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India: Countrywide strike marked by sporadic violence

New Delhi: Sporadic violence broke out in India on Wednesday as labour unions began a two-day strike to protest rising prices and government policies to open the economy. Millions of factory and bank employees stayed away from work and public transport was shut down in most big cities after major trade unions called the countrywide strike. With autorickshaws and taxis off the roads and metro trains and buses packed to […]