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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
TopicMigrant workers

Topic: Migrant workers

Bandra migrant crowd: Arnab, Rahul Shivshankar see conspiracy, Sardesai on ‘healing touch’

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Take steps to bring back migrants & help them resume work — Covid-19 panel tells Modi govt

Govt is considering resuming small businesses & e-commerce. A final call will be taken after cabinet secretary’s meeting with the states' chief secretaries Wednesday.

Home Minister Amit Shah calls Uddhav Thackeray over migrant workers’ gathering in Mumbai

The Home Minister expressed concern over the incident and said that such events weaken India's fight against coronavirus.

Hundreds of migrants gather at Bandra railway station, demand transportation to go home

The daily wage earners, who majorly hail from West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh, said they are not happy with the announcement of extending the lockdown.

Govt sets up 20 control rooms to address migrant workers’ issues due to Covid-19 lockdown

These control rooms have been set up to address wage-related grievances and mitigate problems of migrant workers through coordination with various state governments.

Migrant crisis could’ve been averted if Modi’s One Nation One Ration Card scheme was ready

Currently, the scheme is operational only in 12 states, but the govt says it will meet its June 2020 deadline for the rest of India.

Police detains 80 migrant workers for going on a rampage in Surat

Migrant workers set many handcarts afire demanding that they be allowed to return to their native places amid the lockdown.

Magic shows, PT, counselling — this Delhi shelter is taking special care of migrant workers

Nearly 300 migrant workers at Yamuna Sports Complex say shelter management has been kind to them, but a few kilometres away in the slums next to the Yamuna, it's a different story.

4.8 lakh daily wagers get Rs 1,000 financial assistance from UP govt during lockdown

Street vendors, auto drivers, rickshaw pullers, e-rickshaw drivers and porters working at agricultural wholesale markets mandis are among the beneficiaries.

Hundreds stuck at sealed India-Nepal border. Govts must manage flow better in Covid-19 times

Migrant workers from Nepal are facing lack of food and shelter after India announced a 21-day lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus.

On Camera

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

India takes a relook at Russian Su-57, but not for its stealth. Here’s why

India exited the Indo-Russian FGFA programme in 2018. But now it might procure at least 2 squadrons of Su-57 aircraft from Russia and evaluate Russian proposal to manufacture them in India.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.