Someone reneged at the last moment to do a presentation to a business group in Toronto. I was asked if I could step in and replace him, and I accepted. The presentation is for Saturday morning, so I am flying out as I type this and I will be back in Montreal tomorrow night. Blogging will return Saturday evening.
* President Trump has pledged to pull the U.S. out of 'endless wars' and has succeeded in a few troop drawdowns * But the Pentagon says it will send as many as 7,000 troops back to the Middle East in a major deployment meant to check Iranian aggression * Iran is blamed for a series of maritime attacks and bombings in Saudi Arabia * 'If there is a threat, it will be met very strongly,' the president said Thursday
The United States said Thursday it was considering deploying fresh forces to counter the strategic threat Iran poses in the Middle East, with an official saying some 5,000 to 7,000 troops could head to the region.
Testifying before Congress, John Rood, the under secretary of defense for policy, said that the United States was 'observing Iran's behavior with concern.'
'We're continuing to look at that threat picture and have the ability to dynamically adjust our force posture,' Rood told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
The troop deliberations follow several decisions since spring to beef up the U.S. presence in the Middle East because of a series of maritime attacks and bombings in Saudi Arabia that the U.S. and others have blamed on Iran.
* Shooting took place on base early Friday morning, sparking a lockdown * Escambia County Sheriff's deputies responded to Naval Air Station and confronted the gunman, resulting in his death * Sources identified gunman as Saudi aviation student Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani * Rep Matt Gaetz, a Republican representing Pensacola, called the shooting 'an act of terrorism' * Three other people were shot and killed during incident inside classroom building on base * Nearby hospital received total of eight patients, one of whom later died * Deputies who engaged gunman were shot but are expected to recover * 'Walking through the crime scene was like being on the set of a movie,' Sheriff David Morgan told reporters
The suspect in Friday's deadly mass shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola was an aviation student from Saudi Arabia and authorities are now investigating if the shooting was terrorism-related.
US officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation, said the suspect was a second lieutenant attending the aviation school at the base.
Military from around the globe attend the Naval Air Station in Pensacola for flight training.
The shooter opened fire in a classroom building early this morning. The attack left four people dead, including the assailant, and eight others wounded.
* Train operator SNCF again axed 90 per cent of high-speed TGVs today after Thursday's public sector strikes * Air France cancelled 30 per cent of domestic flights for Friday with severe disruptions expected on Eurostar * Some 800,000 protesters marched in several cities on Thursday in the largest nationwide strikes in decades * Disruption comes days after President Macron appeared to be caught mocking Trump at NATO conference * Some 90 people arrested in Paris as hooded youths lit fires, looted stores and hurled fireworks at officers
France's Prime Minister Edouard Philippe told workers they might have to 'work a bit longer' under a proposed new pension scheme as the country prepared for a second day of strike chaos over the reforms.
He added that the government is 'very determined' to push ahead with these reforms, despite some 800,000 demonstrators taking part in marches and walkouts with paralysed transport networks across France.
Philippe said the government would work with trade unions to introduce a single points-based pension scheme that would require the French to 'work a bit longer' and replace dozens of more advantageous plans currently enjoyed by public sector workers.
Iranian political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran Abbas Araghchi, right, and German Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Helga Maria Schmid attend a JCPOA meeting at EU Delegation to the International Organizations office in Vienna, Austria [Joe Klamar/AFP]
Europeans will urge Iran to stop violating nuclear deal, but Tehran remains angered by sanctions imposed by Washington.
European powers will demand at talks on Friday that Iran stop violating their nuclear deal or risk renewed UN sanctions, but with Tehran angry over a lack of European protection from US sanctions, there appeared to be scant scope for compromise.
The afternoon meeting comes amid heightened friction between Iran and the West.
The Pentagon on Friday vehemently pushed back on reports that the United States may send 14,000 more troops to the Middle East to confront a growing Iranian threat but did not deny that a force increase is forthcoming.
"As the Department has stated repeatedly, we were never discussing or considering sending 14,000 additional troops to the Middle East," Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in a statement.
WASHINGTON - Phone logs subpoenaed from Verizon and AT&T put a spotlight on the powerful tools at lawmakers' disposal as they seek to investigate President Donald Trump in the impeachment inquiry.
The records were some of the strongest circumstantial evidence included in the House Intelligence Committee's impeachment report this week, revealing extensive contact between Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, and the Trump administration during critical points of the Ukraine saga. They also exposed calls between a Giuliani associate who has been indicted in New York, Lev Parnas, and the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Devin Nunes of California.
Republican lawmakers are blasting Democrats' decision to publish the records of Nunes' calls, as well as call records from John Solomon, a conservative columnist formerly at The Hill. Nunes said in a Fox News interview the inclusion of the phone records in the impeachment report is an infraction of his "civil rights" and promised to explore "whatever legal remedies I have."
WNU Editor: Not surprised by the revelation that President Trump and Rudy Giuliani talked a lot on the phone. After-all he is Trump's personal attorney. What is disturbing is that Democrats used their Congressional Committee authority to obtain the records of a fellow Congressman and a member of the media. This now sets a precedent, and it is going to be quite a sight to see when this authority to obtain these records will be used against the Democrats.
Ahead of this week's NATO summit in London, fresh developments in the eastern Mediterranean Sea will likely add to a long list of tensions between Turkey and allied nations as the bloc celebrates its 70th anniversary.
On Nov. 27, Ankara signed an agreement with Libya's internationally recognized government denoting new maritime boundaries between the two nations. The area spanning from southwest Turkey to northeast Libya cuts across a zone currently claimed by Greece and Cyprus, where plans for a future gas pipeline are in the works to link eastern Mediterranean gas fields with European markets.
The agreement comes as Turkish ships continue gas exploration and drilling activities within Cyprus' territorial waters, actions Ankara claims are necessary to ensure gas revenues are shared between the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is recognized solely by Turkey. The latest move further escalates tensions between the nations, which hold conflicting claims over the development of eastern Mediterranean energy resources.
The Russians spend the highest share of their military budget on procurement and build much of the equipment in-house.
After a decade of heavy investment in modernizing its military, Russia, a country with an economy similar in size to Spain, now has an updated army, navy and air force that fuel President Vladimir Putin's ambitions of keeping the country's superpower status. The upgrade has been possible, experts say, by boosting in-house production levels of weapons and equipment, and choosing to spend a larger share of the budget on acquisitions.
The Russian military received increased funding beginning in 2011, which improved pay for employees, allowed for the purchasing of high quantities of new and more sophisticated equipment, and supported more training and exercises.
Although the country spends significantly less in absolute figures than what the United States, China, Saudi Arabia, India or France each put into their military, in relative numbers Moscow spends a higher share of its defense budget for acquiring new or modernized equipment and weaponry.
WNU Editor: Russia focuses its military spending on things that work. Would they spend over $1 trillion to develop a new F-35 fighter .... no. But the would spend a billion or two on how to shoot it down.
* Shooting took place on base early Friday morning, sparking a lockdown * Escambia County Sheriff's deputies responded to Naval Air Station and confronted the gunman, resulting in his death
A shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida early this morning left one person dead and several others injured before the gunman was killed by law enforcement officers.
A spokesperson for the Escambia County Sheriff's Office told Pensacola News Journal that shots have been fired on base at around 7am local time.
Just before 8am, the sheriff's office announced the shooter has been shot and killed by deputies.
#UPDATE Iraq's top Shiite cleric said a new PM for the protest-hit country would be selected within a 15-day window but with no "foreign interference", after embattled premier, Adel Abdel Mahdi, was brought down last week https://t.co/77Qbfg3kgqpic.twitter.com/QGK3YVNPyy
My call for greater civility and dialogue may have been the least successful argument I made to the committee. Before I finished my testimony, my home and office were inundated with threatening messages and demands that I be fired from GW. https://t.co/X3wsqPTZBj
Now this is one superb looking picture of #Portsmouth! Two aircraft carrier, the historic dockyard, Spinnaker Tower - renowned sites all in one shot. Amazing. pic.twitter.com/vSziBXELUi
There is only one way this war ends. Last man standing. From Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes, watch the new 1917 trailer now. In theatres January. https://t.co/iWFsBbj1pSpic.twitter.com/VZN7ipVO7I
A man drinks a Frucola as a policeman chases demonstrators during a protest against Chile's government in Santiago, Chile December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
WNU Editor: The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... Photos of the week (Reuters).
Washington (CNN)A new satellite image obtained by CNN indicates North Korea may be preparing to resume testing engines used to power satellite launchers and intercontinental ballistic missiles at a site President Donald Trump previously claimed was dismantled after his Singapore summit with dictator Kim Jong Un this summer, according to experts who analyzed the photo.
The commercial satellite imagery, which was captured on Thursday by Planet Labs, shows new activity at Sohae Satellite Launching Station and the presence of a large shipping container at the facility's engine test stand, according Jeffrey Lewis, director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at the Middlebury Institute, which works in partnership with the imaging company.
The shipping container was not seen at the site before Thursday and its presence suggests the North Koreans are moving to resume tests engine tests at Sohae, Lewis told CNN.
WNU Editor: Too early to say that North Korea is about to test missile engines. But there are concerns that in the coming weeks North Korea may be conducting a major ballistic missile firing or (what really worries everyone) a nuclear test .... North Korean missile and Kim Jong-un's 'Christmas gift' decision (BBC).
On Wednesday, October 23, Kim Jong Un visited the Mt. Kumgang Tourist Region in the southern part of the country, which was started and formerly operated in cooperation with South Korea's Hyundai Asan conglomerate. His comments during the visit put another nail in the coffin of traditional forms of North-South economic cooperation. It also illustrated North Korea's growing confidence that it can promote economic growth without direct involvement from South Korea, through systemic economic change and self-sufficiency in managing its tourism industry. Read more ....
SOUTH CHINA SEA tensions have resulted in territorial tussling between the US and China as both superpowers try to assert their dominance over the region, but Washington was not helped by a huge French blunder which exposed their weaknesses to Beijing.
MELANIA TRUMP's icy relationship with Second Lady Karen Pence has been exposed in a new book as the author points to one key trip as an example of the frostiness.
IT IS the workplace from hell. A stinking, sprawling mountain of rubbish as far as the eye can see, dotted with exhausted donkeys delivering back-breaking loads of waste beneath a blazing sun.
THE United States needs to adjust its strategy in the Far East in order to contain China's expansionist plans, with its current approach, in which it takes primary responsibility for the defence of allies, not only increasingly costly but also "risky" in terms of triggering a disastrous conflict with the massive superpower.
DONALD TRUMP's impeachment inquiry is moving forward, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday. Could Mr Trump actually be thrown out as US President?
(OSWIECIM, Poland) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced a feeling of “deep shame” during her first-ever visit on Friday to the hallowed grounds of the former Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, where Adolf Hitler’s regime murdered more than a million people.
Merkel noted that her visit comes amid rising anti-Semitism and historical revisionism and vowed that Germany would not tolerate anti-Semitism. She said Germany remains committed to remembering the crimes that it committed against Jews, Poles, Roma and Sinti, homosexuals and others. Speaking to a gathering that included former Auschwitz inmates, she said she felt “deep shame in the face of the barbaric crimes committed by Germans here.”
“Nothing can bring back the people who were murdered here. Nothing can reverse the unprecedented crimes committed here. These crimes are and will remain part of German history and this history must be told over and over again,” she said.
She called such responsibility a key element in German national identity today.
Merkel also brought a donation of 60 million euros ($66.6 million). The money will go to a fund to conserve the physical remnants of the site — the barracks, watchtowers and personal items like shoes and suitcases of those killed.
Together, those objects endure as evidence of German atrocities and as one of the world’s most recognizable symbols of humanity’s capacity for evil. But they also are deteriorating under the strain of time and mass tourism, prompting a long-term conservation effort.
Accompanied by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Merkel began by seeing a crematorium and walking under the gate with the notorious words “Arbeit Macht Frei.” That was a cynical phrase that meant “work will set you free,” when the truth was that inmates were subjected to either immediate execution, painful scientific experiments or forced labor.
Merkel and Morawiecki went next to the site of executions, where they bowed their heads before two wreaths bearing their nations’ colors. The stay lasting several hours also included a visit to the conservation laboratory, where old leather shoes were laid out on a table, and to a laying of candles at Birkenau, the part of the vast complex where Jews were subjected to mass murder in gas chambers.
The donation to the Auschwitz Foundation comes in addition to 60 million euros that Germany donated when the fund was launched a decade ago, according to the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum.
That brings the total German donation to 120 million euros and makes Germany by far the most generous of 38 countries that have contributed. As with the earlier donation, half comes from the federal government and half from the German states, an acknowledgement of the German nation’s responsibility.
Since becoming chancellor in 2005, Merkel has paid her respects at other Nazi concentration camps, and she has been five times to Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust museum and memorial.
Still, Poland’s Foreign Ministry called her visit “historic,” in an obvious acknowledgement of the unique status Auschwitz has in the world’s collective memory. The ministry also noted that it was just the third visit of an incumbent head of a German government.
Nazi German forces killed an estimated 1.1 million people at the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex during their occupation of Poland during World War II. Most of the victims were Jews transported from across Europe to be killed in gas chambers. But tens of thousands of others were killed there too, including Poles, Soviet prisoners of war and Roma, or Gypsies. The camp was liberated by the Soviet army on Jan. 27, 1945.
Yet another confab of world leaders came and went this week, long on headlines and short on substance, as NATO leaders gathered in London to celebrate NATO’s 70th anniversary. There were laughs. There were shrugs. There were storm-offs. The only thing there wasn’t much of was genuine cooperation.
Why It Matters:
NATO is facing some serious existential issues. To be fair, they’ve been facing them since the collapse of the Soviet Union, as the military alliance’s raison d’etre was to counter threats from Moscow. NATO’s purpose was no longer clear, but there was no immediate need to disband. And in the euphoria of those “end of history” days—supercharging the momentum behind multilateralism and international cooperation—it became a vehicle to bring more countries into the Western fold (NATO’s membership grew from 16 in 1989 to 29 members today). For more than two decades it was enough for NATO to plod along.
But then NATO began losing its luster, first slowly then suddenly. The arrival of Donald Trump on the international political scene was the most visible and direct challenge to NATO’s role in a 21st century world. For Trump, all international relationships are transactional, and in his eyes the U.S. brought a lot more to the table than the rest of the allies did—in his own words, “we’re the schmucks that are paying for the whole thing”. The U.S. does indeed spend the highest percentage of its GDP on military expenditure, though the self-imposed 2% of GDP on military expenditures figure he frequently cites (and which only eight NATO members currently meet) was always a voluntary target rather than a requirement of member states.
But as Trump began questioning the NATO alliance out in the open, the dam burst. Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan opted to purchase Russia’s S-400 anti-missile system back in 2017 after a spate of disagreements arose between Ankara and Washington, and took delivery of that system just this year, a move that shook NATO to its core—the decision of a long-standing member to purchase weapons systems from the alliance’s most notable antagonist (and one that jeopardized critical military technology) moved NATO out of the realm of indispensable security umbrella, making it eligible to be used as a political talking point. That helps explain in part France’s Emmanuel Macron jumping into the NATO-bashing fray as well, referring to the alliance as suffering “brain death” for not being more coordinated (a response to Trump’s unilateral decision to remove its troops in Syria to make way for a Turkish offensive against Kurds there) and lacking true leadership (the role played by the U.S.). It was a comment aimed at reviving a military alliance many consider moribund, yes, but also one spoken for a French (as well as European) domestic audience.
What Happens Next:
Nobody enjoyed this week’s NATO dysfunction more than Russia, who sees the divides between the alliance’s members and harbor serious hopes of taking advantage of them. But long term, NATO isn’t going anywhere; for all the breathless headlines and open consternation of world leaders, institutions—particularly ones of the national security variety—remain sticky. Trump will someday leave office; Erdogan will eventually leave, too. Europe isn’t going to build an alternative, and its geographic location between the Middle East and North Africa means that national security will remain a priority for the continent so long as it remains caught between two regions with no shortage of political and social unrest. Going forward, NATO will seem less relevant and capable, especially when/if they need to act together, but it’s not about to dumped into the trash heap of history.
A weaker NATO doesn’t spell the end of the West, but it is yet one more data point—and among the most significant ones—of our continuing descent into global geopolitical recession.
The One Thing to Read About It:
This Economist interview with the French president, in which Macron explains that “What we are currently experiencing is the brain death of NATO… [NATO] only works if the guarantor of last resort functions as such. I’d argue that we should reassess the reality of what NATO is in the light of the commitment of the United States.”
The Key Number That Explains It:
Donald Trump doesn’t have that many fans among Europe’s current crop of political leaders… and yet his threats still managed to get them to raise their own military expenditures by about $130 billion over the last five years, proving that getting NATO to take action isn’t exactly a popularity contest. Unfortunately for Trump, winning domestic elections is another matter.
The One Thing to Say About It at a Dinner Party:
Getting NATO allies to cough up more money (and by extension, not to take America’s commitment to NATO for granted anymore) is one of Trump’s only undisputed foreign policy wins to date. Don’t think he hasn’t noticed; as impeachment and reelection bare down on him simultaneously, he may be inclined to go back to that particular watering hole and kick around NATO allies some more. NATO should brace for a tough year ahead.
(BAGHDAD) — Gunmen in cars opened fire Friday in Baghdad’s Khilani Square. leaving at least 15 people dead and 60 wounded, Iraqi security and medical officials said. At least two of the dead were policemen.
Protesters fearing for their lives ran from the plaza to nearby Tahrir Square and mosques to take cover. It wasn’t immediately clear who did the shooting.
The attack came as anti-government demonstrators occupied parts of Jumhuriya, Sinak and Ahar bridges in a standoff with security forces. All the bridges lead to or near the heavily-fortified Green Zone, the seat of Iraq’s government.
“We are under live fire now with electric power cut, the wounded and martyrs are here and the bullets were fired in Sinak Bridge,” said one protester, who did not give their name for fear of retaliation.
The attack came a day after a string of suspicious stabbing incidents targeting demonstrators left at least 13 wounded in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, the epicenter of Iraq’s leaderless protest movement.
Those attacks by unknown perpetrators occurred as demonstrators supporting political parties and Iran-backed militias withdrew from the Square . The incidents Thursday fueled paranoia among protesters, who immediately implemented self security measures to uncover saboteurs within the square.
At least 400 people have died since the leaderless uprising shook Iraq on Oct. 1, with thousands of Iraqis taking to the streets in Baghdad and the predominantly Shiite southern Iraq decrying corruption, poor services, lack of jobs and calling for an end to the political system that was imposed after the 2003 U.S. invasion.
Security forces dispersed crowds with live fire, tear gas and sonic bombs, leading to fatalities. Pressure from the protests, now in its third month, lead to the resignation of Abdul-Mahdi last week following al-Sistani calling for parliament to withdraw its support for his government.
Earlier, Iraq’s highest Shiite religious authority called for the formation of a new government within the allotted deadline, and without foreign interference, as the clock ticks down on lawmakers to select a new premier following the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi last week.
Thousands of anti-government protesters from across southern Iraq had joined demonstrators in Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the protest movement in the capital, hours after the sermon, according to security officials.
“We hope the head of the new government and it’s members are chosen within the constitutional deadline and according to the aspirations of the people and away from outside influence,” the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani said in his weekly Friday sermon in the holy city of Najaf. The sermon is always delivered by a representative.
He added that the Shiite religious establishment would not take part in the government formation process.
Parliament had 15 days since his stepping down was formally recognized by lawmakers last Sunday to name a new nominee, per the constitution.
Since the U.S. invasion of 2003, government formation in Iraq has been based on brokering consensus among political factions and their foreign allies, primarily the U.S. and Iran. President Barham Salih launched talks immediately after Abdul-Mahdi’s resignation by making rounds with different political blocs. Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force and the architect of its regional security apparatus, also came to Baghdad to meet with key officials.
Lawmakers made headway in passing a key reform bill to change the membership of Iraq’s controversial Independent High Electoral Commission, the body tasked with overseeing polls, in a session Thursday night. Anti-government protesters consider IHEC a corrupt and partisan institution and its commissioners working in favor of political parties. The new law seeks to select commissioners primarily from the judiciary.
Protesters are also calling for early elections and reforms to have a greater influence in electing their representatives.
Al-Sistani, Iraq’s most powerful religious figure who’s opinion holds sway over Iraqis, also said peaceful protesters should increase their ranks and push out saboteurs, while respecting the role of the “indispensable” security forces.
Following the sermon, thousands of protesters traveled to Baghdad from across southern Iraqi provinces and marched on Tahrir Square, including from Dhi Qar, Diwanieh, Karbala, Najaf, Babylon and Missan, security officials said, chanting the slogan “Sistani, we are his soldiers.”
Security officials requested anonymity in line with regulations.
The family of a Maltese journalist who was murdered in 2017 have called on the country’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to leave office immediately and be placed under investigation as new evidence emerges about Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death.
“Justice can only be achieved if people continue demanding it… and if Muscat leaves office and is placed under investigation,” Caruana Galizia’s sister Corinne Vella told TIME.
More than two years have passed since a bomb detonated under the driver’s seat of the journalist’s rental car in October 2017. The unsolved murder of Caruana Galizia, who set out writing about local politics and ended up uncovering corruption at the highest levels of her country’s government, has left Malta in a worsening political crisis.
On Wednesday, a taxi driver named Melvin Theuma told a court how Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech had contacted him in 2017 to organize the murder, with the words “get on with it. I want to kill Daphne,” Times of Malta reports.
Fenech, who pleaded not guilty to charges of complicity in the journalist’s murder on Nov. 30, was named in leaked legal documents, known as the Panama Papers, that exposed details of offshore tax havens and unorthodox accounting. Caruana Galizia had been investigating Fenech’s companies before she was murdered.
The businessman is also linked with top ministers including the Prime Minister’s chief of staff, who Fenech accused in court on Thursday of leaking key information about the murder investigation to him. The aide, Keith Schembri, has denied any involvement in the murder.
The fresh allegations about Muscat’s senior ministers add more pressure on the prime minister to leave office. After government ministers were arrested in relation to the journalist’s murder and subsequent protests in Malta’s capital, Valletta, demanding he resign, Muscat announced on Dec. 1 that he would.
But while Muscat set a Jan.12 date for his resignation as leader of the Labour Party, he declined to give a date for the end of his premiership — saying only he will resign as Prime Minister in “the days after.”
Muscat’s decision to stay on has angered Caruana Galizia’s family. “Days after could be anything from a day to several years,” Vella tells TIME. “Muscat needs to get out of Office, out of the Party, and out of the Parliament. He should have nothing to do with the investigation, other than as a suspect.” On Dec. 2, the family filed a judicial request calling for Muscat himself to be investigated over the murder.
“If he doesn’t go willingly, his cabinet should remove him,” Vella added. “Malta has to see that its institutions can work.”
Sophie in’t Veld, the head of a European Parliament delegation that met with Muscat in Malta on Tuesday for a fact-finding mission also said that the Prime Minister should relinquish power immediately due to “serious errors of judgement.” The journalist’s family is urging European lawmakers to consider sanctions if he doesn’t.
“In politics it is about trust. It is about the integrity of office. We have made it very clear that there is a problem,” in’t Veld said on Tuesday. “This is not just between the prime minister and the Maltese people. It is between Malta and the European Union.”
The investigation into Caruana Galizia’s murder took a turn after the Nov. 20 arrest of Fenech, whom media reports have linked to payments to senior government officials. The investigation has drawn in Muscat’s chief of staff, Keith Schembri, and two ministers—Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi and Economy Minister Chris Cardona.
Within hours of each other, all three promptly resigned as police said they would widen the scope of the investigation to determine who was behind the journalist’s murder; Cardona has since been reinstated. Fenech had proposed to give information about the three government officials and “others close to the Prime Minister” in exchange for immunity, but this request was rejected. On Nov. 30, Fenech was charged with complicity in the journalist’s murder and pleaded not guilty. All three officials, deny any wrongdoing.
Appearing in court on Thursday, Fenech testified that Schembri had leaked information to him, divulging that his phone had been tapped and warning him of police raids in advance, the Times of Malta reported. The leaked information, Fenech alleges, continued even after Fenech’s arrest; he accuses Schembri of sending a message, via their doctor, with a “script” on what to say to the police. Schembri has denied any wrongdoing.
In court on Wednesday, Theuma, who was granted immunity from prosecution in exchange for information about Fenech, accused the businessman of masterminding the attack and said he was invited to the government headquarters after agreeing to arrange the murder and given a tour by Schembri. The taxi driver told the court that he had been put on the government payroll and he received a paycheck for three or four months for doing nothing. “If you asked me, I wouldn’t know what my job was at the ministry, as I never went,” he said.
He also testified how he acted as a middleman in the murder, arranging payments to Vincent Muscat and brothers Alred and George Degiorgio, who stand accused of carrying out the attack.
“The fact that people have been arrested, it’s only just the beginning,” Vella says. “We will see justice when everybody involved in the murder faces justice, and when everyone Daphne exposed faces justice as well.”
For Vella, she said hasn’t had chance to grieve her sister’s death. “There hasn’t been time to process her death. There was no time to sit around feeling sorry for ourselves and grieve properly. There will be time for that, but the first thing we need is justice,” Vella says.
Her sister believes that Caruana Galizia’s legacy as a crusading journalist will live on. “In all the chaos and craziness that followed [her death], lots of people stepped up. Malta was crawling with journalists,” Vella says. “Daphne’s legacy is that so many people have found a voice. People are protesting and it’s wonderful to see – I hope it becomes permanent, it gives us a lot of strength.”
(SHADNAGAR, India) — Police on Friday fatally shot four men being held on suspicion of raping and killing a woman in southern India after investigators took them to the crime scene, drawing both praise and condemnation in a case that has sparked protests across the country.
The burned body of the woman—a 27-year-old veterinarian—was found last week by a passer-by near the city of Hyderabad, India’s tech hub, after she went missing the previous night.
At around 3 a.m. Friday, police took the suspects, who had not been formally charged with any crime, to the sites where the rape and killing are believed to have taken place and the spot in an underpass where the woman’s body was burned about half a kilometer (a third of a mile) away, said V.C. Sajjanar, the local police commissioner.
The police brought the suspects to help them locate evidence, including the victim’s phone, Sajjanar said at a news conference.
“The suspects seized some weapons from policemen who had taken them there and started firing,” Sajjanar said.
“Even though our officers maintained restraint and asked them to surrender, but without listening to us they continued to fire and continued to attack us,” Sajjanar said, adding that police returned fire, killing the suspects.
The woman’s death is the latest gruesome case of sexual violence against women to rile India and comes despite efforts to strengthen the penalties for such crimes. Some advocates say those efforts have failed to deter predators.
Hours after the police shootings, the crime scene in Shadnagar, a town in the state of Telangana about an hour southwest of Hyderabad, had the appearance of a fairground.
About 300 people gathered to celebrate the suspects’ deaths.
Some hugged officers and lifted them into the air, chanting “Long live police,” while others showered them with flowers.
Indians had rallied on the streets of Hyderabad, New Delhi and Mumbai and called on social media for swift justice in a country where sentencing is notoriously delayed by backlogged courts.
After the veterinarian’s killing, Swati Maliwal, the head of the Delhi Commission for Women, started an indefinite hunger strike, demanding that the perpetrators be hanged within six months.
Maliwal said Friday that police “had no choice but to shoot.”
She said she is continuing her fast to demand swift hangings in other sexual violence cases because she thinks capital punishment will act as a deterrent.
“Hang the rapists!” shouted some of the hundreds of Maliwal’s mainly women supporters who gathered Friday at the site of her strike, the mausoleum of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi.
The Congress party and other opposition groups raised the police killings in Parliament, and demanded a probe into the incident.
The National Commission on Human Rights, an autonomous body within India’s Parliament, said it was sending a fact-finding mission to the crime scene.
“This type of justice is counterfeit,” said Kavita Krishnan, secretary of the All India Progressive Women’s Association.
“The killings are a ploy to shut down our demand of accountability from governments, judiciary and police, and dignity and justice for women. We demand a thorough investigation into this,” she said.
Maneka Gandhi, a lawmaker from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and a former Cabinet minister, accused police of taking the law into their own hands.
“They would’ve been hanged by court anyway. If you’re going to kill the accused before any due process of law has been followed, then what’s the point of having courts, law and police?” she said.
Avinash Kumar, executive director of Amnesty International India, echoed the sentiment in a statement, saying that “extrajudicial killings are not a solution to preventing rape.”
After the 2012 gang rape and killing of a 23-year-old student on a New Delhi bus, minimum sentences were raised in cases of sexual violence. The four men convicted in the case have appealed their sentences, which were death by hanging.
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Schmall reported from New Delhi. Associated Press writers Mohammed Shafeeq in Hyderabad and Chonchui Ngashangva, Ashok Sharma and Sheikh Saaliq in New Delhi contributed to this report.
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JPSC Admit Card 2019: Download all Jharkhand Public Service Commission Recruitment board exam admit card 2019 here. Applied for the JPSC jobs then download the hall ticket for written test, and call letter for interview rounds (selective jobs) online on our page.
Jharkhand PSC usually allows the applicants to download the admit card for the written test online. The board will release the admit card to applicants 15-20 days before the exam date. Hence, if you applied for the JPSC jobs and looking for the admit card, then go through the article and find the link in the sections below.
Applicant searching for JPSC Hall Ticket 2019 is in right place. On our page, we have given the direct link to download the admit card online. To make it easy for the visitors we have given the separate links for respective JPSC careers below. Hence, find the respective link and download the hall ticket today. Aspirants who are looking for interview call letters can download from the link at the end of the page.
JPSC Civil Judge Interview Letter 2019
The Jharkhand Public Service Commission has issued the Interview Letter for the post of Civil Judge on its official portal. Therefore, the admit card will be available at the bottom of the section. Thus, the JPSC Civil Judge Admit Card has to be downloaded by providing valid credentials.
JPSC Civil Judge Interview Letter 2019 – Download Here
JPSC Civil Judge Mains Admit Card 2o19
Jharkhand Public Service Commission released the admit card for the Civil Judge Mains Exam. Hence, the exam date will be printed on the JPSC Admit Card. The Hall Ticket has been released on 11th September 2019. Make sure to download the admit card before the exam date. Hence, the direct link to download the admit card is available on the below segment.
JPSC Recruitment admit-card for Assistant Engineer (AE), Food Safety Officer, Civil Service Examinations, Groups & others are available below. Aspirants who looking for JPSC admit cards are advised to check the steps given on how to download the JPSC admit card online. Also, check the list of important documents need to carry for written and interview rounds conducted by Jharkhand PSC.
Importance of Downloading JPSC Admit Card 2019
Admit Card is an important document which the applicants need to carry along with them to the exam center. Candidates who fail to carry the admit card are not allowed to enter the exam center. Where admit card is your identity that you are the one who applied and came to attend the examination.
Hence, download your admit card today, take a photocopy. We advise to save the hall ticket in pdf format and keep in the drive so that you can access it at any time. However, carry a valid Id proof along with the hall ticket, for verification purpose.
Valid ID Proof’s for Jharkhand Public Service Commission Examination
Aspirants need to carry and Id proof along with with the admit card. Hence, here is the list which you can carry to the exam center.
Aadhaar Card
Driving license
PAN
Voter ID
Student or Employee ID Card etc.
How to download JPSC Admit Card Online 2019
Click on the link given at the end of our page.
Will be redirected to the official JPSC website
You can find all the JPSC news update on the page.
Find the notification related to you searching for
Click on the link and will be taken to a new page where you can find the admit card link(when released)
Just click on the link and enter the login details (if required) and download your JPSC hall ticket 2019.
Are you looking for FSSAI Previous Year Question Papers Pdf for Technical Officer, Food Safety Officer, Assistant & other posts? Then, you are in the right place for your search. Here we have updated all the necessary FSSAI model exam papers with solutions pdf with direct links to download for free of cost. Furthermore, read the complete article and find written test pattern, exam dates, vacancies details along with solved papers pdf.
FSSAI Previous Question Papers Pdf
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is inviting applications to fill 275 vacancies for various posts. The career opportunities under FSSAI are for Technical Officer, Food Safety Officer, Personal Assistant & other posts. The interested and eligible candidates who are applying for this exam start preparing for the exam.
However, we have given FSSAI question paper in Hindi & English Pdf to help the aspirants in their preparation of the exam. First, applicants need to check the latest syllabus and exam pattern to understand the structure of the exam. You will get an idea of the exam and proper strategy can be made to crack the exam successfully.
FSSAI Assistant, FSO & Other Previous Exam Paper – www.fssai.gov.in
Description
Details
Organization Name
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
Name of Posts
275
Vacancies
Technical Officer, Food Safety Officer, Personal Assistant & Other
The selection process involves the Computer Based Test (CBT), Written Exam followed by an interview. But, For personal Assistant post, Skill Test will also be there additionally.
FSSAI Assistant Previous Year Paper | Exam Pattern 2019-20
The latest FSSAI assistant & other posts exam pattern 2019 is available below that includes subjects, the number of questions, marks allotted and other details in it. Also, applicants can check the other details like FSSAI exam date, exam pattern, and application form from our website.
FSSAI Exam Question Paper Pattern for Technical Officer, FSO, Asst. Director & Admin Officer 2019-20
Parts
Subjects
No of Questions
Part A
General Aptitude and Computer Literacy
25
Part B
Functional Knowledge Test
75
Total Questions
100
For every correct answer, 4 Marks allotted
1 Mark deducted for every wrong answer
There will be 100 Objective MCQ type questions to be attempted in 120 minutes
For Assistant & Junior Assistant Grade-I:
Subjects
No. of Questions
General Intelligence
20
Quantitative Aptitude
20
English Language
15
General Awareness
25
Computer Literacy
10
FSSAI – Role, Functions, Initiatives (A General Understanding)
10
Total
100
Total Duration of the examination is 120 Minutes
For every correct answer, 4 Marks is given, and 1 mark will be deducted
For Personal Assistant Posts:
Subjects
No. of Questions
General Intelligence & Reasoning
20
General Awareness
20
Computer Literacy
10
English Language & Comprehension
50
Total
100
Total Duration of the examination is 120 Minutes
For every correct answer, 4 Marks is given, and 1 mark will be deducted
For Hindi Translator Posts:
Paper
Subject
No. of Questions
Paper 1
General Hindi
100
General English
Paper 2
Translation and Essay Descriptive Paper
4 Question each having 25 Marks
Paper 1 will consist of two parts and it will be Objective in Nature
The total duration of the examination will be 120 minutes
Each question will carry 4 Marks and 1 Mark will be deducted for every wrong answer
Paper 2 will be descriptive in nature
For Deputy Manager, Assistant Manager Posts:
Parts
Subjects
No of Questions
Part A
General Aptitude and Computer Literacy
25
Part B
Functional Knowledge Test
75
Total Questions
100
The total duration of the examination is 120 Mins
For every correct answer, 4 Marks would be given and 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer
Download FSSAI Question Paper Pdf
Applicants will be able to download all previous years papers using direct links given under this section. For FSSAI 2016, 2017 & 2018 previous question papers check the official site. Here, aspirants can download question papers just by one click. Refer all the exam papers & solved model papers for scoring well in the exam.
Direct Links to Download FSSAI Solved Model Exam Papers Pdf
AFCAT Previous Year Papers along with answer key is available here. Candidates who are appearing for the Air Force Common Admission Test 2020 can download the question paper for free of cost on our page. Direct link for AFCAT previous papers with solutions is given below. Hence, go through the article and check the exam pattern and exam date details. Later, download the AFCAT question paper pdf, aspirants who are interested can also visit the official website for more details.
AFCAT Previous Question Papers Pdf
Air Force Common Admission Test Previous Year Papers: Indian Airforce is one of the most prestigious board in India. Many people in the country might be dreaming to work in the Indian Airforce. However, Indian Airforce conducts the AFCAT examination twice a year in June and December to fill various vacancies. Hence, job seekers who are waiting for an opportunity can apply and start preparation.
Aspirants can find the latest Air Force Common Admission Test details in our AFCAT notification 2020 page. The official notification of AFCAT – I 2020 released on 23rd November 2019. The application form is available from 1st December 2019 and the last date to apply for exam is on 30th December 2019. AFCAT – I admit card will be released in last week of January 2020. AFCAT-I exam date is released and will be tentatively conducted on 24th & 25th February 2020. In order to face the competition and crack your dream job, candidates need to prepare well. Here the AFCAT previous year papers will help you in the preparation and scoring marks. To help candidates in getting the previous paper we have given the old question papers samples in pdf format below. Hence, check the exam pattern and download the AFCAT previous year question papers pdf for free. Here is an overview of AFCAT 01/02 examination 2020.
AFCAT Previous Year Question Paper with Answer Key Pdf
Indian Air Force has given the supplementary exam date for the candidates who didn’t appear in the month of June 2019. As the board has canceled the examination due to curfew in some regions. Hence, those candidates can check the complete exam pattern details below and prepare well.
AFCAT Question Paper Pattern Details 2019
Indian Air Force conducts the AFCAT across India for various vacancies other than NDA & CDSE. Hence, job seekers who are applying for the AFCAT exam in June and December every year can be planned with their preparation. Here is the AFCAT question paper pattern given in the tabular section below. Go through the details and list out the subjects need to cover. We advise checking the exam pattern completely. As the knowledge of exam paper pattern help in understanding the scheme of examination. Also, gives you an overview of how question and answers are given. Candidates can easily analyze the old question paper and paper in the main examination.
Air Force Common Admission Test Pattern 2019
S.No
Subject
Questions
Duration
1
General Awareness
100
2 hrs
2
Verbal Ability in English
3
Numerical Ability
4
Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test
Each question carries 3 marks, i.e., a total of 300 marks.
-1 negative for each wrongly answered question.
Find the complete AFCAT exam pattern and syllabus details in our syllabus page.
Also, download the AFCAT Syllabus Pdf for further references on our page.
EKT (Only for Technical) Exam Pattern 2019
Subject
Questions
Exam Duration
Mechanical
50
45 Minutes
Computer Science
Electrical & Electronics
Each question carries 3 marks, i.e., a total of 150 marks.
-1 negative for each wrongly answered question.
AFCAT Previous Papers with Solutions Pdf
Candidates who are looking for AFCAT previous year question papers can find in this section. We have enclosed the AFCAT old papers in the table below. Just click on the link to download the pdf for free of cost. As the paper given below are only for reference, we advise to check and practice more model paper.
Referring more AFCAT sample question paper with answers improves your understanding levels. This helps in the management of time during the course of the main examination. Hence, download the AFCAT model question paper pdf and start your preparation. Hope the paper given helps you in preparation and scoring marks.
Download AFCAT & EKT Last 5 Years Question Paper Pdf
AFCAT 2015 Previous Year Question Paper with Answers Pdf
However, hope our material will help you in your Preparation. Also, download the Admit Card in our AFCAT Admit Card 2020 here. The Indian Air Force officials are allowing the applicants to attend for the mock test. Hence, candidates can make use of this opportunity and attend for the AFCAT Mock Test 2020 without failure.
Air Force Common Admission Test Details
Indian Air Force is an authorized organization working under the Government of India. AFCAT is part of Indian Air Forces. The Indian Airforce is the world's 4th largest Air Force. It is directly under the control of the Ministry of Defence. The primary objective of the Indian Air Force is to secure India Air Space and Conduct warfare during a conflict in India. The Indian Air Force was established in the Year 1832. The Indian Air Force releases notifications every year for recruitment of efficient candidates into various posts. Eligible candidates who are interested in Defence Jobs can apply to these posts through online mode after the release of notification. Applicants can visit the official website for more updates. The official website of Indian Air Force is www.indianairforce.nic.in
DSSSB Result 2019 Released @ dsssb.delhi.gov.in– The Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board has Declared the Results for the various posts. Therefore, the Board of DSSSB has commenced the Examination for Junior Assistant Grade IV, P.A to Secretary, LDC. Moreover, the LDC Exam was conducted on 17th & 18th October 2019 and for JA, Secretary was on 3rd September To 9th September 2019. The DSSSB LDC Result 2019 was announced on 05th December 2019. So, all the Aspirants can check and download the Delhi SSB Result 2019. And also can download the DSSSB Cut Off Marks, Merit List from this page.
Delhi SSSB JA, Grade 4, LDC Result 2019 – Download here
The Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board announced this recruitment to fill various vacancies like Junior Assistant Grade IV, P.A to Secretary, LDC. Many Aspirants appeared for the Examination. After completing start searching the results. This is the right place to get your Results. So, go through this Complete article. In upcoming sections, we can see the detailed information of DSSSB Junior Assistant Result, Cut Off Marks and Merit List 2019.
LDC:17th & 18th October 2019 JA, Secretary: 3rd September To 9th September 2019
Result Date
5th December 2019
Job Location
Delhi
Official Website
dsssb.delhi.gov.in
As all above details will give you clear information about the Result. During checking of Results Candidates must have login details like Aspirants roll number, Password along with them. However, the Department of DSSSB released the Results according to the performance of the Candidate in the DSSSB Examination.
DSSSB Junior Assistant, Grade 4 DASS, LDC Cut Off Marks 2019
Generally, Cut Off Marks will be released after the declaration of Results. Hence, this the time to check your DSSSB Junior Cut Off Marks. The Authority will reveal the DSSSB Junior Assistant, Grade 4 DASS, LDC Cut Off Marks 2019 according to the candidate’s Categories of SC, ST, BC, OC. The Aspirants must score a minimum qualifying Cut Off Marks to get shortlisted for the rounds.
Junior Assistant Merit List 2019 @ dsssb.delhi.gov.in
The Board will declare the DSSSB Junior Assistant, Grade 4 DASS, LDC Merit List 2019 based on the high performance of the candidates in the Examination. Most importantly, candidates who score high marks in the Examination will be shortlisted for the next level of the interview process. So, all the aspirants should aim to get high marks in the test. Further, we can have a stepwise procedure to get DSSSB Result 2019.
How to check the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board?
Initially, Candidates can visit the official website of DSSSB @ dsssb.delhi.gov.in.
Secondly, the Homepage of the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board will display on the screen.
And find for the Result in the MainPage.
Click on that.
And a new page will open on the screen.
Then Search for the link related to the DSSSB Junior Assistant, Grade 4 DASS, LDC Result 2019.
Click on the respective link.
Finally, Download and save the Result PDF for future use.
ECIL Recruitment 2019 – Apply Online | 64 Vacancies | Graduate Engineer Trainee @ www.ecil.co.in. Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) has recently announced a Job Notification to fill 64 Candidates for Graduate Engineer Trainee Posts. Candidates who have Completed their Engineer Degree in ECE, CSE, Mechanical Department can apply for this GET Posts. Interested Aspirants can Start to apply for this Graduate Engineer Trainee Posts through Online Mode. The Online Registration link has activated on 06th December 2019 and the link will be disabled by 04th January 2020.
Candidates having Post Graduation qualification in Engineering are not eligible for this Posts. For the GET Posts, the selection methodology will comprise of two-stage selection process i.e. Marks as per GATE 2018 & GATE 2019 Score as may be applicable and Personal Interview. ECIL has openings for dynamic and result-oriented young engineers with post-training placements at ECIL Headquarters in Hyderabad or in any of Zonal/Branch/Site Offices located across India.
ECIL Graduate Engineer Trainee Jobs 2019 – 64 Openings
Eligibility Criteria for ECIL Recruitment for Graduate Engineer Trainee
Interested candidates can check their eligibility with the details given below. Additionally, we have provided some steps for the ECIL Recruitment 2019 Apply Online Process. Get a direct link for the ECIL Recruitment 2019 Pdf from the below table.
Academic Qualification:
First Class Engineering Degree with minimum 65% marks in aggregate (Second Class with 55% for SC/STs) from AICTE approved Colleges / Recognized Indian Universities in the relevant discipline.
Candidates having Post Graduation qualification in Engineering are not eligible to apply for these Posts.
Age Limit for ECIL Graduate Engineer Trainee Jobs 2019:
Maximum Age Limit – 25 Years (Upper Age Limit as on 30th November 2019)
Age Relaxation:
SC/ST – 5 Years
OBC – 3 Years
PWD – 10 Years
Upper age limit is relaxed by 5 years for candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989.
PWD candidates, belonging to SC/ST the age relaxation is 15 years and OBC for 13 years and General for 10 years
Selection Process for ECIL Careers:
GET Posts the selection methodology will comprise of the two-stage selection process
Marks as per GATE 2018 & GATE 2019 Score as may be applicable
Personal Interview
Only the Short Listed candidates will be called for Personal Interview at Hyderabad. The candidates will be allowed to take part in the Personal Interview process only after the successful completion of the Document Verification process. The date, time and venue of the interview will be intimated by mail / SMS. The same will be hosted on our website
After the Training Period in First-Year – Rs.69,960/-
After the Training Period in Second Year – Rs.72,060/
Application Fee:
General [UR], OBC, & EWS candidates – Rs.500/-
Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD are exempted from payment of Application Fee.
Internal employees are also exempted from payment of Application Fee.
Internal Employees include Technical Officer on fixed tenure contract (currently engaged with ECIL)
How to Apply Online for ECIL Graduate Engineer Trainee Jobs 2019?
Download the ECIL Recruitment 2019 Notification
Read the details and check the eligibility details
Log on to @ www.careers.ecil.co.in or www.ecil.co.in
Click on careers and then click on e-Recruitment
Search the ECIL Recruitment 2019 Apply Online link
Read the details carefully and keep all the necessary documents ready
Download the application form
Fill and re-check for errors.
General Instructions:
After applying online, the candidate is required to take the print out of the registered on-line application form with system generated application serial number.
Please note down your application serial number for the post applied, for future reference without fail.
The candidate can take a re-print of his/her registered on-line application form before the last date for On-line registration.
Write the system generated on-line application serial number on the Application Fee receipt for future reference.
The candidate has to quote advertisement number, post name and On-line system generated application number for all future correspondence.
Important Dates for ECIL GET Recruitment 2019
Starting Date to Apply Online
06th December 2019
Last Date to Apply Online
04th January 2020
Availability of the Interview Call Letter for Download
Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) || भारत इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स निगम लिमिटेड ( ईसीआईएल is a Government of India Enterprise under the Department of Atomic Energy, built up on April 11, 1967, by A. S. Rao at Hyderabad, to make a solid indigenous base in hardware. ECIL is a multi-item, association with a spotlight on indigenous Nuclear vitality, space, and Defense divisions. ECIL additionally has a solid nearness in indigenous Electronic Security, Communications, Networking, and e-administration areas.
ECIL has submitted associations with atomic vitality foundations of India, especially Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research (IGCAR). ECIL likewise effectively bolsters other key divisions, for example, indigenous Defense Indian Ordnance Factories, (Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO)), Space (Department of Space (India))Civil Aviation, Information and Broadcasting, Telecommunications, Insurance, Banking, Police and Para-military Forces, Oil and Gas, Power, Space Education, Health, Agriculture, Steel and Coal.
GJU Result 2019Released. Hello Folks !! Students those who are studying under the Guru Jambheshwar University, it time to check out your exam results. And here GJU Result is released according to the semester wise for both the main exams along with the reappeared examination. Students can download the complete set of GJU Exam Result 2019-20 at free of cost. The GJU Results 2019 is declared for all the UG, PG, Diploma, Distance Education Courses and also various Other Courses.
GJU Hisar Result 2019-20 @ gjust.ac.in
Affiliated colleges and students those who are studying under the Guru Jambheshwar University here comes great news for you people. We are glad to inform you that your semester examination results are released by the University officially on the website. Candidates those who are in search of the GJU Hisar Results 2019-20 can check out our webpage. We people from recruitment.guru we let you know the regular updates about the GJU Semester Exam Result 2019-20. The below table will list out all the updated examination results as soon as released on the official website. As the GJU Exam Result is released in Pdf format where all the students can download DDE Exam Results directly from the official website as well as on this webpage. Scroll down to get the recently released results of Guru Jambheshwar University 2019.
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology founded in the year 1995 is a non-profit public higher education institution. It is situated within the urban setting of the little town of Hisar in Haryana State. The Guru Jambheshwar University is officially accredited/or recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) & NAAC. The Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology is a small co-educational teaching institution. GJ University Hisar offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees like bachelor degrees, master degrees in many areas of study. This 24 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations. International students can also apply for enrollment for this university.
Regular/ Supplementary Results of GJU Hisar
Checked out your examination results, but still not satisfied with the exam results. Here the Guru Jambheshwar University gives a second chance for the students to pass in their semester examination. Here students should apply for the Revaluation with certain norms given by the university. Once they applied for the Examination, the higher level Examiner will re-check the paper. Within a particular interval of Students can get the revaluation results. Still scored low marks then the supplementary examination will help you out. For each and every semester Students can apply for the revaluation after the announcement of the main examination results. Guru Jambheshwar University will take a week or more to process the exam papers. Do stay updated with the University to know about the GJU Revaluation Result.
RGUHS Results 2019 released by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science. As that the RGUHS Examination Results for all the UG, PG Medical Courses should be checked through the Online process. We have gathered the respective RGUHS EMS Results link and attached it under this article. Once the entrance examination or the semester examination RGUHS Results Date are released officially in the RGUHS Board can check out for the EMS Results 2019 on this recruitment.guru page. We people from recruitment.guru will help you get all the RGUHS EMS Results 2019 for the respective courses.
EMS RGUHS Results 2019-20
The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science, Karnataka conducts examination for several Under Graduate and Post Graduate Semester as per year wise. All the Students can check the RGUHS Results MBBS from this article. We have provided all the latest information about the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science Board from the Official Website to make your search much easier. Below are provided information which will direct you to the respective RGUHS Results 2019 page on the official website. Candidates can also download the RGUHS Exam Results 2019 through the below-given links and get all the details about the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science under one roof.
RGUHS is considered one of the top universities offering the best medical education in India with initiatives to make its syllabi for different courses of world-class quality taking it to the forefront of medical education in India. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka a premier Health Science University in India was established on 1st June 1996 at Bangalore by the Govt. of Karnataka through its implementation of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka Act 1994 to encompass all existing existing health science colleges and institutions which were previously associated with the conventional universities in Karnataka with a purpose of ensuring proper and systematic instruction, teaching, training and research in modern and Indian systems of medicine.
The phenomenal increase in the number of institutions and students admitted to various courses of medical and allied health sciences warranted the need to regulate, monitor and standardize the curriculum as well as the evaluation systems. The product of medical and health science professionals was to meet the social needs for better healthcare. Hence, RGUHS had the vision to bring in uniformity in the standards of teaching and have a common curriculum for the various courses offered in different colleges across Karnataka. The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences instruction of the medium is English only.
RGUHS EMS Results for Regular/ Supplementary
Those students who have attended the regular examination under the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science and failed in the first attempt. Here comes one more opportunity to clear the semester examination. Even students can increase their scoring for the low score examination. Here comes a great chance for the students who have failed in the current semester and wish to overcome again. RGUHS Revaluation Results will help you out in such cases. For each & every semester Students, those who wish to take one more chance can apply for the RGUHS Revaluation. All these candidates need to stay updated with the RGUHS university main page ie. @rguhs.ac.in to get the latest RGUHS Revaluation Results.
IBPS SO Admit Card 2019 | 1163 + Specialist Officer (SO) Posts. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has planned to conduct the Prelims examination for the above-said posts on 28th & 29th December 2019. However, Candidates can expect the IBPS Admit Card in the Last Week of December 2019. Be ready to get the admit card from the official portal by providing the login details. From this page, Aspirants can get the direct link to download the admit card at the end of the section.
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection will issue the admit card along with the details mentioned below. Make sure to fill the credentials in the IBPS SO Admit Card as in the application form. Each candidate should download the hall ticket within the exam date. IBPS SO Hall Ticket details as follows,
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
IBPS SO Prelims Exam 2019
The Bank has decided to conduct the examination on 28th December & 29th December 2019. Therefore, Aspirants should download the hall ticket before appearing for the examination. Print the IBPS SO Prelims Admit Card and go through the instructions given on the admit card. And Candidates are suggested to follow the stated information inside the exam hall. Get the IBPS SO Prelims Syllabus and start the exam preparation from now onwards.
The list of documents is very important to be carried for the examination. Examiners need to carry any one of the ID proof along with the IBPS Specialist Officer Admit Card.
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
IBPS Admit Card Download 2019-20 Steps
Click on the IBPS SO Admit Card.
Enter the Login details on the Home Page.
Now enter the image in the box that is available on the page.
Tap on Login to get the IBPS SO Prelims Admit Card.
Admit Card page will appear on the screen.
Fill the needed credentials into the hall ticket.
After filling recheck the details that you have entered.
Once done with the checking Submit the admit card.
Finally, download the hall ticket after the submission.
Take a photocopy of the IBPS SO Hall Ticket.
Carry for the exam and for the upcoming selection rounds.
HPU Result 2019 Declared @ hpuniv.ac.in: Dear Students!! Students of Himachal Pradesh University can check the exam results on our page. Where we have given the latest HPU results and exam date details. Hence, Students of all Undergraduate, Postgraduate, M.Phil, and Ph.D. courses can check their result here. Also, we provide the HPU entrance exam result 2019 on our page. Students can now check out the Himachal Pradesh University Results from the Official Website @hpuniv.ac.in. Here on this page, Students can find the direct link for HPU Result 2019 updated on the in the tabular section below. Students can access all the HPU Semester wise results in the article below.
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BENGALURU: Justice BN Srikrishna, one of the main architects of the landmark Personal Data Protection Bill, said he wants the final version of the legislation to be sent to a select committee of Parliament for a thorough review before it becomes law.This Bill, which will determine how global tech giants Amazon, Facebook, Alphabet's Google and others process, store and transfer Indian consumers' data, is based on the report of a committee headed by Srikrishna. It's expected to be introduced in Parliament on Monday, having been cleared by the Cabinet on December 4."I would prefer it goes to a select committee," Srikrishna told ET on Friday in an interview on the sidelines of Carnegie Global Technology Summit in Bengaluru. "It is too serious and too complicated an issue. It is better to give it to a select committee because what happens there is that they invite knowledgeable people, experts to present evidence and the committee assesses the whole thing."The government hasn't said whether the Bill will go to a select committee for review. It has made changes to data localisation provisions that were in the panel's draft.Protection Against SnoopingIt also added some new ones with respect to social media account verification and mandatory sharing of nonpersonal user data with the government.The bill proposes that all "critical" information related to individuals will be stored and processed only in India, while all "sensitive personal data" have to be stored in the country but can be processed outside subject to certain conditions, such as the permission of the individual concerned.The data localisation provisions will help local law enforcement agencies access information of individuals, ostensibly to investigate wrongdoing and curb crime. Privacy and freedom of expression activists have questioned this. Until now, government agencies had to rely on slow-moving mutual legal assistance treaties (MLAT) to obtain personal data stored on foreign soil.However, Srikrishna said that the bill will protect Indian citizens from unauthorised government snooping."That (surveillance) is happening today without the law. Today, they are twisting your hand. Today, can you say no to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) asking for your data? Tomorrow you can. If CBI is given an exemption to snoop, such a law will become unconstitutional," he said. "This Act overrides all other laws in the country."Srikrishna said the draft Personal Data Protection Bill had explicitly stated that no data should be collected unless it is authorised pursuant to law passed in the Parliament. Any such legislation has to be constitutionally valid and comply with the three-fold parameters set out in the Supreme Court's Privacy judgment of 2017.The government will need to declare a specific objective for collecting private data, the authority ordering this and what procedure it will follow, he said. Until the Parliament draws up such legislation, it can't collect private data as it will be a "fully unconstitutional and illegal act," Srikrishna said.When asked about the impending amendment to the Information Technology Act that may mandate traceability for encrypted messaging services, he said that if the government does not define the objective, authority and procedure, it would be unconstitutional.Srikrishna said the Indian government's plan to install a nationwide facial recognition system in an effort to catch criminals and find missing children may not be in consonance with the bill."It may create some kind of conflict with the data privacy law. If I am standing somewhere in the street, can they come and take my photograph? That is invasion of my right to privacy. Public safety is a mantra, a vague thing, a blank cheque. You have to say what kind of public safety," he said.
NEW DELHI | BENGALURU: September 30 every year is now a critical date in business calendars of ecommerce majors — that's the deadline for the likes of Amazon and Flipkart to ready their annual compliance reports as per FDI norms. Statutory auditors will compile these reports. However, the government has eased an earlier certification rule that required ecommerce firms to submit these reports to RBI. Sources said the change happened because the central bank had questioned the need for its participation in the process.As of now, the government reviews compliance on the basis of internal reports of ecommerce companies. Ecommerce FDI comes under the ambit of Section 15 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). FDI-funded marketplaces are only allowed to lend their platforms to third-party sellers and such entities are barred from holding any stock or selling own goods directly to customers. Rules also disallow ecommerce marketplaces from having equity in any seller and entering into exclusive selling pacts with any vendor."Ecommerce marketplace entity with FDI shall have to obtain and maintain a report of statutory auditor by 30th of September every year for the preceding financial year confirming compliance of the ecommerce guidelines," the government said in a notification issued on Thursday. 72409952 Press Note 2Last year, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) had issued Press Note 2 of 2018 that required ecommerce marketplace entities to "furnish a certificate along with a report of statutory auditor to Reserve Bank of India confirming compliance… by September 30 of every year"."This is in consonance with the government's policy of self-certification but the onus of the correctness of the details lies with the auditors," said DPIIT secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra."This is a reinstatement of last year's policy…while it does not mean extra cost to these companies, they will have to get reviews and third-party validation done by auditors," said Akash Gupt, partner at PwC."Amazon has a high bar for compliance and we continue to comply with all applicable laws," said an Amazon spokesperson. "Flipkart Marketplace is in full compliance of the governing FDI laws in the country and we are okay to maintain statutory auditor's report for the same as per the notification," said a Flipkart spokesperson.The department had also stipulated that the inventory of a vendor will be deemed to be controlled by the marketplace if more than 25% of the vendor's purchases are from the marketplace entity, including its wholesale unit. The marketplace entity or its group companies cannot have control over inventory under the FDI rules.Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has repeatedly warned ecommerce companies of strict action if they don't halt predatory pricing on their platforms, flouting FDI rules. The issue also figured in a discussion Goyal had with Amazon India head Amit Agarwal on November 5.SINGLE-BRAND RETAILIn the same notification, the government said that in proposals involving foreign investment beyond 51%, sourcing of 30% of the value of goods procured, shall be done from India, preferably from MSMEs, village and cottage industries, artisans and craftsmen.Such entities operating through brick-and-mortar stores are also allowed retail trading through ecommerce."However, retail trading through ecommerce can also be undertaken prior to opening of brick-and-mortar stores, subject to the condition that the entity opens brick-and-mortar stores within two years from date of start of online retail," the government said.
By Ragini SaxenaDabur India Ltd., the household goods maker controlled by the billionaire Burman family, is willing to spend part of its about $500 million cash reserve to acquire companies and revive sales that grew at the slowest pace in two years.The company is exploring options in the health care, foods and personal care segment, Chief Executive Officer Mohit Malhotra said in an interview. Dabur has identified potential targets and is looking to buy companies in the 1 billion-to-10-billion rupee price range."We have a ready war chest available to acquire companies," Malhotra said, adding that the company has reserves of up to 35 billion rupees ($490 million). "With slowdown, some targets will become affordable which were earlier very expensive."The slowest growth in six years has hit companies including Dabur, Maruti Suzuki Ltd., India's largest carmaker, and biscuit maker Britannia Industries Ltd. as consumers in the world's second-most populous nation cut back on purchases. Consumer confidence in India, tracked by the central bank, is at its lowest since at least 2014.Dabur outperformed the Sensex by 13% in the past six months. 72405219 The company is fanning out operations to remote parts of the country to access more consumers. It is expanding its rural network to cover 55,000 villages by March next year and 60,000 by March 2021 next year from 44,000 in April, Malhotra said, adding that rural consumers account for half of sales in the country. Revenue from Indian operations in the quarter ended Sept. 30 grew 4.1%, the slowest pace since the same quarter in 2017."We are hoping to acquire the kind of entities which take us to rural India and help us bridge the gap between urban and rural image," Malhotra said.Smaller PackagingTo keep the customers from turning to cheaper brands amid slowing economy, Dabur started selling smaller packets of hair oils, toothpaste and fruit drinks.The strategy to introduce a 10-rupee packet seems to be helping the maker of Hajmola digestive candy boost sales in villages. Its rural business grew at a faster pace than urban, in contrast with rivals Hindustan Unilever Ltd. and Marico Ltd. "Dabur has outperformed the market," Naveen Trivedi, analyst at HDFC Securities Ltd., wrote in a note.Dabur's shares, which have risen 12% in the quarter ended Sept. 30, lost 0.74% to 462.65 rupees at 2:55 p.m. in Mumbai. Hindustan Unilever has advanced 11% in the same quarter while the benchmark Sensex fell 1.85%.
NEW DELHI | BENGALURU: September 30 every year is now a critical date in business calendars of ecommerce majors — that's the deadline for the likes of Amazon and Flipkart to ready their annual compliance reports as per FDI norms. Statutory auditors will compile these reports. However, the government has eased an earlier certification rule that required ecommerce firms to submit these reports to RBI. Sources said the change happened because the central bank had questioned the need for its participation in the process.As of now, the government reviews compliance on the basis of internal reports of ecommerce companies. Ecommerce FDI comes under the ambit of Section 15 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). FDI-funded marketplaces are only allowed to lend their platforms to third-party sellers and such entities are barred from holding any stock or selling own goods directly to customers. Rules also disallow ecommerce marketplaces from having equity in any seller and entering into exclusive selling pacts with any vendor."Ecommerce marketplace entity with FDI shall have to obtain and maintain a report of statutory auditor by 30th of September every year for the preceding financial year confirming compliance of the ecommerce guidelines," the government said in a notification issued on Thursday. 72409952 Press Note 2Last year, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) had issued Press Note 2 of 2018 that required ecommerce marketplace entities to "furnish a certificate along with a report of statutory auditor to Reserve Bank of India confirming compliance… by September 30 of every year"."This is in consonance with the government's policy of self-certification but the onus of the correctness of the details lies with the auditors," said DPIIT secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra."This is a reinstatement of last year's policy…while it does not mean extra cost to these companies, they will have to get reviews and third-party validation done by auditors," said Akash Gupt, partner at PwC."Amazon has a high bar for compliance and we continue to comply with all applicable laws," said an Amazon spokesperson. "Flipkart Marketplace is in full compliance of the governing FDI laws in the country and we are okay to maintain statutory auditor's report for the same as per the notification," said a Flipkart spokesperson.The department had also stipulated that the inventory of a vendor will be deemed to be controlled by the marketplace if more than 25% of the vendor's purchases are from the marketplace entity, including its wholesale unit. The marketplace entity or its group companies cannot have control over inventory under the FDI rules.Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has repeatedly warned ecommerce companies of strict action if they don't halt predatory pricing on their platforms, flouting FDI rules. The issue also figured in a discussion Goyal had with Amazon India head Amit Agarwal on November 5.SINGLE-BRAND RETAILIn the same notification, the government said that in proposals involving foreign investment beyond 51%, sourcing of 30% of the value of goods procured, shall be done from India, preferably from MSMEs, village and cottage industries, artisans and craftsmen.Such entities operating through brick-and-mortar stores are also allowed retail trading through ecommerce."However, retail trading through ecommerce can also be undertaken prior to opening of brick-and-mortar stores, subject to the condition that the entity opens brick-and-mortar stores within two years from date of start of online retail," the government said.
NEW DELHI: Pollution protection has toppled fairness as the fastest-growing category in skincare, riding on consumer fears over hazardous levels of air toxicity in India's urban markets over the past two years, large firms operating in the space said, citing industry data.Anti-pollution facewashes, toners and face cleansers from brands such as Pond's, Amway and Lotus have grown 25-30% this year compared with fairness products, which are growing at 8-10%, albeit on a larger base. The country's top fairness creams include Fair & Lovely, Lotus Whiteglow, Nivea Natural Fairness and Garnier White Complete."Anti-pollution skincare products are now growing three times faster than the fairness range, as consumer demand for solution-based products is rapidly moving up," said Nitin Passi, chairman of Lotus Herbals, which sells premium pollution-protection products such as serums. "The category is growing all over the world, especially in geographies where air pollution is very high."Almost all the big companies are pushing products that list ingredients to protect the skin rather than just lightening it."Our anti-pollution skincare products at both the premium and affordable range are outperforming the other skincare regimes by at least 25%," said leading direct seller Amway India's chief executive Anshu Budhraja.Part of this is the backlash against the entrenched obsession with 'fair' skin, experts said."Promoting colour of a particular kind isn't a politically correct thing anymore and companies are increasingly acknowledging that now," said social commentator and brand consultant Harish Bijoor.Preference for Functional Benefits"In urban markets, consumer trends are surely shifting to functional benefits over just colour."While fairness has historically comprised half the Rs 7,000 crore skincare category, anti-pollution creams and formulations are rising in the high double digits compared with overall skincare which is growing at about 7%, two industry executives said, citing Nielsen data .Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL), India's biggest consumer goods maker, said the company sees strong traction for such products. "Given the increased awareness of the damage that pollution and harsh weather conditions can cause to skin, consumers — both men and women—are seeking evolved solutions that act as an add-on to the basic requirement of skin protection," a spokesperson said.HUL's anti-pollution facewashes, which lead the market, and its recently launched cream under the Pond's franchise are growing faster than the overall market, the person said."Our key insight from a consumer perspective have been the growing awareness of pollution-related issues and how brands are focusing their formulations towards this need," Amway's Budhraja said. "Pollution protect is a growing space in skincare and is over indexed to youth."Amway introduced its Attitude herbals range with antipollution benefits in the third quarter last year, followed by extending its Artistry brand with skin protection against pollution damage, which the company said has hit its threemonth target in one month.Wellness and beauty care startup Cosmic Nutracos founder Dolly Kumar said its Skinella brand of pollution-protect skincare, including facewashes and scrubs, has grown 21% over the past three months compared with the previous quarter.A report by global market intelligence firm Future Market Insights forecast that with rising pollution levels, the antipollution beauty ingredients market will grow at a CAGR of at least 5% in 2019-2029.
NEW DELHI: Bajaj Auto on Friday introduced the Husqvarna premium motorcycle brand in India with the unveil of the all-new Vitpilen 250 and Svartpilen 250 models. Husqvarna is one of the oldest motorcycle brands in the world and has been in continuous production since 1903. Svartpilen and Vitpilen are bespoke Swedish motorcycles crafted to deliver high performance in a very aesthetic design, the company said in a statement. Bajaj Auto said it will launch Husqvarna in India as a part of its Probiking Business Unit that handles the company's premium motorcycle vertical. The Husqvarna Svartpilen and Vitpilen 250 will start retailing from February 2020 onwards. KTM showrooms will be upgraded to sell both KTM and Husqvarna high performance motorcycles, Bajaj Auto said. "The premium motorcycling segment has seen rapid growth in India in the last five years, growing almost by 20 per cent CAGR with two broad classes of motorcycles - sporty high performance machines and lifestyle bikes with limited performance," Bajaj Auto President (Probiking) Sumeet Narang, said. "The Husqvarna twins are meant for discerning motorcycle riders with an evolved taste, a strong appreciation for style and for those who don't want a compromise between performance and elegant design," he added. Husqvarna is part of the KTM AG group, which owns motorcycle brands KTM and Husqvarna, where Bajaj Auto owns a 48 per cent stake.
By Chandan Taparia NSE Nifty opened with a marginal gain, but started correcting from initial trades and continued to make lower lows as the session progressed. The index breached its crucial support of 11,950 and formed a big red body candle on the daily chart. Dalal Street witnessed breakdown from Head and Shoulder pattern on the hourly chart, which doesn't bode well for the bulls. On the weekly scale, Nifty formed a Bearish Engulfing pattern and a sustainable move below 11,888 may lead to a correction towards 11,800 and then 11,700. On the flipside, immediate hurdle is placed at 12,050 and 12,100 levels. On the monthly options front, maximum Put open interest was at 12,000 followed by 11,500 strike, while maximum Call OI was at 12,000 followed by 12,500 strike. We have seen Call writing at 12,000 followed by 12,100 strike while Put writing was seen at 11,500 followed by 11,800 strike. Option data suggests a shift in lower trading range between 11,700 and 12,100. India VIX fell down by 4.62 per cent to 13.64 level. In line with the broader market, Bank Nifty corrected sharply and continued to make lower lows throughout the session. The bank index formed a bearish candle on the daily chart. We witnessed a Dark Cloud Cover pattern on the weekly scale. In the week gone by, it failed to cross penultimate week's high and breached its crucial support of 31,500 to confirm a Double Top pattern on the hourly chart. Now, till Bank Nifty remains below 31,500–31,600, we may see a corrective move towards its next support for Bank Nifty is at 31,000 and 30,800. Nifty futures fell 0.82 per cent to 11,949 Builtup of long positions were seen in Bharti Infratel, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Berger Paints while shorts were seen in Dish TV, RBL Bank, NCC, PFC and LIC 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)
For midcaps and smallcaps, the valuation looks attractive, but for them to do well, the transmission mechanism has to resume, the money needs to flow and credit needs to grow. We are just waiting for the animal spirits to kick up, says Rana B Gupta, MD, Indian Equities, Manulife AMC. Excerpts from an interview with ETNOW. Was RBI maintaining the status quo on rates entirely unprecedented in light of the rising inflation? Could there be some countercyclical measures on the anvil?With regards to RBI's decision, we were a little surprised. We do note that inflation has moved up due to food and vegetable prices; but in our view, that is largely cyclical and can stay for the next three to four months, but more important is growth. RBI in their own projections cut growth rate by 100 bps. They still kept rates unchanged and that was a bit of a surprise. Having said that, we believe the liquidity situation in India has improved quite a bit. The wholesale rates have started falling. Also, RBI has already cut rates by 135 bps, whereas the lending rates have declined by only about 40-50 bps. A whole lot of catchup can happen, the lending rates can fall. In fact, liquidity is easing and so the wholesale rates are falling. Going forward, we expect deposit and lending rates to fall too. Coming back to RBI, from here, till about late March, there is scope to reduce rates further because growth at 4.5% is quite moderate. What is your view on some of the banks and financials?The banks and the financials could be in a sweet spot because just drawing from the previous answers what we were discussing, liquidity is good; also rates are falling, but the transmission has not yet happened. For transmission to happen, we would require some risk appetite pick up which can happen for many reasons; one of them could be also policy signals, so that animal spirit needs to be revived. We think that with time that will happen and if there is a base case, we continue to remain bullish on the private sector banks and that is more of a structural call. Also, whatever has gone on in the Indian financial sector for the last one year, has led to private sector banks gaining both deposit and loan market shares. Their pricing power is back, their credit costs will fall. They appear to be in a sweet spot. Cyclically, one should also add that if our view on rates getting lower and liquidity getting better and risk appetite coming back in the next one or two quarters plays out, then after remaining on the sidelines on non banks for more than a year, it is time to re-evaluate them, particularly the good quality ones with asset quality. How is the disconnect continuing between the midcaps as well as the largecaps and then within the Nifty as well. Just 10-15 odd stocks are doing the heavy lifting. Is this the time to buy into the mid and smallcaps given that they have just recovered 15% from their lows?First of all, we look at stocks on a bottom up basis and not so much on the market capitalisation basis. Having said that, we do think that, it is a fact that the markets have got quite skewed. The reason why they have got skewed is because of this consolidation that has played out. In most of the industries, the large companies gathered more market share and their earnings and profitability rose and so did the stock price. For midcaps and smallcaps, the valuation looks attractive, but for them to do well, the transmission mechanism has to resume, the money needs to flow, the credit needs to grow. Once credit grows, the midcaps and the smallcap companies will have the necessary resources to achieve whatever they want. Their valuations are attractive. We are just waiting for the animal spirits to kick up and the transmission mechanism to resume. Is that going to be little pushed back a bit because you do not know how the US China situation is going to pan out? Also, volumes dry up in the year-end. The markets may get in a bit of a corrective zone in the next couple of months?It is quite possible. Honestly, I do not have a view for a couple of months. In fact, our base case is that for that to happen, it may take up to a quarter or may be even slightly more. If we compare this year to last year , global developments are actually far better than what it was. Even six-nine months or a year ago, we had tremendous uncertainty on global trade war, Brexit and China was not giving any stimulus. Most importantly, the central banks including the US Fed were on a tightening mode. Once credit grows, the midcaps and the smallcap companies will have the necessary resources to achieve whatever they want. But today, the trade war uncertainty has come down. Our view is that trade war should see a pause. Looks like the Brexit will be not as hard as people thought it would be. China has already made some tax cuts and most importantly, the central banks are on easing mode. They have cut rates, they have added liquidity and they have given up guidance that rates are going to remain for a longer period. The global liquidity scenario has turned benign and this should play out in about a quarter or so. Where else, would you look for opportunity?Apart from the banks, logically taking that step forward, one should be looking at interest rate sensitive sectors also. That would be real estate. In our view given the price stagnation that we have seen in real estate and the falling rates, the affordability has improved. At the same time, the inventory is now getting a drawdown. For someone with a slightly medium to longer term perspective, that is one good segment to look at . Ancillary segments like building materials can do well too. Apart from that, we still play that consolidation theme that we have referred to. We have already covered consolidation in private banks. We have also seen consolidation and some bit of pricing power returning in organised retail and telecom. Coming to telecom, are you hopeful that the government is going to push back the AGR dues payment deadline? Are you more hopeful that with the tariff hikes kicking in, we will have a much better P&L of the incumbents?May be a bit of both. The telecom tariff hikes will bring in better P&L to the incumbents. In fact, our analysis shows that the tariff needs to go up a bit more for them to pay their dues as well as do capex. We have now seen an inflection point where the industry revenues are growing and you would appreciate that this is a fixed cost industry. The incremental revenues straight away flow to the bottom line and our cash flows improve. If this continues, we would see a scenario whereby if the government is supportive of relaxing some of the payment deadlines, they should be able to pay back their dues and also do the capex that is required. That should be the turning point for the sector.
NEW DELHI: Chinese firm One-Plus, the leading premium smartphone maker in India, has started exporting 5G smartphones on a pilot basis from the country, a development that aids India's initiatives to boost local production and exports. This comes at a time when India is lagging many other competitors in deploying the next generation technology.OnePlus, which is among the first off the block in launching 5G devices in global markets, is also testing 5G capabilities for carriers in the US and Europe, besides Indian carriers, at its research and development centre in Hyderabad."India is fast emerging as a regional HQ for OnePlus' expansion into global markets within five years," said Vikas Agarwal, head of operations in India for OnePlus. "As part of the business focus in India for the coming years, OnePlus is building India as a global export hub for the brand and is already manufacturing 5G devices and exporting to overseas markets, such as North America."72409818 The company has co-invested with Chinese rival Oppo to set up manufacturing facilities in Noida to make 5G devices.Both the smartphone makers are part of China's BBK Electronics group."We are currently sharing some common investments with Oppo on the manufacturing front," said Agarwal.Oppo, which also makes 4G devices for OnePlus, declined to comment.India is still far off from commercial 5G deployments, with 5G trials yet to begin and spectrum yet to be auctioned. In a recent report, Swedish equipment maker Ericsson said that 5G subscriptions in India will be available only in 2022, against its previous estimate of 2020. India's telecom industry body COAI doesn't expect commercial 5G roll-outs for another five years at least, due to exorbitant base prices, insufficient spectrum and unavailability of newer bands.In contrast, leading communications service providers in Asia, Australia, Europe, West Asia and North America switched on their 5G networks earlier this year. South Korea has already seen a big 5G uptake since its April 2019 launch. China's launch of 5G in late October led to an update of the estimated 5G subscriptions for year-end 2019 to 13 million from 10 million.Faisal Kawoosa, co-founder at research firm TechArc, said that OnePlus' move to make 5G devices in India and export them – following Nokia's move to make 5G gear and export from India – was happening at an appropriate time in global 5G ecosystem. "This reinforces the commitment of a brand like OnePlus as to how important India is as a destination on their global map of operations, and not just any end user market," he said.OnePlus, which leads the premium segment in India with 35% share as of September, considers India a crucial market for testing of future technologies, including 5G, machine learning and artificial intelligence.On the 5G front, the company has set up a 5G simulator in its research and development centre in Hyderabad, where it is also exploring 5G enabled cloud computing solutions."We are also running test trials with leading ecosystem players and network partners including Airtel and Reliance Jio, and actively investing in building 5G network simulators at the Indian R&D centre as part of these testing initiatives," said Ramagopal Reddy, vice president, R&D Centre at OnePlus.The centre is also building 5G specific product customisations, not just for Indian devices but also for other markets, such as North America and Europe.
Star recruiters are queuing up at the Indian Institutes of Technology to hire top tech talent from the class of 2020. In an action-packed season, top recruiters such as DE Shaw, Oracle, Ola, Microsoft, Flipkart, PwC and even Masayoshi Son's Softbank are upping their hiring numbers from the campuses this year as they are looking at young engineers to digitise and automate solutions and processes.For instance, DE Shaw India is making 30% more offers to students (about 140) from the engineering colleges for internships and full-time roles this year compared with last."Technology is in our DNA. We think of ourselves as a versatile technology laboratory, full of innovators and talented engineers solving unique problems," said Lakshmi Prasad Koneti, director of technology and operating committee member of DE Shaw India.Even Microsoft, one of the top paymasters at the campuses, is hiring for both international and domestic roles from tech schools."We continue to be optimistic about the quality of talent at the IITs and other top colleges in India and expect to exceed the number of offers we've made in previous years," said a Microsoft spokesperson.Like last year, Microsoft, the Redmond-based tech company, made international offers of upwards of Rs 1.5 crore at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) this year too. "India is a source of strong engineering talent for Microsoft," said the company's spokesperson."We hire talented people globally. We are doing recruitment activity in many countries…would like to refrain from saying how many we hired, but they are for software engineer roles," confirmed a Softbank spokesperson in an emailed response. The fresh hires would be located in Japan.Oracle, PwC and Ola too are visiting most of the premium engineering colleges, including the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs), this year.Oracle has 40,000 employees in India which comprises one-third of the total workforce. "Campus hiring plays an essential role in providing thousands of students the opportunity to work in Oracle," said Gunashekar Govindan, vice president-talent acquisition, Oracle JAPAC."The total volume of graduates hired by the company has increased significantly in 2019, and likewise in 2020. Oracle hires across a number of positions, including the management schools, while the vast majority of activity is focused on engineering schools and STEM," said Govindan.Ola is looking to hire around 150 students from the campus which is almost double from last year.It is looking at offering roles that include research engineers (data science), software development engineers, business analysts, product analysts, product managers, program managers, operations managers, among others.Among the colleges that Ola plans to hire from include Indian Institutes of Management - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, Kozhikode, Shillong, Indore, IITs - Delhi, Bombay, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee, BHU, Madras, besides other colleges including the IIITs and NITs.72409702 PwC, which has 15000 employees in India, is looking at hiring over 1000 from the campuses for the rolling 12 months. "High-quality engineering and management professionals will continue to be in demand. Traits like digital acumen, strong analytical skills and the ability to connect the dots are highly sought after," Padmaja Alaganandan, Chief People Officer, PwC India said.The final placements at the top IITs including Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Madras start from December 1 while at the new IITs, the final placements start a bit early. Among the engineering colleges in the country, NITs are the first to begin the final placements in August. Top recruiters get the early slots based largely on salaries and profiles.
Relief to bankers! Genuine business decisions won't be questioned, says PM Modi Before any action, scrutiny by serving finance or banking expert to be conducted.
US agency completes implementation of H-1B electronic registration process for 2021 cap season "The electronic registration process will dramatically streamline processing by reducing paperwork and data exchange, and will provide an overall cost savings to petitioning employers," the USCIS said Friday.
Netflix focusing more on Indian conent, says CEO Reed Hastings Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings on Friday said the company has placed great emphasis on creating original Indian content for its audiences in the country and has invested Rs. 3,000 crore towards that in 2019-20.
Tighter RBI norms for ARCs to buy assets The firm most likely to be affected by the RBI directive is Asset Reconstruction Company (India) (Arcil), which is sponsored by State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI Bank, Punjab National Bank (PNB) and IDBI Bank.
Leak of classified papers ahead of UK election tied to Russian operation -Reddit Britain's opposition Labour Party seized on the leaked documents on Nov. 27, saying they showed the ruling Conservatives were plotting to offer the state-run National Health Service (NHS) for sale in trade talks with Washington.
Sense and Sensex: Has the reality of Q2 GDP finally sunk in? Indian equity indices buckled under selling pressure for the second straight day on Friday as slowing growth and lack of buying triggers took a toll on investor sentiment.
Coal-based power plants' PLFs remain muted in November The utilisation level at coal-based power plants remained muted in November amid the slowdown in electricity usage.
NCLAT asks ED to file affidavit in BPSL asset attachment case Enforcement Directorate and the ministry of corporate affairs are at loggerheads over the attachment of assets of debt-ridden BPSL in a money laundering case registered against its former promoters.
IBC process: SC clears implementation of Ruchi Soya resolution plan DBS Bank, which had voted against Patanjali's resolution plan, had appealed against NCLAT's decision of allowing distribution of the bid amount without taking into account the value of security held by secured creditors.
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