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TopicBharat Bandh

Topic: Bharat Bandh

Mumbai, Kolkata among worst hit by trade unions’ Bharat Bandh. What are their demands

New Delhi: At least 10 Central Trade Unions across India organised a 24-hour nationwide general strike on July 9, in protest against the central...

10 central trade unions stage nationwide Bharat Bandh, transport, banks affected

The trade unions have staged the protest against the central government's push for economic reforms, alleging the implementation of these reforms will weaken workers' rights.

BSP extends support to Bharat Bandh against Supreme Court verdict on sub-classification of SCs

BSP accused the BJP and the Congress of colluding to end reservation. It said these parties and others should understand the necessity of reservation and not play with it.

‘Protest only option in democracy’ — Tikait says farmers will go home after farm laws repealed

The Bharatiya Kisan Union leader also urged people, who faced inconvenience due to Bharat Bandh, to forget it for the sake of the farmers.

‘My city is fully open’ say users in Patna and Surat on Bharat Bandh, but post image from 2016

New Delhi: National highways, link roads and railway tracks were blocked by protesting farmers during the nationwide Bharat Bandh Monday, resulting in highway blockages...

Farmers gather near national highways, key roads in Punjab, Haryana on Bharat Bandh call

According to the Samkyukta Kisan Morcha, Bharat Bandh is being observed from 6am-6pm to mark 4 months of the farmers' agitation at Delhi's three borders — Singhu, Ghazipur & Tikri.

Farmer unions call for Bharat bandh on 26 March

The day will mark four months of the farmers’ protest at Delhi borders. A farmer leader said they will also protest fuel price hike & railway privatisation on 15 March.

Farmers fear bandh will hit ration supply as more protesters join from Punjab, Haryana

Farmers said many more protesters are coming on bicycles and carts which will hit their ration supply but they have enough stacked up for another 2-3 months.

Bharat Bandh brings regions to standstill as Bengal, Maharashtra & Telangana support farmers

Punjab & Haryana shutdown, while in states such as Assam and J&K UT, students, farmer & trader unions as well as political parties observe some form of protest.

Congress, Left supporters block roads, railway tracks in Bengal to back Bharat Bandh

Certain parts of north Bengal, where the BJP has called a 12-hour shutdown over the death of its supporter during a rally Monday, wore a deserted look.

On Camera

The Press is not artillery — neither for the ruling party nor the Opposition: Sachin Sen

The Press in a liberal democracy has to be a forum for the expression of different points of view. It must not suppress, taint or adulterate news, wrote Sachin Sen in 1960.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.