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Posted: 28 Jul 2019 08:36 AM PDT

Something New


The Microsoft Surface Book 2 laptop is on sale for $600 off

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 08:23 AM PDT

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TL;DR: Get the powerful Microsoft Surface Book 2 2-in-1 laptop on sale for $1,399. It’s usually priced at $1,999, so you’ll be saving 30%. 


A lot of 2-in-1 products get a bad rap but let’s face it, a shampoo just shouldn’t be able to double as a body wash and that’s that. But in the wild world of multi-purpose items, the 2-in-1 laptop stands out as a special exception that really does perform. Especially in the case of the Microsoft Surface Book 2, 13.5-inch 2-in-1 laptop

Right now, you can head to the PC Mag Shop (which is owned by Mashable’s publisher, Ziff Davis) to get the Microsoft Surface Book 2 13.5-inch 2-in-1 laptop on sale for $1,399. By comparison, that’s $600 less than it’s listed online directly through Microsoft and only $100 more than the price of the less-powerful, previous i5 model.  Read more...

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Someone has to make the family mac and cheese. I was worried it couldn't be me.

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 06:00 AM PDT

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Mashable bites into a creamy, nutty, gooey, and sometimes stinky world during our first-ever Cheese Week.


Black people don’t mess around when it comes to macaroni and cheese. The great African-American culinary tradition demands excellence in all aspects of its existence. Bad macaroni — dry, crunchy, lacking smoothness and squelch — is an abomination, a stain on the institution of soul food. Good macaroni is a point of pride. Many mac and cheese recipes, like the one in my family, are passed down from grandmothers who created the standard upon which all iterations of the dish are compared, and the person responsible for keeping that recipe alive is someone I call the Keeper of the Mac.  Read more...

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How older generations share news articles in the smartphone era

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 06:00 AM PDT

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When millennials head home, a lot of them are greeted with a pile of newspaper clippings. 

Others receive highlighted articles sent in the mail, usually from grandparents or old-school parents.  The more "with it" parents snap a photo of articles and email or text that over. And yes, some parents have figured out how to email or text over a link to a news story.

With so many options to share a news story (using the share buttons on a website, copying and pasting links into texts, email, or a messaging app, or use your smartphone's built-in share options) it's fascinating that a strong showing of parents are resistant to new (and arguably easier) ways to share content. Read more...

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iPad Pro, MacBook, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, and more deals for July 28

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 04:05 AM PDT

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With school starting up again soon, being prepared is vital, and having a laptop that's on its last leg isn't a good start. Lucky for you, there are a lot of laptop deals around on the internet, and if you're working on a budget, then this Lenovo IdeaPad S340 laptop is for you. Packed with an 8th generation Intel i3 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB solid-state drive for $289.00, saving you $90 off the listed price.

Already invested in the Apple ecosystem? Well, why not upgrade your current MacBook with a MacBook Air. For less than $1000 on Amazon, it's a no brainer, so snap it up while it's still available. Read more...

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Save over 50% on this charging cable that has a built-in portable battery

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 02:00 AM PDT

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TL;DR: Get the compact Nomad 1.5M battery lightning cable on sale for $19.99. It's normally $49.99, so you'll save $30. 


As the Spice Girls once sang, "When two become one....It's the only way to be." 

And while they may have not been singing about this Nomad 1.5M battery lightning cable, it certainly fits. 

With the Nomad Cable, you can officially say goodbye to lugging around a separate charging cable and backup battery to charge your devices on the go. The durable MFi-certified lightning cable doubles as a portable charger — that’s two devices streamlined into one sleek and compact design. Ordinarily, $49.99, it’s on sale now for only $19.99. Read more...

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Save on Apple iMacs, keyboards, and more with this sale

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 02:00 AM PDT

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What would it take for you to reach peak productivity? Is it a comfortable office chair? A standing desk? A napping pod? Or how about a shiny new computer?

If your answer is the latter, we have a treat for you: refurbished iMacs, Apple keyboards, and an Apple Magic Mouse are all on sale this weekend in the Mashable Shop. Check out the deals below:

27-inch iMac computer (with accessories)

Did the complete Apple setup always feel a little too indulgent? This refurbished option says you deserve it (and can afford it). It includes a 27-inch iMac computer that sports a 2.9GHz Intel Core i5 Ivy Bridge Processor for next-level multitasking and 16GB of memory for fast browsing and gaming. It also comes with the Apple wired keyboard and wired mouse to complete the work setup of your dreams. Read more...

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Learn how to be a better writer for just $20 thanks to this sale

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 02:00 AM PDT

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TL;DR: Get the comprehensive "Improve Your Writing Skills" master class bundle for $19.99 — a savings of 98% off its usual price. 


Okay, so maybe you're not planning to write the next City of Girls or even open your long-lost journal, but writing skills may just be the important career weapon you're missing. 

Whether you're a software engineer, a digital marketer, a barista, or an MLB baseball player, we'd be willing to bet you'll be required to write something, somewhere. Wouldn't be nice if you could express yourself eloquently? 

This writing skills master class may be the motivation you need to become a better writer. Offering a total of 18 hours of training, it's tailored for both new and experienced writers — and it's on sale for just $19.99. Read more...

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ExpressVPN is on sale for £5.36 a month with 3 months free

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 12:00 AM PDT

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TL;DR: Secure the impressive ExpressVPN for just £5.36 a month with three months free, and save 46% on list price.


Isn't it wonderful when brands or services try and compete with each other to offer the best deal? It's great, because the winner in this situation is always the consumer. 

There is kind of a battle going on right now between the many VPN providers, with each company trying to offer the best deal. Some providers have slashed prices, whilst others have focused on offering more flexible contracts. Some, like ExpressVPN, have attempted to offer a great package deal, with benefits across the board. Read more...

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Trump's 'infested' tweets violate a very specific Twitter rule

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 03:10 PM PDT

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Rats, rodents, maggots, crime. These words have literal meanings, but when they're used to describe specific places or groups, they take on something more.

It's something CNN anchor Victor Blackwell pointed out in a moving segment about Trump's racist use of the word "infested" in tweets — and also something that Twitter explicitly prohibits in its rules against "dehumanizing language." 

It's no secret that Trump walks all over Twitter's rules against racist verbal attacks — rules that Twitter neglects to enforce. But it's important to show the many ways the president normalizes creeping, dangerous discrimination, and Twitter's failure to stop him. Read more...

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Despite Trump's anti-crypto tweets, the IRS wants its cut of virtual currency profits

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 01:26 PM PDT

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Cryptocurrency might be a challenge to the primacy of the U.S. dollar, but that's not stopping the Internal Revenue Service from wanting a piece of the action.

The IRS announced Friday that it was sending letters to 10,000 cryptocurrency holders informing them that they needed to report, and pay taxes on, their crypto transactions and capital gains.

"Taxpayers should take these letters very seriously by reviewing their tax filings and when appropriate, amend past returns and pay back taxes, interest and penalties," Chuck Rettig, IRS Commissioner, said in a statement. "The IRS is expanding our efforts involving virtual currency, including increased use of data analytics. We are focused on enforcing the law and helping taxpayers fully understand and meet their obligations." Read more...

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At least two new iPads are reportedly coming in 2019

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 01:03 PM PDT

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Apple's not done releasing new products in 2019.

New iPhonesbulbous square camera bump and all — are expected in September. The new Mac Pro will also be coming the same month. A 16-inch MacBook Pro with all-new keyboard are rumored for the fall. And now, there's word new iPads are coming.

Two regulatory entries Apple filed with the Eurasian Economic Commission (a now-frequent source of confirmation for unreleased products) suggest new iPads will likely be released in the fall, according to AppleInsider.

The specific device filings reveal expected model numbers and nothing else. Which means we have no information on whether the filings are referring to a new iPad, iPad Air, iPad mini, or iPad Pro. Read more...

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CNN's Victor Blackwell offers an emotional response to Trump's racist Baltimore tweets

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 12:37 PM PDT

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Donald Trump started off his Saturday morning with a mean-spirited and racist attack on Congressman Elijah Cummings and the West Baltimore district he represents. CNN's Victor Blackwell wasn't having it.

The president singled out Cummings — who notably chairs the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, one of several investigating Trump's conduct — in a string of morning tweets. He called the Congressman "a brutal bully" and labeled his district as a "rat and rodent infested mess" where "no human being would want to live[.]"

Even for a president who seems to savor stepping over the line, the harsh and offensive language Trump leveled at an American city where actual Americans live — not to mention the Congressman who represents them — struck a nerve. Nowhere was this more evident than on CNN. Read more...

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Acrobatic bear makes off with a bird feeder and we're not even mad

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 11:12 AM PDT

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Cat burglars? Out. Bear burglars? In.

One sneaky bear proved the lengths to which its kind would go to get some sweet sweet noms. A Colorado couple affixed a bird feeder to their backyard shed, in a kind move for birds. They knew that bears were prevalent in their area, so they also attached a bell to the feeder in the hopes that the noise would dissuade any non-bird creatures looking to feed. 

The bell was not enough. The couple (seemingly from safely within their home) captured one bear's feats on film, in which it performs some seriously impressive acrobatics to get its big ol' paws on that bird food.  Read more...

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Apple also uses humans to listen to some Siri recordings

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 09:47 AM PDT

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News alert: your Siri voice recordings may not be entirely private.

According to The Guardian, Apple hires contractors to listen to Siri recordings in order to improve the accuracy and quality of the voice assistant.

These contractors "regularly hear confidential medical information, drug deals, and recordings of couples having sex, as part of their job providing quality control, or 'grading,'" the report claims.

Like Amazon and Google, both of which also employ humans to review some recordings from their respective Alexa and Assistant, Apple doesn't disclose that real people review Siri recordings, either.  Read more...

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Las Vegas is facing a grasshopper invasion of Biblical proportions

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 08:52 AM PDT

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It might be time to accept that the city of Las Vegas is now lost to us humans. It belongs to the grasshoppers now.

Swarms of the winged insect have overrun the Nevada city in the past week, making parts of Sin City look like they've been inflicted with a Biblical plague. But these aren't locusts; they're desert-native pallid-winged grasshoppers, and they're behaving normally.

That's what Nevada's state entomologist Jeff Knight told CNN. The insect's numbers grow following wet winters and springs, and those increased numbers are in evidence when they make their annual migration. 

"We'll have flights about this time of the year, migrations, and they'll move northward," Knight said. Read more...

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Top Stories Today

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 07:47 AM PDT

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A Cloudspotters' Guide To Climate Change

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 05:54 AM PDT

On a lost-in-time island off the coast of England, a group called the Cloud Appreciation Society gathers to look skyward and bask in the delights of nature. But halfway around the world, scientists have modeled a scenario in which Stratocumulus actually disappear under extreme climate conditions

How To Make Cubes That You Can Easily Toss Into Your Next Meal To Boost Flavor

Posted: 25 Jul 2019 07:29 AM PDT

Your palette will thank you.

The Intimate Relationship Between Organ Donor Recipients And Donor Families

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 07:11 AM PDT

"I thought of my donor as a guardian angel type of figure," says Katy Portell.

An Astronomer Answers Twitter Questions About Aliens

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 05:54 AM PDT

Tell us 'bout them aliens, Jill.

'Lunarcore': The Guys Who Love To Dress Like Hypebeast Astronauts

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 05:54 AM PDT

The latest fashion trend for men is a tribute to the accidental style NASA discovered when it first sent men to space.

What The Nanny Saw, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 09:12 PM PDT

A solar eclipse image that took two years to photograph, a rare look at New York City when it's quiet and empty and more best photos of the week.

Watch This No-Look Throw By Mariner's Shortstop J.P. Crawford And See If You Can Make Sense Out Of It

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 12:29 PM PDT

Crawford made a seemingly impossible diving stop and throw to nab the runner at first.

Digg Deals: Discounted Hats During Huckberry Summer Clearance

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 05:54 AM PDT

Whether you're looking for a ball cap, a beanie or something a bit more exotic, Huckberry's summer sale has some exceedingly nice hats.

I Found Eric Trump's YouTube Playlist, And Now I'm Depressed

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 12:51 PM PDT

For the lathe and hip-hop cover enthusiasts among us.

CNN Anchor Victor Blackwell Gives A Tearful Defense Of Baltimore Following Trump's Tweets Calling It 'Infested'

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 01:27 PM PDT

CNN's Victor Blackwell gets emotional while reporting on Donald Trump's tweets slamming Baltimore.

Dialysis Firm Cancels $524,600.17 Medical Bill After Journalists Investigate

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 04:37 PM PDT

Fresenius, one of the two largest dialysis providers in the U.S., has agreed to waive a $524,600.17 bill for a man who received 14 weeks of dialysis at a clinic in Montana.

The Average Height In Countries Across The World, Visualized

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 08:24 AM PDT

​When traveling abroad, do you ever notice that in some places, the people just seem taller?

Save 70% Off These Powerful AirPod Alternatives

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 05:54 AM PDT

Ditch cable clutter for good with these AirSounds True Wireless Earbuds — they deliver powerful sound in a minimalist package, with a charging case that adds on an extra 8 hours of talk/listen time.

Man Builds His Own Android Phone From Scratch Using Parts From Random Stores In China

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 10:26 AM PDT

A man builds a Samsung Galaxy S9+ completely on his own.

This Sturdy Sling Is Great For Short Hikes And Crosstown Biking

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 11:00 AM PDT

Don't weigh yourself down if you don't need to — stick with a nice sling. With eight-liter capacity and a padded adjustable strap, you'll be able to comfortably carry your most important gear.

Man Hikes 60 Miles Alone In The Most Remote Part Of Iceland

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 03:49 PM PDT

Kraig Adams explores Hornstrandir, one of the most beautiful and far-off parts of Iceland.

Entitled Tesla Jackass Parks On Stranger's Lawn, Steals Electricity For 12 Hours

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 10:41 AM PDT

There's sort of a stereotype of Tesla owners having this elevated sense of self-worth and entitlement since they believe that the fact that they drive a fast, luxurious electric car means they're saving the world for the rest of us drooling simpletons.

A Doctor Shortage Is Looming, And A Clinton-Era Policy Is Partly To Blame

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 12:18 PM PDT

Antiquated funding restrictions for medical apprenticeships could worsen an already devastating burnout crisis.

A Louisiana Republican Reckons With Climate Change

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 11:26 AM PDT

Garret Graves wants to help the Gulf Coast adapt to sea-level rise, but Democrats are skeptical about how far he will go.

The Takeout's Fantasy Food Draft: Best Supermarket Beer

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 01:04 PM PDT

The Takeout did a fantasy draft where each of the writers picked his/her favorite mass-market beers you can find at a 7-Eleven or a general supermarket.

We Asked 64,000 Women What They Look For In A Partner

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 09:24 AM PDT

Worldwide, women of all sexual orientations said that kindness is a very important trait in a long-term partner.

Americans Are Not Getting The Message About Exercising More And Sitting Less

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 09:55 AM PDT

Doctors and public health officials have been urging Americans to get more active and try to exercise at least 150 minutes per week at a moderate level, or 75 minutes weekly at a vigorous level.

The Painful Truth Of Passing As White

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 09:25 AM PDT

When I was 12, my Aunt Margaret told me, "You got straight hair, you got pale skin. If people don't know you're colored, don't tell them."

After Investigation, Neil DeGrasse Tyson Will Keep His Job

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 10:08 AM PDT

Dr. Tyson was accused of sexual misconduct. The American Museum of Natural History said he would remain director of the Hayden Planetarium.

Listen As Scientists Exclaim In Wonder At Seeing The Sinuous Asperoteuthis Mangoldae Squid Filmed Alive For The First Time

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 09:40 AM PDT

The Nautilus crew are completely in awe of this extremely rare sighting.

One Night Wonder

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 08:30 AM PDT

They got their shot on Broadway—and they blew it. Ten years later, Nick Blaemire and James Gardiner look back at what it means to fail so publicly, and whether their dream was really all it was cracked up to be.

How Science Got Trampled In The Rush To Drill In The Arctic

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 08:01 AM PDT

The only thing standing in the way of establishing an oil and gas leasing program is the environmental review process. The administration is compressing it into just over one year.

One Man Single-Handedly Makes A Ska Song Out Of 'Pure Imagination' Just To Brighten Your Day

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 06:50 AM PDT

Mars Gearhart — who plays all the instruments in his one-man ska band — takes on the Willy Wonka classic.

What Really Happened At Woodstock '99

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 08:57 AM PDT

They were dreaming when they broke stuff; forgive them if they went astray.

The 20 Best Movie Scores Of The Decade

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 09:57 AM PDT

From Jonny Greenwood's "Phantom Thread" score to Jonny Greenwood's "You Were Never Really Here" score, here's the best movie music of the 2010s.

How Spotify Can Predict An Economic Downturn Through Sudden Shifts In People Listening To Bummer Music

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 08:01 AM PDT

The music we all collectively listen to can be used to predict downturns in the economy.

Behind The Scenes Of Santa Fe's Psychedelic Playground That Is Like A Real Life 'Stranger Things'

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 08:57 AM PDT

Thousands of tourists are flocking to Meow Wolf, a unique immersive art experience in New Mexico.

Everyone Misunderstands The Point Of Fight Club

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 09:24 AM PDT

Rebecca Renner on the Forgotten Anti-Capitalist Message of an Unjustly Vilified Work

Enslaved On A British Cannabis Farm: 'The Plants Were More Valuable Than My Life'

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 11:00 AM PDT

Minh was 16 when he was kidnapped, raped and trafficked to the UK, and then locked up and forced to grow cannabis. But when the police found him, he was treated like a criminal rather than a victim.

How Henry Ford And Thomas Edison's Summer Bromance Captured The American Imagination

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 09:55 AM PDT

A look back at a fascinating road trip with some of the most powerful men in the world.

You Always Knew Your Phone Could Solve Crimes — This Board Game Proves It

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 10:00 AM PDT

Chronicles of Crime makes you and your friends London detectives solving crimes with the help of QR codes and VR.

Three Card Games To Help Fight Boredom

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 01:12 PM PDT

Need something to stamp out dull moments at get-togethers? These card games are a great way to waste time with your friends.

Why Can't You Just Wear Socks Hiking? Because These Lems Are Better

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 12:57 PM PDT

With a grippy rubber sole and super minimal knit uppers the Mesa is your lightweight trail buddy.

Latest World News, World News, Current Affairs, Daily Current Affairs

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 04:35 AM PDT

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On The Ground Reporting From Hong Kong

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 09:08 PM PDT


WNU Editor: For those who are following events in Hong Kong, Michael Yon has some great coverage on what is happening on the ground on his Facebook page .... Michael Yon (Facebook).

China is Building Three Huge Helicopter 'Aircraft Carriers'

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 09:00 PM PDT

A file picture of one China's previous-generation amphibious vessels, the Kunlun Shan, after it docked in Fiery Cross Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea last year for a concert given to military personnel and workers. Photo: China News Service

Sebastien Roblin, National Interest: Bad News: China is Building Three Huge Helicopter 'Aircraft Carriers'

What will Beijing do with them?

Along the Huangpu River in the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyards in Shanghai, the hull modules of two huge new vessels have been captured in photographs taken by passengers in overflying airliners. Then early in July 2019, ground-level images of the construction leaked onto Chinese social media.

Measuring the length of two-and-half football fields and estimated to displace between 30,000-40,000 tons once in the water, the vessels appear to be the first of three Type 075 Landing Helicopter Docks (LHDs), essentially moving naval bases that can carry dozens of helicopters and launch amphibious landing craft from their floodable well deck.

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WNU Editor: More evidence of China rushing to deploy a navy that can match the U.S..

North Korea Continues To Build-Up Its Nuclear Arsenal

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 08:46 PM PDT



Business Insider: North Korea may have built 12 nuclear bombs since the first Trump-Kim summit last year, according to recent reports from intelligence analysts

* North Korea may have expanded its nuclear arsenal with 12 more bombs since President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un first met at a Singapore summit last year.
* The Wall Street Journal first reported that intelligence analysts are concluding that the secretive state is accelerating its production of long-range missiles and fissile material, both key components in making nuclear weapons.
* The revelation comes after North Korea unveiled a new submarine that could launch nuclear weapons and fired two short-range missiles off its coast, flouting a UN ban on such testing.
* Up to now, Trump has defended his negotiations with the North Korean leader, saying they've been a success because the country has not engaged in serious missile testing.

North Korea may have expanded its nuclear arsenal with 12 more bombs since President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un first met at a Singapore summit last year.

The Wall Street Journal first reported that intelligence analysts have concluded that the secretive state is accelerating its production of long-range missiles and fissile material, both key components in making nuclear weapons.

Analysts have pored over satellite imagery to discover the movement of shipping containers and trucks at crucial weapons facilities in the northern part of the country, according to The Wall Street Journal. These same analysts estimate Pyongyang now has between 20 and 60 nuclear weapons.

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WNU Editor: Until a deal is signed and verification agreed upon, this nuclear buildup is only going to continue.

The Real State Of The U.S. Military

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 08:31 PM PDT

An M-2 Bradley combat vehicle at the "Salute to America" Independence Day celebration. Tom Brenner / Reuters

Thomas G. Mahnken & Roger Zakheim, The Atlantic: Antiques Road Show: The Real State of the U.S. Military

The wars of the future may depend not so much on the kinds of things you can put on parade, but on new technologies that reimagine warfare.

That a military display on Independence Day proved to be controversial should not be surprising, even if one discounts the partisan tone of much of the criticism. Americans tend not to favor displays of military power, except in the aftermath of successful wars: The Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the 1991 Gulf War were all followed by parades. Military displays nonetheless have the benefit of showing the American people what their investment in national defense has yielded. Contrary to President Donald Trump's assertion that "our nation is stronger today than it ever was before," the "Salute to America" looked more like a military antiques road show than a display of a 21st-century military power.

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WNU Editor:A sobering essay on the state of the U.S. military today.

Is The U.S. Pushing For A “Face-Saving Way Out" Of Afghanistan?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 10:20 AM PDT

Members of a Taliban delegation, led by chief negotiator Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (C, front), leave after peace talks with Afghan senior politicians in Moscow, Russia May 30, 2019. Evgenia Novozhenina, Reuters

Axios: Afghanistan peace talks: U.S. pushes toward "face-saving way out"

The ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and the Taliban are a "charade" designed simply to provide the U.S. a "face-saving way out of Afghanistan," former CIA deputy director Michael Morell tells Axios.

Why it matters: The Trump administration wants to move quickly toward a deal to end the war in Afghanistan. But Morell, who now hosts the Intelligence Matters podcast, is one of several experts and former officials warning that such a deal won't secure peace.

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WNU Editor: This is one of those conflicts that will take a few decades to burn itself out. I also do not think these peace talks will be successful. Does the U.S. have the patience to stay in this war for that long? Definitely not. But I also do not expect the U.S. to be leaving anytime soon.

South Korea Wants A New Amphibious Ship Designed To Carry F-35Bs

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 10:09 AM PDT

South Korea already operates the landing platform helicopter ship Marado. (Courtesy of the South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration)

Warzone/The Drive: South Korea Kicks Off Development Of A New Amphibious Ship Designed To Carry F-35Bs

The planned ship will give the South Koreans a significant boost in capability for operations around and beyond the Korean Peninsula.

South Korea is in the early stages of developing a new, larger amphibious assault ship that could support short-takeoff and vertical-landing combat aircraft and plan to launch the ship toward the latter end of the next decade. For more than a year, the South Koreans have been considering a purchase of up to 20 F-35B Joint Strike Fighters, which would likely form the core of the air wing onboard this future vessel.

South Korea's decision to acquire the ship, presently known only as Landing Platform Helicopter-II, or LPH-II, reportedly came during a meeting that South Korean Army General Park Han Ki, the Chairman of the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff, held on July 12, 2019. LPH-II is a reference to the ship being a successor South Korean Navy's two Dokdo class LPHs.

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Update: South Korea to build ship for short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing aircraft (Defense News)

WNU Editor: The key stats to know about this new ship ....  

.... The new LPH is to be refit to displace 30,000 tons, double the capacity of the previous two LPHs — Dokdo and Marado — with 14,500 tons of displacement. The carrier-type vessel is also bigger than the 27,000 tons associated with Japan's Izumo-class helicopter destroyers.

In short, this is the first time that a light aircraft carrier-class ship is being proposed under South Korea's force improvement plans

How Tensions In Northeast Asia Led To South Korea Firing Warning Shots At A Russian Warplane

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 10:00 AM PDT

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Josh Smith, Reuters: How a web of disputes between Japan, South Korea, North Korea, China, and Russia almost boiled over this week

* Russia, China, North Korea, South Korea, and Japan were all involved in encounters on, in, and above a patch of ocean in northeast Asia this week.
* The countries are all involved in disputes over air, land, and water in the area.

SEOUL (Reuters) - The wedge of sea between Japan, Russia, and the Korean peninsula became a new flashpoint this week, with a regional airspace dispute, a seized fishing boat, and missile tests by North Korea aggravating longstanding tensions.

The patch of ocean is commonly known as the Sea of Japan, but South Korea argues it should be known by the more neutral name the East Sea.

The dispute over the name exemplifies the numerous conflicting interests in the area, which has been the scene of sometimes intense military and political brinkmanship.

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WNU Editor: Both China and Russia feel embolden with their political-military alliance. Expect more confrontations in the future in this part of Asia.

This Is How The X-37B Spaceplane Can 'Disappear'

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 06:59 AM PDT

US Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle 4 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida, May 7, 2017. US Air Force

Popular Mechanics: Here's How the X-37B Spaceplane 'Disappears'

The winged spacecraft can alter its orbit to confound adversaries.

Former Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson revealed to an audience last week that the X-37B spaceplane can pull off maneuvers in space that drives potential adversaries "nuts." Although maddeningly unspecific, experts believe she was referring to the X-37B's ability to change its orbit, throwing off both amateur and professional satellite watchers and making the spacecraft unpredictable.

According to Military.com, Wilson was speaking at the Apsen Security Forum when she remarked that the X-37B "can do an orbit that looks like an egg and, when it's close to the Earth, it's close enough to the atmosphere to turn where it is."

"Which means our adversaries don't know—and that happens on the far side of the Earth from our adversaries—where it's going to come up next. And we know that that drives them nuts. And I'm really glad about that."

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Update: The Air Force's former top civilian explains how the mysterious X-37B spacecraft drives US foes 'nuts' (Military.com/Business Insider)

WNU Editor: It looks like the X-37B is going for a new record .... Is the US Air Force's Secretive X-37B Space Plane Headed for New Record? (Space.com).

Business Is Good For America's Defense Industry

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 06:53 AM PDT

The F-35 Lightning II production line at Lockheed Martin's facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Lockheed Martin

CNBC: There's no business like the arms business: Here's how the top US defense companies did in Q2 earnings

* Here's how America's top five defense firms — Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon — did during second-quarter earnings.
* Next week, the Senate will vote on a $1.3 trillion budget deal that includes $738 billion for defense spending.

WASHINGTON — Nobody spends money on arms like the United States, and it shows in the bottom lines of the biggest defense contractors.

The Trump administration's 2019 defense-friendly spending bill increased the Pentagon's spending power to a grand total of $717 billion. Next week, the Senate will vote on a $1.3 trillion budget deal for fiscal year 2020 that includes $738 billion for defense.

This week, America's top five defense firms — Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon — posted their second-quarter earnings. While the companies' quarterly performances remained strong, collectively their stocks were largely unchanged. The iShares U.S. Aerospace and Defense ETF was slightly higher for this week after the companies reported. So far this year the benchmark ETF is up nearly 26%.

Here's how America's defense industry giants did.

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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction. Business is going to get even better. Especially with the rise of China and the growing arms race in Asia.

U.S. Special Ops Are Adopting The Secret Service's Command SUV For Crisis Response Missions

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 06:44 AM PDT

A WHCA Roadrunner with the cakepan-style satellite communications antenna on top. Paul Carter

Warzone/The Drive: Look Inside The Secret Service's Command SUVs That Are Being Converted For Special Ops Use

These "Roadrunners" will now support special operators during crisis response missions in the United States and elsewhere in North America.

Special Operations Command North, or SOCNORTH, is in the process of converting six Chevy Suburban sport utility vehicles to better meet the needs of its Crisis Response Team. The White House Communications Agency had previously used these already heavily modified "Roadrunners" to provide critical command and control and communications support for presidential motorcades, something you can read about in great detail in this past War Zone feature. We now have pictures of the outside and inside of these SUVs that offer a unique look at their previous lives and future roles.

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WNU Editor: There is one thing that I can say about these SUVs. They stick out.

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Posted: 28 Jul 2019 02:52 AM PDT

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Iran crisis: ‘Boris Johnson, act NOW' UK must be firm over tanker row - or face conflict

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 01:25 AM PDT



BORIS JOHNSON and the UK Government must "act now" to stop a crisis with Iran escalating after a British tanker was seized earlier this month, one MP has insisted.

Philippines earthquake: Huge tremors on ring of fire kill eight at tourist hotspot

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 01:59 AM PDT



EARTHQUAKES struck islands in the Luzon Strait in the northern Philippines on Saturday, killing "at least eight" people and injuring a further 60 people as landmarks and buildings experienced serious damage.

Brooklyn mass shooting: One dead, 11 injured in horror playground party attack

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 12:38 AM PDT



ONE person has died and 11 have been injured in a mass shooting at a block party in Brooklyn, New York.

Venezuela claims Trump plans to invade and warns ‘Your problem will be getting out’

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 08:20 PM PDT



AMERICAN troops are "likely" to invade Venezuela according to the country's vice president who chillingly warned "their problem will be getting out".

Iran crisis: Diplomats launch desperate bid to avoid all out war over tanker seizure

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 07:22 PM PDT



OMAN's Foreign Minister has held talks with Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif as tensions mount in the Gulf after Tehran detained a British-flagged oil tanker.

Melania Trump: FLOTUS surprises fans during intimate dinner in Washington - ‘We love you’

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 06:02 PM PDT



MELANIA TRUMP surprised fans in Washington during an intimate outing with Donald Trump.

Iran crisis: Britain could ask Russia and China to join fight as tensions rocket in Gulf

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 04:01 PM PDT



BORIS Johnson was last night under mounting pressure to invite China and Russia to join the European-led maritime coalition to safeguard tankers from Iranian attacks.

Michael Schumacher health update: How is Michael Schumacher now? Can he walk again?

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 01:57 AM PDT



MICHAEL SCHUMACHER suffered horrific brain injuries in a skiing accident more than five years and official updates about his health remain limited since then. So, what do we know about the FI racing legend's condition now and is he able to walk?

Egypt bombshell: How body of ancient pharaoh was discovered ‘intact’ by archaeologists

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 01:01 AM PDT



EGYPT archaeologists discovered the body of a pharaoh "largely intact" during an excavation near the famous Valley of the Kings, a documentary revealed.

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Posted: 28 Jul 2019 01:47 AM PDT

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2 U.S. Teens Jailed in Italy Over Policeman’s Murder

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 08:55 AM PDT

ROME — Two American teenagers were jailed in Rome on Saturday as authorities carry out a murder investigation in the killing of an Italian police officer.

A detention order issued by prosecutors was shown on Italian state broadcaster RAI, naming the suspects as Gabriel Christian Natale Hjorth and Finnegan Lee Elder. The detention order didn’t give their ages, but says they were both born in San Francisco in 2000. Police earlier said they were 19.

Prosecutors said in the order that Elder is the main suspect, accusing him of repeatedly stabbing Carabinieri paramilitary policeman Mario Cerciello Rega, 35, who was investigating the theft of a bag after a drug deal gone wrong in Rome. Natale Hjorth is accused of using his bare hands to strike the officer’s partner, who wasn’t seriously injured in the attack.

Both suspects were also being investigated for attempted extortion. Elder’s lawyer, Francesco Codini, said his client exercised his right not to respond to questions during a detention hearing held Saturday in the Rome jail where the two teens are being kept. Natale Hjorth’s lawyer wasn’t immediately available for comment.

A judge at the detention hearing hasn’t ruled if the suspects will be kept in custody beyond an initial three-day period.

An Italian investigator who spoke on condition of anonymity since the probe was ongoing said that the pair had snatched the bag of a drug dealer in Rome after the man apparently gave them “a different substance” instead of cocaine.

The Carabinieri said the Americans demanded a 100-euro ($112) ransom and a gram of cocaine to return the bag. The alleged dealer called police, saying he had arranged a meeting with the thieves to get his bag and cellphone back. Police says there was a scuffle at the rendezvous site and the policeman was stabbed eight times, dying shortly afterward in the hospital.

The Carabinieri said video surveillance cameras and witnesses allowed them to quickly identify the two Americans and find them in a hotel near the scene of the slaying. Police said the two Americans were “ready to leave” Italy when they were found.

In a search of their hotel room, the Carabinieri said they found a long knife, possibly the one used to attack Cerciello Rega. Police said the knife had been hidden behind a panel in the room’s ceiling. Police also said they found clothes the two apparently were wearing during the attack.

The Carabinieri statement said the two Americans admitted responsibility after being questioned by prosecutors and faced with “hard evidence.”

France Won’t Drop Tax on Tech Giants, Despite President Trump’s Threats

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 08:28 AM PDT

PARIS — France is pushing ahead with a landmark tax on tech giants like Google and Facebook — despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of retaliatory tariffs on French wine.

After Trump slammed the “foolishness” of the tax in a tweet Friday and promised reciprocal action, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said “France will implement” it anyway.

According to Le Maire’s office, he added, “the universal taxation of digital activity is a challenge that concerns us all.” He said the tax is meant as a temporary measure pending negotiations on an international tax deal.

The 3% tax, which went into force this week, mainly concerns companies that use consumer data to sell online advertising.

It’s designed to stop multinationals from avoiding taxes by setting up European headquarters in low-tax EU countries. Currently, companies such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Airbnb and Uber pay very little tax on their significant business in countries like France.

The Trump administration says the tax is discriminatory against U.S. business.

But the tax targets any digital company with yearly global sales worth more than 750 million euros ($835 million) and French revenue exceeding 25 million euros ($27 million). It should affect about 30 companies, based in the U.S, China and Europe — including France.

The revenue threshold is supposed to allow more room for startups. France argues that tech giants are abusing their market dominance, notably through tax avoidance, and preventing others from a fair chance of competing.

Also, the tax only concerns revenues earned in France — not sales in the U.S. or elsewhere.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer began an investigation earlier this month to determine whether the tax is discriminatory or unreasonable and restricts U.S. commerce. Such a finding would allow Trump to levy retaliatory tariffs.

Trump derided French wines in his tweet, and later said he might hit them with retaliatory tariffs to French. He made a similar threat last year.

Trump insisted Friday that he has a good relationship with French President Emmanuel Macron and had just spoken with him.

After initially befriending the U.S. president despite their starkly different worldviews, Macron has increasingly stood up to the impulsive, America-first Trump on trade, climate change and Iran’s nuclear program.

The tech tax is just their latest battleground, and will be a key tension point when the two men meet at a Group of Seven summit in France next month.

France failed to persuade European Union partners to impose a Europe-wide tax on tech giants, but is now pushing for an international deal on it with the G-7 and the 34 countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Russian Police Arrest More Than 1,000 in Moscow Protest

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 07:24 AM PDT

MOSCOW — Russian police cracked down fiercely Saturday on demonstrators in central Moscow, beating some people and arresting more than 1,000 who were protesting the exclusion of opposition candidates from the ballot for Moscow city council. Police also stormed into a TV station broadcasting the protest.

Police wrestled with protesters around the mayor’s office, sometimes charging into the crowd with their batons raised. State news agencies Tass and RIA-Novosti cited police as saying 1,074 were arrested over the course of the protests, which lasted more than seven hours.

Along with the arrests of the mostly young demonstrators, several opposition activists who wanted to run for the council were arrested throughout the city before the protest. Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition figure, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in jail for calling an unauthorized protest.

The protesters, who police said numbered about 3,500, shouted slogans including “Russia will be free!” and “Who are you beating?” One young woman was seen bleeding heavily after being struck on the head.

Helmeted police barged into Navalny’s video studio as it was conducting a YouTube broadcast of the protest and arrested program leader Vladimir Milonov. Police also searched Dozhd, an internet TV station that was covering the protest, and its editor-in-chief, Alexandra Perepelova, was ordered to undergo questioning at the Investigative Committee.

Police eventually dispersed protesters from the area of the mayor’s office, but many demonstrators reassembled at a square about a kilometer (half-mile) away, where new arrests began, with police beating some to the ground with wide truncheon swings while other demonstrators tried to push them away.

Before the protest, several opposition members were detained, including Ilya Yashin, Dmitry Gudkov, Lyubov Sobol and top Navalny associate Ivan Zhdanov. All were released later in the day; Zhdanov and Sobol went to the relocated protest and were detained again.

There was no immediate information on what charges the detainees might face.

Once a local, low-key affair, the September vote for Moscow’s city council has shaken up Russia’s political scene as the Kremlin struggles with how to deal with strongly opposing views in its sprawling capital of 12.6 million.

The decision by electoral authorities to bar some opposition candidates from running for having allegedly insufficient signatures on their nominating petitions had already sparked several days of demonstrations even before Saturday’s clashes in Moscow.

The city council, which has 45 seats, is responsible for a large municipal budget and is now controlled by the pro-Kremlin United Russia party. All of its seats, which have a five-year-term, are up for grabs in the Sept. 8 vote.

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Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:30 AM PDT

RGUKT Results 2019 updated here. As a recent notification of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Andhra Pradesh has declared RGUKT Exam Results 2019. Students of Rajiv Gandhi University can get the Regular and Supplementary Results from the below section of this page. Also, we will update you with RGUKT Nuzvid Results, RGUKT Rk Valley Results, and RGUKT Srikakulam Results. Do stay in touch with us gather all the updates regarding the RGUKT Results 2019.

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RGUKT Results 2019 | Updated RGUKT Nuzvid & RGUKT Basar Results here @rgukt.in A.Y-2019-20 Engineering Summer Semester or (Semester-3) EST  Remedial Examination Time Table of (2012,2013,2014 and 2015 Batches) 19-07-2019 Click Here
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  1. Click on the Official Website of RGUKT @www.rgukt.in
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  3. Click on the Result tab and a new page opens up.
  4. Select for the respected course and get the semester.
  5. Then the Pdf opens up.
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Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies – Overview

Name of the University Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies
Courses Offered UG, PG, M.Phil. and Diploma programs
Established Year 2008
Category Sarkari Results
Location Andhra Pradesh
Mode Online
Official Site www.rgukt.in

About Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies

The idea to create IIITs in Andhra Pradesh came in April 2007, at the request of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He was dissatisfied with the opportunities available to the rural youth and wanted to set up at least three IIITs in the three regions of Andhra Pradesh which would ensure better opportunities for rural students. A Task Force was created under the Chairmanship of Prof. K.C. Reddy. This Task Force produced a report to the government recommending the structure and functioning of the proposed institutions.

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Students are waiting for the results if they scored well they will lead to next year. But if they will not get more marks they can apply for the Revaluation Results. Once they applied for the Examination, the higher level Examiner will check the paper again. They can get the revaluation results within the time. Also if still get fail marks, they can apply for the supplementary examination. For each and every semester Students can apply for the revaluation after the announcement of the main examination results. The RGUKT will take a week or more to process the exam papers to announce the RGUKT Revaluation Results. Do stay updated with the University to know about the Revaluation Exam Results.

RGU Result 2019 – Complete Results Listings of All UG & PG Examinations @ rgu.ac.in

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:30 AM PDT

Dear Students!! It’s time to check your results from here. Yes, Rajiv Gandhi University has declared the results for various Courses, anyone can check the results in the official website. Rajiv Gandhi University has released the Re-Checking result of UG Courses held in Dec 2018. Also, Students can check the RGU Result on this page. Here we have provided a direct link to download and verify the RGU Result from the below table. The University has published the results of Under Graduate, Post Graduate, Regular, Supplementary Students. Students can check the results from this site at any time. Check the complete detail of Rajiv Gandhi University Results in official website i.e, rgu.ac.in. Furthermore, students can find the RGU Result links for Odd and Even semester of  B.A, B.Sc, LL.B, M.Phil, and other exam results all at one point.

RGU Result 2019   Complete Results Listings of All UG & PG Examinations @ rgu.ac.in

Latest Results Update: Get All UG/PG Exam Results Available Here RGU Result 2019   Complete Results Listings of All UG & PG Examinations @ rgu.ac.in

RGU Result 2019

The University has declared the results of some courses. And the results of the remaining courses will be declared very soon by the University and will be uploaded on the website. Students Can Check University Website Regularly for know about Result. Currently, RGU announces the results for the Re-Checking result of UG Courses BA V Sem, BA III Sem, B.Sc I III V Sem, LLB BALLB, M.Phil III Sem Economics held in Dec 2018. Students can check their results from the official website of Rajiv Gandhi University. By using the enrollment number, Students can view their results online. All affiliated colleges students can check results from Rajiv Gandhi University official web portal. Students can check the below table for the Rajiv Gandhi University Result.

Latest RGU Exam Results 2019

Name of the Exam Download Link
UG Examination Results
BA IV sem-Seppa, Geku and Nyapin Click Here
BA II sem-Geku, Seppa and Nyapin Click Here
BA IV sem-IGGC and DBC Click Here
BA II sem -DBC and IGGC Click Here
BA IV sem-JNC,DPGC,GMCB,Roing,SCC Click Here
UG – BA V Sem Supplementary Results Click Here
UG – B. Com V Sem Supplementary Results held in March 2019 Click here
UG – BA V Sem Supplementary Result held in March-May 2019 Click Here
UG – B. Sc V Sem Supplementary Results held in March 2019 Click Here
PG Examination Results
MCA VI-BCA VI M.Tech (CSE) IV Psychology IV Social Work IV Economics IV-II Commerce IV-II MBA IV-II M.Phil (AITS) II Diploma in Computerized Accounting II PGDBI II PGD in Tourism Management II PGD Geo-Informatics II Sem Click Here
MA Sociology II_IV-Mass Com II_IV-M.ED II_IV –MA Geography II_IV M.Phil (Geography) II –MA Psychology II MA Anthropology II_IV MCA II_IV_VI BCA II_IV MA Political Science II_IV PGDMC II-M.Tech (CSE)_II MA History II Sem Click Here
MCA V sem, Physical Education III, Geography III, Mass Comm III, MBA III, Sociology III, Psychology III, Anthropology III, PGD Banking & Insurance I and BCA V semester Click Here
Chemistry _Botany_Mathematics_Political Science_Physics_English III semester & PGDFH I semester Click Here
The rechecking results of BA V Semester, held, Dec 2018 Click Here
The rechecking results of BA III Semester held, Dec.2018 Click Here
The rechecking results of BA I Semester held, Dec 2018 Click Here
The rechecking results of B.SC Ist,  IIIrd and Vth Semester-held, Dec 2018 Click Here
Re-Checking result-B.Sc Geology/BA /DPBC 1 Semester-held Dec,2018 Click Here
B.Sc III sem-held, Dec 2018 Click Here
Re-checking result of LLB and BALLB Click Here
LLB and BALLB Result -Held in Dec 2018 Click Here
Re-checking Result I and III Semester Click Here
M.Phil III sem_Economics Click Here
M.Phil I sem Economic Result-held Dec 2018 Click Here
Supplementary results held in the month of April 2019 Click Here

How to Download RGU Results 2019?

  1. Visit the official website of Rajiv Gandhi University i.e rgu.ac.in
  2. In the home page, you will find the Academics in the bottom of the page
  3. Then click on the results, and a new page will be open
  4. In the result page, should select UG /PG Results
  5. Finally, we can click the appropriate results and download it
  6. Results will appear on the screen.
  7. Take the printout of the result until the official marks card is released by the RGU Board.

Overview of Rajiv Gandhi University

Name of the University Rajiv Gandhi University
Courses Offered Science, Engineering, Management, and others
Established Year 1997
Category Sarkari Results
Location Punjab
Mode Online
Official Site rgu.ac.in

About Rajiv Gandhi University

Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) is Central University, earlier known as Arunachal University, established in 1984, is the oldest university in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Rajiv Gandhi University has been a Central University under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India since 9 April 2007. Rajiv Gandhi University, formerly known as Arunachal University, was established by the state government of Arunachal Pradesh, in 1984. In 2005 the same has been renamed as Rajiv Gandhi University.

RGU 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 Rajiv Gandhi University can also get all Results Also. Just we are advising the Students to frequently visit this page to get latest updates of all RGU Results 2019.

Karnataka Forest Department Results 2019 – Check Range Forest Officer Mains Result Released

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:17 AM PDT

Karnataka Forest Department Results 2019 | Range Forest Officer Mains Result Released @ kfdrecruitment.in – The Karnataka Forest Department announces the Result on its official Website. The Candidates those who appeared for the Karnataka Forest Department Exam 2019 can Check the Result. However, we provide you a direct link to check your Karnataka Forest Department Result. Also, check the Cut Off, Merit List details along with the Karnataka Forest Department Result @ kfdrecruitment.in from the sections below.

Karnataka Forest Department Result 2019

Post Name Result Date Result Link
Range Forest Officer 26th July 2019 Click Here
Forest Watcher Update Soon Click Here
Forest Guard, Forest Watcher & Other Update Soon Click Here

Range Forest Officer Mains Result 2019 – Karnataka Forest Department has declared the result for the Range Forest Officer Mains Exam result on 26th July 2019. As we know all those applicants may be waiting for the Range Forest Officer Mains Result 2019. So all the Candidates can check your result now from the below link. Here on this page, we have provided a direct link to analyze and view your results. However, applicants can get the complete details of the Range Forest Officer Mains Result 2019 from the official website i.e, kfdrecruitment.in.

Range Forest Officer Mains Result 2019

Organization Name Karnataka Forest Department
Post Name Range Forest Officer
Number of Posts  73
Category Sarkari Result
Result Date 26th July 2019
Official Website kfdrecruitment.in
Range Forest Officer Mains Result 2019 – Click Here

Karnataka Forest Department Admit Card 2018

Board Name Karnataka Forest Department
Name of the Post Forest Watcher
Number of Vacancies 94
Category Sarkari Results
Starting Date to Apply 11th June 2018
Last Date to Apply 10th July 2018
Exam Date Update Soon
Result Release Date Update Soon
Official Website aranya.gov.in
Karnataka Aranya Jobs Result Link  Check Here

Karnataka Forest Department Results 2019 released. Karnataka Forest Department announced the recruitment notification for Dy Range Forest Officer and Forest Guard for 569 vacancies. A large number of candidates interested in Forest jobs applied for the Karnataka Forest Department Recruitment 2019. And the applicants who received the admit cards attended the written exam conducted by the officials of Karnataka Forest Department. The official website for the entrants to check their Karnataka Forest Department 2019 Result is www.kfdrecruitment.in. Aspirants can also check the Karnataka Forest Dept Result 2019 on our page. While going through this article candidates can find cut off marks, merit list details.

Karnataka Forest Department Results

Here is a piece of good news for the candidates who applied and attended the written exam of Karnataka Forest Department Recruitment. The Karnataka Board conducted the Deputy Range Forest Officer & Forest Guard Exam recently. And the Karnataka Board will take few days to time to announce the Results. So, the Karnataka Forest Department will release the Karnataka Forest Dept Result 2019 soon. So, individuals get ready with your hall ticket number to check your Forest Guard exam. The Range Forest exam results are released on the official website www.kfdrecruitment.in. Applicants can also check the Karnataka results on our page from the below-provided link. We update the results s soon as released by the officials of the Karnataka.

Karnataka Forest Department DRFO, Forest Guard Result 2019

Name of the Organization Karnataka Forest Department
Post Name  Deputy Range Forest Officer & Forest Guard
Number of vacancies 569 vacancies
Name of the exam  written exam
Category  Sarkari Result
Job Location Karnataka state
Karnataka Forest Department Exam date announced
Karnataka Forest Department Results 2019 release date  will available soon
The Status will update soon
Official Website www.kfdrecruitment.in

Karnataka Forest Dept Result Scorecard Cut off Marks 2019

Karnataka Forest Department Board has issued the various updates regarding the Karnataka Forest Department Recruitment 2019 Notification, Exam, Results. The organization mainly aims to recruit the eligible individuals for the posts of Deputy Range Forest Officer & Forest Guard for 569 vacant posts in Karnataka State. As per the previous years Karnataka Forest Department Jobs 2019 report, we will analyze the cutoff score. Hence, This will be very useful for all the individuals who appeared for the written exam and are eagerly looking for the Karnataka Dy Range Forest Officer & Forest Guard 2019 cutoff score. Candidates check the Karnataka Forest Department Result official website www.kfdrecruitment.in for cut off marks and KFB merit list.

Kar Forest Guard result – Karnataka Dy Range Forest Officer Merit list

Aspirants who appeared for Karnataka Forest Department Examination 2019 can check their Karnataka Forest Dept Exam Result 2019 by entering your Registration number, Roll Number, Name, Date of Birth. So, Aspirants get ready with your hall ticket number to check their Deputy Range Forest Officer & Forest Guard post according to their marks and rank obtained in the written exam. Board will issue the Karnataka forest Department Merit list according to ranks for the written exam. If the candidate was qualified in the written exam they are shortlisted for the next rounds. Get the merit list /rank card from the www.kfdrecruitment.in. official website

How to check online Kar Range Forest Officer Result 2019 Rank card

  1. Firstly, log on to the official website of Karnataka Forest Dept www.kfdrecruitment.in
  2. Now, on the home page, there is the "Notifications" tab.
  3. Here, you will find the list of notification related to the Karnataka Forest Department Result 2019.
  4. Now, click on the corresponding link.
  5. Later, it will navigate to the results page.
  6. Now, enter your registration number and password, and other valid data of the candidate.
  7. Later, click on submit button.
  8. Finally, your Karnataka Forest Dept 2019 Result or rank card will appear on the window.
  9. Save or Download the result. Take a copy of the Karnataka Range Forest Department Result for the further selection rounds.

Check Karnataka Forest Department Results 2019

Those candidates applied for the 569 vacancies of Range Forest Officer & Forest Guard posts attended the Exam and are eagerly waiting for the Karnataka Forest Department 2019 Results. Stay tuned to our page recruitment.guru for the Kar Forest Result 2019. The official web portal is www.kfdrecruitment.in. So, Keep visiting our site regularly. We update the result link as soon as they are declared by the Karnataka board.

Direct Link to check Karnataka Forest Dept Results 2019

Kar Forest Department Result 2019

OU Results 2019 | Get Osmania University UG/ PG, PhD Courses Regular & Revaluation Results

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:12 AM PDT

OU Results 2019 – Aspirants who are studying under the Osmania University can get the complete result details here. We will update with all the semester exam results along with the mark sheet. Students can get the OU Exam Results 2019 as per direct links. We suggest the candidates pursuing courses in Osmania University to stay updated with the Official Website.

OU Results 2019 | Get Osmania University UG/ PG, PhD Courses Regular & Revaluation Results

Update: Osmania University has recently announced the results for BSc BA BBA BCom (CBCS) May 2019 Exam Results Updated on 26th July 2019.

OU Results 2019 @osmania.ac.in

Osmania University Result 2019 has released for all the Under Graduate and Post Graduate Degree. The candidates who have appeared for the examination have been waiting for the OU Results 2019. And here is the latest information regarding the University. Students can get the B.E Revaluation Results, Pharm-D, Ph.D. (Course Work), MBA & Other Courses Regular and Revaluation Results. We people from recruitment.guru have updated the Osmania University results according to the result released to date. We have also attached the direct links to download the OU Revaluation Results 2019 for your reference. So students who are studying under the Osmania University can check out the University results right from here. Also, check with the Osmania University Official Website @osmania.ac.in

OU Exam Results 2019-20 Updated

Examination Name Release Date Result Link
B.Sc (CBCS) Updated May-2019 Results 26-07-2019 Download
BA (CBCS) Updated May-2019 Results 26-07-2019 Download
BBA (CBCS) Updated May-2019 Results 26-07-2019 Download
B.Com (CBCS) Updated (VI SEM) May-2019 Results 26-07-2019 Download
MBA (MAM) 5 Years Integrated Feb-2019 Results 25-07-2019 Download
B.Com (CBCS) May- 2019 Results 23-07-2019 Download
BCA (CBCS) June-2019 Results 23-07-2019 Download
B.Sc (CBCS) May-2019 Results 22-07-2019 Download
BA (CBCS) May-2019 Results 22-07-2019 Download
BBA (CBCS) May-2019 Results 19-07-2019 Download
PDC-APRIL-2019-RESULTS 17-07-2019 Download
BA-LANGUAGES-APRIL-2019-RESULTS 17-07-2019 Download
OSMANIA LANGUAGE CERTIFICATE COURSE(OLCC)-APRIL-2019-RESULTS 17-07-2019 Download
Ph.D(Course Work)(Updated) (Chemistry ) Sept-2018 Results 06-07-2019 Download
B.Pharmacy 4/1,4/2 April/May-2019 Results 05-07-2019 Download
B.Ed II & I semester Dec-2018 (RV) Results 02-07-2019 Download
UG (YWS) (BA) Apr-2019 Results 29-06-2019 Download
UG (YWS) (BA) (Voc) Apr-2019 Results 29-06-2019 Download
UG (YWS) (BBA) (CDE) Apr-2019 Results 29-06-2019 Download
UG (YWS) (BBA) (REG) APR_2019 Results 29-06-2019 Download
UG (YWS) B.Com Apr-2019 Results 29-06-2019 Download
UG(YWS) B.Com (Hons) Apr-2019 Results 29-06-2019 Download
UG (YWS) B.Com (Voc) Apr-2019 Results 29-06-2019 Download
UG (YWS) B.Sc Apr-2019 Results 29-06-2019 Download
UG (YWS) B.Sc (Voc) Apr-2019 Results 29-06-2019 Download
UG (YWS) (BA) (CDE) APR_2019 Results 29-06-2019 Download
UG (YWS) (BBA) Apr-2019 Results 29-06-2019 Download
UG (YWS) B.Com (CDE) Apr-2019 Results 29-06-2019 Download
BBA-LLB-JAN-FEB-2019-RV-RESULTS 29-06-2019 Download
BCOM-LLB-JAN-FEB-2019-RV-RESULTS 29-06-2019 Download
Other Results Click Here

How to Download the OU Result 2019?

  1. Check out for the Official Website of OU @osmania.ac.in
  2. In the home page, go for the Examination Tab.
  3. Now select the Results tab on to your left.
  4. A new page opens up with various results.
  5. Enter your Hall Ticket Number and click on the Submit button.
  6. Within a few seconds, the result will appear on the screen.
  7. Students can now take a screenshot or download the results for future reference.

Osmania University – Overview

Name of the University Osmania University
Courses Offered UG, PG, M.Phil. and Diploma programs
Established Year 1918
Category Sarkari Results
Location Hyderabad
Mode Online
Official Site www.osmania.ac.in

About Osmania University

Osmania University established in 1918. It is the seventh oldest University in the Country. It is the third oldest in South India. It is the first in the princely state of Hyderabad. The establishment of Osmania University symbolizes a renaissance in the Indian Educational System. It has shown remarkable resilience throughout its existence. It has a green campus of 500 hectares set in picturesque. It had idyllic surroundings. It owns the number of buildings of great architectural elegance and variety to enhance the beauty of the campus. The university is an autonomous institute. The university holds the flagship for Higher Education of Government of Telangana and has played a key role in planning, initiating and implementation of various development programs. It conducts several exams in Telangana.

Regular/ Supplementary Results for OU

Students of OU should get to know the details regarding the Revaluation Results. Once after the main examination is conducted, the University will give you one more chance. In case you fail or score low marks in the semester exam, the university will give you a second chance called Revaluation mode. Applicants do check with the Official Website to know about the Revaluation procedure. Students can get the Regular, Revaluation and Supplementary Results for the OU here. This Revaluation process may take a few weeks to process the results. Through the process of revaluation, students can increase their semester exam ranking or those who failed in the examination will get a chance to pass. The exam paper will be evaluated once again for those who have applied for the Revaluation process. So, we advise the candidates to stay updated with our webpage or with the Official website to gather more information about the OU Revaluation Results.

Madras University Results 2019 Out | Check April Month Exam Revaluation Results

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 04:42 AM PDT

Madras University Results 2019 Out | Check April Month Exam Revaluation ResultsMadras University Results 2019 has released results for the Examination conducted on April 2019 month. Those students who attended the April Month Examination can check the Madras University Exam Results right now. Below listed are details regarding the Madras University Examination Results for the regular and supplementary results. The results are declared on 27th June 2019 for all the UG, PG, M.Phil/PhD Programming Courses. Well, Scroll down to get the direct links of the Semester Exam Results of Madras University.

Madras University Results 2019 | UNOM Results

Madras University offers Postgraduate, Diploma and Certificate Courses in the areas of Arts, Science, Commerce and Management. This University offers UG courses at Distance Education. Students will be selected based on the Entrance Examination or through the Interview Process. Those who students who are doing the degree under the Madras University must undergo the semester examination conducted by the university board members. As that Madras University is an Autonomous College students those who are pursuing their degree under UNOM IDE should also undergo the Semester Examination conducted each year.

Madras University Released UG PG Revaluation Results on the Official Website.
Check it Out!!!

Recently Released Madras University Exam Results 2019

Name of the Examination Result Release Date Results Link
Results of April 2019 Examinations 27-06-2019 Click Here
M.B.A REVALUATION RESULTS FOR DECEMBER 2018 16-04-2019 Click Here
M.A.,M.SC.,M.COM.,MCA / MSC(IT) REVALUATION- RESULT – DECEMBER 2018 11-04-2019 Click Here
IDE-UG DECEMBER 2018 EXAMINATIONS – REVALUATION RESULT 11-04-2019 Click Here
IDE – M.B.A. DEGREE DECEMBER 2018 EXAMINATION RESULTS 25-03-2019 Click Here
IDE – M.A. / M.Com. / M.Sc / MCA / MSC(IT) EXAMINATION RESULTS 19-03-2019 Click Here
IDE – UG/DIPLOMA/CERT./CLIS/BLIS/MLIS DEGREE EXAMINATION RESULTS 19-03-2019 Click Here
Other Results Click Here

How to Download Madras University Results 2019?

  • Visit the Official Website of Madras University @unom.ac.in
  • In the home page, find the Examination tab.
  • Check out the Results section in the tab and hit on it.
  • A new page opens up.
  • Enter the Register Number and hit on the Get Marks.
  • Your respected examination results will be displayed on the screen.
  • Take the printout of the result until you get the official marks sheet by the University.

Madras University – Overview

Name of the University University of Madras
Courses Offered UG, PG Programme, M.Phil/PhD Programmes
Established Year 1857
Category Sarkari Results
Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Mode of Results Online
Official Site unom.ac.in
ideunom.ac.in

Madras University Revaluation Results

There are several thousands of students studying under Madras University. For those who have cleared through the regular Semester Examination need not worry about the Revaluation. Those students who have failed and wish to take a second chance this revaluation results will help you out. Once the regular results are displayed by the Madras University candidates those wish to go for the second chance can choose the Revaluation section within a few days of interval. Releasing of the Revaluation results by the board would take several weeks. As that the examination paper for the particular candidate for the particular examination will be checked and revised again. There may be few chances that the candidate revaluation results will announce as No Change by the Board. At that point, a particular candidate has to rewrite the exam paper in the next semester to get pass marks. Hence, The Examination Results will be updated by the board under the official website. People can also get a direct link to check out the examination results even for UNOM IDE.

About University of Madras

The University of Madras is a public state university in Chennai (formerly Madras), Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest universities in India. The university was incorporated by an act of the Legislative Council of India. It is a collegiate research university and has six campuses in the city viz., Chepauk, Marina, Guindy, Taramani, Maduravoyal and Chetpet. At present, there are 233 plus courses offered under 87 academic departments grouped under 19 schools. covering diverse areas such as sciences, social sciences, humanities, management and medicine along with 109 affiliated colleges and 52 approved research institutions. It is one of the top Universities in India that provide distance education in various disciplines.

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council has conferred ‘five-star’ accreditation to the university and it has been given the status of ‘University with Potential for Excellence’ by the University Grants Commission. The University of Madras is the alma mater of two Indian Physics Nobel Laureates, CV Raman and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, five Presidents of India, including A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, and several notable mathematicians including Srinivasa Ramanujan.

CG High Court Result 2019 Announced for Asst Gr-III, DEO & District Judge Result

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 04:27 AM PDT

CG High Court Result 2019 – Chhattisgarh High Court has conducted the Examination for Assistant Grade III Post on 11th April 2019. And now Bilaspur High Court Assistant Grade III Result 2019 has announced by the Chhattisgarh Government. Those who have attended the Skill Test for the CG Vyapam High Court Bilaspur Grade III Exam can check out the results here. We have given the direct link to download the CG Vyapam High Court Result 2019. Aspirants can also get the CG High Court Merit List and Score Card details for the Assistant Grade III post from the Official Website. Check out the below article to get the detailed information about छत्तीसगढ़ उच्च न्यायालय सहायक ग्रेड III परिणाम 2019.

CG High Court Result 2019

Exam Name Result Release Date CG High Court Result Link
 District Judge 26th July 2019 CG High Court District Judge Result
 CG High Court Asst Gr III & DEO 26th July 2019  CG High Court Asst Gr III & DEO Result
CG High Court Asst Gr III 11th July 2019 CG High Court Asst Gr III Result

CG High Court District Judge Result 2019 – Chhattisgarh High Court has recently declared the District Judge Result on 25th July 2019. Applicants those who have appeared for the District Judge Written Examination can check and download your Result from the below link. Here on this page, we have provided a direct link to check your CG High Court District Judge Result 2019. Moreover, candidates can get the complete details of CG High Court District Judge Result from the official website highcourt.cg.gov.in.

CG High Court District Judge Result 2019

Organization Name High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur
Post Name District Judge
Category Sarkari Result
Written Exam Result Date 25th July 2019
Official Website highcourt.cg.gov.in
CG High Court District Judge Result 2019 – Click Here

CG High Court Assistant Grade III & DEO Result 2019 – High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur has declared the result for the Assistant Grade III, DEO, Assistant Grade III (Computer) Selection list and Merit list on 26th July 2019. Applicants those who are appeared for the Examination can check and download your results from the below link. Also, we have given a direct link to download your results separately. Candidates can just by clicking one direct link to analyze and download your Selection List & Merit List now! Also, applicants can get the complete details from the official website highcourt.cg.gov.in.

CG High Court Assistant Grade III & DEO Result 2019

Organization Name High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur
Post Name Assistant Grade III & DEO
Number of Posts  225
Category Sarkari Result
Written Exam Date 23rd Dec 2018, 6th, 13th, 27th Jan 2019
Result Date 11th July 2019
Selection List & Merit List Date 26th July 2019
Official Website highcourt.cg.gov.in
CG High Court Assistant Grade III & DEO Result 2019 – Asst Gr III | Asst Gr III (Computer) | DEO

CG High Court Assistant Grade III Result 2019 – Bilaspur High Court Assistant Grade III Result 2019 is announced on the Official Website on 11th July 2019. Students can check out the Skill Test Results from this article. Moreover, Chhattisgarh High Court Assistant Grade III Mark List is also announced along with the Results. So applicants have undergone with the Skill Test check out the CG Vyapam High Court Bilaspur Result 2019 by entering your Roll Number from the link provided below.

CG High Court Assistant Grade III Result 2019

Organization Name High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur
Post Name Assistant Grade III
Number of Posts  225
Category Sarkari Result
Written Exam Date 23rd Dec 2018, 6th, 13th, 27th Jan 2019
Result Date 11th July 2019
Official Website highcourt.cg.gov.in
CG High Court Assistant Grade III Result 2019 – Check Here

Moreover, applicants can get the Mark List and Merit List details about the Exams conducted by Chhattisgarh Bilaspur High Court 2019. All is that submit your Roll Number and download the respective Exam results. Furthermore, we will update you with all the CG Bilaspur High Court Exam and Result in details. Below is attached Result links for Assistant Grade III Exam 2019. Those who get qualified in the Written Examination & Skill Test will be called for the Interview Process. Interview Dates for the Assistant Grade III Post will be announced later on the official website.

 à¤›à¤¤्तीसगढ़ उच्च न्यायालय सहायक ग्रेड III परिणाम | High Court Grade III Mark List

Chhattisgarh Bilaspur Assistant Grade III 2019 Result released. The Written Examination Results was announced on 11th April 2019. And now the Board has declared the Skill Test Results 2019. Aspirants those who have scored the minimum marks in the Skill Test and Written Examination will be called for the Interview Process. During the Interview Process, people need to carry their Skill Test Mark list along with the Written Exam Mark list.

Besides these marks, applicants will be checked with their Eligibility Criteria allotted for the Assistant Grade III post. Those candidates who are shortlisted f0r the Interview process will be notified shortly within a period of time. So applicants do stay in touch with this webpage to get the updated information regarding CG High Court Assistant Grade III Result 2019.

Steps to Check CG High Court Assistant Grade III Results 2019

  1. Visit the Official Website of CG High Court @highcourt.cg.gov.in
  2. Check for the Recruitment tab to your left corner.
  3. Go for the Assistant Grade III Result option on the displayed screen.
  4. Enter your Roll Number and Hit on the Submit button.
  5. Within a few minutes, your results would appear on the Screen.
  6. Take a screenshot or download the Pdf for future reference.

Direct link to download CG High Court 2019 Result 

Chhattisgarh High Court Grade III Result Link Click Here
Chhattisgarh HC Official Website Click Here

APPSC Group 1 Admit Card 2019 | Download APPSC Prelims & Mains Exam Hall Ticket here

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 03:50 AM PDT

APPSC Group 1 Hall Ticket 2019 – Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission has released Group 1 Prelims Exam Admit Card. Get the Direct Link to download the APPSC Group 1 Prelims Hall Ticket 2019 @psc.ap.gov.in. Hence, all the Job Seekers who have applied for the APPSC Group 1 Examination can download the Call Letter from the main portal. As per the recent notification released by the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, the Group 1 Main Exam Admit Card will be released soon in the month of December 2019. Stay updated with our webpage to get further information such as APPSC Group 1 Exam centres, venue details, Exam dates etc from the below description.

APPSC Group 1 Admit Card 2019 | Download APPSC Prelims & Mains Exam Hall Ticket here

 APPSC Group 1 Hall Ticket 2019

This is good news for the job seekers who have enrolled for the APPSC Group 1 Exam 2019. The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission has issued the link to get the Hall Ticket on its official site. i.e., psc.ap.gov.in. Hence, all the participants must log on to the main internet site to get their APPSC Group 1 Hall ticket 2019. To save your timing, we have attached the direct Download link for APPSC Group 1 Admit Card 2019 for Prelims Exam. Once the Board officially releases the Group 1 Main Exam Hall Ticket 2019 we will update with respective links in the bottom of the page. So, Job Hunters can easily download their APPSC Call Letter 2019 from our site.

 APPSC Group 1 Hall Ticket 2019 – Overview

Description Details
Name of the Organization Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission
Name of the Posts Group 1
Number of vacancies 167 Vacancies
Prelims Exam Date 26th May 2019
Prelims Admit Card Release Date 17th May 2019 (Released)
Mains Exam Date 12th to 23rd December 2019
Mains Admit Card Release Date December 2019 (Tentative)
Category Admit card
Official website psc.ap.gov.in

APPSC Group 1 Prelims Admit card 2019 download link will be available here. Aspirants applied for the APPSC Group 1 Examination can download the APPSC Group 1 Call Letter at the official website psc.ap.gov.in. This page will give you a detailed description of the APPSC Group 1 Examination.

 APPSC Group 1 Exam Pattern 2019

APPSC Group 1 Prelims Exam Pattern 2019

Paper Subject Questions Duration
Paper I General Studies 120 120 Mins
Paper II General Aptitude 120 120Mins
Total 240 4 Hrs
  • Exam Type: Objective Type MCQ's
  • Each Paper carries 120 Marks each. I.e., Maximum marks for Prelims Exam is 240.

APPSC Group 1 Mains Exam Pattern 2019

Section Subject Marks
Conventional Type English 150
Telugu
Descriptive Type Paper 1 – General Essay 150
Paper 2 –  History, Culture & Geography of India & A.P 150
Paper 3 – Political, Constitution, Governance, Law & Ethics 150
Paper 4 – Economy and Development of India & A.P 150
Paper 5 – Science and Technology. 150
Total 900
  • Section I is of Conventional Type Examination conducted in both Telugu and English.
  • Section II is of descriptive Type Examination. Aspirants will have questions both in English and Telugu Medium.
  • Each Paper carries 150 Marks and time duration of 150 Mins.
  • Maximum Marks for Group 1 Mains Exam is 900 (Conventional Paper-150, Descriptive paper- 750).

 Download APPSC Group 1 Admit Card 2019

The APPSC Group 1 Hall ticket 2019 is a mandatory document for attending the exam. The invigilator will not allow you without this Hall Ticket. Along with the Admit Card, carry a valid govt id proof in original such as Aadhar Card, Voter ID, PAN Card, Driving License etc to the exam hall. Hence, bring the APPSC Group 1 Hall ticket 2019 without fail. After successful download of Andhra Pradesh PSC Group 1 Exam Hall ticket 2019, check all the details are correct or not. If found any detail is wrong immediately take to the notice of concerned authorities. Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission has announced the Exam Centres in 13 places. The Exam Timing and exact location will be mentioned in the APPSC Hall Ticket you download. Below listed are 13 Group 1 Examination Centres;

  • Srikakulam
  • Visakhapatnam
  • Vizianagaram
  • Ongole
  • Nellore
  • Tirupathi
  • Kakinada
  • Eluru
  • Vijayawada
  • Guntur
  • Kadapa
  • Anantapur
  • Kurnool

 How to Download APPPSC Group 1 Hall Ticket 2019

  1. First of all, visit the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission Official Website. i.e., psc.ap.gov.in.
  2. Then, Search for the APPSC Hall Ticket 2019 Download link.
  3. After that, click on the link.
  4. A new window will open asking for your details.
  5. Enter your User id & Mobile Number.
  6. Then, Click on the submit button.
  7. Your Andhra Pradesh PSC Group 1 Hall Ticket will display on the screen.
  8. Now, Download your APPSC Group 1 Hall ticket 2019.
  9. Finally, take a printout of the Hall ticket and carry it to the exam hall.
  10. At last, Preserve the Call Letter 2019 for future reference.

 Direct Links to Download APPSC Group 1 Exam Admit Card 2019

Prelims Admit Card Link APPSC Group 1 Prelims Admit Card
Mains Admit Card Download (Available Soon)
 Recruitment Details APPSC Group 1 Recruitment 2019 Notification
Download Syllabus APPSC Group 1 Syllabus
Previous Papers APPSC Group 1 Previous Papers
Official Website Click Here

 

Indian Coast Guard Result 2019 Out for Chargeman, MT Driver, MT Cleaner Selection List

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 03:40 AM PDT

Indian Coast Guard Result 2019 recently released the Chargeman, Motor Transport Driver, MT Cleaner Selection Results. This page is completely dedicated to providing you with the latest released Indian Coast Guard Exam Result 2019.  However, applicants, those who have appeared for the Join Indian Coast Guard Examination conducted by the officials can check their Indian Coast Guard Results 2019 here. Only by checking results candidates can evaluate their performance. Hence visit our page to check all latest Results released by Indian Coast Guard 2019. However, for more details visit the official website of Indian Coast Guards Recruitment 2019 joinindiancoastguard.gov.in. Also, get a direct link to check your Indian Coast Guard Result 2019 in the sections below.

Indian Coast Guard Result 2019

Post/Exam Name Result Date Result Link
Chargeman, Motor Transport Driver, MT Cleaner 26th July 2019 Click Here
10+2 Entry Navik General Duty (GD) 23rd July 2019 Click Here
Assistant Commandant Group 2 & 3 19th July 2019 Click Here
Assistant Commandant 17th July 2019 Click Here
Yantrik Batch 02/2019 Selection List for Final ME 16th July 2019 Click Here
Navik (DB) 10th Entry 13th July 2019 Click Here
 Assistant Commandant Selection List III 30th June 2019 Click Here
 Assistant Commandant Selection List II 29th June 2019 Click Here
Navik GD 23rd May 2019 Click Here
Navik (Domestic Branch) 29th September 2018 Click Here
AC Male GD Pilot 01/2019 batch 14th August 2018 Click Here
Assist Commandant Male GD Pilot 17th July 2018 Click Here
AC Batch GD Pilot, Pilot CPL 27th June 2018 Click Here
Assistant Commandant (Group – 5,6,7,8) Released  Click Here

Indian Coast Guard Chargeman, MT Driver, MT Cleaner Selection List 2019 – Join Indian Coast Guard has recently published Chargeman, MT Driver, MT Cleaner Selection List on 26th July 2019. Aspirants those who have appeared for the Chargeman, MT Driver, MT Cleaner Examination can check out the Chargeman, MT Driver, MT Cleaner Result 2019 from the below link. Moreover, we provide you with the direct link to download the Indian Coast Guard Chargeman, MT Driver, MT Cleaner Selection List 2019-20. Check out the below section and get the Indian Coast Guard Chargeman, MT Driver, MT Cleaner Selection List 2019.

Indian Coast Guard Chargeman, MT Driver, MT Cleaner Selection List 2019

Indian Coast Guard Chargeman, MT Driver, MT Cleaner Selection List 2019
Post Name Chargeman, Motor Transport Driver, MT Cleaner
No of Vacancies Various
Category Sarkari Result
Exam Date 19th February 2019
Result Date 26th July 2019
Official Website joinindiancoastguard.gov.in.
Indian Coast Guard Chargeman, MT Driver, MT Cleaner Selection List 2019 – Click Here

Indian Coast Guard Entry Navik GD Result 2019 – Join Indian Coast Guard has recently published 10+2 Entry Navik General Duty Exam Results on 23rd July 2019. Aspirants those who have appeared for the Navik GD Examination can check out the INS Chilka Results 2019 from the below link. Moreover, we provide you with the direct link to download the INS Chika Results 2019-20 for Navik GD Examination. Check out the below section and get the Indian Coast Guard Navik GD Results 2019.

Entry Navik GD (02/2019) Result 2019

Indian Coast Guard Navik GD Result 2019
Post Name 10+2 Entry Navik General Duty GD [INS Chilka]
No of Vacancies Various
Category Sarkari Result
Result Date 23rd July 2019
Official Website joinindiancoastguard.gov.in.
Indian Navik GD Result 2019 – North Zone Only | INS Chilka Results

Indian Coast Guard Assistant Commandant 01/2020 Batch Group 2 & 3 Result 2019– Join Indian Coast Guard has recently uploaded the result for the Post of Assistant Commandant AC Batch 01/2020 Group 2 & 3 on 19th July 2019. Those Candidates who have appeared in this Group 2 & 3 exams can download the Assistant Commandant Result now. However, Candidates can also visit the official site of the Indian Navy to check the results for the post of Assistant Commandant@ joinindiancoastguard.gov.in. Here candidates can get the results just by clicking one direct link provided below.

Assistant Commandant 01/2020 Batch Group 2 & 3 Result 2019

Indian Coast Guard Assistant Commandant AC 01/2020 Result 2019
Post Name Assistant Commandant AC
No of Vacancies Various
Category Sarkari Result
Result Date 19th July 2019
Official Website joinindiancoastguard.gov.in.
Assistant Commandant 01/2020 Batch Group 2 & 3 Result 2019 – Group 2 | Group 3

Indian Coast Guard Assistant Commandant AC 01/2020 Result 2019 – Join Indian Coast Guard has recently uploaded result for the Post of Assistant Commandant AC Batch 01/2020 Recruitment 2019 on 17th July 2019. Those Candidates who have appeared in this recruitment exam can download the Assistant Commandant Result now. However, Candidates can also visit the official site of the Indian Navy to check the results for the post of Yantrik@ joinindiancoastguard.gov.in. Here candidates can get the results just by clicking one direct link provided below.

Assistant Commandant AC 01/2020 Result 2019

Indian Coast Guard Assistant Commandant AC 01/2020 Result 2019
Post Name Assistant Commandant AC
No of Vacancies Various
Category Sarkari Result
Result Date 17th July 2019
Official Website joinindiancoastguard.gov.in.
Assistant Commandant AC 01/2020 Result 2019 – Download

Indian Coast Guard Yantrik Batch 02/2019 Selection list – Join Indian Coast Guard has recently uploaded selection list for Final Medical Exam for the Post of Yantrik 02/2019 Batch Recruitment 2019 on 16th July 2019. Those candidates who have appeared in this recruitment Exam can download selection list. However, Candidates can also visit the official site of the Indian Navy to check the results for the post of Yantrik@ joinindiancoastguard.gov.in.

Indian Coast Guard Yantrik Batch 02/2019 Selection list for Final Medical Exam 2019

Indian Coast Guard Yantrik Batch 02/2019 Selection list
Post Name Yantrik
No of Vacancies Various
Category Sarkari Result
Result Date 16th July 2019
Official Website joinindiancoastguard.gov.in.
Indian Coast Guard Yantrik 02/2019 Result/ Selection list for Final Medical Exam – Download

Indian Coast Guard Navik (DB) 10th Entry Select List 2019 – Indian Coast Guard has released selection list for the posts of Navik (DB) 10th Entry 02/2019 Batch. Those candidates who have been appeared for the selection process can check their result at below link. The Indian Coast Guard Navik (DB) 10th Entry Select List 2019 was declared on 13th July 2019. However, Candidates can also visit the official site of the Indian Navy to check the results for the post of Navik (DB)@ joinindiancoastguard.gov.in.

Indian Coast Guard Navik (DB) 10th Entry Select List (North Zone)

Indian Coast Guard Navik (DB) 10th Entry Select list 2019
Post Name Navik (DB)
No of Vacancies 180
Category Sarkari Result
Result Date 13th July 2019
Official Website joinindiancoastguard.gov.in.
Indian Coast Guard Navik (DB) 10th Entry Select List 2019 (North Zone only) – Download

Indian Coast Guard Assistant Commandant Selection List III Released – Indian Coast Guard has released selection list III for the posts of Asst Commandant – 02/2019 Batch. Those candidates who have been appeared for the selection process can check their result at below link. The Indian Coast Guard Result 2019 was declared on 30th June 2019. The ICG Assistant Commandant Selection List III is just a click away for download. However, Candidates can also visit the official site of the Indian Navy to check the results for the post of Assistant Commandant @ joinindiancoastguard.gov.in.

Indian Coast Guard Assistant Commandant Selection List III 2019

ICG Assistant Commandant Selection List III 2019
Post Name Assistant Commandant
No of Vacancies Various
Category Sarkari Result
Result Date 30th June 2019
Official Website joinindiancoastguard.gov.in.
ICG Assistant Commandant Selection List III 2019 – Download

Indian Coast Guard Assistant Commandant Selection List II Released – Indian Coast Guard has released selection list II for the posts of Asst Commandant – 02/2019 Batch. Those candidates who have been appeared for the selection process can check their result at below link. The Indian Coast Guard Result 2019 was declared on 29th June 2019. The ICG Assistant Commandant Selection List II is just a click away for download. However, Candidates can also visit the official site of the Indian Navy to check the results for the post of Assistant Commandant @ joinindiancoastguard.gov.in.

Indian Coast Guard Assistant Commandant Selection List II 2019

ICG Assistant Commandant Selection List II 2019
Post Name Assistant Commandant
No of Vacancies Various
Category Sarkari Result
Result Date 29th June 2019
Official Website joinindiancoastguard.gov.in.
ICG Assistant Commandant Selection List II 2019 – Download

Indian Coast Guard Navik GD Result 2019 is available now. Download the Indian Coast Guard Navik Result 2019 from the link present below. The Indian Coast Guard Result 2019 was declared on 23rd May 2019. The ICG Navik General duty Merit list is just a click away for download. However, Candidates can also visit the official site of the Indian Navy to check the results for the post of General Duty @ joinindiancoastguard.gov.in.

Indian Coast Guard Hall Ticket 2019

ICG Navik GD Result 2019
Post Name General Duty
No of Vacancies various
Category Sarkari Result
Result Date 23rd May 2019
Official Website joinindiancoastguard.gov.in.
Indian Coast Guard Navik Result 2018 – Download

Indian Coast Guard announced the Assistant Commandant AC Male GD Pilot 01/2019 Batch Result. The Aspirants who are eagerly waiting to be a part of Indian Coast Guard Careers can Check the Result from the link given below. For more, lastest Indian Coast Guard Recruitment details visit our page.

Indian Coast Guard AC Male GD Pilot Result 2018

Post Name Assistant Commandant AC Male GD Pilot
No of Vacancies Various
Category Sarkari Result
Exam Date June 2018
Result Date 14th August 2018
Official Website joinindiancoastguard.gov.in
Indian Coast Guard AC Male GD Pilot Result  – Check Here

Join Indian Coast Guard announced the Navik (Domestic Branch) Final Result. Hene, the Candidates who are eagerly waiting for the Result can check below. Also, download the India Coast Guard Navik Result from the link below. Furthermore, for any queries visit the official website of Indian Coast Guard.

Indian Coast Guard Navik Result  2018

Post Name Navik (Domestic Branch)
No of Vacancies Various
Category Sarkari Result
Exam Date April 2018
Final Result Date 25th July 2018
DB Chilka Result Date 29th September 201
Official Website joinindiancoastguard.gov.in
Indian Coast Guard NVK DB Chilka Result 2018 – Click Here
Indian Coast Guard Navik Final Result 2018 – Download

Join Indian Coast Guard Result for Assistant Commandant Mail GD 2018 is available now. Hence Aspirants who are eagerly waiting for the AC Result can download from the link below. Also, visit the official website if you find any issues or for any queries regarding the Indian Coast Guard AC Result 2018.

Indian Coast Guard Assistant Commandant Result

Post Name Assistant Commandant Mail GD Pilot
No of Vacancies Various
Category Sarkari Result
Exam Date June 2018
Result Date 17th July 2018
Official Website joinindiancoastguard.gov.in
Indian Coast Guard AC Result 2018 – Group – 1 | Group – 2

Join Indian Coast Guard Result for Assistant Commandant Male GD Pilot (SSA) Branch Recruitment 2017. The Board has officially announced the Final Selection list for AC Batch GD pilot, Pilot CPL Vacancies 2017. However, aspirants can download the Indian Coast Guard Final Selection list form the links given below.

Indian Coast Guard Result – AC Male GD Pilot 2017

Name of the Organization Indian Coast Guard
Post Name GD Pilot, Pilot CPL
No of vacancies Various
Category Sarkari Results
Application Starting Date 18th November 2017
Last Date to Apply 2nd December 2017
Exam Date January 2018
Result Date 31st January 2018
Final Selection list 1 16th June 2018
Final Selection list 2 27th June 2018
Official Website joinindiancoastguard.gov.in
Indian Coast Guard Final Selection List 1 – Download
Indian Coast Guard Final Selection List 2 – Download

Indian Coast Guard As Navik Result 2018

Indian Coast Guard Result 2018: Join Indian Coast Guard as Navik (Domestic Branch) 10th Entry – o2/2018 batch Result is released on 9th May 2018. Candidates who attended for the India Coast Guard as Navik Examination held in April 2018 can check their Result Here. However, As the official site will be busy today we are providing you with a direct link to check your Indian Coast Guard Result 2018. Moreover, Aspirants can download their Indian Coast Guard as Navik Result 2018 PDF from the link given below. Jobseekers are advised to take a photocopy or save the PDF for future references. Moreover, Download the list of candidates called for Medical Examination from 28th May to 01st June 2018 below for Navik (Domestic Branch) 02/2018.

Join Indian Coast Guard as Navik Result 2018 – Get Here.


Latest Indian Coast Guard Result 2018: Candidates who had appeared for the Indian Coast Guard Navik Exam can check results. A good number of contenders had applied for the post and appeared for the examination. Hence such candidates are eagerly waiting to check their Indian Coast Guard Exam Result 2018. Also, To help each individual check their Indian Coast Guard Merit List 2018 we have provided direct links.

Indian Coast Guard Navik GD Result 2018 – Click Here.


Join Indian Coast Guard Recruitment 2018 – Result

Are you guys in search of Indian Coast Guard Result 2018 ?? then here is the great news for such applicants. The officials of Indian Coast Guard has released its results for the post of MTS(Peon). A good number of contenders had applied for the post and appeared for the examination. Hence such candidates are eagerly waiting to check their Indian Coast Guard Exam Result 2018. However, to help each individual check their Indian Coast Guard Merit List 2018 we have provided direct links.

Indian Coast Guard MTS(Peon) Result 2018 – Click Here.


Join Indian Coast Guard Result 2018: The officials of Indian Coast has released its Indian Coast Guard Exam Result 2018 for the post of Assistant Commandant. However, candidates, who have appeared for the examination can check your Indian Coast Guard Merit List 2018. Moreover, By checking results applicants can evaluate their performance in the examination. However, make use of the link given below to check your Sarkari Results.

Assistant Commandant(Group 8) Exam Result 2018 Click Here
Assistant Commandant (Group 7) Result. Click Here
Indian Coast Guard Assistant Commandant (Group 6) Result Click Here
Assistant Commandant (Group 5) Result. Click Here

ISRO Recruitment 2019 – 20 JRF & Research Associate Jobs in ISRO VSSC – Get Apply Link Here

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 03:36 AM PDT

ISRO Recruitment 2019

 Post Name No.of Vacancies  Recruitment Link 
Medical Officer, Nurse, and Other Various  (LIVE) ISRO Medical Officer Recruitment 2019
[01st August 2019]
Junior Research Fellow (JRF) and  Research Associate  20 (LIVE) ISRO JRF Recruitment 2019
[30th July 2019] 

ISRO Recruitment 2019   20 JRF & Research Associate Jobs in ISRO VSSC   Get Apply Link HereISRO Recruitment 2019- Notification announced recently by Indian Space Research Organization for various vacancies. ISRO requires medical and paramedical staffs for Medical Officer, Nurse, and other posts. Candidates who registered in the medical council of India and looking for Central government jobs can use this opportunity. Interested can check with the ISRO Notification and apply for the vacancies in Indian Space Research Organization. Eligible can send their application form to the respective address from 17th July 2019.

This ISRO Recruitment Notification is announced to recruit staff for providing services to the employees of the Organisation covered under Contributory Health Service Scheme (CHSS). Applicants have to send their application form on or before 01st August 2019. Candidates will be posted on a temporary contractual basis. Scroll down to get detailed information about the ISRO Recruitment 2019 for Medical Staff.

 ISRO Medical Officer Recruitment 2019 – Job Overview

Organization Name Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Name of the Posts Medical Officer, Nurse, and Others
No.of. Vacancies Various
Starting  Date to Apply 17th July 2019
Last  Date to Apply 01st August 2019
Application Mode Offline Mode
Job Category  Central Government Jobs
Job Location Ahmedabad
Official Website www.isro.gov.in 

ISRO Vacancy 2019 Details

Name of the Post No. of. Vacancies
Medical Officer Various
Pharmacist
Nurse
Medical Attendant

Eligibility Criteria for Indian Space Research Recruitment  2019

Educational Qualification

For Medical Officer

  • Passed MBBS degree from a recognized institute
  • Registered in Medical Council of India
  • Experience – 2- 10 Years of clinical practice in Government / Private sector

For Pharmacist

  • Completed Diploma in Pharmacy from a recognized institute
  • Registered in Pharmacy Council
  • Experience – 2 Years in a reputed hospital

For Nurse

  • Passed SSC from a recognized board
  • Diploma(3 Years) in Nursing from a recognized institute
  • Registered in Nursing Council

For Medical Attendant

  • Passed SSLC/ 12th from a recognized board
  • Completed First-Aid Training

Age Limit:

  • Kindly refer Official Notification pdf provided below.

Application Fee:

  • Refers to ISRO Recruitment 2019 Official Notification pdf given below.

ISRO Job Salary:

Post Name Pay per day
Pharmacist Rs.869/-
Nurse Rs.1,044/-
Medical Attendant Rs.636/-
 Medical Officer 
2 – 5 Years Experienced candidate Rs.1250/
5 – 10 Years Experienced candidate Rs.1,500/-
Above 10 Years Experienced candidate Rs.1,750/

Selection Process:

  •  Interview

How to Apply Offline for ISRO Recruitment 2019?

  1. Click on Official Notification Link provided below
  2. Go through the given details completely
  3. Check if you are eligible for the posts
  4. If you agree with the conditions specified in the Notification
  5. Send your curriculum Vitae and essential documents to the below-provided address.

Postal Address:

Administrative Officer (CHSS),
Space Applications Centre (ISRO),
Ambawadi Vistar P.O.,
Ahmedabad-380015

Important Dates for ISRO Careers 2019

 Starting Date to Apply 17th July 2019
Last Date to Apply  01st August 2019

Important Links for ISRO Jobs 2019

Official Notification Download Here
Official Website  Click Here

 


ISRO Recruitment 2019 Notification – Apply Online for 20 Junior Research Fellow (JRF) and  Research Associate Vacancies: The Latest advertisement NO. VSSC 308 was released by Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre which is under Indian Space Research Organization on 23rd July 2019. As per this notice, 20 Junior Research Fellow (JRF) and  Research Associate Vacancies are to be filled. In order to fill up these Jobs in ISRO VSSC, candidates must have passed M. Sc or Ph. D in a relevant field. Job seekers on fulfilling these requirements can start applying online from 23rd July 2019 to 30th July 2019 through the direct link given below.

Selection of the most suitable candidates will be done based on application screening and interview. After final selection, candidates will be placed in VSSC Units located at Thiruvananthapuram. To know more details about ISRO Career Opportunities, please visit www.isro.gov.in (OR) www.vssc.gov.in

ISRO Careers 2019 – Job Highlights

Name of the Organisation Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Name of the Sub-Organisation Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
Name of the Post Junior Research Fellow (JRF) and  Research Associate
Total No. of Post 20
Mode of Application Apply Online
Starting Date to Apply 23rd July 2019
Last Date to Apply 30th July 2019
Job Location  Thiruvananthapuram
Job Type Central Government Jobs
Official Website www.isro.gov.in (OR) www.vssc.gov.in

ISRO Vacancy 2019 Details

Name of the Discipline Number of Vacancies
Junior Research Fellow (JRF) 10
Research Associate 10
Total 20

Eligibility Criteria for Jobs in ISRO Recruitment 2019

Candidates who are willing to apply for jobs in Indian Space Research Organization Recruitment 2019 can check eligibility details below. Make sure you meet all listed eligibility conditions before applying.

Read on to know ISRO requirements,

ISRO Educational Qualification:

Junior Research Fellow (JRF):

  • Passed M.Sc. Degree in Physics/Applied Physics/Space Physics /Atmospheric Science/Meteorology/ Space Science/Planetary Sciences/Astronomy/ Astrophysics in First Class with an aggregate minimum of 65% marks (average of all semesters) or CGPA/CPI grading of 6.84 on a 10 point scale or equivalent
  • (OR)  M.Tech in Atmospheric Science/Space Science/Planetary Science/Applied Physics with minimum 60% marks as the average of all semesters in aggregate or CGPA/CPI grading of 6.5 on a 10 point scale or equivalent.

Applicants should also have qualified one of the following:

1. CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test, including NET-Lectureship.
2. Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) conducted by MHRD.
3. Joint Admission Test (JAM) conducted by MHRD.
4. Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST)

Research Associate:

  • Should have earned their Ph.D. degree in any discipline of Science or Technology.
  • Their Ph.D. thesis should be in the areas of atmospheric, space, and planetary sciences which are relevant to the fields of research being carried out at SPL.
  • Only those candidates who have carried out their Ph.D. work outside SPL are eligible to apply.
  • A research proposal (not exceeding 2000 words) on the work they intend to carry out at SPL in the domain of SPL's research activity must be submitted along with the application.
  • Candidates possessing Ph.D. awarded by foreign Universities/Institutions have to submit its Equivalency Certificate issued by Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi.

ISRO Age Limit:

Age Limit to apply for ISRO Recruitment is as follows,

  • Junior Research Fellow (JRF): Maximum Age – 28 Years
  • Research Associate: Maximum Age – 40 Years

Selection Process for ISRO Jobs:

  • Screening of Application
  • Interview

Application Fee for ISRO Jobs 2019:

  • As per the norms

ISRO Salary:

  • Junior Research Fellow (JRF): Rs.31,000/- to Rs.35,000/- per month + other benefits
  • Research Associate: Rs.47,000/- to Rs.51,000/- per month + other benefits

How to apply ONLINE for ISRO Recruitment 2019

Documents to be uploaded:

  • Scanned copy of the Application in the prescribed format
  • Abstract of Ph.D. thesis
  • List of Publications
  • Research proposal (maximum of 2000 words)
  • Detailed Bio-data
  • Scanned copy of the certificates (self-attested) in proof of educational qualifications, age, work experience etc.

Steps to Apply:

Download the Official Notification and read all the details. Once done, then follow the below-given steps to apply for the vacancy. The Online Application will be available until 30th July 2019.

Step 1: How to fill the ISRO Online Application Form 2019

  1. Click on the apply online link provided below.
  2. Enter your full name, gender, age, category, nationality, and other details.

Step 2: Upload Photograph and Documents

  • Upload scanned copy of your recent photograph and other necessary documents

Step 3: Final Submission

  • Finally, verify the filled details and hit on SUBMIT button.
  • After successful submission of the application form, take a print out of application form for future use.

Important Dates for www.isro.gov.in 2019 Notification

Advertisement Date 23rd July 2019
Starting Date to Apply 23rd July 2019
Last Date to Apply 30th July 2019

Important Links for Careers in ISRO Vacancy 2019

Official Notification Pdf Download Here
ISRO Recruitment 2019 Apply Online Link Click Here
Official Website Click Here

Other Central Government Jobs 2019:

Notification 2019 Job Details Last Date
Income Tax Recruitment 20,765 -Tax Assistant, Multi Tasking Staff, Inspector & Others [Updated Soon]
Indian Ordnance Factory Recruitment 371 – Tradesman (Semi-Skilled) (Group C Posts) [August 2019] 
NCDRC Recruitment 37 – UDC, LDC & MTS [19-08-2019]  
ICDS Recruitment 5231 – Anganwadi Supervisor, Worker & Anganwadi Helpers [14-08-2019]  
SBI Recruitment 176 – Specialist Cadre Officers (SCO) [12-08-2019]  
AIIMS Recruitment 321+ – Stenographer, Cashier, Storekeeper cum Clerk & Others [12-08-2019] 
Indian Navy Recruitment 104 – Civilian Motor Driver Ordinary Grade [10-08-2019]  
IOCL Recruitment 359 – Junior Engineering Assistant-IV & Apprentice [08-08-2019] 
High Court Recruitment 715 – Typist, Reader/Examiner, Civil Judges & Others [08-08-2019]
NYKS Recruitment 337 – District Youth Coordinator, Assistant, Stenographer, MTS & Others [07-08-2019] 
ONGC Recruitment 214 – Apprentices [31-07-2019]      
KVIC Recruitment 119 – Group B & Group C [31-07-2019]     
DRDO Recruitment 95 – JRF, Scientist & Others [30-07-2019]  
CPCB Recruitment 42 – Consultants B & Research Associates [27-07-2019]     
BECIL Recruitment 2684 – Skilled and Un-Skilled Manpower [25-07-2019]      

Important ISRO Jobs 2019:

Notification 2019 Job Details Last Date
ISRO VSSC Recruitment Technician B, Draftsman & Others.. Updated Soon.
SAC ISRO Recruitment. Technician B, Scientist, Scientific Assistant & Others. Updated Soon.
ISRO Recruitment 2019 for Engineers. Engineers. Coming Soon.
ISRO Recruitment 2019 for Diploma. Apprentice & Others Coming Soon.

About Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO):

Firstly, the Indian Space Research Organisation took formation in 1969. After the formation, It took superseded the erstwhile INCOSPAR. Vikram Sarabhai was a key person to develop the Indian Space Research Organization. ISRO’s mission to provide the Nation with space-based services and also to develop the technologies in order to achieve the same independently. Throughout the years, ISRO worked hard and became one of the six largest space agencies in the world. It looks after the largest fleet of communication satellites (INSAT) and remote sensing (IRS) satellites, that cater to the ever-growing demand for fast and reliable communication and earth observation respectively.

The ISRO Centres across India:

The ISRO Chandigarh. ISRO New Delhi.
ISRO Jodhpur. ISRO Dehradun.
ISRO Udaipur. ISRO Lucknow.
ISRO Ahmedabad. ISRO Kolkata.
ISRO Mt. Abu. ISRO Shillong.
ISRO Bhopal. ISRO Nagpur.
ISRO Mumbai. ISRO Hyderabad.
ISRO Byalalu. ISRO Tirupati.
ISRO Hassan. ISRO Port Blair.
ISRO Bengaluru. ISRO Sriharikota.
ISRO Aluva. ISRO Mahendragiri.
ISRO Thiruvananthapuram.

RSMSSB Result 2019 Released – Check RSMSSB Aganwadi Supervisor Result, DV Schedule

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 02:50 AM PDT

RSMSSB Result 2019 Announced – Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Service Selection Board has recently uploaded results for various Posts. Now RSMSSB has declared the Aganwadi Supervisor DV Schedule, Lab Assistant & Informatics Assistant Result, Cut off Marks in the official website. Here on this page applicants can get all Results regarding the RSMSSB. We have dedicated this page to upload all the Recent results released from the Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Service Selection Board. Aspirants who are looking for RSMSSB recruitment 2019-20 exam result can find on our page. Moreover, aspirants can visit the official website of Rajasthan SMSSB for checking the result.

RSMSSB Result 2019

Post/Exam Name Result Link
Aganwadi Supervisor Click Here
Supervisor (Women Empowerment) Click Here
Informatics Assistant (Suchna Sahayak) Click Here
Aganwadi Supervisor Click Here
Lab Assistant Click Here
Sanganak (Computer) Click Here
 Industry Inspector Click Here
Agriculture Supervisor Click Here

RSMSSB Aganwadi Supervisor Result, DV Schedule 2019 – Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSMSSB) has recently uploaded Result, DV Schedule for the Post of Aganwadi for Women Recruitment 2018 on 27th July 2019. Those Candidates who have appeared in this Recruitment Exam Can Download Final Answer Key, Result and Cutoff Marks, DV Schedule here. Check your results via the link mentioned below. Hence, all those might be looking for the RSMSSB Aganwadi Supervisor Result & DV Schedule 2019 now!

RSMSSB Aganwadi Supervisor Result, DV Schedule 2019

Organization Name Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Service Selection Board
Post Name Aganwadi Supervisor
Number of Posts  309
Category Sarkari Result
Exam Date 03rd March 2019
Result Date 23rd July 2019
DV Schedule Date 27th July 2019
Official Website rsmssb.rajasthan.gov.in
RSMSSB Aganwadi Supervisor Result, DV Schedule 2019 – Click Here

RSMSSB Supervisor (Women Empowerment) Revised Result 2019 – Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Service Selection Board have recently declared the Revised Result, Cutoff Marks for The Post of Supervisor in Women Empowerment Department Recruitment 2018 on 25th July 2019. Applicants those who have applied for this Recruitment Exam can download Revised result and Cutoff marks from the below table. As we know all those candidates are waiting for the RSMSSB Supervisor (Women Empowerment) Revised Result & Cut off marks. Everyone can check and download your results from the below links.

RSMSSB Supervisor (Women Empowerment) Revised Result 2019

Organization Name Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Service Selection Board
Post Name Supervisor (Women Empowerment)
Number of Posts  180
Category Sarkari Result
Exam Date 06th January 2019
Revised Result Date 25th July 2019
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RSMSSB Informatics Assistant Final Result 2019 – Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Service Selection Board have recently uploaded the Final Result for the Post of Informatics Assistant (Suchna Sahayak) Recruitment 2018 on 23rd July 2019. All registered Candidates those who have appeared in this Exam can download Final Result from the below link. Check your results via the link mentioned below. Hence, all those might be looking for the RSMSSB Informatics Assistant Final Result 2019 now!

RSMSSB Informatics Assistant Final Result 2019

Organization Name Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Service Selection Board
Post Name Informatics Assistant (Suchna Sahayak)
Number of Posts  1302
Category Sarkari Result
DV List Available 15th July 2019
Final Result Date 23rd July 2019
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RSMSSB Aganwadi Supervisor Result & Cutoff Marks 2019 – Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSMSSB) has recently uploaded final Answer Key, Result, Cutoff Marks for the Post of Aganwadi for Women Recruitment 2018 on 23rd July 2019. Those Candidates who have appeared in this Recruitment Exam Can Download Final Answer Key, Result and Cutoff Marks here. Check your results via the link mentioned below. Hence, all those might be looking for the RSMSSB Aganwadi Supervisor Result & Cutoff Marks 2019 now!

RSMSSB Aganwadi Supervisor Result & Cutoff Marks 2019

Organization Name Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Service Selection Board
Post Name Aganwadi Supervisor
Number of Posts  309
Category Sarkari Result
Exam Date 03rd March 2019
Result Date 23rd July 2019
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RSMSSB Lab Assistant Result & Cutoff Marks 2019 – Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Service Selection Board (RSMSSB) are recently uploaded Result, Cutoff Marks for the Post of Laboratory Assistant Recruitment 2018 on 23rd July 2019. Those candidates who have appeared in this recruitment exam can download Result, Cutoff Marks from the below link. Check your results via the link mentioned below. Hence, all those might be looking for the RSMSSB Lab Assistant Result & Cutoff Marks 2019 now!

RSMSSB Lab Assistant Result & Cutoff Marks 2019

Organization Name Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Service Selection Board
Post Name Lab Assistant
Number of Posts  1200
Category Sarkari Result
Exam Date 03rd February 2019
Result Date 23rd July 2019
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RSMSSB Result – Industry Inspector 2019

RSMSSB Result – for the post of Industry Inspector is out now. The board is now allowing the applicants to check the Result. Hence, the applicants can check the RSMSSB Result for Industry Inspector post in the link given below.

Post Name Industry Inspector
No of Vacancies 97
Category Sarkari Result
Exam Date (Industry Insp.) Update Soon
Result Date 2019 Update Soon
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RSMSSB Result, Cut Off 2019

RSMSSB Result for Sanganak (Computer) 2019 is available now. The Candidates those who are waiting for the RSMSSB Computer Result 2019 can check from the link given below. The Board has given the RSMSSB Sanganak Document Verification Schedule on 6th July 2019. The candidates who cleared the Written Exam Can check the Schedule and be prepared for a Verification. However, download the RSMSSB Sanganak Doc Verification Schedule 2019 from the link below.

RSMSSB Result – Sanganak (Computer) Recruitment 2019

Name of the Post Sanganak (Computer)
No of Vacancies 400
Category Sarkari Results
RSMSSB Exam Date Update Soon
Result Release Date Update Soon
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RSMSSB Computer Result 2019

RSMSSB Result for Agriculture Supervisor

Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Service Commission announces the result for agriculture supervisor. Aspirants can find the result online here. Just click on the link given below to check agriculture supervisor result 2019.

Post Name Agriculture Supervisor
No of Vacancies 1832
Category Sarkari Results
Exam Date Update Soon
Result Date Update Soon
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RSMSSB Result for Agriculture Supervisor

RSMSSB Information Assistant Exam Result 2019

RSMSSB Lab Technician, Radiographer Assistant, Ophthalmic Assistant & other recruitment exam result. A huge number of contenders had applied for the post and have been attended the examination. Candidates are selected based on their performance in written examination and personal interview.  Hence, aspirants can check the result for written examination from the link in the table below.

Post Name Informatics Assistant
No of Vacancies 1302
Category Sarkari Result
Exam Date Update Soon
Result Date Update Soon
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RSMSSB Informatics Assist Result 2019

Officials of Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Service Selection Board releases the RSMSSB Exam Results 2019 online. The board allows the applicants to check the result online. Hence, aspirants can find the direct link to check exam result on our page.

To make it easy for the visitors of our page, we have given the different links to check the result respective of the vacancies. Hence, find the link you looking for and check the RSMSSB exam result 2019-20 below. Aspirants can download the RSMSSB result pdf online for respective vacancies. Check the merit list, the provisional selection list, and the final selection list given by the RSMSSB.

RSMSSB Cut Off Details

Every year the officials of Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Service Selection Board releases the notification and conducts its examination. The board decides the cut off mark and hence there is no ambiguity. Candidates who meet the qualifying mark are only eligible for further rounds. Failing to meet the qualifying marks is not eligible for upcoming rounds. Hence it is important for contenders to meet the required marks and prepare well for the examination to be part of Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Service Selection Board.

RSMSSB Exam Merit List 2019

Merit list is given by the officials on the official website. The resulting sheet consists of the name of applicants qualify and only those contenders are allowed to attend further rounds. However, click on direct links and steps to help applicants easily acquire their results.

Steps to Download RSMSSB Results 2019

  1. Click on the link below
  2. Find the respective result link in the page and click on the link.
  3. Enter the login details if required and check the results
  4. Candidates can also download the result pdf for respective vacancies.
  5. In case of the merit list, check your name or roll number to find the result.
  6. Finally, take the printout of the RSMSSB Result for further reference.

RSMSSB  Exam Results 2019

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Bottom to top in just 3 years: Jio becomes India's biggest telco

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NEW DELHI: Within three years of starting its commercial operations, Reliance Jio has become the country's largest telecom operator with a subscriber base of 331.3 million, surpassing Vodafone Idea which on Friday reported a decline in its user base to 320 million by June 2019.According to the financial results reported by Reliance Industries last week, its subsidiary Reliance Jio had a user base of 331.3 million by June 2019.Mukesh Ambani-led firm Jio had pipped Bharti Airtel in May to become the second largest mobile operator with 322.9 million users and 27.80 per cent market, according to Trai data. Airtel had 320.38 users or 27.6 per cent market share.Vodafone Idea on Friday reported a decline in its customer base to 320 million in the first quarter of 2019-20 from 334.1 million in the March quarter."Our subscriber base declined to 320.0 million from 334.1 million in fourth quarter of financial year 2019 primarily due to customer churn following the introduction of 'service validity vouchers' in the prior quarters," Vodafone Idea said in a statement.Vodafone Idea had emerged as the largest telecom operator with over 400 million subscribers after Vodafone India and Idea Cellular completed the merger of telecom services business.However, the merged entity continued to lose customers every month and later it wrote off million of customers who did not subscribe to its minimum recharge plan.

MG plans to disrupt the Indian auto market

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Talk to anyone in Motown India, and the story you hear will mostly be of gloom — of tough times and impending layoffs. But on the 10th floor of the swanky new Milestone Experion Centre in Gurgaon, the office of MG Motor, the mood is upbeat. A subsidiary of the $128 billion Chinese giant Shanghai Auto Industrial Corporation (SAIC), it is busy plotting an aggressive growth path in India. Furniture is still being unwrapped. Conference rooms are buzzing with meetings. In one of them, the launch strategy of an electric vehicle (EV) later this year is being crafted.Imagine, with 28,000 bookings, MG Motor has had to temporarily close down bookings for its Hector SUV in 2019 — this, in a shrinking market. Its 46,000 sq ft office space — bought for Rs 150 crore — signals the ambitions SAIC has in the Indian market. Its journey began in 2017 when it bought General Motors' Halol plant in Gujarat when the latter exited India's domestic market. Since then, SAIC has been quietly giving shape to its India journey with Rajeev Chaba as managing director. In India, most auto MNCs have struggled as Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motor lord over Indian roads, with close to 70% market share.Unsurprisingly, many are sceptical about the fate of late entrants like Kia Motors and MG Motor. However, for four reasons, MG Motor's Indian journey should be closely watched. One, it marks the debut of Motown China, the world's largest car market, in India. Two, the Chinese, having gained confidence at home, are now readying to conquer the world amid slowing sales — and India will be an important playground. Three, auto MNCs have struggled to break the stranglehold of Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai in India, price being an important barrier. Expect Chinese carmakers such as SAIC to fight the price war a lot better, just like players like Xiaomi in the handset industry. Finally, as India bets on EVs, it will be advantage China, already a global leader in the technology.In an interview with ET, Chaba talks about SAIC, its India drive and the road ahead. Edited excerpts:Tell us a bit about the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) and how it sees India as it debuts with MG Hector?SAIC wants MG Motor to be a great MNC, not a Chinese company. MG Motor is a British brand with Chinese ownership. This shows in many ways — in simple things like me, a non-Chinese, heading the company. Our purchase head is Indian. Of the 1,200 employees, there are only 20 Chinese executives. We want MG Motor to be a good MNC embracing good corporate practices. We are here for the long term. We have bought, not leased, this office, investing Rs 150 crore in it. The vibe is very different. You will see people in smart casuals. We don't want to be stuck up, with too many dos and don'ts. We are trying to build a very different culture, more like a startup culture.India is a tough market, and you are already late.India is a challenging market. Maruti and Hyundai maintain a strong grip and MNCs have struggled. We are here to disrupt. The question we asked ourselves is, can we disrupt the market and what can we do differently to do it? It is too early to celebrate but we could not have been in a better position with 28,000 bookings and all sold out for 2019 in a bad market. Today, our dealers are the happiest. This did not happen by accident. Our biggest challenge now is to meet customer expectations.What's your India game plan?By 2022, we hope to have five products here and invest Rs 5,000 crore. With our e-vehicle EZS scheduled for launch, we want to pitch ourselves as an innovative MNC. Our strategy is built on three pillars — good employees, culture and dealer viability. For example, we will never talk about wholesale numbers (that the industry reports), but retail sales. We will have only one dealer per city, except in NCR and Mumbai. Our deal with dealers is: your profitability is our responsibility and you take care of customers. Here's what our 10-year plan broadly looks like. We see the next three-four years as the foundation years where we build our brand and presence while furthering localisation. Launch of an EV is part of that strategy. In the next three-four years, we will focus on controlling other levers like products and cost efficiencies. In the last phase, we will ramp up to build serious volumes. 70413632 How headquarters-controlled is MG Motor in India?They have empowered us substantially. Before I joined, they had decided on their launch product — a hatchback. The sub-Rs 5 lakh is the largest car segment in India. But I questioned that strategy. At that time, XUV500 was the only model in that segment. Thanks to learnings from GM, I said let's not look at the volume segment. Let's get our fundamentals right, build consumer and product experience and establish the MG brand. This will allow us to keep volume and profitability pressures away. They listened. So Hector SUV is our debut vehicle.Let me give you another example. They designed a car with a grille that I wasn't very happy with and I wanted to change. They listened to me and reverted with three alternatives within two weeks. I can't imagine GM or any German or Japanese company agreeing to this and reverting, forget two weeks, even in two years. That's how fast they move.In the jobs market, Chinese companies don't have a good reputation.The toughest part of my job has been to get the best talent. So, you pay more to attract them. Our employee pitch is that we are part of the disruption story. As an automobile company, we want to think differently. We are actively hiring people from outside auto sector as well as we realise that they will look at things in a new way. Gender diversity is important. At our plant, 31% of workers are women. We are trying to engage with startups, too, to build an ecosystem around connected cars.The bosses in China are clear about what they want: a global team with a global work culture here. Unlike the western MNCs, sometimes they may not have the exposure. The language also makes things more difficult. But they are learning fast. 70413640 What is it like to work for a Chinese MNC?When I began talking to SAIC for this role, I had a few things on my wish list. Empowerment was one. I was clear that I will not do political management of the bosses. I report to the SAIC president. He reviews the business every month. The Chinese are hungry for success. They listen to the local market and offer HQ support that we need. They take time to trust you. But once they do, the good news is that they listen and don't second-guess you.You have worked with GM and now SAIC. How different are the two MNCs?In the US, the whole thing is governed by the Wall Street. It is all about individual shame and achievements. There is a big on quarter-on-quarter performance. This often means lack patience. At the cost of long term, you are focused on short term. India is a tough market. You need to first sow seeds, have patience and think long term before you can show results. Also, the auto industry today requires a lot of investment on future tech. Prioritisation becomes critical. India is a market with slim margins. So, companies need to make up their minds on whether they want to compete here and what they are seeking. You need a very clear strategy to crack open the market. While Asian companies, including Chinese, may not look sexy in the job market, they are more patient, committed and have a very strategic market view. The strategy is never individual-focused where things change with the boss. They are more institution-led. 70413654 How important is India for SAIC?India is very important as success here will open avenues in other emerging markets. This is a tough market; if you can deliver here you can easily move up the value chain in other markets. While global sales are now small (2.8 lakh in 2018), by 2025 we hope to have one million car sales overseas. India is the fifth largest global auto market. Returns may be rewarding if you get things right.What is SAIC's differentiation?The biggest is their hunger. For western MNCs, India may be important but my gut feeling is that for the Chinese, it is very, very important. Amid the US-China trade war, they want to accelerate their global expansion and figure how they can be relevant. With their lead on EV technology, they are also future-ready. So while GM and Ford are busy protecting their own turfs, Chinese firms are seeking global growth. Their work ethic and execution are fantastic. If the top executive takes a decision, the execution is swift. We set up our plant in 15 months. They are champions in engineering and production with unbeatable cost structures. 70414481 As you look back, what do you think went wrong with GM India?Everything begins with the leadership. GM India was very headquarters-driven, with little empowerment here. Also, the leadership kept changing. Right product strategy and stability at the top are very important.What is your view on India's EV strategy?We will bring in MG EZS soon. Right now we are not able to crack the Rs 5-10 lakh market. Unless one has a good meaningful solution in that segment, EVs won't work here. We require government support like building charging infrastructure etc. Leaving it to OEMs entirely will not work. What is life after work for you?I am a fitness freak. I did half-marathon and will do it again in October. Between yoga, squash, run and weekend golf, I spend about an hour every to keep myself fit. I just can't afford to fall (laughs). Thanks to my kids, who are fitness freaks, I eat healthy. I learn a lot from them, about technology and how to manage millennials. I have got a good set of friends, all from my IIM days. We often watch movies together.

How Google ads can make you a superstar

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By Alex WebbImagine you're a moderately successful Indian rapper eager to graduate to global superstardom. You've had a few domestic number-one hits and performed on a handful of Bollywood soundtracks, but the likes of South Korea's BTS and Psy – other artists who don't primarily sing in English – have something you don't: a viral YouTube smash that breaks some sort of record. Most views in a day, for instance.Going viral can seem a tall order, but not as tall as you'd think, given some of YouTube's peculiarities. Especially if your name is Badshah. Sony Music India declared in a press release last week that the rapper's new video, Paagal, had overtaken BTS's "Boy With Luv" and Taylor Swift's "Me!" to become YouTube's most-watched video in a 24-hour period, with 75 million views.That's quite some company for an artist without much of a profile outside of his home market. It prompted accusations from social media users that Badshah had somehow gamed the system. And there are weaknesses in Google's advertising setup that might have made that possible. If anyone can exploit them, this poses a conundrum to Alphabet Inc., the parent company of both Google and YouTube.One major discrepancy with the other superstars lies in Badshah's engagement numbers. Taylor Swift and BTS have significantly more likes as a proportion of total views than Badshah does, and considerably fewer dislikes. They're simply punching in different leagues. It suggests that people aren't watching the videos in quite the same way. What's more, YouTube is yet to issue a press release confirming the viewership record, as it has in the other cases. Just last week it teamed up with Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group to announce that Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" had totted up more than a billion views.Also: Paagal just ain't that good a tune. It entered the U.K.'s Asian Music Chart at a mediocre number 31.But the biggest clue comes from Badshah himself. In response to online complaints that he deployed bots to boost views, the singer offered a more straightforward answer in an Instagram post: he used Google's own advertising platform to promote the video, which is a puzzling mix of L.A. skylines and scantily clad dancers cutting shapes in a warehouse.He didn't specify which of Google's bevy of ad products he used. But his response hints at a way that artists (and their labels) can exploit YouTube to their advantage: the public view count doesn't differentiate between views generated by paying to be a pre-roll advertisement on other clips, or organic views that people have found by other means. The approach would circumvent the need for a bot farm repeatedly to check out the song. Google has some safety nets to make it harder for bots to tot up visits anyway.Buying pre-roll publicity is also easier in India, where ad impressions are a lot cheaper than other corners of the world, including the U.S. It's not clear how many of those translate into actual views – Google doesn't reveal the time threshold for one to count (whether it's five, 10 or 30 seconds, for instance). Even so, it wouldn't be all that expensive for Badshah or his peers to reach a significant audience. 69766843 Untitled Carousel 70374684 70395410 70286250 69922382 For some 5 million rupees ($72,526), you could theoretically generate almost 67 million video ad impressions in India, Claudia Ziegenbein, head of paid search at Mediacom U.K., estimates. That's significantly cheaper than getting in front of a similarly sized audience in the U.S. or U.K., she said. A spend of around $1.5 million could well be required to hit 60 million impressions there.Does this shine a particularly bad light on Badshah and Sony Corp.'s Indian music arm? Not really. The system exists, and if they used it, they did so successfully and to their advantage. They wouldn't be the first in the history of recorded music, or indeed of YouTube promotion. And once the view count hit a sizable level, the organic audience would start to pick up too. Sony Music India has 27 million followers of its own, but most of its videos have far fewer than one million views.Instead, it looks like this is another lesson that the best way to generate engagement on social media is to pay for it. The platforms hold all the keys.YouTube itself is in a pickle. It can't be seen to condone any gaming of its ads platform to generate a hit. But it also won't want to dissuade advertisers from paying for viewership. That's literally what pays the bills. Next best solution? Just keep quiet and hope it all blows over.

Realty sector in a fix due to severe cash crunch

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How the realty sector is being plagued by severe cash crunchThe Worli-Lower Parel stretch in South Central Mumbai, once a vaunted spot for premium realty, has emerged as something of a problem zone for real estate developers, particularly for those building luxury residences. Sales are slow, and some projects now look unlikely to ever be completed.Just last week, Indiabulls Housing Finance (IBHF) auctioned off the Palais Royale project in Worli for `705 crore after the developer, Shree Ram Urban Infrastructure, defaulted on its debt repayments to IBHF. The 320-metre tall building with 56 floors was envisioned as India's tallest tower, housing luxury apartments costing upwards of Rs 25 crore apiece.The Indiabulls group itself is into realty and has built some landmark towers in the region. Indiabulls Finance Centre (IFC), where the group is headquartered, is one. IBHF vice-chairman and managing director Gagan Banga works out of the 17th floor, an office with a panoramic view of the massive realty development going on all around. Today, only one crane can be seen working in the vicinity, however.When Banga met ET Magazine in mid-July, he had just concluded a meeting with a bulge-bracket private equity (PE) firm at a nearby hotel. PE firms such as Brookfield, Blackstone and KKR have been buying out commercial real estate in prime locations in India. IBHF had facilitated the Rs 2,500-crore sale of One BKC in Bandra Kurla Complex, a property developed by IBHF borrower Radius, to Blackstone in June. Blackstone had also picked up equity stakes in the group's iconic towers IFC and Indiabulls One in 2018. The group has other properties to sell, including residential blocks in Lower Parel.However, a much bigger deal is simmering — Indiabulls is looking to exit realty altogether by selling a controlling stake in its real estate arm. Sitting in his office and sipping on warm water, Banga explained how the group is now focused on turning IBHF into a bank. The group already owns a 15% stake in a bank in the UK, and wants to merge its housing finance company into Laksmi Vilas Bank. To get the Reserve Bank of India approval proval, Indiabulls wants to move the real estate business, which normally has serious perception issues and political risks, away from the group.The Palais Royale distress sale apart, last week also saw quite a few key developments in Indian realty. The Supreme Court ordered that Noida-based realty developer Amrapali Group be de-registered by the Real Estate Regulatory Authority, and asked state-run construction company NBCC to complete the projects. In Mumbai, the Piramal Group informed investors that it was extending its realty-focused fund Indiareit Fund Scheme V by a year, exercising an available option to give itself another year for exiting some of the projects it is invested in.Earlier this month, the Supreme Court took up a petition filed by more than 100 builders challenging amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code that accorded homebuyers the same status as financial creditors.Realty in India is in the midst of a churn that feels markedly different from the difficulties it faced in recent years on account of slack demand. It is reeling from a severe cash crunch created by the liquidity squeeze in non-banking finance companies — the Indian shadow banks.The defaults by IL&FS in August 2018 and subsequently by housing finance company DHFL triggered a squeeze that shut off two major sources of funds for the industry — the PSU banks and the commercial papers-based lending by the mutual funds industry.For almost a decade now, Indian realty, especially in the residential segment, has been leaning on the shadow bankers to refinance its loans, keeping them afloat in the face of flagging demand. Today, demand remains muted, funds are much harder to come by, and the NBFC loan books loaded with realty loans are no longer attractive for loan-asset traders, creating a multi-layer squeeze.In late June, credit-rating agency ICRA downgraded Piramal Capital and Housing Finance as well as Edelweiss Capital for the fear of defaults in their realty loan books. A month later, ICRA's own standing has taken a tumble on its dealings with IL&FS.Going by the Book How big is the problem? For instance, at Piramal Capital and Housing Finance, out of the Rs 56,000-crore loan book, Rs 40,000 crore has been lent to realty. The Ajay Piramal-led group also has a realty arm, which has invested in big projects in central Mumbai.Banga of Indiabulls points out that the problem is much bigger today. He says: "It is no longer a liquidity crisis. It is a consumption crisis that will affect all sectors if not managed now and become a solvency crisis."Property consultants Anarock said last week that there are 1.74 lakh homes stuck in different phases across seven cities in India. Out of these, 68% are already sold, which means home owners find themselves in a limbo, while having to pay EMIs on their bank loans. In Mumbai and Delhi alone, stalled houses add up to Rs 1.6 lakh crore in value.Large global investment firms such as Blackstone are scouting for value deals in this difficult environment for builders, as are others such as KKR, Blackrock and Brookfield. Distress funds such as SSG and Apollo are also sniffing around for deals.However, most of this interest is around office spaces — commercial real estate, whose dynamics are different from residential properties. Commercial buildings are sold only after they are ready and cannot use buyers' funds, unlike residential units. Therefore supply is limited, at least for two more years.A CEO of a large PE firm, who asked not to be named, said the rental yield from a commercial building at 8-9% of its price makes way more sense for investors compared with the rental yield of a residential building at 2-3%.Another Mumbai builder, who has struck a PE deal, is Niranjan Hiranadani. Brookfield has acquired commercial space from his companies in Powai for $1 billion. Hiranandani now also heads the National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) under the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. He told ET Magazine that the Hiranandani Group avoided the Lower Parel area of Mumbai, focusing instead on Powai and then areas such as Panvel and then moving out to other cities such as Chennai, as it prefers to develop an entire area, building schools, malls, offices and residences at the same place. 70413688 " Price cuts are already happening, but this is not the bottom yet . In many areas, prices are set for a crash" Gulam Zia, executive director, Knight FrankHe, too, foresees a real crisis. "There has been 69 lakh apartments sanctioned under PMAY (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana), and 46 lakh have started. But how will they be built now? Where are the funds? The banks are sitting with Rs 175,000 crore of money that they are refusing to lend to real estate." Hiranandani adds that the GST rule that has incentivised sale of buildings with an occupancy certificate with zero tax has also pushed buyers to delay their purchase.There is another reason that private equity players as well as individuals are shying away from buying luxury residences in India. Hopes for a price correction are in the air. And once a correction starts, there is no guessing the bottom.Prateek Jhawar, MD of Avendus Capital, points out that realtors never drop prices in their existing buildings even if they have to wait for years to clear their inventory of flats. 70413674 " A project in trouble has obviously seen some siphoning off or misuse of funds. These are unlikely to see resolution" Srini Sriniwasan, MD, Kotak Investment AdvisorsFor one, a cut in prices leads to a drop in value perception, and secondly, they usually have a huge margin to play with, and can afford to wait.Analyst Sudip Bandyopadhyay, also chairman of NBFC Inditrade Capital, explained how it works. "Imagine a builder with costs of building an apartment at Rs 30 lakh and a price point of Rs 50 lakh. If there are no buyers, the builder takes a loan at say 23% interest to refinance his current loans. It allowed them to hold on and the high margin means there are enough profits to be made even at this high interest rate. The NBFCs sourcing their funds at 8-9% through short term commercial papers from mutual funds and insurance industries also had a good deal. They got huge collateral security, too, often two or three times the value of the loan." 70413467 "It is no longer a liquidity crisis. It is a consumption crisis that will affect all sectors if not managed now and become a solvency crisis" Gagan Banga, MD, Indiabulls Housing FinanceHe explains that once the loan tap to NBFCs shut down, there was no way for either the NBFC or the realtor to get out of the situation unless they were able to sell the apartments. As the loan books look like problematic assets in the absence of sales, the NBFCs have a classic asset-liability mismatch on their hands. 70413498 "It will take time, but the NBFCs will have to come back to lending. The banks too will ramp up. The customer too will be back when he feels confident that the projects will be completed" Yesh Nadkarni, MD-real estate, KKRPiramal Capital, which plans to bring down its realty exposure from 73% of its book to 50%, and also reduce large single-borrower exposure to less than 10% by March 2020, has already cut its loans to the Lodha Group, probably the largest developer in Mumbai. According to reports, in May, Piramal Group managed to sell Rs 500 crore worth of loan assets to Goldman Sachs.Reports also suggest that it managed to bring in fresh funds into Piramal Capital last week. The company declined comment as it is in a silent period pending announcement of its first quarter results. The Lodha Group, which has now deferred a listing of its shares through an initial public offering at least thrice, also declined to participate in the story. 70413639 The New LandlordsBlackstone has invested more than $5 billion in real estate in India. Almost 70% of it is in commercial real estate and the restBrookfield has invested in multiple assets, including in real estate, in India. It includes a $1 billion deal in Mumbai's Powai, apart from two hotel deals including the Leela hotelsA bunch of distress funds like Apollo & SSG are also looking at possible realty deals, especially as new buyout opportunities are likely to come up nowKKR is another large investor in real estate in India and is also bullish about the sector right nowLooming InsolvencyWhile insolvency stares at many realtors, especially the ones that have high component of residential realty in their portfolio, the goings on at the insolvency courts are not looking too promising either.Srini Sriniwasan, the managing director of Kotak Investment Advisors, told ET Magazine that it is not fair to expect much from the IBC process. He explained that a residential realty project that is stuck has obviously used up all the money paid by homeowners. 70413447 "Now do you expect a new developer to come in and complete the project, but for no cash – because the homeowner has already paid up? A project in trouble has obviously seen some siphoning off or misuse of funds." Sriniwasan also questioned the wisdom of making a homeowner in a project equal to a financial creditor. "A financial creditor in the IBC process is expected to take a haircut in his outstanding loan to salvage the project. If the homeowner asks for the same status, what will he do for a haircut? Give up a room or pay up more money to get his apartment?"Yesh Nadkarni, MD and head of real estate at PE firm KKR that has been active in the Indian residential and office realty market as a lender, says that while the current conditions remain challenging, the market, particularly residential, will bottom out as supply-demand forces work out. "It will take time, but the NBFCs will come back to lending, and so will the banks, as they get recapitalised." He adds that the real estate sector is important as it is a big job creator. 70413449 As a result, there is much hope pinned on the government, too. But did Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman do enough for the sector in her maiden budget on July 5? She announced a model tenancy law and extra tax incentives for acquiring affordable houses. However, critics say that measures to back acquisition of top-rated NBFC loan books by banks is meaningless as the top NBFCs have been able to raise bonds, even in this market and are not starved of cash. However, the budget announced a housing for all target for 2022, which means the government intends the sector to get going three years ahead. 70413622 As Nadkarni and Hiranandani point out, the government will need to prod the PSU banks to lend to realty again and open the taps that have been shut. And Banga points out that many markets in India are still doing well. Hyderabad and Bengaluru in particular or even far-flung Mumbai suburbs have seen steady sales. A decade or so back, private equity itself had turned lenders to realty sector. In different phases since then, stock market profits, PSU banks money and the shadow-banking route have kept the realtors going. With all that turned off, are we still looking at ways for going back to business as usual or is there a paradigm shift happening now? 70413494 Nikhil Shah, India MD of turnaround specialist Alvarez and Marsal, feels the way out of the residential realty mess is a price correction, discounts and haircuts for lenders to attract new money to problematic markets.Gulam Zia, executive director of property advisory firm Knight Frank, often wonders if his own decision to buy an apartment in Mumbai was correct and whether it ties him down to the city permanently. He notes that the new generation prefers to rent. Goldman Sachs has invested in student housing in Manipal, Zia points out, and adds that players like Airbnb and Zolo are also becoming active players in student and worker residences across the country. 70413617 Zia adds that modern mass transport infrastructure can always help keep realty prices in check, and prevent a build-up in a concentrated area, as people can stay away from their workplace and travel to work in a relatively short period of time. Price cuts are already happening, Zia says.In Mumbai, in the last three years, there has been a 12% downward revision of prices he says. If one adds discounts and inflation, it should be 25-30%. Some new developers have tried and priced apartments at `1 crore in the middle of super luxury offerings — at least 600 of them are there. "This is not the bottom yet. The prices in many areas are set for a crash," says Zia."Banks Giving Less and Less Money to Real Estate Sector" 70413534 Niranjan Hiranandani has been heading the National Real Estate Development Council since September 2017. In an interview to ET Magazine, co-founder of the Hiranandani Group says there is a need for more banking licences to solve the liquidity crisis. Edited excerpts:Will IBC be able to resolve real estate insolvencies and revive the sector?Currently, the situation is complicated. It is not just the IBC. A homebuyer has many options and can approach the consumer court or RERA [Real Estate Regulatory Authority]. Today, we have different customers and lenders approaching different authorities. If we can focus on one, it will be easier to find a solution. I think RERA should tackle this since it is designed for real estate and the problems homebuyers face. IBC, on the other hand, is designed to return money to lenders.How do you see the current liquidity crunch?In the last three years, we have seen banks giving less and less money to real estate. Funding is not available to the sector and because of this, the oil in the economy is drying up. We have to be clear: this is not an issue of liquidity only for the real estate sector. We have to seek a solution so that the banks start to lend more.What can be the solution?The Reserve Bank of India will surely try to bring in more liquidity into the market through the banks and non-banking finance companies. I also feel more banking licences should be given out and there should be more nimble-footed but strong private sector banks that can then lend to small and medium enterprises and real estate developers.

How regional languages are fueling You-Tube's growth in India

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On a Tuesday afternoon, Lata Mangeshkar's sonorous voice in Jaane kyon log mohabbat kiya karte hai, from the 1971 film Mehboob Ki Mehndi, helps Sulthan Ahmed unwind while waiting for customers in Bengaluru. The middle-aged autorickshaw driver who has parked near the shopping hub of Commercial Street is glad he spent Rs 2,500 a year ago to buy a smartphone, his first.The YouTube app on his Motorola, propped up on the dashboard, is mainly to "play old songs, and that too when I am waiting for customers," he says. But it does not take long for him to reveal that he uses the free video-streaming app for more. Apart from videos on health tips, he also watches videos comparing the prices of items such as daily groceries, schoolbags and "fancy items" for his wife. Typing the right words in the search bar is a problem for the autorickshaw driver who has studied till Class V. So he banks on voice search. "Sometimes my 10-year-old daughter helps me," he adds.A couple of hundred metres away, Imran Khan is also on a break from attending to customers at his shop that sells costume jewellery and accessories, using the time to watch videos on his phone. Khan, 31, started watching videos extensively on his smartphone only in the last couple of years. He watches comedy scenes from movies, reports on the rumblings in Karnataka's Vidhan Soudha and reviews of mobile phones in the vernacular. "I got to know after watching a video that my new phone works better if I keep the WiFi option switched off," says Khan.70412903 What has changed for people like Khan and Ahmed in the last few years is the dramatic crash in mobile phone data prices, sparked by Reliance Jio when it launched 4G plans in September 2016 for as little as Rs 149 for 28 days. The low entry point helped Jio wireless internet to grow its subscriber base from 100 million in 2016-17 to 307 million in 2018-19, according to Mary Meeker's Internet Trends report for 2019. Jio's rivals had no choice but to offer proportionately lower tariffs, making India the country with the cheapest data plans. Mobile data consumption leapt from 20 crore GB a month before Jio's launch to 370 crore GB per month after that, while data prices slid from Rs 250 per GB to less than Rs 15 per GB, according to online video analytics firm Vidooly. (Times Internet, which is a part of Times Group, the publisher of ET Magazine, is an investor in Vidooly70412907 The fall in data tariff caused other tectonic shifts — millions of new users came online through their phones from every corner of the country and a large section of people started watching more videos online. This statistic from media agency Zenith's report, Online Video Forecasts 2018, is telling: if Indians spent 2 minutes a day on an average watching online videos in 2012, they were watching close to an hour a day in 2018.This year, that figure is set to touch 67 minutes a day, the global average. Video streaming is estimated to account for 75% of mobile internet use in India by 2021, according to app analytics firm App Annie.70412910 This meant for many Indians, video has become a window to the internet. At the centre of this shift is YouTube's video streaming app in India, which today has 265 million active users a month. In 2016, according to Vidooly, YouTube reportedly had 60 million unique users a month.YouTube has in a sense become a Google for users like Ahmed and Khan who prefer video to text and are more comfortable in their regional language. Google India says 2018 saw a 270% year-on-year growth in voice queries across all its platforms.70412913 "The first 100 million users on YouTube were primarily from the metros, coming on the platform predominantly for entertainment," says Satya Raghavan, You-Tube's director of content partnerships in India. "The next 100 million were not just from metros, but also cities, towns and villages, and they are using YouTube for information and education, apart from entertainment."In 2013-14, the language of YouTube was Hinglish as the user base was concentrated in metros. "But we are now at a place where I would say the language of YouTube is your mother tongue. Today, if you are a first-time user, depending on where you are accessing the app from, you will see more content that is being watched in that area and in the language of that area," explains Raghavan.70412920 The YouTube India home page is now available in 10 languages and 60% of YouTube watch-time comes from outside the six largest cities. Hindi is undoubtedly the largest segment among Indian regional languages, says Vidooly CEO Subrat Kar. But as more Indians from various quarters of the country started coming online, the demand for and consumption of other regional language content on YouTube rose.Vidooly says Telugu had the highest viewership and uploads between 2016 and 2019 among regional languages (outside Hindi). Sixteen million Telugu video subscribers in 2016 soared to 166 million in 2018.70412923 The channels with the most number of subscribers are still those serving traditional media content, like T-Series, which is famously locked in a closely watched battle for the most subscribers with Swedish YouTuber PewDie-Pie. T-Series has emerged victorious for now, with 106 million subscribers, against the Swede's 98 million. The period after 2016, when mobile data became cheaper, also saw the emergence of regional language YouTube creators who can attract millions of views. Among them is Village Food Factory, a Tamil YouTube channel with 3.1 million subscribers.70412929 The channel features a wiry, grey-haired Arumugam cooking up feasts of gigantic proportions, often attired in a lungi. The video of the 58-year-old resident of Tiruppur making a dish "using 100 chicken legs" has been viewed more than 61 million times. Arumugam's son Gopinath launched the channel in mid-2016 when he returned to Tiruppur after failing to get a break as a filmmaker in Chennai. Viewership was low initially but father and son kept at it."Then we decided to make a video of him cooking a whole goat. That got 3 million views in three weeks," says Gopinath's wife, Pragathi P, who also helps during the shoot. Their income from YouTube monetisation jumped from Rs 3,000 a month initially to around Rs 10 lakh a month now.70412935 The year 2016 was also when Pune-based Madhura Bachal decided to expand her You-Tube cooking channel from English to her mother tongue, Marathi. Her gamble to showcase traditional Marathi recipes paid off. While it took nearly a decade for her English channel to rack up close to 900,000 subscribers, MadhurasRecipe Marathi got a million subscribers in just 18 months. "The videos with the traditional recipes do really well," says the 37-year-old, who had launched the English channel when she was living in the US and was taking a break from her banking job after the birth of her daughter.70412942 Two years before Bachal started her Marathi channel, Bengaluru-based Kuber Natarajan began posting animated videos of songs and stories for children in south Indian languages, which he earlier used to sell through CDs. Between 2016 and 2017, InfoBells, the channel he started with his wife, Jayalakshmi, saw its subscriber base zoom 4-5 times, says Natarajan, 43, an engineer by training. Today, InfoBells Telugu and InfoBells Bangla are among the top 10 in the respective languages in terms of subscribers. With year-on-year revenue growth of 25%, Natarajan now plans to launch content in more Indian languages, enter the merchandising segment and publish books based on the original stories.70412948 The potential has made advertisers and brands jump on board. "From an advertiser's perspective, depth of reach is now increasingly possible using video," says Anand Chakravarthy, MD (India) of Essence, a Group M agency. "You can now target consumers in smaller towns through videos, and reach beyond the 12-15 biggest cities." By the end of 2019, the digital share of advertising is expected to be 20%, he adds, from 17% in 2018.The spurt in video consumption includes videos watched on OTT platforms, and apps like TikTok, the Chinese short video app which has added 120 million monthly active users in India and has become a rage. But while all major video platforms are growing in India, not all of them are relevant from an advertiser's point of view, says Chakravarthy. "Personally, I think TikTok still has to be proven to be a good advertising platform for brands. But typically, we have seen that new platforms take time to evolve their advertising platforms."70412959 Nikhil Prasad, creator of Malayalam You-Tube channel Karikku, which has 2.6 million subscribers, has reasons to agree. "We use Facebook and Instagram to give a shout out once we upload a new video on YouTube. But we want to build the community on YouTube since that's primarily a video platform." You-Tube's monetisation --through advertisements -- helps Prasad's venture earn Rs 5 lakh a month, while his brand collaborations bring in Rs 5-10 lakh per brand.As video consumption continues to grow in India, YouTube says it will continue its focus on vernacular and voice searches. "We will continue to double down on languages and make search and discovery more intuitive for users," says Raghavan.That might be welcome news for users like Ahmed, the autorickshaw driver in Bengaluru. "Right now my daughter uses my phone. But I will get her a smartphone once she passes Class X." That should be music to the ears of advertisers.

Chandigarh hotel fined Rs 25,000 for illegal collection of tax on an exempted item

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Chandigarh's JW Marriott Saturday was fined Rs 25,000 by the Chandigarh Excise and Taxation department for illegally levying 18 percent GST on fresh bananas served to actor Rahul Bose.Fresh fruits are tax-free under the GST regime.Bose, last Sunday had posted a video on micro-blogging website, Twitter claiming that he had been charged a whooping Rs 442.50 (GST included) for two bananas at the famous JW Marriott hotel. Marriott, located in sector 35 Chandigarh, quickly became part of a social media fire that questioned the bill served to Bose by the luxury hotel. Taking cognizance of the matter Chandigarh Excise and Taxation department ordered an inquiry into the matter. You have to see this to believe it. Who said fruit wasn't harmful to your existence? Ask the wonderful folks at… https://t.co/NqZEXcb57l— Rahul Bose (@RahulBose1) 1563794185000 The 52 year old actor, in his video, showed the bill where he was charged Rs 375 for two bananas and 18% GST was charged on the item.The Excise and taxation department had asked the hotel to explain the the GST charge but latter was unable to do the same. Following which, Marriott was fined Rs 25,000 for violating section 11 of CGST.

Hunt for midcaps in 3 these sectors: Shibani Sircar Kurian

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While the market is volatile, there are pockets of opportunities in the mid and smallcap segments. This would be the time to invest in good quality companies with a two to three year time horizon, says Shibani Sircar Kurian, SVP & Head-Equity Research, Kotak Mahindra AMC. Excerpts from an interview with ETNOW. We have kick-started the first quarter earnings season and while a lot of the market direction was received from the earnings cues, the market once again shifted the focus to the budget announcements over the surcharge for FPIs, the auto slowdown, the entire FII sell off as well. July has seen a lot of FII selling off. Do you believe that would gain prominence as opposed to quarterly numbers and fundamentals?The budget caused its own volatility but now the market has clearly shifted focus to earnings. From an earnings perspective, it is a slightly challenging quarter, given the kind of growth and demand outlook that we are facing at this point in time. If you look at it for a year as a whole, we still believe that we are fairly on track to report mid teens earnings growth and therefore coming off almost three years of no earnings growth. This would possibly be a year where you start seeing better earnings growth trajectory. However, it has been a mixed bag across sectors. There have been some good ones, some bad ones and some earnings downgrades as well, but clearly the market is focused now on fundamentals and how things move from here on. The earnings growth and the earnings trajectory and the numbers to come will play a key role in determining the future course of action that the market really takes from here. HDFC Bank has been a very stable company. Quarter after quarter it has given inline set of numbers with very few red flags. Would you believe that is the case in this quarter as well?While I cannot talk specifically on a company, I can give you our understanding of how the consumer retail lending space and how the private sector banking space is really panning out. While there has been some moderation in terms of loan growth for the banks that have really reported numbers, the market share shift from the public sector to the private sector or even from the NBFCs to the private sector is continuing. The banks which have reported numbers are clearly growing at a pace faster than the industry and so that is one. Secondly, while management commentary has flagged off some risks specifically on the consumer lending side or the unsecured consumer book, the agri book clearly has not led to a significant rise in terms of credit cost as of now. What we are seeing is precautionary in terms of the management commentary and therefore may be higher provisioning in some cases. Having said that, the private sector banking pack as a whole shows clear opportunities here because of two things -- the shift in market share between loans and deposits from one segment of the banking space to the private sector banking space is still continuing. These banks are well capitalised and therefore in this kind of a scenario where there are concerns on liquidity, capital is the key and clearly from a balance sheet perspective, these banks are still reporting return ratios which are fairly healthy and these return ratios have not really been impaired in a big way. Also one pocket of opportunity that we see here is that a lot of the private sector corporate banks went through a lot of stress over the last three-four years, given their exposure to some of the large corporates. However, over the last few years, there have been changes in terms of risk management practices and our belief is as you go into the second half of the year, you will see credit cost starting to normalise and that leading to improvement in terms of their return ratios. While there are certain pockets of concern on the banking and financial services space, specifically on the NBFC and the HFC side, there are still pockets of opportunity within that sector. United Spirits and Asian Paints results are out. For all means and purposes, these could be considered consumer facing B2C companies. Do you believe it is not done as badly as one would have feared?I would tend to agree with you that while volume growth has come off, but clearly we have been seeing very high volume growth and in this kind of an environment, it was expected that there would be some deceleration and that has really panned out. Plus the margins have been positive. Clearly, there is some pricing power and costs have been under control. All of this has led to a better margin profile. The issue with the consumption space is a two-fold one. Commentary on demand still continues to remain slightly muted and valuations are stretched. We are approaching the consumption sector in a stock-specific manner. Clearly, there are opportunities in this space where we are see growth continuing as well as valuations being reasonable. Some of these names are clearly featuring in our portfolios but it is a little stock specific, given the fact that valuations are stretched in pockets. Do you believe that it is the China factor that is the niggling factor for Tata Motors?Again without getting into stock-specific names, our view on auto has been cautious now for a while. We believe there are three-four factors which are contributing to the downturn. One of course is there has been a demand slowdown. Two, There is a rural slowdown given the fact that rural income have not been growing. Thirdly the cost of ownership of vehicle has clearly gone up and regulatory changes are resulting in that cost going up further. Fourthly, there is this issue of shared mobility and how much impact that is having on demand. The key question is to discuss whether this is a cyclical slowdown in autos that we are seeing or whether this is a slightly more structural slowdown. The answer is still very unclear and as a result of which we are still watching out and are cautious on the segment. A few key leading indicators that we will keep in mind while we are approaching the segment is a)to see how discounts are panning out and if there are signs of discounts coming off which means demand is coming back. Secondly, inventory levels in the system are still very high and if that starts to moderate again, then there are indicators that demand is coming back but at this point in time, it does look like we could be in for a few more months of weakness. We are still cautious on the sector. For investors with a longer term time horizon, which sectors should they look at? What looks good from a fundamental perspective?We find that there is a significant amount of opportunity to buy stocks in the mid and smallcap segments. One has to be selective but since the beginning of 2018 till now, the correction in the mid and smallcap space has been very severe and sharp and in fact today the valuations of the midcaps are trading at lower levels than what it was even in 2014. As a result, this is possibly an opportune time to look at high quality, high growth midcap stocks with a two to three year kind of a time horizon. However, one has to be very careful when you are doing stock picking clearly look at companies which are growing, which are gaining market share which have cleaned balance sheet and low leverage and which are able to generate high return ratios. However, there are a lot of opportunities. Some of the sectors that we like one is on the capital goods side. Capacity utilisation levels have been inching up and now are close to long- term averages. If you look at data in terms of order flows as well, there has been a pick up. While this is not private sector greenfield capex, but clearly capacity augmentation has resulted in order flow improvement which is resulting in some positive up move specifically with the capital goods space so that is one segment that we are watching out for. A proxy for capital goods is cement where clearly realisations have been positive. We need to see whether this trend of improved pricing power stays or the kind of price decline that we have seen in the recent past continues or whether the cement companies get back on track and the volume growth also holds up. But cement is a space that we like. On the financial side we are positive on the private sector corporate banks where there are clear signs of normalisation of return ratios as well as credit cost which will lead to better profitability and another segment that we like is on the life insurance space where we have clearly seen a trend where there is improvement in terms of growth of new business as well as margins because of the changing mix of the product profile where companies moving more towards protection and annuities which are higher margin products resulting in better profitability. While the market is volatile, clearly there are pockets of opportunities specifically in the mid and the smallcap segments. If one is careful and buys good quality companies this would be the time to invest with a two to three year kind of a time horizon.

Stock bulls groove to Powell as earnings outlooks play sour note

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By Sarah Ponczek and Vildana HajricGiven the trajectory of US equity prices, it's fair to say earnings season is not proving an obstacle to bullishness in the market. But one plot line in the profit story bears scrutiny.Stocks in the S&P 500 just rose for the sixth time in eight weeks, jumping another 1.7 per cent and finishing at a record. They did so during a period in which weakening company outlooks led analysts to cut earnings estimates for the rest of the year. By one measure, guidance for the third quarter has been some of the worst in a decade.The obvious offset to the dimming profit picture is Jerome Powell's Federal Reserve, whose newfound dovishness has driven a $6 trillion rally in American equities during 2019. Investors preparing to celebrate a rate cut when Powell & Co. meet next week might ask themselves if profit growth is one of the things crying out for stimulus."It's not only about interest rates," said Rich Sega, global chief investment strategist for Hartford, Connecticut-based Conning, which has about $145 billion in assets under management. "People have been scaling back their forward guidance. It points out a potential conflict." 70406758 To be sure, earnings have looked just fine for the quarter ended in June. Three-quarters of companies have beaten analyst estimates, a trend that keeps full-year estimates relatively steady. Strip out those unexpectedly strong results, however, and the second-half picture dims.Among 35 companies that have revised guidance for the third quarter, 60 per cent have slashed it, a rate that ranks with the worst since 2011, data compiled by Bloomberg show. At this point, only one company has issued a higher profit outlook for the third quarter -- Netflix Inc., which still suffered its worst post-report reaction in three years in the wake of disappointing subscriber numbers.Before the bulk of the earnings season began last week, analysts were calling for profits among S&P 500 companies to rise 6.5 per cent in the last three months of the year. Now projections stand at 5.2 per cent, according to Bloomberg Intelligence data. The reduction is small but noticeable in a market with as much good news priced in as this.Still, investors haven't freaked out when companies have warned of a bleaker future. Share price reactions to negative changes have been muted, according to Bernstein analysts. In the 48 hours after reporting earnings, companies that lowered profit guidance only saw their shares fall by 0.7 per cent on average. 70406762 Earnings TrajectoryIn a twist that demonstrates how much cover expectations for stimulus are providing, companies that have cut revenue guidance this season actually gained more than those that raised.Container-board company Packaging Corp. of America, for example, posted earnings for the second quarter that were better than feared while lowering its estimate for the third. Its stock price barely budged. When Honeywell International Inc. released earnings July 18, the industrial giant gave a lackluster top-line forecast for this quarter, and shares rose more than 3 per cent."Most companies if they don't really blow it, they'll probably get somewhat of a pass if for no other reason than the Fed's going to cut rates," Jason Browne, president of Alexis Investment Partners, said in an interview at Bloomberg's New York headquarters. He's been reducing risk levels and raising cash. "The problem is going to come sometime in the next couple of weeks when we've gone up to highs, we get the catalyst behind us in terms of whatever the Fed happens to do and get through earnings season, and then the question is, 'Now what?"' 70406771 The S&P 500 closed at an all-time highThe Nasdaq 100 jumped 2.3 per cent this week as strong earnings releases from the likes of Google parent Alphabet Inc., Starbucks Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. helped send the tech heavy benchmark to record highs. On the other hand, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week largely where it began as fallout from its largest constituent, Boeing Co., weighed.Next week could be a pivotal one for US stocks that by some measures look a bit expensive. Nearly 170 companies in the S&P 500 are set to report, making it the busiest week of the entire earnings season. Some of the largest companies, including Apple Inc., The Procter & Gamble Company and Mastercard Inc. are on the list. The Federal Reserve is also expected to cut interest rates when they meet, and a fresh batch of jobs data will be released Friday."Next week is not necessarily going to determine your framework in terms of what's happening with earnings, but next week will be important in terms of the Fed," said Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer for Independent Advisor Alliance. "And I really think the Fed and trade are really the big macro issues that are impacting all investments at this point in time."

How regional languages are fueling You-Tube's growth in India

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On a Tuesday afternoon, Lata Mangeshkar's sonorous voice in Jaane kyon log mohabbat kiya karte hai, from the 1971 film Mehboob Ki Mehndi, helps Sulthan Ahmed unwind while waiting for customers in Bengaluru. The middle-aged autorickshaw driver who has parked near the shopping hub of Commercial Street is glad he spent Rs 2,500 a year ago to buy a smartphone, his first.The YouTube app on his Motorola, propped up on the dashboard, is mainly to "play old songs, and that too when I am waiting for customers," he says. But it does not take long for him to reveal that he uses the free video-streaming app for more. Apart from videos on health tips, he also watches videos comparing the prices of items such as daily groceries, schoolbags and "fancy items" for his wife. Typing the right words in the search bar is a problem for the autorickshaw driver who has studied till Class V. So he banks on voice search. "Sometimes my 10-year-old daughter helps me," he adds.A couple of hundred metres away, Imran Khan is also on a break from attending to customers at his shop that sells costume jewellery and accessories, using the time to watch videos on his phone. Khan, 31, started watching videos extensively on his smartphone only in the last couple of years. He watches comedy scenes from movies, reports on the rumblings in Karnataka's Vidhan Soudha and reviews of mobile phones in the vernacular. "I got to know after watching a video that my new phone works better if I keep the WiFi option switched off," says Khan.70412903 What has changed for people like Khan and Ahmed in the last few years is the dramatic crash in mobile phone data prices, sparked by Reliance Jio when it launched 4G plans in September 2016 for as little as Rs 149 for 28 days. The low entry point helped Jio wireless internet to grow its subscriber base from 100 million in 2016-17 to 307 million in 2018-19, according to Mary Meeker's Internet Trends report for 2019. Jio's rivals had no choice but to offer proportionately lower tariffs, making India the country with the cheapest data plans. Mobile data consumption leapt from 20 crore GB a month before Jio's launch to 370 crore GB per month after that, while data prices slid from Rs 250 per GB to less than Rs 15 per GB, according to online video analytics firm Vidooly. (Times Internet, which is a part of Times Group, the publisher of ET Magazine, is an investor in Vidooly70412907 The fall in data tariff caused other tectonic shifts — millions of new users came online through their phones from every corner of the country and a large section of people started watching more videos online. This statistic from media agency Zenith's report, Online Video Forecasts 2018, is telling: if Indians spent 2 minutes a day on an average watching online videos in 2012, they were watching close to an hour a day in 2018.This year, that figure is set to touch 67 minutes a day, the global average. Video streaming is estimated to account for 75% of mobile internet use in India by 2021, according to app analytics firm App Annie.70412910 This meant for many Indians, video has become a window to the internet. At the centre of this shift is YouTube's video streaming app in India, which today has 265 million active users a month. In 2016, according to Vidooly, YouTube reportedly had 60 million unique users a month.YouTube has in a sense become a Google for users like Ahmed and Khan who prefer video to text and are more comfortable in their regional language. Google India says 2018 saw a 270% year-on-year growth in voice queries across all its platforms.70412913 "The first 100 million users on YouTube were primarily from the metros, coming on the platform predominantly for entertainment," says Satya Raghavan, You-Tube's director of content partnerships in India. "The next 100 million were not just from metros, but also cities, towns and villages, and they are using YouTube for information and education, apart from entertainment."In 2013-14, the language of YouTube was Hinglish as the user base was concentrated in metros. "But we are now at a place where I would say the language of YouTube is your mother tongue. Today, if you are a first-time user, depending on where you are accessing the app from, you will see more content that is being watched in that area and in the language of that area," explains Raghavan.70412920 The YouTube India home page is now available in 10 languages and 60% of YouTube watch-time comes from outside the six largest cities. Hindi is undoubtedly the largest segment among Indian regional languages, says Vidooly CEO Subrat Kar. But as more Indians from various quarters of the country started coming online, the demand for and consumption of other regional language content on YouTube rose.Vidooly says Telugu had the highest viewership and uploads between 2016 and 2019 among regional languages (outside Hindi). Sixteen million Telugu video subscribers in 2016 soared to 166 million in 2018.70412923 The channels with the most number of subscribers are still those serving traditional media content, like T-Series, which is famously locked in a closely watched battle for the most subscribers with Swedish YouTuber PewDie-Pie. T-Series has emerged victorious for now, with 106 million subscribers, against the Swede's 98 million. The period after 2016, when mobile data became cheaper, also saw the emergence of regional language YouTube creators who can attract millions of views. Among them is Village Food Factory, a Tamil YouTube channel with 3.1 million subscribers.70412929 The channel features a wiry, grey-haired Arumugam cooking up feasts of gigantic proportions, often attired in a lungi. The video of the 58-year-old resident of Tiruppur making a dish "using 100 chicken legs" has been viewed more than 61 million times. Arumugam's son Gopinath launched the channel in mid-2016 when he returned to Tiruppur after failing to get a break as a filmmaker in Chennai. Viewership was low initially but father and son kept at it."Then we decided to make a video of him cooking a whole goat. That got 3 million views in three weeks," says Gopinath's wife, Pragathi P, who also helps during the shoot. Their income from YouTube monetisation jumped from Rs 3,000 a month initially to around Rs 10 lakh a month now.70412935 The year 2016 was also when Pune-based Madhura Bachal decided to expand her You-Tube cooking channel from English to her mother tongue, Marathi. Her gamble to showcase traditional Marathi recipes paid off. While it took nearly a decade for her English channel to rack up close to 900,000 subscribers, MadhurasRecipe Marathi got a million subscribers in just 18 months. "The videos with the traditional recipes do really well," says the 37-year-old, who had launched the English channel when she was living in the US and was taking a break from her banking job after the birth of her daughter.70412942 Two years before Bachal started her Marathi channel, Bengaluru-based Kuber Natarajan began posting animated videos of songs and stories for children in south Indian languages, which he earlier used to sell through CDs. Between 2016 and 2017, InfoBells, the channel he started with his wife, Jayalakshmi, saw its subscriber base zoom 4-5 times, says Natarajan, 43, an engineer by training. Today, InfoBells Telugu and InfoBells Bangla are among the top 10 in the respective languages in terms of subscribers. With year-on-year revenue growth of 25%, Natarajan now plans to launch content in more Indian languages, enter the merchandising segment and publish books based on the original stories.70412948 The potential has made advertisers and brands jump on board. "From an advertiser's perspective, depth of reach is now increasingly possible using video," says Anand Chakravarthy, MD (India) of Essence, a Group M agency. "You can now target consumers in smaller towns through videos, and reach beyond the 12-15 biggest cities." By the end of 2019, the digital share of advertising is expected to be 20%, he adds, from 17% in 2018.The spurt in video consumption includes videos watched on OTT platforms, and apps like TikTok, the Chinese short video app which has added 120 million monthly active users in India and has become a rage. But while all major video platforms are growing in India, not all of them are relevant from an advertiser's point of view, says Chakravarthy. "Personally, I think TikTok still has to be proven to be a good advertising platform for brands. But typically, we have seen that new platforms take time to evolve their advertising platforms."70412959 Nikhil Prasad, creator of Malayalam You-Tube channel Karikku, which has 2.6 million subscribers, has reasons to agree. "We use Facebook and Instagram to give a shout out once we upload a new video on YouTube. But we want to build the community on YouTube since that's primarily a video platform." You-Tube's monetisation --through advertisements -- helps Prasad's venture earn Rs 5 lakh a month, while his brand collaborations bring in Rs 5-10 lakh per brand.As video consumption continues to grow in India, YouTube says it will continue its focus on vernacular and voice searches. "We will continue to double down on languages and make search and discovery more intuitive for users," says Raghavan.That might be welcome news for users like Ahmed, the autorickshaw driver in Bengaluru. "Right now my daughter uses my phone. But I will get her a smartphone once she passes Class X." That should be music to the ears of advertisers.

Heavy rains likely in Thane, Palghar & Raigad on Sunday: IMD

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:39 PM PDT

Heavy rains likely in Thane, Palghar & Raigad on Sunday: IMD
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warning of extremely heavy rains at isolated places across Thane, Palghar and Raigad.

Source: DI

Mamata Banerjee defames TMC leaders to save chair: BJP

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:39 PM PDT

Mamata Banerjee defames TMC leaders to save chair: BJP
During her July 21 Martyrs' Day rally, the TMC supremo accused the BJP of having misguided people in the state over the issue and urged the party activists to hold `Black Money` protest across the state against the BJP leaders.

Source: DI

Maharashtra: Badlapur marooned with 447 mm rains over last 24 hours

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:39 PM PDT

Maharashtra: Badlapur marooned with 447 mm rains over last 24 hours
NDRF and Navy teams rescued stranded people from housing societies and odd locations

Source: DI

Ahmedabad: Denizens to form fire rescue team

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:39 PM PDT

Ahmedabad: Denizens to form fire rescue team
Residents of Ganesh Genesis to train select people in rescue work so that help is at hand in case of delay

Source: DI

Out of Step

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:38 PM PDT

Out of Step


Source: TIE

World Hepatitis Day 2019: How mothers can protect babies from the virus

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:38 PM PDT

World Hepatitis Day 2019: How mothers can protect babies from the virus


Source: TIE

Travelling Suitcase: Eat, Pray, Love

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:38 PM PDT

Travelling Suitcase: Eat, Pray, Love


Source: TIE

Trundle into a jungle

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:38 PM PDT

Trundle into a jungle


Source: TIE

Sauna Side Up

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:38 PM PDT

Sauna Side Up


Source: TIE

Call Me By My Name

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:38 PM PDT

Call Me By My Name


Source: TIE

Contrasting weather of flood, drought hits Bihar

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:34 PM PDT

Contrasting weather of flood, drought hits Bihar
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has directed the officials from the concerned department to analyse the losses incurred by the floods.

Source: DI

Punjab government starts Operation Clean to end drug issue

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:34 PM PDT

Punjab government starts Operation Clean to end drug issue
A team of police officers has been formed to seize drugs in several parts of Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Mansa, and Amritsar.

Source: DI

Moscow police arrest hundreds at banned rally for fair elections

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:28 PM PDT

Moscow police arrest hundreds at banned rally for fair elections
In all, "1,074 people have been arrested for a variety of offences during an unauthorised demonstration in the centre of the capital", Moscow police were quoted as saying by Russian news agencies.

Source: TFE

Why I’m not going to tell you about the dangers of apps like FaceApp

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:23 PM PDT

Why I'm not going to tell you about the dangers of apps like FaceApp


Source: TIE

Chandigarh: Charging Rs 67.50 GST on two bananas costs JW Marriott Rs 25,000

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:23 PM PDT

Chandigarh: Charging Rs 67.50 GST on two bananas costs JW Marriott Rs 25,000


Source: TIE

Senior Congress leader Jaipal Reddy passes away

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:23 PM PDT

Senior Congress leader Jaipal Reddy passes away


Source: TIE

Maharashtra: Rains, stranded trains keep NDRF personnel busy

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:23 PM PDT

Maharashtra: Rains, stranded trains keep NDRF personnel busy


Source: TIE

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