Income tax staff warn of nationwide agitation in April-May: 'Pushed to the brink’ over work pressure, delayed promotionsTwo major Income Tax Department employee associations, representing nearly 97% of the workforce, have warned of a seven-stage nationwide ag...
14 Apr, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
Bengal BLOs protest over deaths, stress during revision of electoral rollsBooth Level Officers in Kolkata protested, accusing the Election Commission of indifference to BLOs' deaths during electoral roll revision....
12 Jan, 2026, 05.23 PM IST
BLOs protest outside West Bengal CEO office over workload, app changes; scuffles with policeBooth Level Officers protested outside the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's office. They raised concerns about mounting pressure and c...
23 Dec, 2025, 12.44 AM IST
BLO platform holds protest rally in Kolkata in demand of immediate stoppage of SIR in West BengalThe platform claimed that the poll panel had not taken necessary steps to ease their workload and burdened them with digitization without t...
24 Nov, 2025, 03.18 PM IST
Tamil Nadu revenue employees association begin boycott of SIR workRevenue association members in Tamil Nadu have begun boycotting SIR work. They are protesting excessive workload, insufficient staff, and i...
18 Nov, 2025, 10.29 AM IST
Nearly 1 million French march in 4th day of pension protestsOver 960,000 people marched in Paris, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse, Nantes and other cities, according to the Interior Ministry. Protesters ho...
11 Feb, 2023, 11.22 PM IST
Services at government-run hospitals in country hit as resident doctors' strike enters second dayResident doctors' and medical associations have said the delay in NEET-PG admission in medical colleges has caused acute shortage of manpow...
07 Dec, 2021, 08.30 PM IST
German union calls for Amazon workers to strike on 'Prime Day'Germany is Amazon's biggest market after the United States, and the Verdi union has been organising strikes at Amazon in the country since ...
21 Jun, 2021, 01.40 PM IST
Tax officials threaten to cut workload in protest over working conditionsCorporate and tax collection for this fiscal is likely to fall for the first time in at least two decades.
05 Mar, 2020, 12.17 PM IST
Banking services in Maharashtra hit hard as 60,000 employees go on strikeAround 60,000 bank employees and officers in Maharashtra, including 25,000 bank employees and officers in Mumbai, are on strike, he claimed...
30 May, 2018, 12.21 PM IST
Bank unions call for two-day nationwide strike from May 30Bank employees and officials are protesting the nominal 2 percent wage hike offered by the Indian Banks' Association.
24 May, 2018, 05.47 PM IST
UGC bows to teachers demands, amends API criteria againThe UGC had recently changed the API criteria which had led to continuous protests by teachers body as it was feared they could lead to ret...
15 Jun, 2016, 10.33 PM IST
JNU, Jamia teachers join agitation against new UGC normsThe UGC has decided to organise a consultation with stakeholders including representatives from teachers associations across the country ov...
03 Jun, 2016, 07.20 PM IST
HRD ministry rolls back UGC regulations on increased teaching hoursThe amendments to be effected following the ministry’s directions will ensure that the workload ‘remains unchanged’ at be ‘not less than 40...
27 May, 2016, 03.28 AM IST
AISMA to protest decision over appointment of station managersWhile 'A1' category station is the one which provides annual income of Rs 50 crore or above, 'A' station earns a revenue between Rs 6 crore...
09 Dec, 2015, 12.59 PM IST
Parliament passes Delhi High Court (Amendment) BillA bill to reduce the workload of the Delhi High Court by enhancing the pecuniary jurisdiction of civil suits from the existing Rs 20 lakh t...
05 Aug, 2015, 07.22 PM IST
Lok Sabha begins debate on Delhi High Court amendment billThe bill, once implemented, would allow transferring of civil suits, valued up to Rs 2 crore, to the nine district courts in Delhi from the...
27 Jul, 2015, 07.12 PM IST