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Topic: migrant

Women, booze & a quarrel — Kerala cops probe moral policing angle in migrant worker’s lynching

According to Ernakulam police, Ashok Das had gone to visit woman, a former co-worker, in Valakam village near Muvattupuzha. 10 people have been booked for murder, so far.

100s of unidentified bodies found in Delhi every year. Each a tragedy, many forever nameless

Fewer than 1,500 of these dead bodies found in past 5 years have since been identified. Finding out who the people were is a ‘herculean task’, say police.

Dear privileged, stop saying #MeTooMigrant. You don’t know anyone who died walking home

#MeTooMigrant began as a way of standing together with migrant workers in the Covid lockdown, but the privileged have ended up mocking the migrants’ plight.

On Camera

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.