Claiming that their two-day nation-wide strike has generated an "unprecedented" response, central trade unions on Wednesday said the success should serve as a wakeup call to the government for settling their demands, even as they deplored reports of violence on the first day. Union leaders regretted that they were being blamed for causing Rs 20,000 crore loss to the economy and wondered if the government was aware of the loss...
02:14 AM, Feb 21, 2013
Industry body Assocham on Wednesday expressed the fears that the loss to GDP due to the strike by central trade unions could be about Rs 26,000 crore, higher than its initial estimate of Rs 15,000-20,000 crore. ...
01:15 AM, Feb 21, 2013
Bharat Bandh takes a violent turn in Noida and hits normal life across India. Shinde expresses regret over his Hindu terror remark. ...
11:58 PM, Feb 20, 2013
The Bharat Bandh on Wednesday took a violent turn in Noida, even as it affected normal life across the country. ...
11:56 PM, Feb 20, 2013
The trade unions began a two-day nationwide strike on Wednesday, which in many places became a forced bandh. ...
10:34 PM, Feb 20, 2013
The All India Bandh took a violent turn in Noida as trade union workers torched cars and trucks. The police arrested 14 people. ...
09:49 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Normal life was disrupted all across the country as the trade union strike affected banking and transport services. ...
09:23 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Factory workers targeted vehicles, setting many on fire and injuring policemen. As many as 14 people were arrested. ...
09:19 PM, Feb 20, 2013
The 48-hour long Bharat Bandh called by trade unions, which began on Wednesday, paralysed transport and banking services in many parts of the country. However, the worst affected was Noida, as the protests took an ugly turn with factory workers targeting vehicles, even setting many on fire. ...
08:03 PM, Feb 20, 2013
There were reports of violence in Noida Phase-II during the trade unions' strike on Wednesday. Over 1,000 trade union workers protested and vandalised cars, setting vehicles on fire. The protesters even set a fire engine ablaze. The situation was, however, brought under control after a few hours. ...
06:27 PM, Feb 20, 2013
The country braced for a two-day nationwide strike called by 11 trade unions from Wednesday in support of their demands with banking, insurance and transport sector likely to be affected in some states. ...
07:25 PM, Feb 19, 2013
Industry body Assocham on Tuesday urged central trade unions to call off the two-day strike starting on Wednesday saying that the economy would take a hit of Rs 15,000 crore to Rs 20,000 crore due to disruptions. ...
07:10 PM, Feb 19, 2013
The two-day strike by trade unions nationwide strike on February 20 and 21 will hit the people hard. A meeting between central trade union leaders and the government has failed following which trade union leader G Sanjeev Reddy declared that the strike will take place as scheduled. ...
11:57 AM, Feb 19, 2013
A dazzling ton by Virat Kohli keeps Team India alive in the tri-series in Australia. ...
11:07 PM, Feb 28, 2012
Kolkata: West Bengal seemed to be the worst hit by 24-hour nationwide strike by trade unions and government employees on Tuesday. Four flights were cancelled and blockades were put up at the Asansol Railway Station. Some local trains remained stranded and there were also reports of one bus being destroyed at Salt Lake in Kolkata. This came even as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee instructed her ministers to ensure...
10:23 AM, Feb 28, 2012
New Delhi/Mumbai: Key sectors of the Indian economy such as banking, insurance, telecom, transport, mining, postal and manufacturing could be badly hit on Tuesday owing to the nation-wide 24-hour strike called by trade unions after the Government's attempts to avert it remained unsuccessful on Monday. This is perhaps for the first time in recent memory that trade unions affiliated to most of the mainstream political parties have come together to...
06:08 PM, Feb 27, 2012
Bandh or no bandh, business hour traffic continued to frustrate Delhiites while roads remained deserted in Left-ruled states, the Tweeple said as the nation went on a 24-hour shutdown called by trade unions against price rise. “In Delhi by the number of cars and the jam packed flight. - there ain't no bandh brother,” @AdipPuri tweeted. A tweet from a resident of Gurgaon indicated it was business as usual in...
11:59 AM, Sep 07, 2010
