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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicPension reforms protest

Topic: pension reforms protest

France prepares for key constitutional verdict on unpopular pension law

French govt hopes for a green light, likely with minor caveats, that could discourage protests and allow it to enact bill and move on to other reforms.

Unions call workers to join pension law protest marking 12th nationwide strike in France

Some trains will be cancelled, and strike actions can also be expected among refinery workers, garbage collectors and teachers.

Ninth day of nationwide strikes in France after Macron doubles down on pension bill

Protesters blocked a highway near Toulouse and bus depot in Rennes, Le Parisien newspaper said. Rallies were scheduled across country later in the day.

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Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.