Nationwide Strike

Two-day Bharat bandh starts today: Here's your guide to what's open and what's not

The strike notices have been given by workers' unions in the sectors such as coal, steel, oil, telecom, postal, income tax, copper, banks and insurance, among others

Bharat Bandh today: Banks, transport, petrol pumps likely to be affected on 8 December

The call for Bharat Bandh was given by All India Kisan Federation president Prem Singh Bhangu after the fifth round of talks between farmers' leaders and the Centre failed. The sixth round of talks is slated to occur on 9 December

Protesting farmers call for Bharat Bandh on 8 December; Delhi Police advises alternative routes for commuters

The call for strike received support from political parties, including Congress, AAP, DMK, Shiv Sena, Kamal Haasan’s MNM, Left parties, TMC and TRS

Over 25 cr join nationwide strike against Centre's farm, labour laws; farmers face tear gas, water cannons on march to Delhi

While tension prevailed in Delhi and Haryana as farmers marched to the National Capital, states like Kerala, West Bengal, Odisha, Tripura, Puducherry, Assam, and Telangana witnessed a complete shutdown on Thursday

Over 25 cr workers participate in nationwide strike, complete shutdown in Kerala, Assam: Trade unions

The day-long strike has been called by a joint platform of ten central trade unions to protest against the Centre's new farm and labour laws, among other workers' issues

Day two of all-India strike: Kolkata students injured after agitators pelt car with stones, amid sporadic violence all over Bengal

Day two of the trade union strike saw agitators pelt stones at a car of school students in Kolkata, amid reports of violence across West Bengal.

Bharat Bandh Day 2 updates: Traffic disrupted in Bengaluru as hundreds gather outside Town Hall; massive rally held in Madikeri

Bharat Bandh day 2 LIVE updates: The workers participating in the strike will go on a protest march from Mandi House to Parliament Wednesday at noon, and similarly protests would be seen in other parts of the country as well.

North East observes total bandh against citizenship Bill; trade unionists' strike evokes mixed response, Kerala worst hit

The call for a 48-hours-long nation-wide shutdown evoked mixed response from most parts of India, with protests marred by violence in parts of West Bengal and North East India.

Bharat Bandh 2019 Updates: French tourists stranded in Kerala's Alappuzha amid protests; shikaras, hotels bear deserted look in tourist town

Bharat Bandh LIVE Updates: The West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Right has sent a show cause notice CPM leader Sujan Chakraborty and other party office bearers. The commission is aggrieved over the attack on school bus in Barasat. The commission said that "such dangerous and unconstitutional move by a political party is a violation of child rights under the juvenile justice Act.

Bharat bandh: Transport workers join trade union strike demanding minimum wage; schools shut in Karnataka; protests in Bengal, Odisha, Assam

Scores of transport workers, demanding social security and a monthly salary of Rs 24,000, are observing a two-day nationwide strike starting from Tuesday. West Bengal, Assam, Odisha, Karnataka and Kerala are likely to be the worst-affected states.