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Indian construction workers reject labor export deal to Israel as “sinister ploy”, reaffirm solidarity with Palestine

The Construction Workers Federation of India has denounced government recruitment drives to send Indians to work in Israel’s construction sector. The Zionist state is facing labor shortages after revoking the permits given to Palestinian workers.

Manual scavenging India Hazardous manual scavenging kills two more workers in India

Two sanitation workers who had attempted to enter a septic tank in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district succumbed to poisonous gas

Journalist Siddique Kappan bail India Indian journalist Siddique Kappan released on bail after 850 days in custody

Kappan was arrested more than two years ago while on his way to report on the alleged gang rape and murder of a Dalit woman in India’s Uttar Pradesh State

Thousands of UK higher education workers protest over pay, pensions and other stories

Today we look at the UCU strike for pay and pensions across UK universities; police killings and impunity in Uttar Pradesh, India; and more

UP Elections: Double engine has left urban youth stranded

In the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh which is set to see elections soon, urban youth in the15-29 age range are facing lethal unemployment, with rates above 20% for the past three years

Right-wing hate speech runs rampant in India’s elections

The upcoming elections in three Indian states will be a contest between the BJP’s polarizing, violent, Islamaphobic messages and efforts to create a more plural, more democratic India

Indian farmers resolve to intensify their agitation following the killing of four protesters

Four protesting farmers were run over by a car that was part of a convoy linked to a Union Minister in Lakhimpur Kheri district in north Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. Farmers’ leaders have called it an attempt to derail the protest

Dispatches from India: The politics and economics of hate

We take a look at the latest GDP numbers, comments by a judge in Uttar Pradesh, the situation of education in the country, a detailed analysis of the economic context to hate crimes, and the crisis faced by weavers in the State of Tamil Nadu

At a massive rally, India’s farmers plan to intensify struggle

Around 500,000 farmers attended the rally. The farmers’ umbrella organization, Samyukt Kisan Morcha, organized the mass gathering, which was aimed at giving the nine-month-long farmers’ movement a new direction

Aid agencies warn military blockades restricting vital aid to Tigray and other stories

Today we look at the crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region amid continuing violence, the rising death toll in Israel’s attacks on Gaza, and more

Tens of thousands of Indian farmers set up camp outside Delhi against Modi govt.’s pro-corporate laws

Indian farmers have gathered outside the capital New Delhi in huge numbers demanding the withdrawal of the three laws. Their stand has forced the government to call for early talks

Thousands take to the streets in India protesting gang rape and murder of 19-year-old

The 19-year-old succumbed to her injuries on September 29. Protestors are condemning the attitude of the police and administration of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party led by Yogi Adityanath.