#NewsInTweets: Trade Unions Strike Against Govt’s ‘Anti-Labour’ Policies In 11 States

By 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. [envoke_twitter_link]Trade unions begin nationwide strike against ‘anti-labour policies’ of government[/envoke_twitter_link]. Several essential services such as transports are likely to be affected due to the strike.

https://twitter.com/IndianExpress/status/771543404568125441?lang=en

2. [envoke_twitter_link]Crores spent in educating tribal students in Maharashtra who only exist on paper[/envoke_twitter_link]. More than 8,000 students out of 25,992 students ‘enrolled’ could not be found in the schools.

3. [envoke_twitter_link]Venezuelans hit the street to demand a recall referendum against goverment[/envoke_twitter_link]. They were also protesting against the current government of Nicolas Maduro, calling it a “corrupt regime.”

https://twitter.com/IndianExpress/status/771541005640228864?lang=en

4. [envoke_twitter_link]A strong earthquake hit New Zealand today morning[/envoke_twitter_link]. No injuries reported so far but it was followed by several aftershocks as well as a small tsunami.

5. [envoke_twitter_link]Terrorists attack Christian colony in Peshawar[/envoke_twitter_link]. One civilian may have been killed, four people have been arrested so far.

6. [envoke_twitter_link]Vodafone and Airtel slashing prices to compete with Reliance Jio[/envoke_twitter_link]. The offers by Reliance is expected to disrupt the market due to the cheap prices.

https://twitter.com/timesofindia/status/771562911110082560?lang=en

7.[envoke_twitter_link] Rocket explosion burns Facebook’s Internet.org project[/envoke_twitter_link]. The project was intended to allow internet access in Sub-Saharan Africa. The explosion destroyed the rocket as well as the Israeli communications satellite.

https://twitter.com/htTweets/status/771561983996928002?lang=en

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