U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. is resigning amid speculation that he may again run for governor of Utah. He served in Russia during a historically difficult time in relations between the two countries.https://t.co/JD0YlQBwV2
* President Trump walked away from Cold War missile treaty last week, sparking fears of a new global nuclear arms race * US has since suggested it will test and deploy weapons banned under the deal * Russia has already said it will be forced to respond if tests go ahead as planned * China now says it 'will not sit idly by' if missiles are deployed in the Asia-Pacific
China warned Tuesday it will react if the US goes ahead with plans to deploy intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region.
Beijing said it will not stand 'idly by' and 'will be forced to take countermeasures' if the deployment goes ahead, but did not specify what exactly that would involve.
It comes after President Trump tore up the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty which was signed under Ronald Reagan during the Cold War which prohibited the US from fielding such weapons.
Chinese soldiers of People's Liberation Army (PLA) participate in a contest next to a howitzer during the International Army Games 2019 in Korla, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China August 5, 2019. Wang Xiaojun/CNS via REUTERS
WNU Editor: The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... International Army Games (Reuters).
Beto O'Rourke channeled the discontent best with an exasperated reaction to a question about what Trump could do in response to the deaths of 22 people in El Paso.
A liberal backlash against the news media's coverage of Donald Trump and the 2020 race was already brewing when the New York Times published a five-word headline Monday night summarizing the president's reaction to the mass shootings over the weekend: "Trump Urges Unity Vs. Racism."
"Unbelievable," steamed Beto O'Rourke. "That's not what happened," wrote Kirsten Gillibrand. "Lives literally depend on you doing better," Cory Booker tweeted.
New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet said senior editors quickly recognized problems with the original headline Monday night and rewrote it. "The fact that Beto O'Rourke and Cory Booker didn't like it didn't influence me," Baquet said in an interview Tuesday. "I don't need the entire political field to tell me we wrote a bad headline. It was evident."
WNU Editor: President Trump in his remarks did urge unity vs. racism .... so the original New York Times headline was accurate. So why the uproar? It kills the narrative that President Trump is a racist/KKK sympathizer/fascist/uncaring/selfish/anti-immigrant/etc.. who has no compassion. The problem for the Democrats and their media allies is that I do not think it is working.
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency. U.S. Department of Defense | Missile Defense Agency | Reuters
* For the first time, Lockheed Martin opens to the media its heavily guarded compound where it builds America's THAAD missile defense system. * In 2008, Lockheed Martin delivered the first THAAD battery to the U.S. Army. Since then, the system has been deployed to Guam, South Korea, Romania and Israel. * The U.S. has secured multibillion-dollar deals to sell the missile defense system to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. * A spokeswoman says Lockheed Martin is preparing for an increase of about 50% in THAAD production.
TROY, Alabama — The crown jewel of U.S. missile defense systems comes from an unlikely place: a 4,000 acre compound nestled in the quiet woods of a southern Alabama town.
For the first time, Lockheed Martin opened to the media its heavily guarded compound in Troy, Alabama, where it builds and breeds America's THAAD, or terminal high altitude area defense system. The process to open up the facility took more than a year of security approvals and was conditional that no photography or recording devices could enter the complex.
These were the fifteenth and sixteenth QRA scrambles resulting in intercepts since the RAF took over enhanced Air Policing (eAP) from the German Air Force on 3 May 2019 as part of Baltic Air Policing (Pictured: two SU-27B 'Flanker' fighters intercepted yesterday)
* Typhoons at Amari Air Base, Estonia, were launched on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week * The RAF fighter jets were sent to escort Russian military transport aircraft flying close to Estonian territory * The operations are a routine part of NATO air policing around Estonia, according to the Royal Air Force * It marks the 15th and 16th times RAF fighters at Amari have been launched since they took over the NATO air policing mission on May 3
Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets have intercepted a fifth Russian military aircraft in the last two days.
Typhoon fighter jets operating from Ämari Air Base in Estonia were sent to escort Russian military transport aircraft from Putin's airforce away from Estonian territory, in what the RAF says is a routine part of NATO air policing operations.
Today the Typhoons intercepted a Russian Tupolev TU-134 'Crusty' transport aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace.
Iran unveiled new air-to-air missiles Tuesday amid tensions with the US and says it proves that the country 'will not hesitate for a moment to defend [itself]'
* Iran unveiled three new air-to-air missiles Tuesday amid standoff with the US * Said weapons prove the country 'will not hesitate for a moment to defend itself' * President Rouhani earlier warned of the 'mother of all wars' if the US attacks * Comes as Britain joined a US-led mission to protect ships in Strait of Hormuz
Iran unveiled what it described as three new precision guided missiles on Tuesday as President Hassan Rouhani warned of the 'mother of all wars' if the US attacks.
Defence Minister Brigadier-General Amir Hatami said it proves Iran 'will not hesitate for a moment to defend [itself]' as he viewed the weapons in front of TV cameras.
It comes after President Hassan Rouhani warned the US of the 'mother of all wars' if tensions in the Gulf spill over into conflict.
The U.S. military sailed an aircraft carrier through the South China Sea on Tuesday in a show of force against Chinese aggression, The Associated Press reported.
The Navy flew a group of Philippine generals, officials and journalists to the USS Ronald Reagan to watch F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets land and take off by catapult while the ship was en route to Manila for a port visit.
Armed cruisers were in the vicinity to keep watch a few miles from the carrier.
"The motto of this carrier is peace through strength," Rear Adm. Karl Thomas told journalists.
Two countries. Two regions. Same 'problem' but radically different solutions.
India and China are both grappling with how to exert the awesome power of their central government over territory in which people of Islamic faith vastly outnumber the nation's dominant culture.
For the Uyghurs of China's "autonomous" Xinjiang region, Beijing's most recent hard-line answer has been to isolate, detain and "retrain" hundreds of thousands of adherents.
Some estimates suggest a million or more could have been subject to the secretive crackdown.
Amid weeks of mass anti-government demonstrations in Hong Kong that have frequently turned violent, Beijing on Tuesday issued a stark warning to protesters: "those who play with fire will perish by it."
The remarks, at a news conference in Beijing, were made by Yang Guang, a spokesman for the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council.
He said China has "tremendous power" to put down the protests and warned that anyone who engages in "violence and crimes ... will be held accountable."
KAJAKI, Afghanistan — It was after midnight when red tracer rounds spat from government lines in Helmand's Kajaki District across a band of darkness toward a second line of lights. From a hilltop perch, an Afghan National Army sentry on lookout barely shifted in his seat; the fighting here is constant.
A defensive line of 600 troops is all that stands between the Taliban and a U.S.-built dam that provides electricity to millions in Helmand and Kandahar provinces. This is Taliban territory, and it stretches to the horizon in every direction. In Kajaki, they've backed government forces and residents into a corner. The only way in or out is by helicopter.
Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani attend a rally during the first day of the presidential election campaign in Kabul, Afghanistan July 28, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo
KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday denounced a presidential vote due next month as a sham and threatened to attack election rallies even as the militants and the United States reported significant progress on a deal to end America's longest war.
The pact will be centered on a U.S. commitment to withdraw troops in exchange for a Taliban promise the country will not be used to plot terrorist attacks, both sides say.
A Taliban commitment to talk peace with the U.S.-backed government of Afghanistan will likely be part of the agreement, but many government officials fear their war with the Taliban will not end if U.S. troops leave.
The Taliban, fighting to rid the country of foreign forces and create an Islamic state, called for a boycott of the election scheduled for Sept. 28.
WNU Editor: On the one hand officials are claiming great progress. On the other hand, the Taliban are threatening the election itself. If this is great progress, I hate to know what failure is.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on agriculture in Rostov region, Russia, September 24, 2015. REUTERS/ALEXEI NIKOLSKY/RIA NOVOSTI/KREMLIN
Over the past decade, the Russia threat has loomed larger and larger in the minds of U.S. foreign-policy experts and officials, but the fear has especially grown in the wake of the Russian government's meddling in the 2016 presidential election. "It wasn't a single attempt. They're doing it as we sit here," former special counsel Robert Mueller said of Russia's election interference efforts during his recent hearing on Capitol Hill. "And they expect to do it during the next campaign." "We are doing things at a scale that we never contemplated a few years ago," one intelligence official told the New York Times in mid-June about stepped-up attacks on Russia's power grid in response to Moscow's hacking and disinformation campaigns.
But what if the biggest threat to Russia isn't the United States, or any other foreign government for that matter, but Russia itself?
WNU Editor: For as long as I can remember there has always been separatist tendencies in some of Russia's regions. But the overwhelming majority within Russia favour the federation, and I do not see that changing even when Russian President Putin is gone. Russia imploding? Not going to happen.
As tensions heat up in the Persian Gulf, the Navy's minesweeping fleet may once again be called into action, but its sailors say the ships are too old and broken to do the job. "We are essentially the ships that the Navy forgot."
The U.S. Navy officer was eager to talk.
He'd seen his ship, one of the Navy's fleet of 11 minesweepers, sidelined by repairs and maintenance for more than 20 months. Once the ship, based in Japan, returned to action, its crew was only able to conduct its most essential training — how to identify and defuse underwater mines — for fewer than 10 days the entire next year. During those training missions, the officer said, the crew found it hard to trust the ship's faulty navigation system: It ran on Windows 2000.
The officer, hoping that by speaking out he could provoke needed change, wound up delaying the scheduled interview. He apologized. His ship had broken down again.
"We are essentially the ships that the Navy forgot," he said of the minesweepers.
Growth in China's manufacturing sector was weaker than expected in October, falling for the second straight month in further evidence the world's largest economy is slowing. EUGENE HOSHIKO
* "The Chinese economy is crumbling. It's just not the powerhouse it was 20 years ago," White House economy advisor Larry Kudlow tells CNBC. * China's economy reportedly grew at its slowest rate in at least 27 years. * Kudlow says "any long chart of Chinese investment" or economic metrics shows "a steady downdraft."
White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow told CNBC on Tuesday the United States holds the upper hand in trade negotiations with China due to the comparative strength of the U.S. economy.
"The Chinese economy is crumbling. It's just not the powerhouse it was 20 years ago," Kudlow said on "Squawk on the Street."
"Any long chart of Chinese investment" or economic metrics shows "a steady downdraft,′ he added. "Their GDP, which is probably inflated by several points, is coming in lower and lower."
* Bill issuance in Hong Kong seen as most efficient way to absorb offshore liquidity and prevent further depreciation of yuan * Traders need to defend worst-case scenarios, especially on the yuan as the bill issuance drains liquidity from offshore markets, analyst says
China's central bank will sell 30 billion yuan (US$4.3 billion) worth of short-term yuan-denominated securities in Hong Kong next week, signalling its plan to absorb offshore liquidity and cushion against further depreciation of its currency versus the US dollar.
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) unveiled the plan in a statement on its official website at 9am on Tuesday, saying the operation would commence with the issuance of central bank bills in Hong Kong on August 14.
"It is a clear message that the PBOC is preventing the yuan from sharp devaluation, and that China does not want to materialise the yuan as a weapon this early," said Zhou Hao, an economist at Commerzbank AG in Singapore.
WNU Editor: China blinked. The consequences of being labelled a currency manipulator by the largest economy in the world is not a path that China wants. It goes without saying that China is not happy .... Trump shrugs off trade war concerns; China warns of market chaos (Reuters).
GENEVA (Reuters) - War with Iran is the mother of all wars, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday in a speech broadcast live on state TV, warning once again that shipping might not be safe in the Strait of Hormuz oil waterway.
Tensions have risen between Iran and the West since last year when the United States pulled out of an international agreement which curbed the Islamic Republic's nuclear program in return for an easing of economic sanctions on Iran.
"Peace with Iran is the mother of all peace, war with Iran is the mother of all wars," Rouhani said at the Foreign Ministry in a speech which also praised Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif after the United States imposed sanctions on him on July 31.
If the United States wants to have negotiations with Iran then it must lift all sanctions, Rouhani said, noting that Iran must be allowed to export oil.
Hiroshima marked the 74th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city with its mayor renewing calls for eliminating such weapons and demanding Japan's government do more.
Mayor Kazumi Matsui raised concerns in his peace address Tuesday about the rise of self-centered politics in the world and urged leaders to steadily work toward achieving a world without atomic weapons.
"Around the world today, we see self-centered nationalism in ascendance, tensions heightened by international exclusivity and rivalry, with nuclear disarmament at a standstill," Matsui said in his peace declaration.
Demonstrators in Hong Kong should not underestimate China's "immense strength," a government official has warned. Unrest has reached new levels in recent days and punishment is "only a matter of time."
China issued a stark warning to the "behind-the-scenes masterminds" on Tuesday over continued demonstrations in Hong Kong, saying that "those who play with fire will perish by it."
At a press briefing in Beijing, Yang Guang, spokesman for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, said that central government has "immense strength" and that punishment for those behind the demonstrations is "only a matter of time."
Yang added that the "radical protests... have severely impacted Hong Kong's prosperity and stability, pushing it into a dangerous abyss."
He also had a firm warning for the "criminals" behind the protests: "Don't ever misjudge the situation and mistake our restraint for weakness."
Mark Esper warns US will prevent any unilateral military movement into northeastern Syria as Turkey prepares for offensive
US Defence Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that any Turkish operation into northeastern Syria would be "unacceptable" and that the United States would prevent unilateral incursions.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey, which already has a foothold in north Syria, would be carrying out a military operation in the Kurdish-controlled area east of the Euphrates River.
"Clearly we believe any unilateral action by them [Turkey] would be unacceptable," Esper told reporters travelling with him to Japan.
The Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan cruises during Talisman Sabre 2019 on July 22, 2019, in the Coral Sea. (Navy photo by MC2 Kaila Peters/Navy)
WASHINGTON – The new chief of naval operations, Adm. Michael Gilday, was confirmed quickly by the Senate last week, but lawmakers made clear that the cost and growing vulnerability of aircraft carriers to ever-faster and evasive missiles will be among the issues he's expected to tackle when he officially takes the reins.
The Navy's main force projection tool, the carrier, became a punching bag for several lawmakers at Gilday's confirmation hearing, with lawmakers alternately raising the threat posed by Chinese and Russian hypersonic missiles, and berating the Navy's future top admiral for the significant delays and cost overruns associated with the new carrier Gerald R. Ford.
One of the late billionaire's most outrageous toys is being sold off and the new owner will have the highest performing personal plane on the planet.
Microsoft co-founder, prolific entrepreneur, and a man with an absolute love for all things that fly, Paul Allen, died last October after a fight with cancer. He was just 65. Portions of his empire are beginning to be slowly sold off, including the world-record breaking "Roc" satellite-launcher aircraft and the company built around it known as Stratolaunch. Now, one of the most impressive pieces of his incredible collection of aircraft, many of which are part of the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum at Paine Field in Everett, Washington has been put on the market. It's widely understood to be the finest example of a MiG-29 Fulcrum in private hands anywhere in the world, and maybe even the finest regardless of ownership arrangement.
Moscow's first fifth-generation fighter is mysteriously cheaper but might be too little, too late.
Russia's first fifth generation fighter, the Sukhoi Su-57, has entered serial production. Under the terms of a contract signed last June United Aircraft Corporation will produce 76 Su-57s, with the first jet likely to enter service before the end of 2019.
First sighted in 2010, the Su-57 takes its name from the famous Sukhoi Design Bureau. The Su-57 was a previously unknown design and its appearance took the West by surprise. The Su-57 is described as a "fifth-generation fighter," a term referring to to the fifth-generation of post World War II fighter jets. Fifth-generation fighter jets typically include a stealthy design, the ability to cruise at speeds of Mach 1 or greater, and a powerful radar and the ability to send and receive data with friendly forces in a networked environment.
The Navy will not commission its second America-class amphibious assault ship Tripoli (LHA-7) this fall as originally planned, according to its builder.
The Navy had expected to receive Tripoli in late 2019, according to media reports. HII pushed delivery to the end of 2019 or even into 2020 as the company works through some technical design issues with the ship's systems, Mike Petters, chief executive of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), said Thursday morning during a conference call with analysts to discuss the company's second-quarter financial results.
"The systems are working today. It's just a question of whether they will work for the life of the ship," Petters said.
Following the call, HII officials declined to provide USNI News more details about the "technical design issues" Petters referred to while speaking with analysts.
The next Air Force One jets will cost $5.2 billion overall, according to the Pentagon's first formal acquisition report on the presidential aircraft.
That's about the same as the total cost the Air Force provided to Defense One in March, which is significantly more than previous projections. The $4.7 billion development cost listed in the service's fiscal 2020 budget covers the price of the jets, while the $5.2 billion also includes the cost of hangar construction, engineering, and more.
In 2016, the Government Accountability Office projected the Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization program would total $3.2 billion through 2020, including development and procurement.
WNU Editor: This new budget number is up from the 2016 estimate of $3.2 billion, and it covers the price of the two jets, hangar construction, engineering, and more.
PRINCESS HAYA of Jordan fled Dubai in June reportedly allegedly in fear for her life. She has now petitioned the UK courts for a forced marriage protection order - but what exactly is this?
ITALY'S populist government on Monday won a confidence vote in the Senate on a controversial decree targeting migrant rescue vessels, in a major victory for right-wing Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. The Italian conservative has repeatedly accused charity ships of playing into the hands of people smugglers, warning that the country would no longer be Europe's "refugee camp".
EUROPEAN COMMISSION chief Ursula Von der Leyen has vowed to relaunch the EU's Dublin regulation rules and find solutions to the issue of migration as she steps into her leading new Brussels role.
GERMANY could be on the brink of recession after recent figures from IHS Markit recorded a significant blow to the country's economic expansion this week.
(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A suicide car bomber targeted the police headquarters in a minority Shiite neighborhood in western Kabul on Wednesday, setting off a huge explosion that wounded dozens of people, Afghan officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing.
There was no immediate confirmation of any deaths in the attack, the second in the Afghan capital in as many days.
The car bomber detonated at a security checkpoint outside the police headquarters, police spokesman Firdaus Faramarz told The Associated Press. A military training school is located nearby. The Taliban said they had targeted a recruitment center for security forces.
Public health ministry spokesman Wahidullah Mayar said the wounded, including women and children, were taken to local hospitals.
Local media showed a large plume of smoke rising above that part of Kabul, which is home to many of the minority Hazara community. The facade of one multi-story building had been ripped away. Shopkeepers were sweeping up broken glass.
“I was having breakfast in a restaurant when the explosion happened,” said Mohmmad Qasem. As windows shattered, he and others rushed into the busy street.
The police headquarters has been targeted in the past, including an attack in 2017 that left more than 20 dead.
Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah condemned the attack, saying in a Twitter post that “the terrorists aim to disrupt the presidential election campaign.”
Afghanistan’s presidential election, already delayed over security and organizational concerns, is set for Sept. 28. The Taliban on Tuesday issued a threat warning Afghans to boycott the polls and avoid campaign rallies which “could become potential targets.”
The Taliban, who have been staging near-daily attacks across the country, usually target Afghan forces and government officials or those seen as loyal to the government. On Tuesday, a bomb targeting a van carrying employees of the Interior Ministry’s counter-narcotics division killed five people and wounded seven in Kabul.
The Islamic State group’s affiliate in Afghanistan, which has also been behind several large-scale attacks in Kabul, frequently targets minority Shiites.
Wednesday’s attack comes against the backdrop of another round of talks this week between the Taliban and the U.S. in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar, where the insurgents maintain an office.
Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. envoy tasked with finding a peaceful resolution to the nearly 18-year war — America’s longest conflict — this week reported “excellent progress” at the Qatar talks. A Taliban official on Tuesday said differences had been resolved over the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and guarantees from the insurgents that they will cut ties with other extremist groups.
But the Taliban have continued to sideline the Kabul government, dismissing it as a U.S. puppet and refusing to negotiate with it.
The Taliban now control roughly half of Afghanistan and are at their strongest since 2001, when the U.S.-led invasion toppled their government after it harbored al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.
Khalilzad has said he is hoping for a final agreement by Sept. 1 that would allow the roughly 20,000 U.S. and NATO forces to leave the country.
Also on Wednesday, Interior Ministry spokesman Nusrat Rahimi said an hours-long clearance operation by Afghan forces against insurgents in eastern Kabul had found several weapons caches.
And in northern Baghlan province, security forces foiled an attack by insurgents, said Jawed Basharat, spokesman for the provincial police chief. He said a suicide bomber in a Humvee tried to attack an Afghan base but was killed. No security forces were killed, Basharat said.
(NEW DELHI) — India is redrawing its political map again.
Parliament has approved a proposal by the Hindu nationalist-led government that strips statehood from Jammu and Kashmir, its only Muslim-majority state, splitting the region into two union territories after revoking its special rights under India’s Constitution.
Although India has redrawn its map many times since gaining independence from the British in 1947, the decision is likely to raise tensions in the already-volatile Himalayan region. India and Pakistan both claim the territory in full and administer portions of it. India’s action will further entrench the idea of Hindu-majority rule espoused by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
The legislation was introduced alongside a presidential order that takes from the region and its people some political autonomy and hereditary rights by revoking Article 370 of India’s Constitution.
The changes will also lift a ban on property purchases by nonresidents of Kashmir, opening the way for Indians outside the territory to invest and settle there. The local Muslim population has long feared such measures would change Kashmir’s demography, culture and way of life.
An indefinite security lockdown has kept most of the region’s 7 million people in their homes and in the dark about the changes.
Erasing the autonomy of the region will inflame the sentiments of most Kashmiris who demand that the territory be united either under Pakistani rule or as an independent country. Two of the three wars India and Pakistan have found since independence were over Kashmir.
More than half a million Indian soldiers are stationed in Kashmir to counter a rebellion that seeks to secede from India, and there are near-daily demonstrations against Indian control. About 70,000 people have been killed in the uprising and the ensuing crackdown since 1989.
The legislation introduced by Home Minister Amit Shah downgrades Jammu and Kashmir from a state to a union territory with an elected legislature. It also carves out the region of Ladakh as a separate union territory, ruled directly by the central government without a legislature of its own.
The bill has been applauded by India’s Hindu nationalist parties, which have been seeking to fully integrate Kashmir since the country’s partition into India and Pakistan in 1947. The Modi government’s ideological mentor, the right-wing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh organization, praised the decision, describing it as “brave” and “necessary” for the national interest.
Critics have already likened Kashmir’s proposed new arrangement to the West Bank or Tibet, with settlers — armed or civilian — living in guarded compounds among disenfranchised locals.
“The decision (to split the region) will reduce Kashmir to a colony,” said A.G. Noorani, a constitutional expert who has written extensively about Kashmir, including the 2011 book “Article 370: A Constitutional History of Jammu and Kashmir.”
Noorani said splitting the region into federal territories will “divide Kashmir from the rest of the country and Kashmiris will oppose the Hindu feeling in the region.”
Dibyesh Anand, a social scientist at the University of Westminster, said “the fear of settler colonialism is not a specter but a reality, given the approach of both the government and a large number of Indians.”
Anand said there will a major transformation of the socio-economic landscape in Kashmir, where Hindu Indian settlers will be “presented as patriotic pioneers braving Kashmiri Muslim resentment.”
Human rights activists and residents of the troubled state have long feared such a move could destabilize the region and plunge it into chaos by redrawing sectarian lines.
Still, the main worry for many is that the central government’s actions will set in motion a plan to crush the identity of the people of Kashmir.
Indian census data puts the total population of the Indian-controlled part of Jammu and Kashmir at 12.5 million, about 68% Muslim, 28% Hindu and just under 1% Buddhist. Within the state, Kashmir is about 94% Muslim while Jammu is about 63% Hindu and 33% Muslim.
The remote mountainous Ladakh region has a population of just 274,289 people, with 46% Muslim and about 40% Buddhist.
The immediate implications are that Kashmir will lose its flag, criminal code and constitution.
Before the region’s special rights were revoked, New Delhi needed the regional government’s approval to apply all other laws — except in defense, foreign affairs, finance and communications.
Turning Kashmir into a union territory means the central government will gain much more control over the area’s affairs, including its courts. Electoral constituencies will be reorganized using 2011 census figures. This could further inflame the region if more power is shifted to Jammu, where Modi and his Hindu-nationalist party enjoy strong support.
Some experts questioned whether India’s actions were legal.
“This move is a violation of the procedure in any case and can be challenged by the Supreme Court. Article 370 can only be managed by the government of Jammu and Kashmir. So, this Parliament cannot abrogate it. This is what the law says,” Noorani said.
Many constitutional experts say the provision that allows Article 370 to be altered by presidential order requires the consent of the constituent assembly of Jammu and Kashmir and is therefore void because the assembly was dissolved in 1956.
“This clearly means that it (Article 370) cannot be revoked, because the only body which could have recommended it has ceased to exist,” said Yogendra Yadav, a political analyst.
Meanwhile, India’s main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, voiced strong opposition to the way the government went about repealing the region’s special status.
Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, defeated by Modi in May elections, criticized the “abuse of executive power” by the ruling party and said the move would have grave implications for national security.
“National integration isn’t furthered by unilaterally tearing apart J&K, imprisoning elected representatives and violating our Constitution. This nation is made by its people, not plots of land,” Gandhi tweeted.
(BEIJING) — China said Wednesday it was banning Chinese movies and actors from participating in Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards, one of the Asian film industry’s most prestigious honors, as Beijing ramps up economic and political pressure on the island it claims as its own territory.
The one-sentence announcement on the microblog of China Film News, a newspaper affiliated with government film regulator, gave no reason for the suspension, but it comes amid rising tensions over Taiwan’s refusal to recognize being part of Chinese territory to eventually be brought under Beijing’s rule.
Even without the ban, Chinese artists might have found it difficult to make it to the Nov. 23 ceremony. Beijing recently issued a ban on solo travel to the island beginning Sept. 1 as part of measures to inflict an economic cost for its failure to obey.
Chinese participation was already in doubt following last year’s ceremony, which was marked by Chinese displeasure over remarks in an acceptance speech by documentary director Fu Yue calling on the world to recognize Taiwan as an independent country, something only a handful of nations currently do.
Chinese participants refused to appear on stage, made pointed remarks about Taiwan and China being members of the same family and then declined to attend the banquet reception following the show.
Asked about the announcement, the organizing committee told The Associated Press that it was disappointed but the show would go on as scheduled.
“The Committee regrets to be informed of the news, if it is confirmed. The jury process of Golden Horse Awards is ongoing and will continue as planned, and all Golden Horse events will take place as usual.”
Chinese entrants have been big winners at the show since they were first invited to attend in 1996, with China’s Xu Zheng winning best actor last year for his work in “Dying to Survive.”
Fu set off a firestorm of criticism in China after she said during her acceptance speech that her biggest hope was for “our country” to be regarded as an “independent entity.” Her film “Our Youth in Taiwan” won best documentary at the awards.
Taiwan split from mainland China amid civil war in 1949, but Beijing considers the self-ruled island part of its territory.
Chinese lambasted Fu on the Twitter-like Weibo platform following her win, sharing posts under the hashtag “Not one speck of China can go missing” and a map of China that includes Taiwan and territories it claims in the South China Sea.
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, who is loathed by Beijing for her pro-independence stance, expressed her support for Fu, saying in a Facebook post that the annual awards highlight the freedoms that set Taiwan apart from China.
“Here (in Taiwan) there aren’t people who will disappear or be silenced for expressing differing viewpoints,” she wrote, “and we also don’t have sensitive terms that are censored on the internet.”
Academy Award-winning Taiwanese director Ang Lee, whose films include “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Brokeback Mountain” and who chaired the awards committee appeared to anticipate the backlash to Fu’s speech, telling reporters after the ceremony, “I hope that no one will come to interfere (with the awards).”
Entertainment industry figures in Taiwan and Hong Kong have routinely been blacklisted and had their work banned from mainland China after they expressed pro-independence or pro-democracy views.
Along with cutting numbers of Chinese visitors to Taiwan, China has been luring away the island’s remaining diplomatic allies and preventing its representatives from participating in international gatherings. Culture and sports events have also become targets, with Taiwan last year losing the right to hold the East Asian Youth Games, under reported pressure from China.
(MANILA, Philippines) — The Philippines’ Department of Health on Tuesday declared the country’s outbreak of dengue to be a national epidemic.
The agency said Health Secretary Francisco Duque III made the declaration to improve the response to the outbreak by allowing local governments to draw on a special Quick Response Fund.
It said the Philippines recorded 146,062 cases of dengue from January through July 20 this year, 98% more than the same period in 2018. It said the outbreak caused 622 deaths.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection found in tropical countries worldwide. It can cause joint pain, nausea, vomiting and a rash, and can cause breathing problems, hemorrhaging and organ failure in severe cases. While there is no specific treatment for the illness, medical care to maintain a person’s fluid levels is seen as critical.
The Department of Health said that starting Tuesday, it was conducting a campaign to focus on finding and destroying mosquito breeding sites, which is a primary means of containing dengue. Other government agencies, local government units, schools, offices and communities will join in the effort, it said.
Other Southeast Asian countries have also reported an upsurge in dengue cases this year, according to the U.N.’s World Health Organization. The organization said Malaysia had registered 62,421 cases through June 29, including 93 deaths, compared to 32,425 cases with 53 deaths for the same period last year. Vietnam over the same period had 81,132 cases with four deaths reported, compared to 26,201 cases including six deaths in 2018.
In South Asia, Bangladesh has been facing its worst-ever dengue fever outbreak, putting a severe strain on the country’s already overwhelmed medical system.
(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea said Wednesday leader Kim Jong Un supervised a live-fire demonstration of newly developed, short-range ballistic missiles intended to send a warning to the United States and South Korea over their joint military exercises.
The official Korean Central News Agency said two missiles launched from a western airfield flew across the country and over the area surrounding the capital, Pyongyang, before accurately hitting an island target off its eastern coast.
Its four rounds of weapons demonstrations in two weeks come during a stalemate in nuclear negotiations and after President Donald Trump repeatedly dismissed the significance of the tests, even though the weapons show North Korea’s ability to strike at U.S. allies South Korea and Japan and its military bases there.
Experts say Trump’s downplaying of the North’s weapons displays allowed the country more room to advance its capabilities and build leverage ahead of negotiations, which could possibly resume sometime after the end of the allies’ drills later this month.
Lee Sang-min, spokesman from South Korea’s Unification Ministry, said North Korea’s recent testing activity doesn’t help efforts to stabilize peace and called for Pyongyang to uphold an inter-Korean agreement reached last year to form a joint military committee to discuss reducing military tensions. He did not provide a specific answer when asked whether Seoul believes the North’s weapons display will intensify.
The KCNA said the launches early Tuesday verified the reliability and combat ability of “new-type tactical guided missiles.” Kim expressed satisfaction and said the launches would send an appropriate level of warning to the military exercises between the United States and South Korea that began on Monday, the report said.
Pyongyang’s official Rodong Sinmun also published photos showing what appeared to be a missile soaring from a launcher installed on a vehicle and Kim smiling and celebrating with military officials.
KCNA’s report came a day after South Korea’s military said it detected two early morning launches that were likely ballistic missiles.
Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectiles traveled about 450 kilometers (279 miles) on an apogee of 37 kilometers (23 miles) before landing in waters off the country’s eastern coast. It said the projectiles showed similar flight characteristics to short-range missiles North Korea fired on July 25.
South Korea’s military had described those missiles as similar to the Russian-made Iskander, a solid-fuel, nuclear-capable missile that is highly maneuverable and travels on low trajectories, improving its chances of evading missile defense systems. Last week, North Korea conducted two test firings of what it described as a new rocket artillery system.
Kim Dong-yub, an analyst at Seoul’s Institute for Far Eastern Studies, said North Korea’s decision to fly the missiles over its capital indicated it was confident about the reliability of the system. Kim, a former South Korean military official who had participated in inter-Korean military talks, said Kim Jong Un is making a measured effort to advance the North’s military capabilities without allowing nuclear negotiations with Washington collapse.
North Korea has denounced Washington and Seoul over their joint military exercises. South Korea confirmed they started Monday but hasn’t given details about the drills, which were expected to involve computer simulations and not troops or equipment.
The North’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday the drills “compelled (North Korea) to develop, test and deploy the powerful physical means essential for national defense.”
(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — Uruguay issued a warning to its citizens early this week about traveling to the U.S. after two mass shootings killed more than 30 people.
The Latin American country also cited three cities citizens should avoid: Albuquerque, Detroit and Baltimore.
Uruguay’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the three cities are among the 20 most dangerous in the world and cited CEOWORLD magazine at its source.
Albuquerque has garnered national attention in recent years over its high auto theft rates and violent shootings.
Uruguay advised its citizens to avoid U.S. theme parks, shopping centers, art festivals, religious activities and sporting events.
Albuquerque spokesman Matt Ross said it was absurd for Albuquerque to be cited.
Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry also issued a statement suggesting its citizens “postpone travel” to the U.S. in light of “hate crimes.”
(SALT LAKE CITY) — U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. is resigning after a two-year stint during what he called a historically difficult time in relations between the two countries.
Salt Lake Chamber President Derek Miller said Tuesday that Huntsman is looking for places to live in Utah amid speculation that he may again run for governor.
Huntsman left the Utah governor’s office in 2009, when former President Barack Obama tapped him as ambassador to China.
President Donald Trump named him as ambassador to Russia in 2017, as the U.S. investigated Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 election.
In a resignation later dated Monday, Huntsman said he was honored by the trust Trump placed in him “during this historically difficult period in bilateral relations.”
(LONDON) — Belfast-based consultancy BDO Northern Ireland Partners says it will oversee the administration of the shipyard that built the Titanic after the firm ran out of money.
Harland and Wolff appointed BDO as administrators after its Norwegian parent company, Dolphin Drilling, failed to find a buyer following its insolvency.
The Belfast shipyard was best known for constructing the doomed White Star liner that sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg. It once boasted a workforce of 30,000, but now employs about 125, though it supported hundreds of other jobs in its supply chain.
In recent years, it has worked on wind energy and marine engineering projects.
BDO said Tuesday it is engaging immediately with employees and stakeholders “to take all necessary steps to ensure they are supported throughout the administration process.”
After the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, “a city died, and 70,000 of its inhabitants.” The B-29 bomber stayed airborne, hovering above a terrifying mushroom cloud.
This “dreadful instant,” as TIME once put it, helped speed the end of World War II, launched the atomic age and began an ethical debate over the decision to use nuclear weapons that has continued for more than 70 years — and that has extended to questions about the plane itself.
The Enola Gay is a B-29 Superfortress, which pilot Paul Tibbets named after his mother, and which had been stripped of everything but the necessities, so as to be thousands of pounds lighter than an ordinary plane of that make. In 1945, it was given an important task. “It was just like any other mission: some people are reading books, some are taking naps. When the bomb left the airplane, the plane jumped because you released 10,000 lbs.,” Theodore Van Kirk, the plane’s navigator, later recalled. “Immediately [Tibbets] took the airplane to a 180° turn. We lost 2,000 ft. on the turn and ran away as fast as we could. Then it exploded. All we saw in the airplane was a bright flash. Shortly after that, the first shock wave hit us, and the plane snapped all over.”
The plane returned to Tinian Island, from which it had come. A few days later, on Aug. 9, the U.S. dropped another atomic bomb, this time on Nagasaki. While it did not drop the bomb on Nagasaki, the Enola Gay did take flight to get data on the weather in the lead-up to the second strike on Japan.
After the war, the airplane took flight a few more times. In the aftermath of World War II, the Army Air Forces flew the Enola Gay during an atomic test program in the Pacific; it was then delivered to be stored in an airfield in Arizona before being flown to Illinois and transferred to the Smithsonian in July 1949. But even under the custody of the museum, the Enola Gay remained at an air force base in Texas.
It took its last flight in 1953, arriving on Dec. 2 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. As the Smithsonian recounts, it stayed there until August of 1960, until preservationists grew worried that the decay of the historic artifact would reach a point of no return if it stayed outside much longer. Smithsonian staffers took the plane apart into smaller pieces and moved it inside.
By the time the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan approached, the Smithsonian had already spent nearly a decade restoring the plane for exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum. But when the nearly 600-page proposal for the exhibit was seen by Air Force veterans, the anniversary started a new round of controversy over the plane, as TIME explained in 1994:
The display, say the vets, is tilted against the U.S., portraying it as an unfeeling aggressor, while paying an inordinate amount of attention to Japanese suffering. Too little is made of Tokyo’s atrocities, the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor or the recalcitrance of Japan’s military leaders in the late stages of the war — the catalyst for the deployment of atomic weapons. John T. Correll, editor in chief of Air Force Magazine, noted that in the first draft there were 49 photos of Japanese casualties, against only three photos of American casualties. By his count there were four pages of text on Japanese atrocities, while there were 79 pages devoted to Japanese casualties and the civilian suffering, from not only the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki but also conventional B-29 bombing. The Committee for the Restoration and Display of the Enola Gay now has 9,000 signatures of protest. The Air Force Association claims the proposed exhibition is “a slap in the face to all Americans who fought in World War II” and “treats Japan and the U.S. as if their participation in the war were morally equivalent.”
Politicians are getting in on the action. A few weeks ago, Kansas Senator Nancy Kassebaum fired off a letter to Robert McCormick Adams, secretary of the Smithsonian. She called the proposal “a travesty” and suggested that “the famed B-29 be displayed with understanding and pride in another museum. Any one of three Kansas museums.”
Adams, who is leaving his job after 10 relatively controversy-free years, sent back a three-page answer stiffly turning down her request for the Enola Gay. The proposed script, he says, was in flux, and would be “objective,” treat U.S. airmen as “skilled, brave, loyal” and would not make a judgment on “the morality of the decision [to drop the bomb].”
Meanwhile curators Tom Crouch and Michael Neufeld, who are responsible for the content of the display, deny accusations of political correctness. Crouch claims that the critics have a “reluctance to really tell the whole story. They want to stop the story when the bomb leaves the bomb bay.” Crouch and Neufeld’s proposed display includes a “Ground Zero” section, described as the emotional center of the gallery. Among the sights: charred bodies in the rubble, the ruins of a Shinto shrine, a heat-fused rosary, items belonging to dead schoolchildren. The curators have proposed a PARENTAL DISCRETION sign for the show.
The veterans, for their part, say they are well aware of the grim nature of the subject. They are not asking for a whitewash. “Nobody is looking for glorification,” says Correll. “Just be fair. Tell both sides.”
Eventually, the criticism from veterans, Congress and others resulted in major changes to the exhibition. “[The show] will no longer include a long section on the postwar nuclear race that veterans groups and members of Congress had criticized. The critics said that the discussion did not belong in the exhibit and was part of a politically loaded message that the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan began a dark chapter in human history,” the New York Timesreported. That version of the exhibition opened in 1995, displaying more than half of the plane, the restoration of which was still unfinished.
But the exhibition proved popular. When it closed in 1998, about four million people had visited it, according to a report by Air Force Magazine‘s Correll — the most ever to visit an Air and Space Museum special exhibition to that point.
It would take until 2003 for the full plane to be displayed, at the Air and Space Museum’s location in Chantilly, Va. That opening again provoked protest, but it can still be seen there.
Joyce Naltchayan—AFP/Getty ImagesDemonstrators protest at the Enola Gay exhibit at the the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center , on its opening day, Dec. 15, 2003 in Chantilly, Va.
And as long as it is on display, the questions it raises are likely to continue — after all, they have been with the Enola Gay since it first became a household name.
Even on board, the men who flew the plane knew as much. Van Kirk, the navigator, later described the crew as having had the immediate thought that, “This war is over.” And copilot Robert A. Lewis kept a personal log of the mission, which — when it was later made public — offered a look at what else they were thinking. “I honestly have the feeling of groping for words to explain this,” he wrote of the moments after the mushroom cloud rose, “or I might say My God what have we done.”
Travelers who have visited North Korea at any point since March 1, 2011 no longer qualify for the U.S. Visa Waiver Program according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The change in policy comes amid increasing tensions with North Korea over nuclear arms.
Tourists from 38 countries are permitted free entry into the U.S. for up to 90 days without a visa. But North Korea is now on a list of eight countries including Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, that restrict travel to the U.S. by tourists who have visited those countries since March 1, 2011. They must now apply and pay for a visa to enter the U.S.
The change in policy is expected to have detrimental effects on North Korea’s tourism industry — tourist travel to North Korea is permitted through guided tours, but in 2017 the U.S. State Department announced a travel ban for Americans after the death of Otto Warmbier, an American who was detained in North Korea and died shortly after his release.
On Tuesday, North Korea tested ballistic missiles by firing them into the sea, the fourth such test in less than two weeks, according to the Associated Press. Also on Tuesday, a North Korean diplomat Ju Yong Chol accused the U.S. and South Korea of “inciting military tension” by holding a joint military exercise, according to Reuters.
On Friday, President Donald Trump said the missile testing did not violate the U.S. and North Korea Singapore agreement in a series of tweets that praised the work done by Kim Jung Un. “Chariman Kim has a great and beautiful vision for his country, and only the United States, with me as President, can make that vision come true,” Trump wrote.
Kim Jong Un and North Korea tested 3 short range missiles over the last number of days. These missiles tests are not a violation of our signed Singapore agreement, nor was there discussion of short range missiles when we shook hands. There may be a United Nations violation, but..
…..Chairman Kim does not want to disappoint me with a violation of trust, there is far too much for North Korea to gain – the potential as a Country, under Kim Jong Un’s leadership, is unlimited. Also, there is far too much to lose. I may be wrong, but I believe that……
….Chariman Kim has a great and beautiful vision for his country, and only the United States, with me as President, can make that vision come true. He will do the right thing because he is far too smart not to, and he does not want to disappoint his friend, President Trump!
VSSC Recruitment 2019 – Walk-in-Interview for 158 Vacancies. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre has published a recent job Notification for the Technician Apprentice Post. Interested Central Govt Job aspirants can apply for VSSC Careers. However, the application mode for VSSC Recruitment 2019 is Online. Diploma candidates looking for the VSSC Apprentice job can apply for this vacancies. VSSC Recruitment 2019 Apply Online link for the registration of Apprentice vacancy is available from 06th August 2019.
Selected candidates will have training for one year with a stipend. Individuals having experience as an apprentice in any organization or institution firm are not eligible for the vacancies. No accommodation will be provided by the board during the training period. Board of Apprentice Training arranged Walk in at 17th August 2019. This article is fully loaded with the details about VSSC Recruitment. Applicants willing to apply for the Technician Apprentice Jobs can go through this page before applying for the vacancies.
The Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) is a noteworthy space research focal point of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), concentrating on rocket and space vehicles for India’s satellite program. It is situated in Thiruvananthapuram, in the Indian province of Kerala. The middle had its beginnings as the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in 1962. It was renamed out of appreciation for Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, frequently viewed as the dad of the Indian space program.
The Vikram Sarabhai Space Center is one of the principle innovative work foundations inside ISRO. VSSC is an altogether indigenous office taking a shot at the improvement of sounding rockets, the Rohini and Menaka launchers, and SLV, ASLV, PSLV, GSLV and GSLV Mk III groups of dispatch vehicles. Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) is the biggest among the ISRO offices. It is an inside for the structure and advancement of satellite dispatch vehicles and related innovations. The middle seeks after innovative work in a large group of unmistakable innovation spaces including air transportation, flight, and composites, essentially to propel the improvement of dispatch vehicle innovation in India.
IDBI Result 2019 Out!!- IDBI Bank authority had conducted the exam for 1000 Assistant Manager, Manager posts. Moreover, the Online Test was held on 17th May 2019. IDBI Assistant Manager Result 2019 has bee published on the official website on 13th June 2019. All the candidates who had participated in the Online Test must check the IDBI Bank Exam Results 2019 from the official site @ idbi.com for regular updates and more details. As per the latest news, the IDBI Assistant Manager Result 2019 & IDBI Manager Result 2019 will be announced in the month of June 2019.
IDBI Executive Result 2019 – IDBI Bank has scheduled to release the IDBI Executive Result 2019. The results of the Recruitment of Executives 2019 was released on 06th August 2019. The IDBI Bank officials are ready to announce the Executive Result. After the announcement of the result, Applicants can get the result from the official website i.e, www.idbi.com. Check your results via the link mentioned below. Hence, all those might be looking for the executive exam result now!
IDBI Executive Merit List 2019 – Click Here IDBI Executive Category wise & Test wise cut-off – Click Here IDBI Executive Marks of Online Test – Click Here
IDBI Assistant Manager Result 2019 Available Now!!!. As we know that applicants are eagerly waiting for the IDBI Assistant Manager Result 2019. The result will be announced soon. A huge number of applicants have applied for the vacancies. IDBI is going to conduct the Online Computer Based Examination for the Post of Assistant Manager on 21st July 2019. Check your results via the link mentioned below. Hence, all those might be looking for the Assistant Manager exam result now!
IDBI Assistant Manager Result 2019 – Looking for IDBI bank result 2019? then you are in a place where you can check your result. IDBI Assistant Manager Results 2019 has been announced on Today i.e, 13th June 2019. We have updated the results link. Here we have provided a direct link to check the IDBI results link, it will work now!!. A huge number of applicants have applied for the vacancies. And attended the written examination conducted by IDBI to select the eligible aspirants. Check your results via the link mentioned below. Hence, all those might be looking for the executive exam result now!
Candidates can get ready to check the IDBI Manager Result 2019 and the IDBI Assistant Manager Result 2019. All the candidates can check the IDBI Assistant Manager, Manager Results 2019 from this page. And that is through the direct link given at the bottom of the article. The IDBI Bank officials had conducted the Online Test in various exam centers. Also candidates, who will clear all rounds of the selection process they will get hired for the Assistant Manager, Manager Posts.
The officials of IDBI Bank has announced the IDBI Merit List 2019. Candidates can check the IDBI Merit List 2019 from the below table. Besides, the IDBI Merit List 2019 contains the Names, Marks, Rank of the top or high marks scored candidates. Moreover, the IDBI Manager Merit List 2019 is to shortlist the candidates. Candidates who are qualified in the Online Test must attend the further rounds of the selections process.
IDBI Cut Off Marks 2019 – idbi.com
In order to Qualify the online test, the candidates have to obtain the IDBI Cut Off Marks 2019. All the participants must secure marks higher than the IDBI Cut Off Marks 2019 declared by the officials. Candidates who will clear the online test they will get a chance to attend the further rounds. Most importantly, candidates have to remember that the IDBI Cut Off Marks 2019 depends on Candidates Category (SC/ ST/ General/ Others).
IDBI Bank Previous Cut Off Details
Category
Reasoning Ability
English Language
Quantitative Aptitude
Overall Cutoff
General
14.5
13.25
9.75
70.75
SC
10.75
9
6.75
61
ST
10.75
9
6.75
47.75
OBC
10.75
9
6.75
67.5
OH
10.75
9
6.75
52.5
VI
10.75
9
6.75
50.5
The table above covers the previous cut off marks. This cut off marks is decided by the board and it varies for each category. Applicants those who meet the minimum qualifying marks will be allowed to take up further rounds.
Steps to Download IDBI Exam Results 2019
Visit the IDBI Bank official portal i.e idbi.com.
Search for careersection, click on it
You will get the link like Recruitment of Assistant Manager – 2019
In that click on the below links Merit list, Cut Off and Marks
Now, your IDBI Bank Exam Results 2019 will displayed on the screen.
Download or take a print out of the Result for further reference.
RPSC Result 2019 – RPSC Rajasthan Public Service Commission has recently uploaded RPSC Sr Teacher (TSP & Non- TSP) Provisional List – Sanskrit, English, Hindi & Urdu. All Enrolled Candidates can download Provisional Selection list now from the below link. Also, applicants can check and download the RPSC Result 2019 from the official website i.e, rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in. Here we have provided a direct link to download the RPSC Sr Teacher (TSP & Non- TSP) Provisional List – Sanskrit, English & Hindi. Moreover, we have given some steps to download the RPSC Result 2019. Applicants can get the complete details of Rajasthan Public Service Commission Result.
RPSC Senior Grade II Teacher TGT Result (Sanskrit) 2019 – Rajasthan Public Service Commission, RPSC has Recently Uploaded Result for the Senior Teacher Grade II and Special Education Teacher Recruitment (Sanskrit) on 02nd August 2019. Those Candidates who have Appeared in this Recruitment Exam can Download your Result now. Here we have provided a direct link to download your RPSC TGT Result (Sanskrit). Applicants just by clicking one direct link to get your all RPSC Senior Grade Teacher Grade II Result 2019. Moreover, candidates can visit the official website rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in to get complete information.
RPSC Senior Grade II Teacher TGT Result (Sanskrit) 2019
RPSC Senior Grade II Teacher TGT Result (Sanskrit) 2019 – Click Here
Sr Teacher (TSP & Non-TSP) (Provisional List- English & Urdu) 2019 – Hello Folks!! The Rajasthan Public Service Commission has announced the Senior Teacher (TSP & Non-TSP) (Provisional List- English, Hindi & Urdu) on 05th August 2019. Applicants can check your Senior Teacher (Non -TSP) Provisional List from the direct link provided below in the table. Moreover, candidates can get the complete details from the official website rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in. Here all the candidates can get the RPSC Result 2019 from this article.
Sr Teacher (TSP & Non-TSP) (Provisional List- English & Urdu)
RPSC Senior Teacher (TSP) (Provisional List- English) 2019 – Hello Folks!! The Rajasthan Public Service Commission has announced the RPSC Senior Teacher (TSP) (Provisional List- English) 2019 on 01st August 2019. Applicants can check your Senior Teacher (TSP) Provisional List – English from the direct link provided below in the table. Moreover, candidates can get the complete details from the official website rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in. Here all the candidates can get the RPSC Result 2019 from this article.
RPSC Senior Grade Teacher Grade II Result 2019 – Rajasthan Public Service Commission, RPSC has Recently Uploaded Result for the Senior Teacher Grade II and Special Education Teacher Recruitment 2018 on 30th July 2019. Those Candidates Who have Appeared in this Recruitment Exam Can Download Result now. Here we have provided a direct link to download your RPSC TGT Result (Social Science). Applicants just by clicking one direct link to get your all RPSC Senior Grade Teacher Grade II Result 2019. Moreover, candidates can visit the official website rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in to get complete information.
RPSC Senior Grade Teacher Grade II Result 2019 – Check Here
RPSC PGT School Lecturer Result 2019 – Rajasthan Public Service Commission has invited 13098 Candidates for the Post of PGT School Lecturer. The Organization has conducted the Examination on 17, 26-27th July 2016. Finally, RPSC has announced the RPSC Reserve List/ Pick Up List on 09th July 2019. Applicants those who have appeared the Examination can verify their results from the quick link provided below in the table. The applicants can see the result by individual language Staffs from the direct link.
The written Examination was organized for PGT School Lecturer Posts of Rajasthan based government Schools. The notification out in 2015 and it was a historic entry. They invited Teaching Faculty from the state as a total of 13908 Posts. After a huge gap of almost 3 years commission has uploaded the Non-Joiners Pick Up/Reserve List. RPSC School Lecturer/Teacher Pick Up List 2019 has released now.
The examination was for the recruitment of 13,098 teachers across a number of subjects including Rajasthani, Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Geography, Sociology, Political Science, Drawing, History, Philosophy, Physics, Mathematics, Biology, Commerce, Home Science, Chemistry, Economics, Music, and Sindhi. (Reuters). Candidates are picked up from the reserve Criteria and finally uploaded in the official website. Candidates can check the result from the direct link section. And they can download it for their further use and other stages of RPSC PGT Hiring 2015.
Almost all recruitments in the State of Rajasthan normally carried out by the RPSC. It will find the perfect candidates for recruitment from the initial stage. Then finally will select the right candidate for the Perfect Jobs which is in the Rajasthan State. So, the same happened for the recruitment of school lecturer posts right from the stage of sending the notification.
Steps to check RPSC Reserve List/ Pick Up List
Initially visit the official website of Rajasthan Public Service Commission i.e, rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in
Home page applicants can see the Candidates information, in that click on the results
A new page will be open with all the results
Applicants can check and download the appropriate result
Download or take a print out of the RPSC Reserve List/ Pick Up List for further reference.
Direct link to download RPSC Result
Pick Up List against Non-Joiner/Reject Candidates for School Lecturer(School Education Deptt.) Exam 2015(Commerce) for Boys 08/07/2019
Pondicherry University Recruitment 2019 – Apply Online for 179 Vacancies. Pondicherry University has issued a recent career Notification. According to the Notification, there are 179 vacancies available for Professor, Assistant Professor, and Associate Professor Posts. Eligible Aspirants can start applying for Pondicherry University Professor Vacancy from 5th August 2019 @ www.pondiuni.edu.in. The closing date to apply for these vacancies is 09th September 2019.
Pondicherry University looking for eligible, highly qualified dedicated and academically productive candidates for Teaching Jobs. Aspirants with innovative teaching ability and high-quality research can apply for the Pondicherry University Recruitment. Selected candidates will have a position on Regular /Tenure basis. Scroll down to get detailed information about the Pondicherry University Recruitment for Professor Posts.
Pondicherry University Professor Recruitment 2019 – Highlights
Organization Name
Pondicherry University
Post Name
Professor, Assistant Professor, and Associate Professor
Eligibility Criteria for Pondicherry University Recruitment 2019
Educational Qualification
Individuals who are applying for these jobs should possess Good academic record with a Master Degree/ Ph. D in relevant Subjects with a NET qualification from the recognized university or institution with minimum marks.
Age Limit:
Refer to Pondicherry University Recruitment Notification.
Age Relaxation:
Age relaxation is applicable to all the eligible candidates as per the rules.
Application Fee:
Applicants who all are applying for Pondicherry University Jobs 2019 can refer to the official notification for the application fee.
Salary Structure:
All the selected individuals for Pondicherry University Recruitment 2019 will be offered a good pay scale per month based on the pay matrix level.
Selection Process:
Applicants are selected for Pondicherry University Assistant Professor Recruitment 2019 based on their performance in the following tests
Personal Interview.
How to Apply Online for Pondicherry University Careers 2019?
Visit the official website of Pondicherry University @ www.pondiuni.edu.in
Click on careers and read the official notification carefully.
Search for an application form and start filling the application form.
Fill all the details in the application form like name, date of birth, age and other details.
Enclose all the necessary documents scanned copies.
Submit the application form and take a printout for future reference.
Important Dates for Pondicherry University Jobs 2019
Starting Date to Apply
05th August 2019
Last Date to Apply
09th September 2019
Important Links for Pondicherry University Notification 2019
The Pondicherry University Act, 1985, under the focal government. Pondicherry University arrived at the apex of its development during the XI plan when Prof J A K Tareen was the Vice-Chancellor. It turned into India’s quickest developing focal college with 300% all-round development in Students, Faculty, Infrastructure, Teaching programs, Research ventures, and understudies looking for confirmations. The Faculty are from 22 states and understudies from 30 states and association domains. A portion of the Socially pertinent accomplishments of XI plan are sans lease lodgings to young ladies, Free instruction and free inns to all physically tested, free vehicle to students,100% incapacitated amicable structures and exceptional library for outwardly tested. In 2012 Prof Tareen got from a leader of India, the best Institution grant for PU.
NHM Maharashtra Result 2019 |CHO Result 2019 Here @ nrhm.maharashtra.gov.in 2019 – National Health Mission, is all set to announce the Result for the CHO Post in Maharashtra. Well, applicants, those who have attempted the Community Health Officer Exam on 21st July 2019 can check your result from this Website. Here we have given a direct link to download your NRHM Maharashtra CHO Results. The Result link will active, after the official announcement of NRHM Maharashtra CHO Result 2019. However, candidates can get the complete details of CHO Result 2019 in the NRHM Maharashtra Official Website.
NHM Maharashtra CHO Result 2019 | nrhm.maharashtra.gov.in
As per the announcement, a huge number of applicants have been attempted for the Community Health Officer Maharashtra Recruitment 2019. This Process will help the candidates to get Community Health Officer Post in Maharashtra. Here we have provided a direct link to download your CHO Result 2019 Maharashtra. Also, applicants can check your result from the official website nrhm.maharashtra.gov.in 2019. After the announcement of Result, applicants should check your NHM Maharashtra CHO Cutoff Marks and Merit List to attend the Interview.
National Health Mission Maharashtra CHO Result 2019 – Overview
Description
Details
Organization Name
National Health Mission, Maharashtra (NHM Maharashtra)
Applicants can get the NRHM Maharashtra Vacancy details, NRHM Maharashtra CHO Result Date 2019, Exam Date and other information from the above Table. It will help the candidates to get a clear knowledge about the Maharashtra Health Department Recruitment 2019. We advise the applicants to check the NRHM Maharashtra CHO Answer Key and analyze your marks. After that applicants can start preparing for the Next round of Interview. Getting a CHO Post in Maharashtra is not an easy process. So please be aware of the Community Health Officer Maharashtra Latest updates.
We are advised to keep track on this page to get the Community Health Officer Result Updates. Applicants should get the minimum or maximum marks in the Examination to get qualified in the Community Health Officer Exam 2019. The officials from the NHM will release the CHO Cutoff Marks based on some Categories. The number of questions, the difficulty level in the examination, Vacancy, and others. If the candidates get the high Cut off marks it will help the Students to attend the next round of the Interview.
NRHM Maharashtra CHO Merit List 2019
Candidates are advised to wait for some time to get the NRHM Maharashtra Merit list. Applicants will get the Merit list along with the Community Health Officer Exam Result. After the announcement of National Health Mission Maharashtra CHO Result 2019, applicants know your status of Result. So Applicants will be called for the Next round of Interview very soon. From the bottom of this page, we will be updating the latest result link, it will work once the result announces it by officially.
Steps to check NRHM Maharashtra CHO Results
First, visit the official website of the National Health Mission, Maharashtra i.e, nrhm.maharashtra.gov.in
On the home page, view the announcements
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New NTPC Recruitment 2019 Notification – Apply Online for 79 Trainee Vacancies: National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) released career notification in the month of August 2019. NTPC Limited has 79 Vacancies for TraineePosts. Candidates who meet the below provided NTPC Requirements 2019 can apply online from 2nd August 2019 @ www.ntpc.co.in. Last Date to apply for NTPC Trainee Jobs 2019 Vacancy is 31st August 2019. Get through all the details and then apply for the NTPC Trainee Job Vacancy 2019 on this page.
Here are the best Government job opportunities in National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC). Around 79 candidates are invited for the Trainee Job vacancy. Interested candidates can register for the post before the last date closes. Only those applications which are registered under the eligibility criteria will be called for the interview process. Check the complete information about the NTPC Trainee Jobs 2019 Details in the below section of our page.
Eligibility Criteria for NTPC Trainee Recruitment 2019
NTPSC Requirements 2019 are as follows,
Educational Qualification:
Candidates who have completed their education through Distance Learning Mode shall not be eligible.
ITI (Fitter) Trainee – Passed 10th Class + Full-time Regular ITI Course in Fitter Trade. The course must be approved by NCVT/SCVT
For ITI (Electrician) Trainee – Passed 10th Class + Full-time Regular ITI Course in Electrician Trade. The course must be approved by NCVT/SCVT
ITI (Instrument Mechanic) Trainee – 10th Pass + Full-Time Regular ITI Course in Instrument Mechanic/Electronics Trade. The Course must be approved by NCVT/SCVT
Assistant (General) Trainee – Full-Time Graduate + English Typing 30 wpm / 150 keystrokes per minute
Lab Assistant (Chemistry) Trainee – Full-Time Regular B. Sc with Chemistry (Chemistry must be subject in Final Year) / Graduate in Industrial/Applied Chemistry
Diploma Trainee (Electrical) – Full Time Regular Diploma in Electrical/Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Diploma Trainee (Mechanical) – Full Time Regular Diploma in Mechanical/Production Engineering
Refer to the Official Notification for a clear view.
Age Limit:
Minimum Age Limit – 18Years
Maximum Age Limit – 27 Years
Age Relaxation:
Applicable as per rules.
NTPC Jobs 2019 for Trainee Vacancy
Application Fee:
Kindly refer official notification provided below
Selection Process:
Written Test
Skill Test
Interview
Test Centres:
Raigarh City, Chhattisgarh.
However, NTPC reserves the right to cancel or add any center depending on the requirement.
How to Apply Steps for Executive Trainee Jobs in NTPC Recruitment through GATE 2019?
Click on the NTPC Recruitment 2019 Apply Online Link Provided below.
Fill in necessary details asked in NTPC Recruitment 2019 Online Application Form.
Upload a Copy of your recent photograph.
Attach Scanned Copies of necessary documents.
Pay prescribed application fee.
Finally, press submits button to complete the NTPC Limited Recruitment 2019 Process.
NTPC Recruitment 2019 – Apply Online for 203 Vacancies. Latest Notification of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited is released. NTPC require Experienced engineers under various discipline. There are 203 vacancies are available for the shift operation of Thermal Power Plant. Engineer graduates looking for Central Government Jobs can apply for this NTPC Jobs. NTPC Application form is available at Online from 06th August 2019. Interested and eligible can register for the NTPC Recruitment.
Selected candidates will be placed at E2 grade position for the shift operation. Indian Nationals are eligible to apply for the ntpc.co.in careers. candidates will undergo a medical test before joining. The Last Date to submit the Online Application form is 26th August 2019. Go through this article completely and check with your eligibility for the NTPC Recruitment.
Eligibility Criteria for www.ntpc.co.in Recruitment 2019
Educational Qualification
Candidates willing to apply for the NTPC Recruitment 2019 should completed Engineering from a recognized university/ institution in a relevant stream which is listed below.
Department
Engineering Graduate Stream
Electrical
Electrical/ Electrical & Electronics/Electrical, Instrumentation & Control/ Power System & High Voltage/ Power Electronics/ Power Engineering
Mechanical
Mechanical/ Production/ Industrial Engineering/ Production & Industrial Engineering/ Thermal/ Mechanical & Automation/ Power Engineering
Electronics
Electronics/ Electronice and Telecommunication/ Electronics & Power/ Power Electronics/ Electronics & Communication/ Electriacal & Electronics
Instrumentation
Electrical & Instrumentation/ Instrumentation & Control
Age Limit:
Maximum Age Limit – 30 Years
Age Relaxation:
SC/ ST – 5 Years
OBC – 3 Years
PWPD – 10 Years
Application Fee:
Refer to NTPC Recruitment Official Notification.
Salary Structure:
As per the E2 Grade pay matrix level:
Rs. 50,000 – Rs. 1,60,000/-
Selection Process:
Online Test.
Interview.
How to Apply Online for NTPC Power Plant Recruitment 2019?
Click on the NTPC Recruitment 2019 Apply Online Link given below.
Hit on ‘Click Here to Apply’ tab.
Select the desired functional area.
Start to fill the necessary details asked in the Application Form.
Attach Scanned Copies of necessary documents.
Recheck with the details entered.
Finally, press submits button to complete the NTPC Recruitment application Process.
NTPC Ltd which is often abbreviated as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited is an Indian Public Sector Undertaking, engaged in the business of generation of electricity and allied activities. It is a company incorporated under the Companies Act 1956 and a "Government Company" within the meaning of the act. The headquarters of the company is situated in New Delhi. NTPC's core business is the generation and sale of electricity to state-owned power distribution companies and State Electricity Boards in India. The NTPC company also undertakes consultancy and turnkey project contracts that involve engineering, project management, construction management and operation and management of power plants.
NTPC they hire fresh from campuses and groom individuals into all-round Power Professionals by performing NTPC Recruitment 2019. NTPC is looking for energetic young graduate engineers and professionals with a brilliant academic record for NTPC Career 2019. Furthermore, the brand NTPC Limited holds in it the promise of high performance, growth, and challenge. Besides, it provides several job opportunity to the talented and aspirants through the NTPC Jobs Notification. Additionally, the selected contenders in NTPC Limited will get a good salary for their job position as the Latest Employment News.
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HPPSC Syllabus 2019 Pdf is uploaded here. Check the HPPSC Exam Syllabus and Test Pattern in the Pdf format. This will help you to prepare for the Himachal Pradesh PSC Exam. Hence, check the HPPSC Syllabus and Exam Pattern here. Moreover, refer the HPPSC Previous Papers and get the exam dates for HPPSC Exam @ hppsc.gov.in.
The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission every year releases various notifications. Here candidates can find the HPPSC Syllabus details as well as the Exam Pattern 2019. Candidates can find here the Syllabus of Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Allied Services/ Posts (Class-III, Non-Gazetted) Examination-2018, HP PSC SET 2018, Assistant Professor, Pharmacist & Other. So aspirants go through the detailed syllabus that we have mentioned here in the below sections.
HPPSC HPAS Syllabus 2019
HPAS Syllabus 2019 is available here for the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Combined Competitive Examination 2019 that is to be held in the following months. Applicants can download HPPSC HPAS Combined Competitive Exam Syllabus 2019 in PDF format. Aspirants who are wishing to take part in the Himachal Pradesh PSC HPAS Written Examination must practice according to the HPAS Combined Competitive Exam Syllabus 2019 as well as HPPSC HPAS Exam Pattern for disclosed on this page.
Description
Details
Name of the Organization
Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC)
Name of the Examination
HPAS Combined Competitive Exam 2019
Service Section
Administrative Service, Assistant Registrar, Class I & Other
Candidates who are applying for the given posts will be selected based on the following selection criteria –
Selection Process:
Preliminary Examination
Mains Examination
Viva Voce
HPPSC Exam Pattern 2019
HPAS Exam Pattern 2019 – Prelims
Paper
Subjects
Questions
Marks
I
General Studies
100
200
II
Aptitude Test
100
200
Total
200
400
The prelims examination will consist of Objective Type Questions
Each question will carry 2 Marks
For every wrong answer, one-third of the marks will be deducted as penalty
The total duration of the examination will be 4 hours i.e. 2 Hour for each paper
For HPPSC Mains Patter 2019:
S.No
Papers
Subjects
Marks
1
Compulsory
English
100
2
Devanagari Hindi
100
3
Essay
100
4
General Study 1
200
5
General Study 2
200
6
General Study 3
200
7
Optional
Paper-I
100
8
Paper-II
100
Aspirants who clear the prelims examination will have to undergo the mains examination.
It will be a written examination
The total marks for the Main Examination are 500
For each paper, 3 Hours is allotted
0.25 Marks will be deducted for every wrong answer
Preliminary Syllabus HPAS 2019
HPPSC Exam Syllabus for General Studies
History, geography, political, art & culture, and socio the economic development of Himachal Pradesh.
Currents events of national and international importance
History of India and Indian national movement.
Indian and World Geography-physical, social, economic geography of India and the world
Indian polity and governance –Constitution, political the system, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc
General Science.
Economic and social development – sustainable development of poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives, etc.
General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization.
HPAS Exam Syllabus 2019 for English (hppsc.hp.gov.in)
Sentence Improvement.
Spotting Errors.
Prepositions.
Fill in the blanks.
Idioms and Phrases.
Sentence Arrangement.
Antonyms.
Passage Completion
Synonyms.
Error Correction (Phrase in Bold).
Joining Sentences.
Error Correction (Underlined Part).
Substitution.
Active Voice and Passive Voice.
Sentence Completion.
Para Completion.
Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services Syllabus 2019 – Aptitude Test
Comprehension
Interpersonal skills including communication skills
Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Decision making and problem-solving
General mental ability
Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency, etc. – Class X level)
English Language comprehension skills (Class X level).
HPAS Combined Competitive Exam Syllabus 2019 for Aptitude Test
HPPSC Syllabus 2019 is available now for the various posts that will be conducted under the Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Allied Services/ Posts Examination-2018. Candidates will be selected for the posts of Excise & Taxation Inspectors, Inspector (Audit) Cooperative Societies & Election Kanungo. The total number of vacancies available for these posts is 20. For detailed syllabus and exam pattern go through the below sections.
Description
Details
Name of the Organization
Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC)
Below is the detailed syllabus for the prelims and the mains examination of the Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Allied Services Examination 2019. Candidates who have applied for the posts can follow the given syllabus and crack your examination.
HPPSC Syllabus 2019 for Prelims – General Knowledge
History, Geography and socio-economic development of Himachal Pradesh
Knowledge of current events of national and international importance and such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject
Modern History (From 1857 onwards) of India
Indian culture
Indian Polity
Indian Economy
Geography of India, and Disaster Management
Environment and Gender issues and teaching of Mahatma Gandhi
HP Subordinate Allied Services Syllabus 2019 for Mains Examination
English:
Understanding of English
Usage of Words
Questions related to Reasoning Power
Capacity to perceive implications
Hindi:
Translation of an English Passage into Hindi
Explanation of Hindi passage in Prose and Poetry in the same language
Composition (Essay, Idioms, Correction, etc.)
General Knowledge:
History, geography, and socio-economic development of Himachal Pradesh
Knowledge of current events of National and International importance
Download the HPPSC Syllabus for the HP PSC SET 2018 Examination. Hence, interested applicants should start the exam preparation with the HPPSC Syllabus 2019 Pdf and Exam Pattern. To help the candidates, here we have uploaded the Himachal Pradesh SET Syllabus and Test Pattern in the below section.
Himachal Pradesh PSC SET Syllabus 2019 Pdf – Details
Check the details Himachal Pradesh PSC Syllabus 2019 in the Pdf format here. By using this, you can prepare for the HPPSC Exam in an effective way.
For Paper-I: Paper-I shall be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching/ research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate.
Sixty (60) multiple choice questions will be given, out of which the candidate would be required to answer any fifty (50).
Each question will carry two marks.
In the event of the candidate attempting more than fifty questions, the first fifty questions attempted by the candidate would be evaluated.
NOTE: All questions of Paper-II and Paper-III will be compulsory, covering entire syllabus (including all electives, without options.)
For Paper-II:
It shall consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions based on the subject selected by the candidate.
Each question will carry two marks.
For Paper-III:
Paper-III will consist of 75 objective compulsory questions from the subject selected by the candidate.
Each question will carry two marks.
NOTE: The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper-I, Paper-II, and Paper-III on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) sheet provided by the Commission.
Applicants who have applied for the HPPSC recruitment can check the HPPSC Syllabus Pdf here. We have updated the Latest HP PSC Syllabus 2019 for Pharmacist Apprentice Posts. Also, interested applicants can check the Himachal Pradesh PSC Exam Pattern 2019 here.
Latest HPPSC Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2019 updated. Download the Himachal Pradesh PSC Assistant professor Syllabus PDF. You may also search on the Official Website www.hppsc.hp.gov.in for the HPPSC Assistant professor Syllabus.
HPPSC Assistant Professor Syllabus 2019
Applicants for HPPSC jobs can now check the HPPSC Syllabus for Assistant professor because of the commission announced Assistant Professor Exam Date. The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission going to conduct Assistant professor Written Examination soon. So, download the HPPSC Asst Professor Syllabus PDF here and begin preparation.
Download Himachal Pradesh PSC Exam Syllabus for Assistant Professor
The candidates scroll down this page to refer the HPPSC Asst Professor Syllabus 2019 for all subjects. You may also download HPPSC Syllabus PDF enclosed for full reference in Offline.
Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission Professor Syllabus – General English
Spellings.
Passage.
Verbs.
Sentence structure.
Vocabulary.
Grammar.
Fill in the blanks.
Verbal Comprehension passage.
Clauses.
Adjectives.
Synonyms/ Homonyms.
Antonyms.
Spot the error, etc.
HPPSC Asst Professor Syllabus 2019 – General Knowledge
Culture.
Indian Constitution.
Awards and Honors.
Economic Scene.
Current Affairs – National & International.
Books.
Geography.
Important Days.
General Politics.
Books and Authors.
History.
Current events.
Science – Inventions & Discoveries.
Abbreviations.
Important Financial & Economic News.
Sports and Games.
hppsc.hp.gov.in Exam Syllabus for Assistant Professor
Chemistry.
Botany.
Horticulture.
Agriculture.
Statistics.
Mathematics.
Forestry.
Physics.
Environmental Science.
Veterinary Science.
Zoology.
Geology.
Computer Applications/ Computer Science.
Engineering:
Agricultural.
Chemical.
Civil.
Computer.
Electrical.
Electronics.
Mechanical.
Download HPPSC Syllabus 2019 Pdf for Veterinary Officer, Assistant Professor. The Applicants of Himachal Pradesh PSC Recruitment 2019 can get the Written examination Syllabus and Exam Pattern. Therefore, Download HPPSC Veterinary Officer Syllabus 2019 Pdf given down the page. – www.hppsc.hp.gov.in.
HPPSC Syllabus 2019 Pdf for Veterinary Officer, Asst Professor
Individuals those applied for HPPSC Jobs of Veterinary Officer, Assistant Professor and other posts can be shortlisted through Screening Test. Then, candidates might be searching for the VO, Asst Professor exam syllabi, and test pattern. For the sake of those aspirants, we provided the Himachal Pradesh PSC Assistant Professor Syllabus 2019 Pdf. So, go through the complete details presented in this article for written examination participants. In this article, we presented the HPPSC Exam Pattern for VO & Asst Professor, Subject topics for exam preparation. Visit the HP Public Service Commission official website www.hppsc.hp.gov.in for detailed exam details. Practice the Veterinary officer previous papers for better performance in the screening test. By practicing, candidates can get knowledge on the subject along with improvement in Time management. Therefore, Download HPPSC Syllabus and Old papers from enclosed links.
The Himachal Pradesh PSC issued an Employment News for Veterinary Officer, Assistant Professor recruitment 2019. The Eligible applicants can be recruited through the Screening Test and Interview. Hence we provided the HPPSC Veterinary Officer Syllabus 2019. In this page, we also provide the free download pdf if given on the official website www.hppsc.hp.gov.in. Furthermore, details HP Govt jobs about HPPSC Notification, eligibility, HPPSC Vacancy, Exam dates can be available through below link. So, download the HPPSC VO Syllabus Pdf 2019 or note down the subject topics for exam preparation. Click on the below link to get updates on the hiring process.
Himachal Pradesh PSC Veterinary Officer Syllabus 2019 Pdf
After referring the exam pattern, note down the subject topics for exam preparation. The sub-topics for Veterinary Officer and Assistant professor exam is given down the page. Therefore, note down the VO and HPPSC Asst Professor Syllabus 2019 from this article.
HPPSC Assistant Professor Syllabus 2019 Pdf: General Aptitude
Verbal and figure classification.
Discrimination.
Questions to test the candidate's ability to deal with abstract ideas.
Verbal and Non-verbal types.
Problem-solving.
Observation.
Judgment, decision making.
Arithmetical reasoning.
Arithmetical computations.
Relationship concepts.
Analytical functions.
General Intelligence.
Visual memory.
Questions on analogies.
Analysis.
Similarities.
Symbols and their relationships.
Differences.
Space visualization.
Arithmetical number series.
Reasoning
Alphabet Series.
Mirror Images.
Number Series.
Embedded Figures
Analogy.
Cubes and Dice.
Coding-Decoding.
Decision Making.
Blood Relations.
Arithmetical Reasoning
Non-Verbal Series.
Clocks & Calendars.
Number Ranking.
Directions etc.
Download Himachal Pradesh PSC Asst Professor Syllabus 2019 Pdf
The provided HPPSC syllabus 2019 Pdf is for reference purpose. We may not guarantee that same related topic questions are asked in the Written examination. You may check the official website www.hppsc.hp.gov.in for the exam, HPPSC Veterinary officer syllabus details.
HPAS Syllabus 2019 is available here for the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Combined Competitive Examination 2019 that is to be held in the following months. Applicants can download HPPSC HPAS Combined Competitive Exam Syllabus 2019 in PDF format. Candidates can get here the complete Syllabus Details along with the Exam Pattern to prepare for the examination. Aspirants who are wishing to take part in the Himachal Pradesh PSC HPAS Written Examination must practice according to the HPAS Combined Competitive Exam Syllabus 2019 as well as HPPSC HPAS Exam Pattern for disclosed on this page.
HPAS Syllabus 2019
Candidates who are eagerly waiting for the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Combined Competitive Examination 2019 can now apply for the given posts and start their preparation for the examination as soon as possible. As it would be a tough competition, we have updated here the complete HPAS Exam Syllabus 2019 along with the Exam Pattern.
HPAS 2019 Recruitment details for the various post have been released recently. To appear for this examination aspirants need to go through three successive stages which we have mentioned in the below sections in detail. Go through the following HPAS Syllabus 2019 Pdf link to get the idea of the Exam Pattern & Syllabus.
HPAS Exam Syllabus 2019 – Details
Description
Details
Board name
Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC)
Exam Name
HPAS Combined Competitive Exam 2019
Service Section
Administrative Service, Assistant Registrar, Class I & Other
Candidates who have applied for the HPPSC HPAS Notification 2019 need to undergo three successive stages in order to get selected for the Combined Competitive Exam 2019 as given below-
Selection Process:
Preliminary Examination
Mains Examination
Viva Voce
HPPSC Exam Pattern 2019
Aspirants appearing for the HPPSC HPAS Examination will be selected based on the prelims and mains exam. Candidates will be selected for the mains examination only if they qualify in the prelims examination. The weightage will be more on the Mains Examination with about 20 times total the approximate number of vacancies, so prepare well in order to grab this golden opportunity.
HPAS Exam Pattern 2019 – Prelims
Paper
Subjects
Questions
Marks
I
General Studies
100
200
II
Aptitude Test
100
200
Total
200
400
The prelims examination will consist of Objective Type Questions
Each question will carry 2 Marks
For every wrong answer, one-third of the marks will be deducted as penalty
The total duration of the examination will be 4 Hours i.e. 2 Hour for each paper
HPPSC Mains Exam Pattern 2019
S.No
Papers
Subjects
Marks
1
Compulsory
English
100
2
Devanagari Hindi
100
3
Essay
100
4
General Study 1
200
5
General Study 2
200
6
General Study 3
200
7
Optional
Paper-I
100
8
Paper-II
100
Aspirants who clear the prelims examination will have to undergo the mains examination, for which we have mentioned here the complete HPPSC HPAS Syllabus for Mains 2019 in detail.
Preliminary Syllabus HPAS 2019
HPPSC Exam Syllabus for General Studies
History, geography, political, art & culture, and socio the economic development of Himachal Pradesh.
Currents events of national and international importance
History of India and Indian national movement.
Indian and World Geography-physical, social, economic geography of India and the world
Indian polity and governance –Constitution, political the system, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc
General Science.
Economic and social development – sustainable development of poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives, etc.
General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization.
HPAS Exam Syllabus 2019 for English (hppsc.hp.gov.in)
Sentence Improvement.
Spotting Errors.
Prepositions.
Fill in the blanks.
Idioms and Phrases.
Sentence Arrangement.
Antonyms.
Passage Completion
Synonyms.
Error Correction (Phrase in Bold).
Joining Sentences.
Error Correction (Underlined Part).
Substitution.
Active Voice and Passive Voice.
Sentence Completion.
Para Completion.
Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services Syllabus 2019 – Aptitude Test
Comprehension
Interpersonal skills including communication skills
Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Decision making and problem-solving
General mental ability
Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency, etc. – Class X level)
English Language comprehension skills (Class X level).
HPAS Combined Competitive Exam Syllabus 2019 for Aptitude Test
Jharkhand High Court Assistant Syllabus 2019 Pdf download links are here. Candidates who are looking for the Jharkhand High Court Personal Assistant Syllabus can get it here. Besides, you can also download the details Jharkhand English Stenographer Syllabus in the Pdf format. Keep reading this article to know more about Jharkhand High Court Exam dates, admit card release date, previous papers links, and so on.
Jharkhand High Court Assistant Syllabus 2019
Jharkhand High Court has published the syllabus and exam pattern for the post of Assistant Librarian, Cashier, Translator, Jr.Translator & Typist Posts. Hence, Candidates can get complete information about the syllabus and exam pattern. We Recruitment. Guru will provide you the required information of Syllabus and exam pattern to qualify the exams. Aspirants are suggested to download the Jharkhand High Court Syllabus pdf from the below segment and prepare well for the exams.
Jharkhand High Court Assistant Exam 2019 – Important Dates
Starting Date to Apply
08th October 2018
Last Date to Apply
23rd October 2018
Exam Date for Assistant Librarian, Cashier, Typist
10th August 2019
Exam Date for Translator, Jr. Translator
11th August 2019
Exam Date for Assistant
22nd September 2019
Admit Card Release Date
Updated Soon
Result Date
Updated Soon
Jharkhand High Court Assistant Exam Pattern 2019
Candidates who are going to take down the examination can get the exam pattern from our webpage. Here we have mentioned the post wise exam pattern. Interested and Exam appearing aspirants should read it completely before the exam. For Candidate’s convenience, we have attached the Jharkhand High Court Assistant Syllabus 2019 PDF. Download and make a photocopy of it for the exam preparation.
For Assistants:
Test Type
Marks
Exam Duration
Qualifying Marks
Written Test
90 marks
2 Hours (additional time @ 20 minutes per hour will be provided to the of PHC Candidates).
Gen (UR), BC-I & BC-II – 40% and SC, ST – 30%.
Computer Skill Test
Qualifying in Nature
5 Min
100 words @ 20 words per minute
Viva-Voce
15 marks
–
5 marks for all categories
For Assistant Librarian & Cashier:
Test Type
Marks
Duration
Qualifying Marks
Written Test
90 marks
2 Hours
Gen (UR), BC-I & BC-II – 40% and SC, ST – 30%
Viva-Voce
10 marks
–
40 % for all categories
For Translator & Jr Translator:
Test Type
Marks
Duration
Qualifying Marks
Written Test
90 marks
2 Hours
Gen (UR), BC-I & BC-II – 40% and SC, ST – 30%
Viva-Voce
15 marks
–
5 Marks for all categories
For Typist:
Test Type
Marks
Duration
Qualifying Marks
Written Test
90 marks
2 Hours
Gen (UR), BC-I & BC-II – 40% and SC, ST – 30%
Typing test
–
5 Min (200 Words)
@ 40 Words per Minute in English
Jharkhand High Court Assistant Syllabus 2019
Jharkhand HC has been given the Assistant Syllabus for the examinations. To get placed in the Jharkhand High Court, Applicants have to qualify all the selection rounds conducted by the selection board. Moreover, Aspirants can get separate syllabus details for each and every post.
Jharkhand High Court Syllabus 2019 – General English
Articles
Fill in the Blanks
Sentence Rearrangement
Verb
Idioms & Phrases
Grammar
Subject-Verb Agreement
Error Correction
Vocabulary
Synonyms
Unseen Passages
Antonyms
Tenses
Comprehension
Adverb
Jharkhand High Court Cashier Syllabus 2019 – Quantitative Ability
Profit and Loss
Simple & Compound Interest
Number Systems
Ratio and Proportion
Average
H.C.F. and L.C.M
Simplification
Percentages
Mixture and Alligation
Discounts
Problems on Trains
Boats and Streams
Time and Work
Problems on Ages
Time and Distance
Data Interpretation
Jharkhand High Court Translator Syllabus 2019 – General Knowledge
Famous Days & Date
Literature
Famous Books & Authors
Civics
Inventions and Discoveries
Tourism
Indian Politics
Geography
Rivers, Lakes, and Seas
Current Affairs
Indian Parliament
Heritage
Environmental Issues
Sports
Indian Economy
Biology
Countries and Capitals
Artists
Famous Places in India
Indian History
General Science
Jharkhand HC Assistant Librarian Syllabus 2019 – Reasoning Ability
Directions
Analytical Reasoning
Statements
Visual Ability
Classification
Number Series
Blood Relationships
Analogies
Syllogisms
Data Sufficiency
Symmetry
Arrangements
Coding-Decoding
Similarities and Differences
Alphabet Series
Symbols and Notations
Nonverbal Reasoning
Latest JHC Jr Translator Syllabus 2019 – Computer Fundamentals
Microsoft Publisher
MS Word
MS PowerPoint and MS Vision
Software & Hardware Components
MS Project
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft One Note
MS Excel
Microsoft Access
Jharkhand High Court Assistant Syllabus 2019 PDF – Download Here
Jharkhand High Court PA Syllabus – PA/Steno Exam Details
Jharkhand HC PA English Steno Syllabus & Exam Pattern
Here is the detailed Exam Pattern for both Personal Assistant and English Stenographer. Check it before start preparing for the exam so that you can understand what to study and how to study as well.
Jharkhand HC English Stenographer Exam Pattern
S.No
Exam Type
Subject
1
Written Test
General Awareness
2
Shorthand Test
3
General English
4
Computer Proficiency Test
Jharkhand HC Personal Assistant Exam Pattern
Exam Type
Papers
Subject
Duration
Marks
Objective
–
General Knowledge
3 Hrs
200
I
English Language
3 Hrs
200
II
Hindi Language
3 Hrs
200
Typewriting and Shorthand
III
Practical
3 Hrs
100
Download Jharkhand High Court Syllabus 2018 Pdf
Would you like to refer Jharkhand High Court Syllabus for Personal Assistant & Stenographer posts? If so, you’ve come to the right place. In the below section, you can get the detailed Jharkhand High Court Personal Assistant and English Stenographer Posts.
JHC PA Steno Syllabus for General Knowledge
Indian Constitution.
History.
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PDIL Recruitment 2019 – Apply Online for 82 Vacancies. Projects and Development India Limited authorities have released a Notification regarding Management Trainee and Other Post. According to the PDIL Job Notification, 82 Vacancies are opened for the Trainee and Regular Post under various disciplines. Job Seekers looking for Central Government Jobs can apply for this Trainee Posts. Interested can check with the eligibility conditions prescribed in PDIL Recruitment Notification. Online Applications for the Projects and Development India Limited Careers have been opened from 6th August 2019.
Candidates are selected under the basis of GATE 2019 Score for the Management Trainee Jobs. Individuals applying for PDIL Trainee jobs should be qualified in GATE 2019 in respective discipline. The last date for the submission of PDIL Online Application form is 21st August 2019. Candidates can check eligibility details about PDIL Jobs 2019 below.
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Educational Qualification:
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Candidates willing to apply for the PDIL Trainee Recruitment 2019 should completed Engineering in a relevant stream and qualified and secured good marks in GATE 2019 of below-listed discipline.
MT Department
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Electrical
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Computer Science and Information Technology
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Metallurgy
Draughtsman:
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Management Trainee
25 Years
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Diploma candidates
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32 Years
HR /Personnel & Administration
30 Years
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Ventures and Development India Ltd. (PDIL) is a Mini Ratna, Category-I, Govt. of India Undertaking under Department of Fertilizers. PDIL is an ISO 9001:2015 Certified chief Consultancy and Engineering Organization which has assumed a critical job in the development of Indian Fertilizer Industry. It has more than six many years of involvement in giving Design, Engineering and related venture execution administrations from idea to appointing of different Projects.
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The government is planning a major reform in fuel marketing to allow foreign energy giants such as Saudi Aramco, Total and Trafigura, as well as supermarket chains to enter the lucrative business.The oil ministry has readied a Cabinet proposal to scrap the nearly two-decade-old rule of restricting the licence to market petrol, diesel and jet fuel to companies that have invested or propose to invest Rs 2,000 crore in exploration and production, refining, pipelines or terminals in the country, said a person with knowledge of the matter.The ministry is consulting the finance, commerce and law ministries for the proposal that has adopted most of the key recommendations of an official panel that was constituted in March to review the 2002 guideline on grant of transport fuel marketing licence, said the person. The panel submitted its report late May.India's Fuel Market Expanding RapidlyThe panel had favoured ending minimum investment by companies as a licensing condition while introducing minimum net worth bar for licence-seekers. It also suggested opening up the sector to non-oil companies, imposing strict timelines for setting up petrol pumps, and penalties for not meeting the rollout plan.The minimum investment-rule has been the biggest barrier for foreign players aiming to grab a share of the rapidly expanding fuel market in India. Demand for petrol, diesel and jet fuel has grown by 8%, 3% and 9%, respectively, in 2018-19.Saudi Aramco, France's Total and oil trader Trafigura could be the immediate beneficiaries of a change in the licence rule. Saudi Aramco recently wrote to the oil ministry that it's keen on fuel retailing in India, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company though hasn't submitted a formal application and is probably waiting for the rules to change, the person said.Saudi Aramco CEO Amin H Nasser had told ET last year that the oil behemoth won't enter fuel retailing without its own manufacturing hub in India. The company is in talks with Reliance Industries for a stake in the latter's refining unit. It is also partnering state-run firms for a proposed 60-million-tonnes a year refinery.Late last year, India had rejected Trafigura's plea for a fuel marketing licence on ground that its purchase of stake in a refinery in Gujarat in 2017 didn't make it eligible.Total has partnered Adani for its energy business in India but is yet to apply for a marketing licence.The change in rule could also trigger the launch of fuel pumps by supermarket chains. This might open a big revenue source for supermarkets, although securing safe space for setting up pumps in cities would be an equally big challenge for them as it is for oil companies.The panel wants companies to seek separate licences for retail and bulk businesses. Bulk is defined as minimum 12,000 litres per delivery to end users. A company seeking fuel retailing licence must have a minimum net worth of Rs 250 crore. And if the same company wants a bulk marketing licence, it must have a net worth of at least Rs 500 crore.Companies seeking licence must set up at least 100 retail outlets, of which at least 5% should be in notified remote areas, within seven years of obtaining the licence, according to the panel's recommendations.
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj passed away on Monday evening after a heart attack. She was 67. Swaraj served as external affairs minister in the first Narendra Modi government. She opted out of contesting the Lok Sabha elections held a few months ago citing health reasons. Her doctors had advised her to keep away from dust and infection. A diabetic, she had undergone a kidney transplant in December 2016.Though Swaraj's father was associated with the RSS, she began her political career with the Janata Party. At 25, she became the youngest minister when she joined the Devi Lal government in Haryana in 1977. She joined the BJP later and rose within the ranks to become one of its most prominent women leaders.Swaraj was information and broadcasting minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government and one of the commendable performances was her deft handling of the media during the India-Pakistan Agra summit in 2001 which ended on a sour note. Known for her oratorical skills, Swaraj was the archetypal face of the Indian woman. She took up women's issues within the BJP as well as on public platform. BJP's decision in 2008 to have 33% reservation for women among the office-bearers was due to her efforts. She also courted controversy when she tried to enforce a dress code for Doordarshan anchors when she was I&B minister.As health minister in the same Vajpayee government, Swaraj is credited with initiating the process of building four more AIIMS across the country on the lines of the one in Delhi. Incidentally, she breathed her last in this hospital.BJP veteran LK Advani oversaw her growth in the party and entrusted her with important responsibilities, including that of general secretary and spokesperson. When the RSS insisted that Advani step down from the post of Leader of the Opposition, after BJP's second consecutive Lok Sabha defeat in 2009, he chose Swaraj to replace him in December, 2009.Swaraj would often vociferously take on the UPA government, especially as LoP in the Lower House. She was especially active when the Manmohan Singh government was mired in the 2G spectrum allocation, Commonwealth Games and the coal allocation cases. Swaraj led the BJP in forcing a washout of the winter session of Parliament in December 2010 over the appointment of PJ Thomas as the Central Vigilance Commissioner.When most BJP leaders began distancing themselves from Advani and started aligning with Narendra Modi post-2012, Swaraj stayed loyal to her political guru. RSS always stood by her and this ensured that she was made the external affairs minister in 2014. She won hearts across the Indian diaspora in various countries redressing issues flagged by them on Twitter.Never one to shy away from fighting any political battle for her party, she readily accepted the BJP decision to make her the chief minister of Delhi in 1998, months before the assembly elections. She replaced Sahib Singh Verma who was facing dissensions within the party. BJP lost the polls due to high onion prices. Swaraj famously contested against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi from Bellary in Karnataka in September 1999. Though she lost, she won many hearts in the state and even learned Kannada during the campaign. Swaraj served four terms in the Lok Sabha, representing South Delhi and Vidisha twice each. She was also elected to the Rajya Sabha thrice.
NEW DELHI: Responding to an ET story ("How Government Relies on Off-budget Resources to Fund Deficit," July 25), the finance ministry said on the matter of fiscal deficit for 2017-18 and as per the FRBM Act, 2003, "definition has been worked out in budget documents and is 3.5% of GDP''. The ministry said legal reference for all definitions of fiscal performance and fiscal deficit disclosed in the budget documents is as per that definition.ET's story was based on a presentation made by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to the 15th Finance Commission (FFC) on July 8. CAG's presentation had asked whether the government's method of calculating extra-budgetary resources (EBR) in the budget reflected the correct picture of its finances and, by extension, the fiscal deficit. As per the auditor, fiscal deficit for FY18 worked out to 5.85% of GDP."…FRBM Act acknowledges fiscal legitimacy of EBR and provides a framework for treatment of the same. It includes EBR in the definition of debt but not of the fiscal deficit. Thus, there is no scope of subjective interpretation of fiscal deficit other than as provided for in the Act,'' the finance ministry said in an email to ET.The ministry said borrowing by PSEs (public sector enterprises) for their capital expenditure that is repaid from their own revenues can't be considered EBR as they are not serviced by government budget.It also said recapitalisation of PSBs with its accompanied netting represents the completeness of the transaction as infused equity is immediately invested in government securities and is included in the demand of the concerned department of the government and is, therefore, not an off-budget transaction. And that issued securities get included in the liabilities of the government."Therefore, GoI's Budget Documents capture the entire Central Government debt including EBR issuances, all the Central Government disbursements and the fiscal deficit figure accurately,'' the finance ministry said.
Twenty five years ago when Aditya Puri and Paresh Sukthankar sat with a band of bankers to tell potential investors in the initial public offering of HDFC Bank what they intended to do in their first three years, few knew what was possible. But regulations demanded they provide a business plan if they wanted capital from public markets.After weeks of deliberations, they concluded the safest bet would be to say HDFC Bank would have 300 branches in three years. Come 2019, it has 5,130 branches and plans to open 700 branches in a year. That's the gap between how one visualises the future and what it actually turns out to be, if things go right.For HDFC Bank, which raised ?50 crore in an IPO in May 1995 at Rs 10 a share with a market capitalisation of Rs 5.98 lakh crore, and 8 others that started the journey in a fledgling free market for financial services, it was like heading into unchartered waters. It was a voyage that could end up like it did for Christopher Columbus or Ferdinand Magellan.Indian banking has its share of Columbuses and Magellans. A quarter of a century later, what is left is less than half of the banks that started from the grid. Accidents along the way killed some and other less efficient managed to marry themselves off to a financially sound partner.As the nation gambled with the idea of private sector banks a quarter of a century after nationalising banks in the name of socialism, there were doubts, hopes and fear. Almost all of them came true. Some destroyed value, others created – for the nation, shareholders, depositors and customers."Largely they have turned out to be successful," says C Rangarajan, the architect of private bank licences as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. "There have been one or two failures. But that will happen. But the whole thing is that private sector banks have established a position and their share in the total market is now significant, which was negligible in 1992."GROWING THE PIEThe Indian banking industry was Rs 2 lakh crore in 1995 with the nationalised banks being the sole financial services providers with a minuscule contribution from old private sector banks such as Karnataka Bank or Tamilnad Mercantile Bank. Of course, the size of the economy was relatively small too at Rs 1,015 lakh crore.Bankers in the government-owned banks hardly had an elbow room to do any banking with almost everything dictated by the regulator. The industry was more like a piggybank for the government and the industrialists it favoured. Entrepreneurs with connections could get their way and individuals just put in their deposits without much scope to borrow from.Historical reasons led to many new lenders such as HDFC Bank starting as wholesale banks. But over time, they realised there is an untapped potential in retail lending and CEOs like KV Kamath of ICICI Bank revolutionised retail lending for cars and personal loans."Retail had to be a big thing because Indians were underserved," says Janmejay Sihha, chairman, Boston Consulting Group, a consultant. "We need to give credit to people like Aditya Puri, KV Kamath and PJ Nayak. Initially, they went after foreign banks and made their presence felt in forex, trade finance, mass affluent and structured products. And then they went to take on the public sector banks."Lending to individuals was non-existent. Now they account for 27% of total banking sector loans. Home mortgages account for 50.5% of ICICI Bank's retail portfolio, and for SBI retail portion is 34% of total loans.Other than growing retail business, the advent of private banks led to the entry of technology into banks. Contrary to bankers breaking computers in early 90s in protest against replacing the bulky black ledgers with desktop computers, they adopted Core Banking Solutions which ended almost 15 days wait to get credit for outstation cheques."They also encouraged existing players to introduce new technologies and also encouraged rest of the banking sector, including foreign banks to improve," says Paresh Sukthankar, former deputy managing director at HDFC Bank. "The turnaround time that used to take days, be it sanctioning loans, settlements or cash management, has now come down to minutes. A loan can be now sanctioned in five minutes."THE GENESISAlmost every reform is born out of a crisis. So is the case with Indian economic reforms. The Balance of Payments crisis in 1991 forced the government to begin dismantling the licence permit raj. As Manmohan Singh began setting up framework for fiscal reforms under Prime Minister Narasimha Rao's direction, Rangarajan as Governor began erecting a new monetary edifice.Although RBI had the mandate to issue new banking licences, it did not until 1994 when the dust over the financial crisis settled. It was also the time when the markets were rocked by frauds in the nonbanking finance companies segment with CRB Financial being the prime example. It was a providential escape for the RBI which was about to give a banking licence to CRB as well.The central bank had to guard against one particular issue — big industrialists — a smokescreen created to nationalise banks in the first place by Indira Gandhi in 1969. They were barred from bidding."If we left it open, thousands of applications would come and one question that arose was whether business houses should be given the licence or not," says Rangarajan. "So we took the view that we cannot give licences to the private corporates. We had a sort of priority in which we did give to financial institutions which were already there, where we saw ICICI, IDBI and HDFC got the licences."70563246 Institutions such as IDBI, ICICI, HDFC and UTI were given licences. Others who managed were Centurion Bank, Bank of Punjab, Times Bank, Global Trust Bank and IndusInd Bank of the Hindujas. Barring IndusInd, all the others are merged into another bank.Global Trust Bank, run by a former banker Ramesh Gelli, was the first one to blow up among the new-age banks in the midst of a scandal. It raised questions about RBI's judgement. But the central bank was quick enough to identify problems and merge it with Oriental Bank of Commerce in 2004."Soon after I joined as Governor in September 2003, I had to take a view on cleaning up GTB," YV Reddy writes in his memoirs, Advice & Dissent. "GTB continued to be on the list of problem banks. We sounded leading private sector banks if they could take over GTB. Surprisingly, they did not evince interest. We decided to act before it is too late."Whether it was Global Trust or Centurion, the managements were in a hurry to build up market valuations. Greed got the better off virtue."What went wrong with the others that went bust — one tends to go on to the fringes of integrity," says Sukthankar. "It is not black and white. Some of the easy mistakes that you made are not visible at the top level. You can generate positive returns only if you protect your integrity. Success of HDFC Bank is not because what we did, but also because what we did not do."Centurion Bank of Punjab and Times Bank merged with HDFC Bank. IDBI Bank, which merged with parent Industrial Development Bank of India, is a standing example of how not to run an institution."Private banks gave you a chance to become rich," says Sinha of BCG. "But boards did not do all that well. Governance was an issue. The quality of the board of directors of these banks has been varied. They have not managed to keep a check on CEOs, succession planning and not robustly manage risks."FEAR AND HOPESince Rangarajan's time of restricted licensing and completely barring industrialists, the RBI has come a long way. Now licences are on tap. That Hindujas-run IndusInd, after getting licence as a group of non-resident individuals to avoid getting grouped under 'industrialists' opens up many possibilities. But at the same time worries about ownership have begun to surface with foreigners owning the bulk of Indian private banks."Foreign shareholding in the largest private sector banks is well over 70%," Reddy said in a recent lecture. "Our banking system is predominantly owned by government, followed by foreigners and least by Indians. I repeat least by Indians. Indian-incorporated but foreign-owned banks are no substitute for Indian-owned banks. With the widespread acceptance of proxy advisers by foreign institutional advisers, they operate in tandem. Hence, the diversified ownership as a buffer is a myth."HDFC Bank is 38.64% owned by foreign investors. As far as ICICI Bank is concerned, 43.2% is owned by global portfolio investors. In IndusInd Bank, it is 51.47% and 40.52% in Kotak Mahindra Bank. They constitute 81% of the total Rs 15.4 lakh crore market capitalisation of all new private sector bank.This exposes India to the whims and fancies of political leaders elsewhere. President Donald Trump has been unconventional when it comes to global trade and investments. He has torn many treaties and agreements putting businesses at risk."More than 40% of the new private banks in India are owned by US investors," says Sinha of BCG. "So if the US President announces sanctions for some reason, then we could be in trouble. Imagine if there were sanctions against India and in case of a capital pull-out, from where could we raise so much capital? We have to be deeply careful on our exposure."At the same time, the regulator also has to revisit its guidelines on licences. Of late, the shadow banking system like the nonbanking finance companies have become critical. In fact, it is their weakness that has shaken the system in the past year.Given that nearly half the NBFCs that account for more than a quarter of the segment is owned by industrial groups, they may have to be considered for a bank licence with checks and balances.But the central bank may be more careful than ever with a lender like Yes Bank causing troubles in the system and many NBFCs getting into trouble because of mismanagement.So what is ideal?"My view is that when we start giving licences now, you should look at what India needs not now, but two decades from now," says Rangarajan. Given the current gloom and none seeking bank licences on tap, what's possible for a new bank?"Now we say our story has just begun," says Puri of HDFC Bank. "You see us in five years from today…you will not recognise the bank. So we are again a start-up now."Is it time for RBI to roll the dice again?
Bengaluru: The Consumer Protection Bill 2019, which was passed by Parliament on Tuesday, paves the way for a regulator that could haul up ecommerce companies such as Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart if they influence pricing, unfairly promote products or misrepresent the quality of goods and services sold on their platforms.The regulator, which will be called Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), will not only protect the rights of consumers purchasing goods and services both online and offline, but also have the power to initiate class action against companies including enforcing recalls, refunds and returns.This is expected to fill an "institutional void" in India's regulatory regime, according to the bill. While the role of the regulator will be broad-based, it will scrutinise the business practices of online companies in tandem with the proposed rules for protecting consumers who buy online, a draft of which the Ministry of Consumer Affairs released on Monday.Flipkart and Amazon did not comment until press time. A Snapdeal spokesperson said the consumer protection bill "will enable a holistic approach to consumer rights. It will also provide a structured framework for guidance and compliance.""The role of the CCPA will be anywhere where the consumer is, so both offline and online. But yes, it could increase compliance among online businesses, which are perceived to have had a free run in terms of how they deal with their customers up until now," said an analyst advising internet companies, who did not want to be named.Experts said the Bill's passage could put ecommerce marketplaces on a sticky wicket as they would be restricted from influencing pricing and forced to disclose seller details on their websites and apps, which they have not done so far despite it being a requirement under FDI rules for the sector.The other major issue that could hurt ecommerce businesses is a clampdown on sale of counterfeits online. Industry insiders admit that fake products continue to drive a sizeable chunk of sales at online marketplaces despite their best efforts to weed it out from their platforms."A little downside to us (online marketplaces), but a lot more benefit to the consumer is still a positive for businesses and the country," said a top official of an ecommerce firm. "There are ways to use technology to help weed out counterfeits and we will propose to the government the use of such innovative things." 70562492 Community platform LocalCircles, which worked with the Ministry of Consumer Affairs to gather data on the demands of consumers from ecommerce companies, found that 90% of customers who took part in its surveys wanted speedy acknowledgement of complaints and a standard timeline within which their complaints would be closed."The top consumer concerns with ecommerce sites raised in our community have been counterfeit products, seller influenced reviews and ratings, and lack of information disclosure by the platforms," said Sachin Taparia, founder of LocalCircles."These inputs have been used to form the ecommerce guidelines for consumer protection and, once addressed, will lead to increased consumer trust in e-ommerce and growth of the sector as a whole.
Mumbai: Bharti Airtel's direct-to-home (DTH) arm Airtel Digital TV, private equity firm Warburg Pincus and Essel Group-owned Dish TV have reached an agreement on merging the two businesses and a formal announcement is expected in four-six weeks, two people with direct knowledge of the development told ET.With the partial stake sale in Essel Group-owned Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE) having been decided, the promoters are focused on completing Dish TV's merger with Airtel Digital TV. The Essel Group's promoters are selling assets to repay debt. They own a 57.52% stake in Dish TV— almost 95% of this is pledged with lenders."The talks were on hold because Essel Group promoters were busy with the ZEE stake sale," one of the persons said. "Now that it is done, the three parties have come back to the table to stitch the deal."ET understands that three options are being discussed—an overall merger, a revenue merger and a deal that involves part cash, part merger.A revenue merger is generally where two service lines are merged to form one division. In this case, if the companies decide to go for revenue merger, both businesses will run together as a single unit with respective shareholders."Various tax-neutral options are being worked upon as we speak," said one of the persons. "Lawyers and advisors from all three companies are working on the deal."An Essel Group spokesperson declined to comment stating that the company "does not comment on any speculations." Airtel and Warburg Pincus didn't respond to queries.ET was the first to report on March 18 that Bharti chairman Sunil Mittal had initiated talks with the Essel Group promoters to merge the DTH operations. The move had come after Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio took a controlling stake in two of the country's largest multi-system operators--DEN Networks and Hathway Cable & Datacom.Together, Airtel Digital TV and Dish TV will create the world's largest TV distribution company with close to 40 million subscribers and over 62% share of India's DTH market.India had a total 72.44 million net active DTH subscribers at the end of March, according to the latest Telecom Regulatory Authority of India report. Out of this, Dish TV (combined with Videocon d2h) leads with a 40% market share, followed by Tata Sky (25%) and Airtel Digital TV (22%).Dish TV completed its takeover of Videocon d2h in March last year, kicking off consolidation in the Indian DTH space, which has six players—five pay and one free.Airtel, in the past, had tried to sell its DTH business to Tata Sky, but the two parties couldn't reach an agreement. Later, in December 2017, Airtel sold a 20% stake in Bharti Telemedia, the holding company of Airtel Digital TV, to private equity firm Warburg Pincus for $350 million, valuing the DTH business at ₹11,300 crore.Dish TV's market cap on August 6 was ₹4,299.33 crore, down from the estimated combined valuation of ₹17,000 crore at the time of merger with Videocon d2h last year. Tata Sky's valuation is estimated at ₹11,000-12,000 crore. In the quarter ended June, Dish TV had 23.9 million subscribers with operating revenue at ₹926.3 crore and ebidta at ₹536 crore.Airtel Digital TV had 16.03 million subscribers at the end of June. Revenue from the DTH business was ₹738.9 crore, while ebitda and margins were at₹526.3 crore and 71.2%, respectively, during the quarter. 70563356
By Mark Burton and Luzi Ann JavierFor the past year, copper traded like a seesaw on the on-again, off-again hopes of a U.S. and China trade deal. Now it's more like a rollercoaster ride down.The focus is increasingly on the damage caused by the havoc of a trade dispute between the world's two biggest economies. The broad applications for copper mean it's particularly vulnerable to the synchronized tailspin being seen in everything from car-making and earth-moving equipment to commercial property and advanced electronic components."What the hard data is telling us is that end-use demand is slow and in many places getting kicked quite hard," Oliver Nugent, a metals strategist at Citigroup Inc., said by phone from London. "China's commodity-intensive economy is as weak as it's been in recent history."On Friday, copper broke through a trading range that's lasted since July 2018, hitting a new two-year low. With zinc and aluminum also plunging, here are six charts showing the base metals markets' burgeoning demand crisis.Manufacturing MaladiesEven with the slide to two-year lows, copper hasn't kept pace with the sharp decline in global manufacturing over the course of the year, prompting Macquarie analysts to point to further downside for the metal as prices re-tether themselves to demand trends.China ContractsThe slowdown in Chinese manufacturing is particularly significant for copper, with usage in the world's top consumer contracting materially for the first time since 2015, according to a Citigroup demand tracker. The bank is forecasting that Chinese demand growth for the metal will be the weakest since before 2000.Recession RiskWorries are also mounting about U.S. growth. A Federal Reserve Bank of New York gauge puts the risk of a recession in the next 12 months at the highest since 2008. The deepening dispute between the U.S. and China could cost the world economy about $1.2 trillion, according to Bloomberg Economics.Morgan Stanley economists warned in a note Monday that the global economy will likely be in recession in nine months, should higher U.S. tariffs and China's retaliation last for four to six months.Zinc SinksIt's not just copper demand that's tumbling: contracting orders for zinc in China have put the market on course for the worst year for global demand growth since 2012.Ailing AluminumThe downward demand trend is also stark in aluminum, where top producers including Alcoa Inc. and Norsk Hydro ASA forecast usage to grow at its slowest pace since the financial crisis.Annual demand has been growing at 5% to 10% for most of the past decade, but Norsk Hydro says it could be as low as 1% this year.Nickel KnockedNickel -- which has rallied almost 40% this year on tightening supply and an expected boom in usage in electric-vehicle batteries -- hasn't escaped unscathed. Major producer MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC sees consumption growth this year hitting the weakest level since 2015 as a spell of stellar growth in orders from China's stainless-steel sector runs out of steam.
By Chandan TapariaNifty50 managed to hold Monday's low and the immediate support at the 10,800 level, and then extended its gains towards the 11,020 level. The index respected the 10,800 level, which is 61.8% retracement of the entire upward move from 10,004 to 12,103 levels. The index formed a Bullish Engulfing Pattern followed by a Hammer candle on the daily scale, as support-based buying interest emerged at lower levels, triggering a bounce.The index is set to negate the formation of lower top and bottom as it is turning from the deep oversold territory with the RSI below 30. Now, the index has to hold 10,950 to extend its bounce towards 11,111 and then 11,150 levels, while on the downside major supports are seen at 10,800 and 10,780 levels.On the options front, Maximum Put open interest was at 11,000 followed by 10,500 levels, while maximum Call OI was at 11,000 followed by 11,500 levels. There was Call writing at 11,200 followed by 11,400 while Put writing was seen at 10,700. Option data suggested a trading range between 10,700 and 11,200 levels.India VIX fell 2.77 per cent to 16.12 level. Higher volatility suggests a bear dominance and pessimism in the market.Bank Nifty finally negated the formation of lower highs and lows after five sessions and formed a Bullish Engulfing pattern on the daily scale. Now, it has to hold above 28,000 and will need followup buying to witness a bounce towards 28,250 and then 28,550 level, while on the downside, supports are seen 27,500 and then 27,350 levels. The rate-sensitive index is turning from deep oversold territory and requires followup hold to see short-term stability. However, volatile swings cannot be ruled out ahead of RBI's money policy.Nifty futures closed positive with a gain of 0.61% at 10,963. Long buildup was seen in SRF, Berger Paints, Torrent Power and MFSL while shorts were seen in Cipla, Arvind, LIC Housing Finance and ZEEL.(Chandan Taparia is Technical & Derivative Analyst at MOFSL. Investors are advised to consult financial advisers before taking an investment calls based on these observations)
New Delhi | Bengaluru: Technology companies have expressed concern over a delay in introducing the Personal Data Protection Bill in Parliament, and a lack of clarity about its contents.Although a committee led by Justice B N Srikrishna, a former judge of the Supreme Court, submitted its report and the draft Bill to the government in July last year, it has yet to be sent to the Cabinet for approval.Talks of a rift between policymakers over its contents and whether there needs to be fresh consultations has added to the uncertainty. The government had said it would take up the bill on priority in its second term."If the Bill is sent to the Cabinet, it will provide some visibility to the industry,"Ashish Aggarwal, head, public advocacy at industry lobby group Nasscom told ET. Sector regulators may come up with their own data policies if there is a delay, he added."RBI has already put in place data storage requirements for payments transaction data and the Ministry of Commerce has been consulting on many aspects related to data for the ecommerce sector. It is important that the Personal Data Protection law sets the basic framework for government, regulators and the industry. It should not be the other way round," Aggarwal said.The government intends to table the bill at the earliest, but is waiting for the right time given the tariff war between the US and India, a government official, who did not want to be named, said. After the US withdrew special trade privileges, the Modi government imposed higher retaliatory tariffs on a slew of American products."The current bill has loopholes, but if the government goes back to the drawing board in a non-transparent process, we risk losing the strong parts of the bill too," said Amba Kak, public policy advisor of Mozilla, the open source internet company.The government had sought public comments on the draft bill last year."The situation is obviously not ideal. Everybody is waiting and watching. We would like to see more transparency," said Nehaa Chaudhari, public policy lead at Ikigai Law. "Everybody wants clarity on data localisation. Policy uncertainty is not what you want as an entrepreneur."The contentious proposal of data localisation had also raised hackles, with US technology companies protesting and the American government calling it "discriminatory and trade-distortive".ET reported in July that the government was looking to hold fresh consultations on the proposed bill after differences emerged among policymakers over provisions for public data."Some issues have been highlighted, but it doesn't mean that the whole bill will be scrapped. If public data is a concern, a chapter can always be introduced on it in the current bill without everything going into cold storage," said an official requesting not to be quoted by name."Given that the government is in a position to pass any bill they want, it is disappointing to see further delay," said Nikhil Narendran, Partner, Trilegal.
NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad has completed the placement process for the class of 2019 of the one year MBA programme or the full-time post graduate programme in Management for executives (PGPX) with a total of 114 offers. The placement for PGPX students started in last November with 75 firms visiting the campus. The students of the thirteenth batch of PGPX have prior work experience ranging from 5 to 17 years. Recruiters recruited these students for the mid-senior and senior level management positions. Some positions offered to students include group CFO, vice president, director-sales, associate vice president, general manager, head of operations, etc. "We were pleased to note that 27 new recruiters were able to successfully participate in our campus placement process and hire the best talent for their organizational needs," Amit Karna, Chairperson of the Placement Committee said. A firms offered 290 different roles for this year's campus placement process. IT firms took the lead with highest job offers (47 offers), followed by BFSI, Engineering/Technology, and online services with 15, 11, and 9 offers respectively. 20 students did not seek placements through the institute, of which three students opted to pursue entrepreneurship. Some firms that participated included Accenture, Adani Group, Adidas AG, Amazon, ElasticRun, Ericsson, Flipkart, Google, Genpact, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, among others. Accenture, RPG Group and Innoviti Payment Solutions made the largest number of offers. There was one international offer made this year.
South Gujarat gets relief, but rain fury warning on The meteorological department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated places of South Gujarat, mainly in Valsad, Navsari and Dang, in the coming days.
NSA, Army take stock of situation in J&K, review preparedness Doval and Malik discussed prevailing external and internal security of the Valley and emphasised on constant alertness of various state departments to meet any unpredictable situation
J&K free from shackles now, says PM Narendra Modi PM Modi also spoke of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, which now only requires the President's signature, and says that development would now be fast-tracked
Home Minister Amit Shah demolishes Opposition narrative in Lower House Resolution abrogating special status to J&K under Article 370 approved; bill for UTs passed
Anti-Naxal unit officers help calm situation in Valley It was BVR Subrahmanyam who gave an input of keeping the state leaders such as Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah under house arrest
FM Nirmala Sitharaman to address delay in disbursal of loans to ease MSME worries The minister's meeting was part of a series of such sessions lined up with representatives of various sectors till August 11
Current conditions are slightly more subdued than what we would like: Ashish Dixit. MD, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail There is still a large part of markets and product categories where the consumer is upgrading from unbranded to branded, and there is a constant journey of new consumers flowing into this category, says Ashish Dixit, Managing Director, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL)
Indian diaspora condoles Swaraj's demise, remembers her as a 'caring' minister One of the most prolific politicians of India, who brought a rare empathy and a human approach to the nation's diplomacy, Swaraj's sudden demise triggered a wave of shock and grief among Indians living in Houston
VSSC Recruitment 2019 – Walk-in-Interview for 158 Vacancies. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre has published a recent job Notification for the Technician Apprentice Post. Interested Central Govt Job aspirants can apply for VSSC Careers. However, the application mode for VSSC Recruitment 2019 is Online. Diploma candidates looking for the VSSC Apprentice job can apply for this vacancies. VSSC Recruitment 2019 Apply Online link for the registration of Apprentice vacancy is available from 06th August 2019.
Pondicherry University Recruitment 2019 – Apply Online for 179 Vacancies. Pondicherry University has issued a recent career Notification. According to the Notification, there are 179 vacancies available for Professor, Assistant Professor, and Associate Professor Posts. Eligible Aspirants can start applying for Pondicherry University Professor Vacancy from 5th August 2019 @ www.pondiuni.edu.in. The closing date to apply for these vacancies is 09th September 2019.
