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The first national convention of the joint platform of Central Trade Unions (CTUs) and Federations and the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) will be held on Thursday. The meeting of workers and farmers will chart joint programmes and campaigns ahead of the 2024 general elections in mind. Leaders of the CTUs and the SKM told The Hindu that the convention would strengthen the campaign against the BJP governments at various States and the Centre. It would adopt a common charter of demands, a joint declaration regarding the current situation of workers and peasants and a common action programme against the Centre and the BJP-led State governments.

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00:00 Hello and welcome to National Headlines. I am Aamina Ansari and I will be taking you
00:22 through the top headlines from the leading newspapers of the country. Let's start with
00:26 the Times of India. 23 workers killed as partially built rail
00:30 bridge collapses in Mizoram. At least 23 construction workers from West Bengal's Malda, including
00:37 six of a family, died and three others were injured when the gangstry of a 100-metre-tall
00:42 rail bridge being built in Mizoram collapsed on Wednesday morning at a site 21 kilometres
00:48 from the state capital. The search for an unspecified number of workers
00:52 reported missing was suspended after sundown because of the difficult terrain and the possibility
00:58 of rain, state disaster management and rehabilitation minister told TOI.
01:02 Next headline is from the Indian Express. Article 370 hearing. Centre says no intent
01:09 to touch special provisions of North East Supreme Court disposes of intervention plea.
01:15 With the Centre making it clear that it has absolutely no intent to touch the special
01:19 provisions of the constitution concerning states in the North East and other parts,
01:23 the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to be drawn into a debate over them and disposed
01:28 of an intervention application be sought to replace apprehensions.
01:32 The five judgements presided by Chief Justice of India, D.V. Chandrachud was hearing petitions
01:38 challenging the Centre's 2019 move to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
01:43 Let's move on to the headlines from the Hindu. First National Convention of CTUs,
01:49 SKM to launch campaign against BJP. The first National Convention of the Joint
01:55 Platform of Central Trade Unions and Federations and the Samyukt Kisan Morcha will be held
02:00 on Thursday. The meeting of the workers and the farmers, which are joint programmes and
02:05 campaigns ahead of the 2024 general elections in mind.
02:09 Leaders of the CTU and SKM told the Hindu that the convention would strengthen the campaign
02:15 against the BJP government at various states and the Centre. It would adopt a common charter
02:20 of demand, a joint declaration regarding the current situation of the workers and peasants
02:25 and a common action programme against the Centre and the BJP-led state government.
02:29 Next, let's move on to the headlines in the Economic Times.
02:34 QIA to invest $1 billion in Reliance Retail Ventures. Qatar Investment Authority agreed
02:41 to invest Rs. 8,278 crore in Reliance Retail Ventures at an equity valuation of Rs. 8.2
02:50 lakh crores, making it the single largest investment by a sovereign wealth fund of the
02:55 gas-rich country in India. Next headline is from the Telegraph.
03:01 Get exams to be conducted twice a year. Students can retain best score, Ministry of Education.
03:07 Both examinations will be conducted twice a year and students will get an option to
03:11 retain their best score, according to the new curriculum framework prepared by the Ministry
03:16 of Education. Aiming to make the exams easier rather than high stakes, the board have also
03:22 been asked to develop capacity to be able to conduct on-demand examinations in due course
03:27 of time.
03:28 Finally, our last headline is from the Hindustan Times.
03:33 Wagner Boss 9 Other Kill in Russia Crash. Russia's Aviation Authority on Wednesday
03:39 said that the head of the Wagner group that led a mutinity against Russia's army in
03:43 June was on the list of passengers of a plane that crashed killing all 10 people on board.
03:49 But it wasn't immediately clear if he had boarded the flight.
03:53 That's all for the national headlines. To stay updated on the latest headlines from
03:59 the leading newspapers, do join us on National Headlines from Monday to Saturday at 11am.
04:04 Thanks for watching.
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