The Catch Up: Protest against new labour codes (3 Dec)

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
This is the catch upon three Things by the Indian
Express and arm Ichhasharma. Today is the third of December
and here today's headlines. Starting with news from the Parliament,
Several opposition MPs, including Congress President Malkarjon Khalki and former
party chiefs Sonya Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, staged a protest

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in the Parliament House complex today demanding the scrapping of
the new labor courts.

Speaker 2 (00:31):
MPs from the.

Speaker 1 (00:31):
Congress, DMKTMC and Left parties gathered before the Makar Dwar
accusing the Modi government of pushing anti labor, anti worker
and pro Kroni policies. Meanwhile, the Rajasaba continued its discussion
on adopting the Water Pollution Amendment Bill of twenty twenty
four and moneypour, while the Lok Sabha debated the Central
Excise Amendment Bill of twenty twenty five. In other news

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making major headlines, the Department of Telecommunications has withdrawn its
earlier directive requiring smartphone makers to mandatorily preload the Sancharsathi
app following concerns over privacy and surveillance. The Ministry of
Communications announced today that given Sancharsati's increasing acceptance, it will
no longer be compulsory. The dto's initial twenty eighth of

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November order required manufacturers to pre install the state developed
cybersecurity app on all new devices and push it via
software updates to existing phones. Sanchaarsati, for those who may
not know, already allows users to report fraud calls, suspicious
messages and stolen phones and next way shift our focused

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to news from the south. Chennai and nearby districts endured
a third consecutive day of sprong winds and heavy rainfall
today as remnants of cyclone that was stalled unusually close
to the Tamil Nadu coast now well marked. Low pressure
area that was slow inland drift continues to send rain
bands over Chenney, through Alou and Kanchipuram, causing repeated downposts.
Since yesterday, the RMC issued an Orange alert for northern

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districts warning of very heavy rainfall, while the Nilgiris and
Coimbato's Ghart areas may receive up to twenty point four
cm rainfall. Eighteen other districts remain under a Yellow alert
and now looking at news making global headlines. The Kremlin
said today that President Vladimir Putin has accepted parts of

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a new US proposal to end the Ukraine War, but
rejected others, while remaining open.

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To extended negotiations.

Speaker 1 (02:34):
The comments came after Putin's lengthy overnight talks in Moscow
with US and voy Steve Wikkoff and Jared Kushna. Kremlin
spokesperson dmitriy Pskov said that although compromises have not yet
been found, the meeting marked the first.

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Direct exchange of views.

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He added that some American suggestions were acceptable, while others
were deemed unacceptable, calling it a normal.

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Process of compromise.

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And in the end of headlines for today, the Trump
administration has paused all immigration processes, including Green Garden citizenship
applications for immigrants from nineteen non European countries already under
earlier US.

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Travel restrictions, Reuters reported.

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The move comes after last week's shooting of two National
Guard troops in Washington, DC by an Afghan national who
has since been charged with murder and other offenses. One
soldier died while other remains critically injured. USCIS detailed the
sweeping pause in a policy memo posted today, citing national
security and public safety concerns as a reason for the

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temporary halt, and with that this was all for today.
This was the catch upon three things by the Union
Express