Indian authority arrests Delhi chief minister over alleged excise policy scam

STORY: Indian authority arrests Delhi chief minister over alleged excise policy scam SHOOTING TIME: March 21, 2024 DATELINE: March 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. shots of India gate 2. various of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejrival 3. various of AAP workers and supporters protesting STORYLINE: India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejrival on alleged financial irregularities in an Excise Policy scam that took place in 2021. Kejriwal is also the chief of his political party, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Earlier, a team of ED officials had entered Kejriwal's official residence for questioning him in the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy Scam. Soon a large number of AAP workers and supporters gathered outside his residence to protest against ED's questioning. Over the past couple of months, the ED had sent several summons to Kejriwal for questioning him, but the chief minister evaded them, saying the ED had no authority

Australia to expose companies' gender pay gaps

STORY: Australia to expose companies' gender pay gaps SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of male and female employees during work STORYLINE: The Australian government will publish the gender pay gap at large companies in a bid to improve income equality. From Feb. 27, the pay discrepancies between male and female employees at every company with over 100 employees in Australia will be made available online under legislation aiming to improve pay transparency and female participation in the workforce. Katy Gallagher, the Minister for Women and Minister for Finance, on Saturday told the Australian Associated Press (AAP) that the move would hold companies accountable. According to data published by the government's Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) in November, the gender pay gap was 21.7 percent in 2023 - down from 22.8 percent in 2022. It means that, on average, women earned 26,393 Australian dol

Peru sees rising sales of electric vehicles

STORY: Peru sees rising sales of electric vehicles DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: ECONOMY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of pure and hybrid electric vehicles 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ALBERTO MORISAKI, Director of Economic Studies at Peruvian Automobile Association (courtesy of AAP) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): ALBERTO MORISAKI, Director of Economic Studies at Peruvian Automobile Association (courtesy of AAP) 4. various of street view STORYLINE: According to figures released on Thursday by the Peruvian Automobile Association (AAP), in the first quarter of 2022, the sales of lightweight pure and hybrid electric vehicles increased to 744 units, representing a growth rate of 136 percent when compared to the same period of 2021. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ALBERTO MORISAKI, Director of Economic Studies at Peruvian Automobile Association "There has been an important increase in the sales of these vehicles. There are new brands entering the market, bringing new models at competitive p

India's ruling party BJP wins 4 states, credit given to Modi's pro-poor policies

STORY: India's ruling party BJP wins 4 states, credit given to Modi's pro-poor policies DATELINE: March 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. shot of India gate 2. shot of Indian parliament 3. shots AAP headquarter 4. shots of celebration at BJP headquarter 5. shot of traffic STORYLINE: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi got a shot in the arm when his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won four states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, in the election results that came in till late Thursday night. One state, Punjab, went to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the current ruling party in Delhi as the country's main opposition Indian National Congress (INC) couldn't show much presence. Final results were compiled by the Election Commission of India (ECI) and put up on its official website late Thursday night. According to the ECI's official data, the BJP won 255 Assembly constituencies out of the total 403 in Uttar Pradesh, 47 of the 70 in Uttarakhand, 20 of the