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TopicBihar migrant workers

Topic: Bihar migrant workers

76% of Chennai region’s migrant workers straddle poverty line, SC/STs work longer hrs—TN govt report

Among migrant workers in and around Chennai region, those from Scheduled Tribes community work longer hours, says report compiled by Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission.

Purvanchal’s migrant workers are desperate & poor. But they are determining India’s politics

Purvanchal's workers travel with hopes and hardships on ‘migrant trains’, leaving their families behind. Their labour fuels the economy and their vote shapes the political landscape.

SC dismisses YouTuber Manish Kashyap’s plea to club FIRs in Bihar migrants fake videos case

The SC also refused to quash charges invoked under the NSA against Kashyap and said it was not inclined to use its powers under Article 32 of the Constitution.

Fake videos of attacks on Bihar workers: YouTuber Manish Kashyap detained under NSA in Tamil Nadu

Court in Madurai Wednesday sent Kashyap to judicial custody till 19 April. Kashyap was facing several FIRs for allegedly spreading fake videos of migrants being attacked in Tamil Nadu.

4-member probe team to visit TN following alleged attacks on migrant workers, says Bihar CM Nitish

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday raised concerns after a purported video of 'attacks' on Bihar-based migrant labourers working in Tamil Nadu surfaced on social media.

‘Old clips’: Tamil Nadu DGP flags 2 viral videos, says claim of migrant workers being attacked false

Bihar CM had tweeted that he read news of alleged attacks on workers from his state in Tamil Nadu. DGP Sylendra Babu clarifies old videos were being circulated to create confusion.

‘We pleaded with the owners’ — Grief & blame at Haryana brick kiln after 2 kids drown in pit

Labourers claim the owners of Ujala Kiln in Jhajjar district had dug an 8-10 feet deep pit to drain out accumulated rainwater. Police call it an accident and refuse to file an FIR.

‘Jobless migrants may do illegal activities’: Bihar Police letter puts Nitish govt in a spot

The Bihar Police withdrew the letter, claiming it was an error of judgement. However, the opposition is using the issue to question the Nitish Kumar govt on its promise of jobs.

Super 30 founder Anand Kumar offers free IIT-JEE coaching to ‘cycle girl’ Jyoti Kumari

Several political leaders, including Rabri Devi and Chirag Paswan, have offered to sponsor Jyoti Kumai's education expenses.

Hundreds of migrants in queue at Delhi’s Chhatarpur, all desperate for a ticket home

With a very limited number of seats available on Shramik Special trains, the crowd outside a screening centre in Chhatarpur is increasing, leading to chaos.

On Camera

US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.