Saisaranyya Menon

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Droupadi Murmu became the 15th President of India when she defeated Yashwant Sinha in the elections on July 21. She has also become the first tribal President of the country. Droupadi Murmu began her career as a ward councillor and rose to become the Governor of Jharkhand. Murmu faced career bureaucrat and former Union minister Yashwant Sinha, the joint Opposition's choice for the presidency, in the presidential elections, however, reigned supreme to succeed Ram Nath Kovind. Also Read| Droupadi Murmu is India's first tribal president, beats Yashwant Sinha,Here's all you need to know about President's salary, security, car and more:,Salary,The President of India earns a monthly salary of Rs. 5 lakh. The President of India is the country's highest-paid employee. Previously, the President was paid Rs 150,000 per month. The monthly payment was increased to Rs 500,000. Other benefits are not included in the salary. President Ram Nath Kovind stated two years ago that he receives a salary of Rs. 5 lakh, but a large portion of it is deducted as income tax according to DNA India. ,Also Read| Watch: Mayurbhanj celebrates as Draupadi Murmu on course to become President,Home,The President lives in the Rashtrapati Bhawan, President's Estate, New Delhi. The President of India can also choose between two retreats: The Retreat Building in Shimla and Rashtrapati Nilayam in Hyderabad. Also Read| What happened to Droupadi Murmu's sons and husband Shyam Charan?,Car,The President usually travels in high-end vehicles. The vehicles also have cutting-edge security systems. The vehicle is bulletproof and shockproof. It does not have a licence plate, instead of which, the national symbol, the Ashoka Pillar is displayed . Ramnath Kovind is chauffeured in a Mercedes Maybach S600 Pullman Guard. According to reports, the car can withstand bullets, bombs, gas attacks, and other explosives. Also Read| Who is Droupadi Murmu, India's first tribal president?,Security,The president is protected by the President's Bodyguard, an elite unit of the Indian Armed Forces. They are mostly from the three branches of the military and are elite soldiers. President's incentives,A president is entitled to a pension of at least Rs 1.5 lakh per year. The President's spouse is paid Rs 30,000 per month. They also get to live in a rent-free bungalow. They can employ up to five people.

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<ul>
 <li>Droupadi Murmu became India's first tribal President</li>
 <li>Murmu will swear in on July 25, 2022</li>
 <li>She defeated Yashbant Sinha to become India's 15th President</li>
</ul>

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Senior Congress leaders including Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, former deputy CM Sachin Pilot, and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor were detained on Thursday as the Congress was protesting against the enforcement directorate's summons to party's interim president Sonia Gandhi in the National Herald case. On Thursday Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned briefly as Opposition parties voiced their protest against rising prices and the Enforcement Directorate summons to Congress president Sonia Gandhi for questioning in a money laundering case. Also read: India to get its 15th President today, counting to take place at Parliament,The Congress and other Opposition parties sought to raise the issues as soon as the House convened for the day and began shouting slogans. Many members trooped into the Well of the House displaying placards even as Question Hour started. Speaker Om Birla adjourned the House for a brief period. Proceedings resumed around 11.30 am with Congress members staying away and DMK members staging a walk out. Also read: India to get its 15th President today: 5 points you need to know,Earlier in the day, Union minister Pralhad Joshi asked whether the Opposition party believes everyone is equal before the law or not. Is she some 'super human' because she is the Congress president? The Parliamentary Affairs minister also said Opposition parties wanted to discuss the issue of price rise in the House and the government was ready for it. Also read: 'Recognise us as real Shiv Sena': Eknath Shinde's faction requests Election Commission,Once the health of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is fine, the discussion can be taken up, the minister said. Amid the din, a question related to installation of solar power panels was taken up during Question Hour that went on for just about 10 minutes. The speaker told the protesting members that issues can be raised after Question Hour. However, as the ruckus continued, the proceedings were adjourned till 11:30 am. Also read: Haryana police officer run over by mining mafia during illegal mining check,Some Congress members displayed placards with the words Satyameva Jayate and a photograph of Sonia Gandhi. The Congress president is appearing before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in a money laundering case related to National Herald.

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 <li>The Enforcement Directorate summon Congress president Sonia Gandhi for questioning in a money laundering case</li>
 <li>Many members trooped into the Well of the House displaying placards</li>
 <li>The speaker told the protesting members that issues can be raised after Question Hour</li>
</ul>

National Herald case: Officials detain Shashi Tharoor, Sachin Pilot, Ashok Gehlot for protest

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Rubaiya Sayeed appeared before a special CBI court on Friday in connection with her 1989 abduction and identified JKLF chief Yasin Malik and three others as the ones who kidnapped her. All you need to know about her kidnapping case,Rubaiya Sayeed is the daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and former Union minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. ,On December 8, 1989, Sayeed, who was a medical intern, was returning home from Lal Ded Memorial Hospital when she was kidnapped by armed terrorists in Srinagar. This abduction took place six days after her father took over as the Union Home Minister. The JKLF claimed responsibility for the abduction and said that they would free Sayeed only if five terrorists were released. The terrorists were eventually released and Rubaiya Sayeed was freed after remaining in captivity for five days. Also Read: Why did NC fail to win hearts of J-K people when in power, retorts BJP to Abdullah's remark,The kidnapping turned out to be a turning point in the Valley's volatile history. The release of the five terrorists was seen as a morale booster for terror groups, which had started raising their heads at the time. The case was taken over by the CBI the following year but put on hold for almost two decades. The case was revived after the arrest of Yasin Malik by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in 2019 on charges of terror funding. ,In January last year, the CBI framed charges against 10 people, including Malik, in the Rubaiya kidnapping case. Others charged in the case are Ali Mohammed Mir, Mohammed Zaman Mir, Iqbal Ahmad Gandroo, Javed Ahmad Mir, Mohammedd Rafiq Pahloo, Manzoor Ahmed Sofi, Wajahat Bashir, Mehraj-ud-Din Sheikh and Showkat Ahmad Bakshi. During the investigation, accused Ali Mohammad Mir, Zaman Mir and Iqbal Gandroo voluntarily confessed before a magistrate about his role in the Rubaiya kidnapping. ,Rubaiya appeared before a special CBI court on Friday and identified Malik, who was present in the court through video conferencing. ,This is the person and his name is Yasin Malik. He was the man who threatened me that he will drag me out of the minibus if I refused to follow their diktat, Rubaiya told the judge. She later identified him again through the pictures that were shown in the court.

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Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan

<ul>
 <li>Rubaiya Sayeed was kidnapped on December 8, 1989, in Srinagar</li>
 <li>The JKLF claimed responsibility for the abduction and said that they would free Sayeed only if five terrorists were released</li>
 <li>The terrorists were released and Rubaiya Sayeed was freed after remaining in captivity for five days</li>
</ul>

Who is Rubaiya Sayeed? All you need to know about her kidnapping case

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Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday resigned as Union Minister of Minority Affairs, news agency ANI reported. On Wednesday, it is reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is learnt to have lauded Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's contribution to the country and the people during the Cabinet meeting. Also read: Vice President Polls: Only 5 filed papers on day 1 of nomination process,Soon after the Cabinet meeting, the Union minister met BJP president JP Nadda at the party headquarters in the national capital. Recently, several BJP leaders were elected to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan. However, the party did not give a Rajya Sabha ticket to Naqvi. Also read: Unlike President polls, BJP has enough votes to ensure win of Vice President nominee,His term as Rajya Sabha MP is set to end on Thursday.

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 <li>PM Modi is learnt to have lauded Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's contribution to the country</li>
 <li>The Union minister met BJP president JP Nadda at the party headquarters</li>
 <li>His term as Rajya Sabha MP is set to end on Thursday</li>
</ul>

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigns as Union Minister of Minority Affairs

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A shooting at a school in Texas earlier this week has again put the spotlight on gun violence in the US. President Joe Biden on Tuesday, asked: “When, in God’s name, are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?” The National Rifle Association is the largest and most powerful gun rights organisation in America. The NRA heavily lobbies against gun control legislation and financially backs lawmakers who have historically not supported increased regulations. It includes direct contributions to lawmakers, efforts to independently support elected officials, and campaigns to sway public opinion on issues related to firearms. The NRA was founded over 150 years ago and still plays a significant role in influencing and formulating public policy today. It has over 5 million members who are diligent protectors of the Second Amendment. The NRA was formed in 1871 by two Union veterans from the Civil War, Union veterans William C Church and George Wingate. Also Read: Ballots and bullets: What Texas elections looked like after Uvalde school shootingAt the time, the association was predominately for recreation purposes and, according to the NRA, Church wrote that the goal would be to promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis. Wayne LaPierre has been the NRA's executive vice president for decades now. He took over the position in 1991. The NRA remained broadly nonpartisan until the 1970s. Its lobbying arm, the Institute for Legislative Action, was formed in 1975, and in 1977, the NRA built its own Political Action Committee (PAC) to fund lawmakers. Today, it is one of the most influential of special interest groups, with a very large budget to influence Congressmen and Congresswomen on gun policy in the US.Also Read: How mass shooters exploited gun laws, loopholes before carnage: ExplainedThe NRA has close ties with the Republican party, and Republican politicians have long solicited the support of the group and its members. The NRA directly gave over $600,000 to politicians during the 2020 elections, almost all of it to Republicans, according to the nonprofit monitoring group OpenSecrets. , According to a 2019 list calculated by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, senators who have received the largest funding from the NRA throughout their career included Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, at over $13.6 million in donations and Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C. at over $6.9 million. However, the organisation has run into financial hardship in recent years. The NRA's revenue declined 23% from about $367 million in 2016 to $282 million in 2020. In fact in 2021, the NRA filed for bankruptcy, after being accused of massive fraud. The NRA's bankruptcy filing was later rejected in federal court – with U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Harlin Hale of Dallas ruling that the organisation did not file its bankruptcy petition in good faith but instead did so to gain an unfair litigation advantage and to avoid a state regulatory scheme. Meanwhile, gun control groups like the Giffords organisation, founded by former US Congresswoman and gun violence victim Gabby Giffords, accuse NRA lobbyists of primarily being motivated by the goal “to sell more guns and pad the bottom line of gun lobby executives”.Gun control advocates also blame lobbyists for helping to loosen firearms restrictions in Republican-dominated state legislatures across the country. The NRA actively gives money for building and maintaining gun ranges. Its lobbying budget, including official and unofficial spends, runs into tens of millions of dollars every year.

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The National Rifle Association is one of the most powerful gun rights organisation in the US
<ul>
 <li>The group heavily lobbies against gun control legislation</li>
 <li>The NRA was founded over 150 years ago and still plays a significant role in influencing and formulating public policy</li>
</ul>

Who are the NRA, the most prominent US gun lobby?

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Shuvrajit Das Biswas

Staten Island, NY, USA

Last month, a grassroots labour movement made history by forming the first union at an Amazon warehouse in the United States, but now have lost a union election at a much smaller facility across the street. ,The election took place last week at a Staten Island sorting facility known as LDJ5. The votes were counted Monday. ,This is the second union election the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) has organized. The newly formed body began with some local workers at an Amazon warehouse and is led by an employee who was fired by the company. ,Also Read | Open Network for Digital Commerce: India's challenge against Amazon,The vote counting showed an overwhelming majority didn't want a union. There were 618 votes against unionizing and 380 in favour. A total of 998 votes were counted among 1,633 eligible voters. There were no challenged ballots and two were voided. ,Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nante, in a statement, said the company is glad that our team at LDJ5 were able to have their voices heard. We look forward to continuing to work directly together as we strive to make every day better for our employees, CNN reported. ,The ALU tweeted news of their defeat, concluding The organizing will continue at this facility and beyond. The fight has just begun. The election drew significant attention from prominent political figures like Democrats Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. ,Also Read | Amazon calls for election re-run, says organisers gave out marijuana,Sean O'Brien, general president of the Teamsters, the 1903 labour union, said after the ALU defeat The fight at Amazon continues. The only thing this greedy, abusive company won today is a guarantee that Amazon workers everywhere will not give up until they have a union. ,The union's success in Amazon's JFK8 warehouse, where there are over 8,000 employees, has been seen as a milestone event and has gained the ALU praise from established labour unions, advocacy groups, and the White House.

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 <li>Last month, a grassroots labour movement became the first union at a US Amazon warehouse&nbsp;</li>
 <li>Theu lost an election at another Staten Island facility&nbsp;</li>
 <li>The Amazon Labor Union is led by a man fired by the company&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

No union: Amazon workers in New York vote against historic grassroots drive

Amazon

NewYork

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World

Sammya Mukhopadhyay

The debate over Hindi being India’s national language never dies. The question of whether Hindi should be adopted across the length and breadth of the country has triggered flaming discussions with national unity on one end and diversity and linguistic imposition on another. ,This debate, which has been raging since India’s freedom at midnight from the British in 1947, once again became stuff of national concern when Kannada actor Kichcha Sudeep tweeted that Hindi is no longer India’s national language. The tweet garnered several responses, but the most noteworthy among them was by Hindi film actor Ajay Devgn, who among other things said, that Hindi is, always has been and always will be India’s national language. ,While this Twitter banter did not really articulate the nuances of the position of Hindi in India’s dynamics as a nation-state, the debate has triggered a question on India’s national language. Here, Opoyi deep dives into the constitutional framework governing India’s linguistic concerns and the various debates surrounding Hindi’s position against other Indian languages. ,The Constitutional position ,The Indian Constitution does not accord any language the status of a national language. What it does, however, is that it accords Hindi the status of an official language. Hindi in Devnagri script is India’s official language along with English, according to Article 343 of the Indian Constitution. ,Part XVII of the Indian Constitution that deals with the question of official language states: “The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devnagri script. The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the Union shall be the international form of Indian numerals.” ,But, there’s something more…,When the Indian Constituent Assembly, the body framing the Indian Constitution between 1947 and 1949, was discussing the language formula the sub-committee on Fundamental Rights had recommended: “Hindustani, written either in Devanagari or the Persian script at the option of the citizen, shall, as the national language, be the first official language of the Union. English shall be the second official language for such period as the Union for such period as the Union may, by law, determine.” ,Over time, there has been active resistance among non-Hindi speaking states on what they see as linguistic imposition. This is true for most states outside the Hindi heartland. ,Recent concerns,The Kichcha Sudeep-Ajay Devgn controversy also triggered responses from Karnataka politicians. HD Kumaraswamy, a former chief minister of Karnataka, in a serious of tweets, slammed the opinion that Hindi is India’s national language. Also Read | Amit Shah pitches Hindi for all; what does the Indian Constitution say,The Janata Dal (secular) leader, who is the son for former Indian Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, wrote: “An addiction for primacy is dividing the country. A seed sown by the BJP has become contagious dividing the nation. This is a threat to India’s unity.” He ended the tweet with: #stopHindiimposition. Karnataka’s leader of Opposition and former chief minister Siddaramaiah tweeted, “Hindi was never & will never be our National Language. It is the duty of every Indian to respect linguistic diversity of our Country. Each language has its own rich history for its people to be proud of. I am proud to be a Kannadiga!!”,The flurry of responses is not coming just because two actors have engaged in a Twitter debate. Concerns over Hindi imposition have become more pronounced since 2014 when the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government came to power. The BJP’s ideological roots lie in the Hindi heartland and as such the party has maintained a predilection to give Hindi a higher status. ,Earlier this year, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is from Gujarat, a state not strictly within the ambit of the Hindi heartland, said people from different states should use Hindi not English to communicate with each other. When criticised for trying to impose Hindi, Shah said he wants Hindi to take the position of English in nationwide communication.

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<ul>
 <li>Debate over India’s national language has been raging since 1947</li>
 <li>Politicians from the Hindi heartland have sought a national language status</li>
 <li>Non-Hindi speaking states see Hindi primacy as linguistic imposition</li>
</ul>

Is Hindi India’s national language?

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Jagdishpur, Bihar, India

More than 75,000 Indians on Saturday simultaneously waved the national flag at the Jagdishpur town in Bihar's Bhojpur district and broke a record that was set by Pakistan 18 years ago when 56,000 Pakistanis waved their national flag at an event in Lahore. It is reported that the Indian national flag was waved at Jagdishpur for a full five minutes on the occasion of 164th death anniversary of Veer Kunwar Singh, the then king of Jagdishpur who is regarded as one of the heroes of the First War of Independence in 1857. Also read: United States’ Pentagon warns India against defense deals with Russia,This event was organised as a part of the Union government's 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' initiative. News agency PTI reported that the event was attended by Union home minister Amit Shah, Union ministers RK Singh and Nityanand Rai. Also read: Actor Will Smith seen at Mumbai airport after Oscars controversy,The politicians also waved the tricolour as an instrumental rendition of Vande Mataram was played. Also read: As COVID-19 rears its head again, here are some ways to keep yourself safe,At the event, the attendees were made to wear bands for physical identification and a camera trap was installed. The Guinness Book of World Records was present for supervision. The crowds applauded when the gigantic screen installed at the venue put the headcount of flag-wavers at 77,700, PTI further reported. Also read: 'A friend cannot be weakened': Nirmala Sitharaman addresses India-US ties,During the event, Amit Shah said that Veer Kunwar Singh fought the freedom struggle at the age of eighty, adding he cut off his hand and offered it to the Ganga. Also read: Suman K Bery to become NITI Aayog Vice Chairman after Rajiv Kumar's exit,Shah also said that reminding the younger generation of the sacrifices made by freedom fighters was a key component of the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' initiative.

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 <li>Amit Shah said that Veer Kunwar Singh fought the freedom struggle at the age of eighty</li>
 <li>The crowds applauded when the gigantic screen installed at the venue put the headcount of flag-wavers at 77,700</li>
 <li>The politicians also waved the tricolour as an instrumental rendition of "Vande Mataram" was played</li>
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Amazon.com workers at a New York warehouse voted to form company's first union in the tech giant's 27-year history. The election at Amazon’s JFK8 fulfillment center in Staten Island end with the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) winning 2,654 yes votes versus 2,131 no votes for the company, Bloomberg reported. Out of approximately 8,325 eligible voters, 4,785 votes were counted and another 67 were challenged. Seventeen ballots were voided. Also Read | Amazon workers close to forming historic union,Vote Yes For The Union. Despite what Amazon tells you, the union isn't some outside organization. It's a legal recognition of our right to have a say at work — as a group instead, read flyers that were distributed by Amazon Labor Union organizers and members of other labor groups who gathered in downtown Brooklyn ahead of the official result declaration. ,Members of another pro-labor group held a large sign that read: Amazon and Starbucks: Stop Union Busting! Recognize the union and negotiate now!,Thursday's victory in New York is expected to motivate labor activists and workers at Amazon and beyond. “This is a huge shot in the arm for the entire labor movement, Kate Bronfenbrenner, the director of labor education research at Cornell University, said. “This is going to inspire workers, not just throughout the U.S. In people’s eyes, Amazon and Walmart are interchangeable as the biggest private-sector employers that everyone thought couldn’t be beaten. It takes one of the biggest, and says you can organize anyone. Also Read | US Stock Market: DJIA, S&P500 and Nasdaq turns red in early trade on Monday,Amazon has previously said its employees have always had the choice of whether or not to join a union and that it is focused on working directly with our team to make Amazon a great place to work.

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 <li>Out of approximately 8,325 eligible voters, 4,785 votes were counted</li>
 <li>The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) won 2,654 yes votes versus 2,131 no votes for the company</li>
 <li>Thursday's victory is expected to&nbsp;motivate labor activists and workers at Amazon and beyond</li>
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Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday told the Parliament that 1,38,825 cases related to crimes against Dalits were filed across the country between 2018 and 2020. The Union minister gave the information in response to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) member Haji Fazlur Rehman's question on the number of atrocities reported against Dalits. Also read: Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui's parents start legal move against Taliban for his death,Addressing the Parliament, Athawale said that 42,793 cases of atrocities were reported in 2019. He further went on to say that the number rose to 45,961 in 2019 and 50,291 in 2020. Athawale reported that Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of such cases in 2020 (12,714). A maximum of 36,467 cases in three years were also registered in Uttar Pradesh, followed by Bihar (20,973 cases), Rajasthan (18,418), and Madhya Pradesh (16,952). Also read: Jen Psaki COVID-19 positive, drops out of Biden's convoy for Europe trip,The least number of crimes against Dalits were reported from West Bengal (373) in three years, followed by Punjab (499), Chhattisgarh (921), and Jharkhand (1,854). Also read: Had a great time: Rashid Khan recalls 15-minute session with Shane Warne,Athawale said the maximum cases of atrocities among southern states were reported from Andhra Pradesh (5,857) followed by Telangana (5,156), Karnataka (4,277), Tamil Nadu (3,831), and Kerala (2,591) over three years. Also read: IPL: List of all purple cap winners,The National Crime Records Bureau report in 2021 showed the crimes against Dalits increased by 9.3% to 8,272 cases.

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 <li>Athawale reported that Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of such cases in 2020 (12,714)</li>
 <li>A maximum of 36,467 cases in three years were also registered in Uttar Pradesh</li>
 <li>Athawale said that 42,793 cases of atrocities were reported in 2019</li>
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1,38,825 cases of atrocities against Dalits reported over 3 years: Ramdas Athawale

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the 83rd Raising Day parade of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Maulana Azad Stadium in Jammu. During the event, the Union home minister presented medals and awards to CRPF personnel and families of soldiers who lost their lives while fighting terrorism. This will also be the first time that CRPF is celebrating its Raising Day outside the national capital. Also read: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's cabinet all set to takes oath today,Addressing the event, Shah said that CRPF has done the work of providing a sense of safety and security to the people in India for a long time. CRPF jawans have given a sigh of relief to people in difficult situations in the country, the Union home minister said. Also read: Parents of Indian student killed in Ukraine to donate body for research,Shah also highlighted the important role played by CRPF in carrying out Lok Sabha or Assembly elections peacefully across the country. In 2014, after Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister of India, the situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved. The biggest achievement in J&K is the immense success that our forces have achieved in controlling terrorism in the state: Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Jammu, he added. Also read: China reports first COVID deaths since January 2021; 12% rise in global daily cases,On Friday, Shah reached Jammu and was straightway escorted to Raj Bhawan. He handed over job appointment letters to the families of Jammu and Kashmir police personnel who made supreme sacrifice during counterterrorism operations. The home minister said that the government is committed to the welfare of all policemen and their families in Jammu and Kashmir. Also read: President Joe Biden signs law to support mental health of medical workers,The home minister will review the security arrangements ahead of Amarnath Yatra and the proposed assembly elections. CRPF Raising Day is celebrated to mark the day when Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, then home minister, presented colours to the CRPF in 1950 after the CRPF Act was enacted and the force rechristened to its present name.

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 <li>Shah said that CRPF has done the work of providing a sense of safety and security to the people in India</li>
 <li>This will be the first time that CRPF is celebrating its Raising Day outside the national capital</li>
 <li>On Friday, Shah reached Jammu and was straightway escorted to Raj Bhawan</li>
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Defence minister Rajnath Singh will on Tuesday make a statement in Parliament regarding the misfire of a missile into Pakistan on March 9. On Friday, India said that the missile was fired accidentally because of a technical malfunction. Also read: Pakistan wants joint probe in India's 'accidental' missile launch,It added it has taken a strong view of the incident and ordered a high-level court of inquiry. Pakistan on Thursday last registered a protest over the unprovoked violation of its airspace by a supersonic flying object of Indian origin. External affairs minister S Jaishankar will separately make a statement in Parliament on the situation in war-torn Ukraine. Also read: Ideology not “aloo and tamatar”: Imran Khan unmoved by humdrum price rise,News agency ANI reported that Union minister Arjun Munda is scheduled to introduce the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha to amend Tripura's Scheduled Tribes (ST) list to include certain communities. In Rajya Sabha, Munda will introduce the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill to alter the list of Scheduled Castes in Jharkhand. The bill also aims to include certain communities on the ST list in the state. Also read: UK, Canada warn travellers as forex crisis affects Sri Lanka's tourism industry,Reports of committees on labour, textiles and skill development, science and technology, environment and forests and climate change are also scheduled to be tabled in both Houses.

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 <li>Union minister Arjun Munda is scheduled to introduce the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha</li>
 <li>External affairs minister S Jaishankar will separately make a statement in Parliament</li>
 <li>Reports environment and forests and climate change are also scheduled to be tabled in both Houses</li>
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A Biden administration task force on organized labor on Monday issued a set of recommendations that could make it easier for federal workers and contractors to unionize. The report submitted to President Joe Biden included 70 distinct policy proposals, according to a release by the White House. Biden created the task force chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris, with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh as vice chair, through an executive order last April. Also Read: Women's prison in US fostered culture of abuse, investigation reveals,The report argues that a decades-long drop in union membership has coincided with a rising share of income going to the top 10% of earners. It further says that most Americans have a favorable impression of unions and would join one if given the option in a vote. Yet the Labor Department reported last month that only 10.3% of workers belonged to a union in 2021, down from 20.1% in 1983. Many of the proposals to increase unionization are specific directions focused on the federal government as an employer. The Interior Department is among four agencies that will now let union organizers talk with employees on federal property, a rule that applies to private-sector employees on contract with the government. Also Read: US VP Kamala Harris: Russia will pay 'severe costs' if it invades Ukraine,The departments of Transportation and Commerce will set preferences and guidelines for federal grants to foster union jobs. There will be a ban on federal contract dollars going to anti-union activities by the Defense, Health and Human Services and Labor departments as well as the Office of Management and Budget. Other proposals include efforts to improve workers' awareness of their rights and to enforce existing labor laws. The task force plans to submit a follow-up report in six months to describe how agencies are implementing the policies and to issue new recommendations.

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Saakhi Chadha

<ul>
 <li>The recommendations could make it easier for federal workers and contractors to unionize</li>
 <li>The report submitted to Joe Biden included 70 distinct policy proposals, states a White House release</li>
 <li>Some proposals to increase unionization are directions focused on the federal government as an employer</li>
</ul>

President Joe Biden's task force releases report to strengthen labor unions

President

Labour

Buffalo, NY, USA

Starbucks workers at a store in Buffalo, New York, voted to unionize on Thursday, a first for the 50-year-old coffee retailer in the U.S. and the latest sign that the labor movement is stirring after decades of decline. The National Labor Relations Board said Thursday that workers voted 19-8 in favor of a union at one of three locations in Buffalo. A second store rejected the union in a vote of 12-8. The results of a third store could not be determined because of several challenged votes. If the labor board certifies the results — a process expected to take about a week — it would be the first for any Starbucks-owned store in the U.S. to unionize. Starbucks has actively fought unionization at its stores for decades, saying its stores function best when it works directly with employees. Also Read: America's Labor Day: All you need to know about the federal holiday,The union votes come at a time of heightened labor unrest in the U.S. Striking cereal workers at Kellogg Co. rejected a new contract offer earlier this week. Thousands of workers were on strike at Deere & Co. earlier this fall. And the U.S. labor board recently approved a redo of a union vote at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama after finding the company pressured workers to vote against the union. Labor shortages are giving workers a rare upper hand in wage negotiations. And Dan Graff, director of the Higgins Labor Program at the University of Notre Dame, said the pandemic gave many workers the time and space to rethink what they want from their jobs. Starbucks workers watching the vote count on Thursday over Zoom on a big screen at a union office in Buffalo erupted into cheers and chants of “Elmwood, Elmwood, Elmwood! when the results of that location were announced, jumping up and down and hugging each other. “We still made history,” barista and union organizer Casey Moore told the others watching as it became clear the second store had voted down the union effort. Workers at all three stores began voting by mail last month on whether they wanted to be represented by Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union. The NLRB began counting ballots Thursday from union elections held at the stores. Around 111 Starbucks workers were eligible to vote by mail starting last month. “Yes” votes could accelerate unionization efforts at other U.S. Starbucks stores. Already, three more stores in Buffalo and a store in Mesa, Arizona, have filed petitions with the labor board for their own union elections. Those cases are pending. Kent Wong, the director of the UCLA Labor Center, says that it’s a big deal for even one Starbucks location to vote for a union, calling it “a symbolic victory for the labor movement. Wong noted that it could not only galvanize workers at other Starbucks locations but also at fast food chains. “People are looking at what is happening in Buffalo,” Wong said. Union backers at the first three Buffalo stores filed petitions with the labor board in August seeking representation by Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union. Those workers say Starbucks’ stores had chronic problems like understaffing and faulty equipment even before the pandemic. They want more input on pay and store operations. “We have no accountability right now. We have no say,” said Moore, who has been working at a Buffalo-area Starbucks for around six months. “With a union we will actually be able to sit down at the table and say, `This is what we want.’”,Starbucks insists its 8,000 company-owned U.S. stores function best when it works directly with its employees, which it calls “partners.” Many employees in the Buffalo area work at more than one store depending on demand, Starbucks says, and it wants to have the flexibility to move them between stores. Starbucks asked the labor board to hold one vote with all 20 of its Buffalo-area stores, but the board rejected that request, saying store-by-store votes were appropriate under labor law. In a letter to Starbucks’ U.S. employees this week, Starbucks President and CEO Kevin Johnson reiterated the company’s wish to include all Buffalo-area stores in the union vote. “While we recognize this creates some level of uncertainty, we respect the process that is underway, and independent of the outcome in these elections, we will continue to stay true to our mission and values,” Johnson wrote. Johnson also reminded employees of the company’s generous benefits, including paid parental and sick leave and free college tuition through Arizona State University. Late last month, the company also announced pay increases, saying all its U.S. workers will earn at least $15 — and up to $23 — per hour by next summer. But backers of the union say Starbucks can do more. “If Starbucks can find the money to pay their CEO nearly $15 million in compensation, I think maybe they can afford to pay their workers a decent wage with decent benefits,” said U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, in a recent Twitter post. Sanders held a virtual town hall with Buffalo Starbucks workers earlier this week. Johnson earned $14.7 million in salary and stock awards in the company’s 2020 fiscal year. Starbucks or the union can contest individual votes in the election, which could delay the certification process by the labor board. But if the votes do get certified, Starbucks is legally obligated to begin the process of collective bargaining with Workers United and any of the three stores that vote to unionize, said Cathy Creighton, the director of Cornell University’s Industrial and Labor Relations Buffalo Co-Lab. In some cases, companies have closed a location rather than deal with a union. But that's difficult for a retailer like Starbucks, since it would be illegal to close one store and then open another nearby, Creighton said. Starbucks has shown a willingness to bargain outside the U.S. In Victoria, Canada, workers at a Starbucks store voted to unionize in August 2020. It took Starbucks and the United Steelworkers union nearly a year to reach a collective bargaining agreement, which was ratified by workers in July.

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Aman Butani

<ul>
 <li>National Labor Relations Board said that workers voted 19-8 in favor of a union</li>
 <li>The results are expected to be certified by the labor board</li>
 <li>The union votes come at a time of heightened&nbsp;labor unrest&nbsp;in the US</li>
</ul>

New York's Starbucks store becomes first to unionise in US

Starbucks

DepartmentOfLabour

International

The National Labor Relations Board has confirmed that a group of Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York has withdrawn its petition to hold a vote to unionize. The move comes less than two weeks before the labor board was expected to hold a hearing to determine whether there was sufficient interest to form a union at the Amazon distribution center. Also Read | Record number of Americans quit jobs in September amid turmoil in job market,NLRB spokesperson Kayla Blado declined to elaborate the reason for the pullback. But she noted workers can refile a petition. Union organizers had said in late October that it delivered more than 2,000 signed union-support cards to the NLRB’s Brooklyn office after launching the effort in April. That's a major step in authorizing a vote that could set up the first union at the nation's largest online retailer. As part of its petition to hold a vote, organizers must submit signatures from at least 30% of the roughly 5,500 employees who the union says work at four adjoining Amazon facilities that it seeks to represent under collective bargaining. Also Read | Record wage jump suggests workers' upper hand in US job market,This is the second unionizing attempt in the past year at Amazon. Workers in Alabama resoundingly defeated an attempt earlier this year, but organizers there are asking federal officials for a do-over. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union is leading the effort in Alabama. The union drive in New York City is working without the help of a national sponsor and is being spearheaded by a former Amazon employee, Christian Smalls. He said he was fired just hours after he organized a walkout last year to protest working conditions at the outset of the pandemic. Smalls couldn't be reached immediately for comment. Also Read | Cutoff of unemployment aid hardly spurs influx of job seekers in US,Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said in an e-mailed statement that “our focus remains on listening directly to our employees and continuously improving on their behalf.

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Sayantan Guha

<ul>
 <li>This was the second unionizing attempt in the past year at Amazon</li>
 <li>NLRB spokesperson Kayla Blado didn't elaborate on the reason for the pullback</li>
 <li>The move comes less than two weeks before the labor board was expected to hold a hearing</li>
</ul>

Amazon workers in New York withdraw petition to hold unionization vote

Jobs

Workers hoping to unionize Starbucks stores in the U.S. have won a preliminary victory before the National Labor Relations Board. In a ruling issued Thursday, the board said employees at three separate Starbucks stores in Buffalo, New York, can hold union elections in November. The board rejected Starbucks' attempt to hold a single vote with 20 stores in the region. If the effort is successful, the stores would be the first of Starbucks’ 8,000 company-owned U.S. stores to unionize. The Seattle coffee giant opposes the unionization effort. Also Read: Film and TV workers' union reaches deal with studios, averts Hollywood strike,Starbucks said Thursday evening that it had just received the ruling and was evaluating its options. The company reported record fiscal fourth quarter revenue of $8.1 billion earlier Thursday and had announced a $1 billion effort to raise U.S. workers' pay. “Our storied success has come from our working directly together as partners, without a third party between us,” Starbucks said Thursday in a statement. “We remain focused on supporting our partners as well as maintaining open, transparent and direct conversations throughout the process.”,Also Read: Google ad spending pushes Alphabet's profit up to 68% in third quarter,The NLRB said the union elections will be held by mail-in ballot between Nov. 10 and Dec. 8. The NLRB will count the ballots on Dec. 9. There are about 128 employees at the three stores that will vote, according to the NLRB decision. “It's been disappointing to see Starbucks working overtime to try to stop us from organizing, but today's decision is a big win and soon we're going to have an even bigger victory when we vote our union in,” said Michelle Eisen, an 11-year veteran of Starbucks in Buffalo and a member of Starbucks Workers United, the union organizing group. Also Read: UK lawmakers to grill Facebook, Google, Twitter over cybersecurity,Starbucks Workers United has the backing of the broader Workers United union, which represents 86,000 U.S. and Canadian workers in food service, textiles and other industries. Workers United is an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union. The Starbucks unionization effort comes amid a broader wave of union activity around the U.S. More than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers went on strike earlier this month after the United Auto Workers rejected a contract offer, while 1,400 workers walked off the job at Kellogg Co.’s U.S. cereal plants. Meanwhile, Amazon workers in New York are seeking to hold a union vote. Amazon workers in Alabama overwhelmingly rejected an effort to form a union there in April.

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<ul>
 <li>Starbucks workers secured a preliminary victory</li>
 <li>If succesful, the stores would be the first of Starbucks’ US stores to unionise</li>
 <li>There are about 128 employees at the three stores that will vote</li>
</ul>

Starbucks workers to vote on union efforts at 3 Buffalo stores

Gauri Gaur

Seoul, South Korea

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions organized a nationwide demonstration to put forward their demands of more jobs and improved work conditions while wearing outfits of the Korean hit drama ‘Squid Game’. Also Read - 'Squid Game' Halloween costumes are the top internet searches,Out of the crowd of thousands of people, hundreds were seen wearing red jumpsuits with masks that hid their faces and had shapes drawn on them. Much like the ones that actors were seen wearing in the Netflix show. The protest that took place on Wednesday succeeded in garnering attention thanks to a large crowd. However, the Seoul city government filed a police complaint against the members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU). The complaint being that the protest defied the rules and regulations put in place in order to control the spread of coronavirus. ,The local government told Reuters that Seoul city’s complaint against one of South Korea’s biggest labour groups stated that the protest should be deemed illegal since it violated the infectious disease prevention law. ,The KCTU has a member strength of approximately 1.1 million people with a large number of them working for the country’s biggest business conglomerate including but not limited to Hyundai Motor, LG Chem and the government owned Korail Railroad Corp. Also Read - Netflix estimates 'Squid Game' worth nearly $900 million: Report,The Unionists who were dressed up in a ‘Squid Game’ attire were seen beating drums and dancing to loud music while some others held flags and signs which read “Inequality Out” and “Safe Youth Employment; Quality Youth Employment” as seen from the videos uploaded on the group’s YouTube channel. ,South Korea’s trade unions have historically been a powerful unit which boasts of a long and successful history of activism. They are fairly powerful and have succeeded in getting the corporations to give better benefits over the years. ,However, with the onset of the coronavirus the recent protests that the group has tried to organise have led to confrontation with the authorities who are trying to enforce strict rules in order to stop the prevention of disease. Also Read - Watch: This budget parody of 'Squid Game' is an 'immediate Oscar win',As a result, only one-protest protests are allowed in the capital and surrounding areas according to the present social distancing rules. This is because the large rallies have been largely blamed for a surge in coronavirus cases. ,On Wednesday 1,441 new COVID-19 cases were reported in South Korea which increased the tally of infections to 347,529.

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 <li>Hundreds of protestors were seen wearing red jumpsuits and masks like Squid Game actors</li>
 <li>The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions is one of the country's most powerful unions</li>
 <li>The local government filed a government complaint against the group members&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

South Korean workers don 'Squid Game' attire to protest inequality

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Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, India

Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, was produced before a court here late on Saturday night, which sent him to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the October 3 Lakhimpur violence. After around 12 hours of questioning in connection with the violence in which eight persons including four farmers were killed, a medical team examined Ashish Mishra in the crime branch office, after which he was taken for production before a judicial magistrate, who sent him to custody, senior prosecution officer SP Yadav told PTI. Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC 'not satisfied' with steps taken by UP govt,He said an application for police remand of Ashish Mishra was submitted to the judicial magistrate who fixed it for hearing at 11 am on Monday. Lakhimpur Kheri violence: UP govt appoints retired Allahabad High Court judge to probe, Ashish Mishra was named in an FIR following allegations that he was in one of the vehicles that mowed down four farmers protesting over UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit last Sunday. Farmer leaders and opposition parties had been demanding Mishra's arrest but the minister and his son had denied the allegations. Farmers call off Lakhimpur Kheri protest after probe assurance, compensation, Two BJP workers and their driver were allegedly lynched by angry farmers in the incident. Local journalist Raman Kashyap also died in the violence, which has triggered a political storm and put the BJP government on the back foot in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

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<ul>
 <li>Junior Home Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra was arrested on October 9</li>
 <li>Ashish is accused of running over four protesting farmers during the Lakhimpur Kheri violence</li>
 <li>He was sent to 14-day judicial custody by a court after his arrest on October 9</li>
</ul>

Lakhimpur violence: Ashish Mishra sent to 14-day judicial custody

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Cereal plants belonging to the Kellogg Company came to a standstill on Tuesday as nearly 1,400 workers jointly went on a strike, according to US media reports. However, there was no clarity if the supply of the cereal boxes would be hampered. The strike includes plants in Omaha, Nebraska Battle Creek, Michigan; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and Memphis, Tennessee, according to reports from Associated Press. Also Read: Railway workers' strike disrupts travel across Germany,Daniel Osborn, who is the President of a local union in Omaha, said that the group and the company had shared disagreements for more than a year while clearing the reason for the strike. These disputes include issues related to premium health care, pay, retirement benefits, holiday and vacation dues. Anthony Shelton, who is the President of an international union, said in a statement, The company continues to threaten to send additional jobs to Mexico if workers do not accept outrageous proposals that take away protections that workers have had for decades, according to reports from Associated Press. While responding to the Mexico threat made by the cereal giant, Osborn said, A lot of Americans probably don't have too much issue with the Nike or Under Armor hats being made elsewhere or even our vehicles, according to Associated Press reports. Also Read: Film and television workers' union vote to authorise strike,He added, But when they start manufacturing our food down where they are out of the FDA control and OSHA control, I have a huge problem with that. Kellogg Company said that the offer made by them was fair and said that they would increase wages and benefits for the employees. We are disappointed by the union’s decision to strike. Kellogg provides compensation and benefits for our U.S. ready to eat cereal employees that are among the industry’s best, Kellogg spokesperson Kris Bahner said in a statement. Osborn said he expects the company to try to bring non-union workers into the plants at some point this week to try to resume operations and maintain the supply of its products. Osborn said that the workers who are not associated to any unions may be reached out by the company in order to resume their operations and ensure a steady supply, reaffirming Kellogg's acknowledgment of implementing a contingency plan.

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<ul>
 <li>Strikes happened in Omaha, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Tennessee</li>
 <li>Disputes were related to health care, pay, retirement benefits, holiday and vacation dues</li>
 <li>Kellogg threatned to take additional jobs to Mexico</li>
</ul>

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