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Ronak Chhabra
Bank Union Opposes Privatisation, Says ‘Nation and its People’ Are Owners of PSBs
11 Jun 2021
The national media was recently flooded with news reports of NITI Aayog suggesting names of to-be-privatised public banks to the Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment. It prompted BEFI to…
Sandip Chakraborty
Amid Covid Crisis, Tea Workers’ Union Urges Centre to Release Promised Rs.1,000 Crore Welfare Fund
26 May 2021
The released sum should be used immediately for Covid care and relief for distressed tea garden workers in North Bengal and Assam, the workers’ forum has demanded.
Prosenjit Datta
The Real Cost of Vaccinating Everyone
26 Apr 2021
The union government’s role and the prices announced by the vaccine makers raises far too many disquieting questions.
Ravi Kaushal
CEL Employees Continue Fight Against Privatisation, Dharna Crosses 27 Days
12 Apr 2021
The company is engaged in supply of strategic products to the defence sector, including phase control module for radars employees, and had a turnover of over Rs 337 crore even in the pandemic period…
Suhit K Sen
One Oversight Too Many: BJP’s Polarisation Pitch Won’t Help it in Bengal
06 Apr 2021
Those experiencing hunger or catastrophic drops in income and entitlements know the score—the regime will likely reinstate small savings rate cuts after the polls.
PTI
Eye on Polls? Govt Withdraws Sharp Cut in Small Savings Rates, Terms it ‘Oversight’
01 Apr 2021
The decision, which invited widespread outrage, was rolled back citing "oversight", hours after the steepest cuts were announced by the Finance Ministry.
Ronak Chhabra
‘Privatisation to Hurt General Public the Most’: Finance Employees Prepare for Strike
07 Mar 2021
Union bodies representing bank employees, along with those in GIC and LIC, have called for a two day strike on March 15-16 and a one-day strike on March 17 and March 18 respectively.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Unions Fear Privatisation of Ports Pose Threat to Employment and National Security
03 Mar 2021
As Maritime India Summit 2021 opens gates for privatisation, trade unions fear foreign players’ role in the maritime sector.
PTI
Kerala Elections: Violation of Model Code, Says Thomas Isaac on ED Notices to KIIFB Officials
03 Mar 2021
Summoning KIIFB officials during polls was a violation of the code of conduct, said state finance minister, alleging a “large political conspiracy”, led by Nirmala Sitharaman.
C P Chandrasekhar
Union Budget: Hype in the Time of Pandemic Crisis
05 Feb 2021
The real beneficiaries of Centre’s venture to hawk productive assets will not be Indians looking for a post-COVID renewal, but a few industrialists and favoured foreign investors.