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Saturday, December 13, 2025
TopicMigrant workers

Topic: Migrant workers

Front pages go from 21 to 40 days lockdown, NIE, Mint & ET warn of Great Depression 2.0

A round-up of the most important reports in major newspapers around the country – from TOI and HT, Express and The Hindu to The Telegraph, Mumbai Mirror and The Tribune, as well as top financial dailies.

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.

On Camera

Faiz Hameed conviction is a message from Munir. He won’t tolerate sympathy for Imran Khan

The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.

Goa, Kerala lose sheen as more foreign tourists pick Maharashtra & Bengal, shows RBI data

RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.