Indian truckers strike over tax
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India's truck operators stay off the roads for a third day in protest over the introduction of a new freight tax.
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A plan to allow Mexican trucking companies deeper into the United States drew an angry reaction from labor leaders, safety advocates and members of Congress.
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A nationwide truckers&#39; strike to protest a proposed service tax entered its third day Monday, causing food prices to rise on fears of possible shortages.
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Four airline unions yesterday took the government to task over the additional Lm10 tax hike on air travel announced in last week's budget speech, warning that the measure would dent the number of departing ...
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New Delhi, Aug. 22. (PTI): The indefinite nation-wide truckers&#39; strike to protest imposition of service tax entered the second day as there was no breakthrough in negotiations between truck operators and the Finance Ministry.
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A key legislative report suggests that congestion pricing is an unfair tax on lower- and middle-income drivers.
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Political parties in India's West Bengal state call for fresh strikes in defiance of a court order declaring them illegal.
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Delhi Police today arrested OP Agrawal, the chairman of All India Motor Transport Welfare Association, which is one of the organisations spearheading a nation-wide truckers strike over a new service tax.
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MUMBAI State Bank of India, the nation&#39;s largest lender, and its 26 state-owned rivals face a nationwide walkout on Tuesday by about one million employees who are demanding that banks double a proposed wage increase.
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THE All-India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) on Saturday called off its seven-day strike after finalising an agreement with the Government on the contentious issue of service tax and the various demands including tax deducted at source (TDS), scrapping
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Truckers have threatened to sharply escalate a week-old strike on Friday by vowing to disrupt supplies of essential commodities if the Government did not scrap a service tax on booking agents and release arrested leaders.
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THE striking transporters on Thursday adopted an aggressive stand after the Delhi Police arrested some of their leaders including the former President of the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), Mr OP Agarwal, here.
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Transport strike keeps broad-based incomes talks at standstill The deadline for a broad-based incomes agreement is being pushed back by the ongoing transport strike.
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An strike at India's state-run domestic airlines enters its second day, with more cancelled fights.
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Teachers, tax collectors, railway workers and other public servants went on strike Thursday in France to protest job losses and demand higher pay.
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NEW DELHI, Aug. 21. - The indefinite nationwide strike by truck operators against imposition of service tax evoked a mixed response on the first day of the stir today even as government appeared unwilling
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A controversial air travel tax increase has sparked confusion and anger, as travellers faced paying extra when they checked in and airlines threatened legal action.