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UP power strike: HC says ‘national interest compromised’, issues warrants against union leaders

Allahabad HC issues contempt notices against 29 office bearers of U.P. Vidyut Karmchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti who it noted ‘actively participated in convening of the strike call’.

Haryana govt invokes law to stop health workers from going on strike for next 6 months

Doctors in the Haryana Tuesday suspended OPD work in support of their demands. Govt invoked the stringent Essential Services Maintenance Act, declaring the stir illegal.

UP govt invokes essential services Act, bans strikes for 6 months in all govt departments

The Act mandates imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or fine which may extend to Rs 1,000 to any person who instigates a strike which is illegal under this Act.

No ESMA in DU, Modi govt rolls back decision to curb dissent by university teachers

HRD ministry goes back on plan to make teaching in Delhi University an essential service and punish striking teachers.

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Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

SBI holds Rs 19,239 crore in unclaimed deposits, or 26% of the abandoned money in public banking system. PNB, Canara Bank follow.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.