Trade unions strike enters second day: Protest in Udupi
Udupi, Jan 09: The JCTU Udupi district committee lead several protests in Udupi as the the nationwide strike called by various trade unions continued for the second day on Wednesday.
Workers took out a massive procession from the Udupi service bus stand, which reached the Canara Bank's branch office premises after passing through the court road, masjid road, post office, KM Marg, and Diana Circle.
Addressing the protesters, CITU district vice-president Balakrishna Shetty, said that it was Canara Bank would surely lose its identity if Narendra Modi contiunes as prime minister for next term. "Already, in-profit Vijaya Bank has been merged with under-loss banks. A conspiracy of privatization is working behind this," he said.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
