It's that time of year again. We've combed through all the top 10 movie lists out there, sorted them and reranked them to bring you the top 10 movies of 2019.
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Bernie Sanders — the guy who admits he can be grumpy and "nasty" and a "real son of a bitch," the guy who's known for giving the same speech over and over again — that guy is trying to win this
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When the decade began, tech meant promise — cars that could drive themselves, social networks that could take down dictators. It connected us in ways we could barely imagine. But somewhere along the way, the flaws of technology became abundantly clear. What happened?
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Explore the universe with this astounding collection of maps and imagery from National Geographic. Plus, there's a foreword by none other than Buzz Aldrin himself.
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Former Pakistan President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death in absentia for high treason following a six-year legal case.
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For several years KrebsOnSecurity closely monitored the day-to-day communications and activities of the Russian man allegedly behind vast, international cybercrime network. What follows is an insider's look at the back-end operations of this gang.
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* Germany launched the offensive against the Allies on December 16, 1944 - Hitler's last offensive of the war * US troops fought back and held off the Siege of Bastogne but thousands of people including civilians died * King and Queen of Belgium, president of Germany and top US officials are among the dignitaries today
Dignitaries have gathered in Belgium today to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge and remember the thousands who died in the last German offensive of World War II.
Hitler's forces launched the attack on December 16, 1944, taking Allied troops in Belgium and Luxembourg by surprise.
The Allies eventually recovered, mounting a heroic defence in the Siege of Bastogne after a US commander had responded 'Nuts!' to a German demand of surrender, but up to 40,000 people including thousands of civilians were killed in the fighting.
Today the king and queen of Belgium, president of Germany and top US officials are leading the ceremonies to honour those who died.
Washington (CNN)A Russian spy-ship has returned to international waters off the southeastern coast of the United States and is operating in what two US officials told CNN is an "unsafe manner."
The Viktor Leonov, a Russian surveillance ship, has been sailing off the coast of South Carolina and Florida in the last few days, one official told CNN, adding that the ship's actions were determined to be unsafe because it is not using running lights in low visibility weather and it is not responding to hails from commercial vessels attempting to establish its position in order to help avoid potential accidents.
The official said the Vishnya-class spy ship was also engaged in "other erratic maneuvers."
A US Coast Guard official told CNN that the Coast Guard was broadcasting a "Marine Safety Information Bulletin" to alert mariners in the area to the Russian ship's presence and its behavior.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks notched record closing highs on Monday as cooling trade tensions between Washington and Beijing and upbeat economic data from China boosted investor sentiment.
The Dow surpassed its November closing high, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq marked record closes for the third straight session.
Friday's announcement of an interim trade deal between the world's two biggest economies has lifted prospects for the global economy, several analysts said. Although growth in China is expected to continue moderating, the trade developments brightened the country's economic outlook.
Adding to the optimism, data released early on Monday showed China's industrial output and retail sales growth accelerated in November.
The U.S. Air Force's new B-21 stealth bomber is scheduled to make its first public appearance in December 2021. But there's a lot of work to do before the plane can debut.
The U.S. Air Force in 2015 awarded Northrop Grumman a $23-billion contract to develop the new bomber as a partial replacement for the service's existing fleet of around 160 B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers.
More than four years later, work is well underway on the first B-21 test plane, John Tirpak reported at Air Force magazine. Northrop is building the bomber at a secretive facility in Palmdale, California that previously manufactured Global Hawk spy drones.
"We're ready to start actually building parts," Randall Walden, head of the U.S. Air Force's Rapid Capabilities Office, which oversees B-21 development effort, told Tirpak.
A US soldier sits atop an armoured vehicle during a demonstration by Syrian Kurds against Turkish threats next to a base for the US-led international coalition on the outskirts of Ras al-Ain town in Syria's Hasakeh province near the Turkish border on October 6, 2019. - US forces in Syria started pulling back today from Turkish border areas, opening the way for Ankara's threatened military invasion and heightening fears of a jihadist resurgence. DELIL SOULEIMAN
After 28 years of U.S. forces participating in continuous combat in the Middle East, it is not surprising that a popular consensus exists to reduce U.S. military presence in the region. President Trump used this perspective to defend his recent decision to withdraw from Syria, declaring that he is "bringing soldiers home." However, withdrawing some number of American troops from the Middle East distracts from the larger question of how the U.S. can best achieve its strategic objectives. That question involves much more than a count of the number of pairs of U.S. soldiers' boots on the ground.
* US special representative Stephen Biegun said the US did not have a deadline * Pyongyang has demanded concessions by 2020 and threatened 'Christmas Gift' * Experts believe this could be a nuclear missile test or spacecraft launch * Biegun was meeting South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Seoul on Monday
A senior US diplomat has today slammed North Korea for making 'hostile demands' over nuclear talks and warned Kim Jong-un against his planned 'Christmas Gift' provocation.
US special representative Stephen Biegun told reporters in Seoul that Washington would not bow to Pyongyang's increasingly strident demands for concessions by 2020.
* An F35B Lightning supersonic stealth jet took off from aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in Portsmouth * It is the first time any of Britain's newest fleet of jets has launched from the carrier while in British waters
A state-of-the-art jet fighter has taken off from the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time while in the UK.
The roar of the F-35B Lightning's engines could be heard as it launched from the 'ski ramp' on the flight deck of the carrier while it was docked at its home base in Portsmouth.
The aircraft was kept on board the 65,000-tonne carrier as it returned from the US where the ship recently carried out flight trials with the new jet fighter.
Twenty years ago, some leading Belarusian opposition politicians disappeared without a trace. In an exclusive interview with DW, a key witness tells how he assisted a special unit in committing abduction and murder.
In early September of this year, a man named Yuri Garavski contacted DW's Russian Service. The 41-year-old is living as an asylum-seeker in a German-speaking region in the Alps. Yuri asked us not to reveal which country he is in. He fears the long arm of the Belarusian security apparatus, his old comrades — because he is a key witness with a highly explosive story to tell.
WNU Editor: Lukashenko has ruled Belarus since 1994 and is Europe's last dictator. He has been in power for this long because he tolerates no opposition. Reports like the above by DW that death squads were used to kill his opponents does not surprise me.
Ankara sends drone to accompany drilling vessels, naval forces in eastern Mediterranean in move that could stir tension.
A Turkish drone meant to help seek hydrocarbons in the eastern Mediterranean landed at an airport on the divided island of Cyprus on Monday, a Turkish official said, in a move that could further stoke tensions between Turkey and Greece.
The breakaway Turkish Cypriot cabinet on Friday designated the Gecitkale airport on the island as a base for both unarmed and armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the request of the Turkish government, the Demiroren news agency (DHA) said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the situation in Syria and Libya in a Dec. 11 phone call. The Turkish side initiated the conversation to address the countries' emerging differences over Libya that the two were trying to patch up. A few days earlier, Erdogan had declared his readiness to dispatch soldiers to Libya.
"There is a security company from Russia [in Libya] called Wagner," Erdogan said. "This company sent its security staff there. On the issue of sending soldiers … if Libya makes such a request from us, we can send our personnel there, especially after striking the military security agreement."
The rule of law is the principle that protects every American from the abuse of monarchs, despots and tyrants.
The privilege of being the only American in our history to serve as the director of both the F.B.I. and the C.I.A. gives me a unique perspective and a responsibility to speak out about a dire threat to the rule of law in the country I love. Order protects liberty, and liberty protects order. Today, the integrity of the institutions that protect our civil order is, tragically, under assault from too many people whose job it should be to protect them.
The rule of law is the bedrock of American democracy, the principle that protects every American from the abuse of monarchs, despots and tyrants. Every American should demand that our leaders put the rule of law above politics.
I am deeply disturbed by the assertion of President Trump that our "current director" — as he refers to the man he selected for the job of running the F.B.I. — cannot fix what the president calls a broken agency. The 10-year term given to all directors following J. Edgar Hoover's 48-year tenure was created to provide independence for the director and for the bureau. The president's thinly veiled suggestion that the director, Christopher Wray, like his banished predecessor, James Comey, could be on the chopping block, disturbs me greatly. The independence of both the F.B.I. and its director is critical and should be fiercely protected by each branch of government. Read more ....
WNU Editor: No mention from the former FBI and CIA director on the FBI and Justice Department shocking abuse as outlined by Inspector General Horowitz's. And his claims that "the F.B.I. is not a broken institution" do not reassure me, especially in view of what they have done. As to his denunciation of the Attorney General who wants to get to the bottom of this corruption and to hold people accountable .... what a disappointment.
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* Beijing's response reflects caution about possible missteps ahead while Americans give details of its pledges to boost imports * Government adviser says Chinese appear less excited that the Americans about the 'phase one' agreement, which commit it to buying 'lots more agricultural goods'
China has released fewer details about its trade deal with the US than the American side has – a sign of caution as one government adviser warned it would be a "huge challenge" for Beijing to live up to its commitments.
While the United States has released details such as the value of American products China has agreed to buy, Beijing's statement focused more on the broad principles of the "phase one" agreement.
Observers said this reflected Beijing's concern about possible mishaps ahead of a formal signing ceremony – which is expected to take place in January.
WNU Editor: I concur with this analysis on why this deal was made, and why China will fail in keeping its promises .... A Great Deal Of Nonsense (Michael Every, ZeroHedge/Rabobank).
Campus protests take place across country, as alleged police brutality fuels anger
Intense protests against a divisive Indian citizenship law that excludes Muslims have spread to university campuses across the country, fuelled by a brutal police crackdown on a demonstration in Delhi at the weekend.
Police entered the Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMI) campus in the capital on Sunday and detained more than 100 students, beating activists in the street and firing teargas. JMI was shut on Monday, as were nearby schools and offices, after barricades and buses were set alight during the protest.
* President Xi Jinping says chief executive has stood firm on principle of 'one country, two systems' * Premier Li Keqiang earlier says Lam has Beijing's backing, but warns she must tackle 'deep-rooted conflicts and problems'
China's top leaders on Monday assured Hong Kong's embattled Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor of their full support as they praised her courage and commitment in the face of relentless anti-government protests, but also reminded her that she had yet to accomplish her most pressing task – ending the violence that has gripped the city for more than half a year.
Meeting Lam on the second occasion in two months, this time during her third duty visit to the capital, President Xi Jinping noted that Hong Kong's situation this year was the most critical and complicated since it returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1997.
WNU Editor: Beijing is not happy with what is happening in Hong Kong, and their support of Hong Kong's embattled Chief Executive Carrie Lam is tepid at best. But they are not going to replace her (for now).
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China's Vice Premier Liu He gestures to the media between U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (L) and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin before the two countries' trade negotiations in Washington, U.S., October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's top trade negotiator praised a "phase one" U.S.-China trade deal which is expected to nearly double U.S. exports to China over the next two years, while China remained cautious ahead of the signing of the agreement.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, speaking on CBS' "Face the Nation" program on Sunday, said there would be some routine "scrubs" to the text, but "this is totally done, absolutely."
ISLAMABAD - Officials in Afghanistan confirmed Sunday the United States plans to withdraw thousands of troops from the country, insisting the move stemmed from a mutual understanding between the two allied nations.
Sources in Kabul went on to tell VOA the drawdown process is expected to start in three months, though no official confirmation was available immediately about the timeline.
On Saturday, U.S. media reported that President Donald Trump's administration intends to announce as early as later this week plans to reduce the number of American forces in Afghanistan by around 4,000.
Hong Kong (CNN)With around 2 million people in China's armed forces, you might think the story of one person who couldn't take the rigors of military life wouldn't warrant national attention.
But that wasn't the case last week for Zhang Moukang, a university student from the country's southern Hainan province.
A story posted on the People Liberation Army's English language website details the punishment meted out to Zhang after he told the PLA he no longer wanted to serve.
Is the US still the world's largest superpower? Some might argue that China may have already taken its place.
To be sure, the US still has the world's largest economy by GDP, but doubts are growing about whether the US's reputation, with a rising China increasingly seen as equal, or even more powerful, than the US.
A new study commissioned by the Pew Research Center found that more countries still believe the US is the world's foremost economic superpower.
But among the world's emerging economies, a growing number are growing more dependent on China.
Image Analysis of photo of Chinese shipyard showing multiple warships at various stages of construction, including an aircraft carrier. December 13, 2019. H I Sutton, with permission from @Loongnaval
While the U.S. Navy launches a handful of AEGIS destroyers each year, the single image below of a Shanghai shipyard shows nine newly constructed Chinese warships. China's Navy, known as the PLAN (People's Liberation Army Navy), is modernizing at an impressive rate. And on a vast scale. A key ingredient is the construction of a fleet of large destroyers, amphibious warships and aircraft carriers. The below photo, snapped from an airplane window on December 13, and shared on social media, captures the vast scale of this construction.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks before departing to attend a NATO leader's summit in London, in Ankara, Turkey, December 3, 2019. (Presidential Press Service
Turkish president tells Organisation of Islamic Cooperation conference that Western countries — and some Arab states — are 'practically encouraging this brutality'.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of "openly executing" Palestinians in the streets, in the latest in a series of diatribes against the Jewish state.
Erdogan also claimed that Western countries, as well as some Arab states, are all but encouraging Israel, against whom he has frequently made angry accusations.
▪️"The #US senate's decision on the so-called Armenian Genocide is null and void for #Turkey. In case of sanctions, we can take steps to close Incirlik and Kürecik. If the US continues to act like this, we have steps to take as well." pic.twitter.com/8NUc0VnA0y
* President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey has the authority to shut the base down 'if is necessary' * Erdogan also said Turkey could respond to an approved Senate bill recognizing the killings of indigenous Armenians in past centuries as genocide * The move infuriated Turkey and further strained ties between Ankara and Washington
Turkey could shut down its Incirlik air base, which hosts U.S. nuclear warheads, in response to threats of U.S. sanctions and a separate U.S. Senate resolution that recognized mass killings of Armenians a century ago as genocide, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
'If it is necessary for us to take such a step, of course we have the authority ... If this is necessary, together with our delegations, we will close down Incirlik if necessary,' Erdogan said on A Haber TV.
Turkey can also close down the Kurecik radar base if necessary, he added.
A Pakistani special court sentenced former military dictator and president Pervez Musharraf to death in absentia, ending six-year long high treason proceedings against him for suspending the nation’s constitution in 2007.
In a two-to-one majority, the three-member special court headed by judge Waqar Ahmad Seth announced the verdict, his spokesman Mohammad Amjad said by phone on Tuesday. Musharraf, who has been in Dubai since 2016 seeking medical treatment, has the right to appeal in the Supreme Court, according to former attorney general Ashtar Ausaf.
It is the first time in Pakistan’s 72-year history that a military ruler was tried with high treason for imposing emergency rule and suspending the constitution in 2007. Musharraf, as the army chief, toppled the civilian government of ex-premier Nawaz Sharif in 1999 and later became the country’s military president.
The nation’s benchmark KSE-100 index fell as much as 1.5% before paring losses to 0.3% in Karachi.
Musharraf was a key ally of the U.S. after the Sept. 11 attacks in New York until he was forced to step down in 2008 to avoid impeachment by Parliament. Sharif began treason proceedings against Musharraf soon after he came back to power in 2013.
The court delayed the judgment in November after Prime Minister Imran Khan’s administration and the former military chief requested more time for arguments. An anti-terrorism court has already declared him absconder and ordered the confiscation of his assets in the murder case of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
Musharraf never attended legal proceedings due to what his counsels say his poor health.
Mexico will raise its minimum wage by 20% as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador doubles down on redistribution policies even at the risk of spurring inflation and limiting the room for interest rate cuts.
The minimum wage will rise to 123.22 pesos ($6.50) a day next year, Labor Minister Luisa Alcalde announced at an event in Mexico City. While that’s less than the most aggressive pay hike proposal of 29% discussed by the head of the nation’s minimum wage commission, known as Conasami, it’s seven times the current rate of inflation, which slowed to 2.85% in late November.
Minimum wage increases have accelerated under Lopez Obrador, a leftist who has promised to boost income and well-being for the nation’s poorest who had lost purchasing power due to stagnant salaries amid inflation. The 20% raise announced Monday follows a 16% hike during his first year in power, at the time the biggest jump in two decades.
“This is going to help the economy of course because it strengthens the internal market,” Lopez Obrador said at an event at the National Palace in the nation’s capital, thanking union leaders and business representatives. “If there’s more revenue, it helps reactivate the economy, there are more sales for merchants.”
The wage increase likely will prevent core inflation from slowing much, even though economic growth is weak, Carlos Capistran, the chief Mexico and Canada economist at Bank of America, said. Core inflation aims to track underlying price trends by excluding the most volatile goods, such as food and energy.
Capistran sees policy makers cutting the interest rate by only a half point more, to 7%, he said in a research report last week. That would still leave Mexico with one of the world’s high real interest rates, or borrowing costs minus inflation.
“We’re starting to see some effect of high minimum wage increases on inflation in the form of higher core inflation, and that will make the central bank more prudent,” said Ernesto Revilla, head of Latin America economics at Citigroup Inc. in New York and former chief economist at Mexico’s Finance Ministry. “It will make Banxico go slowly in the easing cycle.”
About 20% of Mexico’s working population earned the minimum wage or less per day as of the first quarter of this year, according to the nation’s statistics institute, known as Inegi. But the minimum wage can affect other types of contracts that are indexed to it, making it relevant for other sectors of the economy.
The central bank’s board has been split at its last two policy meetings, with the majority voting for quarter-point interest rate reductions while Lopez Obrador’s two appointees have supported deeper monetary policy easing, of half a percentage point.
The board will cut the key rate a quarter point to 7.25% at its final meeting of the year on Thursday, according to the median forecast of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
Central bank Governor Alejandro Diaz de Leon last month called for caution in raising the minimum wage. It’s desirable that salaries cover Mexicans’ basic needs, but this should be done without distorting the labor market or providing disincentives to hiring, he said.
He declined to specify a level at which the wage should be set. In a report in August, the bank said that the increase at the start of this year contributed to a slowdown in the creation of formal jobs.
The central bank flagged persistent core inflation and wage increases that outpace productivity as the top two inflation risks in the statement accompanying its Nov. 14 policy decision.
(United Nations) — China and Russia are calling on the U.N. Security Council to terminate sanctions on key North Korean exports such as coal, iron, iron ore and textiles, “with the intent of enhancing the livelihood of the civilian population.”
A draft resolution circulated to council members Monday by the two allies of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would also lift a ban on North Koreans working overseas and terminate a decision to repatriate all those earning income abroad by Dec. 22.
The council expressed concern when the repatriation provision was adopted two years ago that earnings from the nearly 100,000 overseas North Koreans, according to a U.S. estimate, are being used to support the North’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs..
China and Russia made these and other proposals 16 days before Kim’s end-of-December deadline for the United States to come up with new proposals to revive nuclear diplomacy.
At Kim’s second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump last February, negotiations faltered after the U.S. rejected North Korean demands for broad sanctions relief in exchange for a partial surrender of the North’s nuclear capabilities.
North Korea has carried out 13 ballistic missile launches since May seeking to pressure Washington, and it has hinted at lifting its moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests if the Trump administration fails to make substantial concessions before the new year.
The proposed resolution, obtained by The Associated Press, welcomes the continuing dialogue between the United States and North Korea and calls on all parties to consider implementing “further practical steps to reduce military tension on the Korean peninsula and probability of any military confrontation by all appropriate means.” Its suggestions include adoption of a formal declaration and/or peace treaty ending the 1950-53 Korean War.
The draft resolution also calls for “prompt resumption of the six-party talks or re-launch of multilateral consultations in any other similar format, with the goal of facilitating a peaceful and comprehensive solution through dialogue.”
The six-party talks involving North Korea, South Korea, the U.S., China, Russia and Japan began in 2003 and led Pyongyang to accept a deal in September 2005 to end its nuclear weapons program in exchange for security, economic and energy benefits. But after difficult negotiations, North Korea refused to accept U.S.-proposed verification methods, and the agreement fell through in December 2008. The six-party talks have been stalled since then.
The China-Russia draft resolution reiterates “that all parties should commit to work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.” It would call on the nuclear weapon states — the U.S., Russia, China, Britain and France — that are parties to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to work with North Korea on “the process of practical denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.”
It welcomes further development of relations between the two Koreas, in particular on rail and road connections, and would exempt the inter-Korean rail and road projects from sanctions.
The proposed resolution would terminate specific provisions in council resolutions adopted in 2016 and 2017 that banned the sale or import of coal, iron and iron ore, textiles and “statues.”
Then U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said in December 2017 that those sanctions would ban over 90% of North Korea’s exports reported in 2016.
The draft resolution would also lift a ban on North Korea’s import of some industrial machinery and transport vehicles used for infrastructure construction that can’t be diverted to the country’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
It also would ask the Security Council committee monitoring sanctions on North Korea to adopt “the most favorable approach towards requests for exemption from existing U.N. sanctions … for humanitarian and livelihood purposes.”
The Chinese and Russians produced a long list of construction and humanitarian items ranging from railway or tramway materials, iron or steel parts for roofs and windows, screws and bolts, bulldozers, traffic control equipment, vehicles under 20 tons, and firefighting vehicles to sewing needles, radiators for central heating, kitchen articles, air conditioning, dish washers, micro-computers, vacuum cleaners, shovels, axes, agricultural equipment and fire extinguishers.
This summer, the Ukrainian government awarded the rights to develop a huge complex of oil and gas fields in the country to an American company that is co-owned by a former campaign donor to then-Energy Secretary Rick Perry. The decision annoyed the heads of the state-owned Naftogaz conglomerate, which had competed and lost the bidding for the contract. Now, Naftogaz has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the deal, two sources familiar with the matter tell TIME, casting a spotlight on Perry’s role in Ukraine’s oil and gas industry.
The suit was filed on Friday afternoon in the District Administrative Court of Kyiv, the sources tell TIME, and has not been previously reported. In a draft of the complaint obtained by TIME on Monday, Naftogaz alleges that the government of Ukraine acted illegally and with bias in July when it granted the oil and gas fields to an American company that is co-owned by Michael Bleyzer, one of Perry’s longtime allies and financial backers.
Bleyzer, a Ukrainian-born energy investor from Texas, insists that his company won the oil and gas exploration rights in Ukraine fairly and without any political influence. He says that the committee of government officials that made the decision was advised by outside experts who saw broader advantages in doing business with the U.S.
“The bid submitted by our company was judged as superior by the interagency committee as advised by a group of independent experts,” Bleyzer wrote in an email to TIME. “It was and is Ukraine’s goal to bring in much needed-foreign expertise and investment to find new fields, a goal advanced by this award.”
The Department of Energy (DOE) denied that Perry advocated for the business interests of any specific individual or company during his tenure as Energy Secretary, which ended this month. Rather, a department spokesperson said, Perry advanced the general interests of the U.S. energy sector. “Throughout his tenure at DOE, Secretary Perry championed the American energy industry all over the world,” Shaylyn Hynes, a spokesperson for the Department, said in a statement on Sunday. “[T]hroughout his engagements with Ukrainian officials Secretary Perry consistently called for the modernization and reform of Kyiv’s business and energy sector in an effort to create an environment that will incentivize Western companies to do business in Ukraine.”
Perry’s efforts to shape the energy sector in Ukraine have played out alongside the Trump Administration’s campaign of political pressure in the country. Starting this spring, Perry was part of a trio of senior U.S. officials—dubbed the “three amigos”—who took the reins of American policy in Ukraine. A whistle-blower’s complaint about Trump’s pressure campaign resulted this fall in an impeachment inquiry by Congress, which ended last week with the drafting of two articles of impeachment against the President.
Though Perry has played a relatively minor role in the impeachment saga so far, he was at the forefront of the parallel, and possibly intertwined, effort to influence the Ukrainian energy sector. During a meeting in May, Perry presented the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, with a list of Americans who could advise Zelensky’s government on energy policy. Among the people he suggested was Bleyzer, who has supported Perry’s political campaigns over the years, including with a reported $30,000 contribution to Perry’s campaign for governor of Texas in 2010.
At the time of Perry’s visit to Kyiv in May, Zelensky was seeking a meeting with Trump in hopes of bolstering Ukraine’s alliance with the U.S. against Russia, which invaded Ukraine in 2014 and continues to occupy parts of the country in Europe’s only active war.
The Associated Press reported in October that Perry’s proposal was part of an effort to install new leadership at Naftogaz. Some of the advisers Perry recommended were meant to join the company’s supervisory board, the AP reported. Bleyzer and the Department of Energy both denied pushing for changes to the board. In his email to TIME, Bleyzer wrote that Perry never suggested appointing him or anyone else to the board of Naftogaz. “For the record no one ever discussed this position with me, and I never would have considered it,” he wrote.
However, Bleyzer was advanced by the Department of Energy as a possible advisor to Ukraine on energy policy. “I participated in a couple of conversations with the DOE staff where they expressed an interest in creating an informal group that could help the DOE develop energy independence strategy for Ukraine. I would characterize these conversations as brainstorming in nature,” Bleyzer added. “Nothing ever came out of that idea.”
About two weeks after Perry proposed Bleyzer as an energy adviser to Ukraine, a company that Bleyzer co-founded, Ukrainian Energy, put in a bid for the rights to explore for oil and gas in a vast complex of fields known as Varvynska, the largest of nine energy licenses that the government put up for auction this year. Bleyzer’s only competitor for that field was a subsidiary of Naftogaz called UGV, whose bid appears to have been higher, at least in terms of the price it offered and the investments it promised to make, according to bidding documents reviewed by TIME. The Associated Press reported the apparent disparity in the bids last month.
“We know our offer was better,” Andriy Kobolyev, the CEO of Naftogaz, told TIME in an interview on Nov. 22.
Still, when the government decided the results of the tender on July 1, Bleyzer’s company won out, securing the exclusive rights to develop the complex of oil and gas fields for up to 50 years. “We are very annoyed with this,” Kobolyev, the Naftogaz CEO, told TIME last month. “Very annoyed, to say the least. And when we are annoyed, we usually do act, and we will.” Asked whether he intended to take legal action, Kobolyev answered, “Can’t comment.”
But lawyers for Naftogaz were then already at work preparing a lawsuit that seeks to overturn the results of the auction, according to the two sources with direct knowledge of the claim. UGV, the subsidiary of Naftogaz, is listed as the plaintiff in the lawsuit, according to the draft of the complaint. The document asks the court to nullify the government’s decision to award the fields to Bleyzer’s company, and to order the government to hold a new competition for the licenses to those fields. The defendants are listed as the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Ministry of Energy and Coal Mining of Ukraine and the government commission that awarded the rights to the fields this year. Neither Perry nor Bleyzer is named in the draft complaint.
A member of the government commission that awarded the licenses, Roman Opimakh, told the AP last month that he saw no sign of American political influence in the commission’s decision. He said the commission wanted to attract American investments to the Ukrainian energy sector, and that aim was a factor in the decision to award the fields to Bleyzer’s company.
Bleyzer did not respond to questions about how he intended to answer the lawsuit. “I found out about it from you,” he wrote TIME, and said he “was a little surprised as any lawsuit would be totally groundless.” Bleyzer said he had reached out to Naftogaz to ask about the lawsuit, but had not received a reply.
Greta Thunberg might have been been named TIME’s Person of the Year for drawing global attention to climate change, but the climate continues to speak for itself. Last month was the second-hottest November in recorded history, and 2019 is likely to be the second warmest year ever.
Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Monday that last month was 1.66 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th century average, making it the second hottest November since record-keeping began 140 years ago.
And there’s more bad news: 2019 through November has been the second-hottest year on record, and the season (September through November) has been the second-hottest in recorded history. Both the season and the year to date were 1.69 degrees Fahrenheit above average, coming in just behind 2016 and 2015, respectively, and the average sea surface temperature was the second-warmest for the year to date.
Scientists say that record temperatures are yet another sign that the climate is changing, but they’re even more troubling when you look at other recent records. For instance, the five hottest Novembers have all taken place since 2013. In some regions, this was the hottest November in history; Africa, South America and the Hawaiian Islands all experienced their hottest Novembers on record.
Ahira Sanchez-Lugo, a NOAA climatologist, said that there is an 85% chance that 2019 will be the second-warmest year on record. This year was warm, in part because there was an El Niño climate phenomenon, which causes temperatures to rise. However, Sanchez-Lugo says that climate change makes this effect even more extreme.
She explained that while rising temperatures due to climate change are like riding an escalator — slowly but steadily increasing — an El Niño is “as if you’re jumping on the escalator.”
Sanchez-Lugo says that these reports are like a health assessment for the Earth, and that there are some warning signs. “We’re seeing that the Earth has a temperature, but not only that, we see that there are symptoms,” says Sanchez-Lugo.
High temperatures can also cause a domino effect on the environment. For instance, sea ice coverage reached near-record lows in the Arctic and Antarctic this November. Without sea ice covering its surface, the ocean absorbs solar radiation and becomes warmer, and some research suggests that receding sea ice can also lead to higher snowfall, says Sanchez-Lugo.
Many record temperatures were set in 2019. This November follows the second-highest October on record, and the month before that tied the warmest September on record. And during July — the hottest month ever recorded globally — regions from the United States to Europe were plagued by oppressive heatwaves.
(HARARE, Zimbabwe) — The wife of Zimbabwe’s vice president has been charged with attempting to kill her husband.
Mary Chiwenga, a former model and wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court Monday where she was also charged with money laundering and fraud. Wearing a floral dress, she waved to journalists as she entered the court’s holding cells. The magistrate ordered that she remain in custody pending a bail hearing.
She is accused of trying to kill her husband in South Africa in July. First, she tried to deny medical treatment to Chiwenga by insisting he stay at a hotel instead of a hospital when he was flown to South Africa for emergency medical treatment, according to the charge sheet.
While Chiwenga was in the hospital on July 8, she went to his room, asked security to leave and, while alone with him, removed an intravenous drip and a catheter, causing him to bleed profusely, according to the charge sheet. She then forced him off the bed and tried to bring him out of the ward before being intercepted by his security detail, the charges said.
Chiwenga later went to China where he received medical treatment for four months and he returned to Zimbabwe in November. On his return, Chiwenga said he was suffering from a condition that narrowed or tightened his esophagus.
Mary Chiwenga is also accused of laundering about $1 million to neighboring South Africa by pretending to pay for goods that were never brought into Zimbabwe, according to the charges. She was seen as close to her husband before and immediately after he led the military to force the late former president, Robert Mugabe, to resign in 2017.
She has not been seen in public with Chiwenga since he returned from China in November. On Monday, the state-run Herald newspaper described her as “the estranged wife” of the vice president.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has described fighting corruption as a top priority since assuming power in 2017. But critics and the opposition say the anti-corruption commission is mainly targeted people viewed as dissenters.
(BASTOGNE, Belgium) — Side by side, the Allies and former enemy Germany together marked the 75th anniversary of one of the most important battles in World War II — the Battle of the Bulge, which stopped Adolf Hitler’s last-ditch offensive to turn the tide of the war.
At dawn on Dec. 16, 1944, over 200,000 German soldiers started the most unexpected breakthrough through the dense woods of Belgium and Luxembourg’s hilly Ardennes. Making the most of the surprise move, the cold, freezing weather and wearied U.S. troops, the Germans pierced the front line so deeply it came to be known as the Battle of the Bulge.
Initially outnumbered, U.S. troops delayed the attack enough in fierce fighting to allow reinforcements to stream in and turn the tide of the battle by Christmas. After a month of fighting, the move into Germany was unstoppable.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper paid tribute to over 19,000 U.S. troops who died in one of the bloodiest battles in the nation’s history.
“Their efforts not only defended America but also ensured that the peoples of Europe would be free again,” Esper said, calling the Battle of the Bulge “one of the greatest in American history.”
Even though German deaths also exceeded well over 10,000 in the battle that stretched deep into January, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier took special time to thank the U.S. troops.
“On this day, we Germans would like to thank the United States of America. The American armed forces, together with their allies, liberated Europe and they also liberated Germany. We thank you,” Steinmeier said.
“Those who died were victims of hatred, delusion, and a destructive fury that originated from my country,” he said.
Germany is now an ally of the United States and its wartime partners, united in the NATO alliance. During the poignant ceremonies under leaden skies and rain at the star-shaped Mardasson memorial in Bastogne, the current discord between the United States and several European allies over trade and security were never mentioned.
Even if it was relatively warm 6 degrees Centigrade (43 degrees Fahrenheit) compared to the shivering conditions 75 years ago, there was also a fog hanging low.
Hitler had hoped the advance would change the course of World War II by forcing U.S. and British troops to sue for peace, thus freeing Germany to focus on the rapidly advancing Soviet armies in the east.
Out of the blue at dawn, over 200,000 German troops counter-attacked across the front line in Belgium and Luxembourg, smashing into battle-weary U.S. soldiers positioned in terrain as foreign to them as it was familiar to the Germans.
Yet somehow, the Americans blunted the advance and started turning back the enemy for good, setting Allied troops on a roll that would end the war in Europe less than five months later.
This battle gained fame not so much for the commanders’ tactics but for the resilience of small units hampered by poor communications that stood shoulder to shoulder to deny Hitler the quick breakthrough he so desperately needed. Even though the Americans were often pushed back, they were able to delay the German advance in its crucial initial stages.
“It was ultimately the intrepid, indomitable spirit of the American solider that brought victory,” Esper said.
When the fortunes of war turned, it was most visible in the southern Ardennes town of Bastogne, where surrounded U.S. troops were cut off for days with little ammunition or food.
When Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe of the 101st Airborne received a Dec. 22 ultimatum to surrender or face total destruction, he offered one of the most famous — and brief — replies in military history: “”Nuts.” Four days later, U.S. troops broke the Nazi encirclement.
“News of their fierce defense quickly spread, boosting the morale of allied forces all along the Western Front,” Esper said.
After the fighting in the Battle of the Bulge ended on Jan. 28, 1945, Allied forces invaded Germany, eventually leading to the Nazi surrender and the end of the war in Europe.
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Casert reported from Brussels. Photojournalist Virginia Mayo contributed from Hamm, Luxembourg.
(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A female tattoo artist, a rarity in ultra-conservative Afghanistan, is taking a big risk with every customer she takes on.
It’s been 18 months since Suraya Shaheedi started her mobile tattoo shop in the capital, Kabul. She’s received death threats for taking on the taboo of the ink-on-skin drawings she does — as well as being a single woman willing to work with men.
“I have struggled a lot, even been threatened with death, because people in Afghanistan think doing tattoos is haram,” she said, using the Arabic word meaning prohibited by religion.
“Whether my customers are men or women doesn’t matter to me. I do tattoos for both,” says Shaheedi, a 26-year-old, divorced single mother.
In a black curtained room, surrounded by his friends, a young customer shrieks in pain as the needle pierces and inks his skin.
“I can’t leave the profession I love,” Shaheedi adds.
She easily gets customers, whether men or women, as social attitudes toward tattoos loosen up and more ink parlors open. It’s the kind of small, but important change that Shaheedi feels a return of Taliban rule could threaten.
After decades of war, Afghans want peace. A big concern for many like Shaheedi is that U.S.-led peace talks with the Taliban will boost the militant group.
“I am happy if the Taliban return results in peace, but if they disagree with my work and impede the freedom and progress of women, then I will be the first to stand against them,” she vowed.
Women like Shaheedi have carved out a space for themselves in a society where custom heavily restricts women’s roles and education. Close to 40% of Afghanistan’s eligible girls are not allowed by their families to go to school, and almost 20% are forced by their families to leave school after grade six, according to a survey by the Asia Foundation released this year.
In areas under the Taliban, who now control or hold sway over roughly half of the country, women are not allowed to leave their homes without a male escort. The insurgent group ruled Afghanistan with a harsh version of Islamic law from 1996 to 2001, when the U.S. invaded.
Shaheedi divorced her husband eight years ago while she was pregnant. She and her son now live with her parents. Her father supports her work, even though Afghanistan’s patriarchal society often forbids a woman from touching a man to whom she is not related or married.
Her parents and elder brother persuaded her to become a tattoo artist, Shaheedi said, after she got her first tattoo while visiting Turkey — an arrow piercing the image of an eye on her right hand, which she says symbolizes overcoming adversity.
Shaheedi’s father, Hussain, 58, believes the strict customs controlling women in Afghanistan need to change. “I support my daughter in every way, and she makes me proud the way she’s stood against this taboo,” he said.
Shaheedi uses Instagram and other social media to find and meet customers. She prefers not to keep a parlor with a fixed address out of concerns for her safety.
She also does manicures and makeup. When she met one customer recently at a hair salon, the customer’s husband recognized her from her social media pages as being the tattoo artist “Ahoo,” the nickname she uses online. The husband threatened to kill Shaheedi if she kept posting images of her tattoo work on social media.
Tattoos were common in some of Afghanistan’s rural areas, especially among Pashtun and Hazara women, but the ink piercings were used sparingly, often as only a few green dots on the face.
Tattoo artists say demand among the younger generation has risen for more flamboyant and personal designs, and with it, the number of ink parlors increased in the capital.
Omid Noori, 23, has 16 tattoos all over his body. He wants to add another on his left arm, showing the head of a lion with a crown and wreaths. But he only wants new designs on parts of his body that his clothing can hide, because he says he’s tired of hearing people’s negative comments about the ink piercings.
He also worries what would happen if Islamic militants caught him.
“I’m thinking that if the Taliban return, they’ll cut off my hands and legs,” he said.
He inked his last tattoos at a parlor belonging to a former Afghan army officer, Nazeer Mosawi.
Mosawi, 42, fought for seven years in Afghanistan’s civil war with the Islamic insurgents. He says he is still fighting the war, but this time his battle is against society’s conservatism, with his tattoo machine as his weapon.
Mosawi receives threatening phone and social media messages almost every day, demanding he close his tattoo business. “They even threaten to beat me, burn my shop,” he said. “There is no alternative: I tell them, OK, I can’t flee this country because of these threats. It’s my homeland.”
But for every threat he gets, Mousawi said he gets several messages with positive feedback or people curious to learn more.
Shaheedi said she is also working to put her 8-year-old son, now in second grade, through school. She is also studying business management at a university in Kabul.
“Being a woman in Afghanistan requires guts,” she said. “I am proud of myself for having the guts.”
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PAKISTAN'S former president Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of high treason and subverting the constitution by the country's anti-terrorism court.
FRANCE is facing Christmas travel chaos after the head of one of its largest trade unions threatens to paralyse transport unless the government cancels its pension reforms.
SOUTH CHINA SEA tension has resulted in extremely strained relations between China and Vietnam, and now Hanoi has sent a furious message to their counterparts in Beijing as they continue to resist Chinese aggression.
EGYPT archaeologists discovered a boat believed to have been used by Pharaoh Khufu himself "perfectly preserved," which helped confirm theories over how the ancient society constructed their wonders.
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DSRVS Lab Assistant Admit Card 2019 – Digital Shiksha and Rojgar Vikas Sansthan India are mandated to release the admit card on the 04th Week of December 2019. Thus, the exam will be conducted on 29th December 2019. So, Candidates who are willing to take down the exam can download the DSRVS Hall Ticket from the below section. Get the direct link to download the admit card from the bottom of the table.
DSRVS Admit Card 2019 will be from 11th January to 19th January 2020. The Assistant Rural Development Officer Exam date has been declared on its official portal. Thus, the admit card will be available before 10 days of the exam date. Therefore, the eligible candidates can download the hall ticket from the below section after its release on its official portal. Hence, Go through the DSRVS Admit Card and download it by giving vital information. Therefore, the DSRVS Exam will be on 19th January 2020.
Candidates must check to the important details that are given on the admit card. Thus, the Digital Shiksha and Rojgar Vikas Sansthan India have issued the hall ticket for the ARDO Exam. Therefore, the admit card will be downloaded by the candidates who have successfully submitted the application at the registration process. Check with the DSRVS Hall Ticket details before downloading it.
Candidates Name
Name of the Candidate's Father
The venue of the Exam Centre
Date & Time of the Test
Reporting Time to the Exam Hall
Gender (Male/ Female)
Roll Number
Duration of the Online Test
Space for Invigilator's Signature
Registration Number
Name of the Test Centre
Category of the candidates
Space for Applicant's Signature
Name of the Exam Conducting Board
Photograph of the Candidate
Applicant's Date of Birth
Name of the Written Test
Important Guidelines for the Exam Takers
Full Name of the Applicant
Examination Centre Code
Signature of the Board Counselor
DSRVS ARDO Exam 2019
The board has scheduled the exam date for the post of Assistant Rural Development Officer. Thus, the exam will be held at various exam centers which are scheduled by the officials. Therefore, Candidates are advised to get the exam pattern and the syllabus from the upcoming section to prepare for the examination. Make sure to get the DSRVS Admit Card before the exam date. The exam date has been declared as 19th January 2020.
Name of the Subject
Number of Questions
Number of Marks
Part A: General Studies
30
60
Part B: General Knowledge
30
60
Part C: Elementary Maths & English Language
25
50
Part D: Rural India
15
30
Total
100
200
Time Duration: 2 Hours
Type of Examination: Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions
All the examiners need to carry the following original identity document to the exam hall along with the DSRVS Admit Card. Therefore, the direct link to download the hall ticket will be available at the bottom of the section. So, Aspirants are suggested to get the DSRVS ARDO Hall Ticket soon to avoid the last time rush.
Aadhar Card
College ID
Ration Card
Driving License
PAN Card
Voter ID
Any Valid ID Proof Issued By Gazetted Officer
Bank Passbook
Passport
How to Get DSRVS Admit Card 2019-20?
Click on the "DSRVS ARDO Hall Ticket" link.
Enter the Login details to get the admit card page.
Enter the valid DOB.
Then proceed to the DSRVS Hall Ticket.
Give all the required information on it.
Then, Check to the entered details before downloading.
Tripura University Result 2019 Released: Dear Folks !!! As per the latest Tripura University notice, results for all the semesters are announced. Students can check the Tripura University Results from the below table. Results for all Under Graduate Courses and Post Graduate Courses 2018-19 has been declared. To check Tripura University Result 2019, all you need to do is click on the link available at the end of this page. Check additional information regarding Tripura University Results in the article below. To know more information about the University of Tripura, visit the official website i.e. www.tripurauniv.in. Here on this page, we have provided a direct link to get the Tripura University Result 2019.
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The University of Tripura’s first advanced education establishment, MBB College, started working after 1947 with the association of the University of Calcutta, the number of inhabitants in the State has enlisted solid development, just as the number of understudies seeking advanced education. The dispatch of MBB College was before long pursued by the creation in 1950 of Ramkrishna Mahavidyalaya in Kailasahar, the ebb and flow seat of the Unokoti Tripura region. In 1964, Belonia College was opened in southern Tripura, pursued 3 years after the fact by the making of Ram Thakur College in 1967 in Agartala. State understudies were incapacitated by an essential actuality: all schools needed to guarantee their connection with the University of Calcutta and there was no probability of college preparing in Tripura.
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Candidates can make use of this page to acquire CGPSC Result 2019. The officials of Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission has decided to release it’s CGPSC Exam Results 2019. The result can be viewed only by those applicants who had attended the examination. By checking CGPSC Merit List 2019 contenders can evaluate their performance in the examination. However to help individuals easily acquire their results we have provided direct links. The CGPSC Results 2019 consists of the name of the shortlisted applicants and only such candidates can take up further rounds. The result is released here as it was announced by the officials at www.psc.cg.gov.in. Visit out Sarkari Result page for more Results.
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CGPSC Civil Judge Pre Exam Result 2019 – Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) has recently uploaded Result for the Post of Civil Judge PCS J Entry Level Recruitment 2019. Those Candidates who have appeared in this recruitment exam can download results now!! Applicants can check their Civil Judge Pre Exam Result from the official website i.e, www.psc.cg.gov.in. Check your results via the link mentioned below. Hence, all those might be looking for the CGPSC Civil Judge Pre Exam Result 2019 now!
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CGPSC Result 2019: Chattisgarh Public Service Commission is announced the Final Result for the Recruitment of Civil Judge 2016. It is a piece of good news for the applicants who are waiting for the CGPSC Result. Candidates can start to check with the Result from 1st May 2019. To make the user find their result easily we providing you with a direct link to the CGPSC Result page. Check and download the Result from the link below.
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Bank of Maharashtra Recruitment 2019 – Apply Online | 350 Generalist & Specialist Officers in BOM Careers. Bank of Maharashtra has recently announced the Latest Job Notification to fill 350 Vacancies for Generalist Officers & Specialist Officers Posts. This is a great opportunity for the candidates who are looking for Bank Jobs. Aspirants who have Interested in this Bank of Maharashtra Generalist Officers Recruitment can apply for the Posts through Online Process. BOM Online Application form will be available from 11th December 2019. Interested can check with BOM Official Notification and apply for the vacancies.
Bank of Maharashtra is looking for talented individuals with winning attitude to be partners in the growth journey of the Bank through shouldering responsibility, as Scale- II and Scale- III in the above Generalist officer cadre. The last date to submit the application form is 31st December 2019. Candidates having a suitable qualification and eligibility for the vacancies can apply for Bank of Maharashtra Careers. Individuals willing to apply for the Bank of Maharashtra Jobs can get detailed information about the BOM Recruitment for Specialist Officers below. Candidates can get the Bank of Maharashtra Recruitment 2019 Apply Online steps from the below sections.
Bank of Maharashtra Generalist Officers Recruitment 2019 – 300 Openings
Bank of Maharashtra Generalist Officers Vacancies 2019 – Category Wise
Post Name
Categories
SC
ST
OBC
EWS
UR
Total
Generalist Officers II
30
15
54
20
81
200
Generalist Officers III
15
07
27
10
41
100
Total
300
Eligibility Criteria for Bank of Maharashtra Recruitment 2019-20
Bank of Maharashtra is providing job opportunities through Bank of Maharashtra Department Jobs 2019 Notification, which has 300 Vacancies for Generalist Officers posts. Accordingly, interested job aspirants should meet following eligibility conditions in order to be a part of BOM Vacancy 2019. Below listed are the complete details of BOM Recruitment 2019.
Educational Qualification for Bank of Maharashtra Jobs 2019
Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with knowledge of Computers.
Passing of JAIIB and CAIIB is desirable
A professional qualification like MBA (Finance) /CA/ICWA/CFA/FRM/ from a recognized University/ Institution/ Board recognized by Govt. of India / approved by Govt. Regulatory bodies are desirable.
Experience:
Generalist Officers II (MMGS Scale – II) – Post qualification Work Experience of 2 years as an officer in any Scheduled Commercial Bank. Experience in Credit-related areas / Branch Head / Incharge is desirable.
Generalist Officers III (MMGS Scale – III) – Post qualification Work Experience of 5 years as an officer in any Scheduled Commercial Bank. He / She should have worked in processing credit proposals, Branch Head, Incharge of functional departments, Forex, etc.
Age Limit for Bank of Maharashtra Bharti 2019:
Generalist Officers II (MMGS Scale – II) – Maximum 35 years
Generalist Officers III (MMGS Scale – III) – Maximum 35 years
Specialist Officers – Maximum 35 years
Age Relaxation for reserved categories will be applicable as per Government guidelines.
SC/ST – 5 Years
OBC – 3 Years
(SC/ ST) – 15 Years (PWBD)
(OBC) – 13 Years (PWBD)
(GEN/ EWS) – 10 Years (PWBD)
Ex-Servicemen – 5 Years
Persons Ordinarily domiciled of the state of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 – 5 Years
Selection Process for Bank of Maharashtra Careers 2019:
The selection procedure includes the following steps
Written Examination (Online)
Interview
The candidates should secure minimum marks in the online examination as mentioned below to qualify for interview / GD.
SC / ST/ PWBD – 45% (Minimum Marks to be obtained in Online Examination)
UNRESERVED / EWS / OBC – 50% (Minimum Marks to be obtained in Online Examination)
Pay Scale for BOM Recruitment 2019
Salary for selected aspirants is as follows
Name of the Post
Pay Matrix Level
Generalist Officers II
Rs. 31705 -1145/1-32850 -1310/10 – 45950 (Subject to revision)
Bank of Maharashtra is a noteworthy open segment bank in India. The administration of India holds 87.74% of the complete shares. The bank has 15 million clients over the length and expansiveness of the nation served through 1897 branches starting on 5 April 2016. It has the biggest system of branches by any open part bank in the province of Maharashtra. The bank was established by V. G. Kale and D. K. Sathe and enrolled as a financial organization on 16 September 1935 at Pune. The bank accomplished a self-sufficient status in 1998. Accordingly, the bank has restricted obstruction of Government administration in its basic leadership process and inside issues.
The bank was enlisted on 16 September 1935 with an approved capital of ₹ 1 million and started a business on 8 February 1936. Bank’s money related help to little units has brought forth a large number of the present modern houses. After nationalization in 1969, the bank extended quickly. Narendra Singh who had accepted the workplace of Chairman and Managing Director from 1 February 2012, left his office on 30 September 2013 on accomplishing superannuation. Sushil Muhnot was the Chairman and Managing Director before Ravindra Prabhakar Marathe. Ravindra Prabhakar Marathe was the MD and CEO before A.S. Rajiv. A.S.Rajiv turned into the overseeing executive and CEO on first December 2018
Are you in search of Rajasthan PTET Previous Papers Pdf? Then, you are in right place for your search. On this page you can get all the details related to Raj PTET exam 2019-20. Applicants can start preparing for the exam as exam date is already released along with admit card. There is very less time for exam preparation. For this purpose we have given Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University (MDSU) Ajmer PTET Previous Year Papers Pdf that helps in exam preparation to maximum level. For much more information read further sections of the article.
Rajasthan PTET Previous Year Exam Papers with Solutions Pdf
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University (MSDU) Ajmer released entrance test notification for 4 years integrated courses as like B.A, B.Ed, B.Sc and also 2 years B.Ed Courses. All the eligible candidates who have applied for the exam can get Rajasthan PTET Admit Card 2019-20 over here. And start preparing for Raj PTET Recruitment exam as soon as possible using previous year question papers with answers to score better in the exam.
Referring as many papers as possible and solving all of them helps in understanding difficulty level of the exam and also improving time management skills. This article can get you best study materials related to MSDU PTET exam that can be used to maximum to get selected for the course.
Raj PTET Model Question Papers with Answers Pdf – Details
Description
Details
Organization Name
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University (MDSU) Ajmer
Exam Name
Pre-Teacher Education Test (PTET)
Offered Courses
Entrance test for B.A. B.Ed./ B.Sc. B.Ed. 4 Year Integrated Course, 2 years B.Ed. Course in Rajasthan State
Category
Previous Papers
Raj PTET Semester Admit Card Date
Dec 2019
Rajasthan PTET Exam Date 2019 – 20
May 2020
Official Website
www.mdsuajmer.ac.in
Selection Process:
Written Exam
Counselling
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University (MDSU) Ajmer PTET Exam Pattern
Rajasthan PTET exam pattern constains all the details like structure of the exam and type of questions asked in the exam. The topics that are important for the exam. And also other details like Subjects involved in the exam, Number of questions asked, Marks allotted for each question, total questions, total marks, Duration of exam etc. For such details check the below table.
Rajasthan PTET Test Pattern Pdf @www.mdsuajmer.ac.in
Sections
Subjects
No of Questions
Marks
Section A
Mental ability
50
150
Section B
Teaching Attitude and Aptitude test
50
150
Section C
General awareness
50
150
Section D
Language Proficiency (English or Hindi)
50
150
The exam will be of Objective type questions.
Duration of exam is 3 hours.
Download Rajasthan PTET Previous Question Papers in Hindi Pdf
In this part of the article you can find direct links to download last year sample papers that can be used as reference or to practice for the exam. Solving as many papers as possible helps in scoring better in the exam.
Bombay High Court Result 2019 to be released for District Judge @ bombayhighcourt.nic.in. Check Cut off Marks and Merit List here. Here we will help you to find District Judge Mains Exam result 2019. The High Court Of Bombay is planning to release District Judge Mains Result in the month of December 2019(Tentatively).The Bombay High Court District Judge Mains Exam 2019 had completed on 24th, 25th August 2019. So, all the Candidates can check and download results, Cutoff marks and Merit List from this page.
Bombay High Court District Judge Mains Result 2019 – Board members of the High Court Of Bombay are going to announce the Bombay High Court District Judge Final Result 2019 in the month of December 2019 tentatively. A large number of candidates applied for 182 Bombay High Court District Judge posts. Here we will update the latest result link, this result link will be activated at the time of the official announcement of result. Not only result and also you can check and download Merit List 2019.
Bombay High Court District Judge Mains Result 2019
Bombay High Court District Judge Final Result 2019 – Click Here
Bombay High Court Clerk, Peon Result 2019 – The High Court of Bombay will release the Bombay High Court Clerk Result 2019 in the month of December 2019 (Tentative). And Bombay High Court Peon Result will be announced shortly. Candidates who had appeared for the Bombay High Court Clerk Exam on 12th November 2019, can check the result from this page. The Bombay High Court Clerk Exam Result 2019 pdf link will be updated from the below table.
Bombay High Court Clerk Result 2019 – Click Here Bombay High Court Peon Result 2019 – Click Here
Candidates can have information about the results, cut off marks, and merit list here. To check results candidates should have their roll number and password along with them. Board Of Bombay High Court will be releasing the Bombay High Court District Judge Mains Result 2019 based on the performance of the candidates. And also attached the upcoming recruitment link Bombay High Court Recruitment 2019 here As the higher authority commenced the exam on 24th, 25th August 2019. The selection process is based on written examination and interview. From the upcoming section, you can have cutoff marks and merit list details 2019
Bombay High Court Cut off Marks 2019
All the aspirants can have detailed information about Bombay High Court Cut Off Marks 2019. The Board Of High Court has not yet released the exact cutoff marks. The cutoff marks will be released once the results are declared. The board of higher authority will be releasing the Bombay High Court District Judge Cut Off Marks 2019 according to the categories of the aspirants SC, ST, BC, OC. The cutoff marks play an essential role in every participant life. The candidates should know the cutoff marks before appearing in the examination to score high marks. The board will soon announce the cutoff marks in their official web page. The High Court Of Bombay has some factors to select the Candidates for the next level and they are as follows.
Candidates category (General, OBC, SC, ST)
The number of vacancies available
The number of aspirants attended the test
Toughness level of the paper
Analysis based upon the previous year cut off marks
Bombay High Court District Judge Exam Merit List 2019
In this section, the applicants can know more clearly about the Bombay High CourtMerit List 2019. Generally, the Merit List will be released after the announcement of the results by the authority. The contenders who score maximum marks in all the sections will be listed on the merit list. Here you can check and download your merit list from this page. We will update the latest information on our web page. By using your name and roll number you can access the High Court Merit List 2019. Aspirants with maximum score in the Main exam will be shortlisted for the next round that is viva-voice according to the Merit List. In the upcoming section, we have given the stepwise procedure to check the Bombay High Court District Judge Result 2019.
How to check the Bombay High Court District Judge Final Result 2019?
Initially, applicants can visit the official website of the Bombay High Court, @bombayhighcourt.nic.in
The homepage of the High Court Of Bombay will display on the screen
Click On the Recruitment Tab on the right side of the screen
Search for the link related to Bombay High Court Judge result 2019
Click On the related link, shortlisted mark list will appear in the pdf format
Check and download the Bombay High Court District Judge Final Result 2019.
Direct Links to download Bombay High Court Result 2019
Bombay High Court District Judge Final Result 2019
BHEL Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2020: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited exam syllabus and computer-based test pattern for various vacancies. Candidates applied for BHEL careers 2020 can find the BHEL syllabus and exam pattern details in the article below. Aspirants can check the topic wise syllabus for Engineer, Executive Trainee BHEL exam in the sections following. Interested can visit the official BHEL careers page for more details.
BHEL Exam Syllabus 2020
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited has given the notification for 145 trainee vacancy. BHEL has given both engineer and executive trainee vacancies for Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Chemical, Finance & HR. If you are one among who applied for the BHEL ET vacancy. Then let’s check the BHEL syllabus and exam pattern details 2020 in the sections below.
Candidates having engineering qualification and PG qualification can apply for the BHEL careers. This time BHEL has given both Engineer & Executive Trainee Posts. Hence, make use of this opportunity and crack the central government job. Go through the article and check the syllabus and exam pattern details and start preparation. Here is an overview of BHEL ET notification 2020.
The selection process for the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited recruitment is as follows,
Written exam
Interview
BHEL Trainee Exam Pattern | BHEL Syllabus
Aspirants who appearing for the BHEL CBT can check the syllabus and exam pattern below. This will help you increase your understanding levels and chance to score well in the exam. If you’re feeling difficult to read the BHEL Engineer/Executive Trainee syllabus here, you can download it to your desktop from the links available below. As you know that before starting exam preparation, it’s important to check the BHEL exam Pattern for Engineer/Executive Trainee post.
BHEL Exam Pattern for Engineer/Executive Trainee
S.No
Exam Type
Subject Name
1.
Computer-Based-Test
Professional Questions
2.
General Aptitude
It is an objective type of exam
The maximum marks for CBT are 100 marks.
The question paper consists of questions from subjects include Professional exam, General Knowledge, Quantitative, English, and Reasoning
BHEL Exam Syllabus 2020
Candidates applied for BHEL careers as Engineer/Executive Trainee will have to appear for a CBT. Based on the marks and requirements candidates are shortlisted for interview. However, applicants are shortlisted in a 1:7 ratio to the number of vacancies in each discipline and category.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited has given many details regarding the syllabus and exam pattern details. As per the notification, the written exam is conducted for 100 marks. However, here is an expected BHEL syllabus and list of topics for Engineer/Executive Trainee Examination 2020.
BHEL Exam Syllabus for General Knowledge
Economic problems in India.
National news (current).
About India and it's neighboring countries
Famous Places.
National Dance.
Geography of India.
Music & Literature.
Tribes, Artists.
National and international current affairs.
Tourism spots of Historical Importance
Sculptures.
Indian Culture.
Political Science.
Famous Places in India.
World organizations.
Countries and Capitals.
Capitals of India.
New inventions.
Books And Author.
Science and innovations.
Handicrafts.
Musical Instruments etc.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited Syllabus for English
Jharkhand High Court Result 2019 for Assistant, Cashier, Translator, Jr Translator, Assistant Librarian, Typist Posts @ jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in. Applicants who are looking for the Jharkhand High Court Exam Result can check this page. The High Court Of Jharkhand, officials will soon announce the Written Exam Result tentatively in the month of December 2019. Here on this page, we will be updating the latest result link, it will activate at the time of the result announcement.
Jharkhand High Court Result 2019 – Download Here
The High Court Of Jharkhand will be released the Jharkhand High Court Assistant Exam Result in the month of December 2019 for Assistant, Cashier, Translator, Jr Translator, Assistant Librarian, Typist Posts. After the official announcement, we will provide the exact link on this page. Candidates keep checking this article frequently to know your result status. Applicants who are looking for the Jharkhand High Court Assistant Result Date can check the latest updates on this page, Along with the direct result link, candidates can get a few steps to download the result from the official website.
Jharkhand High Court Assistant Result 2019 – Overview
Jharkhand High Court Assistant, Cashier, Translator, Jr Translator, Assistant Librarian, Typist Result 2019
Description
Details
Organization Name
High Court Of Jharkhand, Ranchi
Post Name
Assistant, Cashier, Translator, Jr Translator, Assistant Librarian, Typist
Assistant Librarian, Cashier, Typist – 10th August 2019 Translator, Jr. Translator – 11th August 2019 Assistant – 22nd September 2019
Result Release date
December 2019 (Tentatively)
Selection Process
Written Exam, Personality Test, Viva/ Voce Test
Job Location
Jharkhand
Official Website
jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in
Candidates who are searching for the Jharkhand High Court Assistant, Cashier, Translator, Jr Translator, Assistant Librarian, Typist Result 2019 can get a direct link from this page. Applicants who have attended the Jharkhand High Court Recruitment 2019 Exam can get your Date of Jharkhand High Court Result 2019, Merit List and Cut off Marks from the below section. Applicants will be selected by considering the marks obtained in the written exam.
Jharkhand High Court Assistant Cut Off Marks 2019
Applicants can check the Jharkhand High Court Assistant Cut Off Marks from this page. To decide Jharkhand High Court Exam Cut Off Marks 2019 officials will have some factors like no of questions, total vacancies, and previous year Cutoff Marks. After the result declaration, Jharkhand High Court Officials will publish the Cut off Marks on the official website. Candidates should get minimum or maximum marks to qualify for Assistant, Cashier, Translator, Jr Translator, Assistant Librarian, Typist Posts.
Jharkhand High Court Merit List 2019
The merit list will contain the roll number and name of the Candidates who qualified in the written exam. Applicants who score high marks in the examination will be placed in the Jharkhand High Court Assistant Merit List. All the aspirants can download the Jharkhand High Court Assistant, Cashier, Translator, Jr Translator, Assistant Librarian, Typist Merit List 2019 on @ jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in. Along with the Results, candidates can get some simple steps to download your result from the official website.
How to check Jharkhand High Court Assistant Result 2019?
Initially, applicants can visit the official website of High Court Of Jharkhand, Ranchi, jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in
On the home page, click on the Recruitment section on the left-hand side
A new page will open with various results
Candidates can check the related link of Jharkhand High Court Assistant Exam Result 2019
Applicants can check your results with name, roll number, and date of birth.
Download the Jharkhand High Court Typist Result 2019 for further reference.
Direct links to download Jharkhand High Court Result 2019
NPCIL Recruitment 2019: Apply Online | 137 Driver, Technician, Stipendiary Trainee Vacancies. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited has announced a Job Notification for its Kaiga Site. The NPCIL Notification 2019 expects to fill a total of 137 Vacancies for Stipendiary Trainee, Technician, Driver & Other Posts. Applicants who are looking for the Central Govt Jobs in Karnataka can apply for these posts through Online Process. Aspirants who wish to apply for this post can apply through online from 17th December 2019.
Aspirants are requested to go through the NPCIL Job Requirements fully, Before applying to this job. Candidates must have prescribed eligibility terms and conditions to apply for this post. Interested and aspiring candidates have time until 06th January 2020 to apply for NPCIL Vacancy 2019.
Monthly Stipend (Consolidated) during training period 1st yr Rs. 10,500/- & 2nd yr Rs. 12,500/- PM. After Training on absorption as Tech/B Rs.21,700/- PM in Level – 3
Monthly Stipend (Consolidated) during training period 1st yr Rs. 16000/- & 2nd yr Rs. 18000/- PM. After Training on absorption as SA/B Rs.35400/- PM in Level – 6
Application Fee:
Refer to the Official Notification PDF to get the Application Fee details.
Selection Process – NPCIL Careers:
Candidates will be selected on the basis of the performance in
Written Exam OR
Interview
How to Apply Online for NPCIL Recruitment 2019?
Download the Official Notification PDF from the link given below.
Candidates must go through it completely and ensure your eligibility level.
After that, click on Apply Online Link.
Now, start filling the application form with the required information.
Upload your scanned copy of the photo and signature to the application form.
Ensure all the details are correct and accurate.
Finally, click the submit button to complete your online application process.
Take a print out of your application form for further clarification.
Important Dates for NPCIL Technician Recruitment 2019
NPCIL Recruitment 2019: Apply online for 58 Assistant Vacancies. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited has issued a job notification for its Rawatbhata Rajasthan Site for several posts. The NPCIL Notification 2019 expects to fill a total of 58 vacancies for Assistant job vacancies. Government job aspirants in the Rajasthan can make use of this opportunity to get their dream job. Aspirants who wish to apply for this post can apply through online from 17th October 2019.
NPCIL Recruitment has released the following vacancy details with their recent recruitment. They invite 58 Candidates to fill the Assistant job vacancies. Aspirants are requested to go through the NPCIL Job Notification fully, Before applying to this job. Candidates must have prescribed eligibility terms and conditions to apply for this post. Interested and aspiring candidates have time until 06th November 2019 to apply for NPCIL Vacancy 2019. You can check their job vacancy details below.
NPCIL Jobs Recruitment 2019: Here is a wonderful opportunity for the job seekers who are looking for Govt Jobs in Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited. NPCIL Job Notification inviting the candidates to fill the 08 vacancies of Driver cum Pump Operator cum Fireman post. Aspirants who are willing to apply for this post can apply online. NPCIL Recruitment 2019 online application form progress will start from 17th October 2019. Candidates must be satisfying the desired eligibility conditions to apply for NPCIL Careers Recruitment. Eligible candidates can apply for this post online before 06th November 2019. The detailed eligibility criteria and application process are given below.
NPCIL Recruitment 2019– Openings for 08 Driver cum Pump Operator cum Fireman posts
NPCIL Careers Recruitment 2019: Apply online for 29 Steno post vacancies. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited has currently advertised a notification for the candidates who are searching for Govt Jobs in Rajasthan. NPCIL Recruitment 2019 officials are inviting the candidates for filling the vacancies of 29 Steno posts. Interested candidates can apply for this post through online mode from 17th October 2019. Aspirants who desire to apply for Steno post must have some eligibility terms ad conditions. Eligible candidates can apply for NPCIL Job Recruitment 2019 before it gets expired. The last date to apply for this post is 06th November 2019. The detailed information is given in the below sections clearly.
NPCIL Latest Notification – Openings for 29 Steno Posts
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited is an Indian public sector undertaking based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The Corporation is owned by the Government of India and is responsible for the generation of nuclear power for electricity. NPCIL was created in September 1987 under the Act of 1956, “with the objective of undertaking the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the atomic power stations for generation of electricity in pursuance of the schemes and programs of the Government of India under the provision of the Atomic Energy Act 1962.” All nuclear power plants operated by the company are certified for ISO-14001 (Environment Management System). NPCIL was responsible for constructing and operating India’s commercial nuclear power plants till setting up of BHAVINI (Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam) in October 2003. On 10th August 2012, the company had 21 nuclear reactors in operation at seven locations, a total installed capacity of 6780 MWe.
TNPSC Result 2019 | TNPSC Group 1 Mains Result 2019 @ tnpsc.gov.in – Applicants those who have appeared for the TNPSC Combined Civil Service Group 1 & Group 4 Examination are waiting for the TNPSC Result 2019. The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission will soon declare the Tamil Nadu PSC Group 1 Result 2019 in December 2019 (Tentatively) at the official website i.e, tnpsc.gov.in. Along with the TNPSC Results, applicants can get the Cut off Marks, Merit List and other details from this page. Here we will be updating the latest result link and it will be activated at the time of Result announcement.
Latest Update: TNPSC Group 2 Oral Test Result 2019 Released on 30th November 2019. Candidates can check the Result from the below given direct link.
TNPSC Assistant Geologist, Geochemist Result 2019 – Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) authority conducted the TNPSC Assistant Geologist & Assistant Geochemist Exam on 5th May 2019 & OT Date 10th October 2019 to 29th October 2019. Candidates who have appeared for the examination can check the TNPSC Assistant Geologist Result 2019 on 25th November 2019. Candidates can download cut off marks and merit list from the Official Webpage. We have given the direct link to download the TNPSC Assistant Geologist, Assistant Geochemist Result 2019.
TNPSC Assistant Geologist, Geochemist Result 2019
TNPSC Assistant Geologist, Assistant Geochemist Result 2019 @ tnpsc.gov.in
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TNPSC CDPO, Assistant Director Result 2019 @ tnpsc.gov.in – Candidates who have attended the TNPSC Child Development Project Officer (CDPO), Assistant Director Exam 2019 on 16th & 17th November 2019 can check the TNPSC CDPO, Assistant Director Result 2019 from this article. The TNPSC CDPO Result 2019 will be released by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNSPC) officials in the last week of December 2019 (Tentatively).
TNPSC CDPO, Assistant Director Result 2019
TNPSC CDPO Result 2019 @ tnpsc.gov.in
Description
Details
Organization Name
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
Post Name
Child Development Project Officer (CDPO), Assistant Director
TNPSC CDPO, Assistant Director Result 2019 – Click Here
TNPSC Junior Scientific Officer Result 2019 – Candidates who have attended the TNPSC Junior Scientific Officer Exam 2019 on 30th June 2019 can check the TNPSC JSO Result 2019 from this article. The TNPSC Junior Scientific Officer Result 2019 will be released by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNSPC) officials in the month of December 2019 (Tentatively). Applicants can check the details of TNPSC JSO Cut Off Marks 2019 and the TNPSC JSO Merit List 2019 from the sections below.
TNPSC Junior Scientific Officer Result 2019
TNPSC Junior Scientific Officer Result 2019 | Cut Off Marks & Merit List
TNPSC Junior Scientific Officer Result 2019 – Click Here
TNPSC Group 4 Result 2019 – All the applicants those who have appeared for the TNPSC Group 4 Examination can check and download your result from this page. We will be updating the Tamil Nadu Combined Civil Service Group 4 Result 2019 from the below table. Applicants can check Tamil Nadu PSC Cut off Marks & Progress Report and a lot more from here. Aspirants who appeared for the TNPSC Combined Civil Service Group 4 Mains Examination can keep track of this page to get your results easily. Here we will update the latest TNPSC Group 4 Result link and applicants can get the direct link from the below table.
TNPSC Group 4 Result 2019
TNPSC Group 4 Updates | Check Combined Civil Services Cut off Marks, Merit List
Description
Details
Organization Name
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
Post Name
Combined Civil Services Exam IV (Village Administrative Officer, Junior Assistant (Non – Security), Junior Assistant (Security), Bill Collector Grade I, Field Surveyor, Draftsman, Typist, Steno-Typist (Grade – III))
TNPSC Group 2 Result 2019 Declared @ tnpsc.gov.in: Candidates who appeared for the Tamil Nadu PSC Mains Written Exam on 23rd February 2019 can check this article. Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission released the TNPSC CCSE Group 2 Result 2019 for the written exam on 23rd October 2019. And Oral Test conducted from 6th to 30th November 2019. For this Oral Test official announced the Result on 30th November 2019. At the below of this page, we have given a link to check the Result.
TNPSC CCSE Group 2 Oral Test Result 2019 – Click Here TNPSC Group 2 Mains Result 2019 – Click Here
TNPSC Group 1 Result 2019 – All the applicants those who have appeared for the TNPSC Group 1 Examination can check and download your result from this page. We will be updating the Tamil Nadu Combined Civil Service Group 1 Result 2019 from the below table. Applicants can check Tamil Nadu PSC Cut off Marks & Progress Report and a lot more from here. Aspirants who appeared for the TNPSC Combined Civil Service Group 1 Mains Examination can keep track of this page to get your results easily. Here we will update the latest TNPSC Group 1 Result link and applicants can get the direct link from the below table.
TNPSC Group 1 Result 2019
தமிà®´்நாடு பொது சேவை ஆணையம் Group 1 Result 2019 | TNPSC Cut off, Merit List
Description
Details
Organization Name
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
Post Name
Group I (Deputy Collector, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies, District Registrar, Assistant Director of Rural Development, District Employment Officer, District Officer)
Aspirants those who applied for the TNPSC Posts and appeared for the Examination should have the Admit card with them to check the Results. Because Applicants should enter the Registration number to get the TNPSC Group 1 Result 2019. All the candidates can download your Admit Card from the following link. Candidates can get a clear view of the TNPSC CCSE Group 1 Exam from the above Overview Table. Here we have provided some steps to download Tamil Nadu Combined Civil Service Group 1 Result 2019.
The applicants should concentrate on the TNPSC Gropu 1 Cut off marks because the posts will be filled based on the Cut off marks. All the candidates will write the exam but concentrating on the Cut off marks is an important role in the Examination. For these reasons, we have provided the TNPSC Group 1 Syllabus 2019 from our website. Also, applicants should prepare according to the Syllabus and Pattern. Moreover, willing aspirants should have practice with Previous Year question papers. So that candidates can get the Even Cut off marks from all the sections.
TNPSC Group 1 Merit List 2019
Applicants will get the TNPSC Group 1 Merit List 2019 based on the Written Examination Marks. Along with the Tamil Nadu PSC Group 1 Result 2019, officials will decide and release the Merit list. All the candidates can get the TNPSC Group 1 Merit List from the official website tnpsc.gov.in results. Applicants who have appeared for the TNPSC Mains Examination can wait for few days to get your results and Merit list.
How to check TNPSC Group 1 Result 2019
Applicants should click on the official website i.e, tnpsc.gov.in
In the main page click on the Latest results tab
A new page will open, in that applicants can view the TNPSC Group 1 Result link‘
Click on the Results link and enter the required details
Check your results and download the result for further reference.
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MUMBAI: Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that he didn't appreciate Vodafone Group's comments about pulling out from India unless given relief on adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues, saying no one can 'dictate terms' to India."I don't appreciate this kind of statement. Very firmly and very clearly. We have given all the opening for doing business but no one should dictate terms on us. India is a sovereign country...," said Prasad at the Times Network India Economic Conclave 2019 on Monday . In November, Vodafone Group's CEO Nick Read had highlighted the stress in the sector post Supreme Court's verdict on AGR dues and said that the UK arm will not infuse any further equity and may eject without relief. He had later said he was misquoted. But in another event earlier this month, Vodafone Idea's chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said that without sufficient relief, the telco will have to shut down .The telecom minister assured on Monday that a monopoly was not on agenda and state-run BSNL and MTNL were important assets as well."We don't countenance any monopoly nor we will. BSNL and MTNL are strategic assets...Therefore we owe it...For a fair competition a strategic PSU must remain in the field," Prasad said . The government so far has given a two year spectrum moratorium and will await the call of the top court on review petitions filed by players like VIL and Bharti Airtel on the AGR verdict. The apex court had in October widened the definition of AGR to include non-core items, leaving the two telcos facing dues of over Rs 89,000 crore which needs to be paid by January end."We have done our best for the private sector. They wanted two things which we have done namely- from 10 installment from spectrum charge we have extended to 16 and all the spectrum installment from 2021-22 and other two years have been now completely put on hold giving them a cool benefit of Rs 42,000 crores," added Prasad. The minister said PSUs who are impacted by AGR verdict have submitted a representation, which is being examined by the government.In another session during the event, Piyush Goyal too commented on the telecom sector that is reeling under a debt of Rs 7 lakh crore and has stoked the fear of further shrinking from a three private player market to a two player only. "Government also acquired stress. Railtel will have to shell out some 80 odd crores, BSNL has a stress, I am told GAIL has a big problem. These will have to be sorted out in consultation with the honourable supreme court. Government proactively or suo moto cannot take an action on this but I assure you we are in continuous dialogue," said Goyal. The telecom and IT minister also fielded questions on data privacy. " The SC has held privacy to be a fundamental right but they have also stated that a terrorist or a corrupt person do not have any privacy," said Prasad .The government said it needs to maintain the balance between privacy and security where both are of paramount importance . "I am trying to highlight is that the rights/privacy of individual is paramount and also of the government's obligation to maintain safety, security and fair investigation," he added . The minister noted that data must be available for policymaker to frame the policy but that data must be anonymised data.When asked about justice B N Srikrishna's comments that the data protection bill tabled in Parliament, that exempts its agencies from some or all provisions into an "Orwellian State"; Prasad defended saying he will discuss fine prints with one of the key drafters of the bill. "He will be able to understand that we have followed in principal what he had recommended," said Prasad , but added " freedom of speech is subject to reasonable restriction for the safety, security of India. The most pristine freedom is not unlimited". The telecom minister highlighted the controversy around global digital firms and their tussle with the government on data security and localisation . "I don't want to prejudice their case except to gently remind these global companies, India has the biggest global presence of Facebook, welcome, India has the biggest global presence of Whatsapp, welcome, Twitter etc. All welcome. India is a free democratic country, you all are welcome to do business in India but do it fairly in accordance with law," he said.
Mumbai: International rating agency Moody's Investor Service has said fiscal measures including corporate tax cut, farmer income support and the monetary policy easing, taken by the Indian government and central bank, will have a limited effect in stimulating consumption demand. The agency slashed its forecast for the country's FY20 growth rate to 4.9%, down from a previous downgrade to 5.8% and cautioned that slower growth dims prospects for significant fiscal consolidation, which will weigh on the sovereign's credit profile.It also cut its FY21 forecast for the country's growth rate to 6.3% from 6.6%. "What was once an investment-led slowdown has now broadened into weakening consumption, driven by financial stress among rural households on the back of stagnating agricultural wage growth and constrained productivity, as well as weak job creation due to rigid land and labour laws," said Deborah Tan, a Moody's assistant vice-president and analyst. Household consumption has been the backbone of India's growth, making up about 57% of GDP in FY2018-19. 72809541 Tax cuts, combined with lower nominal GDP growth, have dampened the outlook for fiscal consolidation and have increased the risk that debt may not stabilise – let alone decline, it said. However, the agency said, the probability of a significant and rapid deterioration in fiscal strength remains low, given the composition of government debt and the ability to withstand financing shocks. The major factors responsible for weakening economic growth were rural financial stress, low job creation and liquidity constraints, Moody's said in a report. It noted that the credit crunch among non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), the major providers of retail loans in recent years, has "exacerbated" this slowdown. "While the income shock to households has been unfolding over several years, it was not visible on headline growth as long as households could borrow from NBFIs. With the materialisation of a credit supply shock, we now see the impact of these twin shocks on growth," Tan added. Moody's expects measures to stimulate domestic demand – including income support for farmers and low-income households, monetary policy easing and a broad corporate tax cut – will be limited in offsetting this slowdown."Although a modest recovery is expected for next year, supported partly by spillovers from policy stimulus, economic growth will be weaker than in recent years, which will have negative credit implications for Indian issuers in a range of sectors," it noted. In automotive, weak demand and tight liquidity will constrain automakers' earnings. Moreover, slower economic growth over the last few quarters will also reduce debt servicing capabilities of households, which in turn will weaken the asset quality of retail loans across all segments, it said.
New Delhi: Online sales in India accounted for 1.6% of total retail sales, with intra-regional trade in South Asia remaining low, the World Bank said on Monday. "While it has grown substantially in recent years, ecommerce in the region is still very small. Even in India, online sales as a percentage of total retail sales were only 1.6%, versus over 15% for China and around 14% globally," said its report, 'Unleashing E-commerce for South Asian Integration.' Indian firms, which tend to be more digitised and heavily concentrated in service sectors, tended to highlight regulatory issues - such as tax rules, legal liability laws and data piracy challenges - as the top challenges to ecommerce, it said.The World Bank said a survey of more than 2,200 firms showed that most of the cross border e-commerce was conducted with extra-regional partners, such as China, the UK and the US. Referring to various studies, it said mobile phones, electronic and computer accessories, clothing, footwear, fashion accessories and consumer durables were most traded in India. The bank said that while Indians and Pakistanis transact online significantly, the likes of Bangladesh and Nepal fare worse than many African countries on most ecommerce indicators. In addition, the pervasive lack of trust between countries in the region hurts trade.72811357 Firm choice is distorted by existing regulations in South Asia. For example, in countries such as India and Sri Lanka, foreign multi-brand retailers cannot have their own inventory, and international giants like Amazon, Flipkart and Daraz must only operate as pure marketplaces. Cross-border ecommerce faces many hurdles, according to the study. "This may have consequences for market access for small firms with limited digital and logistical skills because it reduces the options available to these small retailers and producers," it said.
Washington: Boeing said Monday it would temporarily suspend production of its globally grounded 737 MAX jets next month as safety regulators delay the aircraft's return to the skies after two crashes. The decision confirmed investor fears that the company's recovery from the crisis is dragging on longer and creating more uncertainty for Boeing than executives anticipated. Boeing's travails since March have weighed on the US economy, holding down American manufacturing output, trade and sales of durable goods while damaging the company's performance on Wall Street's benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average. In a statement, the company said it would continue to pay its workers despite the temporary production stoppage, but the decision immediately raised questions for the future of parts suppliers that contribute to the jets' manufacture. "We have previously stated that we would continually evaluate our production plans should the MAX grounding continue longer than we expected," the company said in a statement. "As a result of this ongoing evaluation, we have decided to prioritize the delivery of stored aircraft and temporarily suspend production on the 737 program beginning next month." The company said it would focus on delivering 400 jets it has kept in storage. Though the jets have been grounded worldwide since March following deadly crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, which left 346 people dead, Boeing had continued to produce 40 of the planes per month at a Renton, Washington facility. - Shares tumble on Wall Street - Last week, US aviation regulators issued the company an unusually sharp rebuke, accusing it of pursuing an "unrealistic" timeline for the MAX's return to service and of making public statements intended to put pressure on federal authorities. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it could not approve the jets' return to service before 2020, even though Boeing had long said it planned to get officials' green light before the end of this year. Boeing and the FAA have been under intense scrutiny for their responses to issues with the aircraft, including the flight-handling system involved in both accidents, the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, or MCAS. "Boeing seems to have finally come to terms with the new reality that international safety regulators will not be bent to their whim, and the process of returning these planes to service is not as simple as a quick software fix," Senator Richard Blumenthal said in a statement. Analysts say Boeing's prospects will remain clouded until Boeing can get the all-clear for the MAX to fly again. "As we have throughout the 737 MAX grounding, we will keep our customers, employees and supply chain top of mind as we continue to assess appropriate actions," the company said, adding that it will disclose financial information tied to the suspension when it releases quarterly results late next month. Major air carriers that had purchased 737 MAX jets have repeatedly pushed back the dates on which they anticipate a return to service. Southwest said Thursday it had reached a confidential agreement with Boeing partially compensating the airline for costs related to the grounding of the jets. Nevertheless, the manufacturer in November unveiled an updated version of the jet, the 737 MAX 10. Shares in Boeing fall 4.3 percent as investors anticipated Monday's decision. They were down another 0.4 percent in after-hours trading at 2300 GMT.
BHUBANESWAR: A dispute over the allocation of the Saruabil chrome mine in Odisha is delaying the formal declaration of the winner of the recent auction for its mining rights.TS Alloys, a subsidiary of Tata Steel, emerged the highest bidder for the mine, offering to pay 88.5% of the sale value of the mineral to the state for rights to the chrome deposit.Misrilall Mine, which has been mining it for the past 65 years, had approached the Orissa High Court against denial of a licence extension to it. The court asked the state government to consider Misrilall Mine's plea, as well as allow it to match the highest bid in the auction to be able to retain the mine.The Odisha government may now have to explain why it did not extend Misrilall Mine's licence, considering it as a captive mine when it extended Tata Steel's Joda East iron ore lease until March 2030.In response to ET's queries over the matter, Tata Steel said: "With reference to your query on the allocation of Saruabil/Mishrilal chromite mines, we wish to state that Tata Steel as a responsible corporate has always complied with the government norms and respects the defined statutes. The matter being sub-judice currently, we would not like to make any further comments in the matter."Saruabil was among the first operating chrome mining leases to be auctioned, marking India's transition to licences that can only be won through competitive bidding. Leases of more than 300 mines will lapse on next March 31 as per a 2015 amendment to the law that brought this change. While the amendment allowed extension of merchant leases until 2020, leases under the "captive" category were extended until 2030. The term "captive purpose" may have been inserted into the Act for the first time by way of this amendment, say legal experts.Misrilall Mine's contention is that as per a 1997 renewal of the licence, it was a captive mine and so the permit should have been extended until 2030, as was the case with Tata Steel's Joda iron ore mine. Instead, it was extended only until next March in what, it alleged, was an "arbitrary and discriminatory" decision.The company first moved the Revision Authority against denial of the licence extension, following which the state government dismissed its plea. The high court, finding this to be a "non-reasoned order", put the government decision in abeyance and asked the state to give Misrilall Mine a hearing and dispose of the matter with a "reasoned" order."In the meantime, it will be open for the petitioner to apply for the tender pursuant to the notice dates 31 July 2019 and if he is prepared to match the highest tender amount, he may be given preference, since he is holding the mines and he has claimed extension of the mining lease under section 8A(5) of the MMDR Act, 1957," said in the October 21 order.Misrilall Jain, who owned the mining company, had been granted mining rights for 20 years to 610 acres in the chrome-rich Sukinda district of Odisha in May 1954. The lease was renewed for another 20 years in August 1974. In 1993, when the company applied for yet another renewal, the government demanded that it set up a chrome or ferro alloy industry in the state.Misrilall Mine, in the petition that ET has seen, claimed that it has set up two plants with 15,000 tonnes and 7,500 tonnes capacity, employing more than 900 people. In 2015, when supplementary lease deeds were signed, the company applied to be considered as a captive player. The lease, however, was treated as a merchant one and extended only until 2020. Misrilall Mine's petition claimed that it made several written submissions to the state government complaining of this, and agreed to the extension to 2020 only under protest.Jain's contention in the high court was that the government's changed position attracted the doctrine of 'promissory estoppel' and doctrine of legitimate expectation, since the company had stood by its end of the bargain.Legal and mining experts ET spoke to said captive purpose or captive consumption wasn't defined in the Act. There was no mention of the same in Tata Steel's lease of the 1,657 acres (671 ha) Joda iron ore mine, nor in the extension of lease signed April 18, 2015. ET has seen copies of both.The Odisha government contends the entire text of the lease is to be read with terms and conditions of the lease. "There is no mention of 'captive' in the lease deed. But the lease had been treated as captive because the material has only been used at its plants and for its own consumption. The lease conditions have always been thus monitored and maintained," said the state's director of mines, Deepak Mohanty.The original Joda East lease was signed in the 1950s, and there are no terms of lease term, or any other document available with the department that specifies captive use, said an official asking not to be named. Neither is there any provision in the Act prescribing that the entire mineral be only used for captive purposes.Misrilall Mines contends that like the company, Tata Steel had also sold iron ore to third party players and even exported from the particular mine in the past.
NEW DELHI: Whirlpool of India Managing Director Sunil D'Souza has resigned from the company and would be replaced by Vishal Bhola, the consumer durable maker said on Monday. The board of the company, in a meeting held on Monday, accepted the "resignation of Sunil D'Souza, Managing Director of the company who has decided to pursue interests outside of the company", Whirlpool of India said in a regulatory filing. D'Souza's resignation will be effective from April 3, 2020, it added further. D'Souza led the company for the past four-and-a-half years, "Further, the board of directors wish to inform that Mr. Vishal Bhola will be joining the company with effect from January 1, 2020 and will succeed Sunil D'Souza as Managing Director of the company," it said, adding that his appointment will be subject to completion of necessary regulatory formalities and approvals. Bhola has over 20 years of experience in the consumer goods industry. Earlier, he held the position of Global Vice President, Water at Unilever.
ET Intelligence Group: The appetite for Indian equities is growing among investors from the middle-weight developed economics such as Norway, Iceland, Canada, and the Netherlands. The assets under management (AUM) of investors in these countries grew by 15-27 per cent in India since the beginning of the current year. The total AUM by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) grew 11 per cent in India, according to data from NSDL. The FPIs' total AUM was $423 billion at the end of November 2019. In 2019 so far, they have invested $13.3 billion in Indian equities, the highest in the past five years.Norway's AUM growth in India was the highest at 27 per cent to Rs 69,278 crore in the first 11 months of the current year. The Scandinavian nation constitutes 2.3 per cent of the total FPI exposure. It invests in Indian equities through the government pension fund, the world's largest sovereign fund and Norges Bank. These two funds have invested 1 per cent and 0.5 per cent of their equity assets in India, according to Bloomberg. The share of the middle-weight developed nations in the AUM of FPIs in India was 10 per cent in November 2019, a gain of 400 basis points in the past two years. This has partially offset the declining AUM from Mauritius.The share of AUM of Mauritius domiciled nations dropped to 13.1 per cent in November 2019 from almost 20 per cent three years ago. 72808400
BNP Paribas has replaced Reliance Industries, IndusInd Bank and Marico with Infosys, HDFC and Bharti Airtel in its Asia ex-Japan model portfolio, citing the expensive valuations of the former set of stocks.BNP expects the Sensex to reach 44,500 in 2020 – a potential upside of 13 per cent for the benchmark. The French fund house has maintained its overweight stance on China, India and Thailand, while upgrading South Korea to overweight from underweight and downgrading Indonesia from overweight to neutral.After a 41 per cent rally over the past four months as against 9 per cent gains by the Sensex, RIL is reaching BNP's price target. A likely moderation in refining margins could halt the stock's rise while Indian IT, on the other hand, could benefit from reviving business spending in the US, said BNP Paribas.Infosys is the cheapest among the large-cap Indian IT companies, it added.The brokerage prefers HDFC to IndusInd Bank. The latter's share price, after a 16 per cent rally over the past two months, appears to have factored in the loan and fee income growth, but investor concerns about asset quality seem to be mounting, according to BNP.BNP prefers HDFC given its steady loan growth, strong capital position, stable net interest margins (NIMs), and a relatively stable asset quality. Its major subsidiaries – bank, life insurance and AMC - also continue to do well. Furthermore, it is the best way to play a potential revival of the Indian real estate market, BNP said.After the recent 30-40 per cent tariff increases by Indian telecom companies, BNP believes Bharti Airtel could be the biggest beneficiary of market share gains. On the other hand, telecom tariff increases could impinge on spending power of Indian consumers, especially in the semi-urban areas, according to BNP. For Marico, benefits of lower raw material costs should start tapering as crude is stabilising and palm oil costs have spiked, the brokerage added.
Bengaluru: India's technology sector will increase its hiring by nearly 10% in the next financial year, according to recruitment professionals tracking the sustained uptick in entry-level jobs across the industry. This includes hiring by the in-house technology centres of global corporations as well as the country's software exporters.The $177 billion information technology and business process management sector will close FY20 having hired nearly 180,000 and is forecast to hire 200,000 engineers and graduates in the next financial year, industry experts said. 72804610 "The hiring growth, fuelled by (recruitment) of people with 1-5 years' experience will remain steady (with) major contributions from the India-based technology units of multinational companies," Kamal Karanth, co-founder, Xpheno, a Bengaluru-based staffing agency, told ET. He said hiring will primarily be led by both existing and new technology centres of global companies.In the past 12-18 months, nearly 30 such captives have set up shop in India through re-badging contracts with technology services companies, according to Xpheno estimates. In a re-badging exercise, the IT services vendor takes over a particular business unit and its employees from a client."India offers a variety of highly-skilled professionals and this is one of the major reasons why our hiring at the captive will continue to grow over the next two to three years here," said a senior executive at the India-based technology centre of a European investment bank."Others in the sector are also hiring in good numbers. For some, consolidation of offices to emerging markets like India is resulting in massive hiring," he added.Meanwhile India's top five IT services companies – Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, HCL Technologies, Wipro and Tech Mahindra — are expected to account for more than 40% of the industry's total recruitment in fiscal 2021."We feel confident and there should be some growth (next fiscal) in our hiring number," said Krishnamoorthy Shankar, group head for human resources at Infosys, without divulging exact numbers.Net Headcount may Not Grow MuchTCS, HCL Technologies, Wipro, and Tech Mahindra did not respond to detailed queries sent by ET.Last month, ET reported that the top five software services providers hired more than 64,442 employees in the first six months of this fiscal, compared with 54,642 people during the same period last year. TCS alone has made 30,000 on-campus offers this year.Industry experts reckon increased technology spending, especially in the digital space, will further boost growth in hiring next year.Sangeeta Gupta, chief strategy officer at industry lobby Nasscom, said "there is an increased need for tech jobs and though (there will) be a lag initially, second half of the year (2021) could be better".However, the increased hiring is unlikely to reflect in higher headcount within IT services companies that are going through a sustained phase of both voluntary and involuntary attrition among mid-level employees.Wipro's chief human resources officer Saurabh Govil, told ET in a recent interview, that there is no growth for middle managers who are unable to reskill in digital technology. "We are continuously working towards reskilling the middle management bulge. If they are not successful in moving to digital, some of them are asked to move on or not given salary growth," he said.Xpheno's Karanth said mid-to-senior level employees, those with more than 15 years of experience, will find it difficult to remain at their posts within major tech services companies unless they change fast. "There is a bloodshed happening across mid-level roles and hence the net headcount of the tech services companies are not going to grow much. But these people will find jobs in captives," he said.
Police action in Jamia: As students protest across country, PM Modi warns against 'vested interests' Modi's comments came the day after he accused the Congress and its allies of fuelling the unrest over the issue, and claimed that those "spreading the fire" could be "identified by their clothes".
Do not hike rates, curb evasion: West Bengal FM urges govt Tax officials have estimated that the annual GST fraud could be as high as Rs. 90,000 crore with circular trading and fake invoices being the usual modus operandi.
GST compensation: Under fire, Centre releases Rs 35,298 crore to states After a delay of over two months, the Centre on Monday released Rs. 35,298 crore as GST compensation to the states for the August-September period.
Tepid response, but finance ministry not looking to extend dispute resolution scheme With the year-end deadline for the scheme looming, only 55,693 applications with tax dispute amounting to Rs. 29,557.3 crore have come to the tax department.
Brookfield to invest Rs 25,215 crore in RIL's telecom tower assets Reliance Jio lnfratel has a current portfolio of approximately 130,000 communication towers that forms the infrastructure backbone of Reliance Jio Infocomm's telecommunication network.
BPSL CoC moves SC for clarity on primacy of IBC over other laws The plea comes in the wake of the ED provisionally attaching the assets of BPSL and the NCLAT staying the implementation of JSW Steel's resolution plan.
Texmaco Rail moves NCLAT against NCLT order on unit Texmaco Rail said the Kolkata bench of the NCLT has admitted an insolvency petition of Veekay General lndustries, an operational creditor of erstwhile Bright Power, under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
Adani Green raises $362.5 million from green bonds to refinance debt Adani Group's renewable energy arm — Adani Green Energy (AGEL)—raised $362.5 million from the dollar bond market and has earmarked the proceeds for refinancing debt, among other uses.
SC allows Malvinder Singh to withdraw 50% of pension from attached account The Supreme Court on Monday allowed former Fortis promoter Malvinder Mohan Singh to withdraw 50% of his pension from his attached bank account.
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