From farmers’ protest to retired Jutsice Karnan’s arrest to alert over Cyclone Burevi: 7 pm headlines

The center said Wednesday evening that government officials would hold talks with peasant leaders on Thursday; Former Madras Supreme Court Justice CS Karnan has been arrested in Chennai for posting a video about abuse of judges and court staff; India has invited British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the main guest for Republic Day celebrations, while a red warning was issued over Cyclone Burevi in ​​Tamil Nadu and neighboring areas. That makes the headlines on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

CENTER FOR TALKING WITH FARMERS LEADERS TOMORROW

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said Wednesday evening that government officials would hold talks with farmers’ leaders on Thursday.

“Let’s see to what extent problems can be solved,” said Narendra Singh Tomar, adding that the farm laws are in the best interests of farmers, but if they have any concerns the government is ready to address them.

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Narendra Singh Tomar and Consumer Minister Piyush Goyal met with Interior Minister Amit Shah to discuss the strategy for talks with farmers.

The announcement came shortly after various farmers’ unions threatened to step up their protests against the agricultural laws passed in September.

However, breakthrough can be difficult.

The Krantikari Kisan Union said its members would protest across the country on December 5 against the government and corporate houses of Narendra Modi, calling for a special parliamentary session to repeal the farm laws.

All of the Indian Kisan Sangharsh Coordinating Committee members protesting in Delhi’s burari expressed displeasure at not being invited to attend the talks. It shows that the government will only speak to those who take the law into their hands, said its leader Sardar VM Singh.

Other members of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti) threatened to march into Delhi when they were relocated by the Noida government to clear traffic jams.

The massive protests by thousands of farmers on Delhi’s borders and in neighboring states such as Punjab and Haryana began on Wednesday the seventh day.

In the meantime, the All-India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) threatened on Wednesday to suspend transport of essential goods from December 8 in northern India and then throughout the country if farmers’ demands were not met.

Former Madras High Court Justice CS Karnan arrested

Former Madras Supreme Court Justice CS Karnan was arrested Wednesday in Chennai for posting a video of abuse of judges and court officials.

Karnan had served on Madras High Court and Kolkata High Court.

A case was filed against Karnan based on a complaint from the Puducherry Bar Council.

A case was re-filed in Madras High Court which found that no action had been taken against the Complainant that Karnan had arrested from his Avadi residence.

India invites British Prime Minister BORIS JOHNSON as chief guest for Republic Day celebrations

India has invited UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to be the main guest at the Republic Day celebrations in January 2021.

The invitation was extended during the phone call between the two sides on November 27th.

“The leaders reiterated their shared desire to make the post-Covid and post-Brexit partnership between India and the UK a quantum leap, and agreed that there was tremendous potential for improving trade and cooperation There is investment, scientific research and mobility of professionals and students as well as defense and security, “the State Department (MEA) said in a statement on the phone call.

In early November, the current British High Commissioner for India, Jan Thompson, alluded to a “personal” visit by the British Prime Minister to India in a media conversation.

“We anticipate that British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will pay a personal visit to India in the next few months. In addition, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is very keen to come to India. So we hope that in the next few months we will will visit both FS Raab and PM Johnson, “said Thompson.

Meanwhile, the UK High Commission spokesman said they cannot confirm the news.

“We cannot confirm this one way or another. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is very keen to visit India as soon as possible,” the official said.

H-1B VISA: U.S. COURT USES TRUMP RULES THAT LIMIT THE NUMBER OF VISAS

A federal judge enacted two Trump administration rules to drastically reduce the number of visas issued to skilled foreign workers each year.

Changes to the H-1B visa program announced in October include imposing salary requirements on companies employing skilled foreign workers and limiting specialized occupations. Homeland Security officials have ruled this a priority due to coronavirus-related job losses and an estimated one-third of those who have applied for H-1B in recent years would be turned down under the new regulations.
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White in California said the government had failed to follow transparency procedures and their claim that the changes were an emergency response to losing pandemic jobs had held out of water as the Trump administration had been in the idea for some time Circulated but only got the rules published in October.
“The Covid-19 pandemic is an event that is beyond the control of the defendants, but it was within the control of the defendants before they take action,” White wrote.

Alarm over CYCLONE BUREVI

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that Cyclone Burevi will cross the coast of Sri Lanka on Thursday evening and southern Tamil Nadu on Friday morning.

Cyclone Burevi will land on the Sri Lankan coast near Trincomalee on Thursday evening and emerge on the Gulf of Mannar on Friday morning. The cyclone storm will then move towards Tamil Nadu and cross the state between Kanniyakumari and Pamban. The IMD issued a red warning for the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha on December 3 in the face of cyclone Burevi.

UK DELETING PFIZER-BIONTECH CORONAVIRUS VACCINE FOR BULK USE, ROLLOUT NEXT WEEK

The The UK is the first country in the world to have approved the Pfizer BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for use and said it will be rolled out early next week.

“The government today accepted the recommendation of the Independent Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine,” Reuters said the UK government was quoted as saying. “The vaccine will be available across the UK from next week,” added the UK government.

The UK vaccines committee will decide which priority groups get the sting first, such as nursing home residents, health and care workers, the elderly and people at extreme clinical risk, the report added.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the program would begin early next week. Hospitals, he said, are already ready to receive it. “It’s very good news,” said Hancock.