News for 'labour protest'

Unorganised workers' Bill introduced

Unorganised workers' Bill introduced

Rediff.com10 Sep 2007

The four Left parties that support the United Progressive Alliance government have already rejected the Bill, which has been approved by the Cabinet. Instead, they have asked for separate Bills for agricultural and non-agricultural workers.

Maha tribal farmers end stir after govt accepts demands

Maha tribal farmers end stir after govt accepts demands

Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

Fadnavis assured them of transferring land rights within the next three months.

2 PSU bank unions may strike work on Dec 27

2 PSU bank unions may strike work on Dec 27

Rediff.com18 Dec 2017

However, the likely impact of strike may not be much excluding few areas, said SBI.

12-yr-old critical after sexual assault, 1 man arrested

12-yr-old critical after sexual assault, 1 man arrested

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

The child, whose parents work as labourers in a factory, was beaten and brutalised with a sharp object. She is critical and on oxygen support, said a senior doctor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences where she is admitted.

When Gandhi-Jinnah First Met

When Gandhi-Jinnah First Met

Rediff.com2 Oct 2021

No plaque marks the historic meeting place of the fathers of two nations. And no history textbook tells us about that first meeting and their mutual admiration, common ethos and comradeship.

Did Kingfisher Airlines pay PF dues on time?

Did Kingfisher Airlines pay PF dues on time?

Rediff.com15 Mar 2016

Notices have been issued to the company for penal damages.

Unrest in Nepal brings economy to halt

Unrest in Nepal brings economy to halt

Rediff.com7 May 2009

With Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' resigning over the issue of sacking of the army chief Gen Rookmangud Katawal, the land-locked country plunged into street protests and strikes affecting business. Strike in the Tarai region, the lifeline of Nepal, has hampered businesses heavily.

Unrest in Nepal brings economy to halt

Unrest in Nepal brings economy to halt

Rediff.com7 May 2009

With Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' resigning over the issue of sacking of the army chief Gen Rookmangud Katawal, the land-locked country plunged into street protests and strikes affecting business. Strike in the Tarai region, the lifeline of Nepal, has hampered businesses heavily.

Authorities take up pilots' strike notice: Jet

Authorities take up pilots' strike notice: Jet

Rediff.com25 Aug 2009

The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central Region) has decided to mediate between Jet Airways and its pilots who have issued a strike notice to protest the airline's decision of not reinstating two terminated employees.

Air France pilot unions call for strike during Euro 2016

Air France pilot unions call for strike during Euro 2016

Rediff.com2 Jun 2016

Air France's pilot unions have called on members to strike during the first week of the Euro 2016 soccer championship in a protest over pay.

'Insensitive' UP govt has crossed all limits: Priyanka

'Insensitive' UP govt has crossed all limits: Priyanka

Rediff.com29 Dec 2019

Taking on the Adityanath government over handling of protests against the amended Citizenship Act, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said it has "crossed all limits of inhumanity" and claimed party worker Sadaf Zafar was arrested on "baseless" charges.

Tabrez lynching: Murder charge against accused dropped

Tabrez lynching: Murder charge against accused dropped

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

Police cited the final post-mortem report that said Ansari died due to cardiac arrest.

SEE: Why Modi should listen to this rickshaw driver

SEE: Why Modi should listen to this rickshaw driver

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

'The government is not doing anything for the people. They don't know that people foremost need jobs. Where there are no jobs available, you see the youth turning to crime,' says Chennai autorickshaw driver, singer and composer Parthasarathy.

Priyanka Gandhi: BJP silences people using violence

Priyanka Gandhi: BJP silences people using violence

Rediff.com28 Dec 2019

The Congress general secretary said that the country was in trouble and voices of dissent were emanating from different corners.

Bandaru Dattatreya: Caught in a university storm

Bandaru Dattatreya: Caught in a university storm

Rediff.com25 Jan 2016

Never in his long political career has the Union labour minister attracted such attention.

Serious breach of agreement: UK PM on Hong Kong security law

Serious breach of agreement: UK PM on Hong Kong security law

Rediff.com1 Jul 2020

Johnson said China's new National Security Law is a threat to the rights and freedom of the region and in direct conflict with Hong Kong Basic Law.

Walmart workers threaten strike across US on Nov 23

Walmart workers threaten strike across US on Nov 23

Rediff.com11 Oct 2012

According to news reports, workers held walkouts and marches in cities across the US, including those in Dallas, San Diego, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Washington DC, Sacramento and even at its headquarters in Arkansas.

How TN's poll sops went from entitlement to empowerment

How TN's poll sops went from entitlement to empowerment

Rediff.com23 Apr 2021

A time has thus come when state encouragement for rural students led to empowerment of the socio-economically marginalised sections of the population. It included women. Today, with greater exposure and consequent enlightenment, it has gone beyond 'empowerment' to become 'entitlement', says N Sathiya Moorthy.

BJP old-timers shedding tears as party fielding turncoats: Mamata

BJP old-timers shedding tears as party fielding turncoats: Mamata

Rediff.com19 Mar 2021

Branding Trinamool Congress rebels as 'traitors' like Mir Jafar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party for fielding the turncoats in the polls leaving saffron party old-timers shed tears.

Rohith suicide: 150 students on hunger strike in Delhi

Rohith suicide: 150 students on hunger strike in Delhi

Rediff.com27 Jan 2016

Alleging "delay in justice" to Hyderabad University research scholar Rohith Vemula, 150 protesting students from universities across Delhi who were detained earlier on Wednesday decided to go on an indefinite hunger strike at Parliament Street police station in New Delhi.

Nepal PM gets Parliament dissolved amidst infighting

Nepal PM gets Parliament dissolved amidst infighting

Rediff.com20 Dec 2020

The move comes as the intra-party feud reached climax in the ruling NCP which has been witnessing months long tussle between two factions, one led by 68-year-old Oli and Party's chairman and another led by 66-year-old 'Prachanda', also the executive chair of the party and former premier.

Man who pointed gun at Delhi cop arrested

Man who pointed gun at Delhi cop arrested

Rediff.com3 Mar 2020

The man fired eight rounds in the presence of police personnel.

Northeast students body calls bandh in region on Thursday

Northeast students body calls bandh in region on Thursday

Rediff.com5 Sep 2012

The North East Students Organisation (NESO), the apex student body of the region, has called a 12-hour bandh in all states of the region, except Assam, on Thursday to protest against influx of migrant labourers and others into the region from other states.

Toyota talks fail, next meet on Jan 16

Toyota talks fail, next meet on Jan 16

Rediff.com12 Jan 2006

Conciliatory talks between Toyota Kirloskar management and the union on Thursday failed to reach any conclusive stage as the former sought time till January 16 to contemplate the suggestions of the labour department.

Toyota workers, officials set for talks

Toyota workers, officials set for talks

Rediff.com11 Jan 2006

Over 400 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Employees Union members have ended their sit-in protest outside the labour commissioner's office in Bangalore, to pave the way for holding conciliatory talks.

Meet Britain's youngest MP since 1667!

Meet Britain's youngest MP since 1667!

Rediff.com8 May 2015

Black will be the youngest MP since 13-year-old Christopher Monckton won in 1667 when she takes her seat at Westminster later this month.

Tamil Nadu observes bandh for drought-hit farmers

Tamil Nadu observes bandh for drought-hit farmers

Rediff.com25 Apr 2017

Stalin, along with cadres of the DMK and other parties, came in a procession in Tiruvarur and was detained in a marriage hall, police said, adding they will be let off later.

Indian workers strike work in Qatar

Indian workers strike work in Qatar

Rediff.com6 Jun 2006

Over 2,000 workers, including many Indians, struck work and protested at their labour camp in Qatar demanding increase in salary.

MP chaupal traders allege MNC bias

MP chaupal traders allege MNC bias

Rediff.com21 Oct 2004

France's railway workers on 3-month strike against Macron's 'reforms'

France's railway workers on 3-month strike against Macron's 'reforms'

Rediff.com5 Apr 2018

Workers of SNCF will be on strike for two days out of five every week for three months.

GJM will give 12-hr relaxation to schools to evacuate students

GJM will give 12-hr relaxation to schools to evacuate students

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

Tamang said, "All schools in Darjeeling will be given relaxation for 12 hours on June 23 to evacuate students from the city."

AI pilots warn they will keep away from flying duties

AI pilots warn they will keep away from flying duties

Rediff.com7 Mar 2012

Protesting delayed payment of salaries and allowances, a section of Air India pilots today warned they would not undertake flying duties from April one if their dues were not cleared by then.

No major impact of strike yet

No major impact of strike yet

Rediff.com28 Feb 2012

These are early reports and situation can change later in the day.

Modi or Trump, who was wiser over the lockdown?

Modi or Trump, who was wiser over the lockdown?

Rediff.com14 May 2020

Could the Centre and the prime minister have achieved more than what they did on curbing the endemic spread through more of the Modi outreach, given his credibility and unchallenged ability to communicate with the masses, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

What Modi must do to boost growth

What Modi must do to boost growth

Rediff.com30 Sep 2020

'The answer for a quicker boost to growth is simple -- run a much larger deficit, use the resulting public resources to ensure adequate price support for agriculture, subsidise wage costs of MSMEs and accelerate public sector construction-intensive activities,' advises Nitin Desai.

Union to strike at Fiat Chrysler over Juve cash splurge on Ronaldo

Union to strike at Fiat Chrysler over Juve cash splurge on Ronaldo

Rediff.com11 Jul 2018

Exor, the investment holding of Italy's Agnelli family, owns nearly 30 percent of Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and 64 percent of Juventus. FCA and Juventus are completely separate entities, each managing their own finances and operations.

Does Modi lack courage about the economy?

Does Modi lack courage about the economy?

Rediff.com12 May 2020

'Modi has not lacked courage in the political sphere. It is time he showed it in the economic sphere as well.' 'To do this, he needs to shed the simple-minded nostrums about economic growth and swadeshi that he learnt in the Sangh Parivar,' suggests Virendra Kapoor.

India begins lockdown 3.0; more cars, people on the roads

India begins lockdown 3.0; more cars, people on the roads

Rediff.com4 May 2020

Massive crowds thronged liquor stores, more vehicles plied on roads and cab-hailing platforms resumed services as India entered the third phase of the lockdown on Monday with further easing of curbs except in containment zones in the shadow of the highest rate of recovery yet from coronavirus.

Raj govt brings 3 bills to negate impact of Centre's farm laws

Raj govt brings 3 bills to negate impact of Centre's farm laws

Rediff.com1 Nov 2020

The move comes after the Punjab assembly earlier this month adopted a resolution against the farm laws and unanimously passed four bills to counter the Centre's contentious legislations.

Tabrez lynching: Murder charge restored against 11 accused

Tabrez lynching: Murder charge restored against 11 accused

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

Ansari was seen on national television being beaten up with rods while tied to a pole and forced to chant "Jai Shri Ram" over alleged theft in June.