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Bengali Migrant Workers Detained in Odisha: Calcutta High Court demands answers, seeks coordination between states

Court poses six pointed questions on detention of Sainur Islam and demands answers from Odisha over detention of youth during ‘identification drive’; Court directs West Bengal to appoint nodal officer

3 More UP Manual Scavengers Dead After Inhaling Toxic Fumes

Three young labourers employed at a house construction site in Kanpur died after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning an unused septic tank without any protective gear.

In a First, National Federation of ASHAs Set to be Formed

Three-day conference of unions from 20 states begins in Haryana’s Kurukshetra; demand for better health for all by strengthening country’s public health infrastructure.

‘Illegal’: Haryana Govt Flags Union Membership to Contract Worker at Manesar Factory

The latest objection to granting union membership to a contractual worker at Bellsonica has called for attention to the question of whether contract workers can be unionised.

Teachers, Govt Employees to Protest Across UP for Restoration of Old Pension Scheme

A massive protest will be held across all the 75 districts of the state on September 20.

Delhi: Low-income neighbourhood residents protest evictions

Hawkers, domestic workers and others came together at Jantar Mantar to condemn displacement and highlight impact on livelihood

Joint Call for ‘Mazdoor Sangharsh Rally 2.0’ During Budget Session of Parliament

Extensive joint campaigns led by CITU, AIKS & AIAWU to be conducted from October 2022 to February 2023 at state and district levels across the country.

Migrant worker from West Bengal attacked in Kashmir

Suspected terrorists shot at a labourer in Pulwama; victim said to be stable

WB: Compensation a far cry for Murshidabad’s Deceased Migrant Labourers

Covid lockdowns and economic backwardness of the district have pushed many daily wagers in the district to various parts of the country. Many of them die due to work risks and other factors, and the families find it challenging to receive compensation amount.

Manual Scavenger Dies While Cleaning Well, no Case filed After a Month

A month has passed since Kalidas died, and a case has still not been filed under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers Act, 2013.

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Harassment by Delhi Police, blatant extortion & human rights’ violation in process of identification of “illegal Bangladeshi immigrants”: Brinda Karat to HM Amit Shah

Brinda Karat, former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from the Communist Party of India (Marxist-CPIM), has in a letter to the union home minister, Amit Shah highlighted the blatant violation of human rights, harassment and extortion, in the ongoing process of "identification of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants" by the Delhi police and other agencies.

Bengali Migrant Workers Detained in Odisha: Calcutta High Court demands answers, seeks coordination between states

Court poses six pointed questions on detention of Sainur Islam and demands answers from Odisha over detention of youth during ‘identification drive’; Court directs West Bengal to appoint nodal officer

Thane School Horror: Principal, attendant arrested for forcing girls to strip in menstruation check, case registered under POCSO

Girls as young as 10 were allegedly stripped and subjected to invasive checks by school staff in Thane’s Shahapur after bloodstains were found in a washroom, prompting arrests, protests, and charges under POCSO and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Bihar:  SC signals that ECI should consider Aadhaar, EPIC (Voter ID card) & Ration card for electoral roll revision 

Hearing a batch of petitions challenging the sudden “special intensive revision” being conducted in Bihar by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Supreme Court (SC) pressed ECI to include Aadhaar, Voter ID Card, and Ration cards in Bihar's electoral roll revision process, since the only concern for the constitutional body was establishing accurate identity not citizenship

Mumbai’s Second Lifeline in ICU: Mumbaikars respond to call of “Save BEST”

By deliberately running Mumbai’s unique and stellar public transport system to ‘die’, the BMC backed by a land-grabbing state government is set to make transport even more unafordable for working Mumbaikars

Dissent Note: Maharashtra Special Public Safety Bill, 2024

Sweeping powers, vague definitions, and silencing of dissent entrenched in law; deliberative process exposed as political theatre

One of Urdu’s Greatest Scholars, C.M. Naim, Passes Away

The UP-born professor was said to be among the finest and authoritative voices on Urdu.