Assam sees high turnout at 85.13%; polling largely peacefulAssam's assembly elections saw remarkable voter turnout that exceeded 85 per cent. While the polling process was predominantly peaceful, a ...
10 Apr, 2026, 09.38 AM IST
Trade unions, farmer bodies to go on general strike on Wed; may disrupt banking, other servicesA nationwide strike is expected to disrupt essential services. Over 25 crore workers will protest new labor codes and privatization. Bankin...
09 Jul, 2025, 12.33 PM IST
Bharat Bandh today: Get ready for power troubles as electricity workers to join strike against Modi govtTen central trade unions initiated a nationwide strike on Wednesday. Postal, banking, electricity, and public transport services faced disr...
09 Jul, 2025, 10.11 AM IST
Bharat Bandh Tomorrow: Over 25 crore workers to strike on Wednesday; Banks, transport, post offices and more sectors likely to be hit nationwideBharat Bandh Tomorrow (9th July): Over 25 crore Indian workers are set to strike nationwide on Wednesday, protesting the government's pro-c...
08 Jul, 2025, 07.25 PM IST
Bharat Bandh 9 July: Are schools, colleges closed tomorrow as 10 unions to demonstrate nationwide strike against Modi govtA nationwide general strike, supported by trade unions and farmer groups, is set for July 9, protesting the government's economic policies....
08 Jul, 2025, 03.04 PM IST
Canada Post workers “forced into vote” amid accusations of government collusion, strike chaos loomsAfter a series of prolonged negotiations and disruptions, Canada Post employees are compelled to vote on the company's final offer, a move ...
13 Jun, 2025, 07.33 AM IST
Mail delays stir fresh anxiety as Canada Post workers push back against overtimeCanada Post operations continue but face growing uncertainty as the Canadian Union of Postal Workers imposes a nationwide overtime ban. Wit...
24 May, 2025, 07.25 AM IST
Another Canada Post strike? Here's what could happen after May 22Canada Post employees may strike again. The current contract expires on May 22, 2025. Wage demands and working conditions are key issues. T...
07 May, 2025, 01.11 PM IST
Canada Post to strike work? CUPW starts talk again ahead of May 22 deadlineCanada Post and CUPW resume contract negotiations ahead of the May 22 deadline. Key issues include fair wages, health and safety, job secur...
01 May, 2025, 10.58 PM IST
US Postal Service chief urges employees to ignore Trump takeover rumorsPostmaster General Louis DeJoy urged USPS employees to disregard rumors of a takeover by President Trump, emphasizing that any structural c...
28 Feb, 2025, 06.20 AM IST
Will Social Security Fairness Act be implemented? Here's where the problem liesThe Social Security Fairness Act is still stuck at the Senate as the bill needs an overwhelming majority to pass through comfortably, that ...
09 Dec, 2024, 11.07 PM IST
Alternative voting rights for domestic migrants not possible now: ECThe rules, sources in the Commission said, are easy for anyone to register as voter. As per rules, the day a person moves in at a new addre...
29 Jan, 2017, 01.59 PM IST
Government yet to evaluate options voting options for internal migrantsNeither does the poll watchdog have information about the number of migrant workers who voted in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he added.
04 Dec, 2015, 06.01 PM IST
Ballot bias: One rule for NRIs, another for swadeshi migrantsThe Bihar elections have just ended and the turnout was around 55%, with women voters having a somewhat higher turnout than men.
22 Nov, 2015, 12.04 PM IST
Government proposes to give voting rights to NRIsThe govt today agreed to convene an all-party meeting to discuss its proposal to give NRIs the right to exercise their franchise by e-posta...
28 Apr, 2015, 07.50 PM IST
NRIs in UAE hail Supreme Court's directive on e-votingLeaders of the Indian expatriate community in the UAE have welcomed Indian Supreme Court's directive to the government to enable NRIs to ca...
13 Jan, 2015, 09.17 PM IST
Naveen Jindal demands expansion of postal ballot systemNaveen Jindal demanded expansion of postal ballot system to allow migrant workers, students abroad, travelling business professionals & sen...
12 Dec, 2013, 06.35 PM IST