Members of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) staged a peaceful protest in Kolkata on Tuesday as part of a nationwide one-day strike to press for several long-pending demands, including the implementation of a five-day working week for bank employees.
Amid the hubbub of US President Donald Trump's multilateral meeting with European Union leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's arrival grabbed eyeballs as she greeted the Chief of Protocol of the US, Monica Crowley, with 'namaste'.
The Karnataka High Court's directive to withdraw the transport strike has been complied with, and the strike was called off. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed regarding the ongoing strike, prompting the court's intervention.
Representing tens of thousands of bike taxi riders across the state, the delegation submitted a petition demanding legal recognition of bike taxis and a clear policy framework to end ongoing harassment and confusion.
Goa Tourism Minister Rohan A Khaunte on Wednesday met with Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Tourism & Culture, and Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, Union Minister for Civil Aviation, in New Delhi.
In their customary pre-budget meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, trade union leaders suggested a super-rich tax and an increase in corporate tax to fund social security for informal workers.
Samsung workers affiliated with the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) continued with their strike at the company's plant in Sriperumbudur on Wednesday. As the protest entered its 31st day, there was a heavy police presence at the protest site.
Three Union ministers held talks with the leaders of protesting farmer unions for more than five hours on Thursday night, amid a standoff between the protesters and security personnel at two points on the Punjab-Haryana border.
Meanwhile, the third round of talks between the Union ministers and the 14 farmer union leaders concluded after around five hours on Friday. It ended in a stalemate, with no common ground in sight, the next round of the talks will take place on Sunday at 6 pm.
ABVP student union leaders besieged the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy's residence on Sunday.
As soon as the police received word about the situation, officials reached the protest site and were promptly alerted.
Congress alleged on Tuesday that the social media accounts of the farmer union leaders were shut down during the talks with the government, which ended in a "stalemate with no common ground in sight," while demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold talks with the farmers.