When a missing ingredient threatens her lunch plans, Delhi professional Tanisha Singh does not step outside or wait for markets to open. Instead, she taps her phone. Within minutes, tomatoes arrive at her doorstep. What once felt extraordinary has become routine in India’s largest cities, where groceries, snacks and even…
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Union Pushes Shutdown Amid Amazon TB Outbreak
Amazon has confirmed an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) at one of its major fulfillment centres in the United Kingdom, triggering sharp reactions from trade unions and renewed debate over workplace safety in large logistics hubs. The cases were detected at the company’s Coventry warehouse, which employs nearly 3,000 workers. The…
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Gig Workers Announce Nationwide Strike on Dec 25, 31
New Delhi: Delivery workers across India have announced a nationwide strike on December 25 and December 31, 2025, demanding fair pay, improved safety measures, and social security protections. The coordinated protest is expected to disrupt operations across food delivery, quick commerce, and e-commerce platforms including Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto, Blinkit, Amazon,…
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NHRC Probes Ahmedabad Hoarding Collapse; 2 Workers Dead
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report about a tragic accident in Ahmedabad in which two workers died and another was critically injured after an advertising hoarding collapsed from the roof of a seven-storey residential building in Bopal. The incident…