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A Cap on Interest Rates Charged Consumers? Yes

Real Clear Politics 

The Loan Shark Protection Act would limit the interest charged on credit cards to 15 percent. A 15 percent cap would be too low -- naively too low. Too bad the bill's sponsors, Sen. Bernie Sanders...

Modi, Shah meet Union ministers to thank them for 'service to nation'

Business Standard 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Union ministers from the BJP as well as allies at a meeting hosted by party president Amit Shah at its headquarters. The BJP described the meeting as an occasion to thank ministers for "their service to the nation" ahead of the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha election on May 23, following which a new government will assume charge. Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Arun Jaitley, J P Nadda and Prakash Javadekar were among the key leaders from the BJP at the meeting. Читать дальше...

Coast Guard apprehends Pakistani boat with narcotics worth Rs 600 crore

Business Standard 

The Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday apprehended a Pakistani boat off the Gujarat coast and seized narcotics, suspected to be heroin, worth Rs 600 crore, the maritime agency said. Six crew members of the boat were taken into custody by the ICG, it said. The action was taken based on inputs from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and other agencies. "Following a tip-off @IndiaCoastGuard Ship apprehended a #Karachi registered #Pakistani #Fishing Boat 'AL-MADINA' with 06 crew onboard off #Gujarat... Читать дальше...

Oppn leaders meet, move EC seeking VVPAT verification with EVMs

Business Standard 

The leaders of 22 opposition parties met the Election Commission on Tuesday ahead of the Lok Sabha election results and asked it to ensure transparency and fairness in the counting process by verifying EVM results with VVPATs. The opposition leaders, including from the Congress, the DMK, the TDP and the BSP, submitted a memorandum to the poll panel, demanding the tallying of votes of electronic voting machines with a paper trail of votes (VVPATs) of five randomly identified polling booths in an assembly... Читать дальше...

Antora, Moumita, Sheetal and Sunanda Win Sunsilk Divas to Form the First Ever Professional, All Girl Pop Band of Bangladesh

Business Standard 

/ -- - Sony DADC to launch first Album of Band The Grand Finale of the first ever female music reality show of Bangladesh, Sunsilk Divas, took place recently at International Convention Centre Bashundhara, Dhaka. The event was a fitting finale to one of the most comprehensive music reality show and talent hunt, which began in August 2018. The event crowned Antora Rahman, Ferdousi Moumita, Mustarin Ahmed Sheetal and Sunanda Sharmin as the four winners of Sunsilk Divas, Season 1. The four winners are all set to form the first ever all girl... Читать дальше...



5 Reasons to Buy a Volvo XC40

Autoguide.com 

5 Reasons to Buy a Volvo XC40
The XC40 is one of the most delightful premium compact crossovers available today. more

Man held for 'forging' documents against Church head

Business Standard 

A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly forging documents against Syro-Malabar Church head Cardinal George Alencherry, following which a row has erupted in Kerala's influential Catholic Church with a section of priests protesting against the arrest. Three bishops of the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese have come out openly against the arrest of Adithya Valavi, who is a post-graduate from an IIT, claiming that he is not a criminal and he had no role in forging documents. The priests have claimed that the man... Читать дальше...

Mel B Instagram: Spice Girl breaks silence to reveal ‘awful TRUTH’ about sudden blindness - Express

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  1. Mel B Instagram: Spice Girl breaks silence to reveal ‘awful TRUTH’ about sudden blindness  Express
  2. Spice Girls' Geri Horner takes swipe at Victoria Beckham in Instagram diss - Daily Star  Daily Star
  3. Mel B 'doing fine after herpes eye infection' made her 'blind'  Metro.co.uk
  4. Spice Girls €41m concert set to be biggest ever show in Croke Park  The Irish Times
  5. Mel B is 'totally fine and has been given some eye drops' after 'fearing she was blind'  Daily Mail
  6. View... Читать дальше...

The daily business briefing: May 21, 2019

The Week 

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Ford announced Monday that it would cut 7,000 white-collar jobs to reduce costs. The automaker said it would start notifying affected workers on Tuesday. The cuts amount to about 10 percent of Ford's global salaried staff. The company expects to save about $600 million a year. About 2,400 of the eliminated jobs will be in North America. The cuts, announced in a letter from CEO Jim Hackett to employees, came as Ford executes a massive restructuring and spends $11 billion to remake its... Читать дальше...

Rostelecom provides Wi-Fi for hospitality sector

Telecompaper.com 

(Telecompaper) Russian national operator Rostelecom has announced that more than 150 companies working in the hospitality sector in the Voronezh region have chosen to use its managed Wi-Fi service...

Soil is the key to Earth's history (and future)

Phys.org 

The English language is full of phrases—from "bogged down" to "feet of clay" and "dirt cheap"—that reflect how we appreciate the diversity of soil, but value it little.

Jennifer Harbury: Deaths of Guatemalan Children at Border Have Roots in Decades of U.S.-Backed Genocide

Democracy Now! 

Five Guatemalan children have died after being apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol since December. We look at the humanitarian crisis unfolding on the border and its ties to decades of bloody U.S. intervention in Latin America with human rights attorney Jennifer Harbury. Her husband, Efraín Bámaca Velásquez, was a Mayan comandante and guerrilla who was disappeared after he was captured by the Guatemalan army in the 1980s. After a long campaign, she found there was U.S. involvement in the cover-up of her husband's murder and torture. Читать дальше...

United agree terms with Daniel James

Soccer News 

Manchester United have agreed personal terms with Daniel James of Swansea City, according to Sky Sports. The two clubs, meanwhile, still haven’t reached a figure acceptable for both sides to be the transfer fee, though it is believed that that matter is close to being resolved as well at around £15 million. The 21-year-old winger was […]

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