Strike
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Maharashtra: Private bus operators call for strike from July 1 over unjust collection of fines
Maharashtra | Jun 25, 2025, 11:38 PM ISTAll the transporters have come together under the banner of "Vahatukdar Bachao Kruti Samiti" and announced the strike beginning next month, in addition to the indefinite sit-in protest that had been ongoing at Mumbai's Azad Maidan since June 16.
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Goa Medical College doctors withdraw agitation against Vishwajit Rane after CM's intervention
India | Jun 10, 2025, 03:47 PM ISTSeveral doctors, including members of the IMA’s Goa unit, heads of departments of the GMCH, consultants, students and medical interns, staged a protest against Rane in front of the hospital in Bambolim.
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Karnataka Bandh on March 22: Will schools, colleges and government offices be closed? Check details
Karnataka | Mar 20, 2025, 05:25 PM ISTKarnataka Bandh: The 12-hour shutdown will start from 6 am and will continue till 6 pm. The Karnataka Bandh is likely to disrupt public transport, cab services, and daily activities across the state.
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Chennai: Uber, Ola drivers to go on indefinite strike from today, cab services to face disruption
Chennai | Feb 01, 2025, 07:03 AM ISTChennai: The last fare revision took place in 2013, when the minimum fare was fixed at Rs 25 for 1.8 km. However, it may be recalled that the government-mandated fares have not been adhered to by Chennai auto drivers and have remained only on paper.
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Punjab: 2,800 buses stay off road as contractual employees of Punjab Roadways, PRTC begin strike
India | Jan 06, 2025, 02:03 PM ISTPunjab Roadways, Punbus, PRTC Contract Workers' Union president Resham Singh Gill said around 8,000 contractual employees are participating in the strike.
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Samsung India seeks amicable resolution, invites protesting workers to the table
Technology | Sep 28, 2024, 12:28 PM ISTA protest is underway at Samsung's Sunguvarchatram plant in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. This facility, one of the company's two in India, is a major contributor to its annual revenue.
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MSRTC employees' state-wide strike enters 2nd day; 63 of 251 bus depots completely shut
Maharashtra | Sep 04, 2024, 11:28 AM ISTDue to the strike passengers across the state are facing inconvenience. Besides the regular services, the operations of the MSRTC's extra Ganesh festival special buses were also affected.
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1200 Ahmedabad civil hospital resident doctors go on strike over stipend hike, services affected
Gujarat | Sep 02, 2024, 06:15 PM ISTGujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel slammed resident doctors for demanding a 40 per cent hike in Stipend, saying the stipend paid to them in Gujarat is among the highest in the country.
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Public transport affected as private bus operators begin strike in Rajasthan: Check their demands
Rajasthan | Aug 27, 2024, 03:24 PM ISTNearly 30,000 private buses went off-road in the state as part of the agitation called by the private bus operators. The association launched a one-day strike to press for their multiple demands, including an increase in fare, issuing temporary permits and tax waivers for buses among others
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Kolkata rape-murder case: AIIMS, RML Hospital resident doctors call of 11-day strike after SC appeal
Delhi | Aug 22, 2024, 06:15 PM ISTKolkata doctor rape-murder case: Resident doctors of AIIMS were on strike demanding a central legislation for the protection of healthcare workers following the alleged rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor at a state-run medical college and hospital in Kolkata.
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Auto-taxi drivers on two-day strike in Delhi-NCR against app-based cab services
Delhi | Aug 22, 2024, 10:48 AM ISTAuto drivers said app-based cab services have reduced their income and the governments don't pay heed to their requests to address the issue.
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Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: IMA announces 24-hour nationwide doctors' strike on August 17
India | Aug 16, 2024, 06:07 AM ISTKolkata doctor rape-murder case: On August 17, routine OPDs will not function and elective surgeries will not be conducted. The withdrawal is across all the sectors wherever modern medicine doctors are providing service.
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Kolkata horror case: FORDA resumes strike after rape-murder of trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital
India | Aug 15, 2024, 08:55 PM ISTKolkata doctor rape-murder case: Resident doctors across Delhi's major govt hospitals, including AIIMS, VMMC-Safdarjung and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, shut down elective services on Monday and went on strike, demanding better security, safety measures for medical personnel, and central law.
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Doctors strike: Delhi AIIMS witnesses 65 pc reduction in admissions, 85 pc in OT services
Delhi | Aug 14, 2024, 11:59 PM ISTDoctors strike: According to an official status from AIIMS, it said that emergency services and Intensive Care Units are functioning as normal with all residents attending to their duties.
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Kolkata doctor-rape murder case: FORDA ends strike, AIIMS, other Delhi hospitals to continue protest
India | Aug 14, 2024, 09:55 AM ISTOPD services in government hospitals of several states across the country remained affected on Tuesday due to the resident doctors' strike. However, FORDA called off its protest after a meeting with Union Health Minister JP Nadda.
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US carries out additional strike on Houthis as Biden promises to apply further pressure
World | Jan 13, 2024, 11:04 AM ISTThis comes after the US and Britain launched a massive strike against the Houthis in retaliation for attacks in the Red Sea, hitting 60 targets and killing five people. Western countries had demanded Houthis to stop their attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea in the wake of the Gaza war.
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Iceland PM joins thousands of women on strike against unequal pay, gender-based violence
World | Oct 24, 2023, 11:38 PM ISTIceland is known as one of the most gender-equal countries in the world. However, despite several strikes to raise awareness, the issues of the pay gap and gender-based violence have persisted in the Nordic country.
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Hollywood writers strike officially ends after 148 days; WGA votes to lift order
Entertainment | Sep 27, 2023, 08:59 AM ISTThe Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike is officially over after 148 days. This decision allows writers to resume their work as early as Wednesday, even before the final ratification vote.
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Rajasthan: Placement employees at Jhalawar Medical College go on strike for not receiving salaries
Rajasthan | Sep 21, 2023, 12:20 PM ISTPlacement employees working at Jhalawar Medical College and Hospital went on strike over not receiving salaries for two months.
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Maharashtra: Onion traders go on indefinite strike over export duty in Nashik, govt orders action
Maharashtra | Sep 21, 2023, 09:27 AM ISTNashik onion traders strike: Taking serious cognisance, the District Sub-registrar, Co-operative Societies, on Wednesday night issued an order directing all APMCs to suspend or cancel the licences of the striking traders and submit the Action Taken Report on September 21.