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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
TopicMigrant labourers

Topic: migrant labourers

Kejriwal’s Covid rent promise not legally enforceable, rules Delhi HC. ‘Political promises not law’

Overturning a 2021 order, the Delhi High Court said Arvind Kejriwal’s rent relief promise to migrants when he was chief minister was not backed by law, so it cannot be enforced.

No one should have to choose between a roof and two meals. But India’s migrants do, every day

India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.

From jail to BJP, YouTuber Manish Kashyap says, ‘I don’t have a godfather, just like Modi’

Out on bail Manish Kashyap spent nine months in prison for fake videos claiming Bihari migrant labourers were attacked in Tamil Nadu. The jail time has only seasoned the YouTuber as a politician.

Migrant labourer from UP shot dead ‘by terrorists’ in Pulwama, 2nd such attack in J&K in 24 hours

Two migrant labourers were shot at in Anantnag district in July. The same month, three migrant labourers were shot at in Shopian district of south Kashmir.

North-South divide is feeding migrant fears. But no one asks why Bihar has no factories

Indians spreading disinformation about mistreatment of migrant labourers in Tamil Nadu must ask why northern states lag southern states in achieving basic governance.

Why Nitish is sending team to TN day after Tejashwi trashed reports of ‘attacks’ on Bihar migrants

Nitish Kumar has directed state officials to speak to TN counterparts over the reports. TN DGP tweeted claiming that the report was incorrect and that people were safe in the state.

Resentment against north Indian workers in Tamil Nadu rising. Viral videos, political jibes

Video of Tamil Nadu railway job aspirant talking about huge turnout of candidates, purportedly from north India, at Chennai recruitment went viral within minutes of being uploaded on YouTube.

Western media’s criticism of Qatar World Cup has truth but with dollops of hypocrisy

Western colluders, nearly all of them champions of human rights, have used the oil extracted with cheap labour that plies Gulf economies, to control the world order.

Has India moved on from failures of Covid times? Barkha Dutt’s book reminds us of the tragedy

Journalist Barkha Dutt's deeply analytical book 'To Hell and Back' tells us why so many Indians died, when they could have been saved. Here are some things she reminds us of.

3 of India’s 4 poorest districts are ‘money order economy’, survival means going away from UP

Youth of Bahraich, Balrampur and Shravasti go wherever they learn there is work. Many prepare for this before they are adults, drop out of school if opportunity arises.

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Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

What theaterisation could look like: Rotational CDS, three-star theatre commanders in initial years

The proposed structure envisions the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) rotating between the Army, Navy and Air Force, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.