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People protest against increased gas price, on a highway in Tehran, Iran November 16, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
The Iranian regime faces the most serious popular challenge to its tyranny in 40 years. Sparked by a 50 percent hike in fuel prices last month, the uprising has spread to the whole country. Security forces have killed hundreds of protesters, and at one point they were even forced to shut down the internet — a sign that the ayatollahs feared for the survival of their regime.
So it's worth asking: Did our experts see this coming?
WNU Editor: I have been reading and following what American policy experts have been saying for years. And to put it bluntly. American foreign policy experts have a lousy track record when it comes to understanding international events and trends. In fact, I have lost count over the years on how many times they have been wrong. And while the above post is focused on Iran, the real focus should be on how America's foreign policy establishment has failed in providing sound and thoughtful policy analysis and recommendations on Russia. It has been a train wreck, from unproven claims of Russian collusion to not understanding what are Russia's national security priorities. And it still continues today, with Russia playing a significant role in the impeachment inquiry that is now playing out in Washington.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's envoy to the United States on Wednesday said the two countries were trying to resolve their differences over trade, but he warned of forces that he said were trying to drive a wedge between the two, without providing any details.
Ambassador Cui Tiankai, speaking at a dinner hosted by the US-China Business Council, said U.S.-Chinese ties were at a critical crossroads due to trade frictions, but it was possible to return to a better path.
"At the same time, we must be alert that some destructive forces are taking advantage of the ongoing trade friction (through) extreme rhetoric such as 'decoupling,' the 'new Cold War,' and 'clash of civilizations,'" Cui said.
WNU Editor: The Chinese Ambassador lecturing the U.S. that they have destructive forces working to undermine U.S.-China ties makes me roll my eyes. But I understand where he is coming from. China wants the U.S. to go back to the age before Trump, where $500 billion trade deficits and U.S. submissiveness to China' claims and actions in Asia was the norm. Sighhh .... someone should tell the Ambassador that those days are over.
The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would require the Trump administration to toughen its response to China's crackdown on its Muslim minority, drawing swift condemnation from Beijing.
The Uyghur Act of 2019 is a stronger version of a bill that angered Beijing when it passed the Senate in September.
It called on President Donald Trump to impose sanctions for the first time on a member of China's powerful politburo, even as he seeks a deal with Beijing to end a trade war buffeting the global economy.
Just last week, Mr Trump signed into law legislation supporting anti-government protesters in Hong Kong despite angry objections from China.
German prosecutors said evidence suggests Russia or Chechnya may have ordered the murder of a Georgian man in Berlin. Two Russian diplomats have been expelled, with the German government discussing further steps.
German federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday that they are taking over investigations into the murder of a Georgian asylum-seeker in Berlin, confirming earlier reports.
With Berlin's attorney general saying evidence points to Russian state involvement, pressure is likely to mount on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to send a strong signal to Moscow.
* The shooter has been identified as a U.S. Sailor, the military said Wednesday * They did not release a motive or any identifying information about the sailor * One eyewitness described seeing three people shot and a gunman 'in uniform' * Emergency crews raced to the scene at around 2:30pm local time on Wednesday * A third victim is at a hospital and the base has reopened following the lockdown
A US Navy sailor shot and killed two civilian Department of Defense employees at the Pearl Harbor shipyard before taking his own life on Wednesday afternoon.
The military did not release a motive or any identifying information about the sailor who opened fire. A third victim is at a hospital.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam has reopened following the lockdown. The incident is said to have taken place at Drydock 2 at around 2:30 pm local time.
The base tweeted to confirm 'the shooting incident has been secured', adding: 'The shooter has been identified as a U.S. Sailor.'
One eyewitness told Hawaii News Now: 'I was at my desk when I heard loud pops, which I recognized as gunshots.
'I looked out of the window and I saw three people on the ground. The shooter, who I assume was a sailor because he was in uniform, shot himself.'
France's President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel look on as U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan walk during a photo opportunity at the NATO leaders summit, December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool
WATFORD, England (Reuters) - It was shaping up for a repeat of NATO's disastrous summit of July 2018, when U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed a tirade against European allies and threatened to pull America out of the transatlantic military alliance forged after World War Two.
French President Emmanuel Macron had stunned other leaders in the run-up to Wednesday's meeting in a country estate on the outskirts of London by declaring that NATO was "experiencing brain death", a comment Trump branded "very, very nasty".
* Donald Trump slammed Justin Trudeau as 'two-faced' at the 70th anniversary NATO summit in Hertfordshire * The swipe comes after Canadian Prime Minister was caught mocking him on hot mic at Buckingham Palace * Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson were caught gossiping about Trump at the Queen's residence * Canadian leader, swigging from his drink, said: 'He [Macron] was late [to the Queen's reception for NATO leaders] because he takes a 40 minute press conference off the top' in apparent reference to Trump * Trump did not look amused when asked about it during a joint press conference with Angela Merkel Wednesday then slammed Trudeau and later boasted on his own hot mic: 'That was funny.' * Trump later cancelled press conference scheduled for Wednesday and said he would return to Washington * Macron said: 'I am not going to comment on stolen videos. It wasn't supposed to be filmed in that room' * British Prime Minister pleaded ignorance when grilled by reporters about his part in the Palace gossip circle * Trudeau insisted they were merely expressing surprise at announcement G7 would happen at Camp David
Donald Trump departed London on Wednesday after a dramatic two days at the NATO summit where he bickered with Emmanuel Macron, had to meet behind-closed-doors with host leader Boris Johnson, and was mocked by Justin Trudeau - resulting in the president calling him 'two-faced' and furiously canceling his final scheduled press conference.
Trump reacted in a snit of anger after Johnson, Macron and Trudeau were caught on a hot mic mocking him during a leaders' reception at Buckingham Palace Tuesday night hosted by the Queen.
'He's two-faced,' the president said of the Canadian prime minister. But he was then later was caught on another hot mic of his own bragging about his put-down of Trudeau. 'That was funny when I said the guy's two-faced,' he was heard saying.
* Kim Jong Un rode a white horse up sacred Mount Paektu alongside his wife Ri Sol-ju and other top lieutenants * Photos symbolism-heavy as Mount Paektu and white horses are associated with Kim family's dynastic rule * It comes as nuclear talks with the United States are stalled with looming one-year deadline set by North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was today pictured riding a white horse up a sacred mountain in a symbolic visit believed to indicate a major policy announcement is on the horizon.
The symbolism-heavy photos were released as nuclear talks with the United States continue to stall and an end-of-year deadline set by North Korea for Washington to offer concessions fast approaches.
Earlier this week, Pyongyang warned it would send the US a 'Christmas gift' - but what it will be depends on the outcome of ongoing talks with Washington.
Former senior Air Force officer warns that while Israel's foes have no interest in war, they may try taking advantage of government-less Israel.
A war against Iran and Hezbollah will see Israel pounded by over a thousand rockets per day, causing never-before-seen images in the Jewish State, an unnamed former senior officer from the Israeli Air Force told The Jerusalem Post.
"It's a severe threat to the homeland, and there will be images that have never ever been seen in the past," he said.
According to the anonymous source, if the population remains in shelters, the main damage will be to infrastructure that will be targeted by the barrages of dumb rockets and missiles fired toward Israel.
While the thousands of missiles are a real threat, it's not an existential threat like the precision missiles that Hezbollah is trying to obtain.
TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Iran's Judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday that the country's courts have ordered the US government to pay a total of $130 billion fine in damages caused by Washington's crimes to ordinary Iranian plaintiffs.
Iran Says U.S. Must Pay $130 Billion in Damages After World Court Rules Against Trump Administration
Iran's top judiciary has ordered the United States to pay up $130 billion in damages about a year after the United Nation's top court ruled that President Donald Trump's administration should ease sanctions against Tehran to ensure the continued flow of humanitarian goods.
Iranian Judiciary spokesperson Gholam Hossein Esmaeili told a press conference Tuesday that the country's courts responded to up to 360 complaints filed by ordinary Iranian citizens who have allegedly suffered from the tight restrictions imposed on the Islamic Republic since the U.S.' decision last year to exit a 2015 multilateral nuclear deal. He accused Washington of having committed "crimes against the nation," according to the semi-official Fars News Agency.
The spat is only the latest in a decades-long series of legal battles between the U.S. and Iran, foes since the 1979 Islamic Revolution that ousted the latter's West-backed monarchy in favor of the clerical leadership in charge today.
Master-At-Arms Seaman Khang Ho, right, and Seaman Shane Mitchell stand guard on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as it transits the Strait of Hormuz, November 19, 2019
There is fresh intelligence of a potential Iranian threat against US forces and interests in the Middle East, according to several US defense and administration officials.
"There has been consistent intelligence in the last several weeks," one administration official told CNN. A second official described it as information that has been gathered throughout November. The information is being gathered by military and intelligence agencies.
The officials would not say in what format the intelligence exists. But in the last several weeks there has been movement of Iranian forces and weapons that the US worries could be put in place for a potential attack, if one is ordered by the Iranian regime, the officials said. It's not clear if a potential threat would come from the central government or Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
France is bracing itself for a widespread transport strike starting on Thursday, December 5. This looks set to be the most comprehensive strike the country has experienced in decades. Many are predicting the country will be forced to a standstill. It is possible the strikes could last until Christmas.
France may be a country with a reputation for protest, but this planned walkout is on an large scale and will affect the daily life of many. All public transport systems will be affected. Many trains have been cancelled, others are running at drastically reduced levels.
The last strike of this potential size was in 1995, when the country was frozen for three weeks.
WNU Editor: Gas and diesel shortages are now being reported throughout western France .... Western France Runs Out Of Gas As "Massive Strikes" Set To Paralyze Entire Nation (Zero Hedge). My friends in France are telling me that this is going to be a long strike. French President Macron is determined to do what he wants to do, even if his poll numbers are in the teens.
President Donald Trump loves to dominate an international summit with impromptu, rambling press briefings that leave his fellow world leaders struggling to stick to their agenda.
And at this week's NATO summit in London, their bemusement became embarrassingly public when video emerged of four of Trump's counterparts mocking his lengthy Q&A sessions with reporters.
Never one to take a slight lying down, Trump responded by reviving his feud with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, branding him 'two-faced' over his leading role in the exchange.
Footage being widely shared online shows Mr Johnson (centre), Justin Trudeau (left), French president Emmanuel Macron, Dutch PM Mark Rutte and Princess Anne at a reception last night seemingly making fun of Mr Trump
* Boris Johnson has hosted 70th birthday summit of NATO alliance leaders at country hotel in Hertfordshire * The Prime Minister has appealed for unity after tensions over Turkey's military incursion against Kurds * Leaders were caught on a 'hot mic' gossiping about US president Donald Trump at reception last night * Mr Trump branded Mr Trudeau 'two-faced' before cancelling his final press conference and leaving for US * Mr Johnson denied any knowledge of the spat and praised the strength of the Special Relationship
Boris Johnson today denied mocking Donald Trump in a 'hot mic' incident at the NATO summit - after the US president vented his fury at 'two-faced' Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.
Mr Johnson denied knowledge of the extraordinary conversation caught on camera at a reception last night, during which Mr Trudeau appeared to lampoon Mr Trump as other leaders laughed.
At a press conference closing the gathering of the military alliance this afternoon, Mr Johnson was asked whether the group - which also included him, French president Emmanuel Macron and Princess Anne - had been having a 'joke at the expense' of Mr Trump.
'Complete nonsense,' he said. 'I don't know where that has come from.'
LONDON – President Donald Trump cancelled a press conference at a NATO leaders' meeting in London on Wednesday amid public infighting between some of the military alliance's biggest member countries, including sharp exchanges with France's leader Emmanuel Macron and biting comments aimed at Canada's leader.
Taking questions after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Trump called Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "two-faced," adding that he "called him out" on the fact that Canada is not spending 2% of its GDP on defense spending, as required by NATO rules. "I guess he's not very happy about it," Trump said.
NATO leaders and Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg pose for the family picture at the NATO leaders summit in Watford, Britain December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman
WATFORD, England (Reuters) - NATO leaders set aside public insults ranging from "delinquent" to "brain dead" and "two-faced" on Wednesday, declaring at a 70th anniversary summit they would stand together against a common threat from Russia and prepare for China's rise.
Officials insisted the summit was a success: most notably, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan backed off from a threat to block plans to defend northern and eastern Europe unless allies declared Kurdish fighters in Syria terrorists.
* Chiefs of staff Li Zuocheng and Mark Milley promise to create an 'opportunity to discuss building a constructive and results-oriented defence relationship' * Telephone call comes a day after Beijing blocks visits to Hong Kong by US warships, aircraft in response to Donald Trump signing human rights act into law
China and the United States will work together to manage their differences and maintain stable military ties, two of their top generals said on Tuesday, a day after Beijing suspended visits by US warships and aircraft to Hong Kong.
Relations between the US military and China's People's Liberation Army would not be affected by the ban on port calls, General Mark Milley, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff and his Chinese counterpart, General Li Zuocheng, agreed in an "introductory" telephone call, according to a statement from the Pentagon.
The pair also promised to create "an opportunity to discuss building a constructive and results-oriented defence relationship", it said.
Armed U.S. troops travel inside the presidential motorcade ahead of Air Force One, at the tarmac at Bagram Air Field during a surprise visit by U.S. President Donald Trump at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on November 28, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
We have the likely answer as well as some major questions as to how Air Force One was able to reach Afghanistan without aerial refuelling.
President Trump made his first visit to Afghanistan on Thanksgiving. Like the other surprise war zone Presidential visits on major holidays that have come before—most notable was probably President Bush's trip to Iraq in 2003—this was a clandestine affair. We know a good amount about how the Secret Service, the White House Military Office, and the Air Force executed the mission, but a few questions remain, including what aircraft snuck Trump out of Florida so that he could climb aboard one of two highly modified VC-25As that serve primarily as "Air Force One" at Andrews Air Force Base outside of Washington D.C. and head off to the land of America's "Forever War?"
Here is an account of how the mission was pulled off from CNN:
WNU Editor: I have had more than my fair share of long distance flights in the past. But flying from Florida to Afghanistan and back again in two days .... even in the comfort of Air Force One .... that must have been a killer for all involved.
Because nobody expects Genghis Khan in 21st century warfare.
* The U.S. Air Force is planning make precision-guided weapons semi-autonomous, capable of communicating and cooperating with one another after launch to maximize their potential on the battlefield. * The effort, called Golden Horde, would also allow weapons like the Tomahawk cruise missile to communicate with one another to choose which targets next to destroy. * A person in the loop would still have final say over target destruction, however, ensuring these robotic weapons couldn't make life or death decisions on their own.
Golden Horde is designed to incorporate to the Air Force's three most urgent technologies: precision guided weapons, artificial intelligence, and communications networking. Precision guided weapons, united by secure communications links and endowed with artificial intelligence, would be launched en masse at the enemy, with missiles aimed at preplanned targets.
Democrats have relied on President Franklin D. Roosevelt's coalition to control the White House and Congress for much of the past eight decades, with black voters being the most reliable bloc in the alliance.
But three recent national polls may signal big changes ahead in America's political balance of power.
Rasmussen Reports announced Nov. 22 that 34 percent of blacks in the latest survey said they now support President Donald Trump. Shortly thereafter, Emerson Polling said it found that 34.5 percent of blacks back the president.
Since only 8 percent of black voters supported Trump in the 2016 election, such a shift in the Democratic Party's most loyal constituency quickly sparked glee among conservative commentators and derisive outrage among liberals.
WNU Editor: Too early to say if this is a trend. And I heard the same thing in past elections. But my gut is telling me that there is a change, a gut feeling that is helped by my black friends in Montreal who are telling me that they like President Trump. Bottom line. If President Trump can increase his vote among Blacks from 8% to 15%, and keep his Hispanic vote from 2016 at 28% (a ridiculously low number that I am sure will increase in 2020), I do not see how any Democrat Presidential candidate will be able to defeat President Trump next year.
The U.S. solidified its status as an energy producer by posting the first full month as a net exporter of crude and petroleum products since government records began in 1949.
The nation exported 89,000 barrels a day more than it imported in September, according to data from the Energy Information Administration Friday. While the U.S. has previously reported net exports on a weekly basis, today's figures mark a key milestone that few would have predicted just a decade ago, before the onset of the shale boom.
President Donald Trump has touted American energy independence, saying that the nation is moving away from relying on foreign oil. While the net exports show decreasing reliance on imports, the U.S. still continues to buy heavy crude oil from other nations to meet the needs of its refineries. It also buys refined products when they are available for a lower cost from foreign suppliers.
* Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson caught gossiping while Princess Anne stands with them * Nobody mentions Trump by name, but they appear to be referencing an impromptu press conference he gave * Boris asks 'Is that why you were late?' and Trudeau replies: 'Because he takes a 40 minute press conference' * Video then skips to a later moment, where Trudeau adds: 'You just watched his team's jaws drop to the floor' * The world leaders were gathered at a Buckingham Palace reception to mark NATO's 70th anniversary Tuesday
Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson were caught on a hot mic at the Buckingham Palace NATO reception yesterday evening, appearing to gossip about Donald Trump and the length of his impromptu press conferences.
In a clip, the three world leaders seem to be discussing why the French President was late during the London summit, held to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary. Princess Anne also appears to be involved in the discussion but it is unclear if or how she responds.
None of the men mention Trump by name but Dutch PM Mark Rutte is heard joking with Macron about the 'fake news media', with Trudeau appearing to refer to the US President's talks with the media yesterday.
JUST IN: Asked about video of NATO leaders caught on camera speaking candidly, President Trump says PM Trudeau "is two-faced," but adds "honestly, he's a nice guy." https://t.co/p8P5VAVOB8pic.twitter.com/pbaDJpD0mC
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed legislation requiring all smartphones, computers and smart TV sets sold in the country to come pre-installed with Russian software.
The law, which will come into force on July 1 next year, has been met with resistance by some electronics retailers, who say the legislation was adopted without consulting them.
The law has been presented as a way to help Russian IT firms compete with foreign companies and spare consumers from having to download software upon purchasing a new device.
The country's mobile phone market is dominated by foreign companies including Apple, Samsung and Huawei. The legislation signed by Putin said the government would come up with a list of Russian applications that would need to be installed on the different devices.
WNU Editor: Everyone in Russia is thinking that these apps will have some links to the FSB. But as I tell all my friends and family in Russia who are worried about this .... the FSB does not need to have an app on your smart phone to know what you are doing. They are already structured through the communication providers to spy on you if they want to.
And the once-popular selfie-aging app isn't alone.
Over the summer, a mobile app called FaceApp briedly took the Internet and the mobile world by storm with a face-aging feature that let any user take a selfie and immediately see what they'd look like when they're old.
As it caught fire, the app became a popular topic in the news, and on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook feeds were overrun with pictures of aging friends.
While all of that was happening, Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer of New York wondered whether the app's developer, Wireless Lab, which resides in Russia, posed a problem.
It took a few months, but today he received the answer he perhaps didn't want to receive.
WNU Editor: I downloaded the app this summer and I love it. But this is a sign on how big of a problem this is going to be in the coming years. App developers in both Russia and China are prolific, and they are producing some impressive stuff. And yes, the security agencies in these countries can exploit them if they want to, but that in itself is a big risk. Once it is known that these apps are being used for intelligence purposes, the app will not only be deleted by most pf its users, but the perception will quickly develop that all apps from that country will be tainted.
(BEIJING) — China’s government says the United States must roll back punitive tariffs on Chinese goods if the two sides reach a trade deal.
The comments Thursday by a Commerce Ministry spokesman indicated Beijing is sticking to its demand for a tariff cut as another possible increase on Dec. 15 approaches with no agreement.
President Donald Trump announced a “Phase 1” agreement in October but the two sides have yet to agree on details.
Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said, “China believes that if the two parties reach a ‘Phase 1,’ tariffs should be reduced accordingly.”
Global financial markets tumbled this week after Trump cast doubt on whether an agreement can be reached this year.
(PARIS) — France’s vaunted high-speed trains stood still Thursday, schools across the country shut down and the Eiffel Tower warned visitors to stay away as unions held nationwide strikes and protests over the government’s plan to overhaul the retirement system.
The Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum warned of strike disruptions, and Paris hotels struggled to fill rooms. Many visitors — including the U.S. energy secretary — canceled plans to travel to one of the world’s most-visited countries amid the strike.
Subway stations across Paris were shuttered, complicating traffic — and prompting many commuters to use shared bikes or electric scooters instead. Many workers in the Paris region worked from home or took a day off to stay with their children, since 78 percent of teachers in the capital were on strike.
Historic train stations stood empty, with about nine out of 10 of high-speed trains canceled. Signs at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport showed “canceled” notices, as Air France called off about 30 percent of domestic flights.
Bracing for possible violence and damage along the route of the Paris march, police ordered all businesses, cafes and restaurants in the area to close. Authorities also issued a ban on protests on the Champs-Elysees avenue, around the presidential palace, parliament and Notre Dame Cathedral. Yellow vest activists plan to join unions at the protests in Paris and cities around the country, pressing their campaign for more economic justice.
Public sector workers fear President Emmanuel Macron’s reform will force them to work longer and shrink their pensions. And they see this fight as crucial to saving France’s social safety net.
“The five weeks of paid vacation, the state health care system — we got all that through social struggles from people who sacrificed themselves financially for us to get that,” said rail worker Gilles Pierre, taking part in Thursday’s march.
Pierre, who is 41 and according to the current system can retire at 52, acknowledges that the current system is generous, but argues that it’s fair compensation for the constraints that go with their jobs, like working on weekends and holidays.
“What do we want for our retirement years? To enjoy it or being a retiree in a hospital or in a bed and not being able to enjoy life?”
To Macron, the retirement reform is central to his plan to transform France so it can compete globally in the 21st century. The government argues France’s 42 retirement systems need streamlining, and the transportation minister said he will meet with unions Thursday to try to defuse tensions.
The big question is how long the strike will last. Unions say it’s an indefinite movement and hope to keep up momentum at least for a week, in hopes of forcing the government to make concessions.
At Montparnasse train station, Samira Quasan, a 28-year-old tourist from Chicago, described moving around her travel plans to and from Bordeaux because of the strike. Parisian Marie Boudal had to do the same for her grandchild’s baptism in Lyon.
Some travelers complained about the disruptions, while some showed support for the striking workers.
(SHENZHEN, China) — Chinese tech giant Huawei is asking a U.S. federal court to throw out a rule that bars rural phone carriers from using government money to purchase its equipment on security grounds.
The lawsuit announced Thursday is Huawei Technologies Ltd.’s second legal challenge this year to Trump administration efforts to reduce its already minimal U.S. market presence. The company is scrambling to preserve its global sales of smartphones and network gear following sanctions announced in May that limit access to U.S. components and technology.
Huawei, which says it is employee-owned and has no government ties, denies U.S. accusations it is a security risk and might facilitate Chinese spying.
Huawei is at the center of U.S.-Chinese tension over Beijing’s technology ambitions and complaints the communist government steals or pressures foreign companies to hand over know-how.
Huawei’s lawsuit in U.S. federal court in New Orleans says the Federal Communications Commission acted improperly when it voted last month to bar rural carriers from using government subsidies to buy equipment from Huawei or its Chinese rival, ZTE Corp.
The decision “is based on politics, not security,” Huawei’s chief legal officer, Song Liuping, told a news conference.
The lawsuit says the FCC exceeded its authority by making national security judgments, designated Huawei a threat without evidence and violated its own procedures by adopting a rule without citing a legal basis.
American courts have traditionally been reluctant to second-guess government judgments about national security.
In a separate lawsuit filed in March, Huawei is asking a federal court in Texas to strike down a ban on the U.S. government using its equipment or dealing with any contractor that does.
Meanwhile, U.S. prosecutors are trying to extradite Huawei’s chief financial officer from Canada to face charges she lied to banks about dealings with Iran.
Chinese authorities say the United States is exaggerating security concerns to block a potential competitor.
Huawei warned the FCC rule will hurt rural American carriers, which buy the Chinese vendor’s equipment because other major suppliers such as Nokia and Ericsson are more expensive.
Song said that while potential lost sales are minimal, if the rule is allowed to stand, Huawei might suffer “reputational losses” that will “have a further impact on our business.”
Huawei’s U.S. sales plunged after a congressional panel warned in 2012 the company and ZTE were security risks and told carriers to avoid them. However, its sales in Europe and developing markets in Asia and Africa have risen steadily.
Huawei earlier reported its global sales rose 24.4% in the first nine months of 2019 over a year earlier to 610.8 billion yuan ($86 billion).
The Trump administration imposed curbs in May that threaten to disrupt Huawei’s sales of smartphones and network gear by blocking access to U.S. technology and components including Google’s music, maps and other mobile services.
The Trump administration has announced a series of limited reprieves that allow vendors to supply technology needed to support wireless networks in rural areas.
In November, Huawei started selling a folding smartphone, the Mate X, made without U.S.-supplied processor chips or Google apps. The company also has unveiled a smartphone operating system it says can replace Google’s Android if necessary.
It’s 10 a.m., and Ms. Chan has only sold two bunches of bananas and half a pound of cherries from the fruit stand she runs at a suburban produce market. It’s not much to show for two hours of trading. Around her, the normally raucous vendors are silent.
“Actually, it’s already better now,” the 58-year-old says. “Last week, we barely saw a soul.”
Chan works at the market in Sheung Shui, an area in northern Hong Kong. In November, the district’s center — where the market, a sprawling park, a library, and shopping malls are clustered — was wreathed in tear gas for five consecutive days as police fought running battles with anti-government protesters.
Tear gas was fired up to the second floor of the market, sparking fears that produce would be contaminated. Local Facebook groups blew up with comments from concerned residents who said they wouldn’t be shopping there for at least a month.
“My regular customers say they don’t trust the food at the market anymore,” says Chan, who estimates that her takings have fallen by a third.
Anti-government protests have raged in Hong Kong for almost six months and, according to official figures, around 10,000 rounds of tear gas have been fired. Financial districts, tourist hot spots and, on occasion, shopping malls and subway stations, have all been shrouded in it.
“When I’m with my son, I avoid walking through places that have been teargassed,” says Mrs Tse, 42. “I would rather we take a detour so we aren’t exposed to the second-hand effects.”
Kyle Lam/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBystanders react to tear gas during a protest in the Jordan district of Hong Kong, China, on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019.
Known also as CS gas, tear gas is not actually a gas, but fine powder used as a riot control agent. It becomes active when heated. Exposure causes streaming eyes, runny nose, shortness of breath, burning skin and sometimes vomiting and headaches.
Lately, Hong Kong has been abuzz with concerns about the long term effects of tear gas exposure and any potential harm to the built environment caused by repeated tear gas contamination.
Fears have been exacerbated by the police force’s switch to mainland Chinese-made tear gas. Experts say it contains aluminum and magnesium, causing it to burn at higher temperatures than the U.S.- and U.K.-made tear gas used previously.
Many residents believe that this means there is higher likelihood of dioxins being released when the tear gas is discharged. Some parents are even limiting how much time their children spend outdoors, fearing exposure to tear gas residue in streets and parks.
Dioxins can be stored in the body for up to 11 years and, according to the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, can cause “developmental problems in children, lead to reproductive and infertility problems in adults, result in miscarriages, damage the immune system, and interfere with hormones.”
Sven-Eric Jordt, an associate professor at Duke University School of Medicine, acknowledges that there are no scientific studies to prove the link between tear gas and dioxins, but understands why the public is anxious.
“Tear gas is a chlorinated organic chemical. When chlorinated organic chemicals are burned at high temperatures, dioxin can be produced,” Jordt tells TIME. “The China-made tear gas cartridges have caused severe burn injuries and even melted the asphalt of the roads.”
David Hui, a respiratory medicine expert at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, is more skeptical. The production of dioxin is “theoretically possible,” but the short combustion time of the tear gas makes it not as likely as believed, he argues.
“There needs to be sustained heating in order to decompose the [tear gas] into dioxin,” Hui tells TIME. “But the ignition [when tear gas is fired] lasts only for 20 or 30 seconds to a minute. So we cannot be sure that dioxin is produced.”
Parents keeping their children indoors, he adds, could be overreacting. Tear gas particles settle on the ground and become inactive in around five days due to air diluting their concentrations.
Still, to calm public anxiety and advise doctors how to treat patients, Hui has been urging the government to disclose the components of China-made tear gas. The territory’s health secretary Sophia Chan has declined such requests, saying that the information is “sensitive.” Police have also countered claims that tear gas is creating a public health risk, saying that more harmful chemicals are released into the air when protesters set fire to barricades and commit acts of arson.
ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty ImagesPeople enter a shopping mall to get respite from teargas fired by police during a protest in Hong Kong’s Central district on November 11, 2019.
The use of tear gas in civilian policing has grown in recent decades. In the U.S., tear gas was deployed to quell protests in Ferguson, Mo. in 2014, and has also been used at the U.S.-Mexico border. The non-lethal weapons market is registering a boom in demand for tear gas.
For law enforcement, tear gas is preferred because its worst effects wear off within half an hour, and it causes far fewer injuries than other non-lethal options such as batons, rubber bullets and water cannon.
But many say the use of tear gas in Hong Kong, a tightly populated city of seven million, poses additional risk. Closely packed buildings stagnate air flow and inhibit the dispersion of particles. Narrow streets mean it is difficult for people to escape to fresh air. Those living in apartments above regular protest spots have become accustomed to tear gas wafting into their homes.
Last month, several schools near where tear gas was fired suspended classes — some for as long as a week — for deep cleaning, hiring professionals to get rid of any lingering residue. A major hospital replaced the air filters of its ventilation system and was thoroughly cleaned after patients and staff reported feeling unwell due to the tear gas nearby. Two museums close to a university that was under siege were also shut for more than a week.
Legislator Kwok Ka-ki says he has asked the government to carry out thorough cleaning and chemical testing in public places where tear gas has been used. But his requests have been turned down.
“Can you believe it, that the bureau responsible for our city’s health is refusing to do this?” Kwok says. “It is shameful and irresponsible.”
Kwok, also a practicing doctor, says his colleagues have seen more patients in recent months with respiratory problems, rashes and other reactions that could be linked to exposure to tear gas. Since the particles are heavier than air, they sink to the ground or settle on low surfaces, so children — due to their smaller stature — are most at risk.
Many parents of children with skin conditions say they are paying more visits to the clinic.
One mother, who asked to go by her surname Lee, says her seven-year-old daughter’s eczema has worsened recently. The daughter goes to a school in Jordan, a district that last month was the site of heavy clashes between protestors and police.
Mrs Lee suspects that tear gas residue is aggravating her daughter’s condition. On some nights, she says, the child’s skin is so itchy she scratches herself until she falls asleep exhausted.
“For us parents who only want the best for our kids, it’s a nightmare,” Mrs Lee says. “I don’t care about politics. I just want this to end.”
(UNITED NATIONS) — France, Germany and the United Kingdom say Iran’s efforts to develop “nuclear-capable ballistic missiles” go against a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on Tehran not to undertake any activity related to such missiles.
Ambassadors from the three European nations urged U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a letter circulated Wednesday to inform the council in his next report that Iran’s ballistic missile activity is “inconsistent” with the call in a council resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.
U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear agreement in May 2018. But it is still supported by the five other parties — France, Britain, Russia and China, which are all veto-wielding Security Council members, and Germany.
The Europeans’ letter cites an example of an Iranian missile “technically capable of delivering a nuclear weapon.”
(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — Samoa’s main streets were eerily quiet on Thursday as the government stepped up efforts to curb a measles epidemic that has killed 62 people.
The government told most public and private workers to stay home on Thursday and Friday and shut down roads to nonessential vehicles as teams began going door-to-door to administer vaccines.
Families in the Pacific island nation were asked to hang red flags from their houses if they needed to be vaccinated.
Most of those who have died from the virus are young, with 54 deaths among children aged 4 or younger.
The Samoa Observer newspaper said the normally bustling capital Apia was a ghost town on Thursday, with only birds nesting in the rooftops and stray dogs roaming the streets.
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi told reporters the vaccine drive was unprecedented in the nation’s history.
He said one challenge was that a lot of people hadn’t considered that measles could be deadly.
“They seem to take a kind of lackadaisical attitude to all the warnings that we had issued through the television and also through the radio,” he said.
Another challenge, he said, was that others had been seeking help from traditional healers, who had been successfully treating tropical diseases in Samoa for some 4,000 years.
“Some of our people pay a visit to traditional healers thinking that measles is a typical tropical disease, which it is not,” the prime minister said.
Samoan authorities believe the virus was first spread by a traveler from New Zealand.
The nation declared a national emergency last month and mandated that all 200,000 people get vaccinated. The government has also closed all schools and banned children from public gatherings.
According to the government, more than 4,000 people have contracted the disease since the outbreak began and 172 people remain in hospitals, including 19 children in critical condition.
Figures from the World Health Organization and UNICEF indicate that fewer than 30% of Samoan infants were immunized last year. That low rate was exacerbated by a medical mishap that killed two babies who were administered a vaccine that had been incorrectly mixed, causing wider delays and distrust in the vaccination program.
(DAKAR, Senegal) — At least 58 people are dead after a boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off the West African nation of Mauritania, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday. It said 83 people swam to shore.
It was one of the deadliest disasters this year among migrants trying to make the perilous journey to Europe.
The boat carrying at least 150 people had been low on fuel while approaching Mauritania, the International Organization for Migration said in a statement. Survivors were being helped by Mauritanian authorities in the northern city of Nouadhibou, the U.N. agency said.
Survivors said the boat, with women and children on board, had left Gambia on Nov. 27.
An unknown number of injured were taken to the hospital in Nouadhibou.
“The Mauritanian authorities are very efficiently coordinating the response with the agencies currently present in Nouadhibou,” said Laura Lungarotti, chief of mission in Mauritania with the migration agency.
There was no immediate statement from authorities in Gambia, a small West African nation from which many migrants set off in hopes of reaching Europe.
Despite Gambia’s small size, more than 35,000 Gambian migrants arrived in Europe between 2014 and 2018, according to the U.N. migration agency.
A 22-year oppressive rule by then President Yahya Jammeh severely affected the country’s economy, especially for Gambia’s youth, and contributed greatly to the surplus of migrants hoping to get to Europe or elsewhere.
Since Jammeh was voted out in 2016 and fled into exile in January 2017, European countries have been pushing to return asylum seekers. But Gambia’s economy still suffers.
The coastal nation was shaken earlier this year by the collapse of British travel company Thomas Cook. At the time, Gambia’s tourism minister said the government convened an emergency meeting on the collapse, while some Gambians said the shutdown could have a devastating impact on tourism, which contributes more than 30% of the country’s GDP.
WASHINGTON — A Navy warship has seized a “significant cache” of suspected Iranian guided missile parts headed to rebels in Yemen, U.S. officials said Wednesday, marking the first time that such sophisticated components have been taken en route to the war there.
The seizure from a small boat by the U.S. Navy and a U.S. Coast Guard boarding team happened last Wednesday in the northern Arabian Sea, and the weapons have been linked to Iran.
Officials said the incident illustrates the continuing illegal smuggling of weapons to Houthi rebels and comes as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were meeting, with Iran as the main topic.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details about a sensitive military mission. In a statement, Cmdr. Sean Robertson, a Pentagon spokesman, said a U.S. warship inspection discovered a cache of weapons and advanced missile components. He said, “An initial investigation indicates that these advanced missile components are of Iranian origin.”
The U.S. has consistently accused Iran of illegally smuggling arms to Houthi rebels battling the Yemeni government and has seized smaller and less sophisticated weapons in transit. The missile parts found in this latest incident were described as more advanced than any others previously seized.
Since the spring, the Pentagon has beefed up its military strength in the region, adding about 14,000 troops, ships, aircraft and other assets in response to what officials said is a growing threat from Iran. Officials have been considering another increase of several thousand forces, which could include air, naval and ground troops, and weapons systems, but no decisions have been made.
According to the U.S. officials, the USS Forrest Sherman was conducting routine maritime operations when sailors noticed a small wooden boat that was not displaying a country flag. The Navy and Coast Guard personnel stopped, boarded the boat for inspection and found the weapons.
Officials did not provide the exact number of missiles or parts but did describe it as a significant cache and said it was headed to Yemen. They said the small boat was towed into port because a leak was discovered during the inspection, and the people on the boat were transferred to the Yemeni Coast Guard. The officials did not say where the crew of the small boat was from. The weapons are still on board the U.S. ship.
The officials said the U.S. is still examining the weapons to specifically pinpoint their origin. But they said the missile parts had all the hallmarks of previous Iranian weapons that have been found in Yemen or Saudi Arabia.
Smuggling weapons into Yemen is a violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution.
Houthi rebels control much of northern Yemen, and a Saudi-led coalition, allied with the internationally recognized government, has been fighting them since 2015. A localized cease-fire in the port of Hodeida was brokered last December by the U.N. but was never fully implemented. Saudi Arabia has been holding indirect talks with the Houthis in Oman, and officials have said that momentum is building in other efforts to end the war.
On at least four occasions during 2015 and 2016, the U.S. seized suspected Iranian weapons during similar ship inspections. In those cases, however, the arms were smaller and less sophisticated.
Nearly two years ago, U.S. officials laid out a display of truck-sized missile remnants at a military base in Maryland, telling reporters that they had been launched into Saudi Arabia from inside Yemen. At the time, then-U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley said U.S. intelligence experts had concluded “unequivocally” that the weapons came from Iran.
Haley and the Trump administration used the display to substantiate repeated claims that Iran had been funneling weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen.
While the U.S. did not point to a specific delivery of the weapons remnants by Iran to the Houthis, officials said that markings and other characteristics indicated the missiles were manufactured in Iran. One shredded piece of metal displayed to reporters bore the logo of Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group, an Iranian defense entity under U.S. sanctions. And others had specific technical characteristics, such as a certain valve, that only Iranian missiles have.
At the time, the Iranian government insisted that it was not sending missiles to Yemen, where Shiite Houthi rebels aligned with Iran have taken over much of the country. Iran’s envoy to U.N., Gholamali Khoshroo, called the accusations “fake and fabricated” evidence that illustrates America’s “irresponsible, destructive and provocative role” in the region, according to a statement.
(BERLIN) — Germany expelled two Russian diplomats Wednesday over the brazen killing of a Georgian on the streets of Berlin in August as prosecutors said evidence suggested the slaying was ordered either by Moscow or authorities in Russia’s republic of Chechnya.
The allegation by Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office was the latest from a Western European nation accusing Russia of an attack on its soil, after Britain last year blamed Moscow for an attempt to poison a former Russian spy in the English city of Salisbury.
Russia denied those allegations, and similarly Russia’s ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechaev rejected the accusations in the Berlin killing, while threatening consequences for the expulsion of its diplomats.
“Such German action will have a strong negative impact on the Russian-German relations and naturally will not be left unanswered,” Nechaev said in a statement.
The case comes at a delicate time in relations between the two nations, as Germany pursues a hard line on sanctions against Russia for its annexation of Crimea, but at the same time is working on a joint pipeline project to bring Russian gas directly to Germany under the Baltic. Germany also needs Russia’s help to salvage the nuclear deal with Iran, which has been unraveling since President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of it unilaterally last year.
On Aug. 23, a 40-year-old man initially identified as Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, an ethnically Chechen Georgian citizen, was gunned down in a Berlin park on his way to a mosque by an assailant on an electric bicycle who sped away and ditched the bike, weapon and a wig in the Spree River, according to news reports.
German authorities said Khangoshvili was also known as Tornike K., and that Russian authorities had him on a terrorist list and accused him of being a member of the “Caucasus Emirate” extremist organization.
Tornike K. was known to have fought against Russian troops in Chechnya. He had previously survived multiple assassination attempts and continued to receive threats after fleeing to Germany in 2016.
Witnesses saw the suspect disposing of the evidence after the killing and alerted police, who quickly identified and arrested the man, identified at the time as 48-year-old Russian national Vadim K. Prosecutors said he went by the alias Vadim S., and German and international news outlets have reported his full name as Vadim Sokolov.
Prosecutors said they had found multiple indications that he carried out the attempt with official help, and no evidence that the hit was “contracted by a nonstate actor.”
Federal prosecutors took over the investigation from Berlin state prosecutors after the political nature of the case became evident, spokesman Markus Schmitt told The Associated Press.
“There are enough indications of the fact that the death of Tornike K. was either contracted by government offices of the Russian Federation or the autonomous Chechen Republic as part of the Russian Federation” to suggest a political motive, Schmitt’s office said in a statement, using only a last initial for the victim in line with German privacy laws.
Immediately after Schmitt’s office said it had taken over the case, the Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of two Russian diplomats, citing a lack of cooperation with the investigation.
“Russian authorities, despite repeated, high-level and insistent demands, did not participate enough in the investigation,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. It did not identify the two diplomats being expelled.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, whose office issued a statement saying Berlin’s “politicized approach to the investigation is inappropriate,” said Moscow will look into the claims made by German authorities but that it would take time to respond.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the allegations of Russian involvement “absolutely groundless.”
Speaking on the sidelines of a NATO meeting outside London, Chancellor Angela Merkel said she planned to talk about the issue with Putin when she meets with him next week in France for talks on the Ukraine peace process.
“We have received no active help from Russia in solving this case,” she said, sidestepping a question on whether it would harm bilateral relations between the two nations.
Russian lawmaker Leonid Slutsky, head of the Duma’s foreign affairs committee, called Germany’s expulsion of diplomats “completely crooked logic.”
“The symmetrical position of the Russian Foreign Ministry is absolutely reasonable in this case,” he added.
German investigators used facial recognition techniques to match the suspect to a photograph Russia had sent partner agencies in 2014 as it sought help finding Vadim K. in connection with a killing in Moscow. That request was canceled on July 7, 2015, and a person with the identity of Vadim S. first appears on Sept. 3, 2015, with a Russian passport.
Russian authorities confirmed the suspect’s passport, found on him at the time of his arrest, was valid, prosecutors said.
Under the identity Vadim S., prosecutors said he flew on Aug. 17, 2019, from Moscow to Paris and had been granted a visa by French authorities. In his visa application, prosecutors said the suspect claimed to work for a St. Petersburg, Russia, firm known as Zao Rust.
Investigators found that Zao Rust had only one employee in 2018 and on April 10, 2019, was listed as being in “reorganization.” The company’s fax number was one used by two firms that are operated by the Russian Defense Ministry, prosecutors said.
He left Paris on Aug. 20 and flew to Warsaw where he had a hotel booked until Aug. 25. Upon arrival, he extended his room to Aug. 26, but left at 8 a.m. on Aug. 22 and never returned, prosecutors said.
It is not clear, they said, what he did between his departure from the hotel and the killing in Berlin at 11:55 a.m. on Aug. 23.
The case evokes memories of the attempt to poison Sergei Skripal, a Russian spy turned double agent for Britain, with the nerve agent Novichock in Salisbury in 2018. Britain blamed the attack on Russian intelligence and Moscow denied involvement.
Afterward, Western nations banded together to expel more than 100 Russian diplomats they accused of being spies, including 60 from the U.S.
(KABUL, Afghanistan) — Washington’s special peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad was in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday to launch an “accelerated effort” to get Afghans on both sides of the protracted conflict to the negotiation table to plot a roadmap to a post-war Afghanistan.
His next stop will be Doha in the Middle East where he will restart talks with the Taliban, according to a U.S. State Department statement. The talks would be the first official round since September when President Donald Trump declared an all but done deal dead after a surge in violence killed 12 people in the capital, including a U.S. soldier.
In Kabul on Wednesday, Khalilzad met with several Afghan leaders, including President Ashraf Ghani, who repeated his call for a cease-fire.
Hekmat Karzai, chairman of the Kabul-based Center for Conflict and Peace Studies, tweeted photographs of his meeting Wednesday with Khalilzad in Kabul, saying they “spoke about the way forward.”
A Taliban official said the group has held informal talks with the Americans, without specifying where or who participated. He spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the talks.
Khalilzad’s visit comes just days after Trump visited U.S. troops in Afghanistan for the Thanksgiving holiday, when he hinted at a resumption of peace talks with the Taliban.
Trump said the U.S. and Taliban have been engaged in talks and insisted the Taliban want to make a deal after heavy U.S. fire in recent months.
The State Department statement said Khalilzad’s Kabul and Doha talks are a follow-up to President Trump’s recent visit and to discuss how best to support accelerated efforts to get all parties to intra-Afghan negotiations.”
In Doha, Khalilzad will be pushing for a cease-fire or at least a reduction in violence with an eye to an eventual end to fighting.
The Taliban official said the U.S. has been pressing for a cease-fire, even a temporary one during the time of an agreement signing. While there has been no formal announcement of a reduction in violence, Taliban attacks at least in the cities appear to have decreased in recent weeks.
The Taliban quickly denied responsibility for Wednesday’s shooting that killed Japanese Dr. Tetsu Nakamura, as well as five Afghans, including the doctor’s bodyguards, the driver and a passenger.
Last month, Taliban officials in southern Zabul province announced an unofficial cease-fire in three districts of the province, which they mostly control. The announcement came with the release of hostages Kevin King, an American, and Australian Timothy Weeks in exchange for senior Taliban leaders, including Anas Haqqani.
Still, the Taliban have rejected an all-out cease-fire and have continued to conduct near daily attacks around the country against Afghan National Security Forces. U.S. and Afghan forces also have continued their assault on Taliban, according to daily activity reports from the U.S. military in Afghanistan.
Earlier, Suhail Shaheen, Taliban spokesman in the Qatar capital of Doha, where the Taliban maintain a political office, said the agreement, which Trump declared dead in September after a surge in violence killed a U.S. soldier, called for an immediate cease-fire with U.S. and NATO troops.
The agreement also called for an intra-Afghan dialogue to begin within 10 days of the signing. The first item on the agenda was to be a cease-fire.
American officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks, said the goal is to get to intra-Afghan negotiations. In these negotiations, Afghans — from Taliban to government representatives to prominent Afghans, including women — will decide the road map for a post-war Afghanistan.
The negotiations aren’t expected to be smooth and will include a number of thorny issues from constitutional reform to the fate of armed militias, Taliban fighters, local police and national security forces.
Khalilzad, tweeted earlier Wednesday that a recent military campaign targeting the Islamic State group was an example of an “effective operations by U.S./Coalition & Afghan forces as well as the Taliban.”
In recent days, President Ghani has said the Islamic State affiliate has been routed from its strongholds in eastern Nangarhar province.
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Associated Press writer Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report.
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CSJM 2019 is updated here. CSJM University Exam Result 2018-19 is available for UG and PG courses. Hence, candidates who are studying in Kanpur University can make use of this page to check CSJM Result 2019 BSC AG Even Semester from www.kanpuruniversity.org result 2019. This page lists out the entire Chatrapati Sahuji Maharaj University Result for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Hence, students who are studying at Kanpur University can check their Kanpur University M.A./M.com Result 2019 easily. Moreover, we will update you with all the recently released CSJM Result 2019 BSc AG Even Semester. Let’s read the entire article to know more about Kanpur University Results 2019.
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On this page, we have mentioned that when CSJMU Kanpur University BA B.Sc. B.com First Year Results will be released, for the moment yet, Kanpur University has done CSJM Result 2019 but the official date has not been announced, but it is expected that by the end of this month, CSJM University Results will be released on the official website of CSJM University. Go through the entire article to know more information about the CSJM University Kanpur and click on the link given below.
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The aspirants who applied for the Maharashtra Post Office GDS recruitment can get information about the Maharashtra Gramin Dak Sevak Merit List PDF 2019. MH Post GDS Selected Candidates List 2019 will decide, after the completion of the Document Verification Process. Candidates will get details about Gramin Dak Sevak Result Online announcements. And also, how to download the Maharashtra Post Office Result 2019, document verification and other related information.
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Maharashtra Engineering Services Result 2019 will be declared soon @ mpsc.gov.in. The Board Of Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) has conducted the MPSC Engineering Services Mains Exam to fill 1161 vacancies on 24th November 2019. The Shortlisted Candidates from Maharashtra engineering services preliminary examination 2019 have appeared for MPSC Mains Examination 2019. The MPSC Officials will release MPSC Engineering Services Mains Result 2019 in the month of December 2019(Tentatively). And also, check MPSC Engineering Services Mains Cut off Marks and Merit List 2019 from this page. Hence, all the aspirants can check and download the MPSC Engineering Services Result 2019 from this site.
Maharashtra Engineering Services Result 2019 – Download here
Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) will declare the results for MPSC Civil, Electrical Engineering Services Mains Result 2019 as soon as possible on their official webpage mpsc.gov.in. A huge number of Aspirants appeared for the Mains exam. After completing the Mains Examination candidates are waiting for the MPSC Engineering Services Exam Result 2019. Applicants can get a direct link for MPSC Result Page. Moreover, the MPSC Civil Engineering Services Mains Result 2019 result will be released in the month of December 2019 (Tentatively). Hence, you can check and download the MPSC Engineering Services Result using our website.
MPSC Engineering Services Mains Result 2019 – Overview
Organization Name
Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC)
Post Name
Assistant Executive Engineer, Sub-Divisional Water Conservation Officers, Water Conservation Officers, Assistant Engineer
While checking the results Participants should have their roll number and password along with them. However, the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) releases the Result based on the performance of the candidates in the MPSC Engineering Services Mains Examination. The higher Authority will declare the MPSC Civil, Electrical Engineering Services Mains Result 2019 in the month of December 2019 (Tentatively). The selection process is consists of three levels. They are the Prelims Exam, Mains Exam, Interview. Those who cleared both preliminary and mains exams will be eligible for the Final interview of MPSC 2019.
MPSC Engineering Services Mains Cut Off Marks 2019
In this section, you can have detailed information about the MPSC Engineering Services Cut Off Marks 2019. The Maharashtra Public Service Commission has not yet released the exact cutoff marks. The Cut Off Marks will be released after the announcement of MPSC Engineering Services Result 2019. Selecting the Candidates for the Next level is completely depends upon the Cut Off Marks. However, the MPSC decides the MPSC Engineering Services Cut Off Marks 2019 based on some criteria as given below.
Categories of the candidates SC, BC, ST, OBC.
Previous years cut off marks.
The hardness level of the paper.
The number of vacancies available.
MPSC Engineering Services Merit List 2019 @ mpsc.gov.in
From this article, we can have information about the MPSC Engineering Services Mains Merit List 2019. Generally, the authority will announce the Merit List after releasing the Result.So, the Higher Officials will declare the MPSC Engineering Services Merit List 2019 based on higher marks scored by the Candidates. To know the latest updates Candidates can visit our page frequently. In the upcoming section, we have given the instructions to check the MPSC Civil, Electrical Engineering Services Result 2019.
How to check the MPSC Engineering Services Result 2019?
Initially, Candidates can visit the official website of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) @ mpsc.gov.in
Then the Homepage of MPSC will open on the Screen.
And go to Competitive Examination field on the left corner of the homepage
Then Search for the Result under the competitive Examination section.
Click on that Result tab
And find for MPSC Civil Engineering Services Mains Result 2019.
And then, Check and download the Result PDF.
Finally, save the PDF for further use.
Direct Links to Download Maharashtra Engineering Services Result 2019
LIC Assistant Admit Card 2019 Released for Mains Examination. Life Insurance Corporation has shortlisted the candidates who have cleared the prelims examination with eligible scoring for the mains exam. Thus, the examination will be held on 22nd December 2019. So, the corporation has issued the LIC Assistant Mains Admit Card on 04th December 2019. Therefore, the admit card is now available at the bottom of the table.
LIC Assistant Admit Card 2019 – Life Insurance Corporation Limited has declared the exam date on its official website. Moreover, the Agency has updated the LIC Assistant Admit Card date also. The officials have released the admit card on 16th October 2019. Moreover, the exam date has also been declared as 30th & 31st October 2019. Download the admit card and get more details about the examination at the bottom of the section
LIC Assistant Admit Card 2019
Life Insurance Corporation Limited has given a wonderful opportunity for the candidates to get the Assistant post in their reputed agency. Hence, the Commission has issued the LIC Admit Card along with several details. Thus, Aspirants have to fill it carefully as in the application form. So, Competitors must download the admit card from the below section to take down the examination. Check the eligibility details from the LIC Recruitment 2019
The Corporation has published the admit card for the post of Assistants on its official portal. Moreover, the admit card contains the details as mentioned below. Aspirants must keep the hall ticket safe until all the selection process completes. Make sure with the details given below in the LIC Assistant Admit Card.
Candidates Name
Name of the Candidate's Father
The venue of the Exam Centre
Date & Time of the Test
Reporting Time to the Exam Hall
Gender (Male/ Female)
Roll Number
Duration of the Online Test
Space for Invigilator's Signature
Registration Number
Name of the Test Centre
Category of the candidates
Space for Applicant's Signature
Name of the Exam Conducting Board
Photograph of the Candidate
Applicant's Date of Birth
Name of the Written Test
Important Guidelines for the Exam Takers
Full Name of the Applicant
Examination Centre Code
Signature of the Board Counselor
LIC Assistant Exam Pattern 2019
Get the detailed LIC Exam Pattern from the upcoming section. As the exam date is near to you, so all the participants will be sincere in preparation. Therefore, Aspirants can download the LIC Assistant Syllabus to make easier preparation.
Name of the Exam
No of Questions
Maximum Marks
Medium of Exam
Duration
English Language/Hindi Language
30
30
English/ Hindi
20 minutes
Numerical Ability
35
35
20 minutes
Reasoning Ability
35
35
20 minutes
Total
100
100
1 Hour
Documents Along with LIC Admit Card 2019
Candidates must carry any one of the ID proof along with the LIC Assistant Admit Card. Thus, Contenders are suggested to follow the general instructions given in the admit card in the examination hall. Likewise, all the important details are stated in the LIC Hall Ticket go through once before downloading it.
Original Photograph
Voter Card
Pan Card
Employee ID
College ID
PAN Card
Passport
Driving License
Any other ID proof issued by a Gazetted Officer
Bank Pass Book with the photograph
How to Download LIC Assistant Hall Ticket 2019?
Click on the LIC Hall Ticket.
Fill the Login details to get the admit card page.
Enter the Captcha shown on the page.
The LIC Admit Card page will appear on the screen.
Enter the valid credentials in the admit card.
Check the details in the hall ticket before submitting it.
Finally, Submit the LIC Assistant Admit Card.
Download the hall ticket after submission.
Take a photocopy of the admit card.
Carry for the exam and upcoming selection rounds.
LIC Assistant Prelims Admit Card – Important Links
Looking for MPSC Group C Question Papers of Tax Asst, Clerk, Typist, Sub Inspector & other posts? Then, you are in the right place for your search. Because on this page you can find MPSC Group C previous year model question papers pdf with its direct download links for free of cost. However, go through the entire article and also find Group C exam pattern, exam dates, vacancies along with model exam papers pdf.
MPSC Group C Question Papers Pdf
Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) had released a notification for 234 Group C Services posts. The candidates who had applied and started preparing for the exam. Here is the updated news of the exam that the MPSC Group C exam will be conducted on 16th June 2019. Thus, hurry up and complete your preparation for the exam as early as possible. However, to help those aspirants we have given Madhya Pradesh Group C exam previous papers pdf. Also, check exam pattern in the below section of the article.
The selection of the candidates depends on the Prelims exam followed by Mains and then the interview in final. After clearing the prelims exam only, the applicants will be called for the Mains exam. The person who also clears the Mains exam will be called for interview after clearing which the post will be offered for the candidate. Furthermore, check the exam and exam pattern details in the below sections of the article.
MPSC Group C Combined Paper 1 Mains Exam date 2019
6th October 2019
MPSC Group C Clerk Typist Mains Exam Date 2019
13th October 2019
MPSC Group C SI Mains Exam Date 2019
20th October 2019
MPSC Group C Tax Asst Mains Exam Date 2019
3rd November 2019
Official Website
mpsc.gov.in
The aspirants should work hard to crack this exam successfully since the competition will be high for these MPSC exams. So, solve all the model papers that are present on this page and start preparing for the exam as early as possible.
MPSC Group C Exam Question Paper Pattern 2019
Applicants should check the MPSC Group C exam pattern 2019 for both prelims and mains exam that is given over here along with previous year papers. Exam pattern & syllabus gives an overall idea about the structure of the exam and also, the type of questions asked in the exam. However, check the details of group C exam paper pattern of both prelims and mains exam in the table given below.
MPSC Group C Exam Pattern 2019 | Phase I: Preliminary Examination
Subject Name
Marks
General Knowledge
100
Total Marks
100 Marks
Time Duration
1 Hour
The exam will be of Objective type questions.
Exam language will be Marathi & English.
MPSC Group C Mains Exam Pattern 2019 | Phase II: Mains Examination
Paper
Subject Name
Marks
Paper – I
Marathi
60
English
40
Paper – II
General Awareness
100
Total Marks
200 Marks
Time Duration
2 Hours
Mains exam consists of 2 papers.
Each paper is for 1 hour.
Download MPSC Question Papers with Answers Pdf
The MPSC Previous Question papers direct link for Clerk, Typist, Sub Inspector & Other Group C Vacancies are given over here. However, the aspirants who are going to attend the Examination can click on the links. Also, download the Free MPSC Group C Previous Year Question papers Pdf from the links.
Furthermore, check the all Other MPSC Question Papers details below. Moreover, aspirants can download more MPSC Group C Combined Exam Previous Question paper from the Official MPSC Previous Papers page.
Direct Links to Download MPSC Model Exam Question Papers with Solutions Pdf
UPSSSC Syllabus 2019 is available here for the various posts like Junior Engineer, Computer, Foreman, Mandi Inspector, Homeopathic Pharmacist, Junior Assistant, Supply Inspector, and various other posts. Candidates who are applying for the given posts can get here the complete syllabus details along with exam pattern. Go through the below sections and download the syllabus pdf from the below links.
The Applicants who applied to the UPSSSC Vacancies can check the Syllabus and Exam Pattern in the article below. However, we update the latest UPSSSC Syllabus in Hindi for various Posts 2019. Hence, keep visiting and check all the latest Uttar Pradesh Subordinate SSC Vyapam Syllabus and Exam Pattern. Also, download the UPSSSC Syllabus in Hindi PDF 2019 from the section below and start your Preparation.
UP Subordinate Services Exam Dates 2019
Exam Name
Exam Date 2019
Combined State Engineering Services Exam
24th December 2019
UPSSSC Mandi Parishad Examination
24th December 2019
Combined Engineer, Computer & Foreman Exam, 2018
8th December 2019
Combined Stenographer Exam 2016 (II)
23rd November to 7th December 2019
Combined Lower Engineer & Sub Engg Comp Exam 2016 (II)
24th November 2019
Combined Engineer & Sub Architect Exam, 2016 II
24th November 2019
State agricultural production mandi council (Joint Cadre)
24th December 2019
Junior Assistant Exam, 2019
3rd November 2019
Computer operator Exam, 2016
12th October 2019
Combined Technical Services Exam, 2016
6th October 2019
UPPSSC Combined State Engineering Services Syllabus 2019
UPSSSC Combined State Engineering Services Exam Syllabus 2019 here. UPSSSC Combined State Engineering Services Exam is happening on 24th December 2019. Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission Exam Pattern and Syllabus for the Combined State Engineering Service Exam are available for download in the below section. Candidates who have been seeking for the Syllabus and Exam pattern scroll down to reach the right place for downloading it
UPSSSC Engineering Service Exam Syllabus 2019
Organization Name
Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UPSSSC)
UPSSSC Mandi Inspector Exam Syllabus 2019 is updated here. Aspirants who have applied for the Mandi Inspector vacancies months back can now appear for the examination that is going to be conducted in this month. And for those applicants, we are providing here the complete syllabus details along with exam pattern.
UPSSSC Mandi Parishad Examination 2019 for Various posts is going to be conducted on 24th December 2019. So, here we have given here the updated UPSSSC Syllabus so that it gets easier for the aspirants to prepare well for the examination.
UPSSSC Mandi Parishad Exam Syllabus Pdf 2019 – Details
Dear Candidates !! Are you searching for UPSSSC Junior EngineerSyllabus 2019? It is the right destination to download the UPSSSC Junior Engineer Syllabus 2019 to prepare well for the examination. Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission Officials are going to conducting the Written Examinationon 08th December 2019 for recruiting 1477 Junior Engineer, Computer and Foreman posts. So, Aspirants use this golden opportunity to get their dream job through the UPSSSC Recruitment 2019. Go through the entire page to get more information about Uttar PradeshSSSC Syllabus 2019.
Aspirants need to know all the topics for the examination to start the preparation. By knowing the contents of the UPSSSC JE Previous Year Papers, the contenders can understand how to prepare for the test. All the aspirants need to secure the highest marks in the examination. Getting a position in the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission is a hard task for all. So, aspirants have to use this amazing chance to participate in the written Examination. Applicants can start their exam preparation with the help of the UPSSSC Junior Engineer Exam Pattern2019 and also the Syllabus.
To make your preparation easy we have also provided the UPSSSC Exam Pattern 2019 on this page. Based on your preparation only you will get good marks in the examination. Go through the UPSSSC JE Exam Pattern 2019 for Junior Engineer, Computer and the Foreman post tabulated below.
UPSSSC Junior Engineer Exam Pattern 2019-20
Paper
Name of the subject
Number of Questions
Number of Marks
Paper-I
General Hindi & English
75
75
General Ability
100
300
General Knowledge
Computer Knowledge
Paper-II
Concerned Stream of Engineering
125
375
Personal Interview
–
250
Total
300
1000
Type of Examination: Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions
Time Duration: 120 minutes (Each for Paper-I & Paper-II)
Selection Procedures:
To hold a position in Uttar Pradesh SSSC as Junior Engineer, Computer and Foreman posts aspirants must qualify in the following selection process. Candidates must know that the selection rounds given below.
UPSSSC Homeopathic Pharmacist (Bhesijik) Syllabus 2019 is available here. Aspirants those who have applied for the Homeopathic Pharmacist vacancies a few months back can now appear for the examination that is going to be conducted on September Month. And for those applicants, we are providing here the complete syllabus details along with exam pattern.
UPSSSC Homeopathic Pharmacist Examination 2019 for 420 posts is going to be conducted on 25th September 2019. So, here we have given the updated UPSSSC Syllabus so that it gets easier for the aspirants to prepare well for the examination. Here we have provided a direct link for the UPSSSC Homeopathic Pharmacist 2019 Bhesijik Syllabus for PDF, Exam Pattern and Previous papers.
UPSSSC Homoeopathic Pharmacist Syllabus Pdf 2019 – Details
Candidates who are applying for the posts of Supply Inspector, Marketing Inspector, Asst Garden Inspector, Additional District Information Officer, Executive Officer, Revenue Officer & Other can find the complete syllabus details here. Apart from the syllabus aspirants can also get here the UPSSSC Exam Pattern. So, go through the below sections and prepare well for the examination.
Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Sevices Syllabus Pdf 2019 Details
The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission recently released the Yuva Kalyan Adhikari and Other Syllabus in Hindi. Hence, all the aspirants who are applied for the UPSSSC Yuva Kalyan Adhikari and Other Vacancies 2019 go through the details below. However, we updated the lastest UPSSSC Syllabus in Hindi Pdf and Exam Pattern in the table below. Also, check out the UPSSSC Previous Papers PDF from the link in the section at the end of the article.
UP SSSC Syllabus in Hindi PDF 2019
Description
Details
Job Designation
Vyapam Parishikshak and Kshetriya Yuva Kalyan Adhikari & Pradeshik Vikas Dal
The UPSSSC Board Exam pattern for Vyapam Parishikshak and Kshetriya Yuva Kalyan Adhikari & Pradeshik Vikas Dal Posts is updated below. The Aspirants are advised to check the details and start preparing for the Written Examination. Hence, the latest UPSSSC Exam pattern is updated and the direct UPSSSC Syllabus 2019 Hindi pdf link is given below. Furthermore, for more details candidates can check the Official UPSSSC page.
Part
Subjects
No of Questions
Marks
1
General Intelligence
50
100
2
General Knowlege
50
100
3
General Awareness & Numerical Ability
50
100
4
General Hindi
50
100
Total
200
400
The Exam is Conducted for 2Hrs
Each Question Carries 2 Marks
For two wrong answers, one Right answer Question Marks will be negatived.
The Previous Papers for UPSSSC Yuva Kalyan Adhikari Vacancies 2019 is available below. However, Just click on the link given below to check the UPSSSC Previous Question papers. Also, download UPSSSC Previous Year Question Papers for free.
Welcome to our UPSSSC Syllabus page. Looking for UPSSSC Subordinate Agriculture Service (Class III), Technical Assistant Group C (General Recruitment) Competitive Examination 2019 Syllabus. Here we help you get the Updated UPSSSC Syllabus 2019. Also, check the Exam Pattern and the topics want to concentrate on each section. Furthermore, aspirants can download the UPSSSC Syllabus pdf from the link given. Moreover, if you not check with the official UPSSSC Notification here is the link below.
Subordinate Agriculture Service (Class III), Technical Assistant Group C (General Recruitment)
No. of Vacancies
2059 Posts
Category Name
Syllabus
Exam Date
Update Soon
Official Website
upsssc.gov.in
UP SSSC Agri Service, Tech Assist Exam Pattern 2019
Check the UPSSSC Exam Pattern 2019 for Subordinate Agriculture Services and Technical Assistant Posts from the following mentioned table. Go through the Exam Pattern and Check the important topics to cover. However, download the UPSSSC Technical Assistant Exam Syllabus pdf in the section below. Also, the given syllabus and Exam Pattern is only for reference.
Download the UPSSSC Previous Papers from the following link. Prepare by referring the Last 5 Years UPSSSC Exams Previous Year Question Papers in the Pdf format.
The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission Exam Pattern and Syllabus along with previous papers are available for download. Candidates who have been seeking for the Syllabus and Exam pattern can reach the right place for downloading it. Our website recruitment.guru has the direct link on this page related to the Exam Syllabus along with previous papers. You may click on the link that we have attached here to get the Syllabus in pdf format.
Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission has published a recruitment notification at its official website with 278 Vacancies. It was inviting online applications from the eligible and interested candidates. Aspirants who have to wait for the Government Jobs in the State of Uttar Pradesh can grab this opportunity and apply before the last date. The candidates who have applied will appear in the Written Exam conducted by the Board at pre-arranged Test Centers. We are here providing the latest updates related to the Uttar Pradesh State Government Job Notifications and UPSSSC Judicial Services Civil Judge Syllabus and Exam pattern. The applicants should submit the online application form on or before the last date. The Last date for the online application form Submission is 31st August 2019. Candidates are advised to check the official recruitment notification to verify the details of Educational Qualification, Age Limit, Eligibility, etc.
UP SSSC Judicial Services Selection Procedure
Applicants will be selected based on their performance in the following tests conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Board.
Preliminary Test.
Main Examination.
Uttar Pradesh SSC Junior Division Exam Pattern
Candidates who had applied they can check the Exam Pattern here.
UPSSSC Preliminary Test Exam Pattern
Papers
Subjects
Marks
Duration
Paper I
General Knowledge
150
2hrs
Paper-II
LAW
300
2hrs
Total
450
UPSSSC Mains Exam Pattern
Papers
Subjects
Marks
Duration
Paper I
General Knowledge
200
2hrs
Paper-II
English Language
200
2hrs
Paper III
LAW – I (Substantive Law)
200
2hrs
Paper IV
LAW – II (Procedure and Evidence)
200
2hrs
Paper V
LAW – III (Penal, Revenue, and Local Laws)
200
2hrs
Total
1000
Prelims will be Objective in nature and Mains will be in Descriptive Nature
UP SSSC Syllabus 2019
Applicants who have applied for the UPSSSC Judicial Services Posts, they will be searching for the UPSSSC Syllabus 2019. We have provided the Direct link to download UPPSSC Civil Judge Syllabus.
WCL Result 2019 will Release soon at Official website @ westerncoal.in. The Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) has announced the recruitment of Staff Nurse to fill 90 Vacancies. The Board of WCL has conducted Staff Nurse Exam on 01st December 2019. Many aspirants have appeared for the WCL Staff Nurse Written Examination. And all the Candidates are now waiting for the Exam Result date. Such Candidates can have the latest information regarding WCL Staff Nurse Exam Result 2019 on our site. The Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) is planning to declare the Western Coalfields Limited Staff Nurse Result 2019 in the month of December 2019 (Tentatively). So, all the Candidates can check the results and download it for further Reference. And also we will the details of Staff Nurse Trainee Grade C Cut Off, Merit List on our page.
WCL Result 2019 – Get here
The Board of Western Coalfields Limited will declare the results for Staff Nurse Trainee Grade C posts as soon as possible on their official website @westerncoal.in. Many Aspirants have appeared for the written exam. However, the Board members will declare the WCL Exam Result in the month of December 2019 (Tentatively), Since the WCL Staff Nurse Exam Was commenced on 01st December 2019.
While Checking Results Candidates must have the login details like roll number and password. The Higher Officials will announce the WCL Staff Nurse Trainee Grade C Result 2019 according to the performance of the Contenders. Here, the Selection process consists of two rounds. They are the Written Test and Interview.
WCL Staff Nurse Trainee Grade C Cut Off Marks 2019
Western Coalfields Limited Cut off Marks 2019 will be released only after the declaration of the Results. The Cut Off Marks will be decided based on the Catagories of Candidates SC, ST, BC, OC. The Aspirants should score qualifying Cut Off Marks. Then only Candidates will for the next level. Aspirants can check and download WCL Staff Nurse Cut Off Marks 2019.
Western Coalfields Limited Staff Nurse Merit List 2019
In this section, we can have the details of WCL Staff Nurse Merit List 2019. Candidates who have scored the highest marks in the Written Exam will get qualify for the final round. The Applicants in the Merit List will get more priority during the interview process. Whereas, the Staff Nurse Merit List 2019 will release after the announcement of Staff Nurse Trainee Grade C Result 2019. Hence, the Participants must concentrate on Cut Off Marks and Merit List. Further, we can have a stepwise procedure to download the Western Coalfields Limited Staff Nurse Result 2019.
How to check the WCL Exam Result 2019?
Firstly, visit the official website of the Western Coalfields Limited @ westerncoal.in
Secondly, the Homepage of Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) appears on the Screen.
Then go to the Recruitment Section at the bottom of the homepage.
Click on the Recruitment Section and a new page will open on the Screen.
And Search for the link related to the WCL Staff Nurse Result 2019.
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BEGALURU: As Alphabet Inc's new CEO, Sundar Pichai has his task cut out.Rising regulatory scrutiny across the world, increased tax demands and threat from Chinese competitors for the next billion internet users, especially in emerging markets like India, will confront the chief executive of Google's parent entity. He will have to hit the ground running, experts said. Pichai is taking over the reins from Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who have stepped down from active management of the technology giant. Untitled Carousel 72376903 72376681 Apart from leading Google's search, advertising and related products such as videos platform YouTube, Pichai's purview will now extend to Alphabet's futuristic ventures, like driverless cars, high-altitude balloons and efforts to prolong life. His most challenging job, however, will be to maintain Google's dominance on the internet at a time of increased regulatory eye and rising competition from new technology startups from China, the foremost of which is Tik-Tok's parent ByteDance, one of the most valued startups in the world. Tik-Tok, a popular short videos platform, has already emerged as a formidable competitor to YouTube.ByteDance has also launched a smartphone and a music streaming product, directly competing with Google's offerings in the same space. ByteDance has also become a daunting competitor for the next billion first-time internet users in India and other emerging markets.A few years ago, the online advertising market functioned almost as a duopoly between Google and Facebook, but with the entry of TikTok that dynamic seems to be eroding.Google bet hugely on India's digital payments business with the launch of Google Pay two years ago and is expanding the number of languages it supports on existing apps and services.Pichai's efforts to re-enter China, allegedly through a censored search engine, have not yet taken off.News about Google's 'Project Dragonfly' – which surrendered to the censorship demands of the Chinese state in exchange for market access – has attracted severe backlash from politicians and its own employees.In the United States and Europe, there have also been increased calls to break up technology giants into smaller businesses to curb their monopolistic control of the internet and consumer data.
MUMBAI: Wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy and its bankers are working on a debt restructuring programme to avoid the bankruptcy court for resolution. This is after talks for stake sale with potential buyers collapsed.Chairman Tulsi Tanti told ET that the domestic wind energy market faces problems that have made foreign investors wary of investing, forcing the company to drop its stake sale plan to resolve debt issues."We were talking to two global investors to invest in Suzlon Energy. Unfortunately, because of the challenging business environment, they have decided not to go ahead with the investments," Tanti said.He said banks are working with the company on the debt restructuring plan as failure of the industry major may have a domino effect on the wind energy sector."Bankers realise that India cannot afford to lose a company which is the largest in its wind energy space. We are going to restructure the debt. The process is on right now. By the end of this month, we will finalise it," Tanti told ET. He dismissed buzz that the company is headed to the National Company Law Tribunal, calling it "speculation.""Unfortunately, state utilities are not paying on time — almost Rs 16,000-18,000 crore is outstanding. The new chief minister of Andhra Pradesh has decided not to honour the old power purchase pacts, and is offering low prices that are not sustainable. That has shaken the confidence of financial investors to invest in the country," Tanti said. He said the sector is also suffering due to delays in projects on issues relating to availability of site and infrastructure.Suzlon has submitted a restructuring plan to the lenders, which will split its Rs 7,000 crore-debt into sustainable and unsustainable debt.It is also in discussion with its foreign currency convertible bondholders for settlement of borrowing which includes a waiver of considerable amount.Suzlon defaulted on loan repayments earlier this year and its loans were categorised as nonperforming assets by the lenders. In July, Suzlon's secured creditors signed an inter-creditor agreement to resolve the debt crisis by working with the company. According to a central bank directive on June 7, such agreements must be signed within 30 days of the first default to any lender. Banks have a 180-day window, which ends on January 6 to resolve the issue.This was the second instance of a major default in the 24-year life of the Indian wind turbine maker. In 2012, it had defaulted on FCCB repayment, the biggest of its kind at the time. The bonds it defaulted on in July were, in fact, issued in exchange of one of the series on which it had defaulted at that time.In 2013, Suzlon underwent a corporate debt restructuring for its Rs 9,500 crore loans as it faced severe liquidity crunch and could not service debt. In 2015, billionaire Dilip Shanghvi came in as a white knight, buying 23% stake.However, the company's problems persisted as the Indian government rolled back incentives to the wind energy sector, the market shrank and competition intensified even as debt remained high.
MUMBAI: The Rs 1 crore-plus club of independent directors rose over fourfold to 89 in FY19 from 21 in FY13, according to market tracking firm Prime Database, as companies sought to attract board members from a dwindling pool of such candidates.There were 43 independent directors who earned more than Rs 1 crore from a single company even as the government has been looking to cap their remuneration to ensure impartiality. Companies that gave over Rs 1 crore to a single independent director included Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Holdings & Investment, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, HCL Technologies, Indiabulls Housing Finance, Infosys, Reliance Industries, Tata Chemicals, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Elxsi, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra, United Breweries and Wipro.While higher compensation is believed to impact the independence of directors, experts said limiting compensation will make it more difficult for companies to attract qualified people when the pool is already shrinking due to increased liabilities they could face."Any kind of limit on the independent directors pay will not serve the purpose of attracting talented people," said JN Gupta, managing director of Stakeholders Empowerment Services, a proxy advisory firm. "It should be commensurate with the effort, time and commitment."The 10 highest-earning independent directors in FY19 included former State Bank of India chairman OP Bhatt (on boards of companies including HUL and TCS), former Blackstone Group chief Punita Sinha (JSW Steel, Infosys), former director general of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research RA Mashelkar (Reliance Industries, Piramal Enterprises), former Securities and Exchange Board of India chief M Damodaran (Larsen & Toubro, InterGlobe Aviation) and former McKinsey partner Ireena Vittal (Housing Development Finance Corp, Tata Global Beverages), according to Prime Database.The compensation of the 89 directors ranged from Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore, according to the data based on 492 of the Nifty 500 companies for which annual reports were available for 2018-19. There were 72 independent directors in this category in FY18."Most of the companies paying above a crore to a single director are large ones. Smaller companies are still facing the challenge of attracting good people," said Pranav Haldea, MD of Prime Database.In the US, a top independent director would earn between $250,000 (Rs 1.8 crore) and $1 million, experts said."If compared with global benchmarks, a crore being given to an independent director in India is not excessive and is unlikely to make him/her feel obligated to the management," said Arun Duggal, chairman of credit rating company ICRA and an experienced independent director. Also, as long as the director's renumeration is one-fourth of the CEO's compensation, it is fair, Duggal added.The average pay of MDs and CEOs of companies in FY19 was about Rs 6.5 crore, according to an ET analysis of salaries of CEOs, excluding promoters.The average take-home remuneration of independent directors, including sitting fees and commissions, increased 7% to Rs 19.04 lakh in FY19 from Rs 17.83 lakh in FY18, according to Prime Database. 72376532 "The new Companies Act has put more onus and accountability on the independent directors and as a result, their number has shrunk. Companies have no choice but to pay more," said Shriram Subramanian, managing director of proxy advisory firm InGovern.According to the law, independent directors can be paid up to Rs 1 lakh as sitting fees per board meeting. Companies have the flexibility to pay more as commission. The total commission paid to independent directors in a company can be as much as 1% of its profit. The data showed that the top 100 directors accounted for as much as 36.47% of the total remuneration paid to independent directors in 2018-19.
NEW DELHI: In March, when Sundar Pichai had an opportunity to visit students of the Brihanmumbai municipal school in Andheri's DN Nagar, a student, ever curious, asked him -- what does it take to be an engineer?"Do you have a radio and TV at home? When it gets old, just learn to break that apart."Not an unusual answer for the newly elevated Alphabet CEO, who also used the occasion to see how Bolo — a reader app powered by Google AI for text-to-speech and speech recognition — worked on the ground. "Had the chance to visit some students today who are learning to read using Bolo, excited for all the great books they'll discover," Pichai, the boy-next-door turned Silicon Valley pin-up, tweeted after the interaction. Bolo, Neighbourly and Tez – they all have something more in common than just being apps developed by Google.They were, in fact, first launched in India by the $135 billion internet giant, soon after Pichai took over as its chief executive in 2015. Tez, now rechristened Google Pay, is among the top payment apps in India, while Bolo helps kids learn, and Neighbourly is a hyperlocal search app. After Pichai took over, there have been around 20 India-specific initiatives, some of them for global markets, but always first tested and launched in India. Quite often, Pichai himself has been on the ground to launch these products – as the Mumbai school incident shows – and see first-hand the problems people face while using technology. 72376897 Most recently, in September, Google launched an AI research lab in Bengaluru, focused on finding solutions to problems in areas such as healthcare, education and agriculture. Google Pay, Bolo, support for local languages, the Neighbourly app, Gboard, the two-wheeler mode on Google maps – all have been possible due to Google's relentless focus on India, to increase the reach of the internet and educate people on how it could be useful."At least 500 million of the Next Billion Internet users are in India and Google knows that," said Subho Ray, president, Internet and Mobile Association of India."All companies are looking for business in India, but Google under Pichai realised that to make deep inroads in the market, they have to develop products for India."Google's digital literacy program - Internet Saathi - along with Tata Trusts is spread across 18 states and aims to cover 300,000 villages in the country.There are more than 50,000 fulltime Saathis (volunteers), who have helped over 20 million women across more than 200,000 villages.
BENGALURU: Biocon is planning to take its recombinant human (rh) insulin into the US market soon and has tabled an affordable price range for the diabetes drug to the US administration, the top executive of its subsidiary Biocon Biologics said."If you look at rh-insulin, I think it's very interesting currently to look at the United States...We are heavily focusing on policy work, how can we work with key stakeholders in an administration, or with the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) and having a dialogue to show options," Christiane Hamacher told ET.The Bengaluru-headquartered biotech firm is planning to provide rh-insulin to middle- and lowincome countries at less than 10 cents a day.It has also charted an affordable price point for the US, the third largest country with a diabetic population, which analysts have flagged as a crisis.Biocon Biologics is chasing a revenue target of $1 billion in financial year 2021-22. In the previous fiscal year, its revenue had topped $200 million.Biocon has launched two biosimilars in the US market – pegfilgrastim and trastuzumab for cancer treatment – with partner Mylan.Currently, rh-insulin prices are significantly higher and not covered under health insurance. The rh-insulin market is controlled by pharma majors such as Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk.In the US, rh-insulin retails at more than $5 a day and prices could increase further, Hamacher said. In a recent draft guidance on biosimilar drugs, the US FDA has sought to waive off certain advanced immunogenicity studies for a biosimilar or inter-changeable insulin, if analytical assessments show it to be "highly similar".Hamacher said this would significantly help in boosting acceptance of rh-insulin."We now have an opportunity to accelerate the entry into the market and the US, that has a diabetes crisis," she said.Biocon said it is strongly driven by economies of scale and "wellpositioned" to play the volumes game in the US, unlike peers.
MUMBAI: As part of its ambition to make Royal Enfield a global consumer brand, Eicher Motors is looking at expanding manufacturing and dealership footprint for the company across the world with a big focus on Southeast Asia and Latin America.An assembly plant in Thailand is likely to go on stream in the next six months, while the company is exploring a facility for the Latin American market. The idea is to bring the cost down in countries where the import tariffs are high. It is looking at partners who could share the investment and offer local expertise in such markets.Under its vision RE 2.0, newly appointed chief executive Vinod Dasari expects international markets to account for 20% of total revenue. It is targeting another 20% from apparels, accessories and other services, and 60% from the domestic market. This is an attempt to spread risk and eye new business avenues to grow business, Dasari said.More than 90% of Enfield's sales are from India by selling one type of motorcycle, Dasari said, adding that his emphasis would be on diversifying the revenue base and tapping into new opportunities."We will continue to bring in many more products. But I want to have faster growth on solutions and I want to have faster growth internationally. So, we're going to invest a lot in both these things," he told ET.The company has classified global markets into three categories — India-like markets, mature markets and long-shot markets — and devised strategies that cater specifically to each category in terms of products, sales and business models. It plans to launch one new product, including variants, every quarter for the coming three to four years. 72376639 For example, for popular tourist destinations, like Morocco, it has a tie-up with rental companies to develop ridership among travellers and create an aspiration for the brand in the long run. There will be markets where the 350cc Classic motorcycle may be the core offering, and the evolved markets of Europe and the US where it will be the Twins.As against a footprint of 900 stores in India, Enfield has already expanded its global presence to 600 stores over the past five years. 72376642 Led by higher acceptability of 650cc models — Interceptor and Continental GT — its exports have grown 125% to 26,621 units in the first eight months (April-November) of fiscal 2020. The share of exports in the overall business increased to 5.51% from 2.06% in this period. Almost half the Twin 650cc models produced by the company are shipped abroad. Encouraging response to the Twins has resulted in a waiting time of 3-4 months in most markets. In the UK, the Interceptor 650 has emerged the highest selling motorcycle in the 'Naked Street' category.According to CLSA, the company's export volume was expected to grow at 35.2% annually between FY17 and FY22 and the share of export was likely to reach 7.25%.(Inputs from Nehal Chaliawala)
ET Intelligence Group: The correction in steel stocks over the past two days is likely an overreaction to a delay in trade deals involving the world's two biggest economies. Given the favourable valuations and fundamentals, this might be an opportunity to buy.JSW Steel, Tata Steel, Jindal Steel & Power and state-owned SAIL corrected more than 5 per cent in the past two days after US President Donald Trump's announcement on a likely delay in trade talks with China. But contrary to this, domestic steel players have taken a 2-3 per cent price increase on Monday. Global steel prices are also up 3.5 per cent. Domestic steel players hiked prices by 2-3 per cent in the beginning of November too and have the headroom for another 2-3 per cent.In the past five weeks, Indian steel prices are up 5-6 per cent, as compared to this global steel prices are up 9-11 per cent. Imported steel price after including duties are near Rs 37,000 per ton, Indian Steel prices are at Rs 36,000 per ton, thus allowing more headroom for future price hikes. 72376999 As compared to this, the prices of raw materials including iron ore and coking coal have corrected sharply. Global iron ore prices have fallen 10 per cent since early October and are down more than 30 per cent from their peak in 2019. While Tata Steel has captive iron ore, other players depend on domestic supply of iron ore mainly from NMDC. But more importantly, international coking coal prices are down nearly 30 per cent from the 2019 peak, which benefits all four players.The benefit of this will be seen from December quarter onwards due to the lag effect. The global demand supply situation for steel is also improving, especially in China.On the global supply side, China production declined in October for the first time since the end of 2017 driven by production curbs. China's demand indicator for steel on the other hand showed a mixed trend with vehicle sales declining but demand from residential floor space and appliances improved.Shares of JSW Steel, Tata Steel, Jindal Steel and Power and SAIL are trading at FY21 estimated 5.7, 6.1, 5.2 and 6 times EV by EBIDTA. This is attractive, given that the cycle is in an upswing.
ETIG: Mutual fund distributors are recommending small-cap schemes to retail and high net worth individuals (HNIs) as certain fundamental factors warrant enhancing exposure to these schemes.Rupesh Bhansali, head-mutual funds, GEPL Capital said: "Today, large-caps are trading at very high valuations. Their high valuations, to a large extent, capture the potential earnings at least in the near term. Investors need to recalibrate their portfolios now. For those who want to gain in the long term must add small-cap schemes to their portfolio as a diversification strategy."There are three key reasons distributors have been recommending small-cap schemes: First, the valuation gap between large-sized companies and smallcaps is higher than the historical average. In the past five years, large-caps had been trading at a 5 per cent premium to small-sized companies. At present, this valuation gap has expanded. Today, large-caps are trading at 34 per cent premium to small-sized companies.Second, after the reclassification of the scope of investments of an index, unlike in the past, the small-cap universe has seen the entry of quality names, which offers reasonable scope for fund managers to spot interesting and profitable ideas. Currently, the small-cap universe is between top 250 and 500 companies by market capitalisation.Third, historically, it has been observed that after large-caps turn expensive, the next leg of rally follows in mid-caps and then percolates into smallcaps. Considering these factors, distributors are recommending small-cap schemes with at least a five-year view. 72376863 Among small-cap schemes, SBI Smallcap, Axis Smallcap and L&T Emerging Businesses are top three performers by returns.Distributors recommend that retail investors should invest in small-cap schemes through the systematic investment plan (SIP) route. For HNIs, they recommend investing in a staggered manner.
BENGALURU | NEW DELHI: Madurai-born, IIT Kharagpur-educated Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, was appointed CEO of parent company Alphabet on Wednesday as founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page stepped down from active roles.The world's second and third most valuable companies, respectively, Satya Nadella-run Microsoft and Sundar Pichai-run Alphabet, now have India-born chiefs. Microsoft's market capitalisation was $1.14 trillion at close of trade in the US on Tuesday while Alphabet closed at $893.3 billion. Apple is globally the most valuable firm and Amazon occupies the fourth place. Untitled Carousel 72376903 72376982 Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra tweeted: "India's most robust export product is probably the 'Global CEO.' It's now a universal perception that Indian executives are leadership material. If only there was some way of monetising these 'exports,' India would have a perpetual balance of payments surplus!"Observers said the decision of Google founders to hand over Alphabet's reins to Pichai, who will also continue as Google chief executive, is a mark of the huge faith Brin and Page have in the India-born executive."There is no one that we have relied on more since Alphabet was founded, and no better person to lead Google and Alphabet into the future," Brin and Page wrote in a blog announcing Pichai's ascension to the top job. New Role, New ChallengesBrin and Page in their blog pointed to Pichai's "humility" and his "passion for technology". "He's worked closely with us for 15 years, through the formation of Alphabet, as CEO of Google, and a member of the Alphabet Board of Directors. He shares our confidence in the value of the Alphabet structure, and the ability it provides us to tackle big challenges through technology," they wrote.Pichai, winner in the Global Indian of the Year category at the 2016 Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence, said he was excited about Alphabet's long-term focus on tackling big challenges through technology. "Thanks to Larry & Sergey, we have a timeless mission, enduring values and a culture of collaboration & exploration — a strong foundation we'll continue to build on," he wrote on his twitter handle. 72376683 Pichai's new role will also be a testing one, with Google's many commercial and data practices under scrutiny in multiple geographies and with recent controversies over proposed entry to China yet to die down.Since October 2015, when he took over as Google CEO, Pichai has increased the company's focus on cloud computing, machine learning and, significantly for India, on mobile-first emerging markets. His emphasis on the 'next billion' – mostly non-English speakers who access the internet in limited connectivity areas – has led to Google focusing on products aimed at this group.Investors have rewarded Google stock, with the company's market cap doubling to nearly $900 billion since he took over.Industry peers in India are of the view that the Indian-origin CEO is uniquely qualified to deal with these challenges. "Sundar will make an excellent CEO, he is a great collaborator and coalition builder," said Nandan Nilekani, nonexecutive chairman and cofounder Infosys, who said he first met Alphabet's newly anointed CEO in 2013 at a fireside chat with Google employees at the company's headquarters in Mountain View.Rajan Anandan, former Google India chief, said, "Sundar Pichai combines great vision, great ability to build teams, humility and ability to connect with teams. Pichai is an extraordinary consensus builder." He added: "Within Alphabet, businesses can be very large. Waymo can be $150 billion. He has the ability of taking on something large and making it massive."Pichai studied in IIT-Kharagpur before moving to Stanford University for his Masters in Material Science and Engineering, followed by an MBA at Wharton. He joined semiconductor company Applied Materials, worked with McKinsey as a consultant before joining Google in 2004 to work on toolbar, a search engine for desktops that the internet company had pioneered. Since then, he led the division for Android, the operating system for smartphones that eventually became the largest rival for Apple.Nilekani said Pichai's tech prowess is another reason why he is the right fit for the top job at Alphabet. "He (Pichai) has great product sense," said Nilekani pointing to the larger bets that Alphabet has taken with self-driving technology developer Waymo, anti-aging research venture Calico, life sciences Verily and AI company Deep Mind among others. "Sundar will take a hard look at these and work out a strategy," said the Aadhaar architect."It is also the rise of the tech guys. Earlier tech companies were run more by business minds — John Chambers or Eric Schmidt. Now it's the geek. Just in September we saw Sundar showcasing Google's quantum computing prowess," said Vineet Nayar, former chief executive of HCL Technologies. "Sundar is also one of the rare people who understands the core of Chrome and search. Google's heart beats on search and he knows that very well," says Nayar, who is now chairman of Sampark Foundation.Pichai has a special interest in India. Since the last few years, Google has made efforts to increase its reach in the country: From Internet Saathi that aims to take internet to rural parts of India to tying up with Indian Railways for high-speed internet at large stations and building India-specific products such as Neighbourly, Google Go and Files Go.CP Gurnani, managing director, Tech Mahindra, said, "This is a true testimony of the fact that for professionals who have great entrepreneurial skills, sky is the limit."National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) president Debjani Ghosh says that Pichai's contribution is not just limited to his work at Google. "His contribution to technology is not only limited to his work with Google but he has also inspired thousands of leaders from India and around the world to continue to innovate and achieve more," she said.
Vital to end urea diversion, DBT model being piloted: Govt The subsidy component was fixed for nutrient-based subsidies (P&K) effective April 2010 and this resulted in subsidies on P&K decline from Rs 41,500 crore in FY11 to an estimated Rs 26,367 crore in FY20.
Miscellaneous goods: Commerce ministry seeks better classification of 'other' imports The government has already hiked customs duties on scores of items in recent years to discourage inflows of select items, ranging from electronics items such as AC and refrigerator to jewellery.
ఇకపై రీమిక్స్ చేయనని ప్రకటించాడు తమన్. రీమిక్స్ చేసిన ప్రతిసారి బాలు గారు ఫోన్ చేసి తిడుతున్నారని, ఆయనతో పాటు అంతా తిట్టుకుంటున్నారని, అందుకే రీమిక్స్ చేయనని ప్రకటించాడు ఈ స్టార్ కంపోజర్. “ఇకపై రీమిక్స్ చేయను. కారణం ఆ మ్యూజిక్ డైరెక్టర్ , సింగర్ , లిరిక్ రైటర్ నన్ను తిట్టుకుంటారు. బాలు గారు ఫోన్ చేసి మరీ తిడతారు. ఎప్పుడైనా అడుగుతారు…. ఎందుకు రా మనకి ఈ టెన్షన్ అంటారు. కొన్నేళ్ళ తర్వాత నా […]
“దేవుడా.. ఓ మంచి దేవుడా.. చాలా థ్యాంక్స్ దేవుడా.. ఫైనల్ గా డిసెంబర్ 13న సినిమా వస్తోంది. చాలా రోజుల నుంచి వెయిట్ చేస్తున్నాను దేవుడా.. ఎప్పుడూ ఇంత టెన్షన్ లేదు. వెంకీ మామ అన్నారు.. మిలట్రీ నాయుడు అన్నారు… రిలీజ్ కు మాత్రం చాలా రోజులు తీసుకున్నారు. థ్యాంక్యూ సురేష్ ప్రొడక్షన్స్, థ్యాంక్యూ అన్నయ్య.” ఈ మాటలన్నది ఎవరో కాదు, స్వయంగా వెంకటేష్ ఈ డైలాగ్స్ అన్నారు. ఏకంగా సురేష్ ప్రొడక్షన్స్ బ్యానర్ పైన, తన […]
ప్రజాగాయకుడు గద్దర్ స్వరం మారుతోంది. చాలా కాలంగా ఆయన భావాల్లోనూ మార్పు వస్తోంది. స్వయంగా రాహుల్ గాంధీని కలిసి తన కుమారుడిని కాంగ్రెస్ పార్టీలో చేర్పించిన గద్దర్… తెలంగాణ అసెంబ్లీ ఎన్నికల సమయంలో చంద్రబాబును ఆకాశానికెత్తారు. తన శరీరంలో బాబు ప్రభుత్వం దింపిన బుల్లెట్లు ఉన్నప్పటికీ చంద్రబాబును హత్తుకున్నారు గద్దర్. తాజాగా తెలంగాణ ప్రభుత్వంలో ఉద్యోగం కోసం గద్దర్ దరఖాస్తు పెట్టుకున్నారు. సాంస్కృతిక సారథిలో ఉద్యోగం కోసం ఆయన ప్రయత్నిస్తున్నారు. ఈ విషయాన్ని గద్దర్ ధృవీకరించారు. పాటకు, […]
నంద్యాల ప్రాంతానికి చెందిన పారిశ్రామికవేత్త రామ్మోహన్ రెడ్డిని ఆచార్య ఎన్జీ రంగా వ్యవసాయ విశ్వవిద్యాలయం పాలక వర్గ సభ్యుడిగా నియమించడం దుమారం రేపుతోంది. గతంలో ప్రజారాజ్యంలో చేరి వైఎస్పై అనేక అనుచిత వ్యాఖ్యలు చేయడంతో పాటు.. ఏనాడూ వైసీపీ జెండా పట్టుకోని వ్యక్తికి పదవి ఎలా ఇచ్చారన్న దానిపై వైసీపీ శ్రేణులు పెద్దెత్తున ప్రశ్నిస్తున్నాయి. పదవి పొందిన రామ్మోహన్ రెడ్డి దివంగత ఎస్పీవై రెడ్డి అన్న చుట్టరెడ్డికి అల్లుడు. రామ్మోహన్ రెడ్డికి పదవి దక్కడం వెనుక లాబీయింగ్ […]
జనసేన అధ్యక్షుడు పవన్ కల్యాణ్ సంచలన వ్యాఖ్యలు చేశారు. జనసేనను త్వరలోనే బీజేపీలో విలీనం చేయబోతున్నారన్న వార్తల నేపథ్యంలో… పవన్ ఆసక్తికరమైన వ్యాఖ్యలు చేశారు. తాను బీజేపీకి ఎన్నడూ దూరం కాలేదన్నారు. ఇప్పుడు కూడా బీజేపీకి దూరంగా లేనన్నారు. కేవలం ప్రత్యేక హోదా విషయంలో ప్రజల కోరిక మేరకు మాత్రమే ఎన్నికల సమయంలో బీజేపీని వ్యతిరేకించాల్సి వచ్చిందన్నారు. జనసేనను బీజేపీలో విలీనం చేస్తారా? అన్న ప్రశ్నకు…. పార్టీని బీజేపీలో విలీనం చేసే అంశంపై ఇప్పుడే ఏమీ చెప్పలేనన్నారు. మొన్నటి […]
కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వంపై మంత్రి కేటీఆర్ ఆగ్రహం వ్యక్తం చేశారు. దక్షిణాది రాష్ట్రాల పట్ల కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వం వివక్ష చూపుతోందని విమర్శించారు. తెలంగాణ రాష్ట్రాన్ని కూడా కేంద్రం నిర్లక్ష్యం చేస్తోందన్నారు. తెలంగాణతో పాటు… దక్షిణాదిలో చాలా ప్రాజెక్టులు పెండింగ్లోనే ఉన్నాయన్నారు. తెలంగాణకు రావాల్సిన ప్రాజెక్టులు రానివ్వడం లేదన్నారు. అభివృద్ధి కేవలం నాగపూర్కేనా? అని కేటీఆర్ ప్రశ్నించారు. హైదరాబాద్, బెంగళూరు విషయంలో నిర్లక్ష్యపూరితంగా కేంద్రం వైఖరి ఉందన్నారు. రాజకీయ కారణాలతో తెలంగాణను కేంద్రం పట్టించుకోవడం లేదన్నారు. హైదరాబాద్లో సీఐఐ ఆధ్వర్యంలో […]
రేపిస్టులను ఉరి తీయాలని చాలా మంది డిమాండ్ చేస్తున్నారని… కానీ అలా చేసే హక్కు ఎవరికీ లేదని పవన్ కల్యాణ్ చేసిన వ్యాఖ్యలపై వైసీపీ ఎంపీ విజయసాయిరెడ్డి స్పందించారు. పవన్ కల్యాణ్ వ్యాఖ్యలతో ఆయన మానసికంగా ఏదో సీరియస్ ప్రాబ్లమ్ ఎదుర్కొంటున్నట్టు స్పష్టమవుతోందని అభిప్రాయపడ్డారు. దేశమంతా రేపిస్టులను కఠినంగా శిక్షించాలని కళ్ల నీళ్లు పెట్టుకుంటుంటే పవన్కు మాత్రం రేపిస్టుల ప్రాణాలు ముఖ్యమై పోయాయని విమర్శించారు. రేపిస్టులకు వంతపాడడమే పవనిజమా అని ప్రశ్నించారు. 'రేపిస్టులకు ఉరిశిక్ష ఎలా వేస్తారని […]
అనంతపురం జిల్లాలో సంఘవిద్రోహక శక్తులపై పోలీసులు ఉక్కుపాదం మోపుతున్నారు. ప్రజల్లో అలజడులకు, దాడులకు కారణమవుతున్న వారిపై కఠినంగా వ్యవహరిస్తున్నారు. తాడిపత్రిని జేసీ కుటుంబం అండతో పాతికేళ్లుగా శాసిస్తున్న జేసీ ప్రభాకర్ రెడ్డి ముఖ్య అనుచరుడు ఎస్వీ రవీంద్రారెడ్డిపై జిల్లా బహిష్కరణకు పోలీసులు రంగం సిద్ధం చేశారు. మరోరెండు రోజుల్లో ఇందుకు సంబంధించిన ఆదేశాలు రాబోతున్నాయి. సంగటి రవీంద్రారెడ్డి అలియాస్ పొట్టి రవి 2003లో జేసీ కుటుంబం చెంతకు చేరాడు. నమ్మిన బంటుగా మారాడు. దాడులు, దౌర్జన్యాల విషయంలో […]
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