President Donald Trump's 2020 budget provides for a five per cent increase in defence spending, notably to finance building his controversial border wall, while slashing funds for diplomacy by 23 percent. If approved as is -- an unlikely scenario given opposition in Congress -- military spending would increase to USD 750 billion for fiscal year 2020, which begins in October 2019. This figure includes USD 718.3 billion for the Pentagon and USD 32 billion for the Energy Department to maintain and provide fuel for America's nuclear arsenal. Читать дальше...
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The Lok Sabha polls will sound the "death knell" for the BJP and bring an end to Narendra Modi's "reign of fear", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asserted Tuesday. The Trinamool Congress supremo said the electoral battle will be between a "united India and some isolated people", as she mounted a scalding assault on the BJP and the prime minister. "The 2019 Lok Sabha polls will sound the death knell for the BJP and give people freedom from the reign of fear of Narendra Modi. It will be... Читать дальше...
Inside the Hockey Hall of Fame, there’s a large room–a sanctuary–that honors hockey’s most notable players, athletes, builders and broadcasters. In addition to the Stanley Cup, there are custom-built trophy showcases filled with the Vezina, Hart, Art Ross and Calder trophies. And, of course, there are portraits and biographical sketches of each inducted member. There […]
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Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it would close its blockbuster deal for the film and television assets of 21st Century Fox on March 20, a deal likely to reshape the media-entertainment landscape. The USD 71 billion deal gives Disney the prized 20th Century Fox studios and other media production units. It also vastly reduces the empire of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his family, who are planning a "new Fox" that includes the US broadcast network and the Fox News Channel. The Disney-Fox deal comes amid... Читать дальше...
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As many as 96,000 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines will be used during polling in all the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra next month. The process of training 6 lakh employees to handle these machines has started, an official release said Tuesday. These employees will be provided training at three different levels, it said. VVPAT is an independent printer system attached with electronic voting machines (EVMs) that allows the voters to verify that their votes are cast as intended. Читать дальше...
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The Coupa Software earnings report for its fiscal fourth quarter of 2019 has COUP stock falling on Tuesday with a weak outlook.
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