Pune: A 42-year-old clerk at the Poona College allegedly ended his life by consuming a poisonous substance in the college office room as he could no longer bear the harassment at his workplace. The clerk committed suicide on May 1, which is celebrated as Labour Day across the world. The family of the deceased, Iqbal Ahmed Mohammed Khan, a resident of Sayyad Nagar in Hadapsar, alleged that he took the...
12:43 PM, May 03, 2012
Manila: May Day moved beyond its roots as an international workers' holiday to a day of international protest Tuesday, with rallies throughout Asia demanding wage increases and marches planned across Europe over government-imposed austerity measures. Europeans will take to the streets to protest against the measures that are being blamed for a big increase in the number of unemployed, particularly in Spain where one in four people is out of...
02:47 PM, May 01, 2012
Even as trade unions the world over are celebrating May Day with rallies, holidays and discussions, questions are being asked about the role of labour outfits in the changed liberal and globalised scenario. "Trade unions everywhere are losing their revolutionary character and are seen degenerating into litigation committees, striking deals and bargains with managements. Their preoccupation is no longer waging a class struggle or sharpening the political consciousness of their...
01:25 PM, May 01, 2012
New Delhi: International Labour Day (also known as May Day or International Workers' Day) celebrates the various labour and left-wing movements across the world. It is mostly observed by holding street marches and demonstrations by working class people and their labour unions. May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries. It is also celebrated unofficially in many other countries. Labour Day has its origins in the eight-hour...
12:43 PM, May 01, 2012
New Delhi: With a view to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers, Google has posted a Labour Day-themed doodle on its Russia homepage (www.google.ru) and Philippines homepage (www.google.ph). So, if you open any of them, you will be greeted with the Labour Day doodle in place of Google's usual logo. The doodle features a worker, which looks like an engineer, lifting up the metallic Google logo. The labourer...
11:00 AM, May 01, 2012
New Delhi: The CPM, which had played a crucial role in setting up the Indian Coffee Houses across the country, is now turning a new leaf by coming up with a cool cafe in the capital " the May Day Cafe. Touted as the 'country's first left wing cafe', the cafe would be launched on May Day, thereby adding to its symbolic value. It would be run by CPM's publishing...
09:45 AM, May 01, 2012
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday said that his government wouldn't let any force to undermine the victory achieved by his armed forces in the war against LTTE. Rajapaksa did not name the UN directly but said that he was encouraged by the message sent to the international community by tens of thousands of people who attended the ruling party's May Day rally in Colombo. "We gave true...
11:37 PM, May 01, 2011
London: Scenes on the fifth day of Chris Cairns' libel action against the suspended IPL commissioner Lalit Modi turned ugly when an angry Cairns tried to confront Modi in the courtroom. Hearing that the defence will not be calling Modi as a witness in the case, the New Zealander got agitated and had to be pulled out of the courtroom by his lawyer. The Kiwi allrounder, who has sued Modi...
12:28 AM, May 02, 2008
Despite new stories, better producers, markets and better distribution, film writers are still struggling to get their due. ...
11:04 PM, May 01, 2007
May Day march across the world brought a mix of both clashes and peaceful rallies. ...
09:38 PM, May 01, 2007
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