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Saturday, March 28, 2026
TopicLabour rights

Topic: labour rights

Aban Raza’s painting turns Delhi art gallery into a classroom on RTI, democracy

Exhibition titled 'Nothing Human is Alien to Me' showcased Aban Raza's paintings at Delhi's Galerie Mirchandani + Steinrücke gallery. Co-founders of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan and key figures in India's RTI movement, had travelled from Rajasthan for it.

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.

India’s first women gig workers’ union calls for digital silence on Diwali. ‘Want voice to reach govt’

Through strike, union is demanding recognition of gig workers as employees of platform companies, dignified working conditions & implementation of minimum wages, among others.

Pimpri Chinchwad vs 310 women waste pickers—a 12-year battle, a trade union & Rs 7.5 cr

The women were often villainised in court. The corporation’s lawyer even accused the women of being thieves. But after the verdict, they were upheld as integral to the city’s clean civic image.

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Indian govt says will borrow Rs 8.2 trillion in first-half of next fiscal year

The administration trimmed its gross borrowing program to 16.09 trillion rupees from 17.2 trillion rupees announced in the budget on Feb. 1.

India greenlights procurement of 5 more S-400 air defence systems from Russia

In FY 2025-26, AoN for 55 proposals amounting to Rs 6.73 lakh cr has been accorded by DAC. Both the quantum of AoN given and capital contracts signed, so far, have been the highest in any FY.

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.