For two days, millions of workers are going on a strike against the Narendra Modi government in India. Up to 10 central trade unions, comprising around 150 million employees of banks, public transport units, factories, and government companies, are protesting what they describe as the “anti-labour” policies of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. Their complaints include a painful… Read more »
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Life was disrupted in Kerala Tuesday during the 48-hour general strike called by trade unions and in Karnataka, the protest evoked mixed response while by and large it was business as usual in the three other southern states. No untoward incidents have been reported from any of the southern states, according to officials. The two-day nationwide strike was called… Read more »
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian police on Monday charged 10 people, including a prominent former student organizer, with sedition, in a case that activists say is really about freedom of speech. Kanhaiya Kumar, a former head of the students’ union at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University, was arrested in 2016 at a rally to commemorate the anniversary of the execution… Read more »
MADURAI: Tension prevailed at Madurai Railway Junction on Wednesday morning as members of various trade unions attempted to block train movement to put forth their 12-point charter of demands. A large number of police personnel deployed at the entrance of the railway station prevented the trade unionists from entering the premises. According to police, an estimated 700 members from various… Read more »