Thursday, 19 November 2015

Fed minutes minimizes global fears

Online Desk
European equities traded higher Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve gave a clearer signal about a December rate hike, a report said on CNBC.
 
The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.6 percent with all major indices in positive territory following strong moves higher in Asia and the U.S. overnight.
 
U.S. equities closed higher on Wednesday and Asia markets were buoyed overnight as investors digested the release of the Federal Reserve's October meeting minutes.
 
The minutes showed that many members of the Federal Open Market Committee believe a rates hike next month would be appropriate but would then proceed with caution on further tightening, assessing the economic conditions closely.
 
Investors in Europe are also digesting the latest developments in the aftermath of the Paris attacks. Police raids on more suspected perpetrators of Friday's attacks took place on Wednesday.

International Men's Day: 7 things men are so perfect at

Online Desk
There are some things that men can do and women can't. There are many other things that women can do and men can't.
 
Like giving birth for instance. But, aside that, here's a compilation of seven things that men are so perfect at, that they can be really annoying. Enjoy!
 
1. Sexy morning voices: This one is definitely tops the list. Men have such seductive baritones when they wake up in the morning, while we women end up croaking like frogs. Although we are quite sure that the sexy 'morning voice' is directly proportional to the sexiness quotient of their normal voices, unofficial research has shown that men with reasonable voices end up with super sexy morning voices as well. Let's also imagine a George Clooney like face to go with that voice. Sigh.
 
2. Ability to give comforting hugs: There's no denying it. Embracing a man is like hugging a life size teddy bear. Only warmer. And human. Not only does everything feel like it will be OK, the world seems so much safer in that embrace. Know what's even better? The hug comes with a surplus - don't you just love the way they smell your hair?
 
3. Their uncanny knack of pissing you off and making you feel good at the same time: Alright, moving on. Only a man can achieve that impossible task of pissing you off and making you feel great at the same time. A classic example would be when a man watching a woman give birth says, "Does it really hurt that bad?" and then looks at your annoyed expression and immediately chirps, "But, I am sure you'll be brave honey." Well, at least he's thinking about having kids with you right?
 
4. Saying something completely inappropriate and still is charming: This one is a classic. And no, we're not talking about the cheesy pick up lines that go something along the lines of "do you believe in love at first sight or should I walk by again." We're referring to the smooth talkers here.
 
5. Ability to eat like a pig and not feel guilty about it: Ever seen a teenage boy wolf down an entire pizza by himself? Or a fully grown man helping himself onto a fourth helping of biryani? Heck, have you ever heard a man say he's "full"? Maybe they are blessed with excellent metabolism or maybe they are just built that way, they can eat gigantic quantities of food, and still work it off. We envy you for not having to worry about cellulite on your hips and thighs.
 
6. Their ability to fix things: When we compare the data with those of women, men outnumber the fairer sex in fixing things. We might attribute this to their less involvement in other household chores (as a result having more time to spare), but still the credit is theirs when it comes to petty home jobs.
 
7. Gods of gaming: While women may be the connoisseurs of finesse and art (we don't say men are not), men are the masters of video gaming when it comes to percentage data. So, let them take the credit here for getting more scores on several occasions!
 
Source: TOI

Mojaheed's clemency decision after meeting lawyers

Samakal Correspondent
The convicted war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed has told his son that the decision about seeking presidential clemency will be taken after meeting with the lawyers soon.
 
Earlier the family members of war crimes convict Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed has met the convicted war criminal Jamaat leader at Dhaka Central Jail.
 
Mojaheed's younger son Ali Ahmed Mabroor reached the jail gate at 11:45 am Thursday. At about 12:30 am he applied to the authority seeking his father's visit.
 
Twelve members of the family met Mojaheed in jail and talked for about 30-minute.
 
Later, at 1:00 pm 12 family members entered into jail including convict's wife Tamanna-i-Jahan, son Ali Ahmed Tajbir, Ali Ahmed Taskik and brother Khalid.
 
The ICT-2 on July 17, 2013, sentenced Mojaheed to death for committing crimes against humanity during the War of Liberation. The Jamaat leader filed an appeal with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on August 12, 2013.
 
On June 16, 2015, the Appellate Division delivered its judgement, upholding the death for the commander of notorious Al Badr.The Apex Court on September 30 released the full verdict in his appeal case and on October 1 the ICT issued death warrant against Mojaheed.
 
The meeting came a day after the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court rejected his plea, seeking review of its order that upheld his death sentence.

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