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The Hindustan Times PTI, October 02, 2019 Once India triggers development in Jammu and Kashmir, all of Pakistan’s plan for the last 70 years against the state would come to a naught, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told a top US think tank here. The minister also pointed out to the Washington audience that the current suspension of the mobile network in the Kashmir valley is aimed at preventing the misuse of internet and social media for radicalising and mobilizing anti-Indian forces and to ensure that no loss of life occurs during the transition to the development phase. Jaishankar made the remarks in reply to a question after his major foreign policy speech at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, a top American think-tank. “There are reactions out there. There are vested interests built over 70 years. There are local vested interest. There are vested interest across the border,” said Jaishankar, conceding that “there would be transitional risks w...

The Indian Express May 02, 2019 The steps taken by the  BJP  government such as demonetisation and implementing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) had “wreaked havoc” on the most marginalised section of workers, the All India Unorganised Workers Congress (AIUWC) said on International Labour day on Wednesday. Advertising “The condition of workers in the country is going from bad to worse, be it inadequate wages, absence of workplace safety, lack of employment opportunities, non-compliance of labour laws and continued assault on labour laws by the Modi government,” AIUWC chairman Arbind Singh was quoted as saying in a press release issued by the Congress. “Acche din aanewale hain only led to anti-workers policies,” Singh said. The AIUWC, a wing of the Congress party, celebrated World Labour Day across the country with the theme — “Mazdoor ka hath – Congress ke sath”. “The jolts caused by the anti-worker policies of demonetisation and GST have wreaked havoc...

The Economic Times August 20, 2018 The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Monday called for an all India traders strike against the Walmart-Flipkart deal on September 28.  "We are organising a 'Bharat Trade Bandh' (All India Traders Strike) on September 28 against the Walmart-Flipkart deal. We want the government to nullify the deal as it is against the sector," CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal told IANS.  "We have also planned a host of other activities like a mega traders protest march to gain public support against the deal."  Accordingly, the confederation has called for a 'Bharat Trade Bandh' on September 28 and a massive nationwide 'Rath Yatra' to begin on September 15 and a mega traders rally on December 16 at New Delhi.  On Saturday, Walmart Inc. acquired approximately 77 per cent stake in e-commerce major Flipkart.  Accordingly, Walmart now holds approximately 77 per cent of Flipkart...