the Palestinian Authority in order to avoid making compromises that would harm him domestically. Flirting with legal annexation, they claim, is another high risk bid for political survival at a time when it is most at risk.
Former Mossad director Danny Yatom says Netanyahu can point to the instability and violence on the Gaza strip and say “this is the way Palestinians are behaving once they are independent. Do you want us to see the same phenomenon in the West Bank?” Netanyahu “does not want to talk to [Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas] because he understands that once he will have to sit and negotiate he will have to make concessions,” adds Yatom, who directed Israel’s intelligence and counterterrorism agency between 1996 and 1998.
Netanyahu does not see it that way. In an interview with TIME at his Jerusalem residence, the Prime Minister argued that it was Palestinian recalcitrance that had prevented a resolution to the conflict and accused the international community of “pampering” Abbas. “They were offered everything, just about everything in Camp David in 2000, with President Clinton and the then Prime Minister Barak, and they walked away from that,” he said. “They walk away each time. They walked away with [former Prime Minister Ehud] Olmert. They walked away with Obama when President Obama and John Kerry wanted to propose a framework for negotiations.”
Olmert has called Abbas a “great leader” and claims the two would have reached a peace deal had their talks not been derailed by the legal woes that led Olmert—who was later imprisoned—to resign.Polling shows that about half of Israeli Jews still support a Two State solution to the conflict, but most are deeply skeptical of the ability of talks to deliver peace.
President Trump’s administration has pursued an entirely different strategy. The U.S. has moved its embassy to Jerusalem, cut funds to Palestinian refugees, and endorsed Israeli control of the Golan Heights which, like the West Bank and Gaza, Israel captured during the 1967 War. Negotiations were delegated to Jason Greenblatt, an advocate for Israeli settlements on the West Bank, and to Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. On June 30, Greenblatt and U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman—who has claimed Israel has “the right” to annex some territories in the West Bank—inaugurated a settler archeological project in East Jerusalem, which the Palestinians see as the capital of their future state.
Palestinians see the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied territories—which are illegal under international law—as a form of de-facto annexation, reducing the viability of a future Palestinian state. But unilateral annexation of all or part of the West Bank would upend international norms, deliver a mortal blow to the fragile legitimacy of the Ramallah-based leadership, and undermine Israel’s status as a Jewish-Democratic State. Says Yatom, “It will diminish our political posture in the world. We will be treated like South Africa was under the regime of [apartheid].”
According to research commissioned by Commanders for Israel’s Security (CIS), whose members include the majority of Israel’s available security forces generals and directors, annexation would also impose enormous financial and security costs on Israel. If it results in the collapse of Israeli-Palestinian security co-operation, as CIS predicts, experts say the entire standing army as well as mobilized reserves would be required to administer the West Bank, diverting military resources from checking the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah, Iran, and its proxy militias in Iraq and Syria.
Netanyahu has a history of making incendiary statements in the run up to elections. In 2015 he mobilized his right wing base by warning that his center left opposition was bringing Arab voters “on buses” to the polls. But some CIS leaders claim the ambiguity of his pre-2019 election comments on Israeli sovereignty in the West Bank was deliberate.
It appeals to hardliners in Israel’s parliament who could bolster his chances of surviving pending corruption indictments, while still leaving enough wiggle room to back away from legal annexation. Extending “sovereignty” could imply also imply taking legislative or administrative steps that reduce the difference between Israelis who live across the Green Line—the demarcation line set out in the 1949 Armistice Agreements—and those who live to the west of it.
Even without formal annexation, Netanyahu’s critics in Israel say his accommodation of settlers and sidelining of the peace process has left the West Bank in a precipitous state and threatens Israeli democracy.
Avner Gvaryahu, a former sergeant of an IDF sniper team, tells TIME that the civil society organization he now directs, called Breaking the Silence, aims to alert Israelis to the reality of “normalized” occupation. It was not so much the occasional incident of theft or destruction of property he says he witnessed that pushed him to question its morality, but the more mundane routine of forcefully entering Palestinian homes. “I’d find myself sitting in someone’s living room, seeing children’s toys or dishes in the sink or photo albums in someone’s house,” he says adding that often the head of the family would sometimes be blindfolded and handcuffed. “If the family wants to use their bathroom or their kitchen they needed permission from me. I think that’s really what hit a chord.”
In an interview in the West Bank city of Hebron, Gvaryahu recalled seeing the hatred his team inspired in younger Palestinians and wondering how their actions were helping Israel.
“The situation is not stable,” says Ami Ayalon, a former director of Israel’s internal security agency Shin Bet and co-founder of Blue White Future, which advocates for a Two State solution to the conflict. Some local polls indicate that about three quarters of Palestinians no longer support the strategy of Abbas, an 83-year old chain smoker who opposed the bloody violence of the Second Intifada, which cost thousands of lives. “I don’t know when it will happen but I know that it will happen,” says Ayalon. “We shall face violence. I see it written on the walls in Arabic, in Hebrew and in English. We just have to read it.”
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CG High Court Result 2019 – Chhattisgarh High Court has conducted the Examination for Assistant Grade III Post on 11th April 2019. And now Bilaspur High Court Assistant Grade III Result 2019 has announced by the Chhattisgarh Government. Those who have attended the Skill Test for the CG Vyapam High Court Bilaspur Grade III Exam can check out the results here. We have given the direct link to download the CG Vyapam High Court Result 2019. Aspirants can also get the CG High Court Merit List and Score Card details for the Assistant Grade III post from the Official Website. Check out the below article to get the detailed information about छत्तीसगढ़ उच्च न्यायालय सहायक ग्रेड III परिणाम 2019.
Chhattisgarh High Court Result 2019 for Assistant Grade III
Bilaspur High Court Assistant Grade III Result 2019 is announced on the Official Website. Students can check out the Skill Test Results from this article. Moreover, Chhattisgarh High Court Assistant Grade III Mark List is also announced along with the Results. Those who get qualified in the Written Examination & Skill Test will be called for the Interview Process. Interview Dates for the Assistant Grade III Post will be announced later on the official website. So applicants have undergone with the Skill Test check out the CG Vyapam High Court Bilaspur Result 2019 by entering your Roll Number from the link provided below.
Moreover, applicants can get the Mark List and Merit List details about the Exams conducted by Chhattisgarh Bilaspur High Court 2019. All is that submit your Roll Number and download the respective Exam results. Furthermore, we will update you with all the CG Bilaspur High Court Exam and Result details. Below is attached Result links for Assistant Grade III Exam 2019.
छत्तीसगढ़ उच्च न्यायालय सहायक ग्रेड III परिणाम | High Court Grade III Mark List
Chhattisgarh Bilaspur Assistant Grade III 2019 Result released. The Written Examination Results was announced on 11th April 2019. And now the Board has declared the Skill Test Results 2019. Aspirants those who have scored the Minimum marks in the Skill Test and Written Examination will be called for the Interview Process. During the Interview Process, people need to carry their Skill Test Mark list along with the Written Exam Mark list.
Besides these marks, applicants will be checked with their Eligibility Criteria allotted for the Assistant Grade III post. Those candidates who are shortlisted f0r the Interview process will be notified shortly within a period of time. So applicants do stay in touch with this webpage to get the updated information regarding CG High Court Assistant Grade III Result 2019.
Steps to Check CG High Court Assistant Grade III Results 2019
Visit the Official Website of CG High Court @highcourt.cg.gov.in
Check for the Recruitment tab to your left corner.
Go for the Assistant Grade III Result option on the displayed screen.
Enter your Roll Number and Hit on the Submit button.
Within a few minutes, your results would appear on the Screen.
Take a screenshot or download the Pdf for future reference.
APCOB Recruitment 2019-20 Notification Pdf released on 10th July 2019 for 88 Staff Assistant & Manager Posts. The Andhra Pradesh State Co-Operative Bank Limited (APCOB) is now hiring qualified individuals to fill up these vacancies. This is a great opportunity for candidates who are in search of Govt Jobs in Andhra Pradesh. Interested aspirants can check eligibility criteria, how to apply steps, salary details on this page. In addition to this, if you guys are still confused about Recruitment happening in APCOB Bank, please visit official website i.e. www.apcob.org
APCOB Recruitment 2019 – Apply Online for 54 Staff Assistants Vacancies: Online Applications are invited for appointment of Staff Assistant post in Andhra Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Limited (APCOB), Vijayawada. This notice was announced officially on 10th July 2019 @ www.apcob.org. Registration and Login procedure starts on 11th July 2019. Candidates can Scroll down get Apply Online link. Submit your APCOB Recruitment Job Application forms before the deadline i.e. 28th July 2019.
Overview of APCOB Recruitment 2019
Name of the Board
The Andhra Pradesh State Co-Operative Bank Limited (APCOB)
Category Wise Vacancy details for APCOB Bank Vacancies 2019
Abbreviations stand for: (OC – Open Competition; BC – Backward Classes; SC – Scheduled Caste; ST – Scheduled Tribe; PC – Physically Challenged; EXS – Ex-servicemen; VI – Visually impaired; HI – Hearing Impaired; G-General and W-Women)
Name of the Category
General (G)
women (W)
OC
15
10
BC – A
02
02
BC – B
03
03
BC – D
00
00
BC – E
01
01
SC
06
03
ST
01
02
EWS
01
01
PC
3*
00
Total
32
22
Grand Total
54 Vacancies
Eligibility Criteria for APCOB Vijayawada Jobs 2019
All applicants of APCOB Notification 2019 must fulfill the list of eligibility conditions provided below. On successfully satisfying the below-provided eligibility conditions, start your online Application process.
Educational Qualification:
Candidate should be a local candidate of the State of Andhra Pradesh
Passed Graduation from a recognized university or institution with 40% marks or above
Age Limit:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 38 Years for GEN candidates
Maximum Age: 43 Years for SC/ST/OBC or SBC candidates
Age Relaxation:
SC/ST – 05 Years
Backward Class – 03 Years
Physically Challenged – GEN – 10 Years
Physically Challenged – SC/CT – 15 Years
For Physically Challenged – 13 Years
Selection Process:
Online Test/Examination
Interview
Application Fee:
SC/ST/PC/EXS – Rs.413/- ( Plus Intimation Charges)
GEN/BC – Rs.590/- (Including Intimation Charges)
Application Fee must be paid through ONLINE mode only i.e. Net Banking/Credit and Debit Cards.
Salary:
Rs.11,765/- to Rs.31,540/- per month
Test/Examination Centres:
Srikakulam
Vizianagaram
Visakhapatnam
Rajahmundry
Eluru
Vijayawada
Guntur
Ongole
Nellore
Tirupati
Kadapa
Kurnool
Anantapur
Instructions before applying:
Since the requests are processed by the computerized system, it is mandatory to complete them correctly and completely.
Before applying, the candidate must ensure compliance with the eligibility criteria and other standards mentioned in the APCOB notification.
The Bank may reject any application at any stage of the recruitment process if the candidate is declared ineligible.
The Bank’s decision will be final in terms of qualification and other eligibility standards.
Applicants must ensure that the photos and signatures they post at all locations, ie, that they are uploaded on the online application, on the letter of appeal, on the attendance sheet, etc., as well as on all correspondence With the Bank, be identical in the future.
There should not be any variation of any kind.
Once the request is made, it can not be withdrawn.
The request in any form will be a disqualification.
The Bank does not accept requests from applicants to obtain advice on eligibility to submit an application.
Applicants seeking a relaxation of their age should show the originals and present a copy of the required certificate (s) at the time of the interview.
Only candidates willing to serve anywhere in the state should apply.
How to apply for APCOB Recruitment 2019 for Staff Assistant Posts?
Firstly, click on the Registration link given below
Enter all the details and complete your registration process.
Login by entering your Registration number and password
An APCOB Online application form will be displayed on the screen
Enter all the necessary details
Upload scanned copies of necessary certificates
Make payment of application fee
Finally, hit on submit button to complete your recruitment process.
After successful submission of the application form, take a printout of application form for future use.
Important Dates for APCOB Job Vacancies 2019:
Official Advertisement Date
11th July 2019
Start Date to Apply
11th July 2019
Last Date to apply
28th July 2019
Important Links for APCOB Staff Assistants Vacancy 2019
APCOB Recruitment 2019 – Apply Online for 23 Managers (Scale-I) Vacancies: Recruitment in APCOB Co-operative Bank is happening now. Job Announcement made by The Andhra Pradesh State Co-Operative Bank Limited (APCOB) to fill up 23 Managers (Scale-I) Posts. Interested individuals can apply online @ www.apcob.org from 11th July 2019 to 28th July 2019 below.
AP State Co-Operative Bank Recruitment 2019 details
Name of the Board
The Andhra Pradesh State Co-Operative Bank Limited (APCOB)
Abbreviations stand for: (OC – Open Competition; BC – Backward Classes; SC – Scheduled Caste; ST – Scheduled Tribe; PC – Physically Challenged; EXS – Ex-servicemen; VI – Visually impaired; HI – Hearing Impaired; G-General and W-Women)
Name of the Category
General (G)
women (W)
OC
07
04
BC – A
00
02
BC – B
01
01
BC – D
02
00
BC – E
01
00
SC
02
01
ST
00
00
EWS
01
00
PC
01*
00
Total
15
08
Grand Total
23 Vacancies
Eligibility Criteria for APCOB Bank Jobs 2019
All applicants of www.apcob.org Job Notification 2019 must fulfill the list of eligibility conditions provided below.
Educational Qualification:
Candidate should be a local candidate of the State of Andhra Pradesh
Passed Graduation from a recognized university or institution with 50% marks or above
Age Limit:
Minimum Age: 20 Years
Maximum Age: 28 Years
Age Relaxation:
SC/ST – 05 Years
Backward Class – 03 Years
Physically Challenged – GEN – 10 Years
Physically Challenged – SC/CT – 15 Years
For Physically Challenged – 13 Years
Selection Process:
Online Test/Examination
Interview
Application Fee:
SC/ST/PC/EXS – Rs.413/- ( Plus Intimation Charges)
GEN/BC – Rs.590/- (Including Intimation Charges)
Application Fee must be paid through ONLINE mode using Debit Cards, Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets.
APCOB Manager (Scale-I) Salary:
Rs. 23,700 – Rs. 42,020/- Per Month
Test/Examination Centres:
Srikakulam
Vizianagaram
Visakhapatnam
Rajahmundry
Eluru
Vijayawada
Guntur
Ongole
Nellore
Tirupati
Kadapa
Kurnool
Anantapur
How to apply for APCOB Bank Recruitment 2019 ?
Firstly, click on the Registration link given below
Enter all the details and complete your registration process.
Login by entering your Registration number and password
An APCOB Online application form will be displayed on the screen
Enter all the necessary details
Upload scanned copies of necessary certificates
Make payment of application fee
Finally, hit on submit button to complete your recruitment process.
After successful submission of the application form, take a printout of application form for future use.
Important Dates for APCOB Bank Jobs 2019 Notification:
About The Andhra Pradesh State Co-Operative Bank Limited (APCOB):
The State Cooperative Bank of Andhra Pradesh (APCOB), Vijayawada, is a state-owned bank set up for the state of Andhra Pradesh. Following the reorganization of Andhra Pradesh State, the State Cooperative Bank of Andhra Pradesh was reorganized/reconstituted into TSCAB and Andhra Pradesh Limited Bank Limited. AP State Cooperative Bank Ltd, has been awarded Bank with the best performance (2nd place) in the country for the year 2016-17 by the National Federation of State Cooperative Banks, Bombay. Award received by Sri Pinnamaneni Venkateswara Rao, Chairman and Dr. A V Bhavanisankar, Chief Executive Officer of the Bank.
Surat VNSGU Recruitment 2019 Notification released for the month of July. Veer Narmad South Gujarat University going to conduct Interview for 54 Vacancies. Candidates waiting for Teaching Assistant Post in VNSGU Surat can start to submit the Online Application Form from 9th July 2019. Applicants will be recruited for Temporary Contractual Work. Appointment for the post will automatically end on 11 Months. Interested are suggested to apply on or before 26th July 2019 for VNSGU Recruitment 2019.
Highlights of South Gujarat University Recruitment 2019-20
Diploma Coaching in Netaji Subhaschandra National Institute of Sports( N.S.N.I.S.) Patiala/ Banglore/ Kolkatta/ Trivendram & Swarnim Gujarat Sports University(SGSU).
Preferable – N.I.S. Regular Course Holder
For Civil Engineer
Diploma/ Degree in Civil from recognized institute.
An experienced person will get preferences.
For Draftsman Civil cum Supervisor, Senator Supervisor, Surveyor cum Supervisor
Should Pass in ITI/ Relevant Course
An experienced person will get preferences.
For Technical Assistant
PGDCA with Four years of experience or
BCA, B.Sc (Computer Science, IT) / equivalent degree with Two years of experience.
Experience in
Troubleshooting.
Computer Hardware maintenance
Computer Software Installation
IP Address installation
CCTV Backup
For Laboratory Assistant
Should be Passed Degree in relevant field from a recognized institution
For Plant Operator (Swimming Pool)
Diploma in Electrical Course
5 Year experience as a plant operator in a swimming pool.
For Life Guard (Instructor/ Swimming Pool)
Graduate with lifeguard course in government recognized institution.
National medalist in swimming and/ all India inter-university players will get Preference
For Junior Clerk
Graduate with Certificate Course of Computer Knowledge
Preferable Qualification
B.com passed
One-year experience of Tally Accounting System
Good Skill in Gujarati & English Typing.
For Peon
7th Passed with 10 Years experience
10th Passed with 1-Year experience
Preferable – University Level experience
For Security Guard
Ex-Servicemen/Home Guard/ Retired Policemen or 12th passed
Medical fitness
Preferable – N.C.C. Certificate Holder
Age Limit for VNSGU Surat Jobs
Maximum Age Limit – 20 Years
Minimum Age Limit – 58 Years
VNSGU Recruitment 2019 – Salary Details
Name.of the Post
Scale of Pay
Legal Officer
Rs. 60,000/-
Assistant Warden (Boys Hostel)
Rs. 20,000/-
Civil Engineer
Rs. 17,500/-
Draftsman Civil cum Supervisor
Rs. 13,800/-
Senatory Supervisor
Rs. 13,800/-
Surveyor cum Supervisor
Rs. 13,800/-
Technical Assistant
Rs. 15,500/-
Plant Operator (Swimming Pool)
Rs. 14,800/
Life Guard (Instructor/ Swimming Pool)
Rs. 13,800/-
Junior Clerk
Rs. 14,800/
Peon
Rs. 13,000/-
Security Guard
Rs. 13,000/-
Coach
Hockey
Rs. 18,000/
Kabbadi-Khokho
Rs. 18,000/
Athletics
Rs. 18,000/
Weight lifting
Rs. 18,000/
Badmintan
Rs. 18,000/
Table Tenis
Rs. 18,000/
Tennis
Rs. 18,000/
Boxing
Rs. 18,000/
Laboratory Assistant
Biotechnology
Rs. 15,500/-
Chemistry
Rs. 15,500/-
M.Sc.IT
Rs. 15,500/-
Statistic
Rs. 15,500/-
Bioscience
Rs. 15,500/-
Teaching Assistant Selection Process
Interview
Application Fee
General Category – Rs. 500/-
SC/ST/SEBC/PH/EWS – NIL
How to Apply ONLINE for VNSGU Recruitment 2019?
Click Apply Online Link and get into Login Page
Enter your Mail ID and Password to register
Fill the details and upload photo and signature in Application Registration Form
Verify the details and register yourself.
Log in and select the application form for the desired post
Enter the details asked in and recheck with the details.
Submit the Application form
Pay the Application Fee
Take a print out of the application form for future purpose.
NOTE: The Candidate should send two copies of submitted online application with necessary certificates to the postal address given below. The envelope of the application form should be mentioned with "Application for the post of Teaching Assistant in the Department of ………………..". Application form should be reached before the last date.
Postal Address
The Registrar, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, University Campus, Udhna-Magdalla Road, Surat- 395007.
Important Dates for VNSGU Surat Jobs 2019
Starting Date to Submit Online Application
9th July 2019
Closing Date to Submit Online Application
26th July 2019 (6.00PM)
Last Date to Submit Application Form through Postal
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University has tried to be an establishment of perfection in advanced education since its reality, keeping in view the provincial needs and the developing patterns in the worldwide situation. A semi-urban University situated at Surat city, the University has a grounds spread more than 210 sections of land. The University, re-authorize ‘A’ grade with 3.02 CGPA by the National Accreditation and Assessment Council in 2017.
The vision of Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, as visualized in the University Act, is to add to the field of advanced education in the district and empower its comprehensive improvement in varying backgrounds by making accessible prepared staff in different parts of human information, remembering the bigger objectives of country building. The University is resolved to keep up exclusive requirements in both undergrad and postgraduate instructing, advancing exploration and undertaking the imperative expansion exercises that would contact each area of society.
AP Grama Volunteer Interview Call Letter 2019 – Andhra Pradesh Grama and Ward Volunteer Recruitment has been started from 24th June 2019. Moreover, the last date to register for the post is announced as 05th July 2019. To select the eligible candidates, the board decides to conduct the Interview. Therefore, to attend the Interview candidates must carry the Interview Call Letter. The AP Call Letter will be issued before 1 week of the Interview.
AP Grama Call Letter 2019
Aspirants who are interested to attend the AP Volunteer Interview must complete the Online Registration Process. Then the board will release the Interview Call Letter for the eligible candidates from the recruitment process. Hence, complete the registration process and start preparing for the Interview. The AP Interview Call Letter will be updated in the below section once it is released from the Official Website. The Higher Officials will issue the AP Call Letter in the 1st Week of July 2019.
AP Interview Hall Ticket 2019 – Overview
Description
Details
Name of the Board
Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Department
Required Information to Check-in AP Grama Hall Ticket 2019
Candidates have to download the call letter from the official website. Once it downloaded, check to the details in the admit card. The listed contents should be filled as in the application form. So, Applicants make sure with the following contents. Refer to the photocopy of the application you registered while downloading the AP Interview Call Letter. Check to the AP Grama Volunteer Recruitment 2019 details and application from here.
Name of the Applicant.
Exam Date, Time & Centre.
Post Applied for.
Application or Registration Number
Father Name and
Important Instructions.
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AP Grama and Ward Volunteer Interview 2019
Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Department has decided to conduct the Interview process from 11th July to 25th July 2019. Hence, Candidates have to prepare for the Interview according to that. Knowing the AP Grama Volunteer Test Pattern 2019 will help the applicants to get an idea about exam strategy. Scroll down the article for complete information about Andhra Pradesh Grama Volunteer Exam Syllabus 2019.
S. No
Exam Type
Topics
1.
Objective Type
General English
2.
General Intelligence
3.
Current Affairs
4.
Aptitude
Compare all the previous year question papers to prepare for the exam. After completing the examination process, the qualified candidates must attend the interview for the final selection round. Hence, appear for the Interview at the scheduled date and time.
AP Grama Volunteer Cut Off Marks 2019
Candidates will be qualified in the interview on the basis of the cutoff percentage in the Interview. Check with the cut off marks according to the category wise.
For General and OBC Candidates: 40% of Marks
For SC/ ST Candidates: 35% of Marks
Based on the performance and the merit list, Aspirants will be selected in the AP Grama Volunteer Recruitment. Aspirants will release the final merit list on 01st August 2019. After that training will be undertaken by the selection committee on the scheduled date. Later, Trained Aspirants will be offered with the Offer Letter and will take place the posting in the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Department from 15th August 2019 onwards.
AP Grama Interview Mark Distribution 2019
Candidates belong to specific wards – 20 Marks.
On the basis of understanding about Government schemes and welfare schemes – 20 Marks.
candidates have done some services voluntarily for the development of the village if the candidate worked as a federal representative of social service – 20 Marks.
A candidate is having excellent communication and presentation skills, leadership qualities, and a clear understanding of the situations – 20 Marks.
On the basis of merit of aspirants in their academics and qualifying examinations – 20 Marks.
Prerequisites to download AP Grama Volunteer Interview Call Letter
Aspirants have to cross-check the filled hall ticket before downloading it. Moreover, Candidates have to download the valid Interview call letter. If the Officials find any mistake in the AP hall ticket, then the aspirants will be strictly rejected from the Interview process. Applicants must be aware while downloading the AP Grama Volunteer Interview Call Letter 2019.
College ID
Driving License
2 or 3 latest photographs
PAN Card
Aadhar Card
Voter ID
Passport
Bank Passbook
Ration Card
Employee ID
The photograph on any ID Proof declared by the State or Central Government
Any Authorised ID Proof Announced by Gazetted Officer
How to Download AP Grama Interview Call Letter 2019?
Click on “AP Interview Call Letter” Link.
Enter the Login details.
Fill the Captcha appeared in the image.
Log in to get the AP Grama Hall Ticket.
An Admit Card page will be available on the screen.
Fill all the mandatory details.
Click on to the download option and download the admit card.
Take a print out and carry for the Interview.
Direct Links to download AP Grama Volunteer Interview Call Letter 2019
Bombay High Court Recruitment 2019 – Apply Online for 88 Personal Assistant & Stenographer Vacancies: The Registry of the High Court, Bombay has granted permission to recruit 88 suitable candidates for the posts of Personal Assistant & Stenographers. Online applications are invited online from aspirants who fulfill eligibility criteria from 11th July 2019. However, application forms to fill up these job vacancies in Mumbai High Court must be submitted before 25th July 2019.
However, selected candidates for Personal Assistant & Stenographer posts in the High Court of Judicature at Bombay will get a pay of Rs. 9,300/- to 39,100/- + Grade Pay Rs.4,400/ plus allowances as per the Rules. To know additional details about these recruitment process, please visit www.bombayhighcourt.nic.in. You can check educational qualification, age limit, selection criteria and other details below. However, in addition to the above eligibility criteria, the candidate must have adequate knowledge of Marathi language.
Eligibility Criteria for Mumbai High Court Jobs 2019
All applicants of Bombay High Court Notification 2019 must fulfill the list of eligibility conditions provided below. On successfully satisfying the below-provided eligibility conditions, start your online Application process.
Educational Qualification:
Stenographer:
Possess Degree from a recognized University
Stenographer [Higher Grade]: Must have qualified Government Commercial Certificate Examination or examination conducted by Government Board or I.T.I. For speed of 100 w.p.m. or above in English Shorthand and 40 w.p.m. in English Typing
Stenographer [Lower Grade]: Speed of 80 w.p.m. or above in English Shorthand and 40 w.p.m. in English Typing for making himself eligible for the post of
Possess Computer Certificate about proficiency in operation of the word processor in Windows and Linux in addition to M.S. Office, M.S. Word, Wordstar7 and Open Office Org. obtained from any of the recognized Institutes given in official notification PDF which available below.
Personal Assistants:
Degree from a recognized University
Possess Government Commercial Certificate or have passed an examination conducted by Government Board or I.T.I. for speed of 120 w.p.m. or above in English Shorthand and 50 w.p.m. in English Typing
possess Computer Certificate about proficiency in operation of the word processor in Windows and Linux in addition to M.S. Office, M.S. Word, Wordstar7 and Open Office Org. obtained from a recognized institution
Experience:
03 to 10 years in the relevant field.
Age Limit:
Minimum Age: 21 Years
Maximum Age: 38 Years for GEN candidates
Maximum Age: 43 Years for SC/ST/OBC or SBC candidates
Age Relaxation:
As per the Rules
Selection Process:
Shorthand
Typing
Viva-Voce
Application Fee:
Personal Assistants – Rs.300/-
Stenographer – Rs.200/-
Application Fee must be paid through ONLINE mode only
Salary:
Personal Assistants – Rs.15,600/- to Rs.39,100/- per month + Grade Pay of Rs.5,400/-
Stenographer (Higher Grade) – Rs.9,300/- to Rs.34,800/- per month + Grade Pay of Rs.4,400/-
Stenographer (Lower Grade) – Rs.9,300/- to Rs.34,800/- per month + Grade Pay of Rs.4,300/-
How to apply for Bombay High Court Recruitment 2019 Personal Assistant & Stenographer
All candidates can start filling the online application form by following below steps:
Before commencing the application process, a candidate must have his/her latest passport size photograph and signature duly scanned in separate files in the .jpg/.jpeg format in such a manner that size of each file should not exceed 40 KB and shall attach the same at the appropriate places shown in the online application form.
Step 2: How to fill Online application form 2019
Now, click on Apply Online Link provided below.
Start filling the application form with necessary details
Upload details of marks obtained
Make sure you will in all the asked details
Step 3: Uploading Signature and Photograph
After you enter all the necessary details, upload scanned copies of necessary documents
Step 4: Application Fee Payment
Make a payment of your application fee.
Step 5: Final Submission
Finally, submit the same by pressing "I Agree" button
After successful submission of the application form, take a printout of application form for future use.
Important Dates for Bombay High Court Job Vacancies 2019:
Official Advertisement Date
11th July 2019
Start Date to Apply
11th July 2019
Last Date to apply
25th July 2019
Important Links for High Court of Bombay Personal Assistant & Stenographer Vacancy 2019
The High Court of Bombay, which is the Superior Court of Colleges and one of the highest courts in the country. He has appellate jurisdiction over the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli. In addition to its headquarters in Mumbai, it has banks in Aurangabad, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa). It can be said that the legal history of Bombay began in 1661 when it became a British possession. The city and the island of Bombay received by the British under the dowry of the Portuguese princess Catalina de Braganza, sister of Alfonso VI, monarch of the Portuguese era when she married King Charles II.
The distant ascendancy of the Supreme Court, while interesting, is not very inspiring until we arrive at the Court of the Personal Assistant & Stenographer created by the Charter of 1798. We stick to the British period because our Supreme Court has no conceivable link today. and these tribunals Of the law as it existed in Portugal, and even in the Muslim era, the judicial history of Bombay begins with the Charter of 1668 which accompanies the transfer of Bombay from the Crown to the East India Company. In 1670, the administration of justice was in the hands of the judges who sat at the customs of Bombay and Mahim. The 1670 system was very basic and had several disadvantages and the judicial system was too much like the executive government of the island.
KSRTC Jobs 2019-20 Notification – Apply Online for 3307 Drivers, Conductors, and Traffic Prospect Vacancies. Govt Jobs KSRTC!!Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Limited invites Online applications for 3307 Drivers, Conductors, and Traffic Prospect Posts through KSRTC Recruitment 2019 Notification. Official Notification was released by KSRTC now. Candidates who wish to be a part of Karnataka Government Jobs can apply Online for these KSRTC Driver Job Vacancies. However, KSRTC Online application Starting Date and Last date is 30th August 2019. Please take a quick look at below sections to know more about eligibility criteria, salary, Examination fee, KSRTC Exam Date and others related to KSRTC Karnataka. Additionally, visit www.ksrtc.in or www.ksrtcjobs.com to know more details about KSRTC Recruitment 2019-20 Notification.
NOTE: President of KSRTC, Shivaram Hebbar has told that they have got sanction from the government to fill up 3307 Drivers, Conductors, and Traffic Prospect Vacancies.He announced this in his Hubballi speech.The Official Notification will be soon released by the board. This recruitment might happen in July/August 2019 or within this year.
KSRTC Recruitment 2019
Organization Name: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Limited (KSRTC)
Name of the Posts: Drivers, Conductors, and Traffic Prospects
41 – Field Officer (FO)/Technical Assistant (TA) & Accountant/Superintendent
[15-07-2019]
KSRTC Jobs 2019-20 Notification – Apply Online for 726 Technical Assistant Vacancies. Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Limited invites Online applications for 726 Technical Assistant Posts through KSRTC Recruitment 2019 Notification. Official Notification was released by KSRTC on 17th March 2019. Candidates who wish to be a part of Karnataka Government Jobs can apply Online for these Vacancies. However, KSRTC Online application starts from 20th March 2019 and ends on 25th April 2019. Please take a quick look at below sections to know more about eligibility criteria, salary, Examination fee, and others. Additionally, visit www.ksrtc.in or www.ksrtcjobs.com to know more details about KSRTC Recruitment 2019-20.
KSRTC Jobs 2019-20 Details
Name of the Board: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Limited (KSRTC) Name of the Post: Technical Assistant No. of Vacancies: 726 Apply Mode: Online Job Category: Karnataka Govt Jobs Job Location: Karnataka Starting Date: Updated Soon Last Date: Updated Soon KSRTC Exam Date: Updated Soon
Get the all other details of KSRTC Notification 2019 Apply Online steps in the below table.
Posted on: May/June 2019
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Limited (KSRTC) 726 Technical Assistant Vacancies 2019 WWW.RECRUITMENT.GURU
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC Karnataka Jobs) has issued a notification to fill Assistant Traffic Manager, Assistant Mechanical Engineer, Labour and Welfare Officer, and other posts. However, the KSRTC Jobs 2019 was announced to recruit 59 KSRTC Scale II Officer Jobs. Applications will be accepted for the KSRTC Class II posts through Online mode only. So, eligible and interested candidates can check & apply to the Karnataka State RTC recruitment 2019 on or before 31 January 2019. However, candidates can check further details like category wise KSRTC vacancies, Eligibility criteria, Selection process, the application fee in the below sections.
Karnataka KSRTC Recruitment 2019 – 20
Are you in a search of the Karnataka State govt jobs? then here comes the good news for all the job seekers in the form of the Karnataka state RTC Recruitment 2019.
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has recently announced a notification for filling Scale -II officer posts. However, candidates who are interested in the above KSRTC Scale II Officer Recruitment Notification can apply through the official website. As the last date for the application is very nearer, Candidates must apply to these jobs before the due date i.e., 31.01.2019. So, Aspirants must go through the detailed notification and apply for the KSRTC Scale II Officer Jobs at earliest to avoid server errors. Moreover, you can download the KSRTC Traffic Manager syllabus, KSRTC Mechanical Engg Previous Papers on our site.
KSRTC Scale II Officer Vacancy 2019
In this article, we have provided detailed KSRTC Recruitment notification for Class – II Officer posts. We have also provided a direct link to download the notification and also the application form. Hence, it will be very easier for the candidates who are searching for the KSRTC Jobs 2019 application form. Stay tuned with our recruitment.guru website for more information related to the latest job openings.
KSRTC Scale II Officer Jobs – KSRTC Jobs @ ksrtcjobs.com
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC)
Name of the posts
Officer Scale-II
No. of posts
59 posts
Job location
Karnataka
Application mode
Online only
Job Category
State Govt Jobs
Application Starting Date
Updated Soon
Ending date for online application
Updated Soon
Last Date to pay the Fee
Updated Soon
Official Website
www.ksrtc.in
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Class -II Officer Vacancy Details – KSRTC Jobs 2019
Name of the Post
No. Of Vacancies
Assistant Traffic Manager
24
Assistant Stores Officer
04
Assistant Administrative Officer
2
Assistant Mechanical Engineer
11
Assistant System Manager
2
Assistant Accountant
5
Security and Vigilance Officer
4
Assistant Law Officer
4
Labour and Welfare Officer
2
Total Karnataka RTC Vacancies
59 Posts
Eligibility Criteria for KSRTC Assistant Traffic Manager Engineer Jobs
Candidates who are eligible for the latest KSRTC Recruitment 2019 must satisfy below eligibility conditions
Educational Qualification for KSRTC Class – II Officer posts:
Candidates who are applying for the KSRTC Jobs 2019 must qualify Degree, Diploma, MBA, M.COM or B.COM, PG Diploma, PG, MCA, LLB from the recognized board or university.
Age Limit for KSRTC Scale II Officer Recruitment 2019:
Candidates who are applying for the KSRTC Assistant Traffic Manager Engineer Jobs must possess following age criteria.
Upper age limit – 35 years
Lower age limit – 19 years
Age relaxation will be applicable as per the Karnataka Govt norms.
Physical Standard for KSRTC Assistant Mechanical Engineer Recruitment:
Women
Height – 153 cm
Weight – 50 Kg
Men
Weight – 55 Kg
Height – 163 cm
Selection Process for KSRTC Assistant Administrative Officer Recruitment
The candidates are shortlisted for the KSRTC Scale II Officer Jobs based on the performance in the
Written Test &
Personal Interview.
Karnataka KSRTC Jobs Salary/ Pay Scale:
The candidates shortlisted for the KSRTC Recruitment 2019 will get a pay scale of Rs.26580/- to Rs.46760/-.
Application Fee for KSRTC Assistant Accountant jobs:
Applicants must deposit the below-mentioned fee for applying KSRTC Recruitment 2019
General & OBC Candidates: Rs. 800/-.
For SC/ST & PWD candidates: Rs. 400/-.
How to apply for KSRTC Class – II officer posts? @ www.ksrtc.in
Candidates who satisfy the above eligibility criteria must fill the application form. In this article, we are providing a stepwise detailed procedure for downloading from the official website. We also provided a direct link to download official KSRTC Mechanical Engineer Notification and also application form. Hence, If you follow below steps, you can easily fill the Karnataka RTC Officers application form in the official website.
First of all, log on to the KSRTC official website i.e., www.ksrtcjobs.com
Click on the Notification tab.
Click on Notification 02-2019 Direct.
Download the KSRTC 59 Scale II Officer, Assistant Traffic Manager Engineer notification
Read the instructions carefully given in the KSRTC Scale II Officer notification.
Fill the application form with necessary & accurate information.
After filling all columns, click on the submit button.
Finally, Take a printout of the submitted KSRTC Mechanical Engineer Recruitment Application & preserve it for future reference.
Important Dates of KSRTC Assistant Traffic Manager Engineer Jobs:
Starting date for Online application registration of Karnataka RTC jobs – Updated Soon
Closing Date for the Online Registration -Updated Soon
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is a state-owned road transportation company in the state of Karnataka in India. KSRTC has the largest fleet of Volvo buses among state owned transport companies. It is purely Government owned Transport Corporation. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. In August 1997, KSRTC was divided to form Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC). KSRTC services cover 92% of villages in Karnataka.[7] KSRTC operates with a total fleet of 17368 buses (KSRTC-8348, NEKRTC-4300, NWKRTC-4720). It transports, on an average, 74.57 lakh passengers per day.
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KSRTC Jobs 2019 gives the opportunity to all graduate through KSRTC Vacancy. The selection process, job role, requirement, and other criteria may differ according to the job role. This is where recruitment.guru appears into the display. As we provide and keep updating you guys with the latest job vacancy on our page. We are here to help aspirants save their time as candidates need not switch over all the pages to get collect information for a particular post. We are here to provide regular updates about the vacancy, age limit, selection process and much more regarding KSRTC Jobs 2019. So guys stay connected on our page to get information about the latest job openings at KSRTC Jobs 2019.
Karnataka Bank Clerk Previous Year Solved Question Papers PDF is available for free download. Aspirants can download the Karnataka Bank Ltd Clerk Exam Model Papers. People who are going to write the exam can get Old Question Papers given below. Candidates can also check Karnataka Bank Clerical Cadre Last 5 Years Papers along with solutions.
Karnataka Bank Clerk Previous Papers
Aspirants who are preparing for Karnataka Bank Clerk exam can find Previous Year Question Papers on our page. A huge number of people are applying for these Karnataka Bank Clerical jobs. Nowadays there is huge competition for Bank jobs. So the Aspirants need to prepare well to get a good score in the exam. For those people, we have given the previous year sample question papers. Aspirants can also find Solutions for the Karnataka Bank Clerk Exam Papers. Candidates can download Karnataka Bank Ltd Clerical Exam Old Papers by clicking the below-given links.
According to the Latest Employment News, Karnataka Bank Limited has recently released the recruitment notification for clerk posts. Karnataka Bank is inviting applications from talented applicants for clerical jobs. The job seekers who are looking for Latest Govt Jobs can use this opportunity. Check the Karnataka Bank Clerk Exam Syllabus and Exam Pattern provided below. Also, check the official site for further more details.
Karnataka Bank Clerk Exam Previous Question Papers
Description
Details
Name of the Organization
Karnataka Bank Limited
Name of the Post
Clerks
Vacancies
Various
Category
Previous Papers
Karnataka Bank Clerk Exam Date 2019
3rd August 2019 (Tentative)
Official Website
www.karnatakabank.com
The selection of the applicant for the Clerical post is based on Online Test followed by an interview.
Karnataka Bank Clerk Recruitment Exam Pattern 2019
The people who have applied for Karnataka Bank Ltd Recruitment 2019 need to appear in the Online Written Exam. Hence the applicants need to start the preparation as early as possible. We have given Karnataka Bank Syllabus and Exam Pattern in the PDF format. Check the table below for brief info.
Karnataka Bank Clerk Exam Pattern 2019
Topics
No of Questions
Marks
Exam Duration
English Language
40
40
2 Hrs
Quantitative Aptitude
50
50
General Awareness
40
40
Reasoning Ability
50
50
Computer Basics
20
20
Total
200
200
So, the aspirants who are preparing for Karnataka Bank Clerk Exam 2019 can download the Karnataka Bank Clerk Exam Question Papers from the link given in the below section of the article.
Karnataka Bank Clerk Exam Model Papers
In this article, we have provided sample papers for the aspirants who are going to begin their preparation. Applicants can get Karnataka Bank Clerical Cadre Exam Old Papers Free PDFs. By solving more number of papers, people will get experience & can improve time management. Our intention behind providing these Karnataka Bank clerk exam Solved Papers, Is to help in getting the good score in the final exam by practicing the given papers. Visit the official site for more Karnataka Bank Clerk Exam Previous Year Question Papers.
Karnataka Bank Clerk Practice Papers are available here to download for free. The candidates who are preparing for Karnataka Bank Clerk Exam can get Old Question Papers from the below links. The candidates who had applied for Karnataka Bank Jobs are in search for the Previous Year Question Papers. For the sake of the aspirants, we have updated the Karnataka Bank Clerk Exam Sample Papers on our website for free of cost. These Question Papers are very helpful for the applicants during their exam preparation. Therefore Applicants can download Practice Papers pdf from the links provided below.
Download Karnataka Bank Clerical Exam Question Papers Pdf
NEIGRIHMS Shillong Recruitment 2019 Notification. Northeastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute Of Health & Medical Sciences which is shortly called NEIGRIHMS released 264 Vacancies for Nursing Officer, Health Educator, Warden & Other Posts. Job Seekers waiting to get a Career in NEIGRIHMS can use this wonderful opportunity and start to apply from 11th July 2019. Applicants will be selected on the basis of Direct Recruitment. Individuals fulfilling the eligibility conditions will get shortlisted. Applications without specified qualification will be rejected. Shortlisted Candidates are called for Written Examination. Only Indian Citizens are suggested to Apply for the Posts before the last date 19th August 2019. Eligible can send the Application form to the prescribed Postal Address.
Recruitment for NEIGRIHMS Shillong 2019 – Overview
Organization Name
North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences
Eligibility Criteria for Indira Gandhi Regional Institute Recruitment 2019
Below listed are some of the Eligibility Criteria specified by the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute for the Recruitment of 264 Vacancies. Those Applications which satisfies all the Eligibility Details listed under this section will be called for the Selection Process. Aspirants under the listed educational qualification and age limit criteria can check out the Salary pay for Jobs in NEIGRIHMS 2019.
Educational Qualification
For Nursing Officer
Matriculation/ equivalent from a recognized board
Certificate in General Nursing
Should be registered as 'A' grade Nurse and Midwifery in a State Nursing Council or
Equivalent qualification for male nurse.
For Health Educator
Should be a Degree Holder
Completed Diploma in Health Education from a recognized institution.
Experience – Minimum 5 years in Health Education (preferably in rural areas)
For Warden
Bachelor's Degree from a recognized institution.
Diploma/ Certificate course in Hotel Management/Housekeeping/material Management/Public Relation/Estate Management.
Experience – 4 Years as Assistant Warden or 6 Years as Housekeeper/equivalent in a Hostel of reputed institution/Nursing College
For CSSD Assistant Gr- II
Completed Theatre Assistant Course
Experience – 4 years in CSSD/Operation Theatre. or
Completed 12th(Science) from a recognized board
Experience -One-year in CSSD Operation Theatre and Blood Bank in a hospital
For Junior Lab Technician
Bachelor's degree in Microbiology / Biochemistry / Zoology / Biology/ Medical Lab
Certificate course for 1 year in Medical Laboratory Technician from a recognized institution.
For Junior Lab Technician
BMLT/ BSc in Chemistry /Zoology / Botany from a recognized institution
One year certificate course in Medical Laboratory Technician from a recognized institution
For Technician Assistant (Radiology, Microbiology, Obs & Gynaecology, Anatomy, Cardiology, Neurology, Forensic Medicines, Pathology, Dermatology, and Emergency Medicines)
B.Sc/BMLT/equivalent from a recognized institution or
Completed 12th(Science) from a recognized board with Diploma in the desired field
Experience – Two years as a relevant field post in the respective area from a reputed Institution/Organization
For Technician Assistant ( CTVS, Neurosurgery, Anesthesiology)
BSc in OT Technology from a recognized University or
Completed 12th(Science) from a recognized board and Diploma in OT Technology/ICU Technician
Experience – Two years as OT/ICU Technician from a reputed institute/organization. or
Completed 10th with 6years experience as OT/ICU Technician.
For Pharmacist
Degree/ Diploma in Pharmacy from a recognized Institution/Board.
Desirable – Registered as Pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act 1948
Age Limit
Maximum age limit for Nursing Officer, Health Educator, and Warden – 35 Years
Maximum age limit for Pharmacist, Junior Lab Technician, Technical Assistant, and CSSD Assistant – 30 Years
Salary Details
Name of the Post
Pay Matrix Level
Salary
Nursing Officer
7
Rs. 44900/-
Health Educator
6
Rs. 35400/-
Warden/ Warden Lady
6
Rs. 35400/-
Pharmacist
5
Rs. 29200/-
Junior Lab Technician
5
Rs. 29200/-
Technical Assistant
5
Rs. 29200/-
CSSD Assistant Gr- II
2
Rs. 19900/-
Application Fee
Candidates should pay the fee through Demand Draft in favor of Deputy Director, NEIGRIHMS payable at Shillong
General/ OBC Candidates – Rs. 500/-
SC/ ST/ EWS candidates – Rs. 250/-
Selection Process:
The application will be selected based on the performance in
Interview Process
How to Apply for NEIGRIHMS Recruitment 2019?
Download the Application Form
Enter the required details for the desired post duly in specified space
Attach essential documents prescribed in a notification
Check the details and documents enclosed.
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Walmart told the U.S. government privately in January that India's new investment rules for e-commerce were regressive and had the potential to hurt trade ties, a company document seen by Reuters showed. The lobbying effort yielded no result at the time - India implemented the new rules from Feb. 1 - but the document underlines the level of concern at Walmart about the rules. Differences over e-commerce regulations have become one of the biggest issues in frayed trade ties between New Delhi and Washington. "It came as a total surprise ... this is a major change and a regressive policy shift," Walmart's Senior Director for Global Government Affairs Sarah Thorn told the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in an an e-mail on Jan. 7. Just months earlier, Walmart had invested $16 billion in Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart, its biggest ever acquisition globally. In a statement to Reuters on Thursday, Walmart said it regularly offers input to the U.S. and Indian governments on policy issues and this was a "past issue and Walmart and Flipkart are looking ahead". The USTR did not respond to a request for comment. In the January letter to the USTR, Walmart said it wanted a six-month delay in the implementation of the rules, but that did not happen. Washington did raise concerns about the policy with New Delhi, but India gave a non-committal response, an Indian trade ministry official told Reuters at the time. Walmart's problems in India highlight the regulatory complications it faces as it restructures its international business to boost growth and online sales. Mexico's competition regulator recently blocked its acquisition of delivery app Cornershop, while in Britain it was stopped from merging its British arm Asda with rival Sainsbury's. These issues, however, have failed to unnerve Walmart investors. Walmart shares have risen 21 percent, compared with a 19 percent increase for the S&P 500 since the start of the year. NEW INDIA RULES E-commerce is likely to again be on the agenda on Friday when a USTR delegation meets Indian trade officials in New Delhi. In its January representation, Walmart told the USTR that India's new policy wasn't good for global businesses, highlighting that its foreign direct investment would help Flipkart grow and result in "significant" tax revenues for New Delhi. "Changing rules to hinder international business following major investments ... will have important implications for India FDI goals and add unnecessary pressure to trade discussions," Walmart said in its note. The new rules barred companies from selling products via firms in which they have an equity interest and also from making deals with sellers to sell exclusively on their platforms. Amazon.com Inc removed thousands of products from its India website briefly in February as it initially struggled to comply with the new policy. Flipkart was forced to rework some of its vendor relationships, sources told Reuters at the time. The policy, implemented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi months before his re-election in May, was seen aimed at winning the support of small Indian traders, who had long complained they were losing business due to the steep discounts offered by foreign e-commerce giants. "The action appears in every respect ... intended to placate Indian companies and local traders," Walmart told the USTR. SMALL TRADERS VS BIG RETAILERS Reuters obtained the two-page representation Walmart sent to the USTR through a Freedom of Information Act request first filed in January. The USTR in February provided a heavily-redacted version of the document, citing confidentiality reasons. In consultation with Walmart, it withdrew most of those redactions this week following an appeal from Reuters. Although Reuters asked for both Amazon and Walmart's communications, the USTR responded saying it found only one e-mail with Walmart's representation between Dec. 22 and Jan. 28, the period for which the records were searched. Since the policy has been announced, Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries has repeatedly talked about its plans to diversify into e-commerce. Walmart's document released to Reuters did not name Reliance, but the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company argued the policy discriminated against foreign firms, and not just in favour of small domestic players. "The purported rationale of such regulations is to protect small retail players who are seen to be threatened," Walmart said, but added: "This argument does not account for why there should be differentiated treatment between large foreign eCommerce companies, and large domestic companies." In the past six months, several Walmart executives have also weighed in publicly on India's new e-commerce policy, including Chief Executive Doug McMillon, who said in February the company was disappointed by the Indian government's decision. "We hope for a collaborative regulatory process going forward, which results in a level playing field," he said. DEFENDING E-COMMERCE India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said the government was committed to protecting small traders, but open to ironing out policy-related issues. Goyal said on Twitter on on Wednesday he had met Walmart International's CEO, Judith McKenna, and discussed ways of boosting sales of Indian-made products. In a closed-door meeting last month, however, Goyal warned both Flipkart and Amazon to comply with the new rules in letter and spirit, and questioned them on their discounting policies, Reuters has reported. Amazon was not aware of Walmart's January representation to the USTR, according to a person with direct knowledge. The company in a statement said it continued to engage with New Delhi to enhance infrastructure and create jobs. Walmart told the USTR in January that its unit Flipkart, as well as Amazon, had opened many new distribution centres over the past three years in India, creating thousands of jobs and greatly benefiting to consumers. It warned of "serious consequences" if the new policy was implemented hastily. "The lack of policy stability makes it very difficult for companies to continue planned investments, both in the eCommerce sector and beyond," Walmart wrote.
The government wants market regulator Sebi to probe role of all board members and every entity associated with the two main promoter groups of InterGlobe Aviation and take strict action for all wrongdoings, officials said.InterGlobe Aviation is the parent of the country's largest airline IndiGo.There are indications about violations of corporate governance, fair market trade and insider trading rules and the regulator needs to probe role of each and every entity associated with all board members and promoter-linked entities, according to the officials.The stock exchanges would collate data for all suspicious trades over the past one year, especially of those associated with all board members, including independent directors, and by entities directly or indirectly associated with the two warring promoter groups, officials added.Sebi had launched a probe a few months ago into suspicious insider trade violations in connection with trading in shares of InterGlobe Aviation.This probe has been expanded now to include alleged violation of corporate governance, disclosure regulations and insider trading rules at a much wider level, the officials said.The regulator has already asked the company to reply by July 19.Besides, a number of individuals, including executives and board members and promoters of the company would be summoned soon by the regulator as part of the probe, officials said.The regulator is especially looking into allegations of violations of corporate governance norms and questionable related party transactions by Rahul Bhatia-led group as alleged by co-founder Rakesh Gangwal, who has also sent copies of his complaint to multiple top officers of Sebi to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other ministers.Bhatia and his affiliates (IGE Group) has around 38 per cent stake while Gangwal along with his affiliates have about 37 per cent shareholding in InterGlobe Aviation.Shares of InterGlobe Aviation have taken a beating for two straight sessions after the promoter spat came into the public on Tuesday.The differences have been simmering for nearly a year. Referring to various events at the company, Gangwal in the notice for proposed extraordinary general meeting had said that events go "far beyond just poor governance and even a 'paan ki dukaan' (betel shop) would have handled these matters with more grace".Among the issues flagged by him are that various related party transactions with the IGE Group were executed without seeking the audit committee's approval and without seeking competitive bids from third parties, and non-appointment of an independent woman director.Regarding the board's decision to reject request for an extraordinary general meeting, Gangwal alleged that legal requirements and basic governance norms were violated by not providing board members timely material facts prior to voting by board, among other factors.After Gangwal wrote to the board seeking an extraordinary general meeting, Bhatia, on June 12, opposed the proposal.Bhatia had written to the board alleging that the genesis of Gangwal's angst was his "hurt ego" and refusal of IGE Group to entertain his "unreasonable demands".On Wednesday, Bhatia's group said that all related party transactions with the company have been executed at arms length basis in ordinary course of business.
Apple Inc's top-end iPhones, assembled in India by Foxconn's local unit, are likely to hit Indian stores next month, a source said, potentially helping the tech giant drop prices in the world's second-biggest smartphone market.Some approvals are pending, but the India-made iPhone XR and XS devices are expected to hit the market by August, the source said, asking not to be named as the matter is not public.Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Foxconn said it does not comment on customers or their products.Expanding local assembly will help Apple save on high taxes levied on the import of fully-built devices, as well as meet local sourcing norms for opening its own retail stores in India.Apple's devices are coveted by millions of Indians, but its premium pricing has limited its market share to a meagre 1 percent to the gain of rivals such as China's OnePlus.Reuters had previously reported that the local unit of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, widely known as Foxconn, would this year begin assembling iPhone X family devices in India's southern Tamil Nadu state.Cupertino, California-headquartered Apple also assembles the lower-cost SE, 6S and 7 models in India through Wistron Corp's local unit in the tech hub of Bengaluru."Local production will give Apple the leeway to play with the margins of their distributors and indirectly price their phones lower," said Rushabh Doshi, a research director at tech consultancy Canalys.TRADE WARPrime Minister Narendra Modi's government has tried to position South Asia's third-biggest economy as a hub for smartphone manufacturing, wooing global players with access to a market with over a billion wireless connections and cheap labour.That push has met with some success as global smartphone giants including Samsung and China's Oppo have expanded rapidly in India, and contract manufacturers like Foxconn have ramped up domestic operations.Beyond fulfilling local demand, companies such as Apple could also use India as an export hub to soften the impact of a bruising trade war between the United States and China, according to technology analysts.Apple cut its fiscal first quarter sales forecast, blaming slowing iPhone sales in China where uncertainty around U.S.-China trade relations has hurt the economy.Some of the Wistron assembled iPhone 6s and 7 are being exported from India to markets in Europe, Neil Shah of Hong-King based tech researcher Counterpoint said.Wistron's India head declined to comment.
By Chaitanya KalbagIn 2018, India's per-capita gross domestic product (GDP) was $2015.60, according to the World Bank. This makes sense – our economy is currently sized at $2.7 trillion, and our population is around 1.35 billion.This is considerably behind the United States ($62,641) and not even a fourth of China's $9,770.80.The Bank's data show that India's GDP per capita grew by 5.9% in 2018 over 2017. That was the slowest since 5.14% in 2013. Growth in per-capita GDP during Modi 1.0 tells the story: 6.19% in 2014, 6.8% in 2015, 6.99% in 2016, then 6.04% in 2017 (post-demonetization).Like all good CEOs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sets stretch targets. We have been challenged to hit $3 trillion in GDP in fiscal 2019-20, and the New India goal is to be a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25. About time, too: India is projected to be the world's most populous country by 2025, with at least 1.45 billion people. Our per-capita GDP, if we hit the $5 trillion mark, will be around $3,600.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech last Friday: "In Purchasing Power Parity terms, we are in fact, the 3rd largest economy already, only next to China and the USA." That is true in PPP terms (although, at $9.33 trillion, we are considerably behind China at $22.54 trillion and the US at $18.22 trillion).India's PPP per-capita GDP (measured in 2011 dollars) rose to $6,899 in 2018 from $1,886 in 1991, when economic reforms began. Many economists believe PPP is a better gauge of an economy's strength.You could argue that a $5 trillion economy is the minimum we should aspire to, given our size and population. Right now, India is just about at the level of lower middle income countries in PPP terms (average $6,777). Ahead of India are a large number of countries, notably China ($16,187), the United States ($55,681), Canada ($44,051), France ($39,556), Germany ($45,959), and Japan ($39,294). Even Sri Lanka ($11,955) looks better-off than us.Undaunted, like Miss Adela Quested in A Passage to India, we will continue on our fateful climb to the upper Marabar Caves, leaving behind the mirage stirred up by "professional pessimists", as the prime minister put it.The Economic Survey drew a pragmatic blueprint for the next five years. "To achieve the objective of becoming a US$5 trillion economy by 2024-25, India needs to sustain a real GDP growth rate of 8%," it says. "International experience, especially from high-growth East Asian economies, suggests that such growth can only be sustained by a 'virtuous cycle' of savings, investment and exports catalysed and supported by a favourable demographic phase."How are we doing on those metrics? Household savings rates have declined steadily over the recent past – to 17.2% in 2017-18 from 23.6% in 2011-12. Our overall savings rate was at a weak 30.5% in 2017-18 from a high of 37.8% in 2008. Private investment is still moribund. Our trade deficit is rising on the back of weak export growth.The 2019-20 budget, short on numbers, is not likely to set off a frenzy of investment. Even the ambitious fiscal deficit target of 3.3% of GDP was revealed by Sitharaman after her speech.How will the government finance its expenditure, including a Rs 70,000 crore capital infusion into still-struggling public-sector banks and a six-month credit guarantee for crisis-hit NBFCs, as well as its agriculture and social-welfare plans? Gross tax revenue would have to grow in 2019-20 at more than twice the pallid rate of 8.4% in 2018-19. The GTR was hit by lower receipts from both GST and direct taxes. Gross government borrowings are projected at a whopping Rs 7.1 trillion, surging from 5.7 trillion last year. "Simultaneously delivering on fiscal consolidation and raising incomes will be extremely challenging for India's authorities, particularly since growth is likely to remain weak over the coming year," Moody's Investor Service said.One senior economist told me the unrealistic number are untenable. "The tax authorities are being given unrealistic targets that will lead to tax terrorism," he said. "The spending ministries are being given allocations that they cannot spend."A pliant Reserve Bank of India has been more than happy to help. It has cut interest rates three times this year, and it purchased 60% of last year's government bond issues in the open market. Now, the government is waiting expectantly for the Bimal Jalan committee report next week, which might be the Open Sesame it needs to access the central bank's huge reserves.Still, the government's plans to borrow as much as $10 billion through sovereign bonds overseas, combined with optimism that both the RBI and the U.S. Federal Reserve might trim interest rates, has received a thumb's-up from bond markets. The yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond has fallen to around 6.54% (it hit 8% last year), narrowing the real interest rate, that is, the gap with inflation, which is around 3%.But things are going to get worse before they get better. This year's monsoon will be deficient. Even if banks start to lend again, private investment revives, and a NBFC shakeout takes place, we are looking at two more years of pain. Will we achieve 7% GDP growth this year, and vault to 8%-plus in the remainder of Modi 2.0? That would be the stuff of legend. Right now it is legerdemain.
MUMBAI: Baring Private Equity Asia has signed a definitive agreement to acquire healthcare analytics company CitiusTech from its current PE backer and serial technology entrepreneurs Rizwan Koita and his fellow Indian Institute of Technology alumnus Jagdish Moorjani in a deal valuing the company at a little over $1 billion.The formal agreement was signed on Thursday and a public announcement is expected within a few days, people with knowledge of the matter said. This will be the largest buyout in the healthcare tech space involving an Indian company till date.ET reported in its July 8 edition that Baring was the frontrunner in the transaction.The deal was signed after a highly competitive bidding process that attracted some of the largest buyout PE funds, people aware told ET. Baring eventually outbid New Yorkbased PE giant KKR.The Hong Kong-based $17 billion fund also fended off two other groups – Goldman Sachs with New Mountain, and Chrys Capital along with Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. CitiusTech also drew interest from Blackstone, Bain Capital, Apax and CVC Capital Partners, among others.The binding offers were submitted in the first week of July.CitiusTech provides healthcare technology services and solutions to medical technology companies as well as healthcare and life sciences organisations. It employs over 3,000 people and has centres in India, Singapore, the UAE, the UK and the US.The company posted $175 million in revenue with a 27-30% operating margin in fiscal 2019 and clocked an estimated Ebitda of $55-60 million. The company therefore was richly valued at 18x forward multiple.PE firm General Atlantic had invested $111.25 million in CitiusTech in March 2014 and owns about 32% of the company, with Koita, Moorjani and employees holding the rest. GA had mandated JP Morgan in April to find a buyer. GA is expected to make in excess of a 3.5x return on its investment.Baring will end up owning about 80% of CitiusTech through a combination of primary and secondary sales, but the founders and the management team will continue to run the business.Baring, GA and CitiusTech were not immediately available for comments.This would be Baring PE Asia's first healthcare tech investment in India, after owning healthcare platforms and pharmaceutical companies in China and Japan.
By Gaurav GargNifty futures for July contract on Thursday closed at a premium of 3.40 compared with the spot. The index in the cash segment closed 0.73 per cent higher than yesterday, gaining to 11,582.90, due to strong global cues. In the derivative segment, maximum Put open interest (OI) was at 11,500 followed by 11,400 strike while maximum Call OI was at 11,700 followed by 11,600 strike.Meaningful Put writing was seen at 11,500 followed by 11,600 strike while Call writing was seen at 11,700 followed by 11,800 strike. Fresh Put writing with shift in Put OI congestion on lower strikes of 11,400 and 11,500 suggests a short-term base at 11,500 and it is expected to trade in the range of 11,550 to 11,700.1) Fresh long positions: Rise in price & rise in OIA long position is like buying a stock or any other asset with the expectation that it will rise in the near future. Such a position suggests a bullish view on a security or index. Open interest shows the total number of outstanding derivative contracts, be it options or futures, that have not been settled. Total open interest count is the total of every buy and sell contract. Thus, the higher the open interest, the higher the level of investor interest in a position. In long positions, the larger the volume of open interest, the higher the level of bullishness.70180171 2) Short covering: Rise in price with fall in OIShort covering refers to buying of shares in order to close an existing short position, or a position that has been sold. Typically, short covering is done to avoid loss on a short position when prices start moving upward. Thus, short covering signals a shift in view on a security from extreme bearishness to bullishness.70180180 3) Fresh shorts: Fall in price with rise in OIFresh shorts are built when a trader sells options contracts speculating that there will be a fall in the value of the securities. By definition, a short position is a bearish view on a security or the index. This technique is used when an investor anticipates that the value of a stock will drop in the short term. Here too, the bigger the open interest position, the higher is the level of bearishness on that security or index.70180191 4) Long unwinding: Fall in price with fall in OIUnwind means offloading or selling a position. In trading parlance, long unwinding refers to selling of positions or stocks owned for a longer period either to book profit or to exit it in anticipation of impending bearishness. Long unwinding usually happens when traders feel the price of a stock or security is nearing its point of resistance, or the bullish view on it has reached a certain saturation point.70180205 Option chainAn option chain is listing of all the Put option and Call option strike prices along with their premiums for a given maturity period. The options chain charts give valuable information about a security or index for that particular day and where it might be heading in the near future. The volume column shows how many options got traded today, while the open Interest column shows how many options are outstanding. The level of open interest at any strike prices show the level of investor interest on that contract, and based on the spot price, Call and Put open interest levels at different strike prices can give a perspective as to how and where do investors see the market in the foreseeable future.Nifty70180211 Nifty Bank70180223 Stocks in ban: DHFL, IDBI, REL Capital, REL Infra.Buy or Sell ideas by CapitalVia Global Research 1. Balakrishna Industries is a 'Buy' call with a target price of Rs. 763.00 and a stop loss of 725.002. Godrej properties is a 'Buy' call with a target price of Rs. 960.00 and a stop loss of 915.00(Gaurav Garg is Head of Research at CapitalVia Global Research. Please consult your financial adviser before taking any position in the stock/s mentioned)
We have been putting up about billion dollars a year to work in India at an average for the last five years and we are hoping to increase that base, says Ravi Lambah, Senior Managing Director, Temasek India. Excepts from interview with Avanne Dubash of ETNOW. Can you tell us how the journey for Temasek India has been and how has the portfolio value grown?We have been here for the last 15 years. This is our 15th year in India. We have reached a record high in our portfolio in India with that $11 billion. It represents 5% of our global portfolio. In Temasek we ended March 2019 with a portfolio of $313 billion. The India portfolio has been quite focussed on playing the consumption theme in the country as well as looking at beneficiaries of the consumption theme. We have been invested in financial services for a long time -- in the banks, newer sectors like insurance that have given us the opportunity for capital work. We have been in technology, we have been in fast moving consumer goods, in retail, in healthcare and pharmacy as well. From that perspective the scorecard has been good. We have been putting up about billion dollars a year to work in India at an average for the last five years and we are hoping that we will increase that base. Given that things are looking a tad fragile across the world, do you think that 5% could grow for the India portfolio?Well the world is certainly in a bit of an uncertain volatile space. We do see the US-China trade relations including Brexit uncertainties and some fragmentation in the political scenario in Europe all of this contributing to what we would call some uncertainties for the world which will have an impact as we look at our investments across globally not just India. But in India, we are focussed on growing the portfolio, we want to do more. If I look back, in last five years, we have put up about a billion dollars a year every year into India and we would like to increase that pace of investment. The Modi government is back with a higher mandate and the reforms process has been on full swing. What are some of the key reforms that you are hoping for?We saw reforms in the first five years. We saw some positive moves in the bankruptcy code, we saw some positive steps towards resolving the NPLs etc. as a result of the bankruptcy code. Then of course we saw GST reforms kick in and we would expect the reforms to continue. Not just new reforms, but also execution of reforms that they initiated. As we look at the forward trajectory of the country, we think growth will be driven by these reforms and we remain positive. The maiden budget of Nirmala Sitharaman focussed a lot on investment-led reforms, clearing up the mess within the NBFC space that has thrown open a lot of opportunities. Would you be looking at any?As I said before, we are very focussed on finding more opportunities to grow our portfolio in India. This is not necessarily a result of short-term developments via long term. We at growing our portfolio over the long term. We look at putting capital in the companies that generate value over the long term and as a consequence of the budget which we think is fiscally prudent, it is driven towards long term orientation growth of the economy. We are focussed on where we have always been, which is around consumption and infrastructure themes that help us increase our exposure to the country. You also had the reform that announced that the promoter shareholding in listed companies cannot exceed 65%. This means that in a lot of marquee names, there is going to be a lot of opportunity. I know you said you are not looking short term, but what kind of an opportunity do you think it presents players like a Temasek?The reforms or steps such as these that may throw out opportunities have been happening not this year they have been happening for a long time and every geography you see, policy changes, regulatory changes throw up opportunities and from our perspective, we go back and look at what where we want to put capital to work. If those industries or those companies are where we want to put capital to work, then we will evaluate them for their own merits on the case basis. The fact that there is a development that throws up opportunities does not really mean that we change the way we look at how we want to deploy capital. But would you be takers in any of them as of now?We will look at every one of them and it is not fair for me to comment on any particular ones. But yes, we will look at each of them on a case basis. Is insurance a sunrise sector? You have investments over there. Are you looking at upping stake in SBI General?So it is unfair for me to comment on any particular investment opportunity that we are looking at but all I can tell you is that we see the insurance sector -- both life and general -- as a very long runway. It has just started from the perspective of an investment and if you look at the IBF Forecast, they talk about insurance being a $280 billion market in the next five years.We will continue to look at opportunities here both in life and general. We already have stakes in some companies like SBI Life as you mentioned and we are looking to increase our exposure across the sector.What about the traditional banking space? Do you think that private banks will continue to outperform the PSBs which are struggling with recapitalisation, NPA stress?Actually banking sector is a space that we really like. We have been invested in the banking sector since we started in India which was 15 years ago. So this is our 15th year operating in India and banks have always been a very key part of our portfolio then and continue to be. We see banks as a proxy for growth of the economy as a whole and we have invested in the private banks. We have invested in the PSB banks as well in the past. Ultimately for us, banks is a key part of our portfolio here. Whether we increase or decrease really depends on how we see valuations playing out through our intrinsic value test. You spoke of infrastructure. Government is going to focus on it quite a bit. Do you prefer to ride this sector via themes like say steel or cement? Infrastructure as an ingredient for the economy in India is actually absolutely key and we have been playing exposure to the infrastructure sector in a diverse manner, in diverse ways. For example, we talked about our investment last year in Adani Port. We invested in the NIIF that the government initiated last year, the infrastructure fund. Then we have a very large portfolio company ecosystem in the country like Keppel, Sembcorp which are in the power sector and the port sector. We have been exposed in them through. We have also got Ascendas-Singbridge which is one of our portfolio which is CapitaLand Ascendas Ascendas-Singbridge now. They have been through merger recently in Singapore. We have created a JV with them in India where we have committed to invest capital with them again in the commercial space and logistics and warehousing as well. We find infrastructure is the key part of the economy. We see key to driving growth in the economy. We like the fact there is lot of focus on it both from the government and the private sector and as far as we are concerned we also are tracking that very closely. What about reports of Emami Cement?It is unfair for me to comment on specific situations. But yes I think broadly we would like to stay focussed on this space. India's telecom sector has gone through a fairly rough patch but there are reports that now things will stabilise. Most of the big companies are looking at raising funds in order to beef up their balance sheet. You have exposure to the sector as well. Can you tell us what is your outlook on pricing stability, pricing power within the space?The Indian telecom sector again is one we have been exposed to since the very long time. In the late 2000s, we started getting exposure here. The sector went through quite a difficult ride where it was overcrowded. There were too many players and that process the market has now consolidated back into a few players. Structurally, the sector is in a much more positive space than it was in the past decade or so. Going forward, we have to see how execution of the telecom sector players on the business plans will come out. India will see 500 million more internet users over the next five years. There is tremendous amount of growth coming in . Question really is how will they execute through their plans to increase value of the business and provide better connectivity through 5G which is going to be another game changer in the space?Traditionally a lot of telecom sector focus has been on the B2C market serving consumers like you and me but integral part of 5G will be B2B that is providing connectivity to industrial companies so they will have to reorient the way they think about it. But having said all of that, it opens up a whole a new market opportunity for telecos. We see the space as better space than before. Now it is all about execution going forward. You touched upon consumption. We are seeing a slowdown within the space. Is the pain likely to continue and what is your outlook in terms of opportunities?Yes, there has been a slowdown in the consumption space in the country and I think it is a matter of short term slowdown driven by certain factors that are contributing to it but long term again we feel that consumption is a space we want to play as a theme. We want to play we have been doing it forever as long as we have been here. I will talk about a few things. For example, we defined consumption very broadly, consumption can be in healthcare, so we hav investments in healthcare; it can be technology we have investments in technology, it can be financial services, we have got investments in fintech; it can be in infrastructure so we have got investments. I think about consumption in longer term and because we are long term oriented and building our portfolio, there is no turning back, actually. So we are not fazed by short-term volatility and we are focussed on companies that can cater to the long-term theme of consumption in the country. This FPI issue seem to have spooked the markets a little bit. How you are looking at it given that the CBDT seems to be very fixed on their stance?From our perspective the way we have invested in India, nothing has changed for us. We never had any hurdles as such putting capital in or taking capital out. So, it is business as usual. There are very interesting options with the start ups. You have exposure to Ola, fintech companies etc. We are going to see many more unicorns in India as well. You have benefited from some. Can you tell us a little bit about the startup game and opportunity?If you look back, India did not have a lot of start ups in technology, in fintech etc. Over the last five-seven years or so, it has developed as a really interesting space for investments and that is why you are seeing investments coming through from a very broad range of asset classes as venture capital, angel investing, venture debt etc. So, we have InnoVen which is a venture debt firm which is looking at that space. In venture capital, we have Vertex part of our portfolio looking at that space. Then we have the growth aspect of that. We come in with our own balance sheet. From a Temasek view, looking at financing start ups through their lifecycle as they get bigger is something we have been playing for quite some time now. Our investments four-five years ago were in BillDesk and Policybazaar, Info Edge, Zomato. More recently we have done deals like Ola that you talked about and Pine Labs. The focus is the following right. We are trying to find start ups that have what I would call differentiated solutions for solving problems that exist in the economy now. It t could be a problem that is based on the sharing economy. So you come in and provide a solution that helps you drive better sharing solutions in the market. Ola does that. It could be something that is playing to a connected world. These are themes and trends that we are tracking very closely and which come together. We are trying to focus our investment efforts on start ups that can actually provide a good solution, have great management and promoters behind the companies and they can take that forward and try to become a market leader. So to the extent, we can pick those winners early, we want to finance them early and finance them through their lifecycle so we can get the benefit of compounding our equity investment but more importantly, as we support them they will go and diversify into doing different things and we will get to partner with them there too and then as that ecosystem grows, it all connects back into our ecosystem. Temasek, consolidates over a $100 billion of revenue that we own in our companies and there are many companies that we do not consolidate but where we are pretty important shareholders. When we think about these startups, they need a go-to-market, they need to go and sell their products and solutions to companies. We see our ecosystem benefiting them too. That is a value we try to bring, not just to the start up but also to our mature companies. How are you looking at the long term story for India versus some of the other emerging market peers? What are the challenges and opportunities ahead?We are a long-term positive on India. India is amongst the fastest growing economies in the world. There is $45 billion of FDI coming in the country. We find the reform and the policy steps to be positive so we find the environment to be very conducive for us to put in capital. It plays very well to our themes around the growing middle class that talks about the sharing economy, they talked about its pertaining it sort of hitting at that theme very closely. From our perspective, as we look at opportunities around the world, we are very bottom-up focussed. We do not allocate funds to a sector or a geography globally. We bottom up and look at all our investment opportunities and we focus on certain sectors that we like. In India, I talked about consumption. If I put all that together, we remain very positive. Like I said, we put a billion dollars a year for the last five years. I am hoping that we can increase that to a higher number over the next five years.
BENGALURU | MUMBAI: India's top IT services provider Tata Consultancy Services is betting on the three Ps — patents, products and platforms — to create a new business model and power its next phase of growth, chief executive Rajesh Gopinathan said, a business shift that will need changes to the company culture.The push for the three Ps is still a work in progress, but the bet is set in stone, Gopinathan said. "How we leverage knowledge in a systematic way is a big issue. We have been doing it intuitively — we need to do it systematically. That is the big focus area for the senior people," Gopinathan told ET in an interview. In October, TCS moved routine responsibilities around quarterly growth targets to its next rung of leaders, freeing up top management to chart the new growth trajectory.The company has world-class capabilities and is also the best in pockets, but the business model of the future depends on converting knowledge into assets that can be licensed, he said. "In multiple industries, we are trying to see how we can build products, how we can build platforms and how we can set ourselves up as an ecosystem," Gopinathan said.To get to a future defined by products, TCS is working to change its culture — from one that focuses purely on services-led thought to one on understanding what part of its work is repetitive, what is the 'creative' aspect and then patenting those solutions, and crafting products and platforms. This cultural shift is being driven by Ravi Viswanathan, its chief marketing officer."The important thing is that we are going through a process that enables people to identify the creative part of what they are doing, rather than the repetitive part," said NG Subramaniam, chief operating officer at TCS. The idea is to identify unique TCS solutions and then work to recognise their value. To get employees to think about the creative, patentable parts of their job, TCS is creating forums, and placing patent walls in delivery centres that will list the number of patents from each centre. "The idea is to celebrate knowledge," Gopinathan said.To be sure, TCS' strategy is not unique. IT services companies have been looking at platforms and products as a way to grow in a non-linear manner, as they try to decouple revenue and headcount growth and boost margins. However, TCS' way of achieving the goal is different. Rather than creating product groups or bringing in product experts, TCS believes it can tap internal expertise to achieve its target.The No 2 software services firm Infosys, under former CEO Vishal Sikka, also wanted to create a product-led strategy. That, however, caused significant issues within the company as existing employees felt devalued with the entry of a large number of talented people with product experience.TCS has filed the most number of patents (4,596) till date, compared to peers Wipro (over 2,200) and HCL Technologies, according to research by ISG, a global technology research and advisory firm. A majority of its patents are in big data and analytics, followed by machine learning and intelligent computing. The company has also been adding patents for the iON platform, it said.The shift in strategy to streamline its IP-creation process will help the company, according to analysts. "A player as large as TCS may have best practices followed by different teams in silos often failing to consolidate those approaches, resulting in disparity in servicing clients. This is a great approach to consolidate best practices within the firm and focus on protecting critical TCS IP as well as provide specific solutions," said Mrinal Rai, principal analyst at ISG.
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