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Karnataka CM flags 'Dilution of Right to Work', urges PM Modi to suspend V
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the suspension of the newly enacted Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, warning that the law dismantles the rights-based, demand-driven framework of MGNREGA and
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RJD MP Manoj Jha alleges key UPA-era welfare laws being 'diluted'; Calls f
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Kumar on Sunday criticised the Centre government for what he described as the "systematic weakening of paramount" welfare and rights-based legislations enacted during the UPA era, including the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Rig
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CWC Meet: Kharge calls on party members to formulate concrete plan for nat
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kharge, in his opening remarks at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, said that "scrapping" of MGNREGA is an "insult" to Mahatma Gandhi and "a kick" in the stomach of poor people.
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Telangana: Congress protests VB-G RAM G Bill at Mahatma Gandhi Statue in S
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Telangana Congress party on Saturday staged a protest in front of the Mahatma Gandhi Statue on M.G. Road, Secunderabad, condemning the VB-G RAM G Bill 2025, which Parliament recently passed.
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Kharge launches attack in Rajya Sabha over VB-GRAMG Bill, warns of nationw
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Describing the bill as an attempt to "dismantle the Right to Work," Kharge warned that the move would push the poorest sections of society back into hunger, unemployment, and distress, and asserted that the opposition would fight it both inside and outside Parliament.
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"Govt snatching rights of poor, will fight till end": Mallikarjun Kharge o
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The senior Congress leader highlighted that the issue "goes beyond a mere renaming" exercise and there "will be a movement" against it.
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"Now women can work at any time...": CM Rekha Gupta as Delhi govt allows w
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Rekha Gupta said, "I'm amazed to think why women were denied the right to work from 9 pm to 7 am. We have repealed it. Now women can work at any time as per their convenience..."
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"Due to govt policies, MGNREGA workers not getting wages": Congress' Jaira
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"The Modi government has implemented the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) and the Aadhaar-Based Payment System (ABPS). Because of this, the right to work and timely payment of guaranteed wages for MNREGA workers are being violated. Due to government policies, workers are either getti
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Afghan women in Kabul protest for right to education, work
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Taliban's return to power preceded a deepening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, worsening issues that had long plagued the country.
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Qatar expresses 'deep concern' over Taliban banning women from working in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed the need to "respect women's right to work," and emphasised that the freedom to choose and accept work is a "human right."
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Amnesty calls out Taliban for its atrocities on Afghans, says country at b
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 26 (ANI): Amnesty International in a recent report has called out the Taliban to provide women and girls in Afghanistan the right to work and get an education, as well as participate in politics and society as the human rights of the community are being stripped s
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Women in Afghanistan seek 'Right to return' to govt jobs
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 13 (ANI): Women in Afghanistan said that they have been stopped by the Taliban from returning to work, despite their willingness to work.
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