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There are 3.5 million truckers in the United States. Nearly half of those in California are immigrants, most from Mexico or Central America. But as drivers age toward retirement — the average American trucker is 55 — and a shortage grows, Sikh immigrants and their kids are increasingly taking up the job.
Over two nights and 20 candidates, not a whole lot has particularly stood out during the first Democratic presidential primary debate. But just past the hour mark on Thursday night, Kamala Harris launched a full-frontal attack on frontrunner Joe Biden that caught everyone's attention.
In the GIF-saturated confines of the internet, perhaps no "Mad Men" moment has had the stickiness of a simple three-syllable phrase uttered by Pete Campbell.
The spy who conned the US government and Colombian drug cartels, the student who cheated in Bible class and more of this week's best scam and hoax stories.
How accurate are your memories? Many experiments, from the séance room to the psychology lab, have shown just how vulnerable our memories can be, both to the passage of time and, more worryingly, to manipulation from others.
For those wary of tracking and censorship, analog signals — through satellites and land-based radio devices — offer a welcome buffer from central control.
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Time to shake off whatever post-"Endgame" theater fatigue you have, because Peter Parker's back for his second MCU star outing. Does this movie manage to tie up the franchise's hanging threads while *still* telling a good "Spider-Man" story?
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The once-derided open-source encyclopedia is the closest thing the internet has to an oasis of truth. Now a single-user ban has exposed the deep rifts between Wikipedia's libertarian origins and its egalitarian aspirations, and threatened that stability.
White supremacists are co-opting the Middle Ages in the name of ethnic cleansing. Fighting back requires the rigorous advancement of better, fuller stories about the period.
A crash on Peña Boulevard, a road leading to Denver International Airport, prompted the app to take drivers on a detour on Sunday. But it was too good to be true.
A little over 30 years ago, a Northern Neck fisherman named Emerson Stevens went to prison for the brutal slaying of a homecoming queen and mother of two. Now, a reexamination of the case by a hard-charging UVA lawyer has turned up troubling questions. Did police have the wrong man?
"I'm so hungry that I have woken up in the middle of the night with hunger… I'm too scared to ask the officials here for any more food, even though there is not enough food here for me."
Following the death of popular YouTuber Desmond "Etika" Amofah on Tuesday, friends, fans, and other creators have opened up about the toll that being an online personality can take on a person's mental health.
The tool, called Track THIS, was developed by the Mozilla Firefox folks and lets you pick one of four profiles — Hypebeast, Filthy Rich, Doomsday or Influencer.
I have seen the future of gaming on my dying MacBook Air. Even though it's six years old, it can now run most PC games with the specs maxed out and somehow not burst into flames.
Out past Mars and Jupiter, far off in the frigid depths of our solar system, is Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. This alien world is the only other planetary body around the sun with a dense atmosphere that is rich in nitrogen and carbon like our own.
You may not know his name. But you've seen his memes, his Vines, his parody videos, his airborne internet phenomena. Meet the funniest person on the internet.
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World leaders kick off one of their most high-stakes G20 meetings in years - with rows brewing over a bruising US-China trade war, geopolitical tensions, and climate change https://t.co/e45t0Sy2zv
EXCLUSIVE: Iran is still short of the maximum amount of enriched uranium it is allowed to have under its deal with major powers but it is on course to reach that limit at the weekend, diplomats say https://t.co/kXJ7d6GSji via @francoismurphypic.twitter.com/VJM8MiNB21
"It's our solidarity that keeps our nations safe."@NATO membership has been a key part of the U.S. National Defense Strategy since the alliance formed in 1949. #WeAreNATOpic.twitter.com/97Yc9DN61Q
— U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) June 27, 2019
* In 2018 the NSA disclosed it had over-collected hundreds of millions of metadata * The metadata was of calls and texts sent within the U.S. but not of conversations * It has now emerged that a similar issue occurred several months afterwards too * An undisclosed number of cellular data files were recorded, documents reveal * 'These documents only confirm that this surveillance program is beyond redemption and should be shut down for good,' attorney Patrick Toomey said
The NSA's much maligned phone data collection program was dealt another blow Wednesday, after it emerged it had collected call and text records it wasn't authorized to obtain - the second time such an incident has occurred.
The error, which took place last October, happened several months after the agency said it had purged hundreds of millions of metadata records it had over-collected since 2015, following a similar incident.
Metadata include the numbers and time stamps of calls or texts but does not contain the contents of the conversation.
The CIA's official Instagram account has taken the significant step — relatively speaking — of "following" other accounts on the social media platform.
As of this writing, the CIA has newly followed 11 accounts; virtually all of them belong to Hollywood celebrities.
A handful of actors who have held well-known roles as CIA officers or assets — including Jessica Chastain, Claire Danes, John Krasinski and Ben Affleck — got a follow from the agency, which, since debuting its account in April, has racked up more than 158,000 followers of its own.
A massive surge in cocaine production has flooded markets around the world, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
In their latest annual report, UN researchers noted that "estimated global illicit manufacture of cocaine reached an all-time high of 1,976 tons… in 2017, an increase of 25 per cent on the previous year."
Last year, UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov said that "drug markets are expanding, with cocaine and opium production hitting absolute record highs, presenting multiple challenges on multiple fronts." This year, that trend continued with cocaine while opium production declined.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is a man of routine, and one might have been tempted to ignore his 17th annual call-in show with voters as another pointless set piece. This year, however, the context made it more important than most of the previous ones: Putin, who's trying to return to pedestrian domestic concerns after a long foray into great-power politics, is facing a drop in popularity and Russians' growing fatigue.
He made a valiant attempt to show he cares, but he ultimately failed. The spirit of what happened during the more than four-hour broadcast was best described by feminist blogger Alena Popova: "The citizens of a poor country call the president of some other, rich country."
WNU Editor: I have been tired of him for years, but what is different now is that many members of my family in Russia are also getting tired of him (which is a first). Will this change anything. No. President Putin is there for the next few years, whether we like it or not.
Volodymyr Zelensky was elected on a platform of compromise with Russia and public support seems to be firmly on his side, but other problems restricting his political latitude remain.
Is there a possibility for a fresh start in Ukraine that would push for a fight against corruption, reforms, and a dialogue with Moscow—all of which polls indicate are backed by the vast majority of voters who supported the candidacy of Volodymyr Zelensky for the presidency? A luncheon discussion at the Center for the National Interest on Thursday surveyed whether Zelensky will indeed be able to translate his electoral success into a breakthrough on negotiations with Russia. The panelists were Samuel Charap, a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation who has served on the Policy Planning staff during the Obama administration, Keith Darden, an associate professor at American University's School of International Service, and Jacob Heilbrunn, the editor of the National Interest. The event was moderated by George Beebe, vice president and director of studies at the Center for the National Interest, and a former chief Russia analysis at the CIA as well as a White House aide during the George W. Bush administration.
WNU Editor: Is a new period of Ukraine - Russian dialogue and diplomacy about to begin? Only after the July 21 parliamentary elections where it is expected that President Zelensky's party will form the majority, and where they will then follow through with their election promises. As to those election promises, I know Russian-Ukrainians and Russia itself are expecting the rescinding of the law that bans Russian in public and government institutions, as well reversing the anti-Russian measures that were enacted in the education system by the past adminstration. If this is not done, it will be a huge disappointment for many Ukrainians, and it will be interpreted as a signal by the Kremlin that Ukraine is not serious. I personally expect these promises will be respected, and it will happen in the fall. And after that .... the environment is then set for the diplomats to get involved, of which I know both sides are eager to pursue.
WNU editor: There are 1.8 million citizens in Florida of Cuban descent who fled Cuba and from people like Che Geuvara. Aside from the incredible insensitivity of this New York city mayor to what many of these people suffered personally, the real outrage is how this story has been buried by the press.
When Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump meet on the margins of the G-20 summit in Osaka later this week to seek a trade deal, Xi is likely to soften the customary formality of Chinese diplomacy by calling the U.S. president "my friend." Beneath the cordial surface, however, Xi will yield nothing. Trump must then decide whether to accept the Chinese offer that has been on the table ever since early 2017 and end the trade war or to allow the U.S. and Chinese economies to drift further toward decoupling.
"We're going to win either way," Trump likes to say. But according to two Chinese colleagues who contributed to this article but cannot attach their names, Beijing policymakers believe he is either misinformed or bluffing.
* President Trump descended Air Force One in rainy Osaka having torn into a string of nations before his arrival * He condemned India for 'unacceptable' tariffs on the US as he tweeted on his way to the G20 summit in Japan * He had earlier zeroed in on Beijing, saying China needed a trade deal because it was 'going down the tubes' * Trump even mocked the hosts, saying in the event of WWIII Japan would watch US get attacked on Sony TVs * In addition he called Germany 'delinquent' over its NATO contributions and said Vietnam was a trade 'abuser'
President Donald Trump ripped into a string of nations before his arrival at the G20 summit in Osaka today and even mocked the Japanese hosts.
Trump descended Air Force One with an umbrella over his head as he waved to the press before getting into the Beast - his fortified black Cadillac - with meetings scheduled with world leaders on Friday and Saturday.
En route to typhoon-expectant Japan, Trump fired off a bullish tweet, chiding long-standing ally India for 'unacceptable' tariffs on American goods.
And before setting off he lambasted China for 'going down the tubes,' slammed Vietnam as the 'single worst abuser' on trade, lashed Germany as 'delinquent' on contributions to NATO, and said hosts Japan would not help the US in the event of WWIII.
* Twitter is going to add a warning to tweets by politicians and world leaders that violate its rules. * Critics of President Donald Trump have called on Twitter to bar him, but the social network has resisted. * Offending tweets will now be put behind a special warning that states they break the rules but are available because it is in the public interest.
Twitter is going to start putting warnings on tweets by politicians and world leaders that violate its rules amid ongoing calls for President Donald Trump to be barred from the social network, the company said on Thursday.
The president is notorious for his prolific Twitter habit, and critics have long argued that some of his more incendiary tweets fall foul of Twitter's rules on threatening violence and bullying.
The San Francisco-headquartered tech firm has previously rejected the idea that Trump's comments were banworthy, arguing that the inherent newsworthiness of his tweets means that they should stay up, regardless of any official rules.
WNU Editor: President Trump has 61.4 million Twitter followers. No politician comes anywhere near that type of exposure, so yes, this new policy will have an impact. What they do with President Trump's tweets is now going to be closely watched, as well as on what they do to other politicians and their twitter accounts. If there is a hint of bias, punishing one politician but not another, expect an uproar.My prediction. Get ready for an uproar.
A Chinese unmanned transport aircraft taxis on a runway in an aerial delivery exercise in Northwest China's Gansu Province. Photo: screenshot from China Central Television
Chinese military analysts predicted on Sunday that more unmanned transport aircraft could join the Chinese military logistics arsenal for long-range and heavy delivery in the future, as the Chinese military recently made breakthroughs in the heavy cargo delivery exercise with an unmanned transport plane.
Jointly held by the National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, an aerial delivery exercise took place recently in Zhangye, Northwest China's Gansu Province, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Thursday.
Israeli officials believe Russia is responsible for disturbances to the Global Positioning System (GPS) signal covering the airspace at Israel's Ben Gurion airport, Israeli radio reported Thursday.
The GPS signal used by pilots in Israeli airspace has been experiencing interference for the past three weeks, according to a statement from the Israeli Airports Authority.
The interruptions have a major impact on certain aspects of piloting a plane, and on air traffic management, the statement said.
The Airports Authority said planes approaching Ben Gurion airport, which lies about 15 kilometers east of Tel Aviv, are now making use of an Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach to land, which uses radio signals to guide navigation instead of satellite data. ILS approaches are used daily by airports worldwide.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - More than half Chinese consumers have avoided buying anything made in the United States in support of their country in an escalating trade war, a survey suggests, posing a "significant" risk to U.S. companies.
The poll, conducted by London-based advisory firm Brunswick which surveyed 1,000 Chinese consumers, said 56% of respondents had said they had avoided U.S. products, while 68% said their opinion of American firms had become more negative.
WNU Editor: American products have had a so-so record in China for as long as I can remember. Most Chinese find American products either too expensive or unavailable.
Ministers to be put in fictional scenarios after series of hacking incidents.
The EU is to conduct war games to prepare for Russian and Chinese cyber-attacks, in response to a series of incidents that alarmed European governments.
Pekka Haavisto, Finland's foreign minister, said an increase in the prevalence of meddling required a reaction from the 28 member states. During meetings in Helsinki in July and September, EU interior and finance ministers will be asked to manage fictional scenarios.
Finland, which takes over the EU's rotating presidency on 1 July, believes Russia was responsible for blocking GPS signals last October when Finnish forces took part in Nato military exercises in Norway.
* Strike group sails through sensitive waters, with self-ruled island's military keeping a close watch on ships' movements * Both US and mainland China have been active in strategically sensitive waters in recent months
A Chinese aircraft carrier group was passing through the strategically sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, according to the authorities in Taipei.
The Liaoning, along with its five escorts, entered the highly sensitive waters from the South China Sea, heading towards its home port of Qingdao in eastern China, the Taiwanese defence ministry confirmed in a statement on its website.
"Please be reassured that the military is able to exercise joint intelligence to get hold of the [strike group's] entire movements and deal with any emergency to ensure national security and regional stability," the ministry said.
* Joint efforts include work with branch of the Central Military Commission to extract and classify emotions in online video comments * Extent of Huawei's military ties remains a topic of intense scrutiny in the US
Several Huawei Technologies employees have collaborated on research projects with Chinese armed forces personnel, indicating closer ties to the country's military than previously acknowledged by the smartphone and networking powerhouse.
Over the past decade, Huawei workers have teamed with members of various organs of the People's Liberation Army on at least 10 research endeavours spanning artificial intelligence to radio communications.
A report says two Chinese fighter jets buzzed a Canadian warship operating in international waters in the East China Sea at a time of heightened tension between Beijing and Ottawa.
Canadian Global Affairs Institute fellow Matthew Fisher wrote that the Su-30 fighters flew within 300 metres of the bow of the frigate HMCS Regina.
Fisher, who was aboard the ship, said that although the display was more aggressive than previous encounters between the Canadian Navy and Chinese warplanes, it was not considered dangerous.
* President Trump descended Air Force One in rainy Osaka having torn into a string of nations before his arrival * He condemned India for 'unacceptable' tariffs on the US as he tweeted on his way to the G20 summit in Japan * He had earlier zeroed in on Beijing, saying China needed a trade deal because it was 'going down the tubes' * Trump even mocked the hosts, saying in the event of WWIII Japan would watch US get attacked on Sony TVs * In addition he called Germany 'delinquent' over its NATO contributions and said Vietnam was a trade 'abuser' * The president will hold a series of bilateral meetings in Osaka during the annual G20 on Friday and Saturday * He meets Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he told reporters talks were 'none of your business'
President Donald Trump has arrived in Japan for an intense series of diplomatic talks – setting a contentious tone for the visit during his flight from the U.S. by demanding that India withdraw retaliatory tariffs.
He landed In Osaka on Thursday evening, local time, in an intense rain, disembarking with a black umbrella and waiving to people below as he walked down the stairway form Air Force One.
En route to typhoon-expectant Japan, Trump fired off a bullish tweet, chiding long-standing ally India for 'unacceptable' tariffs on American goods.
And before setting off he lambasted China for 'going down the tubes,' slammed Vietnam as the 'single worst abuser' on trade, lashed Germany as 'delinquent' on contributions to NATO, and said hosts Japan would not help the US in the event of WWIII.
NATO Defence Ministers wrapped up two days of discussions in Brussels on Thursday (27 June 2019). Ministers addressed Russia's violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, progress on burden sharing, NATO's defence and deterrence posture, new technologies and NATO's mission in Afghanistan.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves the stage beside Chinese President Xi Jinping following the APEC leaders' official photograph in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on Nov. 17, 2018. The two could meet at the G20 in Osaka later this month. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intends to raise the issue of the yesterday's suspension of Canadian meat imports by China with President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit this week.
A Canadian official not authorized to speak on the record told iPolitics that Trudeau wants raise the issue with the Chinese leader if he has the chance to speak to him, either in a bilateral meeting or informally.
No one-on-one meeting between the leaders of Canada and China has been scheduled yet, although the source noted that such a thing would typically be finalized the day of. The two figures, as well as other global leaders, are travelling to Osaka, Japan, for this year's G20 event.
WNU Editor: The Canadian Prime Minister's office has been pushing for such a meeting for weeks .... Trudeau looks to meet with Chinese president at G20 (CBC). I know that the Canadian Prime Minister is not going to get his meeting. To put it bluntly, the Chinese do not respect the Prime Minister, as I pointed out in this post three years ago .... China's Foreign Minister Demanded A Meeting With Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau (And He Got It!!!!) (June 3, 2016), and the unofficial Chinese government policy right now is to "snub him" .... China Is Snubbing Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau (June 13, 2019). But there are opportunities for Prime Minister Trudeau to talk to President Xi at the G20. Leaders always have the opportunity to approach other leaders at the G20 outside the conference hall during breaks. That is actually where a lot of good diplomacy and discussions take place. I know that President Xi is not going to approach Prime Minister Trudeau, but will Prime Minister Trudeau take the initiative to approach President Xi? I would advise him to do so, but my bet is that he will not.
* Chinese President Xi Jinping has developed plans to present to President Trump * The Wall Street Journal reported the terms of what he is seeking just as Trump landed in Japan * The two leaders are set to meet on Saturday * Trump's trade negotiators will meet counterparts earlier * China wants ban on U.S. tech sales to telecom giant Huawei * Xi also wants the U.S. to lift tariffs the Trump administration imposed
Chinese President Xi Jinping is preparing to present President Donald Trump with a list of demands for ending the U.S. trade war that has rattled markets as Trump prepares to impose an additional $300 in tariffs.
The Wall Street Journal published China's latest demands almost precisely as Trump landed in Osaka.
One of China's key demands is for the U.S. to pull back a ban on U.S. technology sales to telecom giant Huawei, according to the Journal, which cited Chinese officials.
WNU Editor: If this WSJ report is true .... China to Insist U.S. Lift Huawei Ban as Part of Trade Truce (Wall Street Journal), it tells me that China will not compromise nor accommodate U.S. demands to lower the trade deficit or lower trade barriers to U.S. goods to China. And while there will be a trade truce (a condition that President Xi insisted upon if he was to meet President Trump) .... Trade war: US and China agree to tentative truce before G20 summit (SCMP), the prospects of a trade deal in the future looks dim. My gut is telling me that the Chinese are going to wait until after the U.S. Presidential in 2020, and hope that the Democrats (who have signalled that they oppose many of President Trump's trade war actions) win the White House.
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U.S. President Donald Trump talks about the United States imposing fresh sanctions on Iran before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
WASHINGTON/GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was "not talking boots on the ground" should he take military action against Iran and that he had "unlimited time" to try to forge an agreement with Tehran.
Iran suggested it was just one day from breaching a limit in the 2015 nuclear deal that restricted its stockpile of uranium, a move that would pressure European countries aiming to be neutral to pick sides.
The fate of the multilateral nuclear deal, under which Iran agreed to curbs on its nuclear program in return for relief from economic sanctions, has been at the heart of the U.S.-Iran dispute which took on a military dimension in recent weeks.
Venezuela's government offered what it said was new proof of a series of planned coups led by National Assembly President Juan Guaido and more than two dozen other people, including many retired military and police officers.
Showing videos and photographs of alleged plotters and accomplices on state television, Nicolas Maduro's regime said that for over 14 months it has tracked plans to kill him and overthrow his government.
"We have been present at every meeting where they were trying to topple us," Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said. The government has more than 56 hours of video footage of the coup plotters' meetings, he said.
* German Chancellor, 64, was meeting President Frank-Walter Steinmeier today * She was filmed shaking as she stood in a press conference alongside Steinmeier * It comes two weeks after she was seen trembling in another public appearance * Merkel shook while she met visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Angela Merkel has been seen shaking uncontrollably for the second time this month as fears grow for the 64-year-old German Chancellor's health.
Mrs Merkel's arms and body could be seen noticeably trembling as she met Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier today.
For around two minutes, she continually folded her arms in an apparent attempt to stop her hands and body from violently juddering.
Close-up footage showed the difficulty she was having trying to keep the quivering under control as she gripped her arms together.
WNU Editor: She tried to control her shakes and it failed. She clearly has a neurological health issue that she does not want to be made public, but the problem for her is that the cat is now out of the bag. If this happens again in the next few weeks, her office will be put under enormous pressure for an explanation.
(CANBERRA, Australia) — Australia’s prime minister said he has discussed the disappearance of an Australian student in North Korea with other world leaders attending the Group of 20 summit and accepted offers to find out what has happened to him.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the plight of Alek Sigley had been raised with him by world leaders attending the meetings in Osaka, Japan, including Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
“We’re talking to our partners in that part of the world to get to the bottom of what has occurred here,” Morrison told Nine Network television.
“It’s obviously very concerning. I’m very concerned about it. We’ve had a lot of sympathy also expressed and willingness to assist by other countries,” he added.
Morrison, who dined with President Donald Trump on Thursday night, declined to say which government leaders he had discussed the disappearance with and what help had been offered.
Australia has diplomatic ties with North Korea but does not have an embassy there. The Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang offers limited consular help to Australians.
Sigley, a 29-year-old Pyongyang university student and tour guide, has been out of contact since Tuesday and some media reports say he was detained. Official media in North Korea haven’t mentioned an arrest.
His Japanese wife Yuka Morinaga, 26, said she usually speaks to him daily by WhatsApp from her home in Tokyo, but had not heard from him since Monday.
Morinaga, a software developer who married Sigley in a lavish ceremony in Pyongyang last year, told News Corp. she was “very concerned.”
“We don’t know what’s happened,” Morinaga said. “We don’t even know if he’s been detained or not.”
“Some people might say he’s naive because he’s very pure and believes in … doing good,” she added.
Sigley’s family sad on Friday they had shuttered his social media accounts “to limit unnecessary speculation and commentary on those channels.”
“He remains out of digital contact with friends and family, and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade continues to seek clarification as to his whereabouts and welfare,” a family statement said.
“Alek’s family and friends hope to hear from him soon,” the family added.
Australia advises people to reconsider their need to travel to North Korea due to how its laws apply to foreigners and says foreign visitors have been subject to arbitrary arrests and long-term detentions.
North Korea has been accused in the past of detaining Westerners for slight infractions and using foreign detainees as political pawns to gain concessions. As the country pursued diplomacy with the United States last year, it released three American detainees in what the nation’s propaganda described as a gesture of goodwill.
Leonid Petrov, an Australian National University expert on North Korea and friend of Sigley, suspected that the missing Australian had been “deliberately cut off from means of communications” temporarily because Trump was in the region.
“I know Alek well and he has been always on Facebook, on Skype and he is very proactive in the media,” Petrov said.
“In the context of what is going on on the Korean Peninsula right now — President Trump is in Japan today, going to be in South Korea on Sunday, potentially going to the Demilitarized Zone — I believe tensions and security measures are heightened both in South and North Korea,” he said.
“I think that North Koreans potentially might have decided to shut down his blog, his Facebook account because the information coming out of North Korea … is unprecedented. Normally North Korea is a closed book,” he added.
In a video appeal, a Hong Kong pro-democracy party urged world leaders assembling today at the G20 Summit to push China on a controversial bill that has ignited a political crisis in the semiautonomous enclave.
Joshua Wong, the international face of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, published the video on his Facebook page Thursday. He and two other members of his Demosisto political party appealed to the foreign nations in English, Japanese and German.
“Hong Kong has always been a safe harbor from China’s abusive system, but now the ‘World City’ is under threat,” Demosisto member Agnes Chow says in Japanese in the video, which includes trilingual subtitles.
The video comes as millions of Hong Kong residents have taken to the streets this month over an extradition bill that has now been suspended but that protesters want altogether scrapped. They blocked roads and stormed the justice secretary’s office on Thursday in the latest bout of unrest.
The demonstrators are hoping to use the G20 summit in Japan over the weekend to elevate the plight of Hong Kong, and get the political crisis put on the agenda. Earlier in the week, protesters ran a marathon circuit of foreign consulates, including those of the U.S., U.K., Japan and France, soliciting their backing in the push for greater political freedom in the city. As night fell, as many as 10,000 rallied at City Hall while representatives read out calls for the withdrawal of the bill in Korean, French, Spanish and other languages of the G20 nations. Beijing has said it would not tolerate discussions of the topic at the summit.
“The upcoming G20 summit and the meetings between political leaders and [Chinese] President Xi [Jinping] are a key opportunity to address the hard line policy from Beijing to Hong Kong,” Wong Yik-mo, a Demosisto member and vice-convener of the group that organized the City Hall demonstration, says in the video appeal. “We implore citizens of the world to deliver our concerns to your government.”
Though Hong Kong’s leader has indefinitely suspended the extradition bill, protestors continue to take to the streets to demand a full withdrawal, as well as an independent investigation into the police’s use of tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse demonstrators on June 12 and a retraction of the government’s characterization of some protestors as rioters.
In a separate call to action, Demosisto co-founder and former lawmaker Nathan Law urged President Donald Trump to broach Hong Kong’s struggle when he meets with Xi in G20.
“We hope President Donald Trump knows what matters most to Hong Kong: Our continued stability and prosperity depends on the limitation of Beijing’s interference, so we do not live in fear,” Law wrote in open letter addressed to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Protestors also raised about $700,000 on a crowdfunding platform this week to run advertisements about the bill in major newspapers around the world.
Full-page calls to “Stand with Hong Kong at G20” were published in the New York Times, the Globe and Mail and Germany’s Süddeutsche Zeitung, and more are set to appear in additional papers Friday.
The Dalai Lama, who has lived in exile in India since fleeing Tibet during a failed uprising against the Chinese government 60 years ago, also chided Trump’s foreign policy. “When he became president, he expressed America first. That is wrong. America should take global responsibility,” the spiritual leader said.
In a March interview with TIME, the Dalai Lama said that Trump’s “America first” policy made him “uncomfortable.”
The exiled leader’s criticism of Trump, who he said has not requested a meeting with him, is a departure from his cordial relationships with past U.S. presidents. He has been received by every president since meeting George H. W. Bush at the White House in 1991.
The Dalai Lama also had warm encounters with Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and most recently, Barack Obama, whom he had a number of closed-door meetings with and called “a powerful example of what it means to practice compassion.”
Besides speaking on Trump, the Dalai Lama also weighed in on other topics, including Europe’s migrant crisis. “Keep Europe for Europeans,” he said, adding that the E.U. should provide education and training for refugees but that they should then return to “their own land.”
(OSAKA, Japan) — President Donald Trump opened his most consequential trip of the year by plunging into a series of high-stakes meetings at an international summit in Japan on Friday by pushing allies on both trade and defense spending.
Trump sat first with the G20 summit’s host, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe followed by India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi. Talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel will follow before Trump holds his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin since the special counsel found extensive evidence of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
“We’ll be discussing trade, we’ll be discussing military,” among other items, Trump said as he sat across from Abe for their discussions. He joked about his previous trip to Japan, in May, when he presented an award to a sumo wrestling champion in Tokyo.
“Everybody’s talking about it all over the world,” Trump claimed.
Moments earlier, as Abe officially received Trump, the president waved over his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner, both senior White House aides, to pose with him for the official welcome photo. Trump and Abe were later joined by Modi, who a day earlier was the target of a Trump tweet complaining about tariffs. The portion of the meeting open to reporters was convivial: at Trump’s urging, the three leaders engaged in a group fist bump.
Abe and Trump discussed trade and North Korea, while the three leaders spoke about enhanced security cooperation in the South China Sea and Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications giant that Trump has put on a blacklist and is viewed as a national security threat because of the possibility that its equipment could be used for cyberespionage.
But the day’s main event will be Trump’s first public meeting with Putin since the Helsinki summit last July in which Trump refused to side with U.S. intelligence agencies over his Russian counterpart.
Trump said in advance that he expected a “very good conversation” with Putin but told reporters that “what I say to him is none of your business.” His aides have grown worried that Trump could use the meeting to once again attack special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe on the world stage, particularly since Mueller recently agreed to testify before Congress next month.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer pressed the president to directly challenge the Russian leader on election interference and send a signal “not merely to Putin but to all of our adversaries that interfering with our election is unacceptable, and that they will pay a price — a strong price — for trying.”
The United States and Russia are also on opposing sides of the escalating crisis with Iran, which shot down an American drone last week. Trump nixed a possible retaliatory air strike and stressed Friday that the “there’s no rush. There’s absolutely no time pressure” to ease the tension with Tehran.
Trump has complained in recent days that the U.S. military alliance with Japan is one-sided, said Germany was taking advantage of the U.S. on support for NATO and tweeted that India’s tariffs on the U.S. “must be withdrawn!” Trump also meets Friday with Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, whom the American leader has come to view as a populist leader in his own image.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Thursday brushed off Trump’s complaints that the Japan-U.S. security pact unfairly puts the burden only on the U.S. side, calling Trump’s remarks “irrelevant” and saying the obligations are balanced.
While Trump is in Asia, the Democrats vying to replace him next year held their first primary debates. Trump pronounced the opening night Wednesday to be “boring” and was due to be in summit meetings during part two on Thursday night.
Trump’s meeting with Putin will be the leaders’ first extended conversation since the two met in Helsinki, Finland, nearly a year ago. That’s when Trump set off an uproar by declining to say he believed the U.S. intelligence services’ conclusions over Putin’s denials of election interference.
The Mueller report did not establish a criminal conspiracy between Trump associates and the Kremlin to sway the outcome of the election. The finding lifted a cloud over the White House even as tensions have increased between Washington and Moscow. While Trump has long placed a premium on establishing close personal ties with Putin, his government has increased sanctions and other pressures on the Russian government.
At a summit last November in Argentina, Trump canceled what would have been the leaders’ first post-Helsinki meeting after Russia seized two Ukrainian vessels and their crew in the Sea of Azor. Those crew members remain detained, yet Trump — who did briefly greet Putin in Buenos Aires — has opted to forge ahead with the meeting, which will likely include discussions about hotspots in Iran, Syria and Venezuela, as well as nuclear weapons.
The leaders last year announced their withdrawal from a key arms control pact, the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. It is set to terminate this summer, raising fears of a new arms race. Another major nuclear agreement, the New Start treaty, is set to expire in 2021 unless Moscow and Washington negotiate an extension. Along with arms control frictions, Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its support for a separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine also weigh heavily on Russia-U.S. relations.
But the backdrop, as always, will be Russia’s 2016 election interference.
Putin has denied that Russia meddled in the American election to help Trump win, even though Mueller uncovered extensive evidence to the contrary. That included a Russian military intelligence operation to break into Democratic Party emails and efforts by a “troll farm” to spread divisive rhetoric and undermine the U.S. political system by using phony social media accounts.
At the news conference that followed the Helsinki summit, Trump responded to a reporter’s question by declining to denounce Russia’s election interference or side with his own intelligence agencies over Putin. The two men also spent more than two hours in a private meeting in Helsinki with only their interpreters present; some U.S. intelligence officials were never briefed on the discussions.
For Trump, the Putin meeting comes amid a gauntlet of negotiations on international crises, trade wars and a growing global to-do list.
Trump landed in Osaka on Thursday amid a tropical cyclone that is predicted to turn into a typhoon — a possible metaphor for the four days of high-stakes diplomacy that lie ahead. As his re-election bid heats up, Trump was eager to produce breakthroughs on a series of foreign policy challenges including the showdown between the U.S. and Iran, a trade war with China and stalled nuclear talks with North Korea.
The summit will be a test of Trump’s go-it-alone style as well as his “America First” doctrine that has frustrated traditional allies over disputes on defense spending and trade and set the United States apart from global consensus on how to deal with international concerns like climate change and Iran’s nuclear program.
(CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico) — Roberto Escalona Moreno says he witnessed a double murder on the street last week near the hostel where he is staying. The Cuban immigrant has been assaulted, and his friends have been shaken down by police, he says.
Moreno, 22, is among more than 30,000 migrants who are pressing for asylum in the U.S. but are stuck in Mexico’s drug- and gang-infested border cities under Trump administration policies intended to stem the flow. They say the months of waiting are increasingly putting them in harm’s way.
“It’s not safe here,” Moreno said, less than an hour after witnessing the deadly shooting in Juarez, just across the border from El Paso, Texas.
Cartel violence in Juarez is down from its height five years ago, but it is still one of the most dangerous cities in the world, with gangs vying for control of drug trafficking routes.
Juarez, with a population of 1.4 million, recorded 1,259 homicides in 2018, or more than four times the death toll in New York City, which has six times as many people. Other border cities, such as Tijuana, are murderous places as well.
Last week, a man was gunned down in Juarez at his child’s preschool graduation, and an unrelated 4-year-old girl died in the attack, according to local reports. Federal police recently freed three kidnapping victims, including a Honduran migrant, from a home filled with alleged gang members.
People hoping to enter the U.S. are forced to wait south of the border because of twin U.S. policies — one sharply limiting the number of asylum applications per day that border stations accept, the other requiring many of those who have applied to bide their time in Mexico while their cases make their way through the legal system.
The U.S. government is expanding the remain-in-Mexico policy to Nuevo Laredo this week, raising new concerns about bloodshed. Nuevo Laredo is in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, a place so violent that the U.S. State Department bars most travel there by government employees under a level-four warning — the highest degree of concern.
“Violent crime, such as murder, armed robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, extortion, and sexual assault, is common,” the warning reads. “Gang activity, including gun battles and blockades, is widespread. Armed criminal groups target public and private passenger buses as well as private automobiles traveling through Tamaulipas, often taking passengers hostage and demanding ransom payments.”
Migrants who are fleeing violence in their home countries are dismayed that they are being forced to wait in Mexican border cities with similar dangers.
The remain-in-Mexico policy is drawing opposition from American asylum officers, who filed a court brief this week arguing that Mexico isn’t safe for asylum seekers.
“Despite professing a commitment to protecting the rights of persons seeking asylum, the Mexican government has proven unable to provide this protection,” they said.
The debate over immigration in the U.S. flared over the past few days with the publication of a chilling photo of a drowned father and daughter in the Rio Grande; an outcry over reports of hungry and unwashed migrant children in a Texas detention center; more turnover inside the Homeland Security Department; and debate on Capitol Hill over $4.6 billion in border aid.
Moreno waited in Juarez for two months just for the opportunity to present himself to U.S. officials in El Paso and apply for asylum. Now he is back in Juarez, where many Cubans stay in a cluster of hostels on the northeastern edge, one of the most violent neighborhoods in the city.
He said he was having breakfast outside with some other Cuban migrants when they saw two men run past on the other side of the street. Moreno got up and heard gunshots. When he got to the corner, he saw a body on the concrete.
Moreno also said was accosted on the street by people he believed wanted to rob him. And one of his friends said Mexican police spotted him on the street, detained him and took 500 pesos from him.
El Paso-based immigration lawyer Linda Rivas said a client of hers was kidnapped and raped in Juarez after asking U.S. officials not to send her there.
The burgeoning population of migrants along the border is also competing for beds in shelters and under-the-table jobs. Mexican officials do not issue work permits to waiting migrants.
Formerly a food-stall worker in Cuba, Moreno has found employment cleaning houses, making 200 pesos, or about $10, per day.
Edgar Canales, 46, worked construction in Havana and has been able to find work earning 1,200 pesos ($63) per week by building and maintaining gutters. He waited two months in Mexico to get to the front of the asylum line, then returned to Mexico with a court date in five months.
“I went nuts,” he said. “Even with the violence that’s here, we have to wait like seven months. It’s crazy.”
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex will make their first official tour as a family, and the first major working trip for Meghan Markle since giving birth to royal baby Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor last month.
The royals announced the news on their Instagram page — as is tradition — on Thursday. “The Duke and Duchess are really looking forward to meeting so many of you on the ground and continuing to raise awareness of the high impact work local communities are doing across the commonwealth and beyond,” the Sussex Royal caption said.
The caption closed by noting that it will be their “first official tour as a family,” suggesting that royal baby Archie would join along during the trip. The couple did not announce when exactly the tour begins.
In another post shared earlier on Thursday, the Duke of Sussex commented on a partnership between National Geographic and the government of Angola to protect the nation’s habitat and environment. Prince Harry, who has had a special connection with Southern African nations since he was a boy, said in the post’s caption that “uncontrolled fires, the bushmeat trade, unsustainable harvesting of the forest and rapid biodiversity loss are already destroying this incredible and delicate landscape.” It continued: “This is our one and only chance to save this magnificent last Eden.”
Prince Harry and Meghan last took a big trip in October of 2018, when they headed to Fiji to meet leaders. During that tour, the Duchess highlighted her feminist passions by meeting “people involved in women’s empowerment,” Kensington Palace wrote in a tweet at the time.
At the High Commissioner’s Residence The Duchess of Sussex met leaders advocates and role models from across Fijian society — including people involved in women’s empowerment. #RoyalVisitFijipic.twitter.com/A5JP34Xqzq
During the visit to Fiji, the Duchess gave a speech about women’s rights, saying that affording girls the right to education is “vital” in developing countries.
Meghan may take the opportunity to be vocal about issues facing Southern African nations they’ll visit, which include South Africa, Malawi, Angola and Botswana (though it’s not yet clear if Meghan and Archie would join Prince Harry for each leg of the trip).
"Everyone should be afforded the opportunity to receive the education they want, but more importantly the education they have the right to receive. And for women and girls in developing countries, this is vital.” — The Duchess of Sussex at @UniSouthPacific#RoyalVisitFijipic.twitter.com/ZWXxiBNcEY
The Duchess wrote an op-ed for TIME in 2017, before she married the Prince, about the importance of ending the stigma surrounding menstruation in sub-Saharan Africa and around the world.
Of the many causes this royal family is passionate about, bringing aid to those living with HIV and AIDS worldwide, specifically in developing African nations, remains high on the list. Prince Harry co-founded a charity in 2006, with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, called Sentebal, which aims to help children with the illness and/or living in poverty in Botswana, Malawi and Lesotho. The Duke and Duchess have made visits to these countries multiple times in the last few years.
Prince Harry’s mother, the late Princess Diana, who was known as much for her advocacy as her general stardom, fought hard to end the use of landmines in Bosnia and Angola in addition to her philanthropic work to end the AIDS crisis.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry recently split from the charity they ran with Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, to start their own organization. This trip may be one step in the direction of starting a new foundation in line with their own passions — and of following in Princess Diana’s footsteps.
Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi since June 20 in protest against Russian interference, the largest demonstrations in over seven years.
Shouting “Russia is an occupier” and burning photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin, demonstrators gathered outside the parliament one week ago. In response, riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets and arrested 300 people. More than 240 people were injured, according to officials, including at least two people who lost their eyesight.
“I remember trying to stop my brother from being hit by a police officer, but I couldn’t see anything because of the gas, then out of nowhere a baton slammed into my face,” Irakli Khvadagiani, who has a large bruise on his eye, tells TIME by Skype. “Police were punching and kicking the crowds. It was scary to see how close they were shooting people with rubber bullets.”
The 31 year-old academic researcher was arrested early on June 21 and taken to holding cell for two days, which was “overloaded with other protestors,” he says.
Here’s what to know about the protests:
How did the demonstrations start?
Protests began after Sergei Gavrilov, a member of Russia’s lower house of parliament, took the chair of an inter-parliamentary session between Orthodox Christian lawmakers on June 20. It angered the opposition, which sees the current Georgian government as overly friendly to Russian interests. “It symbolizes the failure of our government to stand up to Russia, which is still our biggest challenge today,” Khvadagiani says.
Anti-Russian sentiment runs strong among the Georgian population. The two countries have had no formal diplomatic ties since the 2008 war, which lasted five days and killed hundreds of soldiers and civilians on both sides. After crushing Georgia’s army, Russia propped up South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states where it stationed permanent military bases. This area makes up one-fifth of Georgian territory. Tbilisi and Western allies have denounced Russia’s actions as “illegal military occupation.”
Why are protestors angry at the government?
Because they see it as being too close to Russia. Since 2012, the government has been led by Georgian Dream, which has sought to restore pragmatic and economic relations with Russia. Last year, on the 10th anniversary of the war, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedevsaid that improvements in economic relations and tourism would also ultimately lead to normalization of “political ties and resume full-scale dialogue between Moscow and Tbilisi.”
But closer political relations with Russia are controversial in Georgia. According to a 2018survey by the Center for Insights in Survey Research, 85% of Georgians consider Russia a “political threat.” Russia has been investing “considerable human and financial resource in attempting to increase its soft power” in Georgia and throughout its neighboring countries,says Precious Chatterje-Doody, a Russia security expert at the University of Manchester.
On June 24, Bidzina Ivanishvili, the leader of Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, announced “large-scale political reform” and that next year’s parliamentary elections would be organized in a proportional representation system. Opposition parties argue the single-mandate races favor the ruling party and say that Ivanishvili, Georgia’s richest man, is subordinate to Russia.
How has Russia responded?
Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the Tbilisi protests “Russophobic hysteria” and ordereda ban on Russian flights to Georgia, effective from July 8. Russia’s transportation ministry alsobanned Georgian airlines from flying to Russia, citing their debts and safety issues. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Peskov said the flight ban was to protect the safety of Russian tourists and that restrictions would be lifted, “once Georgia returns to a non-Russophobic vector.”
That same day, the Russian trading standards body, Rospotrebnadzor, said in a statement it was introducing the tighter checks on wine imports from Georgia, the Russian market for which make up 70% of Georgia’s exports, because of quality concerns. “Of course not a coincidence. It’s punitive. A way of needling at Georgia,” says James Nixey, head of the Russia and Eurasia program at thinktank Chatham House.
Peskov denied any link to the political row. But Moscow previously placed aban on wine imports, also in the name of public safety, as Georgia prepared to sign E.U. agreements in 2006.
Oxford University professor Macfarlane says, “Russia is uncomfortable with its immediate neighbours turning Westwards and trying to make their own choices on economic and security arrangements. It has repeatedly shown its willingness to resist that direction and to punish those neighbours who don’t get the message.”
(TUNIS, Tunisia) — Twin suicide attacks targeting security forces struck Tunisia’s capital on Thursday, killing a patrol officer and injuring at least eight people.One attacker detonated explosives in a busy commercial district near the French embassy shortly before 11 a.m., apparently targeting a police patrol. One of the officers died from his injuries, and another was injured along with three bystanders.At nearly the same time, a second bomber struck at an entrance to the anti-terrorism brigade on the outskirts of the city. Four officers were hospitalized with injuries.
Tunisia has been struck repeatedly by terror attacks. In October a female suicide bomber struck the city center, killing only herself.
(MOSCOW) — A small passenger plane skidded off a runway in eastern Siberia on Thursday, killing two crewmembers and injuring dozens of passengers.
The An-24 plane, carrying 43 passengers, experienced an engine failure and crash-landed in the town of Nizhneangarsk Thursday morning, Russia’s top investigation body, the Investigative Committee, said in a statement. The jet crashed into a building and caught fire. Footage from the scene showed the plane lying on its belly with the nose broken off.
Officials said that two crew members survived, while a pilot with 34 years of experience and a flight mechanic died on the spot. The Buryatia governor had previously said both pilots had died.
More than 30 people have been injured, and nine were taken to hospitals with severe burns and other injuries, said Alexei Fishev, spokesman for the local governor.
Investigators launched a probe into breach of safety procedures onboard An-24, which is a mainstay of the Russian aviation, and said that it was too early to identify the cause of the deadly crash-landing.
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared unsteady and was seen shaking for the second time in just over a week at a ceremony in Berlin on Thursday.
Merkel, 64, folded her arms across her chest while her body trembled for around two minutes as she stood alongside President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at an indoor event where Germany’s new justice minister was being formally appointed.
The chancellor was handed a glass of water but rejected it. She appeared fine when she arrived in parliament half an hour later.
Merkel set off to Japan a few hours later for the annual summit of the Group of 20 global powers.
Her spokesman, Steffen Seibert, told news agency dpa that “everything is going ahead as planned. The chancellor is fine.”
Merkel’s office wouldn’t comment on the cause or otherwise elaborate. It is not publicly known if Merkel has any health problems. German privacy laws are very strict on that type of information.
On Tuesday last week, Merkel’s whole body shook as she stood outside in hot weather alongside Ukraine’s president. Merkel said afterward that she was fine after drinking three glasses of water, which she “apparently needed.”
Hot weather in Germany has continued this week, though outdoor temperatures in Berlin dropped significantly overnight after peaking at around 37 degrees Celsius (99 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday.
Merkel has been German leader since 2005.
Last week, dpa reported that Merkel had previously been seen shaking under similar circumstances in the hot sun. It did not give a date for that incident, but said it was also ascribed to Merkel not drinking enough water.
The chancellor has a reputation for stamina garnered in years of late-night domestic and European negotiating marathons.
On Wednesday, she was on her feet in public for around two hours — first answering lawmakers’ questions in parliament, then giving a speech across town. There was no sign then of any health issues.
Merkel has rarely had to cut back her work schedule significantly — though she did so for a few weeks in 2014 when she cracked her pelvis while cross-country skiing in Switzerland during a winter vacation.
Merkel said last year that she won’t seek a fifth term as chancellor and won’t seek any other political job after her current term ends in 2021.
She gave up the leadership of her center-right party after a pair of poor state election performances that followed a rocky start to her fourth-term government. She has shown no sign since of wanting to give up the chancellorship before her term is up.
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HPSSSB Results 2019 – Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Board has released Result of written objective type screening test held on 11th May 2019 for the recruitment of 490 Posts of TGT (Arts) Post Code: 699. Shortlisted candidates can attend the Evaluation from 8th July 2019 to 19th July 2019 at 9:30 AM onwards. Candidates can download HPSSSB TGT Arts Result 2019 Post Code 699 from our website. End of this page we have provided a direct link to check and download your HPSSSB TGT Arts Result 2019.
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All the participants can check the Himachal Pradesh TGT Arts Result 2019 from this page. As per the approval of the Apex Commission, the result of a written objective type screening test held on 11th May 2019 for the recruitment of 490 posts of TGT (Arts) (on contract basis). Currently, Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Board has released the HPSSSB TGT Arts Result 2019 on 26th June 2019. Now, Everyone those who have appeared for the TGT Arts Posts can verify their results from the official website i.e, hpsssb.hp.gov.in.
We heard that many candidates from Himachal Pradesh had participated in the exam which held on 11th May 2019. All the candidates who had participated in the exam must check the HPSSSB TGT Arts Result 2019. Moreover, the officials of Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission (HPSSSB) has released the HPSSSB Trained Graduate Teacher Result 2019.
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CCSU Admit Card 2019 – CCS Admit Card has been released the admit card for both the regular and supplementary exams. The admit card is for the 1st Year and 2nd Year B. ED students. CSSU B. ED part 1 admit card is available now on our website. Firstly, the CSSU admit card releases in the Official Website only. Therefore, if the admit card released by the officials we will provide you the direct link to download the CSSU B. ED admit card. Appearing candidates can now download the admit card from the below section. The CCSU Admit Card has been released on June 2019.
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MGKVP Results 2019 Out!! Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith has announced the MGKVP Entrance Exam Results 2019. Students those who have appeared this MGKVP Entrance Exam 2019 can check their MGKVP Entrance Exam Results from the official website i.e, mgkvp.ac.in. Also, MGKVP University had released the answer key of MGKVP 2019 Entrance Test which was held from 25th May to 30th May 2019. The University has released the result of MGKVP 2019, tentatively, in the month of June 2019. Moreover, at the below of this page, we have given a link to check the MGKVP Entrance Exam Result 2019.
MGKVP Entrance Exam 2019 | MGKVP Results
The Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi officials organized the MGKVP Entrance Exam 2019 to provide the admissions to the candidates in various courses. Those candidates who have been appeared the Entrance Exam may wait for the MGKVP Entrance Result Date 2019. And, now they have released the www.mgkvp.ac.in result 2019, so everyone can check their result from the official website. MGKVP Entrance Result 2019 will play a major role in the Students studies because this is essential to get the MGKVP Admission 2018-19 in the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith.
Students are highly suggested to go through the MGKVP 2019 Cut off and apply for the admission in MGKVP as the number of vacant seats might decrease after the declaration of the MGKVP Entrance Exam Result 2019. Applicants can check the result through online mode. Also, Students keep a check on the MGKVP Result 2019 notifications in this post or the official website of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth. Here on this page w have provided a direct link to check and download your MGKVP Entrance Result 2019.
Candidates need to score the minimum cutoff marks in the MGKVP Entrance Exam 2019. Furthermore, the cut-off marks are the minimum qualifying marks need to gain by the aspirants to get qualify in the examination. Moreover, the aspirants who will secure the same or above the MGKVP Entrance Exam Cut Off Marks are only allowed for the counseling process. Along with the declaration of the MGKVP Entrance Exam Result 2019, the higher authorities will publish the Cut Off Marks.
MGKVP Entrance Exam Merit List | MGKVP Results
The Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi officials prepare the MGKVP Merit List 2019 based on the marks obtained by the candidates in the examination. The MGKVP officials will release the MGKVP Merit List 2019 with MGKVP Entrance Exam Result 2019 at the official website. According to the Cut Off, Merit List Candidates are called for the Counseling Process. The candidates who are attending the counseling process have to download the document verification form from the website. If a Candidate is belonging to some reserved category then they have to submit the appropriate documentation which is stating the reservation category.
Steps to check MGKVP Entrance Exam Result 2019
Visit the official website of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith Entrance-Exam Portal, i.e, entrance.mgkvp.online
In home page click on the Entrance Exam Result 2019 link
A new page will be open, enter the roll number and Date of Birth
Give Submit
MGKVP Results 2019 / MGKVP Entrance Exam Result 2019 will be open
Download or take a print out of the result for further reference.
TNPSC Group 1 Question Paper for both prelims and mains exams is available here. Applicants of Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission group 1 services exam 2019 can find the previous year question papers with answers pdf along with question patterns in this article. Go through the details about TNPSC Group 1 below.
TNPSC Group 1 Question Paper
Tamil Nadu PSC board has given the notification to fill 139 vacancies. Where the board is accepting applications for civil, police, commercial tax, co-operative, registration, panchayat development, general, fire, and rescue services. Aspirants who applied might be looking for group 1 old exam paper. However, to help them we have given the free pdf in the section below.
Preparing for the TNPSC group 1 exam 2019. Then the previous year question paper with answers pdf help you in your preparation. We advise checking the syllabus and exam pattern details referring to the old question paper. Which gives an overview of question pattern for the applicants. However, here is the overview of group 1 notification 2019.
Aspirants can check the TNPSC Group 1 prelims, mains exam pattern details in the section below. Go through the areas and list the sections need to concentrate. Prepare your own plan for preparation. Later, download group 1 previous question paper pdf and start your preparation.
Tamil Nadu PSC Group 1 Exam Pattern details
Tamil Nadu Group 1 preliminary exam question paper is for 300 marks. Where 200 general studies objective type multiple choice questions will be given. Find the subject wise exam pattern details in the table below. Applicants who clear the preliminary exam are only eligible for mains.
Group 1 Preliminary Exam Pattern 2019
S.No
Subjects
Questions
Marks
1
General Studies
150
300
2
Aptitude & Mental Ability
50
Group 1 Mains Exam Pattern 2019
Part
Exam Type
Marks
Time
A
General Studies (Descriptive) Paper-I
250
3 Hrs
Paper-II
250
3 Hrs
Paper-III
250
3 Hrs
B
Interview & Records
100
Total
850
For both prelims and mains questions on general studies will be bilingual (Tamil & English).
For complete topic-wise syllabus, find the link at the end of the article.
TNPSC Group 1 Previous Year Question Paper with Answers in Tamil Pdf
Candidates can download the TNPSC Group 1 previous year question paper with answers pdf for both prelims and mains in this section. The pdf given on our page are taken from the official website. Hence, aspirants can refer all the group 1 old question paper as part of there preparation.
Referring to all the papers helps the applicants in scoring good marks. Also, helps with time management during the examination. Share the page URL with your friends who are looking for TNPSC Group 1 prelims and mains Question Paper with Answers pdf.
TNPSC Group 1 Prelims Question Paper with Answers Pdf
Tamil Nadu PSC Group 1 Prelims Question Paper 2011
KEA PDO Question Paper with Answer key is given on our page. Applicants who applied for the Karnataka Educational Authority PDO recruitment can find the old question paper here. Also, check the PDO Question Paper pattern and exam date details in the article below.
PDO Question Paper with Answers
Karnataka Education Authority PDO question paper with answers pdf 2017, 2014, 2013 are given on our page. Aspirants who are looking for PDO exam old model question paper in Kannada can download pdf for free. These help the applicants in preparation.
KEA announces the vacancies for Panchayat Development Officer every year. Job seekers who belong to Karnataka can apply for the vacancies online. However, the board is going to conduct the written exam for the applicants as part of a selection process. Here is the overview of KEA PDO recruitment.
Candidates who are willing to apply for the PDO vacancies can check the PDO Question paper pattern below. Go through the details of exam pattern and prepare your own plan for preparation.
Karnataka Education Authority PDO Exam Pattern
KEA is going to conduct the written exam for Panchayat Development officer posts. Where applicants need to clear both paper 1 and paper 2. Paper 1 will be having objective type questions on General Knowledge, General Kannada, and General English.
PDO exam question paper 2 will be having questions related to RDPR-Karnataka Grama Swaraj and Panchayath Raj Act 1993 and rules with amendments. Find the number of questions, marks and time duration details in the table below.
PDO Question Paper Pattern details – Written Exam
Paper
Subjects
Questions
Marks
1
General Kannada
100
200
General Knowledge
General English
2
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj
100
200
Total
200
400
The question will be of objective type MCQ’s.
The maximum time for each paper is 2 Hrs.
Check our KEA PDO Syllabus page for topic wise syllabus details. The link at the end of the article.
KEA PDO Old Model Question Papers in Kannada Pdf
Candidates can get the PDO exam old model question papers in Kannada with answers pdf in this section. The KEA PDO question paper given below are official. Hence, aspirants are advised to refer the PDO Question Paper 2017 along with key given below. Also, find the direct link for PDO Old Question Paper 2014, 2013 here.
Refer all the PDO Previous Year Question Paper with Answers given in the table below. This helps the applicants in scoring marks in the main exam. Also, helps with the time management during the examination. Share the page URL with your friends who are looking for KEA PDO Previous question paper.
AP Grama Volunteer Interview Call Letter 2019 – Andhra Pradesh Grama and Ward Volunteer Recruitment has been started from 24th June 2019. Moreover, the last date to register for the post is announced as 05th July 2019. To select the eligible candidates, the board decides to conduct the Interview. Therefore, to attend the Interview candidates must carry the Interview Call Letter. The AP Call Letter will be issued before 1 week of the Interview.
AP Grama Call Letter 2019
Aspirants who are interested to attend the AP Volunteer Interview must complete the Online Registration Process. Then the board will release the Interview Call Letter for the eligible candidates from the recruitment process. Hence, complete the registration process and start preparing for the Interview. The AP Interview Call Letter will be updated in the below section once it is released from the Official Website. The Higher Officials will issue the AP Call Letter in the 1st Week of July 2019.
AP Interview Hall Ticket 2019 – Overview
Description
Details
Name of the Board
Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Department
Required Information to Check-in AP Grama Hall Ticket 2019
Candidates have to download the call letter from the official website. Once it downloaded, check to the details in the admit card. The listed contents should be filled as in the application form. So, Applicants make sure with the following contents. Refer to the photocopy of the application you registered while downloading the AP Interview Call Letter. Check to the AP Grama Volunteer Recruitment 2019 details and application from here.
Name of the Applicant.
Exam Date, Time & Centre.
Post Applied for.
Application or Registration Number
Father Name and
Important Instructions.
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AP Grama and Ward Volunteer Interview 2019
Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Department has decided to conduct the Interview process from 11th July to 25th July 2019. Hence, Candidates have to prepare for the Interview according to that. Knowing the AP Grama Volunteer Test Pattern 2019 will help the applicants to get an idea about exam strategy. Scroll down the article for complete information about Andhra Pradesh Grama Volunteer Exam Syllabus 2019.
S. No
Exam Type
Topics
1.
Objective Type
General English
2.
General Intelligence
3.
Current Affairs
4.
Aptitude
Compare all the previous year question papers to prepare for the exam. After completing the examination process, the qualified candidates must attend the interview for the final selection round. Hence, appear for the Interview at the scheduled date and time.
Prerequisites to download AP Grama Volunteer Interview Call Letter
Aspirants have to cross-check the filled hall ticket before downloading it. Moreover, Candidates have to download the valid Interview call letter. If the Officials find any mistake in the AP hall ticket, then the aspirants will be strictly rejected from the Interview process. Applicants must be aware while downloading the AP Grama Volunteer Interview Call Letter 2019.
College ID
Driving License
2 or 3 latest photographs
PAN Card
Aadhar Card
Voter ID
Passport
Bank Passbook
Ration Card
Employee ID
The photograph on any ID Proof declared by the State or Central Government
Any Authorised ID Proof Announced by Gazetted Officer
How to Download AP Grama Interview Call Letter 2019?
Click on “AP Interview Call Letter” Link.
Enter the Login details.
Fill the Captcha appeared in the image.
Log in to get the AP Grama Hall Ticket.
An Admit Card page will be available on the screen.
Fill all the mandatory details.
Click on to the download option and download the admit card.
Take a print out and carry for the Interview.
Direct Links to download AP Grama Volunteer Interview Call Letter 2019
UPSSSC Recruitment 2019 – Apply Online for 1186 Junior Assistants (JA) Vacancies: Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) is offering a job for candidates who have passed 12th class or intermediate. In accordance with this, UPSSSC notification was announced for 1186 Junior Assistant (JA) vacancies. Eligible candidates can apply online on this page. Starting date to submit your online application forms is 27th June 2019 @ www.upsssc.gov.in. Application forms in a prescribed format can be submitted on or before 20th July 2019. Scroll Down to know whether you satisfy all the UPSSSC Requirements.
Looking for EPFO Exam Papers of Social Security Assistant (SSA) & Assistant Vacancies? Then, you are in the perfect destination for your search. Because here we have given EPFO previous year question paper pdf with its download links for free of cost. However, go through the article and find the assistant exam pattern, written exam dates, number of vacancies along with model papers pdf.
EPFO SSA Exam Model Paper is available here for the post of Social Security Assistant (SSA). Candidates who are applying for the EPFO SSA Notification 2019 can get here the complete details related to SSA exam pattern, exam dates, syllabus, etc. So, go through the below given previous year papers and start preparing for the examination.
Employee’s Provident Fund Organisation released various vacancies for the post of Social Security Assistant (SSA). Aspirants will be selected based on a written examination that is going to be conducted on 31st August and 1st September 2019. So, we request the candidates to go through the below given previous paper links and prepare for the examination.
Download EPFO SSA Previous Year Question Paper Pdf Links
The given EPFO SSA Exam Papers is for reference purpose only. Candidates who are applying for the given posts can go through the links and start practicing for the examination. As it will give an idea of the Social Security Assistant (SSA) written examination that is going to be conducted in the coming months.
Employee’s Provident Fund Organisation released the notification for 280 Assistant vacancies. Candidates interested in and applying for this post start preparing for the exam. However, to help those candidates in their preparation we have provided EPFO Assistant exam previous papers pdf. Also, check exam pattern details in the below section.
The Aspirants who have applied for EPFO exam 2019, can appear for the exam that is conducted on 30th & 31st July 2019. The selection process of applicants includes a written test of 2 phases i.e Prelims & Mains. According to candidates performance in written test results will be declared. Furthermore, check the exam and exam pattern details in the below sections.
Applicants must prepare well for the exam since many candidates have applied for EPFO Recruitment 2019 & there will be a very tough competition this year. So, get all the model papers available on this page and start preparing for the exam as early as possible.
EPFO Previous Year Question Paper Pdf | Exam Pattern 2019
Candidates need to check the EPFO Assistant exam pattern of Prelims & Mains exam given on this page along with the exam papers. Exam pattern gives an idea of the structure of the exam. However, check the details of Assistant exam pattern of both prelims & mains given in the below table.
Descriptive Paper (English Language with an emphasis on comprehension and analysis)
3 (Letter, Precis, Comprehension)
30
45 Mins
Grand Total
153
230
2 Hours 45 Mins
Phase-I Preliminary Examination is qualifying in nature and it will consist of Objective Type Questions
The examination will be bilingual except for the English language
For every wrong answer, one-fourth of the mark will be deducted.
Download EPFO Assistant Previous Year Question Paper Pdf
Aspirants can download the previous year papers using direct links under this section. The assistant exam papers given in the below table are free to download. Can also check the official website for EPFO Assistant question papers 2016, 2017 pdf. Applicants can download the papers just by one click. Refer all the previous papers & solved model papers for scoring well & to manage time in the exam.
Direct Links to Download Employee’s Provident Fund Organisation Assistant Exam Papers
Gujarat High Court Result 2019 – Dear Applicants!! Gujarat High Court has announced the List of Candidates who have secured 50% or More Marks in Preliminary Examination held on 05th May 2019 (Sunday), for Recruitment to the cadre of CIVIL JUDGES. Gujarat High Court has released the Prelims Result for the Post of Civil Judge on 25th June 2019. We are here to help you out to download and check your Preliminary Results. As we know, those who have appeared for the Preliminary Examination may wait for the Result. All the Candidates can get the result from the official website i.e, gujarathighcourt.nic.in. However, Applicants can get the direct link to download the Gujarat High Court Result in this article.
Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Result
As per the notification from the Gujarat High Court, they have announced the 124 vacancies for the Civil Judge post. A huge number of applicants have applied for the post and appeared for the Gujarat High Court Civil Judge exam 2019 on 5th May 2019. Those candidates waiting for their results now, and Gujarat High Court finally announced the Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Prelims Result. Even here we have provided complete details of Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Result, Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Cut Off Marks 2019 and Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Merit List 2019. Also, we have included the steps to download your Gujarat High Court Result to get the results easily.
Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Result 2019 – Overview
The High Court of Gujarat has finally published the List of Candidates who have secured 50% or More Marks in Preliminary Examination for the post of Civil Judge. The preliminary examination is to filter more candidates and predict the right applicants. This is the time to check your preliminary examination results and prepare for the Main Exam. Here on this site, we have provided the Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Exam Papers, Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Syllabus and others. By using these exam papers, Syllabus applicants can get an idea to crack the Gujarat High Court Civil Judge exam 2019.
The Cut Off Marks for the GHC Civil Judge Exam are decided as per the details of the level of the Exam, a number of individuals attempted the exam, a number of vacancies for the civil judge post, previous year cut off marks. Therefore, the Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Exam Cut Off 2019 is the minimum marks a candidate should secure in an examination.
Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Exam Merit list 2019
Aspirants whoever appeared for the Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Written Test can check their Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Merit List from this post and the PDF is attached at the bottom of this page. After knowing the Merit list and the Result, the candidate will get a clear idea of their status in the examination and they can prepare for the further rounds of the Selection Process for the post of Gujarat High Court Civil Judge. The Top priority candidates scored highest marks are listed in the Merit List and those are invited for further rounds.
Steps to check Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Result
Visit the official website of High Court of Gujarat i.e, gujarathighcourt.nic.in
In the home page, New update will be displayed on your screen
Click on the List of Candidates who have secured 50% or More Marks in Preliminary Examination Result link
A new page will be open with a pdf file, Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Exam Result 2019 pdf
Applicants can check the results with name & seat no
Download or take a print out of the file further reference.
Important links to download Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Exam Result 2019
DRDA Jobs 2019-20 – www.drda.gov.in Recruitment 2019
Updates regarding DRDA Recruitment 2019-20 Notification is provided on this page. According to the notice, there are 26 Vacancies available for Gram Rozgar Sevak (GRS) posts in various locations. Therefore, all eligible candidates can apply for DRDA Jobs on this page. Moreover, the Online application process for DRDA Vacancies is LIVE from 27th June 2019. The application process will end on 25th July 2019. Additionally, this page has details like educational qualification, selection process, age limit, pay scale, how to apply process and others. Read further to know more about DRDA Notification 2019-20.
DRDA Recruitment 2019-20 Notification – Apply Offline for 26 Gram Rozgar Sevak (GRS) Vacancies. District Rural Development Agency, Puri published DRDA Recruitment 2019 Notification. The Board is ready to receive applications from candidates having requisite eligibility criteria for engagement of Gram Rozgar Sevak (GRS) posts. However, the notice has 26 Vacancies to be filled as per DRDA Careers 2019 Notification. Starting Date to apply for DRDA Recruitment 2019 is 27th June 2019. Interested candidates must submit their application forms for DRDA Recruitment 2019 Odisha before 25th July 2019. Know more about DRDA Vacancy 2019 in the below sections. Keep visiting us to know updates about DRDA Notification 2019 for Intermediate.
DRDA Recruitment 2019 Details
Name of the Board
District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Puri Odisha
Eligibility Criteria for DRDA Puri Recruitment 2019
List of Eligibility Conditions for DRDA Careers 2019 is provided below.
Eligibility:
Should be resident of Puri District.
Educational Qualification:
Passed 10+2 or it’s equivalent with Computer Proficiency “O” Level and use of Odia Language in Computers
Computer Proficiency is only qualifying in nature ans shall not count for determining the order or merit
Age Limit:
Minimum Age – 18 Years
Maximum Age – 40 Years
DRDA Notification 2019 Other Details
DRDA Recruitment Selection Process
The Applicants will be selected for DRDA Careers 2019 based on their performance in the following process.
Written Examination
Interview/ Personality test
DRDA Salary:
Contenders selected for DRDA Jobs 2019 will get the pay scale
Rs.7,000/-
Nature of Work:
Field Work at Gram Panchayat Level
DRDA Application Fee:
General Candidates – Rs.50/-
SC/ST Candidates – No Application Fee
A non-refundable and non-adjustable fee of Rs.50/- as examination fee for Computer Test in favor of Project Director, DRDA, Puri in shape of Puri Payable at Puri.
How to Apply for District Rural Development Agency Recruitment 2019
Click on the DRDA Recruitment 2019-20 Application Form Provided below.
Download and take a print out of it.
Enter all the required details in the DRDA Application Form.
Paste your recent Photograph.
Attach Xerox Copies of required certificates.
Pay Prescribed Application Fee ( If Required).
Finally, post the application form to Postal Address provided below to complete DRDA Recruitment 2019 Process.
Important Dates for DRDA Odisha Recruitment 2019-20:
Advertisement Date
27th June 2019
Starting Date
27th June 2019
Last Date
25th July 2019
DRDA Recruitment 2019-20 Notification – Apply Online for 60 Gram Rozgar Sevak (GRS) Vacancies. District Rural Development Agency, Gajapati published DRDA Recruitment 2019 Notification. The Board is ready to receive applications from candidates having requisite eligibility criteria for engagement of Gram Rozgar Sevak (GRS) posts. However, the notice has 60 Vacancies to be filled as per DRDA Careers 2019 Notification. Starting Date to apply for DRDA will be updated Updated Soon. Interested candidates must submit their application forms for DRDA Recruitment 2019 Jharkhand before the last date. Know more about DRDA Vacancy 2019 in the below sections. Keep visiting us to know updates about DRDA Notification 2019 for Intermediate.
DRDA Recruitment 2019 Details
Name of the Board
District Rural Development Agency (DRDA)
Number of Vacancies
60
Name of the Posts
Gram Rozgar Sevak (GRS)
Apply Mode
Offline
Job Category
Central Government Jobs
Starting Date
Updated Soon
Last Date
Updated Soon
Job Location
All Over India
Official Website
gajapati.nic.in
DRDA Vacancy 2019 Details
Name of the Post
Number of Vacancies
Gram Rozgar Sevak (GRS)
60
Total
60
DRDA Gajapati Recruitment 2019
List of Eligibility Conditions for DRDA Careers 2019 is provided below.
Educational Qualification:
Passed 10+2 from a recognized Board
Age Limit:
Minimum Age: 21 Years
Maximum Age: 40 Years
DRDA Notification 2019 Other Details
DRDA Recruitment Selection Process
The Applicants will be selected for DRDA Careers 2019 based on their performance in the following process.
Written Examination
Interview
DRDA Salary:
Contenders selected for DRDA Jobs 2019 will get the pay scale
Rs.7,000/- per month.
DRDA Application Fee:
Kindly refer Official Notification provided below.
How to Apply for District Rural Development Agency Recruitment 2019
Click on the DRDA Recruitment 2019-20 Application Form Provided below.
Download and take a print out of it.
Enter all the required details in the DRDA Application Form.
Paste your recent Photograph.
Attach Xerox Copies of required certificates.
Pay Prescribed Application Fee ( If Required).
Finally, post the application form to Postal Address provided below to complete DRDA Recruitment 2019 Process.
By Anirudh Rastogi & Ramani RamachandranOn June 18, Facebook unveiled its plans to launch a new cryptocurrency, Libra, next year. This should be a wakeup call for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). RBI's views have been quite regressive on the subject, vacillating between woeful under-estimation of the potential of technology, and its unfounded fear of fringe 'bad-actor' use cases.But, first, why is the announcement of Facebook Libra significant, given that bitcoin has existed for a decade now? In 2018, about $2.4 billion in bitcoin transactions were processed by payment processors. This was a tiny sliver of the $2.8 trillion e-commerce sales worldwide that year. In addition, after the early run-up in prices, a certain 'crypto-fatigue' has set in, especially among late adopters who flocked to the market in 2016-17.Crypto CrosswordThe predominantly technical nature of the 'crypto-community' has also resulted in the average user being faced with a subpar user experience, and with no way to discriminate between a legitimate cryptocurrency with a realuse case, and a get-rich-quick scheme your friend forwarded on WhatsApp. It is this rate of adoption that will be accelerated by Libra's scheduled launch in 2020, making it a game-changer.Libra's advent marks a completely different level of engagement by a corporation with the blockchain. Facebook has about 2.38 billion monthly active users, with about 10% from India. The social media app is estimated to be installed in over 85% of the world's smartphones.In the initial founders' cohort of 28 association members, Libra has forged partnerships with payment giants (PayPal, Stripe, Mastercard and Visa), Silicon Valley majors (Uber, Spotify, eBay), telecom giant Vodafone and even afew venture capitalists. These entities are incentivised to driving users within the massive networks and ecosystems they control towards using Libra as their primary mode of payment.An Uber or a Spotify, for instance, is incentivised to offer discounts to Libra-users for a ride or a download. These companies, and other partners, are also incentivised to work along with Facebook to influence policy and regulation across key international capitals and financial centres.Facebook, however, may not be able to deploy Libra in India, given RBI's current regulations for cryptocurrencies. This is not to advocate that Facebook should be the 'chosen one' to carry the world from an era of pre-crypto darkness to post-crypto enlightenment.Nor can we ignore the fact that Facebook does not exactly have the best track record in terms of its relationship with the consumer data. But there is now validation to back up the initial promise of cryptocurrency technology from some of the largest companies in the world.As is common with power law curves, adoption will be quicker than expected after a certain inflection point. When this happens, it can upend entire industries. Early-movers will benefit immensely. Those who gain are not just platforms, but also users and developers on these platforms. If India were to play a part in this revolution, its approach to cryptocurrency technology will need to nourish this emerging technology.In CurrencyIndia's regulatory approach towards emerging technology needs to be bifocal: keep its focus on risks, but without losing sight of the long-term potential and benefits of innovation. A large part of the current ham-handed approach is due to the fear of the unknown. This can be solved by providing room for innovation inside safe, secure and lowrisk environments.For starters, the RBI sandbox explicitly disallows 'cryptos', in stark contrast to a number of regulators across the world that allow crypto experiments within their fintech sandboxes. There is no harm in allowing innovation, within the direct line of sight of the regulator and at low scale and volumes. That is the only way to run controlled experiments, and learn more about the risks involved, both for industry and regulator.Further, the crypto-community needs to step up and police itself against emerging risks. This has happened before. Initial opposition to the development of early web technology, such as secure socket layers (SSLs), from regulators and governments was broadly similar to that in the current crypto scenario. There were fears of the enhanced security being misused by terrorists, smugglers, etc.But technology companies stepped up community and self-policing efforts to actively identify and prevent any misuse. It makes eminent sense to let something like cryptocurrencies flourish in a controlled environment, rather than to completely drive it underground — which will only result in legitimate usage going down, without any real effect on the fringe 'bad-actor' use cases.Indian developers and entrepreneurs are now flocking to Singapore, West Asia, the US and Europe to work on cutting-edge cryptocurrency technologies.Given how critically such technology interplays with Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), there is also an undesirable second-order effect to suppressing cryptocurrencies. There also needs to be better coordination across the alphabet soup of regulatory bodies policing the system in India.There may even be a case for a private-public advisory body, or a Blockchain Advisory Council, with a wide ambit to coordinate, inform and advise policy and implementation across various enforcement and regulatory arms, while liaising closely with the emerging industry.Rastogi is managing partner, Ikigai Law, and Ramachandran is CEO, ZPX, aSingapore-based blockchain firm
MUMBAI: The government's move to tighten regulations that would serve as a deterrent for tax evaders has got the India heads of several multinationals worried.At the heart of the problem is a recent Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) circular that gives additional powers to the taxman to initiate prosecution against those evading taxes. Prosecution notices make such cases equivalent to criminal offences and give income tax officers powers akin to those of the police, said experts, adding that taxpayers could seek relief only from a magistrate's court in such instances.New taxation rules mean unlike earlier, any expatriate in a company whose tax deducted at source (TDS) has not been paid by the company, would face prosecution by the revenue department. The problem, claim several industry experts, is a procedural one and tough for several companies to tackle.When an expat was to join India office, he would usually come down and test the waters for a few months before deciding whether to move in on a long-term basis. During this short stint, he would pay taxes in India even as his payroll is still out of his home country. Towards the end of the financial year, the Indian subsidiary would typically deposit the TDS and pay interest or penalty if applicable, say tax experts. 69980733 "Due to practical difficulties causing delay in decision to move payroll of expats to India, the TDS paid by the Indian company may be delayed, but unlike earlier, the company and its India director would face prosecution," said Sandeep Bhalla, a partner at Dhruva Advisors.Under the earlier regulations, companies could get away with "compounding", wherein they would pay any additional taxes to the department to avoid legal issues. Under the revised guideline, the taxman would have an option to trigger prosecution if the delay in payment was either discovered by him before the company disclosed it, or if it had happened thrice earlier.This is where the problem lies. Often, the directors of MNCs who would face prosecution would be expats, and they would have to declare it to their respective stock market regulators and tax authorities.
NEW DELHI: The government will bring in a law to implement Ayushman Bharat or the PM Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY).It has started the process to draft a legislation for the same. The mega health insurance scheme so far rests on an executive notification and Memorandums of Agreement (MoUs) signed between the Centre and various states.This will be much like how the UPA government in 2005 brought a bill to give legislative status to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGA).The National Health Authority (NHA) has now started the process to identify the experienced legal consultancies and firms which could help it out in drafting of legislative framework for statutory recognition of NHA as the nodal Authority for the implementation of PMJAY.The job would involve "conducting extensive research and document findings on the legal nature and scope relevant to NHA to enact and implement a legislative framework for implementation of PMJAY in India," as per the proposal reviewed by ET. Interested firms have been asked to send in their proposals by July 19, implying that a legislation may be brought in the next session of Parliament.The PMJAY scheme was launched last September through an executive notification.At Interim Budget stage (2019-20), Rs 6,400 crore were earmarked for PMJAY but the scheme does not have any legislative backing so far. As on June 18, 23.36 lakh claims worth Rs 3,077 crore have been submitted under the scheme.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held talks with US President Donald Trump and discussed various bilateral and global issues including Iran, 5G communications networks, trade and defence ahead of the G-20 Summit.Modi thanked Trump for expressing his "love towards India" in a letter recently delivered by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.The Prime Minister said that he wants to discuss Iran, 5G, bilateral relations and defence ties with Trump.The US reimposed sanctions on Iran in November after pulling out of a 2015 nuclear accord between Tehran and six world powers. To reduce Iran's crude oil export to zero, the US ended on May 2 waivers that had allowed the top buyers of Iranian oil, including India, to continue their imports for six months.India, complying with the US sanctions, has ended all imports of oil from Iran.Trump congratulated Modi on his election victory and said that the two countries would work together in many areas including military."It was a big victory, you deserve it, you have done a great job. We have big things to announce. In terms of trade, in terms of manufacturing, we would be discussing 5G. I congratulate you and I look forward to talks," Trump said."We have become great friends and our countries have never been closer. I can say that with surety. We will work together in many ways including military, we'll be discussing trade today," he said.On Iran, Trump said: "We have a lot of time. There's no rush, they can take their time. There is absolutely no time pressure"."PM @narendramodi and @POTUS held talks on the sidelines of the #G20 Summit in Osaka. Both leaders discussed various bilateral and global issues," the Prime Minister's Office said in a tweet.The two leaders met shortly after the Japan-America-India trilateral meeting during which Modi highlighted "the importance India attaches to" the grouping.The Modi-Trump meeting assumes significance as the US president, championing his 'America First' policy, has been a vocal critic of India for levying "tremendously high" duties on US products.Before his arrival in Japan on Thursday, Trump tweeted, "I look forward to speaking with Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi about the fact that India, for years having put very high Tariffs against the United States, just recently increased the Tariffs even further. This is unacceptable and the Tariffs must be withdrawn!"This was Modi's first meeting with Trump after the BJP's landslide win in the parliamentary election.India has raised tariffs on 28 items, including almond, pulses and walnut, exported from the US in retaliation to America's withdrawal of preferential access for Indian products.The Trump administration wants Prime Minister Modi to lower the trade barriers and embrace "fair and reciprocal" trade.Trump has also criticised India's high import tariff on the iconic Harley Davidson motorcycles as "unacceptable" though acknowledging that his "good friend" Prime Minister Modi has reduced it from 100 per cent to 50 per cent.Last February, India slashed the customs duty on imported motorcycles like Harley-Davidson to 50 per cent after Trump called it "unfair" and threatened to increase the tariff on import of Indian bikes to the US.The government on June 21 last year decided to impose these duties in retaliation to the US decision of significantly hiking customs duties on certain steel and aluminium products.America, in March last year, imposed 25 per cent tariff on steel and a 10 per cent import duty on aluminium products.
New Delhi: Salaries for June to 1.65 lakh workforce of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) will be disbursed on time as the state-run telco has sufficient cash flows, a senior official told ET."We have satisfactory cash flow and are able to pay June salaries on time," a BSNL official said on condition of anonymity, adding that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has an outstanding of about Rs 14,000 crores to clear. The staff 's June salaries, according to the telco, are expected to be deposited into bank accounts on coming Monday, July 1.The stressed state-run telco delayed February salaries for the first time and also fell short of payments to multinational vendors, domestic companies and smalland-medium firms."BSNL has been seeking a refund for the Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum return and the excess amount taken by the government towards pension contribution, in addition to non-payment of various state-funded connectivity programs that together come close to .`14,000 crore," the official said.
New Delhi: India Inc may soon have to make higher disclosures on their corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending, a government official said.A high-level panel on CSR is likely to propose increased disclosures to bring transparency in spending on these activities.All companies with a net worth of Rs 500 crore or more, turnover of Rs 1,000 crore or more, or net profit of Rs 5 crore or more are required to spend 2% of their average profit of the previous three years on CSR activities every year."There is a view that disclosures need to be enhanced," the official told ET, adding that this was needed to facilitate a "social audit", or an examination of CSR spending.69980276 These could include disclosures on amounts spent on foundations or trusts related to companies and spending in the local area of the company relative to that in other areas. The move comes in the backdrop of reports of companies spending CSR funds on trusts related to the group."The government has permitted companies to spend money in certain areas but the disclosure that is required is whether the expenditure is being done in foundations or organisations of your own company or related to your company," said Pavan Vijay, founder of legal and corporate advisory firm Corporate Professionals.There has been a lot of criticism about companies spending large parts of their CSR budget far from their local areas, Vijay said. Companies are required to give preference to local areas and areas around their facilities for spending amounts earmarked for CSR under the Companies Act.At present, companies are required to disclose only their CSR policy and the composition of the CSR committee. The report will also make recommendations to deal with implementation issues related to CSR expenditure.The committee is expected to moot creation of an online exchange portal from where companies can pick projects pitched by district-level government officers and connect with implementation agencies that have been registered with the government, another government official said. The panel is expected to submit its report next month, said the official, who is privy to the talks.The government may also begin publishing an annual report on CSR spending by companies.
Mumbai: Underscoring the need for greater surveillance over large HFCs or NBFCs, the Reserve Bank of India has said that failure of such companies can cause losses comparable to those caused by the big banks. In its Financial Stability Report (FSR) for 2019, the central bank said India's financial system remained stable in the backdrop of improving resilience of the banking sector, even though the emerging trends in global economic as also geopolitical environment pose challenges. The central bank noted that global economic activity continued to face significant headwinds since the second half of 2018 culminating in a lower global growth forecast of 3.3 per cent in 2019. Adverse geopolitical developments and trade tensions are gradually, but predictably taking a toll on business and consumer confidence, it added. "Advanced economies' (AEs) central banks have eased their monetary policy stance," RBI said in the report. "While asset prices and global capital flows initially recovered in response, the markets appear to be deeply conditioned by the implied 'Fed put' and any significant reassessment would require re-rating of a host of issues relating to emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) with a risk of sharp adjustments," the apex added. The central bank noted that the domestic economy hit a soft patch recently as private consumption, the key driver of GDP, turned weak. This along with subdued new investment pipeline and a widening current account deficit have exerted pressure on the fiscal front. "Reviving private investment demand remains a key challenge going forward while being vigilant about the spillover from global financial markets," it said, expressing concerns. RBI said the credit growth of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) picked up, with public sector banks (PSBs) registering near double digit growth, and capital adequacy of the SCBs improved after the recapitalisation of PSBs. "With the bulk of the legacy non-performing assets (NPAs) already recognised in the banking books, the non-performing asset (NPA) cycle seems to have turned around," RBI said. The provision coverage ratio (PCR) of all SCBs rose sharply to 60.6 per cent in March 2019 from 52.4 per cent in September 2018 and 48.3 per cent in March 2018, increasing the resilience of the banking sector. Macro-stress tests for credit risk indicate that under the baseline scenario, SCBs' gross non-performing asset (GNPA) ratio may decline from 9.3 per cent in March 2019 to 9.0 per cent in March 2020. RBI said the recent developments in the non-banking financial companies (NBFC) sector have brought the sector under greater market discipline as the better performing companies continued to raise funds while those with ALM and/or asset quality concerns were subjected to higher borrowing costs. Analysis of the financial network structure reveals that joint Solvency-Liquidity contagion losses to the banking system due to idiosyncratic failure of banks are lower for March 2019 than in March 2018 due to a better capitalised public-sector banking system, the report noted. On regulation and developments, RBI said that in order to finetune the supervisory mechanism for the banks, it recently reviewed the structure of supervision in the context of the growing diversity, complexities and interconnectedness within the Indian financial sector.
WASHINGTON: US economic growth accelerated in the first quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, but the export and inventory boost to activity masked weakness in domestic demand, some of which appears to have prevailed in the current period.Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell last week acknowledged the temporary lift to economic growth from trade and inventories, which he described as "components that are not generally reliable indicators of ongoing momentum."The U.S. central bank last Wednesday signaled interest rate cuts as early as July, citing rising risks to the economy, especially from an escalation in the trade conflict between the United States and China, and low inflation."First-quarter GDP paints a misleading picture of the U.S. economy's vigor at the start of the year, and second-quarter GDP will come as a timely reminder that the economy is now well past its inflection point," said Lydia Boussour, a senior U.S. economist at Oxford Economics in New York.Gross domestic product increased at a 3.1% annualized rate, also driven by more spending on highways and defense, the Commerce Department said in its third reading of first-quarter GDP. That was unchanged from its estimate last month and in line with economists' expectations. The economy grew at a 2.2% pace in the October-December period.Despite the unchanged reading, growth in consumer spending was revised lower and business investment in intellectual property products was stronger than previously estimated.There were also upward revisions to spending on nonresidential structures and government expenditure. Revisions to the trade deficit and inventory accumulation were minor.Excluding trade, inventories and government spending, the economy grew at only a 1.3% rate in the first quarter. That was the slowest rise in this measure of domestic demand since the second quarter of 2013.When measured from the income side, the economy grew at a tepid 1.0% rate in the last quarter. Gross domestic income (GDI) was previously reported to have increased at a rate of 1.4%. The income side of the growth ledger was curbed by a dip in profits.After-tax profits without inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustment, which correspond to S&P 500 profits, fell at a 0.2% rate as earnings of domestic nonfinancial corporations decreased.The average of GDP and GDI, also referred to as gross domestic output and considered a better measure of economic activity, increased at a 2.1% rate in the January-March period, down from the 2.2% growth pace estimated last month.Inflation was also muted in the first quarter. A gauge of inflation tracked by the Fed increased at a 1.2% rate, revised up from the previously reported 1.0% pace.The economy will mark 10 years of expansion in July, the longest on record. But momentum is slowing, with manufacturing struggling, the trade deficit widening again and the housing sector still mired in a soft patch.While consumer spending appears to have regained speed in the second quarter, business investment in equipment is expected to have contracted further following Wednesday's weak report on durable goods orders in May. The trade war between Washington and Beijing is hurting both business and consumer confidence."Just as the expansion is set to become the longest in U.S. history, recession fears have increased," said Scott Hoyt, a senior economist at Moody's Analytics in West Chester, Pennsylvania. "U.S. businesses appear spooked by the president's capricious trade policy."The Atlanta Fed is forecasting GDP growth to rise at a 1.9% annualized rate in the April-June quarter.The dollar was little changed against a basket of currencies, while U.S. Treasury prices edged up. U.S. stocks were trading higher.JOBLESS CLAIMS RISEThough a separate report from the Labor Department on Thursday showed the number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, there is still no sign of a significant pickup in layoffs as economic growth shifts into lower gear.Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 227,000 for the week ended June 22. The four-week moving average of initial claims, considered a better measure of labor market trends as it irons out week-to-week volatility, rose 2,250 to 221,250 last week."Job creation may be slowing, but employers do not appear to be trimming their payrolls more aggressively," said Jim Baird, chief investment officer at Plante Moran Financial Advisors in Kalamazoo, Michigan.The GDP report showed the trade deficit narrowed to $905.0 billion in the first quarter, instead of $903.6 billion as reported last month. Trade contributed 0.94 percentage point to GDP rather than the 0.96 percentage point estimated last month.The U.S.-China trade tensions have caused wild swings in the trade deficit, with exporters and importers trying to stay ahead of the tariff fight between the two economic giants.The standoff has also had an impact on inventories. Growth in inventories was revised down to a $122.8 billion rate in the first quarter from the previously estimated $125.5 billion pace.Part of the inventory build was because of weak demand. Inventories contributed 0.55 percentage point to first-quarter GDP, rather than the 0.60 percentage point reported last month.Growth in consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, was revised down to a 0.9% rate, the weakest in a year, from the previously reported pace of 1.3%.Business spending on equipment declined at an unrevised rate of 1.0% rate, the worst performance in three years. Government investment increased at a 2.8% rate, up from the 2.5% rate reported last month.
WASHINGTON: Twitter said Thursday it would label and "deprioritize" tweets from officials and politicians that violate its rules -- a move potentially affecting the prodigious output of US President Donald Trump.The new policy enables Twitter to move against rule-breaking comments on the short-messaging service while enabling messages and announcements that are important for public debate.In these cases, users will see a notice about a tweet which violates the rules and must then tap or click through to see the message.Twitter also will "take steps to make sure the tweet is not algorithmically elevated on our service, to strike the right balance between enabling free expression, fostering accountability, and reducing the potential harm caused by these tweets," according to a statement from the Twitter safety team."In the past, we've allowed certain tweets that violated our rules to remain on Twitter because they were in the public's interest, but it wasn't clear when and how we made those determinations," the company said."To fix that, we're introducing a new notice that will provide additional clarity in these situations, and sharing more on when and why we'll use it."Twitter said it expected these cases to be "rare" and that the new policy would only apply to verified political candidates and government officials with more than 100,000 followers. It will not affect tweets sent prior to the announcement.Twitter has the ability to remove tweets and block users posting inappropriate or abusive comments, but has also insisted on allowing matters "serving the public conversation."To determine if a tweet violates the rules but must remain visible, Twitter will deploy "a cross-functional team" from its safety, legal and public policy departments to determine "if the tweets are a matter of public interest."The move comes a day after Trump doubled down on his criticism of Twitter, who has claimed the platform is biased and suppresses conservative voices, despite the president's following of 61 million users."What they did to me on Twitter is incredible," Trump said on Wednesday. "I have millions and millions of followers, but I will tell you they make it very hard for people to join me on Twitter, and they make it very hard for me to get out the message."Even as Trump attacks online platforms, his critics have claimed that he violates the terms of service of Twitter by attacking and insulting judges, media, sports figures and others with whom he disagrees.In one instance, he retweeted a video that appeared to encourage violence against a Muslim lawmaker, and on another occasion praised a congressman for body-slamming a reporter.Social media firms have been facing pressure to curb hate speech and extremist propaganda, blocking accounts of many conspiracy theorists. But Trump and his allies contend that the purge has also silenced conservative voices.Earlier this week, Reddit said it had "quarantined" a popular forum of Trump supporters, claiming users repeatedly violated platform rules by promoting violence.Facebook announced meanwhile it would soon open up nominations for a new 40-member oversight panel to make tough decisions on content moderation, saying it would be independent of governments and management of the social networking giant.
Mumbai: Dharavi re-bid on the cards, quotes to get sky-high Seclink Group, that emerged as the frontrunner in the first bid, will bid once again; but under another name.
Not resigned from Congress, Alpesh Thakor to Gujarat High Court Alpesh has pointed out that the Congress has also failed to produce any document that suggest that he has resigned from the primary membership of the party and his resignation has been accepted.
BJP-Sena may cash in on quota verdict in upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections Congress-NCP may exploit Dhangar community anger against saffron combine
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation initiates 10 schools for lower, middle class students To have indoor & outdoor sports facilities, aims to be better than private schools
Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh cites Atal Bihari Vajpayee in letter for retaining staff, PMO not amused party matters The ex-pm has sought retaining of his 14-member staff for smooth functioning of his office
'Carbon cut? Yes, but won't bow to pressure', says Prakash Javadekar Under the COP-21 Paris agreement, India has committed to reduce its emission intensity of GDP by 33-35% by 2030 from the 2005 level and also achieve 40% power generation from non-fossil fuel based resources by 2030.
Loose shrikhand can cause loose motions, says Ahmedabad-based CERC after testing It recently tested samples of the sweet from independent local shops and found the content of yeast and mould to be much above the prescribed mark.
Amended Act allows Trusts to invest in Special Economic Zones The Rajya Sabha gave its nod to the bill by a voice vote a day after it was passed by the Lok Sabha thus replacing the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019, which was promulgated in March.
Budget Session of Parliament: Education Bill in Lokh Sabha, moots posting of 7,000 teachers Their appointment in Central universities will be through direct recruitment in teachers' cadre in accordance with a new quota system
India-US tariff dispute: Ahead of Tokyo meet with PM Modi, Trump says Indian tariffs 'unacceptable' Donald Trump's latest tweet comes after US secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said in New Delhi that "great friends are bound to have disagreements".
