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The Orissa High Court awards them Rs 20 lakh each to two SBI Sweepers

Two daily-wage sweepers had given their “sweat & blood” to the State Bank of India, the Orissa High Court said on June 23

Arrests of fisherfolk from Uran Koliwada condemned: PUCL

People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) Maharashtra has condemned...

Why and How the Homes of Tughlaqabad’s Workers Should be Protected from Demolition

Thousands of people in Tughlaqabad, Delhi, will become homeless...

Karnataka: Anganwadi Workers Demand to be Classified as Teachers

Thousands of workers affiliated with CITU on strike since January 23; Workers are classified as ‘activists’ and paid honorariums instead of salaries currently

‘Worker Resistance’ Foiled Attempts to Privatise Vizag Steel Plant

CITU Andhra Pradesh general secretary and VUPPC chairman CH Narasinga Rao tells Newsclick that there have been attempts to privatise the plant since the 1991 economic liberalisation.

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.

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After decades of uncertainty, the Tribunal finds that credible evidence, not documentary imperfections, determines citizenship under the Foreigners Act

Three High Courts, One Message: Police power has constitutional limits

Recent High Court rulings reaffirm that violence, procedural shortcuts and administrative negligence are equally incompatible with the rule of law

‘Forum for Electoral Integrity’ petitions NHRC over mass voter disenfranchisement under SIR

The Forum for Electoral Integrity has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission to urgently intervene in the Election Commission’s SIR process, citing UN concerns, the coalition alleges the arbitrary, mass deletion of 52 million voters, disproportionately targeting Muslim and Bengali citizens through organised campaigns and opaque AI systems

A deleted tweet, an NSA order, and the shadow of past crackdowns

The clarification may address the immediate controversy, but years of preventive action against movements have deepened distrust

Debunking the ‘Quit India Was Useless’ Myth

In his viral video, Prakhar Shrivastava, a pro-Hindutva commentator on history, calls the Quit India Movement a “super-duper flop.”  Shrivastava’s claim is similar to the decades of the extremist Hindu organisations’ arguments downplaying 1942. Viceroy telegrams, Churchill’s private remarks, and Bose’s own broadcasts say otherwise.

Mumbai stands with students, but the state pushes back

From Shivaji Park to Chaityabhoomi, solidarity protests continue as criminal cases, restrictions and allegations of surveillance intensify