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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
Karnataka refuses entry to migrants from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
The state has issued orders that no migrants from these states will be accepted there till May 31
3 migrants allegedly commit suicide in Surat, mental health crisis brewing amidst lockdown
Anxiety and uncertainty of the future have emerged to be the biggest causes for suicide
When in doubt, write a letter: MHA tells states to “run more buses, ensure their smooth transition”
It also wants states to create places for the traveller to rest en-route, but the ground reality is very different
SHOCKING! States ask incoming migrants to pay for institutional quarantine
Goa, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana are among those who are charging migrants to pay for food and other facilities at quarantine centres
UP gov’t accepts Priyanka Gandhi’s proposal of arranging 1,000 buses for migrant workers
Thousands of migrants gathered at the Ghaziabad’s Ramlila maidan, in the hope to get registered for the special trains that will take them back to Uttar Pradesh.
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Strangers as pallbearers: Death and grief in lockdown
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UP govt withdraws order forcing 12-hour shifts for industrial workers as Allahabad HC issues notice
Soon after suspending a number of crucial pro-worker clauses...
20 lakh crore package just “jugglery of figures”: AITUC
It said that the government completely ignored the working masses of the country
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