#NewsInTweets: Trade Unions Strike Against Govt’s ‘Anti-Labour’ Policies In 11 States
Posted on September 2, 2016 in NewsBy YKA Staff:
What’s the latest around the world today? Curated for you from the interwebz, here’s a quick morning fix to keep you updated. In 140 characters at that! Presenting, #NewsInTweets:
1. Trade unions begin nationwide strike against ‘anti-labour policies’ of government. Several essential services such as transports are likely to be affected due to the strike.
Bharat Bandh LIVE: Trade unions begin strike against alleged anti-labour policies of Centrehttps://t.co/EUF23yF7hp pic.twitter.com/ChH94GBzEk
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) September 2, 2016
2. Crores spent in educating tribal students in Maharashtra who only exist on paper. More than 8,000 students out of 25,992 students ‘enrolled’ could not be found in the schools.
#ExpressFrontPage In Maharashtra, crores spent on educating ‘ghost’ tribal studentshttps://t.co/DorWafW1W4
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) September 2, 2016
3. Venezuelans hit the street to demand a recall referendum against goverment. They were also protesting against the current government of Nicolas Maduro, calling it a “corrupt regime.”
#ieWorld | Venezuelans throng streets seeking recall referendum for president https://t.co/xWJfoXqrIL pic.twitter.com/n2rBUbZQ14
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) September 2, 2016
4. A strong earthquake hit New Zealand today morning. No injuries reported so far but it was followed by several aftershocks as well as a small tsunami.
Strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand; no injuries reported https://t.co/EolaaPxukv
— Catch News (@CatchNews) September 2, 2016
5. Terrorists attack Christian colony in Peshawar. One civilian may have been killed, four people have been arrested so far.
#Peshawar: Terrorists attack in Christian Colony; 1 killed, 3 injured https://t.co/ntfegG45tY
— Catch News (@CatchNews) September 2, 2016
6. Vodafone and Airtel slashing prices to compete with Reliance Jio. The offers by Reliance is expected to disrupt the market due to the cheap prices.
Price war: #Idea, @VodafoneIN and @airtelindia to slash tariffs to compete with #RelianceJio https://t.co/BSWi54xyfB pic.twitter.com/fSdqhBIjsA
— Times of India (@timesofindia) September 2, 2016
7. Rocket explosion burns Facebook’s Internet.org project. The project was intended to allow internet access in Sub-Saharan Africa. The explosion destroyed the rocket as well as the Israeli communications satellite.
SpaceX rocket explosion burns Facebook’s plans of internet-for-all https://t.co/eqVRL76D6W pic.twitter.com/hjNN3nTquu
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) September 2, 2016
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