Banking, public transport services hit on day 1 of Bharat bandh

Banking and public transport services were thrown out of gear in West Bengal and Kerala on Monday as thousands of workers began their two-day nationwide strike against various policies of the......

Two-day all India strike from Monday may hit essential services

Some of the essential services related to banking, transportation, railways and electricity are likely to be impacted during a two-day nationwide strike called by a joint forum of central trade......

3 women run over by truck near farmers' protest site in Haryana

Three women farmers were killed and two others injured after a truck hit them near the Tikri border in Haryana's Bahadurgarh early Thursday, police said. The accident took place at Pakoda chowk,......

'Across the country Sikhs are mourning'

'Hate and violence are an ever-present threat to us.''The community is staying vigilant of their surroundings.'P Rajendran reports. IMAGE: Members of the Sikh community gather in prayer at......

Central trade unions begin two-day nationwide strike

Central trade unions on Monday began a two-day nationwide strike to protest against the government's alleged wrong policies that are affecting farmers, workers and people. Photograph: Sahil Salvi......

'Modi wants to do away with permanent government jobs'

The new government order to review the service record of employees who have completed 30 years in the job to identify inefficient or corrupt staff and retire them prematurely has invited the ire of......

'BJP wants to treat labour like animals'

'COVID-19 is just an excuse to pass anti-labour laws.' IMAGE: Migrant labourers head back to their villages on a crowded bus. Photograph: Aftab Alam Siddiqui/ANI Photo Central trade unions have......

Trade bandh: HMSI, Bajaj Auto, component makers affected

The strike, however, had no impact on production of auto majors Maruti Suzuki India, Hero MotoCorp, Honda Cars India, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors and Hyundai Motors India as their plants in......

60-member Indian squad for Asian Athletics

A 60-member Indian squad, sans stars like long jumper Anju Bobby George and 1500m runner Sinimole Paulose, will take part in the 18th Asian Athletics Championships, which begins in Guangzhou,......

Joseph wins National 400m hurdles with record time

Railways' top athlete Joseph Abraham continued his good run in the domestic season and bagged the gold medal in the 400m hurdlesat the 49th Open National Athletics Championships in Bhopal on......

Joseph wins gold in 400m hurdles event

Railways top athlete Joseph Abraham continued his good run in the domestic season and bagged the gold medal in the 400m hurdles event at the 49th Open National Athletics Championships in Bhopal.......

Six athletes to represent India in Berlin Worlds

India will be represented by six athletes, including three women, in the World Athletics Championships to be held in Berlin from August 15-23. Among the three men, Joseph Abraham (400m hurdles)......

Preeja wins India's second gold

Preeja Shreedharan fetched the second gold for India in the women's 3000m race as India grabbed six medals on day two of the third Asian Indoor Athletics Championshipsin Doha on Friday to swell the......