'Should not Uber/Ola drivers need social security?'

'Nobody wants to run an exploitation factory.' IMAGE: Swiggy's food delivery workers protest outside the labour commissioner's office in Hyderabad. Photograph: Kind courtesy Indian Federation Of......

The Great Indian Milieu on WhatsApp

'The whats app messages came as a tsunami on to dry, sparse, corroded, forgotten parts of the brain. Thoughts, memories, faces and long erased episodes were irrigated once again and with that came......

Farmers gear up for Bharat bandh, draw more support

A nationwide strike on Tuesday called by agitating farmer unions to press for repeal of the Centre's agri laws is likely to have an impact in some northern states after several trade unions......

The A to Z of 2020

Wow -- 2020, huh? From the deadly coronavirus to lockdowns, wildfires to the Black Lives Matter movement, to the Bihar and US elections, it's been a year we won't forget. It's hard to believe it......

Bike Taxis Go Off Roads in Karnataka

Bike-taxi drivers are also left stranded as many depended on the service. IMAGE: Rapido driver. Photographs: Kind courtesy Rapido/Facebook.com   Commuters across Karnataka are feeling the pinch......

Longer working hours & low earnings: How India's gig workforce fares

Long working hours, earnings that fall short of meeting household expenses, arbitrary deactivation and blocking of identity (ID) by platforms, and high physical and mental stress are among the......

'Swiggy is exploiting its delivery boys'

'They don't tell us what they take from customers. They don't tell customers what they give us.' IMAGE: Swiggy's food delivery workers protest outside the labour commissioner's office in......

Apply for Maharashtra licence in 3 weeks, SC tells Uber

The Supreme Court on Mon­day directed Uber to apply for a licence within three weeks to operate in Maha­rashtra, stressing that cab aggregators cannot function without one. Illustration:......