TL;DR: This 82-inch Samsung QLED 4K smart TV is on sale for $2,597.99 at Walmart. It's normally $3,799.99, so you'll save 32%.
Now that the weather is taking a turn for the chilly, you no longer have to feel obligated to spend any amount of time outside — so consider this a formal invitation to change into something flannel, build yourself a nest among the seasonal throw pillows on your couch, and do some serious damage to your Netflix, Hulu, or (come November) Disney+ queue while the frost sets in.
There are tons of TVs on sale in the wake of Labor Day, although we've seen few discounts as huge as Walmart's price drop on the 82-inch Samsung 2019 QLED 4K smart TV: Normally $3,799.99, it's currently on sale for just under $2,600 at the big box store. Ultimately, you'll score a sweet savings of 32%. Read more...
Summer, the season of sweat, is over. It's time to bring in the cold months, and there's no better way to celebrate the cold than with Snowpiercer.
Snowpiercer is a weird movie. Its premise — that the planet has entered a brutal ice age and humanity persists aboard a single train with wildly disparate classes of people separated by individual train cars — is bizarre. But trust me, it's great.
Snowpiercer came out without much fanfare in 2013 but has since become a bit of a cult favorite, and with a new Snowpiercer TV series coming in 2020, now is a great time to check out this apocalyptic movie. Read more...
When Netflix announced it was losing binge staples like The Office and Friends, people lost their marbles.
So as a tribute, YouTuber Chase Holfelder decided to perform a cover of the Friends theme in his Major to Minor series, where he takes popular songs and switches them to a minor key.
The result is a sound more appropriate for a soap opera or anime outro than a '90s sitcom. It's an impressive (although a tad less catchy) ode to the iconic theme song.
Adorning a "Central Perk" tee, Holfelder belts out an extremely dramatic rendition over heart-wrenching guitar and piano tracks. Suddenly lines like "you're still in bed at ten and work began at eight," feel a little too real. Read more...
TL;DR: The doubly-useful Alexa-enabled Fire TV Cube is on sale for $69 when you buy refurbished — saving you $30 on the regular refurb price and $50 on the brand-new model price.
The second generation Fire TV Cube is the first of the two to be released (Oct. 10 versus Nov. 21), with updates including an upgraded processor for doubled speeds when launching apps or responding to voice commands.
However, if you're not convinced that the upgrades warrant a price tag of $119.99, you can still get the experience in your home by grabbing a refurbished version of the first Fire TV Cube. It's been tested and certified to work like new and is on sale for $69.99 — $30 cheaper than its normal price and $50 cheaper than buying brand new. Read more...
TL;DR: Game in comfort with Alienware's wireless gaming headset — if you pick a pair up on Dell's website, you can save $40 off of the usual price; only $189.99.
Are your online gaming buddies constantly complaining about the static coming from your old Apple earbuds that you use because you simply won’t just get yourself an actualgaming headset? Unless you want to end up friend-less, it’s probably time to get the ball rolling on something better.
We think that Alienware’s wireless gaming headset is a good start, and you can currently get a pair for $40 off on Dell’s website. $189.99 for a headset may sound expensive, but with Alienware, you truly get what you pay for. Read more...
TL;DR: Grab the fun Pioneer Woman Instant Pot for $59 at Walmart. It's typically $99 so you'll save $40.
If you couldn’t tell by the random drop in temperature, the end of Old Town Road’s reign on the charts, and the sudden need to brainstorm a fall alternative to Hot Girl Summer, summer is basically over. And as sad as we are to see our favorite season end, we are eagerly anticipating the arrival of Fall (or as Megan Thee Stallion says “Hot Nerd Fall”).
An Instant Pot is the perfect tool for basically all things fallThis 6-in-1 function wonder is great for soups, chili, and whatever other pumpkin spice flavored recipe you looked up on Pinterest. Its slow cooking function essentially makes the Instant Pot self sufficient so you’re free to watch HalloweenTown while dinner makes itselfThis Instant Pot also has 12 pre-set program controls so even the most disaster prone cook can make a Top Chef worthy dish. Read more...
At last, you can listen to Apple Music on the web, in your browser of choice, instead of needing an iOS or Android app, or iTunes app for Mac or Windows.
Ahead of next week's "iPhone 11" event, Apple released a web-based Apple Music player in beta at beta.music.apple.com. Like Spotify's web player, the Apple Music web player works in any web browser on all platforms including macOS, Windows, Chrome OS, iOS, and Android.
We confirmed the web player works on several Macs and Android phones. As you can see, the web player looks pretty darn similar to the new Music app that replaces iTunes on the upcoming macOS Catalina. Read more...
Comedian Herbie Gill likens his painting to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Outsiders as he attempts to paint along with the master, Bob Ross. Read more...
You know the old adage "dress for the job you want, not the job you have?" Well with this sign-spinner's dressed-up moves, he might as well be on the path to Cirque du Soleil.
Twitter user @BigPon14 captured a man standing at an intersection absolutely going to town with some expert sign-spinning moves. "This man deserves a raise," the caption reads, and based on that fancy footwork alone, we have to agree.
While the skills are great, Twitter had to use some investigative reporting to figure out what the sign was actually advertising (it's Mattress Firm) in the first place. Similar to the famous Quiznos Vine, we couldn't even tell where the store was. Read more...
Nintendo revealed a new "experience" Thursday night with a confounding teaser trailer that raises the question: What the hell is this?
Please, watch this trailer and help me decipher what's going on.
Based on the footage shown, it appears that Nintendo's new experience is a peripheral for the Nintendo Switch and uses the sensors in the Joy-Con controllers for movement-based gameplay, possibly with a series of minigames or exercises akin to 1-2-Switch or Wii Fit.
There are two unique features to this nameless thing, which I will refer to as the Nintendo Hoop: a hoop and a band, each of which holds a Joy-Con. While the hoop looks like it has a variety of uses, the band seems to always be wrapped around the user's leg. Read more...
TL;DR: Pre-order the all-new Pokémon Sword or Pokémon Shield for £34.99 on GAME, and save £15 via cashback from Quidco.
Once upon a time, gamers would wait until the game they wanted was released, then order themselves a copy. Those days are long gone.
Nowadays, if a game is set for release, everyone will know about it long before it actually hits the market. This puts you in the perfect position to pre-order a copy. This way, you can ensure that you'll be one of the first to play the new title, and you might just bag yourself a deal, too.
The latest games set for release are Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield on the Nintendo Switch. These new titles are available from Nov. 15, but you can pre-order a copy of your favourite version for just £34.99 with GAME, if you sign up to Quidco first. This is down from the list price of £49.99, saving you £15. Read more...
Multiple states are now investigating Facebook over possible antitrust violations.
The announcement was made Friday morning by New York's attorney general, Letitia James. She'll be cooperating with seven other states and the District of Columbia in the bipartisan investigations. The other states involved are Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, and Tennessee.
BREAKING: I’m launching an investigation into Facebook to determine whether their actions endangered consumer data, reduced the quality of consumers’ choices, or increased the price of advertising.
The largest social media platform in the world must follow the law.
We're going to assume from the outset that you already own an electric toothbrush, because if you don't, you need to get with the times. Seriously, who has the energy nowadays to move the brush back and forth manually? We're not cavemen anymore, guys.
If you do already own an electric toothbrush, you'll know that these devices have come an awfully long way in a relatively short space of time. Gone are the days when these brushes were all about the oscillating brush head, and nothing else. No, these days, electric toothbrushes have multiple cleaning modes, Bluetooth connectivity, pressure sensors, and much more. Read more...
It's easy to bash on Jeremy Renner's fan app, but is that really making the internet a better place?
To say Renner has had a tough summer might be the understatement of the season. The actor — best known in 2019 for his role as Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films — has received heaps of criticism over the past few months on nearly every aspect of his professional life. From his fledgling music career and partnership with Jeep to his Man of the Woods-esque Amazon store and the fake camping photoshoot to promote his products.
But what's really come under fire as of late is the 48-year-old's personal fan app: Jeremy Renner Official. Read more...
Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for IT Chapter Two.
IT Chapter Two hits theaters this weekend — and for scaredy-cats with a fear of missing out, that is truly terrible news.
One of the most highly anticipated releases of this fall, the follow-up to Andy Muschietti's It (2017) is sure to have theaters packed with fright fanatics and horror novices alike. But the thing is: Some ticket-holders would rather not be there.
If you're dreading your screening of IT Chapter Two and the nightmares you fear will inevitably come with it, we recommend standing up for yourself. Plenty of box offices offer reimbursements day of, and your friends should respect your boundaries. You don't have to like horror! It's not for everybody! Stephen King is great, but so is Netflix! Read more...
This September, the pilot episode of the long-running NBC sitcom Friends — titled "The One Where Monica Gets A Roommate" — turns 25 years old, which is coincidentally Joey's age in the show's universe when the episode aired.
Although Friends was succeeded by plenty of lookalikes that shine in their own right, nothing has quite eclipsed the show that gave us Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Monica (Courteney Cox), Ross (David Schwimmer), Chandler (Matthew Perry), Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), and Joey (Matt LeBlanc).
Throughout 10 seasons, audiences experienced the love, heartache, and hilarity of the Central Perk gang amid changing cultural tides and countless A-list guest stars. It all ended with viewers at home saying goodbye to characters who felt like real-life friends. Read more...
Lenovo's Motorola launched a new mid-range phone at IFA Berlin, and it changes the game in several ways. First, it has a powerful, quad camera on the back, which is really nice for a phone that only costs $449.99.
But even more striking is the phone's design. On the front, it's just another phone with a waterdrop notch — nothing fancy but not too bad, either. On the back, the four cameras are placed symmetrically, inside an unapologetically large bump that also sports a glowing Motorola logo. The bump is a dark shade of gray with a silver outline — a perfect match for the phone's brushed gunmetal back. It makes me want to have this phone just for its look, which hasn't happened since forever. Read more...
TL;DR:Ivacy VPN is on sale for £1.83 a month, saving you 77% on list price.
It's worth taking a bit of time and properly considering which VPN service is best for you. Some are all about speed, whilst others focus on security. It really comes down to what you value the most.
If you are someone that values a fast connection, we recommend checking out Ivacy VPN. The reason for this is that Ivacy VPN has over 1,000 servers in more than 100 locations around the world. This geographically diverse set of servers ensures that you can always connect to nearby location. Nearby servers will almost always be faster than far away options. That is just how it works. Read more...
Samsung has been working for five months on improving its first foldable phone, and it shows. The new version of the Galaxy Fold, which the company brought to the IFA trade show in Berlin doesn't feel like a device that will easily break.
Samsung says it has reinforced the screen with metal plates, improved the hinge, and extended the screen's protective cover to make it peel-proof. Having held the phone in my hand for mere minutes, it's hard to say whether these improvements will keep dust and particles out and the screen intact long-term, but it definitely feels sturdy in the hand. This is especially true of the hinge, which instills confidence, though it still feels odd to have a movable, mechanical part inside of a phone. Read more...
TL;DR: The smart Oral-B SmartSeries 6500 CrossAction electric toothbrush is on sale for £49.59 on Amazon, saving you 78% on list price.
We know that you've been brushing your own teeth since you were young. At least, we hope you've been brushing your own teeth. But how do you know that you're actually doing it correctly?
You've probably been using the same technique for decades now, and in that time you've probably picked up a few bad habits. The problem is, there's nobody to point out where you're going wrong. Your dentist can help out, but they aren't going to monitor your technique on a daily basis. Read more...
People from Yorkshire are pretty well-known for saying it exactly like it is. And UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson got a dose of that honesty during a pretty disastrous visit to the town of Morley in West Yorkshire on Thursday.
Johnson's day didn't exactly get off to a great start — his brother, Jo Johnson, resigned as an MP and minister, citing on Twitter that he feels "torn between family loyalty and the national interest." Yikes.
But later, the PM's day didn't really improve, after a video of Johnson's interaction with a brutally honest member of the public later went viral.
While walking the streets, a man stopped the prime minister, shook his hand and, with a smile, said, "Please leave my town." Read more...
TL;DR: Pre-order FIFA 20 for £34.99 on GAME, after saving £15 from Quidco via cashback.
FIFA 20 is released in September, which means you either need to sort out a pre-order deal quickly, or accept the fact that you're going to pay full price. Thankfully, you still have time to save.
You can pre-order the new FIFA 20 for just £34.99 on GAME, simply by signing up to Quidco. Once you've gone through the straightforward sign up process, and pre-ordered your copy with GAME, you'll receive £15 cashback when your purchase is confirmed, through PayPal, bank transfer, or as gift vouchers. There is no better pre-order deal than this. Read more...
If you've been wondered what the hell is going on in the UK this week, well, you wouldn't be alone. Even those of us who are literally in the UK are struggling to keep up with the political upheaval here. Here to make sense of it, Graham Norton kindly explained to The Late Show's Stephen Colbert what's going on in layman's terms.
And over tequila, of course.
"In a sweet way, it's as if the United Kingdom was embarrassed for America, felt like you're all alone out in the world stage so we found our own angry Cabbage Patch Kid and made him the leader," Norton told Colbert, referring to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. "I wouldn't trust him to water my plants when I was away but somehow he is the prime minister." Read more...
As it pushes the story into deeper, stranger territory and serves up its first foray into open world exploration, Gears of War 5 doesn't lose sight of the heart of the series. And that's good news, because at its center, the Gears series is an intensely engaging experience that weaves back and forth between gritty action and poignant, heartbreaking gloom.
Gears 5 has all of that and more.
Story time
The story of Gears 5 picks up right where 2016's Gears of War 4 leaves off, following the next generation of characters including JD Fenix, Marcus Fenix's son, and Kait Diaz, daughter of Rayna Diaz, as they get thrown into yet another conflict with the monstrous underground race called the Locust Horde. Read more...
We did it guys. We made it to the end of another working week, and if that's not a reason to celebrate, we don't know what is.
We're here to help you get into a celebratory mood, with great deals on a wide range of products, including TVs, laptops, fitness trackers, electric toothbrushes, beard trimmers, and more. All the biggest brands are included in this list, with the likes of Apple, Samsung, LG, Philips, and Fitbit on offer.
These are the best deals from across the internet for Sept. 6.
Best of the best
This is your best chance to walk away with a discounted fitness tracker, smart home device, electric toothbrush, or beard trimmer at a good price. Read more...
Hurricane Dorian is lurking off the coast of the Carolinas after devastating the Bahamas. But even after #Sharpiegate, Donald Trump is still obsessed with Alabama, it seems.
That's what The Late Show host Stephen Colbert dug into on Thursday, addressing the president's perpetual need to incorrectly include Alabama in Dorian's direct path (in tweets or with markers), despite the National Weather Service correcting this multiple times.
"As the storm surge was flooding Charleston today, Trump stayed laser-focused on where it might have used to have been," said Colbert, highlighting four tweets from the president that insisted on old weather models that included Alabama. Read more...
Huawei's got a new smartphone chip, but don't ask the company about smartphones.
That was roughly the gist of Huawei's media briefing ahead of the IFA trade show in Berlin. The company detailed its new smartphone chip, the Kirin 990, as well as the latest iteration of its AirPods-like earphones, the Freebuds 3. But questions about any other products — including the Mate X, which was at one point scheduled to be launched in September, as well as the Mate 30, which is scheduled to launch in two weeks, were not allowed.
It's not hard to imagine why Huawei was reluctant to talk about smartphones. Under pressure from the U.S. trade ban, the company likely still isn't sure to what extent it'll be able to use Google's products and services in upcoming Android phones. Word on the street is that the Mate 30 series will launch with Android but without Google Play, which would essentially ruin that device for most users outside of China. Read more...
The world of finance has always been complicated, and now there are alternatives like cryptocurrency to make it even more inaccessible. But with celebs like Akon and Paris Hilton getting in on the game, don't count yourself out so easily.
Given that all signs point to crypto becoming more legitimate and accepted, it can quite literally pay to stay on top of the changing world of finance. And The Complete Stock and Cryptocurrency Investment Toolkit is a fantastic starting point. This $39 bundle will take you on a deep dive into all things stock and crypto to help you make smarter financial decisions and grow your wealth. Read more...
TL;DR: Pick up the essential Wolfgang Puck Mixer for $68 in the Mashable Shop — on sale for 62% off its original price of $180.
Baking is hard, y'all. Sure, anyone can throw some pre-mixed cookie dough in the oven and set the timer, but when you're making things from scratch, every step is a battle. But you know what helps? Having the right tools.
Whether you want to whip up some homemade pizza dough or experiment with some homemade sweets, this Programmable Universal Mixer from Wolfgang Puck will be a killer sidekick. It brings ease and efficiency to the mixing process, making baking just a little less challenging for all. Read more...
Neither love nor money can get you a Popeyes chicken sandwich. The wildly popular fried chicken sandwich has sold out literally everywhere and the fast food chain says it's working to bring back those sought-after sammies ASAP.
To sum up the national mood in what is, frankly, a national crisis, the team at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert reimagined Mission Impossible with a fried chicken twist. Tom Cruise's mission, should he choose to accept it, is not to rescue a secret agent, but instead to track down a Popeyes chicken sandwich.
And honestly, that feels like a more worthwhile use of Ethan Hunt's time. Read more...
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The greatest threat to life on earth finally got the attention it deserved on Wednesday as CNN devoted seven whole hours to interviewing presidential candidates for its Climate Crisis Town Hall.
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MELANIA TRUMP, First Lady of the United States, came under fire after it was revealed she was granted an "Einstein Visa", and US residency, usually reserved for immigrants with "extraordinary abilities".
TYPHOON LINGLING has strengthened in the eastern Pacific Ocean and continues to track towards Japan's Ryukyu Islands and South Korea. Here are the latest updates, satellite images and JTWC warnings.
HURRICANE DORIAN'S centre is currently hugging the US eastern coast as torrential rain, strong hurricane-force winds, storm surge and tornadoes thrash North Carolina.
RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN has demanded the "safe zone" in Syria is properly established or he will allow migrants and refugees from the war torn state to cross Turkey and needed into the European Union.
ON THE night of October 27, 1941, the President of the United States limbered up to give a speech that could finish his career. It might also change the course of the Second World War. Looking dapper that night in black tie, President Franklin D Roosevelt arrived in the ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel, Washington DC, where he was to address a room containing a galaxy of senior judges, politicians, businessmen and military officers.
Retail giant H&M announced Thursday that it will suspend leather purchases from Brazil over concerns that the material is linked to fires that have devastated the Amazon this year.
H&M said that it is issuing a temporary freeze on orders until it is confident that the material is not causing “environmental harm,” according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).
“Due to the severe fires in the Brazilian part of the Amazon rainforest, and the connections to cattle production, we have decided to place a temporary ban on leather from Brazil,” the Swedish fashion firm said in a statement to AFP.
Another major company, VF Corporation, which owns brands Timberland, Vans and The North Face, announced late last month that it would stop buying Brazilian leather due to concerns about destruction of the Amazon, according to AFP.
A record number of forest fires have burned in the Amazon this year, according to Brazil’s Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, a space research center, which tracks fires through satellite data. In late August, the agency said that it had detected more than 74,000 fires in the Brazil, an 83% increase in fires from the same time in 2018.
There are signs that the recent fires in the Amazon were at least, in part, started deliberately. According to a publication from the southern part of the Amazonian state Pará, farmers and ranchers in the region organized coordinated action on Aug. 10 to set fires to clear land for pastures, and in doing so, demonstrate their desire for work.
On August 25, Brazil deployed troops to fight the fires, which have prompted an international outcry. Three days later, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro signed a 60-day ban on the use of fire to clear land.
According to the World Wildlife Federation (WWF), 10% of the world’s species live in the Amazon. The rainforest stores 90 to 140 billion metric tons of carbon, and the release of “even a portion” of that “would accelerate global warming significantly,” according to WWF.
H&M is one of dozens of fashion firms that has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030, reports AFP.
(BEIJING) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday that the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents should be protected, adding that a solution to the Chinese city’s political crisis can only be garnered through dialogue while violence should be avoided.
Merkel met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang after arriving in Beijing in the morning. She will dine with President Xi Jinping in the evening.
The German leader faces the challenge of balancing human rights concerns and economic discussions with one of Germany’s largest trading partners.
“I indicated during the talks that the rights and freedoms agreed upon in Hong Kong’s Basic Law should be safeguarded,” Merkel said during a joint news briefing with Li. The Basic Law is Hong Kong’s de facto constitution, which promises the semi-autonomous Chinese city certain democratic rights not afforded to the mainland.
Merkel added that political dialogue — not violence — is the path toward a resolution.
China was Germany’s biggest single trading partner last year, with trade totaling 199 billion euros ($218 billion). The relationship is important to Europe’s largest economy, particularly as Germany is considered likely to enter a technical recession in the current quarter.
Germany long had amicable relations with Beijing because its exporters ran a surplus supplying Chinese factories with equipment and components. But those ties increasingly are strained over German complaints about market access and Chinese technology policy.
Beijing tried without success to recruit Germany as an ally in its tariff war with President Donald Trump. While Merkel’s government has echoed U.S. complaints, it objects to Trump’s tactics, which he has also used against Europe.
Merkel is in Beijing with a high-ranking German business delegation that includes executives in the auto, financial services and transport industries. In recent years, German companies have been unhappy about being barred from acquiring most Chinese assets at a time when China’s companies have been on a global buying spree.
The economic ties make it harder for Merkel to satisfy a U.S. diplomat and activists who have urged her to raise human rights issues such as China’s treatment of ethnic minorities in Tibet and Xinjiang, as well as the three months of pro-democracy demonstrations that have roiled Hong Kong.
Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, said Thursday that China’s “willful disregard of its commitments” to Hong Kong and human rights violations in Xinjiang show that its ruling Communist Party “stands against the values Germany cherishes.”
“We hope that Chancellor Merkel will take a firm stance for the values that unified Germany after the fall of Communism: human rights, democracy and the rule of law,” he said.
Hong Kong activists also warned Merkel about dealing with “authoritarian and unjust regimes” in an open letter published this week in Germany’s Bild newspaper.
On the question of what Merkel might say about Hong Kong, a senior German official said the talks with Xi and Li will be conducted “comprehensively in terms of thematic breadth, and open and friendly in terms of tone — with a readiness to express criticism where we think things are worthy of criticism.”
The official briefed reporters on condition of anonymity in line with department rules.
China has bristled at what it calls foreign interference from countries such as the U.S. and the U.K. on political tumult in Hong Kong, a semiautonomous Chinese city where activists have staged three months of mass protests calling for democratic reforms and an independent inquiry into police conduct.
On Friday, Merkel will also visit German engineering company ZF Fredrichshafen in Beijing. She travels Saturday to Wuhan, the capital of central Hubei province, where she will inaugurate the plant expansion at German auto supplier Webasto and speak at Wuhan University.
The escalating U.S.-China trade war is unwinnable by either side, according to new research shown exclusively to TIME.
On Sept. 1, the Trump Administration slapped 15% levies on an additional $125 billion of Chinese imports, prompting Beijing to retaliate with 5-10% tariffs on 1,717 American products, including soybeans, crude oil and car parts. The average U.S. tax on Chinese imports now stands at 21.2%, up from just 3.1% when President Donald Trump took office.
The bruising trade tussle has roiled bourses and upset supply chains for over a year, hastening fears of a global recession. Nevertheless, there is no sign of a resolution in sight, with Trump tweeting on Aug. 23, “We don’t need China and, frankly, would be far better off without them.”
Economists at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and Open University of Hong Kong disagree. A new number-crunching analysis says only China has the manufacturing capacity to satisfy the U.S.’s huge appetite for products, meaning American consumers must continue to buy from China or U.S. retailers will suffer.
Conversely, American demand far outstrips the rest of the world combined, meaning China cannot replace its American customers with those elsewhere for the foreseeable future—or at all.
“Replacing the [U.S.-China trade] relationship with any other country is impossible in the short to medium term and possibly in the long term also,” says Professor Bala Ramasamy, associate dean at CEIBS. “It is the relationship between a very large and insatiable market and a very well-oiled production machine.”
Take cellphones, for example, which alone accounted for 13% of total imports from China to the U.S. last year, worth some $70 billion. If all the cellphones the U.S. exports—some $10 billion’s worth—were kept for domestic consumption and combined with all those produced by second-place exporter Vietnam—around $30 billion’s worth—it still wouldn’t be enough to satisfy the U.S. market.
By the same token, Beijing would require the Netherlands, the U.K., Germany, India, Sweden and France to source all their cellphones from China just to replace the value of American imports. It’s a picture repeated for a myriad of other consumer products.
“Our research findings may offer a basis on which to cool recently increasing tensions and rhetoric,” says Ramasamy.
“I was using magic last night when someone messaged to ask if I needed to be picked up from school.” No, that’s not a line from Harry Potter. It’s the kind of thing a Hong Kong protestor might say after a clash with police.
Hong Kong’s protestors have their own argot. Cantonese, Hong Kong’s lingua franca, is complicated enough with its nine tones. But even a native speaker might not understand a conversation between protestors, who have created between them a unique vocabulary.
Although many would accuse them of making light of violent unrest, the use of slang “keeps people sane,” argues Wee Lian Hee, a language professor at Hong Kong Baptist University. “If [protestors] talk formally all the time, I suspect the movement would soon become tiresome,” he tells TIME.
The recent withdrawal of the controversial extradition bill, initially the trigger of the demonstrations, has done little to pacify public anger. Protestors continue to take to the streets, communicating in a jargon that reveals much about how they see each other, the authorities, and their actions.
手足 Sau Zuk (“Hands and Feet”)
Protestors refer to each other as “hands and feet.” The term conveys the idea of unity: when the hands and feet of a protestor are injured, other protestors feel his or her pain.
發夢 Faht Moong (“Dreaming”)
“I dreamed that I threw a petrol bomb last night,” a protestor might say — except he wasn’t actually dreaming. Many use the word to avoid directly stating that they were involved in unlawful activity.
Paul Yeung/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesRiot police stand off against demonstrators inside New Town Plaza shopping mall, operated by Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd., during a protest in the Shatin district of Hong Kong, China, on Sunday, July 14, 2019.
行街 Hahng Gaai (“Shopping”)
Similar to “dreaming,” the term “shopping” (literally to stroll around, or walk the streets) is used euphemistically to mean one was out at a protest. With clashes between police and protestors often occurring in busy retail districts that are home to glitzy malls, the “shopping” metaphor is oddly apt.
Paul Yeung/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesVandalized turnstiles stand inside Tung Chung station, operated by MTR Corp,. during a protest in Hong Kong, China, on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019.
黨鐵 Daung Teet (“Communist Party Rail”)
Ever since it started shuttering train stations closest to protest sites, the city’s subway operator has been accused by protestors of siding with the police, who in turn are seen as an arm of the Beijing-backed government. Protesters have responded by vandalizing stations, destroying equipment such as ticket machines, and referring to the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) with this derogatory term, which rhymes with the actual name of the MTR in Cantonese.
鬼 Gwai (“Ghost”)
Undercover cops are referred to by protestors as “ghosts.” Young, black-clad and wearing face masks, these non-uniformed officers fit right in on the barricades before springing into action to make arrests. Two fired warning shots during violent clashes last week.
Alda Tsang/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesProtesters hold umbrellas to protect themselves from police attack in Hong Kong on Aug. 31, 2019.
落雨 Lok Yu (“Raining”)
When front line protestors shout “It’s raining!” it may actually be — Hong Kong’s summers are notoriously wet. But most of the time, it’s a shorthand way of saying “Everyone open your umbrellas,” often because police are about to use pepper spray.
接放學 Zeep Fong Hok (“School Pick-up”)
When clashes between police and protestors last well into the night, long after train services have stopped, chat groups on encrypted messaging app Telegram start buzzing with information about “school pick-up” services. Supporters of the protestors who have cars — or “school buses” — let protesters know where to meet them, how many people they can pick up, and which districts they’re able to drive to.
Gregor Fischer/picture alliance via Getty Images)Demonstrators seen during a protest action in front of a government building in the Central district of Hong Kong, on Aug. 18, 2019.
豬嘴 Juu Jui (“Snout”)
Surgical and construction masks hide identity, but are useless when police fire salvos of tear gas. Proper gas masks — nicknamed for the snout-like shape of their filters — have become standard equipment.
出魔法 Chut Morh Faht (“Use Magic”)
To “use magic” means to start fires. Sadly, it’s a term that has gained traction in recent weeks as hardline protestors become increasingly reckless in their actions, setting barricades and other objects ablaze.
淺藍/深藍 Cheen Laam or Sum Laam (“Light Blue” or “Deep Blue”)
Blue is the unofficial color of supporters of the police and government (as opposed to yellow, which represents the pro-democracy camp). “My grandma is so deep blue,” a protester might say. “But my dad is only light blue.”
Robert Mugabe, the former freedom fighter-turned-wily and ruthless autocrat who ruled the southern African nation of Zimbabwe for 37 years before he was forced out in 2017 following a military takeover, died Friday. He was 95 years old.
“It is with the utmost sadness that I announce the passing on of Zimbabwe’s founding father and former President, Cde Robert Mugabe,” President Emmerson Mnangagwa said in announcing the death on Twitter. “Mugabe was an icon of liberation, a pan-Africanist who dedicated his life to the emancipation and empowerment of his people. His contribution to the history of our nation and continent will never be forgotten. May his soul rest in eternal peace.”
Mugabe came to power in the wake of Zimbabwe’s battle for independence from Britain in 1980, promising prosperity and democracy only to undermine both in his single-minded pursuit of political dominance. Though initially celebrated as a liberator, the Savile Row-suited (at least until international sanctions put a stop to his frequent U.K. visits) dictator’s most enduring legacy is a once-promising nation crippled by corruption and mismanagement.
Mugabe was the only leader Zimbabwe had known until Vice President Mnangagwa succeeded him in elections in 2018. A year later, the country still staggers under massive debts, a worthless currency and an impoverished population, all directly related to Mugabe’s time in power. Residents of the capital, Harare, only have access to running water once a week, and many rural communities have no electricity at all. The education system, once the best in southern Africa, has collapsed.
Mugabe’s death follows an extended stay in a Singaporean hospital, where he was being treated for an undisclosed condition that, over the last few years of his life, required annual trips abroad for health care. His treatment abroad earned him criticism at home as Zimbabwe’s public health system crumbled for lack of government investment.
The confirmation of Mugabe’s passing puts an end to persistent speculation. Rumors of his death were so frequent in Zimbabwe that he once bragged about besting Jesus: “I have died many times—that’s where I have beaten Christ. Christ died once and resurrected once,” he said on his 88th birthday. In September 2016, just after another such rumor sent Twitter into a tailspin, he told reporters, with his signature Cheshire-cat grin, “It is true that I was dead. And I resurrected. As I always do.” Nonetheless, Mugabe’s final days in power were marked by a visible decline: At the opening of Parliament in September 2015, he launched into the same State of the Nation speech he had delivered just a few weeks prior. Assembled parliamentarians either didn’t notice, or didn’t dare comment, until he was finished.
Catching the nonagenarian’s frequent stumbles and gaffes became something of a two-edged sword for Zimbabwe’s beleaguered media—lapped up by citizens desperate for signs of the end of his reign, but cause for government retaliation as well. When Mugabe tripped and fell on the red carpet at the Harare airport upon his return from a meeting at the African Union, local papers covered the incident, but heralded it as a sign of his continued good health: “President Mugabe showed that he is mentally agile by having the reflexes to break that fall and that he is physically fit by walking away unscathed,” was the pro-government Sunday Mail’s take. “The incident proved why Zimbabweans vote for him consistently: he is as mentally alert and physically capable as he has ever been.”
A ‘master politician’ and ‘tragic figure’
It was that deft wielding of rewards, and punishment, for supporters and detractors alike that put Mugabe in power and kept him there for so long, says Zimbabwean-born Charles Laurie, director and head of politics at the London-based Verisk Maplecrof risk analysis firm. Mugabe was a “master politician, and something of a tragic figure, never having been able to escape his own ambitions,” says Laurie. “If Mugabe had left office in a peaceable and timely manner, he would be regarded as one of the icons of the African political scene.” Instead, he used his skills to manipulate elections and extend his terms long beyond those mandated by Zimbabwe’s constitution, according to Laurie. “The essence of his rule is the single-minded purpose of him remaining in power, and the willingness to use all means to achieve that goal.”
Mugabe won his last presidential term in 2013, with 62% of the vote in an election that was widely considered to be fraudulent and unfair. When street protests fueled by social media threatened Mugabe’s grip on power in late 2016, he retaliated in characteristic style, cracking down with brutal force and driving protest leaders into exile.
His revolutionary roots
Educated at missionary schools in what was then known as the English colony of Rhodesia, Mugabe went on to study at Fort Hare University in South Africa, where he first encountered the revolutionary politics of the African National Congress. Mugabe’s newfound political activism earned him a decade-long prison term for sedition a few years after he returned to Rhodesia in 1960. Upon his release in 1974, he fled to neighboring Mozambique, from where he launched a guerrilla war against Rhodesia’s white-supremacist government, which ended with independence in 1979.
When Mugabe became Prime Minister of the newly named Zimbabwe in April 1980, he surprised his former foes by calling for a policy of reconciliation and even appointing some white Zimbabweans to his government. “If yesterday I fought you as an enemy, today you have become a friend,” he said in a national radio broadcast. “If yesterday you hated me, today you cannot avoid the love that binds me to you.” In 1981, he was nominated with Britain’s Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington for a Nobel Peace prize for their work in bringing about the Rhodesian peace settlement, but was passed over in favor of the United Nations’ refugee commission.
Mugabe’s push for peace ended abruptly in 1982 over a political fallout with fellow freedom fighter Joshua Nkomo, with whom he shared a coalition government. Mugabe sent his notorious Fifth Brigade to crush an armed uprising by Nkomo’s minority Ndebele tribe, resulting in the deaths of thousands in what has been described by many observers as ethnic cleansing. Still, Mugabe remained a darling of the West for turning Zimbabwe into one of the healthiest, best-educated and economically successful countries on the African continent at the time. In 1994, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth knighted him.
Corruption and nepotism erode early successes
But the adulation didn’t last. By the time he became president in 1987, corruption and nepotism had started to erode those early successes. In 2000, Zimbabwe’s economic growth had slowed substantially, and Mugabe encountered growing political opposition. In response, he launched a populist land reform program, expropriating white-owned farms and giving them to landless supporters and war veterans under the guise of correcting Zimbabwe’s colonial inequalities. The economy went into free-fall, and inflation spiked — the central bank started issuing billion-dollar bank notes, and a hamburger went for 15 million Zimbabwean dollars. National elections in 2008 were marked by fraud, deadly violence and a severe repression of the media. Mugabe was eventually forced into an uneasy power-sharing government with Morgan Tsvangirai, widely seen as the real winner, but by then Mugabe had lost whatever credibility he had left in the international arena. His knighthood was rescinded, and he was slapped with targeted sanctions that prevented him from going to many countries in Europe and the U.S.
Zimbabwe’s economy never recovered, buffeted by a loss of investor confidence, debt, financial fraud and now drought. Corruption monitoring group Transparency International estimates that Zimbabwe is losing at least $1 billion a year to graft. According to the World Bank, one fifth of the population lives in extreme poverty. Nonetheless, Mugabe continued to celebrate his February birthdays in lavish fashion, serving feasts of elephant, buffalo and even lion meat to crowds of cronies numbering in the tens of thousands, even as five million of his subjects faced food shortages.
Until the very end of his reign, Mugabe played potential successors off each other, testing loyalties and setting the stage for a pitched conflict between his glamorous wife, Grace Mugabe, Vice President Mnangagwa, and his former Vice President, Joyce Mujuru, whom he had removed from power in 2014. But that strategy finally backfired in 2017, when the Zimbabwean army, alarmed by his wife’s growing influence, staged a soft coup, putting Mugabe under house arrest and forcing him to submit a letter of resignation to Parliament on November 21, 2017. “My decision to resign,” wrote the President, “arises from my concern for the welfare of the people of Zimbabwe and my desire to ensure a smooth, peaceful and non-violent transfer of power that underpins national security, peace and stability.” As the speaker of the house read it aloud, parliamentarians cheered.
His controversial legacy
Zimbabweans had every reason to celebrate the end of an era defined by economic mismanagement, government corruption and human rights abuses, but after nearly four decades of dictatorship, expectations of rapid improvement in the country’s economy and political direction went unmet. Mugabe’s successor, former Vice President Mnangagwa, promised a new leaf upon his election to the presidency in 2018, but conditions have only worsened. Comrades-in-arms during the independence struggle, Mnangagwa and Mugabe worked side by side for much of the President’s reign. In a diplomatic cable posted on Wikileaks in 2000, the U.S. State Department noted that Mnangagwa was “widely feared and despised throughout the country” and “could be an even more repressive leader” than Mugabe.
Mugabe’s death, says analyst Laurie, is likely to launch a period of intense introspection in Zimbabwe, and around the world. As a Marxist revolutionary who faced prison and risked death in the fight for justice and the independence of his nation, Mugabe well deserves the accolades of his citizens. For his whole-hearted promotion of reconciliation instead of retribution a good decade before Nelson Mandela espoused the same philosophy for a post-apartheid South Africa, Mugabe became an international example of enlightened leadership.
But his addiction to power proved his undoing. Mandela and Mugabe were both prisoners-turned-presidents, but where Mandela stood down after one term in office, Mugabe clung to power until the bitter end. Had he followed Mandela’s example, he would have remained a hero. Instead Mugabe will be remembered as the despot who turned one of the most promising nations of Africa into a failing state. “The trouble with Mugabe,” Mandela once famously said, “is that he was the star—and then the sun came up.”
(UNITED NATIONS) — The United States has blocked the U.N. Security Council from issuing a statement following the recent exchange of cross-border fire between the militant group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and Israeli forces in Israel, diplomats said Thursday.
The initial draft of the French-proposed council statement, obtained by The Associated Press, would have condemned “all violations of the Blue Line,” which is the U.N.-drawn dividing line between the two countries.
Hezbollah militants on Sunday fired a barrage of anti-tank missiles into Israel, prompting a reprisal of heavy Israeli artillery fire in a rare burst of fighting between the bitter enemies who fought a monthlong war in 2006. The shooting quickly subsided without casualties on either side, but the situation remains volatile.
The proposed council statement urged all parties “to exercise maximum calm and restraint” and refrain from rhetoric that could jeopardize the cessation of hostilities agreed to by Israel and Lebanon after the 2006 conflict.
The U.N. diplomats, who insisted on anonymity because they were revealing negotiations that were supposed to be private, said the U.S. objected to the statement’s failure to condemn Hezbollah and its “moral equivalence” between Israel and the militant group.
A U.S. Mission statement said: “Our diplomatic negotiations are confidential and we are unable to discuss the details of closed door negotiations.”
Bahamians are scrambling to respond to a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane that the nation’s Prime Minister has described as a “historic tragedy” since the slow-moving storm made landfall Sunday. Hurricane Dorian has claimed at least 20 lives and destroyed many buildings, especially on the islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco.
Governments and nonprofits are offering money, workers and other aid to help with the rescue and recovery effort. According to the Red Cross, about 45% of the homes on Grand Bahama and Abaco — about 13,000 houses — are believed to be severely damaged or destroyed as a result of the storm, and some 62,000 people will need clean drinking water, the Associated Press reports. U.N. officials said that more than 60,000 people will need food assistance.
At the same time, Bahamians have carried out their own efforts to account for loved ones, posting frantic photos and notes on Facebook and WhatsApp begging for word about missing friends and family members.
Here’s what to know about the devastation the Bahamas is facing now that Dorian has roared through.
What is the hurricane’s death toll?
Brendan Smialowski—AFP/Getty ImagesResidents pass damage caused by Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 5, 2019, in Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas.
Officials in the Bahamas say the country’s death toll has increased to 30, reports the Associated Press. Bahamian Health Minister Duane Sands said that he expects the number to be “significantly higher” in upcoming days as crews continue search and rescue missions.
“So many families have been impacted by the devastation, including those trapped during the storm,” Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Wednesday at a press conference. “Just about every Bahamian throughout the country has been worried about loved ones on Grand Bahama and Abaco.”
How bad is the destruction?
Miami Herald—TNS via Getty ImagesAliana Alexis of Haiti stands on the concrete slab of what is left of her home after destruction from Hurricane Dorian in an area called “The Mudd” at Marsh Harbour in Great Abaco Island, Bahamas on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019.
Much of the severe damage appears to be concentrated on the Abaco islands, a chain of islands in the northern Bahamas known as a boating destination. The Prime Minister said Tuesday that parts of Abaco are 60% destroyed.
Local communities within the Abaco islands have reported significant damage. A community known as The Mudd, which was built over time by Haitian immigrants, was “razed” by the storm, according to the AP. Most of the houses in Marsh Harbour, one of the largest towns in Abaco, were destroyed by the storm, the Miami Herald has reported.
Minnis said that most homes on Grand Bahama seem to have sustained “minor damage,” and he said he’s personally seen damage to homes, infrastructure and other buildings.
The Bahamas’ southern islands, including its capital, Nassau, were not affected by the storm.
The Category 5 hurricane was both powerful and slow-moving. When it made landfall, Hurricane Dorian had sustained winds of up to 185 mph. Moving as slowly as 1 or 2 mph, the hurricane arrived in the Bahamas on Sunday and did not have the all-clear until Wednesday morning.
What are the relief efforts?
Other countries, private companies and nonprofits have mobilized to support the relief effort in the Bahamas, although the nation has faced challenges as it’s worked to prepare airports and a harbor damaged by the storm into a position to receive much-needed support.
Ravelle Dean, a volunteer with the Bahamas’ National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) who is designated to speak on behalf of the agency, tells TIME that two of Abaco’s three airports are now open to private planes. The Sandy Point Airport was unaffected by the storm, and Marsh Harbour was reopened on Thursday morning. Treasure Cay Airport is open only to rescue and recovery helicopters.
However, aircraft need to receive permits from NEMA to enter the airports, and the agency has been “inundated” with calls, Dean says.
“There’s definite frustration on some people’s ends,” she adds. “We’re trying to go as fast as we can.”
The U.S. Coast Guard has sent crews to help with the relief response; as of Thursday morning, the Coast Guard said it had rescued 135 people and six pets in the Bahamas since the beginning of the storm. The Coast Guard also provided a helicopter for Prime Minister Minnis to survey the aftermath of the storm.
At the direction of @POTUS and at the request of the Prime Minister, @DHSgov is working with the Government of the Bahamas & is grateful to the @USCG and @CBP for their efforts to aid ongoing recovery efforts and those severely injured on the island following Hurricane #Dorian. pic.twitter.com/lqIk5tKGgc
The United Nations has pledged $1 million in aid, and the U.N. World Food Program has bought eight tons of ready-to-eat meals that it is working to bring to the Bahamas. Canada has also pledged $500,000 to the relief effort, according to Minnis.
Carnival Cruise Line has partnered with Tropical Shipping and NEMA to bring food and supplies donated in Florida to the Bahamas. The Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation and Carnival pledged $2 million to recovery and relief effort; Disney Cruise Line also pledged $1 million to relief efforts, Minnis said.
AFP Photo / UK MOD / CROWN COPYRIGHT 2019Members of the Humanitarian and Disaster Relief (HADR) team from The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Mounts Bay deliver aid to the Islanders of Great Abaco in The Bahamas on September 4, 2019.
What can you do to help?
NEMA has set up the Bahamas Disaster Relief Fund, and posted instructions on Twitter for how to donate.
A number of other organizations are also collecting donations for the Bahamas, including the American Red Cross, Americares and World Central Kitchen, the nonprofit founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, who has been on the ground in the Bahamas and shared images of devastation.
(MANILA, Philippines) — An American woman who attempted to carry a 6-day-old baby out of the Philippines hidden inside a sling bag has been arrested at Manila’s airport and charged with human trafficking, officials said Thursday.
They said Jennifer Erin Talbot was able to pass through the airport immigration counter on Wednesday without declaring the baby boy but was intercepted at the boarding gate by airline personnel.
Talbot was unable to produce any passport, boarding pass or government permits for the baby, airport officials said.
Public records indicate she has been living in Utah. Philippines officials previously said Talbot was from Ohio, and records indicate she has family connections there.
Property records obtained Thursday show Talbot owns a home in a suburb of Salt Lake City, and got a traffic citation there in March. People answering the door in Sandy, Utah, declined to comment to The Associated Press.
Wearing an orange detainee shirt and handcuffs, Talbot, 43, was presented to reporters in Manila on Thursday. She kept her head low and wiped her tears at times. When reporters asked her to comment, Talbot shook her head.
Talbot had planned to board a Delta Air Lines flight to the United States with the baby, airport officials said.
“There was really an intention to hide the baby,” immigration official Grifton Medina said by telephone.
After discovering the baby, airline staff called immigration personnel, who arrested Talbot at the airport. She was later handed over to the National Bureau of Investigation and the baby was turned over to government welfare personnel.
The NBI said Talbot presented an affidavit at the airport, allegedly from the baby’s mother, identified as Maricris Dulap, giving consent for the baby to travel to the U.S., but it had not been signed by the mother.
Officials said no government travel approval had been issued for the baby, prompting them to file human trafficking charges against Talbot. The charges carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Talbot also violated at least two other laws on child abuse, kidnapping and illegal detention, the NBI said.
U.S. Embassy officials were notified of Talbot’s arrest and told Philippine authorities that she has no criminal record in the U.S., NBI official Manuel Dimaano said.
Dimaano said Dulap gave her baby to Talbot in southern Davao city. He said investigators will try to determine how Talbot brought the baby out of Davao, which requires a city clearance for infants to be transported by a foreigner.
The baby’s parents have been charged under a child protection law but have not been placed under arrest, although the mother has been interviewed by social welfare officers, Dimaano said.
He said Dulap told the officers that she wanted to offer her baby for adoption, and there was no indication that she had sold the baby.
Dimaano said when he and other officials asked Talbot what she intended to do with the baby, she replied that she just wanted to give it “a name and a church blessing.”
(LONDON) — Boxed in by opponents and abandoned politically even by his own brother, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson struggled Thursday to keep his Brexit plans on track, and he accused lawmakers of thwarting democracy by blocking his call for a new election.
Johnson remained determined to secure an election after lawmakers rejected his attempt to trigger a snap poll, and moved to stop the U.K. leaving the European Union next month without a divorce deal. House of Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg told Parliament that a vote would be held Monday on a new motion calling for an election in October.
It’s uncertain whether it will pass, with opposition parties divided over whether to agree to an election now.
Johnson said he would “rather be dead in a ditch” than delay Brexit any further, and insisted that whether or not Britain left the EU as planned on Oct. 31 must be “a matter for the people of this country to decide.”
“I don’t want an election at all, but frankly I cannot see any other way,” he said, flanked by cadets at a police academy on what felt very much like an election campaign stop.
Earlier, he called the rejection of a snap election “a cowardly insult to democracy.”
Johnson’s determination to lead Britain out of the EU on Oct. 31 faces strong opposition from lawmakers, including members of his own Conservative Party who oppose a no-deal Brexit.
His brother, Jo Johnson, dramatically quit the government Thursday, saying he could no longer endure the conflict “between family loyalty and the national interest.”
Jo Johnson was an education minister in his older brother’s government, despite his opposition to leaving the EU without a divorce deal. He said he would also step down from Parliament, the latest in a series of resignations by Conservative moderates opposed to the government’s hard-line Brexit stance.
Boris Johnson became prime minister in July after promising Conservatives that he would complete Brexit and break the impasse that has paralyzed Britain’s politics since voters decided in June 2016 to leave the bloc and which brought down his predecessor, Theresa May.
After only six weeks in office, however, his plans to lead the U.K. out of the EU are in crisis. He is caught between the EU, which refuses to renegotiate the deal it struck with May, and a majority of British lawmakers opposed to leaving without an agreement. Most economists say a no-deal Brexit would cause severe economic disruption and plunge the U.K. into recession.
Johnson’s solution is to seek an election that could shake up Parliament and produce a less troublesome crop of lawmakers. It’s a risky gambit: Opinion polls don’t point to a clear majority for the Conservatives and the public mood is volatile.
British prime ministers used to be able to call elections at will, but under 2011 legislation fixing elections at five-year intervals, they now need the support of two-thirds of lawmakers in Parliament to hold an early poll.
On Wednesday, Johnson asked Parliament to back an Oct. 15 election — but Parliament said no, with opposition parties either voting against him or abstaining.
Corbyn said Labour, the biggest opposition party, would only vote for an early election if the prospect of a no-deal Brexit was taken off the table.
Labour economy spokesman John McDonnell said the party wanted an election but was still deciding on whether to seek one before the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline, or to wait until Parliament had secured a delay to Britain’s departure from the bloc.
“The problem that we have got is that we cannot at the moment have any confidence in Boris Johnson abiding by any commitment or deal that we could construct,” he told the BBC. “That’s the truth of it. So, we are now consulting about whether it’s better to go long, therefore, rather than to go short.”
Opposition lawmakers, supported by Conservative Party rebels, are close to passing a bill that would block a no-deal Brexit on Oct. 31, compelling the prime minister to seek a three-month delay to Britain’s departure if no agreement is reached by late October.
The bill was approved by the House of Commons on Wednesday, but faced trouble in Parliament’s upper chamber, the House of Lords, where pro-Brexit members planned to defeat it by filibustering — talking until time ran out.
But early Thursday, the Lords agreed to let the bill pass through the chamber by Friday, allowing it to become law on Monday.
Johnson said the legislation would “scupper our negotiating power and make it much more difficult for the government to get a deal.”
Johnson plans to suspend Parliament at some point next week until Oct. 14, a decision that enraged opponents of Brexit and faces several legal challenges. His critics accused him of subverting democracy and carrying out a “coup.”
Transparency campaigner Gina Miller, who won a 2017 Supreme Court ruling that stopped the government from triggering the countdown to Brexit without a vote in Parliament, took the government to the High Court on Thursday over the suspension.
Miller, who is supported in her claim by Labour and the governments of Scotland and Wales, argues that sending lawmakers home at a crucial time is unlawful.
“We say that what the prime minister is not entitled to do is to close Parliament for five weeks at such a critical time without justification,” her lawyer, David Pannick, told the hearing.
The case continues Friday, when judges may give their ruling.
Johnson insists he wants to secure a revised divorce deal to replace the agreement May struck with the bloc, which was rejected three times by British lawmakers. He told Parliament this week there was “real momentum” in negotiations with the EU, but European officials deny this and say Britain has yet to produce any concrete proposals.
Pro-Brexit British politicians want a looser economic relationship with the EU than foreseen under May’s deal, to make it easier to strike new trade pacts with other countries, notably the United States.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence met Johnson in London on Thursday and later tweeted: “As the deadline for Brexit approaches, we urge the European Union to negotiate in good faith with Prime Minister @BorisJohnson and work to reach an agreement that respects the United Kingdom’s sovereignty and minimizes disruption to commerce.”
That comment is likely to please the British government but annoy EU officials and pro-EU Britons.
At the meeting, Pence said Washington “is ready, willing and able to immediately negotiate a free trade agreement with the U.K.”
But anti-Brexit U.K. politicians fear the Trump administration will demand access to Britain’s state-funded National Health Service as part of any deal.
Johnson told Pence “we will do everything to increase free trade, but the National Health Service is not on the table as far as our negotiations go.”
“And we’re not too keen on that chlorinated chicken either,” he said — a reference to concerns that Britain will have to lower animal hygiene standards as part of a trade deal.
(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A Taliban suicide car bombing in Kabul on Thursday killed a U.S. service member, a Romanian soldier and at least 10 Afghan civilians in a busy diplomatic area that includes the U.S. Embassy — the second such attack this week underscoring Afghan government warnings that a preliminary U.S.-Taliban deal on ending America’s longest war was moving dangerously quickly.
“Peace with a group that is still killing innocent people is meaningless,” Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said in a statement.
A NATO Resolute Support mission statement said the two service members were “killed in action,” without providing details or releasing their names pending notification of their families.
The American soldier was the fourth U.S. service member killed in the past two weeks in Afghanistan.
Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said another 42 people were wounded and 12 vehicles destroyed. Hours later, the Taliban set off a car bomb outside an Afghan military base in a neighboring province, killing four civilians.
The Taliban said they targeted vehicles of “foreigners” as they tried to enter the heavily guarded Shashdarak area in Kabul where Afghan national security authorities have offices. The NATO Resolute Support mission is nearby, and British soldiers were at the scene, retrieving what appeared to be the remains of a NATO vehicle.
Footage widely shared on social media showed the suicide bomber’s vehicle turning into the checkpoint and exploding — and a passer-by trying to sprint away just seconds before. “We all saw on security camera who were targeted!” presidential spokesman Sediq Seddiqi tweeted.
Once again, stunned civilians made up most of the victims.
“I don’t know who brought us to the hospital and how,” said one of the wounded, Nezamuddin Khan, who was knocked unconscious and woke up in a local hospital.
The explosion at the checkpoint, which has been targeted in the past, follows a Taliban attack against a foreign compound late Monday that killed at least 16 people and wounded more than 100, almost all of them local civilians. An Associated Press reporter on the phone with the U.S. Embassy when Thursday’s blast occurred heard sirens begin blaring there.
Hours later, the Taliban claimed responsibility for a car bombing outside an Afghan military base in the Logar provincial capital, Puli Alam, which houses members of the Afghan special forces. Provincial council chief Haseebullah Stanekzai said a small number of international forces also had been in the area. Governor Anwar Khan Es-Haqzai said four civilians were killed and four others wounded.
U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has been in Kabul this week briefing Ghani and other Afghan leaders on the U.S.-Taliban deal to end nearly 18 years of fighting that he says only needs President Donald Trump’s approval to become a reality. Khalilzad has not commented publicly on this week’s attacks.
The Afghan government has raised serious concerns about the deal, including in new comments on Thursday as the latest attack occurred. The agreement was moving with “excessive speed,” presidential adviser Waheed Omer told reporters, warning of difficult days ahead.
“Afghans have been bitten by this snake before,” Omer said, recalling past agreements from which, like now, the Afghan government has been sidelined. “Where there is no feeling of ownership there is no safety,” he said.
The Taliban, at their strongest since their 2001 defeat by a U.S.-led invasion, have refused to negotiate with the government, calling it a U.S. puppet.
The Afghan government on Wednesday said it shares the concerns raised by several former U.S. ambassadors to Afghanistan, who warned that a full U.S. troop withdrawal that moves too quickly and without requiring the Taliban to meet certain conditions, such as reducing violence, could lead to “total civil war” such as the one that engulfed the country in the 1990s, before the Taliban swept into power.
Khalilzad has said 5,000 U.S. troops would withdraw from five bases in Afghanistan within 135 days of a final deal. Between 14,000 and 13,000 troops are currently in the country.
However, the Taliban want all of the approximately 20,000 U.S. and NATO troops out of Afghanistan immediately, while the U.S. seeks a withdrawal in phases that would depend on the Taliban meeting certain conditions, such as a reduction in violence.
The U.S. also seeks Taliban guarantees that they will not allow Afghanistan to become a haven from which extremist groups such as al-Qaida and the local affiliate of the Islamic State group can launch global attacks.
The deal is meant to be followed quickly by intra-Afghan talks that the U.S. would like to see begin ahead of Afghanistan’s presidential election on Sept. 28.
The Afghan president, who has been shown the U.S.-Taliban deal but not allowed to keep a copy, has insisted that the election must not be delayed. He seeks a second term and what he calls a strong mandate to negotiate with the militant group on the country’s political future. He has rejected talk of an interim government, an idea that has gained such traction in Kabul that many other presidential candidates have barely campaigned.
Ghani’s adviser, Omer, acknowledged on Thursday the risks of holding another chaotic election after the presidential one in 2014 and last year’s parliamentary vote. He said the election must happen on time but said a vote that is not transparent will “cause challenges.”
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DHS Assam Admit Card 2019 Available Now. The Directorate of Health Services, Family Welfare is released the admit card for the post of Grade III & Grade IV. The board has released the admit card on 03rd September 2019. Hence, the board has announced the exam date for the above said posts. Therefore, the direct link for DHS Assam Admit Card Download is available at the bottom of the section.
DHS Assam Admit Card 2019
Applicants of Grade III & Grade IV in DHS Assam Recruitment must download the admit card to take down the examination. Competitors will be selected based on the qualified marks in the written exam. Candidates must write the exam to get placed in the Directorate of Health Services, Family Welfare. Eligible contenders can download the admit card from the bottom of the section. Scroll down to get the DHS Assam Exam Pattern and more details about the DHS Assam Hall Ticket.
These are the details that have to be filled in the DHS Assam Exam Admit Card. Make sure with the details entered in the hall ticket before downloading it. Aspirants should carry the hall ticket for the exam purpose. Because candidates will not be allowed to take down the exam without the admit card.
Candidates Name
Name of the Candidate's Father
The venue of the Exam Centre
Date & Time of the Test
Reporting Time to the Exam Hall
Gender (Male/ Female)
Roll Number
Duration of the Online Test
Space for Invigilator's Signature
Registration Number
Name of the Test Centre
Category of the candidates
Space for Applicant's Signature
Name of the Exam Conducting Board
Photograph of the Candidate
Applicant's Date of Birth
Name of the Written Test
Important Guidelines for the Exam Takers
Full Name of the Applicant
Examination Centre Code
Signature of the Board Counselor
DHS Assam Grade Exam 2019
Here is the exam pattern for the written examination. Aspirants are suggested to download the admit card to participate in the examination before the exam date. Follow the below-stated steps to get the DHS Admit Card. The DHS Assam Grade Exam date will be printed on the DHS Assam Admit Card.
Subject
Marks
General knowledge
25%
Arithmetic
25%
English
25%
Reasoning
25%
Documents Along with DHS Assam Hall Ticket 2019
To write the Grade exam aspirants must download the admit card through the direct link given below. The Government ID proofs are very important to take down the exam. So, Examiners are advised to carry the original documents to the exam hall. Follow all the general instructions stated on the hall ticket inside the exam hall.
Original Photograph
Voter Card
Pan Card
Employee ID
College ID
PAN Card
Passport
Driving License
Any other ID proof issued by a Gazetted Officer
Bank Pass Book with the photograph
DHS Assam Admit Card Download 2019-20
Tap on the direct admit card link of “DHS Assam Hall Ticket”
Fill the Login details to get the admit card page.
Enter the Captcha shown on the page.
The admit card page will appear on the screen.
Enter the valid credentials in the admit card.
Check to the details in the hall ticket before submitting.
HPSSSB Results 2019 | HPSSSB TGT Non-Medical Result @ hpsssb.hp.gov.in – The Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Board has released Result of TGT Non-Medical, TGT Arts Final Result | Post Code 699. Candidates can download HPSSSB TGT Arts Result 2019 Post Code 699 from our website. End of this page we have provided a direct link to check and download your HPSSSB TGT Arts Result 2019. Here we have dedicated this page to update all the Latest result link regarding the HPSSSB Results 2019. Applicants can make use of this page to get your results on time.
Latest Updates: The Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Board has released Final Result, Cut off Marks, Selection List, and the Waiting list for the Post of Preservation Assistant on 03rd September 2019. Get Direct link from the below sections.
HPSSSB Preservation Assistant Final Result 2019 – Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission today declared the final result for the recruitment of 01 post {SC (UR) =01} of Preservation Assistant (on contract basis) Post Code: 597 on 03rd September 2019. Recently the HPSSSB has announced the Preservation Assistant Final Result, Screening Test Marks, Cut off Marks, Total Marks, and Waiting List on 03rd September 2019. Now, Everyone, those who have appeared for the Preservation Assistant Posts can verify your result from the official website i.e, hpsssb.hp.gov.in.
HPSSSB Preservation Assistant Final Result 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Preservation Assistant Screening Test Marks 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Preservation Assistant Total Marks 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Preservation Assistant Cut off Marks 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Preservation Assistant Waiting list 2019 – Click Here
HPSSSB Inspector Final Result 2019 – Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission declared the final result for the recruitment of 04 posts {General (UR)=02, OBC(UR)=01 & SC(UR)=01} of Inspector (Hotels) (on contract basis) Post Code: 557 on 02nd September 2019. Recently the HPSSSB has announced the Inspector (Hotels) Final Result, Screening Test Marks, Cut off Marks, Total Marks, and Waiting List on 02nd September 2019. Now, Everyone, those who have appeared for the Inspector (Hotels) Posts can verify your result from the official website i.e, hpsssb.hp.gov.in.
HPSSSB Inspector Final Result 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Inspector Screening Test Marks 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Inspector Total Marks 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Inspector Cut off Marks 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Inspector Waiting list 2019 – Click Here
HPSSSB Assistant Video Cameraman Result 2019 – Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission invited the applications for the recruitment of 01 posts of General(UR) of Assistant Video Cameraman (On contract basis) ( Post Code: 740) on 30th August 2019. Accordingly, 01 post of General (UR) category of Assistant Video Cameraman, Post Code: 740 remained vacant due to nonavailability of suitable candidates. Now, Everyone, those who have appeared for the Inspector (Hotels) Posts can verify your result from the official website i.e, hpsssb.hp.gov.in.
HPSSSB Assistant Video Cameraman Final Result 2019 – Click Here
HPSSSB Junior Technical Assistant (Archives) Final Result 2019 – Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission today declared the final result for the recruitment of 02 posts {OBC(UR)=01 & SC(UR)=01)} of Junior Technical Assistant (Archives) (on contract basis) Post Code: 596 on 30th August 2019. Now, Everyone, those who have appeared for the Junior Technical Assistant (Archives) Posts can verify your result from the official website i.e, hpsssb.hp.gov.in.
HPSSSB Junior Technical Assistant (Archives) Final Result 2019
HPSSSB Junior Technical Assistant (Archives) Final Result 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Junior Technical Assistant (Archives) Screening Test Marks 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Junior Technical Assistant (Archives) Total Marks 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Junior Technical Assistant (Archives) Cut off Marks 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Junior Technical Assistant (Archives) Waiting list 2019 – Click Here
HPSSSB Junior Technical Assistant (Archaeology & Museum) Final Result 2019 – Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission today declared the final result for the recruitment of 02 posts {General (UR) =02} of Junior Technical Assistant (Archaeology & Museum) (on contract basis) Post Code: 595 on 29th August 2019. Now, Everyone, those who have appeared for the Junior Technical Assistant (Archaeology & Museum) Posts can verify your result from the official website i.e, hpsssb.hp.gov.in.
HPSSSB Junior Technical Assistant (Archaeology & Museum) Final Result 2019
HPSSSB Junior Technical Assistant (Archaeology & Museum) Final Result 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Junior Technical Assistant (Archaeology & Museum) Screening Test Marks 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Junior Technical Assistant (Archaeology & Museum) Total Marks 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Junior Technical Assistant (Archaeology & Museum) Cut off Marks 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Junior Technical Assistant (Archaeology & Museum) Waiting list 2019 – Click Here
HPSSSB Medical Laboratory Technician Grade-II Waiting List 2019 – Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission has declared the waiting list for the post of Medical Laboratory Technician Grade-II Post Code: 627 on 23rd August 2019. Applicants can check and download your results from the below link. Now, Everyone, those who have appeared for the Medical Laboratory Technician Grade-II Posts can verify your result from the official website i.e, hpsssb.hp.gov.in.
HPSSSB Medical Laboratory Technician Grade-II Waiting List 2019
HPSSSB Medical Laboratory Technician Grade-II Waiting List 2019 – Click Here
HPSSSB Clerk Result 2019 – Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission today declared the final result, Total Marks, Cut off Marks for the recruitment of 22 posts {General(UR)=03, OBC(UR)=02(on regular basis), OBC(WFF)=01, SC(UR)=04 &ST(UR)=12} of Clerk (on Regular/contract basis) Post Code: 627 on 21st August 2019. Applicants can check and download your results from the below link. Now, Everyone, those who have appeared for the Clerk Posts can verify your result from the official website i.e, hpsssb.hp.gov.in.
HPSSSB Clerk Final Result 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Clerk Screening Test Result 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Clerk Total Marks 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Clerk Cut off Marks 2019 – Click Here HPSSSB Clerk Waiting List 2019 – Click Here
HPSSSB Fisheries Officer Result 2019 – Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission today 17th August 2019 declared the result of Written Objective Type Screening Test for the recruitment of 04 posts { Gen (UR)-04} of Fisheries Officer (on contract basis) Post Code: 589 held on 12th May 2019 as per the award list and ratio approved (1:3) by the Hon'ble Commission. Applicants can check and download your results from the below link. Now, Everyone, those who have appeared for the Fisheries Officer Posts can verify your result from the official website i.e, hpsssb.hp.gov.in.
HPSSSB Librarian Result 2019 – Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission today 16th August 2019 declared the result of Written Objective Type Screening Test for the recruitment of 01 posts { Gen (UR)-01} of Librarian (on contract basis) Post Code: 587 held on 14th May 2019 as per the award list and ratio approved (1:4) by the Hon'ble Commission. Now, Everyone, those who have appeared for the Librarian Posts can verify your result from the official website i.e, hpsssb.hp.gov.in.
HPSSSB JEE Waiting List 2019 – All the Exam participants can check the Himachal Pradesh JEE Waiting list 2019 from this page. As per the approval of the Apex Commission, the result of the next 02 candidates {General UR)=01 & OBC (BPL)=01} for the post of Junior Environmental Engineer (Post Code-688) from the waiting panel is hereby notified for further recommendation. Now, Everyone, those who have appeared for the Junior Environmental Engineer Posts can verify their waiting list from the official website i.e, hpsssb.hp.gov.in.
HPSSSB PET Waiting List 2019 – All the Exam participants can check the Himachal Pradesh PET Waiting list 2019 from this page. As per the approval of the Apex Commission, the result of the next 01 candidates of General (UR) category for the post of Physical Education Teacher (on contract) Post Code 571 from the waiting panel is hereby notified for further recommendation. Now, Everyone, those who have appeared for the Physical Education Teacher Posts can verify their waiting list from the official website i.e, hpsssb.hp.gov.in.
HPSSSB TGT Arts Result 2019 – All the Exam participants can check the Himachal Pradesh TGT Arts Result 2019 from this page. As per the approval of the Apex Commission, the result of a written objective type screening test held on 11th May 2019 for the recruitment of 490 posts of TGT (Arts) (on contract basis). Currently, Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Board has released the HPSSSB TGT Arts Final Result 2019 on 08th August 2019. Now, Everyone those who have appeared for the TGT Arts Posts can verify their results from the official website i.e, hpsssb.hp.gov.in.
HPSSSB TGT Non-Medical Result 2019 – The Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Board has recently announced the TGT Non-Medical Result – TGT Arts Final Result 2019 Post Code 699 on 02nd August 2019. Applicants those who have applied for the HPSSSB TGT Non-Medical Recruitment can check and download your result from the below link. Apart from this, all the candidates can get the complete details regarding HPSSSB TGT Arts Final Result 2019 Post Code 699 from the official website i.e, hpsssb.hp.gov.in.
HPSSSB TGT Arts Result 2019 – All the Exam participants can check the Himachal Pradesh TGT Arts Result 2019 from this page. As per the approval of the Apex Commission, the result of a written objective type screening test held on 11th May 2019 for the recruitment of 490 posts of TGT (Arts) (on contract basis). Currently, Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Board has released the HPSSSB TGT Arts Result 2019 on 26th June 2019. Now, Everyone those who have appeared for the TGT Arts Posts can verify their results from the official website i.e, hpsssb.hp.gov.in.
We heard that many candidates from Himachal Pradesh had participated in the exam which held on 11th May 2019. All the candidates who had participated in the exam must check the HPSSSB TGT Arts Result 2019. Moreover, the officials of Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission (HPSSSB) has released the HPSSSB Trained Graduate Teacher Result 2019.
HPSSSB TGT Arts Cut Off Marks 2019 will be announced by the officials only. Candidates can check the HPSSSB TGT Arts Cut Off Marks 2019 from the official portal. Basically, the officials of Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission (HPSSSB) will declare the HPSSSB TGT Arts Cut Off Marks 2019. Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission is the minimum marks that a candidate can obtain. The officials will shortlist the candidates based on the HPSSSB TGT Arts Cut Off Marks 2019.
HPSSSB TGT Arts Merit List 2019 | HPSSSB Results 2019
The HPSSSB TGT Arts Merit List 2019 contains the list of Qualified candidates. Also, the candidates who secure the top marks in the exam had displayed in the HPSSSB TGT Arts Merit List 2019. The candidates who are sure about their performance can have a chance to be placed in HPSSSB TGT Arts Merit List 2019. We suggest the candidates check the HPSSSB TGT Arts Merit List 2019 from the official website or on this page. Moreover, the officials are going to release the HPSSSB TGT Arts Merit List 2019 at the time of Results. All the participants can check the HPSSSB TGT Arts Merit List 2019 from the official portal.
Steps to check HPSSSB TGT Arts Result 2019
Visit the official website of HPSSSB i.e, hpsssb.hp.gov.in
In the home page click on the Results tab
A new page will be open
Click on the result of written test for the post of TGT (Arts) (Postcode-699) link
HPSSSB TGT Arts Result 2019 pdf will be open
Applicants can check & download the results for further reference.
Eastern Railway Recruitment 2019 –Apply Online for 252 vacancies. Recent Railway Job Notification has been released by the administration of Eastern Railway for the Category of B & C Non-Safety Jobs. Accordingly, 252 vacancies are available for Commercial cum Ticket Clerk and Junior & Clerk cum Typist. Interested aspirants check with the eligibility conditions given below. Eastern Railways Recruitment Apply Online Link will be available from 10th September 2019.
Applications are invited from eligible serving regular railway employees of Eastern Railway on or before 01st October 2019. Candidates willing to apply for the Eastern Railways Jobs should satisfy the eligibility conditions like educational qualification, age limit that is given below as per the Notification. Get more details like pay scale, selection process, important dates in the below section before going to apply.
Overview of Eastern Railway Kolkata Recruitment 2019
Name of the Board
Eastern Railway Recruitment Board
Number of Vacancies
252
Name of the Posts
Commercial cum Ticket Clerk and Junior & Clerk cum Typist
The Eastern Railway (truncated ER and পূর্ব, पूरे/पूर्व) is among the 18 zones of the Indian Railways. Its central station is at Fairley Place, Kolkata and includes four divisions: Howrah, Malda, Sealdah, and Asansol. The name of the division means the name of the city where the divisional central station is found. Eastern Railway Consists Most no. of A1 and A Category Stations like Howrah, Sealdah, Bhagalpur, Asansol, Durgapur and so on. Eastern Railways works perhaps the most seasoned train of India, Kalka Mail. 3 Popular Zones ECR, SER (again from SER-ECOR and SECR cut out in 2003) NFR were a piece of ER previously.
The Jamalpur Workshop is for wagon fix, intermittent redesign (POH) of diesel trains, assembling of cranes and tower-wagons; the Liluah workshop is for POH of instructing and cargo vehicles. The principal train kept running here among Howrah and Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The train left Howrah Station at 8:30 a.m. what’s more, came to Hooghly in 91 minutes. The Eastern Railway was shaped on 14 April 1952 by amalgamating three lower divisions of the East Indian Railway: Howrah, Asansol and Danapur, the whole Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR) and the Sealdah division of the recent Bengal Assam Railway[2] (which was at that point added toward the East Indian Railway on 15 August 1947). Till 30 September 2002 ER comprised seven divisions.
HSSC JE Result 2019 Released – Haryana Staff Selection Commission has recently uploaded Result for the Post of Junior Engineer (Electrical) Recruitment 2019 on 28th June 2019. Those candidates who have appeared in the recruitment exam can download the result now!! Candidates who had participated in the exam for 49 Junior Engineer (Electrical) posts can download HSSC JE Electrical Result 2019 from the official site i.e, hssc.gov.in. Moreover, the HSSC Written Examination was conducted on 29th April 2019. Now all the candidates can download their HSSC JE Final Result 2019 from the below table.
HSSC Junior Engineer Result 2019 | Release Date
To fill the 49 Junior Engineer (Electrical) posts, officials had decided to conduct the written exam and which is successfully completed on 29th April 2019. Now the officials of Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) has released the HSSC Junior Engineer Result 2019 in the official site. Moreover, the participants can access the HSSC JE Electrical Result 2019 through the quick link which is provided at the bottom of this page. Apart from this, we have provided a clear view about HSSC Merit List 2019 – JE (Electrical) and HSSC Junior Engineer (Electrical) Cut Off Marks 2019 in this article.
HSSC Junior Engineer (Electrical) Final Result 2019 – Overview
Applicants can check and download their HSSC JE Results 2019 from the direct link provided in the table. As we know everyone wishes to get selected in this Examination. Because getting government jobs in Haryana is not that much easy. If the candidates get selected in this recruitment process, they will be called for the next round of Interview. Also, applicants must consider about the HSSC JE Cut Off Marks & Merit List. This is the main part of this recruitment process.
Applicants those who have done their Written Examination can check their Cut Off Marks. The officials have released the HSSC JE Cut Off marks along with the HSSC JE Result 2019 in the official website. Getting equal to Cut Off or above the Cut Off Marks will be the best choice. Because if they get low marks when compared to the Cut Off, they will not be selected for the next round of the Interview. Also, the Cut Off marks will be announced by the officials. Cut Off Marks will differ for each and every candidates. It depends upon the categories like Number of questions asked in the exam, difficulties, number of vacancies, etc.
HSSC JE Merit List 2019 @ hssc.gov.in
The HSSC JE Merit List 2019 is the list of candidates who are shortlisted for the next rounds of the selection process. HSSC JE Merit list 2019 consist of the Candidates Name who scored top or high marks in the Written Examination. Those candidates name appeared on the list will get some priorities in the next rounds. And the next rounds of the selection process will be Socio-Economic criteria and experience. The officials of the Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) have released the HSSC JE Merit List 2019 in the official site.
Steps to check HSSC Junior Engineer Result 2019
Initially, Visit the official website of Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) i.e, hssc.gov.in
HSSC Official website will open, in the home page click on the Results tab
A new page will be open, where you can see the Final Result for the post of Junior Engineer (Electrical)
Download the Final Result for the post of JE (Electrical) Pdf file
Check the results with your registration number
Download or take a printout of the HSSC JE Result for further use.
Important links to download Final Result for the post of JE (Electrical)
AP Grama Sachivalayam Result 2019|Download AP Grama/ Ward Sachivalayam Answer Key, Merit List @ gramasachivalayam.ap.gov.in – Dear Candidates!! Here we have good news for you. Yes, The AP Grama/ Ward Sachivalayam Answer Key 2019 Pdf (Released) on 03rd September 2019. Here on this page, all the applicants can get the direct link for the AP Grama Sachivalayam Results. Applicants those who have applied for the Grama/Ward Sachivalayam Posts going to write the examination on 01st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th September 2019. Before going to appear for the Examination applicants can refer the Exam Pattern, Syllabus & Previous papers for better assistance. In the bottom of this article, we have updated a direct link for Results & Others.
AP Grama Sachivalayam latest updates: According to the official update, AP Grama Sachivalayam Result 2019 will announce in 22nd/ 23rd September 2019 (Expected).
AP Grama Sachivalayam Result 2019 @ 1.2 Lakhs Vacancy
The Andhra Pradesh State Government has announced the AP Grama Sachivalayam Recruitment 2019 by 3 months before, so a huge number of candidates have applied for the Posts. And almost all the candidates are writing the AP Grama Sachivalayam Exam and will search for the Answer key and Results. For the sake of candidates, we are updating all the latest information on this page. So applicants can get all the AP Grama Sachivalayam latest news from this article. we advise the applicants to keep track on this page to get your results on time. We have updated the latest AP Grama Sachivalayam Result 2019 link and the link will activate at the time of official announcement.
AP Grama Sachivalayam Results 2019 – Overview
AP Grama Sachivalayam Latest Updates | Check Cut off Marks, Merit List
Description
Details
Organization Name
Andhra Pradesh State Government
Post Name
Grama/Ward Sachivalayam Posts like Panchayat Secretary, VRO, ANM, VRA, Electrical Assistant, Engineer Assistant, Welfare Assistant & Other Posts
Candidates those who are waiting for your Grama/Ward Sachivalayam Exam Result can check your result from this page easily. The Participants can get Andhra Pradesh Sachivalayam Results 2019 link in the below segments. In addition to the written test results, Candidates can also get Cut off Marks, Merit List details from this page. Also, we have provided some step by step instructions to download vsws.ap.gov.in Result 2019 here. The selection process for the AP Grama Sachivalayam Recruitment 2019 has only two rounds. Applicants should get select in the Written Test and the Document Verification Rounds.
Here are some essential factors that to be considered while deciding the cut off marks. AP Grama Sachivalayam board is going to announce the cutoff after the exam result declaration. Factors that consider while calculating the cut off marks are as follows, No of vacancies, Total Number of people attended the written test, Highest marks secured by people, etc. We will also update the official cut off for SC/ ST/ OBC/ General/ PWD candidates whenever it declared by the authorities.
Andhra Pradesh Grama Sachivalayam Merit List
AP Grama/Ward Sachivalayam will publish the Merit list within two days of the Result announcement date. The Andhra Pradesh Grama Sachivalayam Merit List consists of Hall ticket number, name and marks obtained by the candidates in the examination. The AP Grama/Ward Sachivalayam Posts Appointment of candidates will be purely based on the Merit List. So all the candidates can download your Merit List & Check your name, Rank among the toppers from the official website i.e, gramasachivalayam.ap.gov.in
How to check AP Grama Sachivalayam Result 2019?
Candidates must visit the Andhra Pradesh Grama/ Ward Sachivalayam Official Site i.e http://vsws.ap.gov.in/
The candidates will be directed to the home page of AP Grama Sachivalayam.
Search for the AP Grama Sachivalayam Results 2019 on the home page.
Click on that link.
Now a fresh login page will be displayed on the screen.
Enter the data in the login credentials like Hall Ticket Number, Date of Birth.
Press the submit button.
Download AP Grama Volunteer 2019 Exam Result pdf.
Direct link to download AP Grama Sachivalayam Result 2019
Dibrugarh University Result 2019 – Students who have appeared for the Semester Examination conducted by the Dibrugarh University, its time to check out your results. Check out the 1st, 3rd and 5th-semester results of Dibrugarh University. Students who are looking for DIBRU May 2019 Exam Results and Mark Sheet can get it here. We have listed the latest Dibrugarh University Exam Results 2019 with Mark Sheet. Check out the entire article to know about the Dibrugarh University Revaluation Result 2019 details.
Dibrugarh University Exam Result 2019 @dibru.ac.in
Dibrugarh University has released the semester examination results for the BBA, MA, BCA Courses 1st, 3rd and 5th semester. We have attached the direct links to download the Semester Exam Results from the official website without any distractions. Candidates can get the Dibrugarh University Exam Results 2019 in Pdf format. Also, search for Dibrugarh University Semester wise Exam Results along with the Marksheet. Aspirants can also get the Regular and Supplementary Results here. We will update all the information once it is updated in the official website @www.dibru.ac.in
Latest Dibrugarh University Result 2019-20
Examination Name
Result Link
PG Final Examination 2018 in Political Science held in January 2019(under DODL)
Dibrugarh University (DU) is a public university in the Northeastern state of Assam. It is a teaching-cum-affiliating university which was established in 1965 under the Dibrugarh University Act, 1965 enacted by the Assam Legislative Assembly. Tinsukia, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Charaideo, Majuli, Golaghat, Lakhimpur, and Dhemaji are the districts under the jurisdiction of Dibrugarh University. University has a sprawling campus at Rajabheta, 5km from Dibrugarh, Assam spread over an area of 550 acres. University offers various Diploma, certificate, undergraduate, postgraduate and research level programs in various fields through its 5 schools of studies, 17 teaching departments, and 16 centres. It has around 175 affiliated colleges spread in various districts under its jurisdiction.
Regular/ Supplementary Result for Dibrugarh University
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 Dibrugarh University will take a week or more to process the exam papers to announce the Dibrugarh University Revaluation Results. Do stay updated with the University to know about the Revaluation Exam Results.
WBPSC School Sub Inspector Result 2019 (Released) @ www.pscwbonline.gov.in | Check West Bengal PSC School SI Cut off Marks, Merit List – Dear Folks!! Here we have updated a direct link to download your WBPSC School Sub Inspector Exam Result 2019. Of course, The West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) has recently announced the School Sub Inspector Result. The officials of the West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) had conducted Written Exam On 7th October 2018. And officials of the WBPSC released the WBPSC School Sub Inspector Result 2019.
WBPSC School Sub Inspector Result 2019
West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) officials have declared the School Sub Inspector result 2019. This is the great news for the candidates who are eagerly waiting for the West Bengal PSC School Sub Inspector Results 2019. We had provided a direct link to download the WBPSC School Sub Inspector Result 2019 at this page. So aspirants can get from here. And also check whether they get selected for the next process of selection or not. Also candidates can go through the below sections of this article for more information. And also refer to the official web site of the West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC).
WBPSC School Sub Inspector Result 2019 – Overview
WBPSC School Sub Inspector Result 2019 | West Bengal PSC School SI Cut Off Marks, Merit List
The officials of the West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) will decide the West Bengal PSC School SI Cut Off Marks 2019 based on some factors. They are given as follows: Number of vacancies available, Previous Year Cut Off Marks Analysis, Numbers of aspirants attend the written test, Category of the competitors like OC/ BC/ SC/ ST And also the difficulty level of the Question Paper.
WBPSC School Sub Inspector Merit List 2019
WBPSC School Sub Inspector Merit List consists of the selected aspirants' names for the next process of selection that is Personal Interview. yes, the candidates whose names are in the West Bengal PSC School Sub Inspector Merit List, those candidates can definitely move to the further selection process. Because all those listed aspirants must get top or highest marks among all the exam participated candidates. And also check the official web page of the West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) further details.
How to check WBPSC School Sub Inspector Result 2019?
Initially, aspirants can visit the official web site of the West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) that is www.pscwbonline.gov.in.
West Bengal PSC official page will open, in that page, you will have Latest Advertisements/ Announcements section.
In that section search for the WBPSC School Sub Inspector Results 2019.
Hit on that link.
Now you will get a PDF of the West Bengal PSC School Sub Inspector Results 2019.
Save and download the WBPSC School Sub Inspector Results 2019 PDF.
And now search your Name/ Roll Number in that page.
Direct link to download WBPSC Sub Inspector Result 2019
Punjab Wakf Board Recruitment 2019 – Apply Offline for 96 Teaching & Non-Teaching Job Vacancies. Applications are invited for both the Teaching and Non-Teaching jobs to fill the vacancies in the schools running under the direct management of the Board. Punjab Wakf Recruitment Board accepts the application from 30th August 2019. The application should reach on or before the last date 30th September 2019.
Selected candidates will be transferable between the schools under the direct management of the Board after recruitment. Salary, Probation and service conditions of the candidates will be based on the rules and policies approved by the Board. Candidates willing to apply for the Teaching or Non-Teaching jobs get the Application form at the end of the page and send it through either post or personally to the respective address. This page is fully loaded with the details regarding Punjab Wakf Board Recruitment 2019 check before applying for the vacancies.
Eligibility Criteria for Punjab Wakf Board Recruitment 2019
Educational Qualification:
Post Name
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Punjab Wakf Board is a statutory body comprised by the Department of Home, Government of Punjab under the Wakf Act 1995 (Central Act 43 of 1995) a few Masjids, Kabristans, Dargahs and so on are enrolled with this Board notwithstanding the wakf properties.
The elements of the Punjab Wakf Board are General Superintendence of all Wakfs organizations and their properties in the State and to exercise controls under the Wakf Act to guarantee that the Wakfs under its superintendence are appropriately kept up, controlled and managed and the payment thereof is properly connected to the items for which such Wakfs are made or expected.
Home, auto and personal loan rates may not fall sharply as expected after the RBI's directive on Wednesday as baddebt-laden banks strive to protect profitability with higher spreads over benchmark rates.Banking experts and analysts cautioned about pressure on banks' net interest margin after the RBI ordered lenders to ditch the current formula for setting rates and adopt a new one based on market-linked benchmarks.Some bankers and analysts warned that rates may either rise in the short term or stay where they are, as banks' cost of funds is linked to deposit rates that are sticky and not benchmarked.Banks may begin to charge a higher risk premium to cover the cost of deposits, which do not move in tandem with any of the RBI-suggested external benchmark interest rates — such as repo rate or treasury bills.Implications for Bank MarginsIf banks don't raise rates, they may be compromising on profitability."Linking all new retail loans (to external benchmarks) could lead to wide fluctuations in EMIs (equated monthly installments) for customers because these rates have to be reset every three months. The certainty that retail borrowers look for in EMIs will go. Also, with deposit rates not linked to the market, the transmission will not be total," said Prashant Kumar, CFO at State Bank of India. The country's largest lender has already linked cash credit overdraft rate up to Rs 1 lakh and home loan rates to the repo. 71002172 On Wednesday, the RBI asked banks to peg loans to retail lenders and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) either to the central bank's repo rate, the threemonth or six-month treasury yield published by Financial Benchmarks India Ltd (FBIL) or any other benchmark published by the latter. The move is aimed at making banks transmit the RBI's interest rate actions. It has been observed that whenever the RBI raises rates, banks are quick to pass on the increase to borrowers. The reverse, however, doesn't happen as promptly.The repo rate stands at 5.4%. If a bank with a marginal cost of lending rate of 9% charges a customer 100 basis points above it — or 10% interest rate — on a home loan, it will now be tempted to widen the spread because the new external benchmark rate would mostly be lower than the MCLR. In the current scenario, the spread between repo and the actual rate is 460 basis points. A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point. Taking the same illustration forward, if the RBI cuts rates by, say, 40 basis points to 5% percent, the MCLR or the bank's cost based on deposit and other rates does not fall by an equal amount to 8.6%. The fall may be just 20 bps or 10 bps, depending on the strength of the bank's deposits franchise. Hence, to protect margins, the bank would have to create a buffer and widen the spread to maybe 480 bps or even 500 bps. Eventually, instead of giving out the home loan at 10%, the bank may offer it at 10.2% or 10.3%. "The RBI's move could have serious implications on bank margins because their liabilities are fixed and loans to retail borrowers and MSMEs constitute more than 50% of the loan book in some cases," said Prakash Agarwal, head (financial institutions) at India Ratings & Research. "Banks will have to keep a buffer to adjust lending rates because deposit rates will not come down at the same pace as lending rates."Banks could also raise administrative fees to compensate for the additional risk. And this could also make payments volatile for individuals. Since May, SBI has linked its savings bank rate for deposits above Rs 1 lakh to the repo rate. However, it did not change the rate despite the 35 bps cut by the RBI earlier this month. SBI's savings bank rate is currently at 3%, higher than the 2.65% it should have offered taking into account the cut by RBI.Bank deposits in India compete with government savings schemes such as public provident fund and national savings schemes, which offer higher rates and hence create a floor for cuts in deposit rates. A large number of households and senior citizens depend on bank rates for survival. Hence, any rate cut also has social implications."What happens if a bank links the rates to, say, three-month or sixmonth treasury bill and there is sudden liquidity crisis, which leads to rates shooting up? Does that mean a mortgage borrower will overnight have to pay 200 basis points more as interest?" said Suresh Ganapathy, an analyst at Macquarie Securities. "The bigger issue is that of banks' ALM (asset-liability management) over the longer term in the absence of floating rate liability market. Please note that SBI did launch floating-rate, fixed-tenure term deposits in the past only to fail miserably… No one in India will accept a floating rate on deposits, since what they need is income certainty," Ganapathy added.Kotak Institutional Equities said the change would cast a shadow on bank margins as MCLR rates are currently higher than repo-linked instruments. It will also slow down transmission till all rates are aligned, and could lead to tweaks in bank spread or credit risk adjustment."Many banks are seen to be reluctant to link loan rates to external benchmarks because of the severe constraints they face in lowering deposit rates fearing migration of deposits to small savings schemes," said Ajay Bodke, CEO (PMS) at Prabhudas Lilladher.
Cognizant could see a slew of job cuts as early as end-October, CEO Brian Humphries indicated at an investor event in New York, to ensure that the ongoing restructuring at the company does not drag out over time."I do not believe in death by a thousand cuts, I would rather pull the Band-Aid off and get it behind us and set the context as to why this is critical and fast forward to the future," Humphries said.The announcements would be made along with the company's third quarter results, expected next month, and to the employees ahead of that, he said."We need to be draconian with the cost structure and use those savings to fund the future," he said.Humphries, who joined Cognizant in April, said earlier it planned to reduce costs to 'self-fund' some investments and make the IT services exporter 'fit-for-growth.' The Teaneck, New Jersey-headquartered company had grown strongly over the past 25 years even though growth has been disappointing over the last few years, he said, but it was in the process of 'ripping out cost.' "It's almost like having lived in a house for 20 years, having never moved and having not done spring cleaning. When you do move, you tend to find a lot of stuff you don't really need anymore," Humphries said. "At Cognizant, we need new eyes, a new perspective and to hone in on what we have that are hobbies and what is critical."RESHUFFLE 71002316 ET earlier reported about potential job cuts at Cognizant.A key focus will be changing the compensation structure.One of the measures being considered is raising the variable pay component of employee salaries, ET reported, and this is particularly expected to impact the company's sales force. Humphries said changes to sales compensation will be made in January.Lowering costs will also help the company better compete for deals, the CEO said, as the company had lost contracts to Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys because it did not have the cost structure to bid efficiently."Already, I am having more pricing dialogue with the cost structure we expect to have," Humphries said.
Reliance Industries Ltd is looking to buy fashion and child-focused retailers abroad and partner with global sports & beauty brands as part of its expansion into consumer markets, a top executive told Reuters. Under Asia's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries is pivoting from an oil-led conglomerate into a more consumer-facing company, selling everything from handbags to broadband to try to tap into Indians' rising disposable incomes. Reliance Brands already runs high-end stores in India with some 40 foreign partners, including British label Burberry , shoemaker Steve Madden and New York-based Iconix Brand Group Inc, through joint ventures and franchises. It also wrapped up its first international acquisition in May, buying Hamleys, the world's oldest toy retailer, for $88.5 million. And it is not planning to stop there. "The Hamleys acquisition ... has already whetted our appetite," Reliance Brands CEO Darshan Mehta said in an interview in India's financial capital Mumbai. "Internationally, much of brick and mortar retail is in a lot of pain," he added at the Reliance Brands office plastered with photographs of models advertising its breadth of brands. "No wonder - what may have once been available for 100 is now available for 50." Western companies "over built" their store estates and did not see the "e-commerce gorilla" coming, Mehta said. "Look around and you will always find many of them up for sale, whether it be in New York, London or Milan." Mehta declined to give details on talks. He said Reliance had no timeline and often took years to strike deals. "You can't hurry love," he said. Reliance is already India's biggest brick-and-mortar retailer in terms of revenue and number of stores. And Ambani, whom Forbes says is the world's 13th richest man, is also scaling up his grocery and wholesale businesses. Reliance Brands' products are available at 788 locations spread across exclusive brand outlets, shopping malls and airports. The company is planning to open around 120 stores in India in the fiscal year to March 2020, Mehta said. The company is also seeking to partner with brands in two segments where it so far does not have a presence: beauty and athletic lifestyle wear. Multi-brand sports, wellness and fitness are the categories of interest for the company, Mehta said, adding women's and men's beauty products were also the target areas. However, Reliance Brands - which Mehta said chiefly targets around 50 million affluent Indians - still remains a small part of the Reliance conglomerate, which made a net profit of $5.5 billion on $87 billion of revenue in the year ended March 2019. The group did not give separate figures for Reliance Brands.
NEW DELHI: The country that hosts Facebook's largest user base, India, is also the country whose cybersecurity researchers receive the biggest quantum of payouts from the social media behemoth for discovering data breaches and vulnerabilities.As per Facebook, in 2018, the company awarded over $1.1 million to security researchers from more than 100 countries, bringing the total payout till date to over $7.5 million. The payout programme, known as a bug bounty scheme, was started by Facebook in 2011. The top three countries based on the sum of payouts were India, the US and Croatia.It was an Indian security expert who played a crucial role in the latest incident of a data breach at the social media company though he didn't report his discovery under the bug bounty programme.American online publisher Tech Crunch reported on Wednesday the discovery of hundreds of millions of phone numbers linked to Facebook accounts through an exposed server that contained more than 419 million records over several databases on users across markets. Tech Crunch was tipped off by Sanyam Jain, an Indian security researcher from Udaipur and a member of the Hague-based nonprofit, GDI Foundation.71002112 Dan Gurfinkel, the security engineering manager for Facebook, said since the company started its bug bounty programme — where it collaborates with security researchers from around the world — India has been among the top contributing countries based on the bounty payouts and quality of bug reports. "We greatly value our bug bounty community from India that continuously engages with us to help keep people using our platforms safe," he added.Gautam Kumawat, who trains state police departments on social media and cybercrime and has been an awardee in Facebook's programme, said the bug bounty community from India has grown in keeping with the popularity of the platform here.Vulnerable Data Set Old: FacebookLast month, Indian security researcher Laxman Muthiyah from Chennai received $30,000 from Facebook for detecting a major security flaw and demonstrating how multiple Instagram accounts could be hacked within minutes. He won $10,000 again this month for hunting a bug on the same platform. Muthiyah made his findings public on his blog The Zero Hack on July 29.71002115 Saket Modi, CEO and co-founder of Lucideus, says his firm is a top contributor to finding cyber vulnerabilities. He said Lucideus discovers many of the findings collected in the National Vulnerability Database, the world's biggest database of cyber vulnerabilities maintained by the US government, and that the company has reported around 30 vulnerabilities to various social media firms over the past two years. In response to the latest breach discovered by Jain, Facebook said the data set is old and appeared to have information obtained before it made changes last year to remove people's ability to find others using phone numbers. But concerns have been mounting since Jain's discovery. In response to ET's queries, Facebook did not specify if any Indian users had been impacted. "The dataset has been taken down and we see no evidence that Facebook accounts were compromised. The underlying issue was addressed as part of a newsroom post on April 4, 2018 by Facebook's chief technology officer," said a Facebook spokesperson.
Home, auto and personal loan rates may not fall sharply as expected after the RBI's directive on Wednesday as baddebt-laden banks strive to protect profitability with higher spreads over benchmark rates.Banking experts and analysts cautioned about pressure on banks' net interest margin after the RBI ordered lenders to ditch the current formula for setting rates and adopt a new one based on market-linked benchmarks.Some bankers and analysts warned that rates may either rise in the short term or stay where they are, as banks' cost of funds is linked to deposit rates that are sticky and not benchmarked.Banks may begin to charge a higher risk premium to cover the cost of deposits, which do not move in tandem with any of the RBI-suggested external benchmark interest rates — such as repo rate or treasury bills.Implications for Bank MarginsIf banks don't raise rates, they may be compromising on profitability."Linking all new retail loans (to external benchmarks) could lead to wide fluctuations in EMIs (equated monthly installments) for customers because these rates have to be reset every three months. The certainty that retail borrowers look for in EMIs will go. Also, with deposit rates not linked to the market, the transmission will not be total," said Prashant Kumar, CFO at State Bank of India. The country's largest lender has already linked cash credit overdraft rate up to Rs 1 lakh and home loan rates to the repo. 71002172 On Wednesday, the RBI asked banks to peg loans to retail lenders and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) either to the central bank's repo rate, the threemonth or six-month treasury yield published by Financial Benchmarks India Ltd (FBIL) or any other benchmark published by the latter. The move is aimed at making banks transmit the RBI's interest rate actions. It has been observed that whenever the RBI raises rates, banks are quick to pass on the increase to borrowers. The reverse, however, doesn't happen as promptly.The repo rate stands at 5.4%. If a bank with a marginal cost of lending rate of 9% charges a customer 100 basis points above it — or 10% interest rate — on a home loan, it will now be tempted to widen the spread because the new external benchmark rate would mostly be lower than the MCLR. In the current scenario, the spread between repo and the actual rate is 460 basis points. A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point. Taking the same illustration forward, if the RBI cuts rates by, say, 40 basis points to 5% percent, the MCLR or the bank's cost based on deposit and other rates does not fall by an equal amount to 8.6%. The fall may be just 20 bps or 10 bps, depending on the strength of the bank's deposits franchise. Hence, to protect margins, the bank would have to create a buffer and widen the spread to maybe 480 bps or even 500 bps. Eventually, instead of giving out the home loan at 10%, the bank may offer it at 10.2% or 10.3%. "The RBI's move could have serious implications on bank margins because their liabilities are fixed and loans to retail borrowers and MSMEs constitute more than 50% of the loan book in some cases," said Prakash Agarwal, head (financial institutions) at India Ratings & Research. "Banks will have to keep a buffer to adjust lending rates because deposit rates will not come down at the same pace as lending rates."Banks could also raise administrative fees to compensate for the additional risk. And this could also make payments volatile for individuals. Since May, SBI has linked its savings bank rate for deposits above Rs 1 lakh to the repo rate. However, it did not change the rate despite the 35 bps cut by the RBI earlier this month. SBI's savings bank rate is currently at 3%, higher than the 2.65% it should have offered taking into account the cut by RBI.Bank deposits in India compete with government savings schemes such as public provident fund and national savings schemes, which offer higher rates and hence create a floor for cuts in deposit rates. A large number of households and senior citizens depend on bank rates for survival. Hence, any rate cut also has social implications."What happens if a bank links the rates to, say, three-month or sixmonth treasury bill and there is sudden liquidity crisis, which leads to rates shooting up? Does that mean a mortgage borrower will overnight have to pay 200 basis points more as interest?" said Suresh Ganapathy, an analyst at Macquarie Securities. "The bigger issue is that of banks' ALM (asset-liability management) over the longer term in the absence of floating rate liability market. Please note that SBI did launch floating-rate, fixed-tenure term deposits in the past only to fail miserably… No one in India will accept a floating rate on deposits, since what they need is income certainty," Ganapathy added.Kotak Institutional Equities said the change would cast a shadow on bank margins as MCLR rates are currently higher than repo-linked instruments. It will also slow down transmission till all rates are aligned, and could lead to tweaks in bank spread or credit risk adjustment."Many banks are seen to be reluctant to link loan rates to external benchmarks because of the severe constraints they face in lowering deposit rates fearing migration of deposits to small savings schemes," said Ajay Bodke, CEO (PMS) at Prabhudas Lilladher.
MUMBAI: Two years after its listing, Aditya Birla Capital Limited (ABCL) raised Rs 1,000 crore from private equity fund Advent International as part of a larger Rs 2,100 crore capitalisation exercise that will also see an equal contribution from promoter entities. Existing investor PremjiInvest will put in Rs 100 crore.The board approved the fundraise through a preferential allotment at Rs 100 per share at a 10.62% premium to ABCL's closing price of Rs 90.40 on September 4, the company said in a statement. ET was the first to report on September 4 that Advent was in advanced negotiations with Kumar Mangalam Birla to invest in his listed financial services holding company for a minority stake.Advent International will invest Rs 1,000 crore via its affiliate Jomei Investment and PremjiInvest's Rs 100 crore will come in through affiliate PI Opportunities Fund.Additionally, Grasim Industries will invest Rs 770 crore along with other Birla promoter entities who will, all told, contribute another Rs 230 crore to ABCL as "confidence capital". After the transaction, the promoter and promoter group entities will hold about 70.54% of ABCL.Upon completion of the transaction, Advent, a US-based buyout fund with over $36 billion AUM, will own about 4.15% of ABCL's equity, making it the largest non-promoter shareholder.PremjiInvest, through its affiliates, will hold about 4.11% of ABCL. In July 2017, PremjiInvest, the family investment arm of Wipro founder Azim Premji, bought a 2.2% stake in the company for Rs 703.7 crore ($109 million) at a proposed valuation of Rs 32,000 crore.In September of that year, ABCL got listed after a group reorganisation that saw Aditya Birla Nuvo merging with Grasim Industries and the financial services business getting hived off and brought under Aditya Birla Capital. Since listing, the stock is down over 60% and closed Thursday at Rs 91.45 for a market value of Rs 20,135.32 crore."The premium that we are getting in the valuation is a validation of the inherent strength of our franchise from a pedigreed global institutional investor," said ABCL CEO Ajay Srinivasan. "Since our listing two years ago, we have funded our strong growth through internal accruals and debt. This recapitalisation equity infusion is coming at a time that will help us refinance existing debt and also offer growth equity for our business for the next 18-24 months."Of the total Rs 2,100 crore, around 50% will be used for refinancing, while the rest is expected to help expand lenders Aditya Birla Finance and Aditya Birla Housing Finance Ltd besides Aditya Birla Health Insurance Ltd.Financial services has always been a focus area for Advent, having invested in ASK Investment Managers and CAMS. It was recently in the news for evaluating Yes Bank for a potential investment. It is also in the fray for a near 30% stake in Shriram Capital, a similar-sized transaction. "One can never time the market perfectly but we felt this was the best time to enter the NBFC (nonbanking finance company) space as valuations have corrected significantly," said Shweta Jalan, Advent's head in India. "There is a clear flight towards quality and scale that is happening across financial services. Liquidity is the key factor that will separate one from the pack and help stand out." 71002088 With assets of more than Rs 3 lakh crore under management, a Rs 63,000 crore loan book and an insurance arm with gross written premiums of around Rs 8,000 crore, ABCL is a diversified financial conglomerate that houses life insurance, asset management, private equity, corporate lending, structured finance, general insurance broking, wealth management, equity, currency and commodity broking, online personal finance management, housing finance, pension fund management and health insurance."Their conglomerate strategy of offering diversified services helps serve a wider pool of customers, have benefits in terms of cost controls, talent management and even sales," Jalan said. "Plus, the Birla parentage ensures that liquidity will not be a challenge. The sum of parts valuation is also far higher than what the market is factoring in. There are tremendous opportunities to unlock value going forward..."Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas was the legal adviser in the deal.JM Financial analyst Karan Singh said, "There are multiple growth drivers in place for each business whether in terms of expanding distribution (insurance) or retail penetration (lending) which will drive earnings growth."Despite the macroeconomic headwinds that have impacted the financial sector, Srinivasan feels that the company will continue to gain market share even while staying cautious. Some firms will have an advantage and liquidity will be a key differentiator. ABCL reported better-than-expected and operationally steady June quarter performance. While growth softened below trend, the focus on profitability and steady asset quality helped sustain profitability."We have cut out most of our exposure in gems and jewellery, auto, real estate — sectors we felt were more vulnerable, but even in these sectors, there are companies with bankable assets," Srinivasan said. "Between retail, SME (small and medium enterprises) and HNIs (high networth individuals), it's 50% of our lending book and we will continue to accelerate our pace of growth in these retail segments, cherry picking opportunities that fit our risk return portfolio." The balance sheet strength will come in handy to scale up through acquisitions."There is consolidation across the financial services spectrum starting with banks and NBFCs. This positions us well to capitalise on growth in general as well as to be prepared for any opportunities in any of the sectors in which we operate," Srinivasan said. "We have been scouting for targets and will continue to do so. Scale liquidity on our balance sheet will give us that extra edge to grow market share when several of our peers are calibrating or shrinking their businesses."
Crude oil was on a roller-coaster ride in August with prices starting the month on a steady upward trend with WTI hitting $56 and later reaching lowest of $50 and then soaring back to $56 to end the month on a bunch of volatile factors, including "Trump Tweet" effect.It seemed like global markets and crude are completely at the mercy of Trump's tweets these days. One particular area of risk to watch is the further weakening of the yuan against the dollar. The yuan depreciated to 7.15 to the greenback, the weakest rate since prior to the global financial crisis 11 years ago.The other headwinds were the ever increasing US production, which rose by 300,000 bpd to a record 12.5 million bpd. Prices received some boost after Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif threw cold water on the prospects of any meeting with the US. This came a day after President Donald Trump floated the idea of easing restrictions on Iran.The demand picture looks wobbly as worries over the supply side, where global production grew by a whopping 2.2 million barrels per day (mbpd), more than double its historical average. The vast majority of this growth was driven by US production. Since 2012 and the onset of the tight oil revolution, US production has increased by over 7 mbpd – broadly equivalent to Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports – an astonishing increase, which has transformed both the structure of the US economy and global oil market dynamics.Meanwhile, The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) of the Opec and non-Opec countries reported that July's overall compliance level was 159 per cent and was 22 per cent higher than earlier. The report provides further evidence that Saudi Arabia was serious about stepping in to defend the oil price and their decisive action continues to support oil prices.US energy companies have cut drilling rigs for a ninth month as rigs fell by 45, bringing the total to 742 -- the lowest level since January last year. Total US crude output fell in June for the second month in a row and market is forecasting rigs will continue to drop as oil prices remain in the mid-$50s range for WTI and around $60 for Brent. Rig operators are meeting their production goals as they adhere to capital discipline pledges and devise better well completion techniques, and now seek ways to further pare expenses.Trump's tariffs causing tension with alliesTrump's power is expressed via social media. The US Federal Reserve's power is exerted via the dollar, which has become more important globally in the decade since the financial crisis. China levied tariff of 5 per cent on US crude marks the first time the fuel had been targeted since the world's two largest economies started their trade war more than a year ago and in retaliation, the US began imposing 15 per cent tariffs on a variety of Chinese goods on Sunday – including footwear, smart watches and flat-panel televisions.China took 17 per cent of total US crude exports in 2018, just behind the biggest buyer, Canada which received 19 per cent of US shipments. The Chinese market share dropped to 7 per cent in the first half of 2019. This process kicked off days of fear among businesses and politicians on both sides of the border until Trump said that an immigration deal had been reached and scaled back his threats.Demand and supplyNon-Opec i.e US production growth (YoY) is expected to reach 1.8 mbpd in 2019 and 1.9mbpd for 2020. These are very high non-Opec growth rates in an historical context, but significantly below the record high 2.8mbpd growth in 2018. The 1.8 mbpd supply growth from non-Opec this year stands in sharp contrast to the expected increase in demand of just 0.8 mbpd. Opec+ cuts have been required to keep the oil market from an utter meltdown, including deeper-than-required cuts from Saudi Arabia, and harsh US sanctions on Venezuela and Iran.Natural gas Natural gas prices had a volatile month as market participants start to look towards the colder months in and the amount of increase in demand for natural gas can be a major trigger for the next month.The hurricane is providing some support, but there remains uncertainty as if hurricane hit Florida. It will have a bearish influence on natural gas prices because of lower cooling demand, while hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico near Louisiana and Texas tend to have a bullish influence since that is where the natural gas production facilities are.Prices are at critical point in year where volatility can increase due to seasonality shifts. With the summer cooling season winding down, traders will begin preparing for the winter heating season starting around September 1. Most of the price action is likely to be determined by what the massive amount of short-sellers decides to do with their positions.ConclusionAs these battles progress from the "phoney war" to the real war stage and their impact on corporate sales and profits, as well as capital investment, begin to show, the correction in financial asset valuations is likely to be savage.The market may see temporary drawdowns in inventories in the coming months due to extraordinary supply outages, but non-Opec supply growth and demand grinding to a halt means that the surplus is still set to return in 2020. It goes without saying that currency volatility and the risk of economic recession is bad news for oil prices. The Brent-WTI spread declined from $11.59 in late May to the $4.1 as on August 30. EIA expects WTI –Brent Spread will average $5.50 during Q4 2019 and in 2020, narrowing from $6.60 spread during July.The narrowing spread reflects that crude oil pipeline transportation constraints from the Permian basin to refineries and export terminals on the US Gulf Coast will ease in the coming months. For the month, we expect WTI to trade with bearish bias, and touch levels of $52-53 for this month.(Investors are advised to consult financial advisers before taking an investment calls based on these observations)
By Chandan TapariaNSE index on Thursday managed to hold the previous day's low, but continued to trade between 10,800 and 10,900 levels for most part of the session. The index formed a small bodied candle on the daily scale as selling was seen at higher levels, while declines were being bought into. Nifty needs to hold above 10,800 to witness a bounce towards 10,950 and then 11,000, while on the downside, supports are seen at 10,750 and then 10,700. On the Options front, maximum Put open interest (OI) was at 10,800 followed by 10,600 strike while maximum Call OI was at 11,200 followed by 11,700 strike. Call writing was at 11,000 followed by 10,900 strike, while Put writing was seen at 10,800 and 10,600 strikes. Option data suggests a trading range between 10,600 and 11,200 levels. India VIX moved up by 0.17 per cent to the 17.27 level. Bank Nifty formed an Inside Bar on the daily scale, as it traded in the range of the previous session's candle. The index managed to negate the formation of lower lows after five sessions, but supply pressure was seen at higher levels. It needs to hold above 27,000–27,150 to witness a bounce towards 27,350 and then 27,500, while on the downside, major supports are seen at 26,650 and then 26,500. Nifty futures closed with a marginal loss of 0.10 per cent at 10,875. Builtup of long positions were seen in BPCL, Engineers India, Hexaware, Voltas and YES Bank while Shorts were seen in LIC Housing and Indiabulls Housing Finance.(Chandan Taparia is Technical & Derivative Analyst at MOFSL. Investors are advised to consult financial advisers before taking an investment calls based on these observations)
Cognizant could see a slew of job cuts as early as end-October, CEO Brian Humphries indicated at an investor event in New York, to ensure that the ongoing restructuring at the company does not drag out over time."I do not believe in death by a thousand cuts, I would rather pull the Band-Aid off and get it behind us and set the context as to why this is critical and fast forward to the future," Humphries said.The announcements would be made along with the company's third quarter results, expected next month, and to the employees ahead of that, he said."We need to be draconian with the cost structure and use those savings to fund the future," he said.Humphries, who joined Cognizant in April, said earlier it planned to reduce costs to 'self-fund' some investments and make the IT services exporter 'fit-for-growth.' The Teaneck, New Jersey-headquartered company had grown strongly over the past 25 years even though growth has been disappointing over the last few years, he said, but it was in the process of 'ripping out cost.' "It's almost like having lived in a house for 20 years, having never moved and having not done spring cleaning. When you do move, you tend to find a lot of stuff you don't really need anymore," Humphries said. "At Cognizant, we need new eyes, a new perspective and to hone in on what we have that are hobbies and what is critical."RESHUFFLE 71002316 ET earlier reported about potential job cuts at Cognizant.A key focus will be changing the compensation structure.One of the measures being considered is raising the variable pay component of employee salaries, ET reported, and this is particularly expected to impact the company's sales force. Humphries said changes to sales compensation will be made in January.Lowering costs will also help the company better compete for deals, the CEO said, as the company had lost contracts to Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys because it did not have the cost structure to bid efficiently."Already, I am having more pricing dialogue with the cost structure we expect to have," Humphries said.
MUMBAI: Leadership hiring has remained unaffected by the economic downturn. On the contrary, it appears to be rosy, if the number of contracts executive search firms are entering into is anything to go by. It could also be an indicator of companies going in for "a reshuffling of the pack", according to an hiring expert.While leadership hiring continues to be strong, what has changed, however, is risk-averse organisations taking longer to zero in on the best talent for a CXO level post. This has resulted in prolonging of the process of hiring, said hiring experts.EMA Partners, an executive search firm, said it has signed up as least seven-to-eight CEO searches in the last one month. Executive Access India, on the other hand, has signed up five new assignments within the last 30 days. Sapphire Human Solutions CEO Ankit Bansal, said: "Across India, there have been over 400 CXO movements in August alone, as per our internal research. The number has remained more or less the same over the last few months."Bansal said although there has been a flurry of new mandates, decision making has slowed down and is delaying the process. "For a placement to close in August, work would have started in January-February this year. One would have to wait for CXO placement numbers for December-January to understand the real impact of the current slowdown" EMA Partners regional managing partner (Asia) K Sudarshan, said: "We believe while CEO hiring has not taken a beating in a bearish market, the process of hiring has certainly lengthened. Organisations are also cautious that they want to hire a CEO who will hit the ground running as there is no appetite for trying someone who is untested."Given the demand, CXO talent is weighing options to see which side the bread is buttered. Executive Access India MD Ronesh Puri, said: "Talent, which is not looking at retiring soon, is taking advantage of the situation to look for new opportunities. Premium talent continues to command an even bigger premium as organisations are competing with each other for outstanding talent. Premium talent is keen on moving out at more than traditional 20% hikes. Their ask is now around 40% as they know they can today command a higher price."Average talent is being weeded out and facing the axe as companies are becoming tough on average performers. "We are getting a number of calls from candidates as well. They're restive and apprehensive about their future and job security," said Puri.With regard to the new mandates it has acquired, Puri, said: "We have signed five new interesting assignments with in the last 30 days with family-owned companies wanting to further professionalise the management. Four of these are from the Indian family owned businesses. These are companies of the size of Rs 2,000-4,000 crore and want to professionalise their leadership and scale up their businesses even in a slowdown as they feel this is the best time to hire quality talent."The trend of companies hiring CXOs from another sector to bring in fresh perspective has, however, witnessed a slight change. "When times are hard, companies like to shuffle the pack. There are firms who do not want to hire from the same industry and, at the same time, there are companies which ask us to bring talent from the same industry. Both these trends are running parallel," said Puri.Some of the resent examples of lateral leadership hiring include the appointment of Rajesh Tapadia as CEO of Bharti Airtel's data centre and cloud business, Nxtra Data, the appointment of Anup Rau as CEO & MD of Future Generali India Insurance Company and the appointment of Neeraj Bahl as MD & CEO BSH Household Appliances.
Ashok Leyland to absorb production holidays at Chennai plant Wages payable for the non-working days declared on September 6, 7, 10, 11 will be decided after discussion with the Ashok Leyland Employees Union.
Mahindra & Mahindra defers Rs 1,000 crore capex plan for auto, tractor segments With poor auto sales leading to thousands of job losses across the value chain, Goenka warned there could be more layoffs if the slowdown continues till a brief period.
Jaypee Infratech case: NBCC to submit revised plan to take over 27 incomplete projects The Wish Town Home Buyers Welfare Society, which claims to have over 1,100 homebuyers of various JIL projects, had suggested that the apex court should "do complete justice" by inviting the bids in the court itself
Govt to file special leave petition in SC against Bombay HC order on IL&FS auditor Last month, BSR had filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking that the court declare Section 140 (5) of the Companies Act unconstitutional.
Kia Motors to start exports through Chennai port soon Kia Motors, Glovis India and Chennai Port Trust have entered into a tripartite agreement for export of cars till 2029 through the port.
TCS expands partnership with Norway's Posten Norge EuroKids will continue to be managed by its team of educators, administrators and management team led by co-founder and group CEO Prajodh Rajan, who will also remain a shareholder in the company.
Zomato: Delivery partners' monthly income crosses Rs 200 crore The company said a delivery partner working eight hours a day and five days a week earns around `20,000. The 2,30,000 job counts include part-time workers as well.
KKR buys majority stake in EuroKids International This move will accelerate Posten's growth by enabling adoption of agile working methods, harmonising IT services and driving automation.
HAL's Light Utility Helicopter completes high altitude trials The Bengaluru-based HAL said that the trials were carried out by the test pilots from HAL, IAF and the Army from August 24 to September 2.
Bihar MLA Anant Singh's voice tests positive in murder case Anant's voice sample was handed over to the police by the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team on Thursday.
Gujarat clocks over 100% of average annual rains Private weather forecaster Skymet said that a low-pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal was expected to move in a westerly direction bringing rains to Gujarat particularly South Gujarat.
'Oldest' mum alive delivers twins at the age of 74 On Thursday, as she became possibly the oldest woman in the country to have attained motherhood, staff at the Guntur clinic where she underwent a c-section hailed her as a "miracle mother".
Mumbai: Jain woman on fast dies of heart attack A 25-year-old Jain woman, Ekta Ashubhai Gala, died on Wednesday after fasting for eight days as per Jain rituals.
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