PHOTOS: Bharat bandh hits normal life; Bengal, Kerala among most affected

A day-long nationwide strike on Wednesday impacted normal life in various parts of the country with coal production, banking operations and transport services being hit the most, while violent......

Medicos' stir intensifies, patients face hardship

Intensifying their agitation against the government's controversial reservation proposal, medical students of Delhi on Saturday decided to go on an indefinite hunger strike from Sunday.Image:......

Partial success for opposition's Bharat Bandh

Rediff.com brings you a combined update of the effect of Thursday's Bharat bandh, called by the National Democratic Alliance, Left parties and Samajwadi Party to protest against the latest hike in......

Bandh: Oppn fuels public angst over price hike

The combined Opposition's call for a Bharat Bandh on Monday has brought most of the country to a near standstill. Rediff.com correspondents report from across the country: Mumbai: Senior BJP leader......

As linking Aadhaar kicks in, EPF contributor base shrinks

The number of contributors was 46.4 million in July and 44 million in September. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Contributors to the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) have declined by two......