All posts tagged: Unjust

Rising fuel prices, ‘unjust’ tax hike: Why transport unions are planning a 3-day strike in Delhi

Rising fuel prices, ‘unjust’ tax hike: Why transport unions are planning a 3-day strike in Delhi

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Transporters’ organisations and related worker unions across the national capital have threatened to go on a three-day strike starting May 21, citing rising fuel prices in Delhi and the Delhi BJP government’s hike in the Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) on commercial vehicles, which unions have called “unjust”. A massive traffic jam is seen over NH24 due to the security arrangements around Bharat Mandapam for AI Summit near Sarai Kale Khan in New Delhi, India, (Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) The All India Motor and Goods Transport Association, the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), and others have stated that no commercial vehicle will ply in the capital from May 21 to 23. However, the unions added that essential goods vehicles will remain exempt from the blockade to avoid any disruption in the supply of critical commodities. Why the strike? As reported by HT earlier, transport bodies in the capital have announced the strike due to the “unfair and unjust” hikes to ECC. Along with this, rising petrol and diesel prices, which have been linked to the …

‘Many times you are unjust to Sanju Samson’: Shubman Gill must justify T20I opener tag in Australia series, says Aakash Chopra | Cricket News

‘Many times you are unjust to Sanju Samson’: Shubman Gill must justify T20I opener tag in Australia series, says Aakash Chopra | Cricket News

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Shubman Gill’s underwhelming T20I return through the Asia Cup could put him under some pressure during the five-match T20I series with multiple contenders vying for his opening spot, said former India opener Aakash Chopra. Gill did not have the best of returns after a year’s gap back into the T20I side in September as vice-captain for the Asia Cup, scoring only 127 runs in seven innings at a 21.16 average. Gill had return to the side, replacing wicket-keeper Sanju Samson at the top after the Kerala batter had struck three centuries in the 2024 calendar year, the most by any T20I batter. Chopra said Gill’s initiation has come as an unfair blow to Samson and that the Punjab batter must justify his position in the forthcoming series in Australia. Story continues below this ad “This T20I series will be extremely important for Shubman Gill. It’s important for him because runs weren’t scored when he was elevated to ODI captaincy. Again, you can’t read too much into it because it’s just been one series. I get …

Farmers besiege NPCL, DCP office in Noida, protest ‘unjust FIR’

Farmers besiege NPCL, DCP office in Noida, protest ‘unjust FIR’

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Tensions escalated in Greater Noida as hundreds of farmers on Thursday gathered in protest against an allegedly unjust FIR filed against farmer Sant Raj and his family from Khedi village. NPCL officials sought one week’s time to address farmers’ concerns, proposing another meeting on February 22, which the farmer leaders agreed to. (HT Photo) The protest, led by Kisan Sabha and Kisan Ekta Sangh, saw agitated farmers surrounding the DCP central office and later the NPCL office in Knowledge Park-3, demanding justice and action against “biased” police behaviour. Farmers said an FIR was promptly registered on a complaint by the electricity company (NPCL) regarding a January 27 altercation, but no action was taken on the counter-complaint filed by Sant Raj and others. The perceived one-sided police action sparked outrage among the farming community. Enraged, farmers marched to the DCP, central, office, where they raised slogans, demanding fairness and impartiality. A delegation of farmers met DCP Shakti Mohan Awasthi, expressing their dissatisfaction. District president of Kisan Sabha Rupesh Verma accused the police of acting as an …

Kevin Bacon, Kate McKinnon, and other creatives warn of ‘unjust’ AI threat

Kevin Bacon, Kate McKinnon, and other creatives warn of ‘unjust’ AI threat

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Thousands of creatives, including famous actors like Kevin Bacon and Kate McKinnon, along with other actors, authors, and musicians, have signed a statement warning that the unpermitted use of copyrighted materials to train AI models threatens the people who made those creative works. 11,500 names are on the list of signatories so far. Here is the one-sentence statement: “The unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted.” The statement was published by Fairly Trained, a group advocating for fair training data use by AI companies. Fairly Trained CEO Ed Newton-Rex told The Guardian that generative AI companies need “people, compute, and data” to build their models, and while they spend “vast sums” on the former two, they “expect to take the third – training data – for free.” Newton-Rex founded Fairly Trained after he quit Stability AI, accusing generative AI of “exploiting creators.” There are also some notable names not appearing among the signatories. Scarlett …

‘Removing Shaheen Afridi From Pakistan’s T20I Captaincy Was Unjust’: 1992 World Cup Winner

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File photo of Shaheen Afridi (left) and Babar Azam.© AFP The captaincy shuffle in Pakistan cricket team has become a major talking point in the past few months. Babar Azam had relinquished his responsibility as Pakistan skipper across formats after the end of the 2023 ODI World Cup. After him, Shaheen Afridi was named the captain in T20Is while Shan Masood took over the duties in Test cricket. Under Shaheen, Pakistan lost 4-1 to New Zealand just ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup and the pacer was stripped of his role, with Babar being reinstated as white-ball captain. Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Moin Khan, who was also a part of the 1992 ODI World Cup-winning team, said that removing Shaheen as T20I captain was “unjust” and he should have been given more time. “Shaheen Afridi has the ability to lead the team and is highly liked by the players. He is an excellent choice for captaincy in T20s. In white-ball cricket, I don’t see anyone else suitable for the role. Removing him from …

Bigg Boss 16 Eliminated Contestant Vikkas Manaktala Call His & Ankit Gupta’s Elimination Unjust, Says “Agar Voting Ke Hissab Se Hota Toh I’m Sure Ankit Nahi Jaata” [Exclusive]

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Bigg Boss 16 Eliminated Contestant Vikkas Manaktala Call His & Ankit Gupta’s Elimination Unjust & Here’s The Reason Why!(Photo Credit –Instagram) Bigg Boss 16 is one controversial reality show that’s making the headlines for its fights, arguments, romance and more. Premiered on October 1, the most recent contestant to be eliminated from the show was wildcard contestant Vikkas Manaktala. The actor – who has been part of shows like Left Right Left and Jhansi Ki Rani, feels his eviction wasn’t fair. We recently met up with the star and asked him about many things including his eviction and that of the one friend he was making in the house – Ankit Gupta. Vikkas held nothing back as he shared his views on both their evictions and why he feels they weren’t fair. Read on. While speaking exclusively to us, Vikkas Manaktala let it slip that he felt the makers of Bigg Boss 16 were targeting him and rooting for him to be eliminated next. When we questioned him about the same and whether he thinks …