A proposal to allow 12 hour work shifts for women in place of 8 hour ones has been dropped due to pressure from #labour#Unions . This is a consequence of the defeat of the #bjp in May this year. Clearly a link between #secular#democracy and #labourrights in #india. #Tamilnadu likely to follow suit.
Bengaluru police arrest two trans women under controversial Anti-beggary Act
These arrests are emblematic of a larger issue: the arbitrary enforcement of a law that was ostensibly designed to address begging but has instead become a tool to penalise individuals facing socio-economic hardships.
The committee found that large quantities of tablet ivermectin were purchased even though WHO discredited it and ventilators given through PM Cares Fund were given to private hospitals.
Karnataka to allow hijab during government recruitment exams
This move marks a reversal from the stance of the previous Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka which had imposed a ban on wearing hijab inside classrooms.
Many residents of coastal Karnataka have fled their homes to escape rising waters. Yet the government refuses to allow them to use newly formed patches of land.
CM Siddaramaiah said that dressing and food habits were personal concerns and added, "You wear whichever dress you want to. You eat whatever you want. It is your right to consume food of your choice."
BJP MLA justifies his controversial remark that tax paid by Hindus should be used for welfare of Hindus only
On Wednesday, two-time BJP MLA from Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada Harish Poonja wrote on the X (erstwhile Twitter) that using the tax paid by Hindus for the welfare of other religious people is an injustice to Hindus.
Karnataka revises school textbooks, reintroduces chapters by progressive writers
However, the committee decided not to include chapters on Tipu Sultan and Hyder Ali, which were dropped when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was in power.
'Fiscal Injustice' Powers a New Axis of Protest Against Modi Govt
The long pending grouse of states with the Centre for not sharing resources equitably has rapidly morphed into a political agenda difficult for the BJP to duck. YSRCP and TMC also find themselves chiming with Karnataka and Kerala.
Rajya Sabha Elections Wrap: Cross-Voting Defines Polls in Three States
The BJP registered a shock upset in the lone seat in Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh. It lost out to cross voting in Karnataka, but gained in Uttar Pradesh, winning eight of 10 seats.