Railways to run 100 'Shramik special' trains daily

The Centre on Monday decided to run 100 special trains daily for migrants during the coronavirus lockdown and asked the states to ensure that they avail the facility, as lakhs of stranded people......

Migrant workers leave Mumbai in taxis, auto rickshaws

Amid indications that the 'Mumbai dream' is turning sour for migrant workers amid the lockdown, many of them driving taxis and auto rickshaws in the city have left for their native......

Ola, Uber drivers threaten indefinite strike from Sunday

Drivers of cab aggregators Uber and Ola have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from the midnight of March 18. The strike is expected to be observed in key cities like Mumbai, New Delhi,......

Veteran labour leader Sharad Rao passes away

Veteran trade union leader Sharad Rao passed away in Mumbai on Thursday following a prolonged illness. He was 77. Rao, who had been diagnosed with cancer in 2014, breathed his last this afternoon......

Cool prospects for consumer durable firms as temperature set to soar

IMD expects day temperatures to remain above-normal in select regions across the country between March and May 2021. IMAGE: A woman carries her son in a bucket after collecting water from a......

Livelihood of 7,000 Mumbai cabbies threatened

Sanjay Kumar is a worried man. His only means of livelihood has come to an end. He used to drive one of the 7,000 taxis that have been forced to stop services in Mumbai from December 3, 2008. "I am......

Mumbai to have new taxis soon

The Maharashtra government's decision to phase out the old ubiquitous black and yellow premier padmini taxis that are more than 25 year old in the country's financial capital has given automobile......