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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

WB: Employees’ Associations Calls for Renewed Struggles to ‘Save LIC’

Two hundred seventy-five delegates from 8 divisions attended the state conference of Life Insurance Corporation Agents Organisation of India.

WB: Coal Workers Fight for Better Wages, Deplore Labour Codes

The contract workers work 12 hours at meagre wages without any benefits/incentives. They are not eligible for CMPF (Coal Mines Provident Fund) or any statutory benefit.

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

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

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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

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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.