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Shiv Sena supports Kovind; to go with NDA after 15 years
With this announcement of Kovind as the presidential nominee, the ruling party plans to expand its Dalit support base in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and send a strong message to the community. The chief minister is reportedly heading for Delhi today evening. He was the president of BJP Dalit Morcha between 1998 and 2002 and president of All-India Koli Samaj. [Full Article...]
Uber Founder Resigns Under Pressure As CEO, Published Report Says
Kalanick's resignation came at the request of the company's investors. Travis Kalanick , who helped found the company in 2009, stepped down from the post of CEO on Tuesday. Theoretically the board could vote Kalanick out as CEO, but then his ruling troika could effectively dissolve the board. He will remain on the board. [Full Article...]
Official urges limited Fed role in addressing United States inequality
She is not a voter on the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee this year. This is much lower than the median forecast of Fed economists, which calls for one more rate hike this year and three each in 2018 and 2019. "Recent inflation data have surprised to the downside and call into question the idea that USA inflation is reliably returning toward target", he added. [Full Article...]
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) Analysts See $-0.04 EPS
Comparatively, AMD posted earnings of $-0.04 per share in the same quarter, a year earlier. Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD ) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 1st. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 622,485 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,768,612.80. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securiti... [Full Article...]
Republican Senator Vital to Health Bill's Passage Won't Support It
He also said that Republicans might be more comfortable voting for an ObamaCare repeal bill now that Republican Karen Handel won a competitive special election for a House seat in Georgia where healthcare was an issue. The Senate legislation would phase out extra federal money Nevada and 30 other states receive for expanding Medicaid to additional low earners. "No argument against Trumpcar... [Full Article...]
Ravi teja's brother bharath dies in auto accident
The same inspector said, "Due to high speed collision, Bharat died on the spot". Bharath , 45, who also acted in a few Telugu movies, was driving the vehicle when it hit the stationary lorry on the outer ring road near Kothwalguda in Shamshabad late last night, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport's police station inspector M Mahesh said. [Full Article...]
London Van Attack: Brave Imam 'Stopped All Forms' of Assault on Suspect
Eleven people were wounded shortly after midnight on Monday after the van hit a group of people who had gathered to help an elderly man who had collapsed outside the Muslim Welfare House. Security Minister Ben Wallace confirmed the suspect was not known to the security services. "I know exactly what people are thinking by their looks", she said. [Full Article...]
Exit polls: Large majority for Macron in French parliament
Contrary to some predictions before the second round of voting, the opposition parties in the National Assembly are strong enough to form an effective opposition. "Massive abstention considerably weakens the legitimacy of the new National Assembly". Low voter turnout didn't help France's established parties. [Full Article...]