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Demand that Modi provides Rs 1 crore compensation for migrant worker, Ram Narayan Baghel killed by right wing goons in Kerala: AIKS

Apart from condemning the shocking killing, by lynching of migrant worker, Ram Narayan Baghel killed by right wing goons belonging to the Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh (RSS) and BJP in Palakkad, Kerala, the AIKS has demanded that the Modi Government to provide Rs. 1 crore as ex- gratia compensation to the family of the deceased

Karnataka: The Unending Exclusion of Civic Workers in Bengaluru

As per the State Safai Karamchari Commission, only 10,755 civic workers in BBMP out of 54,512 are permanent.

West Bengal farm workers protest Centre withholding Rs 7,500 crore MGNREGA budget

Marking one year of the Government of India withholding the release of over Rs 7,500 crore MGNREGA funds to West Bengal, the civil rights network NREGA Sangarsh Morcha, in alliance with the Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity (PBKMS), held Black Day on December 27, with workers holding black flag demonstrations, thaala bajao, road blockade and public meetings.

Karnataka: 150 Factory Workers Verbally Sacked by Auto Firm Yazaki

The workers at the auto parts company were unable to punch out after their shift ended, following which they were informed that they had been laid off.

Declining trend in unemployment rates in urban and rural areas: Ministry of Labour

In the ongoing Parliament session, the Ministry put forth data to indicate that total unemployment rate for 2020-21 was at 4.2%

UP: Midday Meal Workers Struggle to Make Ends Meet, Unpaid Since March

Workers allege meagre honorarium of Rs 2000 per month unpaid since March; Teachers helping and paying from own pockets.

Garment Workers Union Plans Strike Over Wage Non-Revision in Karnataka

The industry has blocked efforts by the state government to give even modest pay hikes to workers.

Zero reported deaths due to manual scavenging: Ramdas Athawale

Is the government denying responsibility by referring to such death as deaths brought on by dangerous cleaning of septic tanks and sewers?

Street Light Workers of Lucknow Municipality on Strike After no Salary for 6 Months

Nearly 400 contractual employees were facing a financial crunch as their salaries have seen inordinate delay even though they get paid much less than regular workers.

Anti-Adani Kerala sea port protest: 3,000 booked over alleged police station attack at Vizhinjam, all-party meeting today

While the police has stated that the protesters had provoked the violence, the representative of the protesters’ has stated that the “violence was scripted by the ruling party with help of the BJP”

Mazdoor Kisan Maha Panchayat staged by Besonika Mazdoor Union in Manesar 

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Demand that Modi provides Rs 1 crore compensation for migrant worker, Ram Narayan Baghel killed by right wing goons in Kerala: AIKS

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Kishore Theckedath: an exceptional Marxist intellectual and mass organiser

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Kerala: Protests erupt after RSS-BJP man’s alleged attack on children’s Christmas carol group in Palakkad

Clearly emboldened by some recent poll gains by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in local elections in the state, a RSS-BJP worker Aswin Raj allegedly assaulted the children and damaged their musical instrument, the police have arrested him

Delhi HC grants bail pending appeal to Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar

The bail order accompanies a temporary suspension of sentence for Sengar will walk free; it has returned public attention to the survivor and her mother's pursuit of justice since 2017; Sengar will, however, remain in jail as he is also serving a 10-year sentence in the custodial death case of the rape victim’s father

‘Brutal intimidation of Christians’ all India condemned: Bombay Catholic Sabha

In a statement, accompanied by open letters to senior political leaders, the Bombay Catholic Sabha (BCS) has strongly condemned the “brutal intimidation of Christians in some parts of the country and increase of such act of terror during the Christmas season”

The ‘Shastra Poojan’ Project: How the ritual of weapon worship is being recast as a tool of power and hate propaganda

An investigation into how a nationwide network of right-wing organisations, with political and state patronage, is transforming a religious ritual into a campaign of hate, through public weapon worship in universities, police stations, and community spaces, it seeks to legitimise violence, indoctrinate children, and dismantle India’s constitutional secular order

MP, Odisha, Delhi, Rajasthan: Right-wing outfits barge into 2 churches ahead of Christmas, attack vendors selling X’mas goodies, tensions run high

‘This is Hindu Rashtra’ say mobsters in Odisha as vendors selling Santa hats are attacked; In MP churches observing Christmas celebrations are stormed by far right politicians belong to the ruling BJP, Delhi sees intimidation by the Bajrang Dal on women sporting Santa hats and similar attacks are seen in Rajasthan. All such incidents have invited widespread condemnation on social media. Delhi, the national capital also sees the free run of right wing bullies attacking those in Christmas attire; meanwhile, widespread protests have erupted over the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to deny Christmas Holidays to students. Clearly it is the BJP run states that have seen this lawlessness ahead of a much loved Indian festival.