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BMC makes singing of Vande Mataram a must in its schools
- August 11, 2017
As per the NM, Patil wants the BMC to make singing of the national song mandatory in all schools the BMC funds. (File photo) Following the Madras High Court ruling making Vande Mataram mandatory in schools in Tamil Nadu, Sandeep Patel, a BJP corporator from P-South Ward (Goregaon West) of the BMC had demanded that singing of the national song be made compulsory in BMC-run schools. (more...)
- August 11, 2017
As per the NM, Patil wants the BMC to make singing of the national song mandatory in all schools the BMC funds. (File photo) Following the Madras High Court ruling making Vande Mataram mandatory in schools in Tamil Nadu, Sandeep Patel, a BJP corporator from P-South Ward (Goregaon West) of the BMC had demanded that singing of the national song be made compulsory in BMC-run schools. (more...)
Are Insiders Shedding Shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT)?
- August 11, 2017
The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink . Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc invested in 0.31% or 763,022 shares. 126 funds opened positions while 368 raised stakes. 266.79 million shares or 0.98% less from 269.42 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Commonwealth Equity Ser has invested 0% in Yadkin Financial Corp (NYSE:YDKN). (more...)
- August 11, 2017
The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink . Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc invested in 0.31% or 763,022 shares. 126 funds opened positions while 368 raised stakes. 266.79 million shares or 0.98% less from 269.42 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Commonwealth Equity Ser has invested 0% in Yadkin Financial Corp (NYSE:YDKN). (more...)
Coast Guard Search Underway off Madison Coast
- August 11, 2017
Tuesday. As of Thursday morning, the search is suspended pending further information. However, the Coast Guard said neither contained any gear nor showed any signs of recent use. A drug smuggling operation has been smashed after Coast Guard officers spotted huge bundles of marijuana while responding to a distress call. "I came down to go for my morning paddle board and there were fire trucks here and firefighters looking out at the sea", said Matt Kenna, an eyewitness. (more...)
- August 11, 2017
Tuesday. As of Thursday morning, the search is suspended pending further information. However, the Coast Guard said neither contained any gear nor showed any signs of recent use. A drug smuggling operation has been smashed after Coast Guard officers spotted huge bundles of marijuana while responding to a distress call. "I came down to go for my morning paddle board and there were fire trucks here and firefighters looking out at the sea", said Matt Kenna, an eyewitness. (more...)
Mattis warns North Korea to stand down or face 'end of regime'
- August 11, 2017
Tension in the region has risen since North Korea carried out two nuclear bomb tests a year ago and two intercontinental ballistic missile tests in July. Guam is home to about 163,000 people and a US military base that includes a submarine squadron, an air base and a Coast Guard group. While Trump said the nuclear arsenal was more powerful than ever before, USA officials say it takes decades to actually modernize nuclear weapons. (more...)
- August 11, 2017
Tension in the region has risen since North Korea carried out two nuclear bomb tests a year ago and two intercontinental ballistic missile tests in July. Guam is home to about 163,000 people and a US military base that includes a submarine squadron, an air base and a Coast Guard group. While Trump said the nuclear arsenal was more powerful than ever before, USA officials say it takes decades to actually modernize nuclear weapons. (more...)
Parsing Tough Rhetoric On North Korea 15:00 Download
- August 11, 2017
President Donald Trump says the United States' nuclear arsenal is "far stronger and more powerful than ever before". We should not be engaging in the same kind of blustery and provocative statements as North Korea about nuclear war. He puts most of the leaders, internationally as well as here at home, in a predicament of a kind, where they can not understand. "I think we have a fair number of rational players in the United States and Washington", he said. (more...)
- August 11, 2017
President Donald Trump says the United States' nuclear arsenal is "far stronger and more powerful than ever before". We should not be engaging in the same kind of blustery and provocative statements as North Korea about nuclear war. He puts most of the leaders, internationally as well as here at home, in a predicament of a kind, where they can not understand. "I think we have a fair number of rational players in the United States and Washington", he said. (more...)
President Trump Declares Opioid Crisis a National Emergency
- August 11, 2017
Among other proposals, the report asks for greater support for law enforcement and US Postal Service efforts - through more manpower and better technology, for example - to catch fentanyl as it's transported. "We're not going to arrest our way out of this epidemic", Alexander said. Trump went on to say that he plans to spend a lot of time and money on addressing the opioid epidemic . (more...)
- August 11, 2017
Among other proposals, the report asks for greater support for law enforcement and US Postal Service efforts - through more manpower and better technology, for example - to catch fentanyl as it's transported. "We're not going to arrest our way out of this epidemic", Alexander said. Trump went on to say that he plans to spend a lot of time and money on addressing the opioid epidemic . (more...)
Solheim Cup 2017: Paula Creamer replaces injured Jessica Korda in USA team
- August 11, 2017
She'll take the place of Jessica Korda, will not be able to participate as she is still recovering from an arm injury. Korda qualified automatically for the United States team which will defend the trophy against Europe in Des Moines, Iowa, but withdrew from the Ricoh Women's British Open after an opening 76 at Kingsbarns. (more...)
- August 11, 2017
She'll take the place of Jessica Korda, will not be able to participate as she is still recovering from an arm injury. Korda qualified automatically for the United States team which will defend the trophy against Europe in Des Moines, Iowa, but withdrew from the Ricoh Women's British Open after an opening 76 at Kingsbarns. (more...)
Trump 'very surprised' by FBI Manfort raid, saying it sends 'strong signal'
- August 11, 2017
Mueller's investigation has gathered pace over recent weeks. Through his lawyer John Dowd, Trump has sent private messages of "appreciation and greetings" to the special counsel, as USA TODAY first reported on Tuesday . Trump went on to say that Manafort is a "very decent man", but minimized his contributions to the presidential campaign, which Manafort worked on for five months. (more...)
- August 11, 2017
Mueller's investigation has gathered pace over recent weeks. Through his lawyer John Dowd, Trump has sent private messages of "appreciation and greetings" to the special counsel, as USA TODAY first reported on Tuesday . Trump went on to say that Manafort is a "very decent man", but minimized his contributions to the presidential campaign, which Manafort worked on for five months. (more...)
Russian Federation says global sanctions on Venezuela "not constructive" (ROSN)
- August 11, 2017
The national assembly has previously opposed Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro. Washington slapped sanctions on Maduro himself last week following similar action against 13 Venezuelan figures on July 26. But experts say individual sanctions, while providing symbolism, have had little or no impact on Maduro's policies and that broader oil-sector and financial sanctions - the toughest of possible measures - may be the only way to make the Venezuelan government feel economic pain. (more...)
- August 11, 2017
The national assembly has previously opposed Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro. Washington slapped sanctions on Maduro himself last week following similar action against 13 Venezuelan figures on July 26. But experts say individual sanctions, while providing symbolism, have had little or no impact on Maduro's policies and that broader oil-sector and financial sanctions - the toughest of possible measures - may be the only way to make the Venezuelan government feel economic pain. (more...)
Canadian delegation in North Korea to discuss jailed pastor
- August 11, 2017
The pastor had been arrested in January 2015 and accused of acts subversive against the north Korean regime, what the canadian authorities have always strongly denied. His supporters have said he was on a humanitarian mission to North Korea when he was detained. The meeting was called after North Korea earlier this week declared that it will quote "seriously" examine an "enveloping strike" of Guam with four of its missiles, and will finalize a plan to do that by mid-August. (more...)
- August 11, 2017
The pastor had been arrested in January 2015 and accused of acts subversive against the north Korean regime, what the canadian authorities have always strongly denied. His supporters have said he was on a humanitarian mission to North Korea when he was detained. The meeting was called after North Korea earlier this week declared that it will quote "seriously" examine an "enveloping strike" of Guam with four of its missiles, and will finalize a plan to do that by mid-August. (more...)
Bus rams into tunnel in China's Shaanxi province, 36 dead
- August 11, 2017
The injured have been rushed to the hospital and rescue work is underway. According to the World Health Organization, more than 260,000 people die in vehicular accidents each year in China. Traffic law violations caused nearly 90 per cent of the road accidents where people died or were injured in 2015, with the total number of such infractions reaching an astonishing 442 million. (more...)
- August 11, 2017
The injured have been rushed to the hospital and rescue work is underway. According to the World Health Organization, more than 260,000 people die in vehicular accidents each year in China. Traffic law violations caused nearly 90 per cent of the road accidents where people died or were injured in 2015, with the total number of such infractions reaching an astonishing 442 million. (more...)
Trump Warns North Korea Of "Things They Never Thought Possible"
- August 11, 2017
U.S. intelligence reports claiming that North Korea has miniaturized a nuclear bomb to fit on top of intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United States have prompted Trump to threaten massive retaliation if Pyongyang attacks. (more...)
- August 11, 2017
U.S. intelligence reports claiming that North Korea has miniaturized a nuclear bomb to fit on top of intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United States have prompted Trump to threaten massive retaliation if Pyongyang attacks. (more...)
Maryland City Considers Giving Non-Citizens Voting Rights
- August 11, 2017
It would apply only to city elections and would make all adult residents eligible to vote. The Montgomery County communities of Takoma Park, Barnesville, Garrett Park, Glen Echo, Martin's Additions and Somerset have also expanded voting rights to non-citizens. (more...)
- August 11, 2017
It would apply only to city elections and would make all adult residents eligible to vote. The Montgomery County communities of Takoma Park, Barnesville, Garrett Park, Glen Echo, Martin's Additions and Somerset have also expanded voting rights to non-citizens. (more...)
Trump To Declare Opioid Crisis A National Emergency
- August 11, 2017
In the hours leading up to the press briefing, there were many rumors that this was the reason the president may have called the meeting to order, to declare a state of emergency . The essential problem with Trump's approach, Piper added, is that it "makes it look like they are doing something even when they are not". Treatment often "comes too late", only helps "in some cases", and "very often fails" altogether, the attorney general said, suggesting that the administration does not ... (more...)
- August 11, 2017
In the hours leading up to the press briefing, there were many rumors that this was the reason the president may have called the meeting to order, to declare a state of emergency . The essential problem with Trump's approach, Piper added, is that it "makes it look like they are doing something even when they are not". Treatment often "comes too late", only helps "in some cases", and "very often fails" altogether, the attorney general said, suggesting that the administration does not ... (more...)
We need a vacation from Trump's vacation
- August 11, 2017
In an ongoing war of words with North Korea, the US President Donald Trump tweeted that his first order as president was to renovate and modernize the American nuclear arsenal, which is now stronger than ever before and added that Washington will never allow any nation to surpass US power. (more...)
- August 11, 2017
In an ongoing war of words with North Korea, the US President Donald Trump tweeted that his first order as president was to renovate and modernize the American nuclear arsenal, which is now stronger than ever before and added that Washington will never allow any nation to surpass US power. (more...)
Yellow weather warning issued for London as heavy rain moves south
- August 11, 2017
Melanie Onn, the MP for Great Grimsby, also shared pictures on Twitter of the waterlogged roads, adding that some were "like a river" and that the water was "over my ankles". "Most of the United Kingdom, apart from the very top and the very, very far east, is going to see a fine, clear day with plenty of sunshine, nice and warm, a typical summer's day", she said. (more...)
- August 11, 2017
Melanie Onn, the MP for Great Grimsby, also shared pictures on Twitter of the waterlogged roads, adding that some were "like a river" and that the water was "over my ankles". "Most of the United Kingdom, apart from the very top and the very, very far east, is going to see a fine, clear day with plenty of sunshine, nice and warm, a typical summer's day", she said. (more...)
Ivanka To Visit India In Support Of Women Entrepreneurship
- August 11, 2017
This was shortly after Ivanka tweeted, "Honored to lead the U.S. delegation to #GES2017 in India & meet with Prime Minister Modi & passionate entrepreneurs from around the globe!" PM Modi had invited Ivanka for the GES Summit during his meeting in Washington in June. (more...)
- August 11, 2017
This was shortly after Ivanka tweeted, "Honored to lead the U.S. delegation to #GES2017 in India & meet with Prime Minister Modi & passionate entrepreneurs from around the globe!" PM Modi had invited Ivanka for the GES Summit during his meeting in Washington in June. (more...)
Packers open preseason against Eagles
- August 11, 2017
He had completions of 5, 6 and 7 yards to Jordan Matthews and the 38 yards to Hollins. The Eagles ended up losing to Green Bay 24-9. "I think the way we practice, the way we prepare, gets you ready for the games". Right guard Brandon Brooks will not play in this game either. You try to react the way you would. But when you're live things are a little different. (more...)
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- August 11, 2017
He had completions of 5, 6 and 7 yards to Jordan Matthews and the 38 yards to Hollins. The Eagles ended up losing to Green Bay 24-9. "I think the way we practice, the way we prepare, gets you ready for the games". Right guard Brandon Brooks will not play in this game either. You try to react the way you would. But when you're live things are a little different. (more...)
Power Companies Will Help Customers Find Best Deal In 'Plain English'
- August 11, 2017
In a letter to major retailers requesting their attendance, Malcolm Turnbull said Australia was blessed with abundant energy so it is simply not good enough that some families and businesses can not always afford to turn on their lights. "We've got obviously the sword of Damocles there with the choice of regulation if need be but today in the first instance we want to hear from the companies as to what they are doing", the energy minister said. (more...)
- August 11, 2017
In a letter to major retailers requesting their attendance, Malcolm Turnbull said Australia was blessed with abundant energy so it is simply not good enough that some families and businesses can not always afford to turn on their lights. "We've got obviously the sword of Damocles there with the choice of regulation if need be but today in the first instance we want to hear from the companies as to what they are doing", the energy minister said. (more...)
Suncoast Congressman responds to President Trump declaring Opioid Crisis a "National Emergency"
- August 11, 2017
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, who announced last week at a Trump rally in Huntington he would be rejoining the Republican Party, said he supported the president's efforts. However, there are ideas being given to President Trump so that he can make the best decision possible. Jenkins, who helped in the creation of Lily's Place, called Cardinal Health's claim "an outrage". (more...)
- August 11, 2017
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, who announced last week at a Trump rally in Huntington he would be rejoining the Republican Party, said he supported the president's efforts. However, there are ideas being given to President Trump so that he can make the best decision possible. Jenkins, who helped in the creation of Lily's Place, called Cardinal Health's claim "an outrage". (more...)
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