Hundreds of top companies had already pledged last year to observe Juneteenth in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd and the national reckoning on racism that followed.
“It’s great, but it’s not enough,” said Gwen Grant, president and CEO of the Urban League of Kansas City. Grant said she was delighted by the quick vote this week by Congress to make Juneteenth a national holiday because “it’s been a long time coming.”
KGF: Chapter 2 starring Yash, Sanjay Dutt is one of the most anticipated films of the year. Helmed by Prashanth Neel the film is slated to release on July 16. After the announcement, Yash's fan group on Twitter have penned a letter to PM Narendra Modi to declare a national holiday on the release day of KGF: Chapter 2.
Without naming BJP, Banerjee charged the saffron party of spreading "a garbage of lies" about the state's development.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, seeking the declaration of national holiday on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
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