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Saturday, February 14, 2026
TopicDomestic Workers

Topic: Domestic Workers

A new Bengali movie takes a fresh look at domestic workers—beyond saviours and silence

Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s Lokkhikantopur Local marked a shift in how domestic workers are shown in films. But not long ago, Bengali cinema portrayed them as the epitome of timidity.

How Pratap Bhanu Mehta will measure India’s progress in 2047—are domestic workers extinct?

The political philosopher isn't a fan of Indian secularism. The goal is individual freedom

First chips & condoms, now domestic workers in 10 mins. Apps pull strings, consumers rule

Apps like Insta Help, Broomees, Snabbit, and Pronto promise instant domestic workers to clean, wash, mop, cook. They’re sanitising domestic work — uniformed, transactional, no bonds.

CEOs want us to work weekends without overtime. Don’t we ask the same of our cooks, cleaners?

Written contracts? Fixed working hours? Clear job descriptions? Rest and recovery? These basic rights suddenly become radical suggestions when applied to our homes.

Pakistan’s Human Rights Group organises event for domestic workers in Faisalabad on Women’s Day

The event, titled 'Inspire Inclusion', was aimed at addressing the issues faced by domestic workers, particularly housemaids, in Pakistan.

Domestic workers are turning hostile in court after alleging torture in Delhi NCR homes

Gurugram saw two harrowing cases of minor girls tortured by employers within a year. The outrage has faded and so has their quest for ‘justice’.

Gurugram widow & sons ‘starved, sexually assaulted 13-yr-old domestic worker, let dog loose on her’

Accused Shashi Sharma, 55, and her sons aged 25 and 30 have been booked under POCSO and Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, apart from IPC sections.

Rs 2.5 lakh ‘settlement’, but nightmares persist — how ‘tortured’ Assam worker ‘moved on’

After alleging she was beaten and confined in a Haryana IPS officer’s house last year, Assam domestic worker accepted a 'settlement' to ‘move on’, her parents claim.

‘Choked, burnt with tongs’: Horrific story of 14-yr-old help rescued from Gurugram couple’s home

The couple who allegedly assaulted her were arrested under sections of IPC and POCSO. NGO says trafficking of minors, especially from Jharkhand, is common in the NCR region.

Siliguri domestic help ‘beaten’ by Delhi employers, could ‘hardly walk’, had injuries everywhere

The 48-year-old woman from was allegedly beaten, her hair chopped off. by her employers in Delhi's Rajouri Gardens. She was admitted to Safdarjung hospital Tuesday.

On Camera

How the RSS dialogue on caste changed over 100 years. Sangh and its ‘samajik samrasta’

Contrary to naysayers, the RSS practices what it preaches. It is closer to the Gandhian teaching of improving the individual morally and spiritually to change the external environment.

7 lakh jobs created, Rs 50 lakh-cr investments bagged, says UP CM. Oppn flags MoU-reality gap

CM Yogi Adityanath claims that from being called a ‘bimaru’ state, UP is now among the top-3 economies in India. The 2026 Budget session of the UP assembly is currently underway.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.