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Slum-dwellers, homeless people move Delhi HC for direction to provide food
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Slum dwellers and homeless people moved the Delhi High Court on Thursday seeking direction to the Central Government, National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC), Delhi government, Delhi police and other authorities to make adequate arrangements for thei
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SC to pass order today on plea seeking to direct Centre, state govt's to e
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will pass the order today itself on the steps to be taken by Centre and state governments to ensure the migrant and stranded labourers get ration, food security and transportation to go back home.
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Mid-sized EPC segment revenue to grow 15 pc in FY21: Crisil
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 12 (ANI): Strong order books and better operational preparedness in the second year of Covid-19 pandemic will swell the top-lines of mid-sized engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies by 15 per cent this fiscal compared with a 10 per cent fa
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Labour's Sadiq Khan re-elected London mayor
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been re-elected with over 55 percent of the vote, according to final results.
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Biden defends American Rescue Plan as US adds way fewer jobs than expected
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): The US Labour Department on Friday reported that the American economy added only 266,000 jobs - way below the one million jobs expected by economists - while the unemployment rate rose to 6.1 per cent.
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Overseas workers accusing China of forced labour, human rights violations
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 2 (ANI): Chinese companies are using the official "One Belt, One Road" transnational economic strategy to forcibly export Chinese workers overseas, according to a report by China Labor Watch.
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Japanese companies plan to take firm stand on Uyghur forced labour issue
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 1 (ANI): Amid the growing concerns of human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province, Japanese companies are planning to suspend business relations with partners that are found to be forcing Uyghur Muslims to work.
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Covid-19: On Labour Day, CSK pay tribute to all frontline workers
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): On the occasion of Labour Day, Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Saturday paid tribute to all the frontline workers who are at the forefront of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Farmers 'struggle' against farm laws to 'intensify', say unions
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Even as the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic continues to crumble the country's health care system, Central Trade Unions (CTUs) and Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) have said that they will "intensify" their "struggle" against the contentious farm laws.
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March CPI for industrial workers crawls up to 119.6 points
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 30 (ANI): The all-India consumer price index (CPI) for industrial workers for March increased to 119.6 points compared to 119 points for the last month, the government said on Friday.
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COVID-19: Plea in SC to direct Centre to ensure ration, transport facility
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking directions to ensure that the migrant and stranded labourers get ration and food security and they are also able to travel back to their homes at nominal cost amid the COVID-19 pandemic.<
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Tibetans see repeat of own repression in China's treatment of Uyghurs, say
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): Tibetans are experiencing mass repression in China similar to that being enforced on ethnic minority Uyghurs in the western part of the country, Xinjiang.
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