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Amazon workers in India join Black Friday strike action for better wages and working conditions

NEW DELHI, November 29, 2024 (AP) — Amazon staff in India have joined strike action calling for better wages and working conditions as the company prepares for one of the busiest shopping periods of the year. About 200 warehouse workers and delivery drivers rallied in the capital, New Delhi, under a “Make Amazon Pay” banner. Some donned masks of Amazon chief Jeff Bezos and joined hands against the Seattle-based company’s practices. The walkout on Black Friday, which starts one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year, was repeated at Amazon warehouses in other countries as workers called for higher

Adani allegations a legal matter between private firms and US, Indian foreign ministry says

NEW DELHI, Nov 29 (Reuters) – India’s foreign ministry said on Friday that bribery allegations against billionaire Gautam Adani by U.S. authorities is a legal matter between private firms and the U.S. Department of Justice and that New Delhi is not involved in the case at this point. “There are established procedures and legal avenues in such cases which we believe would be followed. The government of India was not informed in advance on the issue,” foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters at a weekly briefing.

Parliament adjourned till till Dec 2 amid opposition uproar over Adani bribery case, violence in Manipur and Sambhal,

New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Amid continuous sloganeering by opposition MPs in both Houses for the fourth straight day, Parliament was adjourned till December 2 (Monday) on Friday, failing to conduct substantial business. Parliament proceedings have been stalled since the beginning of the Winter Session amid protests by opposition parties over the Adani issue and violence in Manipur and Sambhal. Firstly, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned, on which Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said that the actions are not “public-centric.” “This cannot be appreciated. We have become a laughing stock, and parliament disruptions are in public

Dhankhar says adjournment notices being weaponised as mechanism of disruption

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said adjournment notices under Rule 267 of the House are being “weaponised” as a mechanism of disruption before adjourning the proceedings till Monday amid Opposition parties protest over corruption allegations against the Adani Group, and other issues. Like the previous three sittings of the ongoing Winter Session, the House could not take up scheduled business on Friday as well and the House proceedings were adjourned within minutes of the assembly. Opposition MPs started the protest soon after the chairman announced that he had accepted their 17 notices for

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