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Noida Protest 2026: A labour uprising the state refused to understand

The protests that paralysed Noida’s industrial belt in April 2026 exposed not only worsening labour conditions but also the growing tendency of the state to treat democratic labour mobilisation as a law-and-order problem

Weavers of Banaras are forced to work for less than the minimum wage

With the goal of raising class consciousness and mobilizing...

Karnataka: 17th All India CITU Conference Starts in Bengaluru

Tapan Sen, CITU general secretary underlines importance of trade union movements in the backdrop of mounting attacks on working people.

MP: Promises CM Made in 2016 Still Unfulfilled, Alleges SC/ST Employee Association

The organisation has threatened a massive protest on February 26 in Bhopal.

Commemorating 40th Anniversary Of Mumbai Textile Workers Strike

On January 18th, 1982 the working class movement commemorated...

Food, Housing, Health- limitations of post Covid-19 Migrant workers’ related policies

A close look at some of governments post pandemic policies for migrants reveals that key structural exclusions in the labour codes, the one nation, one ration card (ONORC) and PMAY schemes threaten serious exclusions

CMIE Unemployment Data: HP & Punjab better than national average; Haryana has one of three persons jobless

According to the data provided by CMIE, an independent data base, Punjab is a state is much better placed than neighbouring Haryana having an unemployment rate of 37.4 per cent; Himachal Pradesh is also at 7.6 per cent, 0.8 per cent more than Punjab.

Report Highlights Poor Working Conditions for Gig Workers; Uber, Ola, Amazon Score Zero

Other than Bigbasket, Flipkart, and Urban Company, no other platform has publicly committed to ensure workers earn at least a minimum wage.

Delhi construction workers insist: life has continuously deteriorated for last 6 yrs

Keshav and Somvati are residents of a hut in...

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.

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Noida Protest 2026: A labour uprising the state refused to understand

The protests that paralysed Noida’s industrial belt in April 2026 exposed not only worsening labour conditions but also the growing tendency of the state to treat democratic labour mobilisation as a law-and-order problem

Three Years of the Congress Government

A People’s Critique: Expectations and Disillusionments

Bhojshala Judgment: MP High Court declares Dhar site a Saraswati Temple, ends Namaz rights at complex

Relying on ASI findings, historical records and the Ayodhya framework, the Court held the structure was built over a pre-existing temple and Sanskrit learning centre linked to Raja Bhoj

Cracks in Indian Environment Jurisprudence: An examination of High Courts of central India

Given the flip-flops by India’s constitutional courts on protection of the environment, this three part legal investigation delves deep: In Part 1, we look at how High Courts across different regions of India are contributing to, or departing from, the trajectory of environmental jurisprudence. This part looks at Central India: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jharkhand. A region that is home to some of the country’s richest forests, its most significant mineral reserves, and its most vulnerable tribal populations.

The Faultlines In Secularism

A secular republic is one of humanity's most difficult political achievements.

Flood of Fake Narratives & Misinformation: How TVK’s propaganda machine is attempting a re-write of TN’s governance history

Claims of being first, the innovator of significant schemes like the “Naan Mudhalvan” to other policy decisions—are not borne out by facts; yet these were the concerted focus of a well-oiled social media machine orchestrated by the winner, TVK Vijay; the real issue however is, is the commercial, read can the corporate media be held responsible when it only dishes out mis-information?

UAPA: ‘99% Possibility of Acquittal’: What the SC said on Conviction Rates

While granting bail to Syed Iftikhar Andrabi, the Supreme Court on Monday, May 19, observed that UAPA conviction rates stand between 1.5% and 4% nationally, while remaining below 1% in Jammu and Kashmir.

India Economic & Social Justice Report 2025: First-ever study measures constitutional justice across union and state governments, have they delivered?

India Economic & Social Justice Report, 2025, Author: Prof K S Chalam, published by: Institute for Economic and Social Justice, Vishakhapatnam, price: Rs 500, Pp: 180 (A-4 Size): This report is first of its kind to measure and indicate where both the Union and State governments stand in providing constitutional guarantees of Justice --both economic and social--- equally and to all citizens of the country.