The Meghalaya Joint Council of Trade Unions and Associations joined the nationwide general strike on Thursday, expressing strong opposition to what it termed as "anti-worker, anti-farmer, and anti-national policies favoring corporations" of the Central Government.Speaking to the media, General...
Chandigarh, February 12 Employees and workers associated with a joint forum of central trade unions held protests in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh on Thursday against the Centre's labour reforms and economic policies.Calling the Centre's policies "pro-corporate," the union representatives...
New Delhi, February 12 The Left parties said the general strike on Thursday expressed the "clear and strong" voice of workers against the four Labour Codes and other government policies.A nationwide strike was called by central trade unions, backed by employees' federations and farmers'...
New Delhi, February 12 The Parliament passed the Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, on Thursday, aiming to provide legal clarity.Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, while piloting the bill in the Rajya Sabha, said, "When the Industrial Relations Code of 2020 was passed, the three...
Chandigarh, February 12 Employees and workers associated with a joint forum of central trade unions held protests in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh on Thursday against the Centre's labour reforms and economic policies.Calling the Centre's policies "pro-corporate," the union representatives...
Thiruvananthapuram, February 12 Congress MP Shashi Tharoor criticised the complete shutdown in Kerala on Thursday, as part of the nationwide strike observed by trade unions against the Centre’s labour codes, calling it a "lamentable irony" that turned into a mere "Kerala Bandh".In a post on X...
Hyderabad, February 12 Leaders and workers of the Congress, CPI, and CPI(M) held protests in Hyderabad and other locations in Telangana on Thursday as part of the nationwide strike called by trade unions against the Centre's labour codes.CPI national secretary Palla Venkat Reddy and CPI(M)'s...
Raipur, February 12 A day-long nationwide strike called by trade unions against the Centre's four new labour codes and alleged anti-worker policies evoked a mixed response in Chhattisgarh on Thursday.Several nationalized banks remained closed as employees joined the strike. Staff of insurance...
New Delhi, February 12 Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL), a major FMCG company, announced on Thursday that its consolidated net profit increased by two times to ₹6,603 crore in the December quarter of fiscal year 2026, driven by a one-time positive impact from the demerger of its ice cream business...
Bhopal, February 12 The nationwide strike called by trade unions against the Centre's policies on Thursday triggered protests in several districts of Madhya Pradesh, while over 25,000 civilian employees working with defence establishments across the state reported to work an hour late.The...
In Kerala, V.D. Satheesan, the leader of the opposition in the Kerala Assembly, stated that the public should debate whether a national strike should be observed as a hartal or a complete shutdown in Kerala. He was responding to questions about the Congress proceeding with its statewide rally on...
Ranchi, February 12 Members of various trade unions took to the streets in parts of Jharkhand on Thursday, protesting the four labour codes.The protesters are staging demonstrations at the gates of various coal companies and PSUs as part of the nationwide general strike, called by a joint...
New Delhi, February 12 Employees and workers associated with a joint forum of central trade unions observed a day-long strike on Thursday to demonstrate their "resistance to anti-worker, anti-farmer, and anti-national policies that favor corporations, promoted by the central government".The...
Bhubaneswar, February 11 Opposition parties and central trade unions appealed to the people of Odisha to make Thursday's nationwide general strike a success, while the ruling BJP called it "political opportunism".The strike was called by 10 central trade unions, including CITU, AITUC, INTUC...
New Delhi, February 10 IT firm Happiest Minds Technologies has reported a 19.56 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 40.3 crore for the December quarter, primarily due to a one-time charge related to new Labour Codes, as the company adopts an "AI First" strategy.While the bottom...