The chess grandmaster whose success was too good to be true, the con artist who turned to true crime writing and more of this week's best scam and hoax stories.
Fulton & Roark practically invented solid cologne--the premium alternative to traditional sprays. Now you can try all 8 fragrances for just $16. Plus, each sample pack comes with a $16 credit for your next purchase.
There were no reports of milkshakes bringing any boys to the yard, but a fracas at a Florida Five Guys did bring cops to the restaurant — and five guys were arrested.
A little more than two years ago, Andy Ngo was more or less a nobody: a 30-year-old multimedia editor for the student paper of Portland State University.
After a few high-profile incidents surrounding former host Jemele Hill, ESPN has attempted to remove political content from its content. Dan Le Batard just blew that up.
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"515g of solid brass. Two halves that can be twisted and a slightly noticeable noise that comes from the inside. The first puzzle I couldn't solve in a live solve video!"
The sculpture of red-and-black hands shooting a spiderweb near the Lincoln Children's Zoo offended a Lincoln woman so much she wrote to Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird demanding city action.
Having stepped ashore in Florida, on July 19, 1969 — the day before the moon landing — John Fairfax became the first solo oarsman in recorded history to cross an ocean.
The Pepsi marketing team had not gone a step too far and started branding underwater creatures; rather, it was just another example of how we humans are making our mark on the ocean through the rubbish we throw away.
"Everything being done in a magic show has to be in some plausible [... but in movies] you have what's called the 'too perfect' concept if a trick is so perfect there's only one way to do it well."
The guy who whipped up a frenzy over Area 51 has finally revealed himself, and he's a little freaked out that his alien-inspired joke has spun insanely out of control.
The original sponsor behind this video pulled out because they "didn't like it" and all we can say is that they were very wrong and this is a piece of art.
There aren't many people alive who witnessed Chappaquiddick firsthand. Those who did recall how Ted Kennedy escaped punishment — and how Mary Jo Kopechne's story was overshadowed.
Edose Ibadin refused to consider himself a professional runner. Even as he ran at the highest levels and raced against future Olympians, he responded with "semi-pro" or "post-college runner" when anyone would ask what he did.
Nearly two decades after it was opened to house terrorism suspects and enemy fighters picked up on the battlefield of Afghanistan, the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, remains shrouded in mystery.
Constituents gathered at Minneapolis-Saint Paul airport to cheer the Somali-born 5th district representative on in the wake of a week of attacks from the President that culminated in ugly chants of "send her back" from the audience at a North Carolina rally.
Three artists and a pair of curators came together at The New York Times to attempt to make a list of the era's essential artworks. Here's their conversation.
As Engineering Explained's Jason Fenske notes, the fault lies less with Tesla here and more with the car industry's new affinity for low profile tires. They look cool, and that's about it.
The major tech companies have been exploiting "on background" with us journalists for too long — it's become a scourge, and it's time to unite to destroy it.
How a freelance writer sowed doubts about the Apollo mission — now 50 years old — laying the groundwork for 9/11 truthers, birtherism, Pizzagate and QAnon.
The New York City subway system is both a marvel — in terms of the sheer amount of connectivity it offers in a huge city — and a disaster — in terms of the deterioration of the infrastructure itself.
AREA 51 has hit headlines again this week after a prank Facebook page encouraging alien hunters to storm the base en masse garnered more than 1.5million confirmed attendees.
The aim is to uncover whatever secrets are hidden there – but Area 51 is just a drop in the ocean when it comes to mysterious US bases.
Dozens of secretive facilities are dotted across the globe, and we've put together some of the strangest below.
More than a million people have signed up to "Storm Area 51" in September as a joke.
The gag Facebook event has attracted real-world enthusiasts who are planning to visit the secretive base at Nevada Test and Training Range, undeterred by even a warning from the US Air Force itself.
But the military might be the least of their concerns.
* Pentagon will deploy 500 U.S. troops to an air base east of Riyadh * Upgrading airstrip to support stealth F-22 Raptor jets and other aircraft * Move is a counterweight to new aggression from Iran, which says it seized a 'foreign tanker' in the Gulf * Satellite photos show troop and equipment moving to the Prince Sultan Air Base
The Trump administration is planning to send 500 U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia to bolster the kingdom's defenses against Iran.
CNN reported Thursday that the Prince Sultan Air Base, in a desert east of Riyadh, will get a Patriot missile battery and an upgraded airfield runway. A small number of troops and support staff are already there.
The Pentagon intends to fly stealth F-22 Raptor jets and other aircraft from the base. Its remote location is thought to be difficult for Iranian missiles to strike.
The new deployment is one part of a 1,000-troop boost that the administration announced last month. Congress reportedly got a heads-up about the troops and will have more formal notification next week.
#UPDATE Ministers from G7 top economies have reached consensus on steps towards an accord on taxing digital giants, an issue that has divided the United States and its allies Britain and Francehttps://t.co/0ocItEe0hD
As far back as 2013, China's macro-economic data has been 'questionably' smoothed at best, and outright fake at worst. Whether it is trade data ("never been faker" than in 2016) or aggregate production (2018's massive GDP distortions), as economist Nouriel Roubini once asserted, China just makes its numbers up.
And, as we pointed out earlier this week, this month was no exception, when following China GDP's dramatic slowing to just 6.2% YoY - the slowest since record began - there was a delightful surprise to appease those who are wondering whether record credit injections and more easing measures than during the financial crisis had any effect at all. To wit, China retail sales and industrial production rebounded handsomely with the former spiking 9.8% YoY - the most since March 2018.
WNU Editor: Some of my best contacts in China are in the construction industry, and they have been telling me since the beginning of this year that they have not seen business as bad as it is now. Does this mean that the Chinese housing bubble has burst? My gut is telling me yes. There is also one thing that I am very sure about, and that is President Trump and his trade negotiators are probably well aware of this, and are using this data as leverage against the Chinese.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the country's frontline with Russia-backed militants in the eastern Luhansk region in this photo taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press service on May 27, 2019. Photo by AFP
Russia, Ukraine and Europe's top security body have announced an "indefinite" ceasefire in eastern Ukraine that analysts hail as a substantial step toward ending the five-year conflict.
The war between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine's Donbass region has killed 13,000 people since it broke out in 2014. Sporadic fighting went on despite a ceasefire agreement signed in 2015.
The sides have agreed to lay down arms starting midnight this Sunday, July 21, Russia, Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) — which collectively make up the Trilateral Contact Group — announced in a statement, with the participation of representatives of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
The agreement includes a ban on forward movements and reconnaissance activities, firing and a ban on the placement of heavy weapons near populated areas, among other measures.
WNU Editor: The ceasefire is to take effect on Sunday, the same day on Ukraine's Parliamentary elections. This is not a coincidence. Will this ceasefire hold? I have my doubts.
FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a news conference after meeting European Council President Donald Tusk in Brussels, Belgium, June 5, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
KIEV (Reuters) - The party of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has extended its lead over other groups, according to polls published three days before parliamentary elections.
Zelenskiy, a TV comedian with no previous political experience, took the presidency in April on a platform of promising to crack down on corruption and lift living standards.
He is now hoping his Servant of the People party - named after the TV series in which he played a fictional, honest graft-fighting president - can give him control of parliament after Sunday's vote.
Surveys by the Razumkov center non-government think-tank and the pollster Reiting showed his party with the support of 40.2% and 41.8% of voters - up from the 36.5% and 37.3%, respectively, recorded by the same pollsters in late June and early July.
Teargas and rubber bullets used to disperse demonstration urging Ricardo Rosselló to quit
Thousands of protesters in Puerto Rico have clashed with riot police, as volleys of teargas and rubber bullets were used to disperse a mostly peaceful protest that descended into chaos just yards from the governor's residence in San Juan.
The capital has seen days of sustained protest following a leak of hundreds of pages of text messages, many including homophobic and misogynistic slurs, between the Puerto Rico governor, Ricardo Rosselló, and 11 members of his inner circle. A number of people in Rosselló's administration have quit after the leak, but the governor has refused to tender his resignation despite continuing violence on the streets.
On Thursday morning one of the largest protest collectives on the island issued an ultimatum for Rosselló's resignation by midnight on Sunday.
Foreign Minister Israel Katz and his Bahraini counterpart Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa (R) pose for a photograph at the State Department in Washington on July 17, 2019. (Courtesy)
Israel Katz and Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa pose for picture, discuss regional threats and bilateral ties; US envoy calls rare meeting 'tremendous progress'.
Foreign Minister Israel Katz met his Bahraini counterpart for talks on Iran in Washington and the two posed for a rare photograph, marking what Jerusalem said was a boost in ties with the Gulf nation.
The photo of Katz and Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, which was posted on Twitter Thursday by US Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt and later shared by Katz as well, was taken at a State Department event on religious freedom. It marked the rare instance in which a top Arab official is publicly documented meeting a senior Israeli figure.
No conversation about the world's massive political and economic changes since 2015 is complete without mentioning the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, developed by Lockheed Martin.
That became even clearer this week thanks to a somewhat cheeky statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in response to Iran's provocative moves in the Persian Gulf and other threats from Tehran. Standing in front of an F-35 jet parked at an Israeli Air Force base, Netanyahu barely held back a smile as he said that Israel can reach Iran, but Iran cannot reach Israel.
He didn't add the words "undetected by radar," but it was surely implied.
WNU Editor: I do not share the above author's confidence that the F-35 is a "game changer". The F-35 is still beset with problems, and for an Israeli F-35 to reach Iran it will need a large number of fuel tankers that can be easily spotted by radar. So much for stealth.
The Trump administration is in a box of its own making.
This week the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) convened at the request of the Trump administration to discuss Iran's nuclear activities. There is no action that, according to the IAEA's charter and terms of reference, can or should come out of this discussion. The IAEA's board is not the forum to discuss compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal. That is the role of a joint commission established by the JCPOA, but the United States has not been a part of that body ever since the administration reneged on U.S. obligations under the JCPOA and decided it didn't want anything to do with the agreement.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday that a U.S. Navy ship had "destroyed" an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after the aircraft threatened the vessel, but Iran said it had no information about losing a drone.
In the latest episode to stir tensions in the Gulf, U.S. President Donald Trump told an event at the White House that the drone had flown to within 1,000 yards (meters) of the USS Boxer and had ignored "multiple calls to stand down."
"This is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by Iran against vessels operating in international waters. The United States reserves the right to defend our personnel, facilities and interests," Trump said.
* Plan would allow enhanced, permanent nuclear inspections * Foreign minister: 'It's not about photo ops. We want substance'
Iran has offered a deal with the US in which it would formally and permanently accept enhanced inspections of its nuclear programme, in return for the permanent lifting of US sanctions.
The offer was made by the Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, on a visit to New York. But it is unlikely to be warmly received by the Trump administration, which is currently demanding Iran make a range of sweeping concessions, including cessation of uranium enrichment and support for proxies and allies in the region.
Zarif insisted, however, that his offer was "a substantial move".
"It's not about photo ops. We are interested in substance," he told reporters at the Iranian mission to the UN in New York on Thursday. "There are other substantial moves that can be made."
WNU Editor: The limitation of nuclear inspections, specifically not being permitted to inspect Iranian military sites suspected of conducting nuclear weapons work, was the #1 problem with the original nuclear deal. Trust but verify are the cornerstones for any nuclear weapons agreement, why the U.S. choose to not push this under the Obama administration is beyond me. As for this new offer, Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif was not specific today on what does he mean about "formally and permanently accepting enhanced inspections of its nuclear program", but if military sites are still off-limits, this is not going to go anywhere. There was also no mention from the Iranian foreign minister on nuclear enrichment, Iran's missile program, nor it's military support of proxies and allies in the region.
I want to apprise everyone of an incident in the Strait of Hormuz today, involving #USSBoxer, a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship. The BOXER took defensive action against an Iranian drone.... pic.twitter.com/Zql6nAUGxF
* USS Boxer was traveling through the Strait of Hormuz when an Iranian drone closed on its position in international waters * U.S. Navy communicated warnings and then brought the drone down after it came within 1,000 yards * Trump calls it 'provocative and hostile' act and says 'the drone was immediately destroyed' * Defense Department official said electronic signal-jamming was employed * U.S. is increasingly concerned about Iran using off-the-shelf commercial drone hardware to conduct maritime surveillance and attacks * The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, and then to the open ocean * About one-fifth of the oil on the world's markets is shipped through it
President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. Navy has destroyed a drone controlled by Iran, calling the unmanned vehicle's approach of an American ship a 'provocative and hostile' act.
The conflict came in the Strait of Hormuz, the only shipping lane between the Persian Gulf and the open ocean. About one-fifth of the world's oil passes through it.
Trump said at the White House that the USS Boxer, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, 'took defensive action' after the drone strayed to within 1,000 yards.
'The drone was immediately destroyed,' he said, after its operators ignored 'multiple calls to stand down.'
Barak admitted that the pictures are indeed of him, blaming his bizarre attire on being cold, the 77-year-old claims that he has 'never met Epstein in the company of women or young girls'
* In photos obtained by DailyMail.com, Ehud Barak is seen hiding his face as he entered Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan mansion in January 2016 * The 77-year-old, Israel's former prime minister, has long had business ties to Epstein, which current PM Benjamin Netanyahu's team is now trying to exploit * Barak was wearing a camo-style neck gaiter which he pulled high over his face almost to his glasses and later, he was wearing it as a hat * Barak admitted the photos are of him, blaming his bizarre attire on being cold, but claims he has 'never met Epstein in the company of women or young girls' * However, a bevy of young women were also seen going into the multi-millionaire's lavish home on the same day that married Barak was snapped * Epstein, 66, was arrested last week and charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy to traffic minors for sex
The ever-expanding probe into Jeffrey Epstein's pedophile ring is now threatening to derail the Israeli election as DailyMail.com has obtained exclusive pictures of one of Benjamin Netanyahu's main challengers hiding his face as he entered the convicted sex offender's Manhattan townhouse.
A bevy of young women were also seen going into the multi-millionaire's lavish seven-story home on the same day that Ehud Barak was snapped.
Barak, a former prime minister of Israel w now trying to make a comeback in Israeli politics, has long had business ties to Epstein, which Netanyahu's team are now trying to exploit.
And the pictures that DailyMail.com has obtained are certain to add fuel to the fire, as Barak claims he has 'never met Epstein in the company of women or young girls.'
The State Department said it has issued sanctions to four top military leaders in Myanmar over what it called "gross human rights violations" during the "ethnic cleansing" of the Rohingya Muslim minority.
Targets of the sanctions include the military's commander in chief Min Aung Hlaing, his deputy Soe Win, Brig. Gen. Than Oo and Brig. Gen. Aung Aung. The sanctions, which were announced by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday, mean the leaders and their immediate families are barred from entry into the United States.
Members of Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) carry their weapons as they shout slogans at their headquarters in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq July 2, 2019. Reuters
Vice President Mike Pence says Washington 'will not stand idly by while Iranian-backed militias spread terror'
The United States imposed sanctions on two leaders of Iran-backed militias in Iraq on Thursday, labelling them "perpetrators of serious human rights abuse and corruption," a move that stepped up its efforts against Iranian proxies in the country.
Speaking at a high-level US State Department conference on religious freedom, Vice President Mike Pence announced the new restrictions on the two figures from the powerful Popular Mobilisation Forces, an umbrella of Iraqi Shiite militias, and said that Washington would "not stand idly by" while they "spread terror".
The US Treasury Department announced the sanctions under the Magnitsky Act that targets human rights violators. The figures in question are two militia figures, Rayan Al Kildani and Waad Qado, as well as two former Iraqi governors, Nawfal Hammadi Al Sultan and Ahmed Al Jubouri.
An Iranian Shahed 171 drone dropping a bomb as part of a military exercise in the Gulf, in Iran, in this undated handout photo. Tasnim News Agency/Handout via REUTERS
GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The increased use of drones by Iran and its allies for surveillance and attacks across the Middle East is raising alarms in Washington.
The United States believes that Iran-linked militia in Iraq have recently increased their surveillance of American troops and bases in the country by using off-the-shelf, commercially available drones, U.S. officials say.
The disclosure comes at a time of heightened tensions with Iran and underscores the many ways in which Tehran and the forces it backs are increasingly relying on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in places like Yemen, Syria, the Strait of Hormuz and Iraq.
Beyond surveillance, Iranian drones can drop munitions and even carry out "a kamikaze flight where they load it up with explosives and fly it into something", according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Russia is ready to sell its super-maneuverable Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets to Turkey, head of the Russian state conglomerate Rostec said Thursday.
"If our Turkish colleagues express a desire, we are ready to work out the deliveries of the Su-35," Sergei Chemezov said.
The Russian offer comes a day after the United States announced it is removing Turkey from the F-35 stealth fighter program, following through on threats to do so over Ankara's purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense system.
The Foreign Ministry called on Washington to correct its decision, which it said would irreparably damage relations between the two countries.
The Su-35 is a fourth-generation supersonic fighter jet, which is a derivative of the Su-27 plane.
PENTAGON — The United States is officially removing Turkey from its F-35 stealth fighter jet program after Ankara accepted the Russian delivery of its S-400 missile defense system.
"Unfortunately, Turkey's decision to purchase Russian S-400 air defense systems renders its continued involvement with the F-35 impossible," the White House said in a statement Wednesday. "The F-35 cannot coexist with a Russian intelligence collection platform that will be used to learn about its advanced capabilities."
U.S. officials believe NATO ally Turkey's decision to use Russian advanced radar technology could compromise the alliance's military systems in the country. The S-400 could potentially be used to target NATO jets in Turkey, including the U.S.-made F-35, which is NATO's newest stealth fighter jet.
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday demanded Iran immediately release a vessel it seized in the Gulf and a U.S. military commander in the region said the United States would work "aggressively" to ensure free passage of vessels through the vital waterway.
Responding to an announcement by Iran's Revolutionary Guards that they had seized a foreign tanker smuggling fuel, the U.S. State Department insisted Iran had to free the ship and its crew and stop harassing vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz.
The Trump administration is reinforcing its controversial military relationship with Saudi Arabia by preparing to send hundreds of troops to the country amid increasing tensions with Iran.
Five-hundred troops are expected to go to the Prince Sultan Air Base, located in a desert area east of the Saudi capital of Riyadh, according to US two defense officials. A small number of troops and support personnel are already on site with initial preparations being made for a Patriot missile defense battery as well as runway and airfield improvements, the officials said.
The US has wanted to base troops there for some time because security assessments have shown Iranian missiles would have a difficult time targeting the remote area.
The MT Riah was last tracked in the Strait of Hormuz around 11pm Saturday before it suddenly slowed down, turned to face Iran, then stopped transmitting its location
* Iran has seized foreign tanker with 12 crew in the Gulf, state television reported * The report claims the tanker was smuggling Iranian fuel to foreign customers * Neither tanker nor the country from which the crew came from were identified * Revolutionary Guards said the impounded vessel was the same one it towed after it sent a distress call * Oil tanker based in UAE known as MT Riah disappeared off trackers in Iranian territorial waters on Saturday night * Comes as tensions mount between the US and Iran over unraveling nuclear deal
Iran has seized a foreign tanker with 12 crew smuggling fuel in the Gulf, state television quoted Iran's Revolutionary Guards as saying on Thursday.
The report says the tanker was smuggling fuel from Iranian smugglers to foreign customers and was intercepted south of Iran's Larak Island in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
'A foreign vessel smuggling one million litres of fuel in the Lark Island of the Persian Gulf has been seized,' the station said, adding that the ship was seized on Sunday.
The Revolutionary Guards said the impounded vessel was the same one it towed after it sent a distress call.
More than half of Mexican nationals are not sympathetic to migrants traveling through the country on their journey to the United States and support the deportation of unauthorized persons waiting to gain entry to America, according to a new study.
The study, conducted by the Washington Post and Mexican newspaper Reforma, found "more than 6 in 10 Mexicans say migrants are a burden on their country because they take jobs and benefits that should belong to Mexicans."
Additionally, more than half of the those same Mexican citizens are in favor of deporting migrants living in the country illegally.
A 41-year-old man shouting “you die!” ran into an anime studio in Kyoto and set it ablaze Thursday morning, killing 33 people and injuring 36 others.
Police said the man sprayed sprayed an unidentified liquid accelerant before starting the fire, according to the Associated Press.
The violent attack — one of the worst incidences of mass violence in Japan’s history — shocked the country, where violent crime is rare.
According to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, Japan has one of the world’s lowest murder rates at 0.2 per 100,000 people in 2017 (compared with 5.3 per 100,000 people in the U.S.).
But the country has a grisly record of violent rampages, and they appear to be becoming more common. Here’s a short history of mass violence in Japan.
Sarin gas on the Tokyo subway
In 1995, members of a Japanese religious cult released sarin gas in the Tokyo subway during rush hour. Twelve people died, and more than 6,000 people sought medical attention.
The same group killed eight people and harmed more than 200 the previous year, also using sarin gas, which was released into the air in a residential neighborhood near the homes of judges who were working on a court case involving the cult.
Aum Shinrikyo, the doomsday cult behind the attacks, was designated a terrorist organization by the State Department in 2010. Recent estimates suggest the group still has around 1,500 followers. Most of its current members live in Japan, but a few hundred can also be found in Russia.
The Osaka school massacre
Unemployed former janitor Mamoru Takuma, 37, entered an elementary school in Ikeda, Osaka prefecture on June 8, 2001 and began stabbing teachers and students. Eight children were killed, including seven girls in second grade and a boy in first grade. Thirteen other kids and two teachers were seriously injured. The attacker was subdued by a teacher and arrested.
The killer had been convicted of rape before the Osaka school attack. He had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and psychiatrists suspected that he had paranoid personality disorder. He was executed by hanging in September 2004.
The Akihabara ‘random attacker incident’
In June 2008, 25-year-old Tomohiro Kato drove a rented truck into a pedestrian area in Akihabara, a shopping district known for electronics and video games in Tokyo, before he jumped out of the vehicle and began stabbing onlookers, some of whom were helping other victims. He killed seven people and wounded 10.
During his trial, the attacker told the court that he had been bullied online.
Kato — who had posted messages about his intentions online before embarking on the attack — was sentenced to death.
Tokyo bus stabbings
In December 2010, Yuta Saito, a 27-year-old man, boarded a crowded bus outside the Toride Station in Tokyo’s Ibaraki prefecture and began stabbing passengers. He continued the attack on a second bus.
Fourteen people, 11 of whom were students at nearby schools were injured in the attack.
Stabbing at a care facility
In July 2016, a 26-year-old man named Satoshi Uematsu entered a disabled care center in Sagamihara, south of Tokyo, carrying a bag of knives and sharp tools and began attacking patients.
Nineteen people were killed, ranging in age from 18 to 70 years old.
The man was a former employee of the facility. He had been “involuntarily committed” to a hospital a few months prior to the attack for saying he wanted to kill disabled people, according to the Guardian.
Knife attack in Kawasaki
In late May, a man wielding knives in both hands approached a bus station and began stabbing children and other passengers waiting for their morning bus.
Eighteen people were injured, and two died, including a child.
The suspect, a man in his 50s, was detained at the scene but later died from self-inflicted wounds.
(SEOUL, South Korea) — A 78-year-old South Korean man died hours after setting himself ablaze near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Friday, police said, at a time of worsening tensions between Seoul and Tokyo.
The man, surnamed Kim, ignited a fire inside his car parked in front of the building where the Japanese Embassy is located, police said.
Police said Kim had phoned an acquaintance earlier to say he planned to self-immolate to express his antipathy toward Japan.
Kim’s family told investigators that his father-in-law had been conscripted as a forced laborer when the Korean Peninsula was under Japan’s colonial rule from 1910-45, according to a police statement.
No suicide note was found. Police earlier said flammable materials were found in the car that Kim borrowed from an acquaintance Thursday.
Police said they’ll analyze possible evidence from Kim’s mobile phone and investigate people concerned to try to determine the exact motive for his action.
The man’s self-immolation comes with relations between Seoul and Tokyo at their worst in decades after Japan recently tightened export controls for some high-tech materials.
South Korea and Japan are both key U.S. allies. But they often have been embroiled in disputes stemming from the Japanese colonial occupation.
South Korean officials say the Japanese trade controls are retaliation for local court rulings ordering Japanese firms to pay compensation to former Korean forced laborers. Japan denies that, saying the controls are required for national security.
South Koreans have been staging largely peaceful anti-Japan rallies near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul for decades. Occasionally, they have turned violent, with demonstrators cutting their own fingers or scuffling with police officers.
In 2017, a South Korean Buddhist monk died after setting himself ablaze to protest a 2015 agreement with Tokyo meant to settle an impasse over the coercion of Korean women into sex slavery for Japanese soldiers before and during World War II.
(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran is denying a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone in the strategic Strait of Hormuz after it threatened the ship.
Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi tweeted on Friday: “We have not lost any drone in the Strait of Hormuz nor anywhere else.”
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is in New York for U.N. meetings, said there’s “no information about losing a drone.”
President Donald Trump on Thursday said the USS Boxer took defensive action after an Iranian drone closed to within 1,000 yards of the warship and ignored multiple calls to stand down.
The incident marked a new escalation of tensions between the countries, less than one month after Iran downed an American drone in the same waterway and Trump came close to retaliating with a military strike.
An unruly passenger has been billed $105,000 after her “extremely disruptive behavior” caused a flight to be diverted with a military escort.
British budget carrier Jet2 accused passenger Chloe Haines of “a catalogue of aggressive, abusive and dangerous behavior,” including trying to open the aircraft door, during a flight from the U.K. to Turkey.
The airline said in a statement Haines was restrained by crew with the help of other passengers as two military fighter jets escorted the aircraft back to London Standsted. Jet2 said the jets caused a sonic boom that was heard for miles.
Upon landing back at the airport, police boarded the plane and arrested Haines, who is accused of assault and endangering an aircraft.
In addition to the bill, which Jet2 said accounted for costs incurred in diverting the flight, Haines has been banned from the carrier for life.
“Miss Haines’ behavior was one of the most serious cases of disruptive passenger behavior that we have experienced,” Jet2.com CEO Steve Heapy said in a statement.
“As a family friendly airline, we take an absolutely zero tolerance approach to disruptive behavior, and we hope that this sobering incident, with its very serious consequences, provides a stark warning to others who think that they can behave in this fashion,” he added.
A rare New Zealand bird once thought to be extinct is having its most successful breeding season in years.
The kākāriki karaka, also known as the orange-fronted parakeet, is having an “epic” breeding season due to a “beech seed bonanza,” Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage said in a statement Wednesday.
“This year’s epic breeding provides a much-needed boost to the kākāriki karaka population,” Sage said in the statement.
She said that 150 chicks have been born in the wild so far this season, which is a potential doubling of the bird’s current population. Sage said that 31 nests — more than three times the number in recent years — have already been found this year.
“It is great news that this year there are more than three times the number of nests compared to previous years,” she said.
The bird eats plants and insects, and this years breeding boom can be explained by an abundance of beech seeds.
“There has been so much seed on the beech trees the birds just keep on breeding with some parakeet pairs onto their fifth clutch of eggs. When there’s no beech mast they typically have just one or two clutches,” Sage said.
The bird is New Zealand’s rarest mainland forest bird, according to the Department of Conservation, with only about 100 to 300 left in the world before this year’s chicks were born.
The critically endangered species’ population has declined rapidly due to deforestation, illnesses and predators.
In a narrow office, just across the bay from mainland China, sits the God of Hong Kong Protests.
Roy Kwong, a social worker turned politician, is fielding back-to-back interviews while writing a column about the police response to discontent flaring in the city this summer. He’s due for a live radio call in 15 minutes.
The 36-year-old legislator appeared on the front lines soon after the mass marches kicked off in June, when he heard police were conducting random searches at train stations. He rushed to the scene to offer assistance to young protesters and has been a fixture at the demonstrations ever since, always ready to fire off three rules of engagement at the crowd through his megaphone: don’t get injured, don’t spill blood, and don’t get arrested.
Kwong has vowed to safeguard the teenagers thronging to the streets in a rebellion against Beijing’s choke hold on the semi-autonomous enclave. No one, he says, should “have to pay the price of their youth.” Whenever police phalanxes ready fresh volleys of tear gas, Kwong puts himself in front of the protesters, trying to buy time for a retreat. When the leaderless movement loses steam, he channels his hero, Abraham Lincoln, and delivers extemporaneous speeches. Before a protester fell to his death from a mall last month, Kwong was there, begging him to come down.
Kwong’s dedication—he even passed out from exhaustion in front of a protest bloc—has earned him something the Hong Kong government is direly short on: trust. It’s also made him Hong Kong’s most popular lawmaker. Rarely do politicians inspire spontaneous applause by mere presence, but that’s how young people in Hong Kong respond to him. They’ve nicknamed him “God Kwong.”
“Whenever there’s trouble he rushes there regardless of whether he’s sick or tired,” says Kung, a 25-year-old protester. “We call him a god because he seems like he’s mighty.”
Before he emerged as the tutelary deity of student protesters, Kwong built a reputation as a prolific romance novelist, producing work with such titles as The Appearance of Regret and There Is a Kind of Happiness Called Forgetting. (He remains an author to this day, with his latest tale We Are Together appearing just this week.)
He has brought equal passion to Hong Kong’s legislature, to which he was elected as a Democratic Party lawmaker in 2016. His spirited antics—like standing on his desk to oppose the establishment of mainland Chinese jurisdiction at a train terminus—contrast sharply against a bureaucracy widely perceived as out of touch.
In a chamber of mostly pro-establishment lawmakers, many of whom are not directly elected, Kwong may be the closest Hong Kong gets to Mr Smith Goes to Washington.
Wu Chi-wai, chair of the Democratic Party, praises him for connecting young protesters and throwing the “coolness” of a sclerotic government into sharp relief. Adds James To, a legislator and party colleague: “He’s not very like a politician.”
Philip Fong—AFP/Getty Images Lawmaker Roy Kwong (C) chants slogans as protesters gather outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on June 12, 2019.
On the front lines
In a ground floor office at the public housing estate where he grew up, Kwong can barely squeeze desks for himself and his staff. Iron Man, Toy Story and Back to the Future posters cover the walls, and a homily about Martin Luther King Jr is taped to the bathroom door. Except for all the binders stuffed with public works proposals, it could be the office of a college newspaper.
It was here in Yuen Long, one of Hong Kong’s poorest districts, that Kwong spent his childhood. The son of a driver and a stay-at-home mom, he took his first job at a youth center and was elected at 24 to the district council—an area-level body that advises the government on local affairs. Three years ago, Kwong won a seat in the Legislative Council, the city’s parliament. But he still makes the 90-minute trek to this home base two or three times a week.
Like the rest of Hong Kong, Yuen Long suffers from a dearth of affordable housing and soaring inequality. The maze of concrete behemoths feels a world away from the gleaming government offices and corporate towers of the downtown Admiralty district, where the protests have mostly been centered.
“It took eight years to get this installed,” Kwong says, gesturing at an elevator that takes passengers up to one of the footbridges that are a feature of virtually every neighborhood in densely crowded Hong Kong. The delay over making the public walkway handicap accessible was not because of a lack of funds—the government boasts a $88 billion budget surplus and more than $128 billion in fiscal reserves—but due, Kwong says, to a lack of interest. “It seems the government can never really feel the hardship of its the people.”
Securing basic amenities may not be glamorous or headline-worthy work, but Kwong built his reputation on championing such causes—and not just for young people, either. As chair of the Legislative Council’s welfare panel, he spent much of the last year defending a stipend for the elderly until protests forced the lawmaking body into an early recess. Before he raced off to a recent protest, clad in the demonstration uniform of black t-shirt and sneakers, he got a call from a newly widowed resident about rehousing five dogs she could no longer take care of alone.
“Whether on the front lines or in their lives,” he says, “I hope to play a role [helping people].”
Kwong sees the administration’s apathy toward bread and butter issues as ultimately stemming from the same problem that has forced protesters to make the streets their ballot box: the government is not fully elected by, or accountable to, the people.
“The Hong Kong political system from the start is a big problem.”
In the 70-seat legislature, only half of the members are directly elected. The other half are selected by special interest groups—such as the financial and real estate professions—meaning that the body tends to be controlled by a mostly pro-Beijing business elite rather than by voters. The city’s Beijing-backed leader, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, likewise lacks a popular mandate. Popularly elected candidates have meanwhile been barred from the legislature for advocating self-determination for Hong Kong or holding separatist views, while several others were prevented from even running. To an entire generation, the political system appears illegitimate.
‘Breaking point’
The unrest seizing Hong Kong this summer may have coalesced around an extradition bill that exposed fears of the Chinese Communist Party’s growing influence on the territory. But it has since snowballed into a fight for greater democracy. Many of the young activists are driven by a sense that city’s oligarchic political system is rigged against them. Without democracy, they say, there is no recourse from immense income inequality, ruinously high property prices, or stagnating social mobility.
One-fifth of the city falls under the poverty line and nearly 30% lives in public housing developments like the estate that Kwong grew up in. While waiting an average of five and a half years for a subsidized apartment, some are forced to live in “cage homes” or “coffin homes”—narrow bunk spaces crammed into endlessly subdivided apartments. These are so oppressive that many dwellers in such accommodation prefer to leave them and become “McRefugees”—spending the night at 24-hour McDonalds outlets. Owning a home in the world’s most expensive city remains an impossible goal for most.
It’s not just the property rates squeezing people. The rise in commercial rents has also kicked up the cost of goods and services. And in the 22 years since the former British colony returned to Chinese sovereignty, Hong Kong’s Gini coefficient, a statistical measure of economic inequality, has steadily ticked upward. As of 2017, it peaked at 0.539—the highest level in more than four decades. Meanwhile, an influx of cash and people from the mainland has intensified both job and housing competition, and exacerbated deep-seated anxieties over the enclave’s integration with the rest of China.
“While integration with Mainland China and China’s economic prosperity have been hugely beneficial for lawyers, bankers, business people and property magnates, economic benefits have largely eluded young people,” says Phil Chan, a senior fellow at the think tank Institute for Security and Development Policy. He says discontent over this inequitable system has now “reached breaking point.”
“The young people are particularly concerned because after all we are talking about their future,” says Anson Chan (no relation), Hong Kong’s second-highest government official before her retirement in 2001, and the founder of a think tank on democracy and governance issues. At present, “the legislature is absolutely dysfunctional,” Chan adds “They are riding roughshod over the public’s expectations.”
The government has attempted to decouple economic frustrations from the swelling political anxieties, suggesting that the protesters are simply disaffected youth upset over their job prospects. But Chan calls this a drastic oversimplification. “They think economic growth and sustainability can be put in a compartment completely separate from liberal political values. But if you want true economic vitality, you have to allow political vitality,” she says.
From the young protesters’ vantage point, “It’s all about democratization,” says Fiona, 27. “If we aren’t able to choose the city’s leader…she doesn’t have to be responsible to the people.”
The depth of political disillusionment became clear on July 1, when a group of young protesters broke into and vandalized the legislative complex. When Kwong and other lawmakers arrived on the scene advocating moderation, the enraged mob called them useless. Video footage shared widely on social media showed Kwong trying to block protesters wielding makeshift battering rams with his own body. He was eventually pushed aside, and the group managed to smash through the building’s reinforced glass façade.
Still, Kwong refuses to condemn their tactics. “They were prepared to go to jail. Think about it: in which other city in the world would the young people be coming out and saying, ‘I’ll give up my youth’ [like they are] for Hong Kong?”
He adds that the truly remarkable thing is not the lengths the youth were willing to go to, but the fact that so many older people in the city continue to empathize with them, seeing them not as firebrand radicals, but as young people pushed to the point of no return.
“The most important thing right now is to fight this battle well. It’s not over,” concludes God Kwong, pledging to continue watching over his flock. “I think everyone has their mission in life. Me? I have to do this thing.”
Call it divine purpose.
—Additional reporting by Aria Hangyu Chen and Hillary Leung / Hong Kong
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called China’s treatment of Uihgurs, a Muslim minority group, the “stain of the century” while speaking at a conference in Washington D.C. Thursday, Reuters reports.
The State Department estimates that between 800,000 to 2 million Turkic Muslims, including Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz and others, are being held in internment camps that Beijing has called “re-education” centers. Uighurs, a predominantly Muslim ethnic group, make up roughly 40% of the population of the northwestern province of Xinjiang.
“China is home to one of the worst human rights crises of our time; it is truly the stain of the century,” Pompeo said, speaking at a U.S.-hosted conference on religious freedom, according to Reuters.
Pompeo also said Chinese officials had discouraged countries from attending the conference.
“Is that consistent with the guarantee of religious belief that is found directly in the Chinese constitution?” he asked, reports Reuters.
U.S. officials have repeatedly denounced China’s detention of Muslim minorities, and Reuters reports that the Trump administration has been considering implementing sanctions over their policies in Xinjiang. Tensions are already running high between the U.S. and China, who are in the midst of a damaging trade war.
China has defended the detentions as a means of combatting terrorism, and has tried to pass the camps off as “vocational training” centers similar to “boarding schools.” On Thursday, the country further defended its actions.
“In China this situation of so-called religious persecution does not exist,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said at a press conference in Beijing after the White House ceremony, according to Reuters. “We demand that the United States correctly view China’s religious policies and the status of religious freedom in China, and stop using the issue of religion to interfere in other countries’ affairs.”
Researchers also have evidence that the Chinese government is destroying mosques in the region, in a further attempt to wipe out Islamic identity in the country.
Last week, 22 countries signed a joint letter to the U.N. condemning China’s mass detention of Uighurs and calling on the country to end the practice. In response, 37 countries including Myanmar, North Korea, Russia and Saudi Arabia signed an open letter praising Beijing’s “remarkable achievements in the field of human rights.”
IUCN also found that no species on its list have shown any sign of improvement since it was last updated in December 2018.
“Things are not getting better, they are getting worse,” Craig Hilton-Taylor, head of the IUCN Red List unit, tells TIME.
The Red List places the 105,732 species of plants and animals that it analyses into different categories: the number of species that are considered threatened fall into the categories of vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered. However, there are an additional 6,435 species that fall into the near-threatened category.
The endangerment of species is not only a critical issue for animal and plant life but can also have a detrimental impact for humans. “The future of humanity — food, fresh water, drinking water, clean air — is all dependent on maintaining the biodiversity around us,” Hilton-Taylor says. “We can’t afford to lose any of these species.”
Hilton-Taylor says that while updating the the Red List, scientists usually find species that can be removed from a high risk category because of conservation efforts — but this time around, species have either maintained their status or have moved into a higher risk category. This appears to demonstrate that current conservation efforts are not enough to stem the level of destruction.
“The numbers are just horrendous, that’s totally frightening,” Lee Hannah, a climate change biologist at Conservation International, tells TIME. “We’ve had a lot of great progress, we’ve got national parks, community conservancies, a lot of great conservation going on around the world, and these numbers tell us that it’s just not enough.”
Particularly threatened are species of Rhino Rays that have been overfished, in part for shark fin soup, a speciality in China and parts of Asia. There are also seven species of primates that have been hunted almost into extinction for bushmeat, and freshwater fish in Japan and Mexico that have declined in population because of pollution, invasive species and loss of free flowing rivers. Even deep-sea species are at risk because of deep-fishing and the oil and gas industries, according to IUCN.
“This Red List update confirms the findings of the recent IPBES Global Biodiversity Assessment: nature is declining at rates unprecedented in human history,” said Jane Smart, Global Director of the IUCN Biodiversity Conservation Group, in a public statement. “Decisive action is needed at scale to halt this decline.”
Here’s what we know about the species that are at risk.
Rhino Rays pushed to critically endangered
Sean Gallup—Getty ImagesA little boy looks at Rhinobatos armatus, also known as a guitarfish, swim past in a tank at the Berlin Aquarium November 27, 2004 in Berlin, Germany.
Wedgefishes and giant guitarfishes that are collectively known as Rhino Rays are now the most endangered marine fish families in the world, according to IUCN. Fifteen Rhino Ray species were added to the Red List’s critically endangered category, only one category away from extinct in the wild. In total, 16 species of Rhino Rays were assessed. One type of Rhino Ray, the Shark Ray, has declined in population by 80% over the last 40 years.
IUCN says Rhino Ray meat is sold locally, and fins are cut to sell internationally for shark fin soup, but most are caught with other fish during unregulated coastal fishing. Unregulated and illegal fishing is a global-scale issue that has effected several fish populations as the global demand for seafood rises.
“We really have to up our game because we have numbers of species from sharks to rays that are headed toward extinction from fishery,” Hannah says. “We know that we’ve been late to the game to get marine protected areas and other conservation measures in place in the marine realm.”
Rhino Ray species can be found from the Indian and West Pacific Oceans and the East Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), they have low reproductive rates, making them more vulnerable to extinction.
Seven primate species are closer to extinction
Hunting for bushmeat and deforestation have pushed a decline in the primate population. In West and Central Africa, 40% of primate species are at risk of extinction, according to IUCN.
In West Africa, the roloway monkey has also moved into the critically endangered category. IUCN reports that there may be fewer than 2,000 roloway monkeys in the wild due to hunting for their meat and skin. The red-capped mangabey monkey is now also endangered.
Russ Mittermeier, chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Primate Specialist Group, urged creating new protective areas in West Africa, better management of already existing protective areas and establishing primate-watching ecotourism that has become popular in other parts of the continent, among other suggestions.
Freshwater fish in Japan and Mexico
A third of freshwater fish in Mexico and over half of Japan’s freshwater fish are in danger of extinction after loss of free flowing rivers and agricultural and urban pollution, according to IUCN.
“People often disregard wetland habitats,” Hilton-Taylor says. “People think they need to restore wetlands to something that’s better than a wetland, but then you wipe out all the natural biodiversity that’s there, including fish.”
But likely hundreds of millions of people around the world depend on freshwater fish as their main source of protein, according to Jeff Opperman, global lead scientist for freshwater at WWF, adding that people eat 13 million tons of freshwater fish per year.
There has been an 83% decline in freshwater species more generally since the 1970s, according to the Living Planet Index.
“That’s something that’s largely unknown by the general population,” Opperman tells TIME. “When people think about the extinction crisis in nature, they often think about coral reefs or tropical rainforests, but it’s the freshwater systems that are actually seeing the largest declines and I think that’s really in large part because freshwater species and freshwater ecosystems are literally below the surface.”
Dams, levees and other human constructions that interrupt river flow play a large part in the decline of freshwater fish populations, Opperman says. “The reproduction, the migration [of freshwater fish] is often triggered by changes in the flow. And so when that is changed, that can also affect them.”
What can be done?
Some of the world’s largest conservation groups are calling for 30% of land and 30% of ocean be preserved as protected areas by 2030.
“We know that the best way to protect species is to get habitat conserved,” Hannah says. “Freshwater is by far the most critical, terrestrial — on land — and we need to be doing this before the window closes in the next 10 or 20 years … It’s ambitious, but if we want to prevent these extinctions, that’s the sort of number we’ve gotta shoot for.”
Opperman says companies and the agriculture industry play a large part in the health of rivers and lakes around the world and urges consumers to support businesses that have sustainable business plans. “These major systems, and therefore consumer choices, are things that have among the strongest impacts on the health of rivers and lakes,” he says.
“We know with the right efforts, we can turn things around,” Hilton-Taylor adds.
(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. warship on Thursday destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after it threatened the ship, President Donald Trump said. The incident marked a new escalation of tensions between the countries less than one month after Iran downed an American drone in the same waterway and Trump came close to retaliating with a military strike.
In remarks at the White House, Trump blamed Iran for a “provocative and hostile” action and said the U.S. responded in self-defense.
He said the Navy’s USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship, took defensive action after the Iranian aircraft closed to within 1,000 yards of the ship and ignored multiple calls to stand down.
“The United States reserves the right to defend our personnel, facilities and interests and calls upon all nations to condemn Iran’s attempts to disrupt freedom of navigation and global commerce,” Trump said.
The Pentagon said the incident happened at 10 a.m. local time Thursday in international waters while the Boxer was transiting the waterway to enter the Persian Gulf. The Boxer is among several U.S. Navy ships in the area, including the USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier that has been operating in the nearby North Arabian Sea for weeks.
“A fixed-wing unmanned aerial system approached Boxer and closed within a threatening range,” chief Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a written statement. “The ship took defensive action against the UAS to ensure the safety of the ship and its crew.”
The Iranians and Americans have had close encounters in the Strait of Hormuz in the past, and it’s not unprecedented for Iran to fly a drone near a U.S. warship.
In December, about 30 Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels trailed the USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier and its strike group through the strait as Associated Press journalists on board watched. One small vessel launched what appeared to be a commercial-grade drone to film the U.S. ships.
Other transits have seen the Iranians fire rockets away from American warships or test-fire their machine guns. The Guard’s small fast boats often cut in front of the massive carriers, running dangerously close to running into them in “swarm attacks.” The Guard boats are often armed with bomb-carrying drones and sea-to-sea and surface-to-sea missiles.
Thursday’s incident was the latest in a series of events that raised U.S.-Iran tensions since early May when Washington accused Tehran of threatening U.S. forces and interests in Iraq and in the Gulf. In response, the U.S. accelerated the deployment of the Lincoln and its strike group to the Arabian Sea and deployed four B-52 long-range bombers to the Gulf state of Qatar. It has since deployed additional Patriot air defense missile batteries in the Gulf region.
Shortly after Iran shot down a U.S. Navy drone aircraft on June 20, Trump ordered a retaliatory military strike but called it off at the last moment, saying the risk of casualties was disproportionate to the downing by Iran, which did not cost any U.S. lives.
Iran claimed the U.S. drone violated its airspace; the Pentagon denied this.
Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif , said Thursday that Iran and the U.S. were only “a few minutes away from a war” after Iran downed the American drone. He spoke to U.S.-based media on the sidelines of a visit to the United Nations.
Zarif also blamed Washington for the escalation of tensions.
“We live in a very dangerous environment,” he said. “The United States has pushed itself and the rest of the world into probably the brink of an abyss.” Zarif accused the Trump administration of “trying to starve our people” and “deplete our treasury” through economic sanctions.
Earlier Thursday, Iran said its Revolutionary Guard seized a foreign oil tanker and its crew of 12 for smuggling fuel out of the country, and hours later released video showing the vessel to be a United Arab Emirates-based ship that had vanished in Iranian waters over the weekend.
The announcement cleared up the fate of the missing ship but raised a host of other questions and heightened worries about the free flow of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical petroleum shipping routes. One-fifth of global crude exports passes through the strait.
Matty Roberts of California, the person who says he’s behind the meme finally gave an interview with KLAS-TV on Wednesday. Not only is he afraid of the FBI, Roberts said, but he thinks things “got a little spooky” ever since his joke became such an internet-swallowing sensation.
The proposed Sept. 20 event, “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us,” calls for people to storm the top-secret military base as part of an ongoing conspiracy theory that the U.S. government is conducting tests with space aliens.
Roberts never intended for the page to be taken literally. “It’s entirely satirical,” he told NPR under a pseudonym in a previous interview, “and most people seem to understand that.”
The U.S. Air Force certainly hopes that’s true, at least, and issued a warning in the wake of the so-called Area 51 raid. A spokesperson told the New York Times and various outlets in a statement that “any attempt to illegally access military installations or military training areas is dangerous.”
As of Thursday afternoon, the page has 1.6 million people “going” to the event, and 1.2 million are “interested.”
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Date
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June 16, 2019 (10 AM)
Commencement of Choice Filling for AAT 2019
June 21, 2019
Display of Mock Seat Allocation-1 based on the choices filled-in by candidates as on June 21, 2019 (5 PM)
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June 24, 2019 (10 AM)
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June 25, 2019 (5 PM)
Reconciliation of data, seat allocation, verification, and validation
June 26, 2019
Seat allocation – Round 1
June 27, 2019 (10 AM)
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June 28 to July 2, 2019 (10 AM to 5 PM)
Display of seats filled/availability status
July 3, 2019 (10 AM)
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July 3, 2019 (5 PM)
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July 6, 2019 (5 PM)
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July 9, 2019 (5 PM)
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Display of seats filled/availability status
July 12, 2019 (10 AM)
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July 12, 2019 (5 PM)
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July 15, 2019 (10 AM)
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July 19, 2019 (10 AM)
Seat allocation – Round 7
July 19, 2019 (5 PM)
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Application no, Password, security pin and give login
A new page will be open, Students can check their Fourth round of JEE Allotment 2019
Download or take a print out of the result for further reference.
PGIMER Recruitment 2019 – Apply Online for 199 Vacancies. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research invites Online Application from 17th July 2019 for the Posts of Nursing Officer, Attendant, and Others. This PGIMER Notification is to engage candidates for Group B and C Posts on regular basis for AIIMS, BATHINDA. Aspirants should submit their application on or before the last date. Interested and eligible can apply for PGIMER Nursing Officer Recruitment 2019.
Indian Citizens are only eligible to apply for PGIMER Recruitment. PGIMER recruiting candidates on behalf of AIIMS, Punjab. Online Application Link for the PGIMER Recruitment will be closed on 4th August 2019. Applicants have to send their application form through postal mode after the completion of the online process. Get down for more details about the faculty recruitment for AIIMS, Bathinda.
Post Graduate Institute Recruitment 2019 for AIIMS, Punjab
Organization Name
PostGraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
PGIMER Grade II & III Post Vacancy Details – Category wise
Name of the Post
No.of. Vacancies
Nursing Officer Grade – II
UR
62
SC
22
ST
11
OBC
40
EWS
15
Library Attendant Grade – II
UR
01
Lab Attendant Grade-II
UR
05
SC
01
OBC
02
Hospital Attendant Grade-III
UR
19
SC
05
ST
03
OBC
10
EWS
03
Total
199
Eligibility Criteria for PGIMER Recruitment 2019
Educational Qualification
ForNursing Officer Grade
10th Pass/ equivalent from a recognized board
Certificate in General Nursing and Midwifery from a recognized Institution
Registered as A grade Nurse and midwife in a State Nursing Council
ForLibrary Attendant
10th Pass/ equivalent from a recognized board
Certificate in Library/Science/ Librarianship from a recognized Institution.
Experience – 2 years
Typing Knowledge is desirable
For Lab Attendant
10th Pass with Science as one of the Subject
Experience in a medical laboratory.
For Hospital Attendant
10th Pass/ equivalent from a recognized board
Experience in a Civil/ Military Hospital/ Nursing Home.
Age Limit
Minimum Age Limit – 18 Years
Maximum Age Limit – 30 Years
Age Relaxation
PH – 10 Years
SC/ ST – 5 Years
PH (OBC) – 13 Years
OBC – 3 Years
PH (SC/ ST) – 15 Years
Selection Process
Written Examination
Application Fee
Applicant should pay the fee through Challan in favor of "Power Jyoti" PUL current account of PGIMER.
SBI Account No- 35700657347
General Candidates – Rs. 1000/-
SC/ ST Candidates – Rs. 500/-
PWD Candidates – NIL
Salary Details
Post Name
Pay Level
Nursing Officer Grade – II
Level – 7
Library Attendant Grade – II
Level – 2
Lab Attendant Grade-II
Level – 2
Hospital Attendant Grade-III
Level – 1
How to Apply Online for PGIMER Recruitment 2019?
Candidates willing to join Grade B and Grade C Posts in AIIMS, Bathinda through PGIMER Recruitment check out with the eligibility conditions before starting the Registration Process. Already registered users can apply by login directly using your ID. New users follow the below-listed steps to apply for PGIMER Vacancy.
Click on Apply Online Link
Register yourself by giving valid mail ID and mobile number
Login to the Application Page using your Application Number and Password.
Fill the details asked in it
Have a check and submit the Application form
Give challan details in the specific space
Upload your scanned copy of a recent photograph
Take a printout for future reference
Important Dates for PGIMER Recruitment for AIIMS 2019
PGIMER Recruitment 2019 – Apply Online for 156 Vacancies. PostGraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research invites Application from 8th July 2019 for the Posts of Professor, Assistant Professor, and Others. This PGIMER Notification is to engage candidates for AIIMS, BATHINDA. Interested and eligible can apply for PIGMER Chandigarh Recruitment. Aspirants should submit their application before the last date.
Applications are invited only from Indian Nationals. PGIMER recruiting teaching faculties on behalf of AIIMS, Punjab. Applications should be submitted on or before 31st July 2019. Applicants have to send their application directly and through postal mode are not accepted. Read below to get more details about the faculty recruitment for AIIMS, Bathinda.
PGIMER Faculty Recruitment 2019 for AIIMS, Bathinda – Overview
Organization Name
PostGraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
MS/ MD in relevant discipline from an Indian University/Institute recognized by the Medical Council of India or MCI recognized qualification equivalent for a teaching post.
Experience in teaching and research field
Professor – 11 – 15 Years
Additional Professor – 7-10 Years
Associate Professor – 3- 6 Years
Age Limit
Professor/ Additional Professor – 58 Years
Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor – 50 Years
Application Fee
Applicant should pay the fee through Challan in favor of "Power Jyoti" PUL current account of PGIMER.
SBI Account No- 35700657347
Refer Official Notification for further details
Indian Navy Jobs Salary Details 2019
Selected Candidates will have a salary as per the Pay Matrix Level fixed by PGIMER Recruitment Portal.
Selection Process
Interview
How to Apply Offline for PGIMER Faculty Recruitment 2019?
Candidates should have a valid mail ID for receiving Call letter for Interview. Applications through Courier/Ordinary Postal are not acceptable.
Download the Application form for the desired post
Fill the Application Form duly
Enclose copies of essential documents
Attach the Triplicate Fee Payment Challan for Application Fee.
Submit the Application form to the below-mentioned address
About PostGraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) is a restorative and research establishment in Chandigarh, India. There is instructive, medicinal research, and preparing offices for its understudies. It is the main tertiary consideration emergency clinic of the locale and takes into account patients from all over Punjab, J&K, Himachal Pradesh, and Haryana. All the most recent offices including all claims to fame, super strengths, and subspecialties. Aside from the clinical administrations, PGI increases in preparing in practically all orders of Medicine including post-graduate and post-doctoral degrees, recognition and associations. There are in excess of 50 such instructional classes in the institute. Since it is a post-graduate establishment, it doesn’t have offices for courses.
Indian Territorial Army Officer Admit Card 2019 is released on Today 18th July 2019. Aspirants who registered their application can now download the admit card for the post of Territorial Army Officers. Therefore, the exam date will be held on 28th July 2019. Eligible candidates can download the admit card from the below section. Make sure to download the admit card before the exam date.
Indian Army Admit Card 2019
As per the Official Notification, there are many applications received from the applicants. From them, the force will shortlist the eligible candidates. Those Applicants are only able to attend the Indian Army Territorial Officer Recruitment Exam. Moreover, Eligible examiners can download the Indian Territorial Army Admit Card 2019. We Recruitment. Guru has provided you the direct link to download the Indian Army Hall Ticket. Candidates can download the admit card from today onwards.
Indian Territorial Army Officer Admit Card – Overview
Required Details to be Check-in Indian Army Hall Ticket 2019
In this article, Candidates can get the exam details and step by step procedure to download the Indian Army Call Letter. Hence, Exam appearing candidates are advised to download the Indian Territorial Army Officer Admit Card. Moreover, Aspirants have to fill the below-given particulars as in the application form.
Candidate’s Name
Date of Birth
Exam Venue and Address
Exam Timing
Date of examinations
Indian Territorial Army Officer Exam 2019
Indian Army has decided to conduct the exam on 28th July 2019. Moreover, Candidates can get the Indian Territorial Army Officer Admit Card and can appear for the examination. Get a clear view of Territorial Army Officer Exam Pattern from the below section and prepare for the exam according to that. The exam centers will be throughout India. So, Aspirants have to check the exam center details from the Indian Army Admit Card.
Indian Territorial Army Exam Scheme 2019:
Paper
Subject
Time Allotted
No of Questions
Max Marks
Paper-I
Reasoning
2 Hours
50
50
Elementary Mathematics
50
50
Paper-II
General Knowledge
2 Hours
50
50
English
50
50
Total
200 Questions
200 marks
Important Things to Download Indian Territorial Army Officer Admit Card
After downloading the Indian Army Exam Admit Card, candidates have to check the relevant details like Photograph, venue, exam center and all. Once, you confirmed with the entered details take a print out of the application and participate in the exam. So, Applicants have to carry the Indian Territorial Army Officer Admit Card along with the ID proof.
Original Photograph
Voter Card
Pan Card
Employee ID
College ID
PAN Card
Passport
Driving License
Any other ID proof issued by a Gazetted Officer
Bank Pass Book with the photograph
Indian Army Admit Card Download 2019-20?
Visit the “Indian Territorial Army Officer Admit Card”
Enter your Registered Mail ID and Password.
Log in to the Admit Card.
An Indian Army Hall Ticket page will appear on the screen.
Enter the valid credentials in the Indian Army Admit Card.
Check to the details entered in the admit card.
Get down to the download option.
Download the Indian Army Admit Card 2019.
Take a print out of Indian Army Call Letter.
Take a Photocopy of the Admit Card and Carry for the exam.
Direct Links to Download Indian Army Admit Card 2019
TSPSC Result 2019 is OUT!!!. Telangana State Public Service Commission has announced the Results for Various Posts. Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) has conducting Examination to recruit the right candidates. A huge number of Applicants have completed the TSPSC Exam for various Posts. Here on this page, we have provided complete information about TSPSC Result 2019. As we know, everyone is waiting for the TSPSC Results and anyone can check your results from this page. As well as can check the results from the official website i.e, tspsc.gov.in.
TSPSC Bill Collector Result 2019 & CV Date – Telangana State Public Service Commission has released the Bill Collector Result & Certificate Verification Date on 18th July 2019. Applicants those who have attended the Examination can check your result from the official website tspsc.gov.in. Also, Here we have provided a direct link to check your results from the below table. Check your results via the link mentioned below!! Applicants can get the Bill Collector Exam Result & CV Dates here.
TSPSC Professor, Asst & Associate Professor Result 2019 – Telangana State Public Service Commission has released the Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor Result on 18th July 2019. Applicants those who have attended the Examination can check your result from the official website tspsc.gov.in. Also, Here we have provided a direct link to check your results from the below table. Check your results via the link mentioned below!! Applicants can get the Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor Exam Result here.
TSPSC Professor, Asst & Associate Professor Result 2019
Organization Name
Telangana State Public Service Commission
Post Name
Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor
TSPSC Professor, Asst & Associate Professor Result 2019 – Click Here
TSPSC SGT Result 2019 – Telangana State Public Service Commission has released the Secondary Grade Teacher SGT (Telugu) [Withheld Result] on 29th June 2019. The Certificate Verification for SGT (Telugu) conducted on 08th May 2019. Finally, the TSPSC has announced the SGT Withheld result. Applicants those who have attended the Document Verification can check their result from the official website. Also, Here we have provided a direct link to check your results from the below table. Check your results via the link mentioned below!!
TSPSC MPSO/ASO Result 2019 – TSPSC has released the result of 474 Mandal Planning Statistical Officer (MPSO) & Assistant Statistical Officer (ASO) on 01st June 2019. Thousands of eligible aspirants have applied during the application period. The organization shortlists the aspirants based on the candidate's merit in written test and interview rounds. Currently, TSPSC has released the Final Result of MPSO & ASO Posts. Here we have provided a direct link to check your results from the below table. Check your results via the link mentioned below!!
TSPSC MPSO/ASO Result 2019
Organization Name
Telangana State Public Service Commission
Post Name
Mandal Planning and Statistical Officer / Assistant Statistical Officer
Here on this page, the individuals can find the detailed info regarding TSPSC Assistant Statistical Officer Result 2018-19. To Check the TSPSC Telangana MPSO/ASO Result 2018-19, Candidates need to submit their Hall Ticket Number and Password details. However, the Telangana MPSO/ASO result 2018-19 can be accessed at the official website @ www.tspsc.gov.in Also, See the Category Wise TSPSC MPSO/ASO Cutoff Marks 2018-19 in the following section.
Candidates who have successfully appeared for Online Written Examination can check TSPSC MPSO/ASO Cutoff Marks 2018-19 here. Here in this section, we have specified the Category Wise Telangana Mandal Planning Statistical Officer Qualifying Marks 2018-19. The Telangana PSC will announce the cutoff marks along with results. Candidates have to score the requisite cutoff marks/qualifying marks to clear the written test round. Soon after the organization announce the result date, and cutoff marks details, here we will update on our page. Candidates can stay checking our portal for more details.
TSPSC MPSO/ASO Merit List 2019 | tspsc.gov.in
The Telangana State Public Service Commission Board officials published the TSPSC MPSO/ASO Results 2019 on the official website. Along with the TSPSC Asst Statistical Officer Result 2019, the candidates can find the Telangana PSC MPSO/ASO Merit List 2019 here. The TSPSC MPSO Final Merit List 2019 defines the qualified candidates roll numbers for the written examination. Aspirants need to check TSPSC MPSO Exam Final Merit List 2019 to know their availability for further rounds.
Steps to download TSPSC MPSO/ ASO Result
Visit the official website of Telangana State Public Service Commission i.e, tspsc.gov.in
In the Home page click on the Results/Keys/OMR Download tab
In that click on the Result link -> selection Preamble for the post of MPSO/ASO
Then a new Result page will be open
Download or take a Print out of the TSPSC MPSO/ ASO Results for further reference.
KUHS Results 2019 released for B.Sc Nursing/ B. Sc MLT Supplementary & Retotalling of B.Pharm Degree Courses on 18-06-2019. Check out your Kerala University Results.
Dear Folks!!. Kerala University of Health Sciences announced the course wise results through its official website i.e., kuhs.ac.in. Here on this page, we provide the result for various KUHS courses like Nursing, Ayurveda, Pharmacy, Paramedical, Medical, Homoeopathy, Unani, Siddha, Dental. Students who are looking for KUHS can find the results on our page. Hence, go through the information of Kerala University of Health results in sections below. We recruitment.guru moderated this page with most recent results given by the KUHS for various courses. Students of KUHS can find both regular and supplementary exam result on our page. And this article is completely enclosed of the updated Kerala University of Health Sciences Results 2019.
KUHS Results 2019
Students studying at the Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) used to check their exam result this month. Here on this page, we have provided a direct link to get the KUHS Results from the below table. We update the results on our page immediately when the official website updates. By this student who is eager to check the result can find without any delay. Also, reduces the confusion in finding their performance in the examinations. Students of KUHS can find both Undergraduate, Postgraduate of regular and supplementary exam result on our page. Apart from this, we used to update the latest information regarding the KUHS Exam Time Table, Admit Card, Syllabus, Previous Paper, and others. So, we advise the students of KUHS to check results through our website.
Latest KUHS Exam Results 2019
Name of the Exam
Release Date
Download Link
Retotal Result-Second Semester B.Pharm Degree Supplementary Examination, January 2019
The Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) was established in the year 2010. The university is located on the government medical college, Thrissur campus. It was established on the basis of the Kerala University of Health Act 2010. There are 282 professional colleges of Kerala affiliated under this university. All affiliated colleges imparting professional education in health care in Kerala. All branches of treatment would come under the university and medical and para-medical colleges now functioning under different Universities.
KUHS Supply/Revaluation Results
Students have a chance to apply for the revaluation, if the students may get low marks in the examination, they can apply for the Revaluation results. So again the head of the Examiner will review the answer paper. After revaluation, students may get high marks. Still, if anyone got low marks, they can apply for the Supplementary Examinations. For Revaluation/Supplementary, students should pay the fee. Students can get all the results from this page Regular, Revaluation and Supplementary Results. Students of Kerala University of Health Sciences can also get all Results Also. Just we are advising the Students to frequently visit this page to get latest updates of all KUHS Result 2019.
BU Bhopal Result 2019 – Barkatullah University releases BU Bhopal Semester Exam Results 2019-20 for BA BSc 6 Revised Regular/ Private. Get the latest update about the Barkatullah University Results for all the Under Graduate and Post Graduate Degree courses. Latest Barkatullah University Results 2019 Released for all Bachelor and Master Degree Examinations announced @ bubbhopal.ac.in. Live and Upcoming Updates of BU Bhopal Online Result 2019 Available here.
BU Bhopal Result 2019-20 @bubhopal.ac.in
Students those who are doing their UG, PG and Diploma Courses under the Barkatullah University its time to check out your exam results. Barkatullah University has released the examination results for Bachelor Degree semester wise exam results. Students just click on the Result link to download the results. Correct Roll Number should be entered to get your BU Bhopal Exam Results 2019. As the University conducts semester exam twice a year. Once the examination results are announced in the university web portal, students can check out our webpage to gather the result details. During the period of the announcement of results, students will not be able to access the official site. But provide you with the direct link to download the BU Bhopal Results without any hurdles. Scroll the entire article to gather the necessary details about the Barkatullah University Bhopal Results 2019-20.
Barkatullah University was established in 1970 as Bhopal University is a public university situated at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. In the year 1988, it was renamed in as Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya (University) after the name of freedom fighter Prof. Barkatullah who belong to the state of Madhya Pradesh. University campus is spread in an area of nearly 400 acres that include the academic buildings, residential building, and other necessary infrastructure. University is focused on interdisciplinary teaching and research.
The funding of the university is done by the Government of MP and the Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya has a residential campus and serves as an affiliating university for 494 colleges in seven other districts of Madhya Pradesh. Apart from Bhopal District, the university has affiliated colleges in Vidisha, Raisen, Betul, Hoshangabad, Harda, and Rajgarh. The Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya has been accredited as a B category by the NAAC.
BU Bhopal Revaluation Results 2019-20
Those students who have attended the regular examination under Barkatullah University and still failed. Here comes one more opportunity to clear the examination. To increase your scoring along with those students who have failed in the previous examination will get a chance to clear through Revaluation Exams at Barkatullah University Bhopal Results. For every semester examination conducted by the Barkatullah Bhopal University, Students can apply for the revaluation after the announcement of the main examination results. Barkatullah University will take a week or more to process the exam papers to announce the Revaluation results. Do stay updated with this webpage to know about the BU Bhopal Revaluation Exam Results 2019.
MIDC Previous Papers Pdf for Junior Engineer, Stenographer, Surveyor, Technical Assistant, & others available on this page. Aspirants interested in State Govt Jobs of Maharashtra can make use of this opportunity. Candidates can download MIDC Recruitment Exam Papers in Pdf file format to use it in the preparation of the exam. Further, go through the entire article and also check for free download links of exam papers along with exam date, pattern details.
MIDC Previous Year Papers Pdf
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Mumbai (MIDC) has released recruitment notification for MIDC Jobs 2019. The recruitment is for various type of posts like Junior Engineer (JE), Stenographer, Surveyor, Jodari, Technical Assistant, Driver, Electrician, Pump Driver, Peon & Helper. Totally 865 vacancies invited by the Board.
The applicants of Maharashtra Govt Jobs can get direct links for MIDC model question papers on this page. Applicants can also check for syllabus, exam pattern, syllabus in Hindi pdf and much more details in the below sections.
MIDC Job Notification 2019 – www.midcindia.org
Description
Details
Board Name
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC)
Vardhman Mahaveer Open University has declared the Results for Bachelor/Master Degree Courses. The University currently published the results of DLIS, BLIS, MLIS, BSCP, BA III, B.Com II, III, B.Ed II, III & other Courses results are available here. Students eagerly waiting for the VMOU Exam Results can refer to this page. All the Regular and Supply VMOU Kota Result 2018-19 included in here. Also, you can have the individual results link regarding all the UG, PG, Diploma, PG Diploma, Certificate, and Lateral Entry Programmes. So, stay connected to get all the latest updated VMOU Result 2019. In fact, you can verify the www.vmou.ac.in official site of VMO University.
VMOU Result 2019 @vmou.ac.In
Here, on this page, Students can get their Semester and Annual Exam VMOU Result 2019. So, verify the page to download the Regular/ Supplementary marks list pdf from the VMOU Result 2018-19. Also, you can have the download process provided on this page recruitment.guru to have your RKCL VMOU Result at your fingertips. The University provides the UG, PG, Diploma, PG Diploma, and many other courses. So, we have comprised all the Result VMOU direct link in this article. However, we have also enlisted all the individual VMOU Result 2018-19. Furthermore, go through the below-provided links and follow the instructions available on this page to have your VMOU Online results. Also, the University conducts the RSCIT every year. So, we also provide the VMOU Kota RSCIT Result in this article.
Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University is an open university in Kota, Rajasthan, India, established on 23 July 1987, and was initially known as Kota Open University. It focussing, particularly on the humanities, commerce, library science and informatics. It is geographically distributed throughout Rajasthan, with regional centers in Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur and Bharatpur, and several tens of "study centers" in cities, in addition to a special center at New Delhi. The university has almost 50,000 new admissions in 2015 with a learner base of more than 100,000 students every year.
VMOU Supply/Revaluation Results
Students have a chance to apply for the revaluation, if the students may get low marks In the examination, they can apply for the Revaluation results. So again the head of the ExamIner will review the answer paper. After revaluation, students may get high marks. Still, if anyone got low marks, they can apply for the Supplementary ExamInations. For Revaluation/Supplementary, students should pay the fee. Students can get all the results from this page Regular, Revaluation and Supplementary Results. Students of the Vardhman Mahaveer Open University can also get all Results Also. Just we are advising the Students to frequently visit this page to get latest updates of all VMOU Results 2019.
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By Ajay ChhibberIndia doesn't have a middle-income trap problem. It has a problem of muddled thinking on economic policy. India needs very deep reforms and steady growth to even get into the upper middle-income category, which is where the middle-income trap problem typically arises.The World Bank defines a middle-income country as one with a gross national income (GNI) per capita of $1,000-12,000 in 2011 prices — a fairly wide range — broken down into lower and upper middle-income at around $4,000.Countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Russia and South Africa have stayed 'trapped' for a long time in the upper middle-income category. China, with a GNI per capita of around $9,800, now in this group, is most likely headed out of the middle-income trap, unless it stumbles.Finally, a Trap of Our Own India is a low middle-income country with a GNI per capita of around $2,000. Even if India reaches $5 trillion in GDP by 2024-25 — GoI's stated and laudable objective — it will still be a lower middle-income country.Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that $5 trillion GDP is only an intermediate goal — on the way to possibly becoming a $9-10 trillion economy, at which point India's GNI per capita will be around $6,000, close to where Thailand is today and much lower than today's China or Malaysia. At that stage, we may have to worry about the middle-income trap. For now, our challenge is to avoid the muddled-policy trap we seem to be getting into to reach $5 trillion.The Economic Survey nicely lays out the direction with a focus on private investment and export-led growth. It shows how investment, exports, productivity, employment and competitiveness are interlinked to create a 'virtuous' cycle of growth. We witnessed such a virtuous cycle in 2003-08 — when investment reached 34% of GDP, exports boomed, the economy grew at 8-9%, and poverty declined. Been there done that. Then, why are we falling into such a muddled-policy trap now? Why does the Budget turn more protectionist, when we know that under import substitution policies, India was left behind, growing at the 'Hindu growth rate' of 3.5-4%? Why don't we realise that it only gives excuses to others — such as the US — to close their markets to our exporters? The recent loss of Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) status was a sharp enough signal.So much discussion is unnecessarily fixated on the announcement about $10 billion of sovereign borrowing, when it does not really matter that much. Sovereign borrowing, if done in small measure, sets a benchmark rate, and with global interest rates so low, it may not be so bad after all. Instead, we should realise that an over-appreciated 'strong' rupee is not something to be proud of, as it's a tax on exporters and a subsidy for importers.Why do we not make our agricultural sector more competitive by liberalising the markets and free farmers from being trapped into producing cereals — which we don't need and can't store — to producing more high-valued crops? Why don't we stop giving wasteful subsidies — free electricity, and cheap fertilisers and pesticides — which benefit mainly larger farmers and make our farms less productive while depleting water tables and, instead, increase PM-KISAN?Break the Silos, By the Kilo Why don't we, as promised by the previous finance minister, reduce corporate taxes, which are now effectively, at around 44%, the highest in the world?Why do we fiddle around with income taxes, that will drive away investors and high-income Indians abroad? Why don't we, as the Economic Survey suggests, stop subsidising the 'dwarfs' —firms that are small and stagnant?Why don't we also realise that this distinction between large and micro, small and medium enterprises, or MSMEs, is misguided? The Japanese, Germans, South Koreans and Chinese took on the world by having their large firms work in an interlinked way with their MSMEs, not one against the other.Why don't we seriously reform our financial system, instead of pouring in good taxpayer money after bad money without tackling the underlying inefficiencies? This has made India have the highest bank intermediation costs in the world, and a non-banking financial companies (NBFC) crisis to boot.Yes, we have the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) now, and have started nibbling away at non-performing assets (NPAs). But it's like running arace with a boulder tied to one leg. Let us reform State banks and remove the NPAs into a bad bank and let the IBC process take its course over there.Finally, why don't we realise that even a $2.7 trillion market is a very small market in the global economy, about the size of California's GDP. Germany, the world's fourth-largest economy, has a GDP of $3.7 trillion, Japan, the third-largest, $4.4 trillion, and second-largest China, $12.4 trillion. None of these economies thinks its own market is big enough. They are among the most aggressive export-oriented economies in the world.Over a century ago, Swami Vivekananda had said it best: the world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong. We better heed that advice, if we really want to first become a $5 trillion economy, and then hopefully a $10 trillion one.(The writer was director-general, Independent Evaluation Office, GoI)
MUMBAI: Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries (RIL) may deliver muted profit growth when it unveils June quarter earnings on Friday due to challenges in the refining and petchem segment.However, telecom arm Jio and retail business may drive performance, analysts said.IDBI Capital expects RIL's PAT (profit after tax) to grow 0.6 per cent from a year ago, but decline 3.9 per cent from the previous quarter, while revenues may rise 19 per cent from a year ago, but drop 1.1 per cent from a quarter ago.IDBI Capital expects gross refining margins (GRMs) to decline to $8.2 a barrel from $10.5 a barrel in Q1FY19 while petchem may margin may decline to 18 per cent from 19.5 per cent. It expects RIL's retail segment to grow 5 per cent sequentially.Hong Kong-based CGS-CIMB Securities expects RIL's June quarter consolidated Ebitda (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) to slip 2.8 per cent year on year while net profit may grow 3 per cent year on year and shrink 6 per cent quarter on quarter. "Petchem margins have weakened significantly while refining has yet to materially improve from the lows of 4QFY19," CGS-CIMB said in a note on July 15. "We expect Q1FY20 net profit to drop 6 per cent QoQ despite growth in digital/retail earnings. Deal to get external investors into demerged assets is still pending," it said."While RIL has generally managed to outperform our earlier quarterly earnings estimates, the positive earnings have been marred by unusually large increases in capex, with the result that effective net debt levels have remained elevated and above our estimates," GS-CIMB said.Edelweiss Securities said while GRM will recover slightly at RIL on a sequential basis, this will be offset by lower olefin and intermediate margins at petchem, leading to a slight 1 per cent QoQ decline in standalone Ebitda."Higher earnings at Jio and retail will lead to flattish consolidated Ebitda at RIL, while higher interest costs will lead to a 4 per cent drop in profit after tax," Edelweiss Securities said.Goldman Sachs expects RIL's June quarter Ebitda to slip 3 per cent year-on-year."Despite a tough macro environment for both refining and petchem segments, RIL earnings will likely remain resilient and much better than peers," Goldman Sachs analysts said in a note on July 15. "This will be driven by high level of complexity and diversified feed mix of the hydrocarbon business and continued growth in consumer-facing businesss," Goldman Sachs said.
MUMBAI: The NCLT has given a go-ahead to government to prosecute Deloitte and BSR Associates for their failure to detect and report the scams that took place across the now bankrupt IL&FS group and 21 other entities, when they were the auditors of IL&FS Financial Services.The NCLT in an order posted on its website on Thursday said the corporate affairs ministry can go ahead with prosecution based on the findings of the probe conducted by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO).But the posting does not mention its views on the government demand to ban these two auditors for five years from business, though.The tribunal also allowed to the government plea to implead Udayan Sen, a partners of Deloitte, and BSR Associates partners Kalpesh Mehta and Sampath Ganesh.Both these auditing companies any longer work with the group of the company, though.The tribunal allowed prosecution of C Sivasankaran and his group as the probe has revealed that management of IFIN abused their position by giving loans to the Siva group as some group companies failed to repay the earlier loans granted to them by IFIN.Investigation also revealed Sivasankaran had personal relationship with Ravi Parthsarthy and Hari Sankran, the former chairman and the former vice-chairman of IL&FS Group.Further, the tribunal also asked the corporate affairs ministry to implead Surinder Singh Kohli and Subhalakshmi Panse who were independent directors of IFIN and were part of the audit committee, but asked the government not to prosecute them the SFIO probe did not name them."Therefore, their prosecution is not justified at this stage but both Kohil and Panse, can be impleded as they were independent directors and were thus part of the audit committee," the tribunal said.According to the SFIO complaint it was alleged that the auditors were aware that IFIN was lending to defaulting borrowers through group companies hence suppressing its non- performing assets and not provide for the bad debt.Moreover, SFIO report said, auditors failed to verify the end-use of bank loans and money raised via NCDs despite it being a regulatory mandate for verifying such things.The SFIO report has found that the audit committee members colluded with the management and overlooked many impairment indicators in the contravention of the accounting standards and principles of prudence.In case of Panse and Kohli, the investigations revealed they were aware of the NPAs of the company and also knew that loans were being granted to group companies of existing defaulting borrowers in order to prevent them being classified as NPA.
MUMBAI: There may be a silver lining in the dark cloud that is the auto industry — the sports utility vehicle (SUV). Indian buyers have been lining up for SUVs, making 100,000 to 150,000 bookings.And while carmakers have seen a 10% market decline between January and June this year, SUV sales have shrunk by a much more modest 1.8%.New launches of MG Hector, Hyundai Venue, Kia Seltos, Mahindra XUV 300 and Tata Harrier have been greeted with enthusiasm by prospective customers.Kia got 6,000 orders on the day it opened bookings for Seltos. MG Motors has already secured 21,000 bookings for Hector, and has stopped accepting orders for this year. Hyundai has so far received over 50,000 bookings for Venue and some variants of Creta that were launched earlier. Mahindra & Mahindra has received over 35,000 bookings for XUV 300. And including the company's Marazzo and Alturas, which were launched earlier, M&M's total bookings add up to 70,000 units.70286173 The caveat here is that not all bookings, which require small sums of money, translate into final purchases. But industry insiders said customer enthusiasm was still exceptional in current conditions.Rajeev Chaba, president of MG Motor, India, said Hector had received an overwhelming response. The company, he said, was unable to cater to such high initial demand and hence had closed bookings temporarily. This was to ensure timely deliveries to customers, Chaba added. MG Motor plans to increase the production of Hector at its Halol plant to 3,000 units per month by October.SUVS MADE UP 7 OUT OF 10 LAUNCHESSUVs are gaining both prominence and market share. Seven out of 10 new vehicles launched in India in the past year or so have been SUVs. And SUVs' share in the Indian market has gone up to 24% in January-June 2019, compared with 22% in the year-ago period. Vikas Jain, national sales head at Hyundai Motor India, said the "new technology features in these new-age SUVs" have been appreciated by customers even in a slowing market. "Of the 20,000 units of Venue retailed so far, more than 55% have telematics features. On an average, SUV price realisation has gone up by Rs 80,000-90,000. Yet, customers are willing to wait and pay for it," added Jain. Gaurav Vangaal, country lead for production forecasting at IHS Markit, said new entrants such as Kia and MG Motor are set to shake up the Indian SUV market as their focus is on utility vehicles."Newcomers are wary of competitive intensity in the mainstream car market and have steered clear of it. Both Kia and MG know … for them to make a mark in this market, they will have to play on technology and value. Going by the pricing of Hector and indicative pricing of Seltos, they are hitting a sweet spot for car upgraders," added Vangaal.
MUMBAI: The government has set up a screening committee to track the status of bankruptcy cases in which promoters are suspected to have siphoned off funds as it looks to crack down on such diversions, four people aware of the matter told ET.The committee will check if there is fraud by communicating directly with the resolution professional (RP) in charge of the process so that prompt action can be initiated by the government. The government is excluding lenders as they may not be forthcoming with crucial information in certain cases, said the people cited above.The screening committee includes additional corporate affairs secretary Anjali Bhawara and two-three members of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI). The move is also aimed at preventing errant promoters fleeing the country, one of the persons said."We are asking the RPs to make presentations to the IBBI regarding any wrongdoing that they come across while executing the corporate insolvency process of a company," he said. "This is being done through the mechanism of 'avoidance proceedings' where an RP can bring to light transactions of preferential, extortionate, fraudulent or unlawful nature."The concept of avoidance proceedings under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code holds promoters responsible for carrying out transactions with an intent to defraud a firm that's already in distress.AVOIDANCE PROCEEDINGSAt least eight avoidance proceedings have been filed in the first 12 cases referred by the Reserve Bank of India to the bankruptcy courts two years ago, one of which has also been admitted. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) estimates that at least Rs 1 lakh crore out of the total debt of Rs 3.5 lakh crore may have been siphoned off by promoters in these 12 cases."In most cases, we found that banks were unwilling to raise the red flag due to investigative over-reach in the past," a source said. "Now, with the help of the resolution professional, it is possible to take adequate action against fraudsters."The government wants "direct inputs" from the RPs so that they can have the "other side of the story" as well, according to one of the persons who was part of such a meeting."As more challenges keep surfacing in several insolvency cases, there seems to be a concern in the government that they are not getting timely information from the bankers," he said. "While bankers are giving one side of the story, the government wishes to know directly from the RP the status report and if there is a corporate governance issue, well before time."The MCA secretary and Bhawara didn't respond to queries.At least three lenders including Punjab National Bank and Allahabad Bank have termed the total exposure of nearly Rs 5,500 crore to Bhushan Power and Steel, one of the 12 cases cited above, as fraudulent.Jet Airways promoter Naresh Goyal and his wife Anita were recently offloaded from a flight to Dubai by the immigration authorities in Mumbai. A Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) investigation has been ordered into alleged irregularities in the grounded carrier, which has been referred to bankruptcy proceedings.It has been nearly 800 days since the Reserve Bank of India ordered 12 loan accounts worth Rs 3.5 lakh crore to be taken to the bankruptcy courts. Banks have recovered more Rs 40,000 crore from three of them.
MUMBAI: There may be a silver lining in the dark cloud that is the auto industry — the sports utility vehicle (SUV). Indian buyers have been lining up for SUVs, making 100,000 to 150,000 bookings.And while carmakers have seen a 10% market decline between January and June this year, SUV sales have shrunk by a much more modest 1.8%.New launches of MG Hector, Hyundai Venue, Kia Seltos, Mahindra XUV 300 and Tata Harrier have been greeted with enthusiasm by prospective customers.Kia got 6,000 orders on the day it opened bookings for Seltos. MG Motors has already secured 21,000 bookings for Hector, and has stopped accepting orders for this year. Hyundai has so far received over 50,000 bookings for Venue and some variants of Creta that were launched earlier. Mahindra & Mahindra has received over 35,000 bookings for XUV 300. And including the company's Marazzo and Alturas, which were launched earlier, M&M's total bookings add up to 70,000 units.70286173 The caveat here is that not all bookings, which require small sums of money, translate into final purchases. But industry insiders said customer enthusiasm was still exceptional in current conditions.Rajeev Chaba, president of MG Motor, India, said Hector had received an overwhelming response. The company, he said, was unable to cater to such high initial demand and hence had closed bookings temporarily. This was to ensure timely deliveries to customers, Chaba added. MG Motor plans to increase the production of Hector at its Halol plant to 3,000 units per month by October.SUVS MADE UP 7 OUT OF 10 LAUNCHESSUVs are gaining both prominence and market share. Seven out of 10 new vehicles launched in India in the past year or so have been SUVs. And SUVs' share in the Indian market has gone up to 24% in January-June 2019, compared with 22% in the year-ago period. Vikas Jain, national sales head at Hyundai Motor India, said the "new technology features in these new-age SUVs" have been appreciated by customers even in a slowing market. "Of the 20,000 units of Venue retailed so far, more than 55% have telematics features. On an average, SUV price realisation has gone up by Rs 80,000-90,000. Yet, customers are willing to wait and pay for it," added Jain. Gaurav Vangaal, country lead for production forecasting at IHS Markit, said new entrants such as Kia and MG Motor are set to shake up the Indian SUV market as their focus is on utility vehicles."Newcomers are wary of competitive intensity in the mainstream car market and have steered clear of it. Both Kia and MG know … for them to make a mark in this market, they will have to play on technology and value. Going by the pricing of Hector and indicative pricing of Seltos, they are hitting a sweet spot for car upgraders," added Vangaal.
MUMBAI: Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries (RIL) may deliver muted profit growth when it unveils June quarter earnings on Friday due to challenges in the refining and petchem segment.However, telecom arm Jio and retail business may drive performance, analysts said.IDBI Capital expects RIL's PAT (profit after tax) to grow 0.6 per cent from a year ago, but decline 3.9 per cent from the previous quarter, while revenues may rise 19 per cent from a year ago, but drop 1.1 per cent from a quarter ago.IDBI Capital expects gross refining margins (GRMs) to decline to $8.2 a barrel from $10.5 a barrel in Q1FY19 while petchem may margin may decline to 18 per cent from 19.5 per cent. It expects RIL's retail segment to grow 5 per cent sequentially.Hong Kong-based CGS-CIMB Securities expects RIL's June quarter consolidated Ebitda (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) to slip 2.8 per cent year on year while net profit may grow 3 per cent year on year and shrink 6 per cent quarter on quarter. "Petchem margins have weakened significantly while refining has yet to materially improve from the lows of 4QFY19," CGS-CIMB said in a note on July 15. "We expect Q1FY20 net profit to drop 6 per cent QoQ despite growth in digital/retail earnings. Deal to get external investors into demerged assets is still pending," it said."While RIL has generally managed to outperform our earlier quarterly earnings estimates, the positive earnings have been marred by unusually large increases in capex, with the result that effective net debt levels have remained elevated and above our estimates," GS-CIMB said.Edelweiss Securities said while GRM will recover slightly at RIL on a sequential basis, this will be offset by lower olefin and intermediate margins at petchem, leading to a slight 1 per cent QoQ decline in standalone Ebitda."Higher earnings at Jio and retail will lead to flattish consolidated Ebitda at RIL, while higher interest costs will lead to a 4 per cent drop in profit after tax," Edelweiss Securities said.Goldman Sachs expects RIL's June quarter Ebitda to slip 3 per cent year-on-year."Despite a tough macro environment for both refining and petchem segments, RIL earnings will likely remain resilient and much better than peers," Goldman Sachs analysts said in a note on July 15. "This will be driven by high level of complexity and diversified feed mix of the hydrocarbon business and continued growth in consumer-facing businesss," Goldman Sachs said.
NEW DELHI: Nifty50 witnessed profit taking on Thursday after three days of consecutive rise. The index formed a Bearish Belt Hold candle on the daily chart, following relentless selling through the session.Analysts said Nifty was looking jittery at higher levels due to a negative advance-decline ratio. It was prone to selling in its quest to hit the 11,720 level, as the recent breakout of the resistance at 11,650 failed to trigger strong follow-up buying. The index would head for the 11,461 level if it fails to take support from its 100-day simple moving average at 11,560 in the coming days. For the day, the index closed 90.60 points, or 0.78 per cent, lower at 11,596.Thursday's weak close could set the ball rolling for a deeper correction, said Arun Kumar, Market Strategist at Reliance Securities."The next significant support is around 11,461. This is a market for traders with a short-term perspective. Keep your stop losses in place and trade both sides of the market," Kumar said.Gaurav Ratnaparkhi of Sharekhan noted that the index has broken the lower end of a rising channel on the hourly chart, which has resulted in a Bearish Flag breakout."On the higher side, the 40-day exponential moving average and the 50 per cent retracement of the post-Budget fall proved to be a strong barrier. Overall, Nifty looks set to hit the swing low of 11,461 in the coming sessions. The subsequent target area on the downside will be in the 11,330-11,300 zone," Ratnaparkhi said.On Friday, if Nifty fails to take support around its 100-day simple moving average of 11,560, a fresh breakdown can drag the indices lower, said Mazhar Mohammad of Chartviewindia.in."Nifty upsides will remain capped around 11,700 level. Traders can make use of any bounce to create fresh short positions and look for an initial target of 11,510," Mohammad said.
MUMBAI | BENGALURU: The founders of Mindtree will stay on to stabilise and grow the business at the mid-tier IT services firm that has been rocked by the acrimonious takeover by engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T), according to a top company executive.L&T chairman AM Naik, who took charge as Mindtree's nonexecutive chairman on Wednesday, met the company's founders Krishnakumar Natarajan, NS Parthasarathy and Rostow Ravanan, who promised their help after the IT firm's tepid performance in the first quarter of fiscal 2020.In its quarterly financial results announced on Wednesday, the Bengaluru firm, now majority owned by L&T, said it had grown at 10.3% in the June quarter over the year-ago period. However, it announced a drop in operating margins to 9%, the lowest in eight years, due to a one-time bonus to employees and increase in wage costs.70285973 "We had a very positive meeting (on Wednesday) with the promoters of Mindtree where they promised support to improve the company's performance and the share price," Naik told ET.Speaking to ET, Mindtree's Natarajan confirmed the conversation with Naik and the L&T-led board."Right now, the focus is on smooth transition and to maintain the business momentum," he told ET. "There is no time limit. Our aim is to ensure smooth transition," he said, when asked about how long the three founders expect to remain at Mindtree.MINDTREE STOCK PRICE PLUNGES 8%Naik also held a townhall late Wednesday to reassure employees and senior managers that Mindtree's much-acclaimed open-door and non-hierarchical culture would continue following the L&T takeover.Since the initial offer in March, when L&T committed a price of Rs 980 per share to acquire the stake of Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha, Mindtree's stock price has dropped drastically.On Thursday, shares fell to a 52-week low at Rs 675.05 intraday before closing at Rs 691.30, down 8.07% on the BSE."Mindtree promoters were in no mood to cooperate initially and those who sold at Rs 980 made a better decision. But now the stock has dropped following a poor performance," Naik said. L&T had offered Mindtree investors Rs 980 per share in the open offer during June.Mindtree founders, who together own 13.3% stake in the company, did not tender their shares in that offer.Natarajan declined to comment on specifics or the share price. However, he said the company was on path for faster growth in the year ahead. "The order book reflects the strength of the business in the next quarter," he said. "We will make sure there is a smooth transition till the new leadership takes over."On July 5, the founders who had opposed the acquisition by L&T, calling it hostile, quit the Mindtree board as well as their executive roles. This was after the engineering major gained promoter status with 60.06% stake in the company through a combination of stake purchase from a key investor, open offer and purchase of shares from the open market.The independent board members of Mindtree said they too were surprised by the abrupt decision by the founders to step off the board."We were caught off-guard when they announced it suddenly after our last meeting. We were told that they took the decision to give the L&T management a free hand to run the company," a board member told ET.Mindtree, which held its first board meeting after the L&T acquisition, appointed Naik as its non-executive chairman. It, however, did not name a CEO.
Tamil Nadu: Consumer forum slaps Rs 15,000 fine on hotel for levying Rs 2 GST on curds There are several products on which GST is not levied, still hotels and restaurants charge the customers a certain amount as tax
Mumbai: Leader of Opposition wants BJP MLA Narendra Mehta to resign Despite its party MLA being accused of killing 3.5 acres of mangroves to create a club, the BJP seems to tread wearily on initiating action against Mira Bhayender MLA Narendra Mehta.
Maharashtra: Maintaining rail tracks, Over head equipment vital In two consecutive days, there have been cases of disruption due to technical failures.
Barber booked for shaving off moustache in Nagpur Everyone here knows that I pride my moustache and its very special to me, it defines my personality, says Kiran Thakur
BJP MLA Narendra Mehta's claims on club wrong: Report Authorities sit on Divisional Mangrove Protection Committee recommendations to shield BJP lawmaker's structure
CSMT-Thane underground rail line plan to chug on fast track soon Virar-Panvel suburban corridor and CSMT-Panvel fast line too will be part of MUTP's Phase-4 plan
Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill with minor changes, 'no threat of investor flight', says FM Nirmala Sitharaman FPIs remained net buyers in most part of 2019, having bought shares and local papers worth $13.08 billion so far this year. This compares with last year's sale of $4.6 billion in equity and $6.7 billion in bonds.
Intelligence Bureau warns of jailbreak plot at Patna Beur, security up What adds to the worries of the police administration in the state is the fact that several dreaded criminals and terrorists are lodged inside Beur jail
Pakistan aiding Khalistanis for anti-India activities: India Zee Media Newsroom has access to the 23-page dossier handed to Islamabad on pro-Khalistani activities in Pakistan.
I-T attaches Rs 400-cr 'benami' property of Mayawati's brother The attached plot is 2A, Sector 94, Noida and is situated in the vicinity of a proposed five star hotel and other luxury projects.
Government asks TikTok, Helo to answer queries on anti-national, illegal activities or face ban The notice has been issued by the Ministry comes after it had received complaints from some agencies and a letter written to the prime minister by Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM).
Make in India: Just half of country's 268 mobile-makers operational In December 2018, the prime minister went with the first estimate and spoke of 120 mobile makers. In the Interim Budget on February 1, the finance minister used the 268 number, and said this was a big jump from just two units earlier.
Kolkata: Triple talaq petitioner abused for reciting Chalisa wearing hijab She also told the police that she was threatened by hundreds of people in Golabari while she was returning home from her son's school on Wednesday for attending the recital in a hijab.
