Overview
- Noida’s wage protests, which intensified Monday, turned violent near Sectors 60, 62 and 84 with road blockades, vandalism and vehicles set ablaze as police moved in to disperse crowds.
- Traffic police issued diversions across Delhi–Noida links and key industrial routes, and long morning jams persisted as officers managed flows at choke points including Fortis Road in Sector 62.
- District officials, after a Sunday meeting with worker reps, ordered double pay for overtime, on‑time salary and bonus transfers, weekly rest days and workplace grievance systems, yet many employees cited underreported wages, unpaid overtime and rising costs such as high cooking‑gas and rent.
- U.S. Central Command said Monday it began blocking access to Iranian ports around the Strait of Hormuz, an action expected to keep about 2 million barrels a day off the market as the U.K. declined to join and emphasized keeping sea lanes open.
- In Delhi High Court, Justice Swarnkanta Sharma reserved her decision on Arvind Kejriwal’s request for her recusal from a CBI appeal in the excise case after hearing detailed arguments.