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Saturday, December 13, 2025
TopicMigrant workers

Topic: Migrant workers

‘No one wants to go near them’ — returning migrant workers in Bihar face social boycott

Bihar is dealing with the issue of social stigmatisation amid Covid-19 scare as not just migrant workers, but even doctors treating patients are being shunned.

Migrants to get wages wherever they are — cities, villages or in transit: Labour minister

Santosh Gangwar says labour ministry is helping states provide shelter, food and quarantine facilities for migrant workers walking back to their villages.

India against Covid: Express on ‘10 hotspots’, ‘bleak’ economy in Mint, HT on PPE shortage 

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.

‘Coronavirus ki jung’ on Zee News, Amish Devgan & Navika Kumar attack Opposition

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

Should we use masks to protect against Covid-19 and where do migrant workers go next

In episode 431 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta discuses new evidence on face masks, the efficiency of BCG vaccine and continuing troubles of migrant workers in India.

Modi govt’s Covid-19 package not enough, people need food security: Sachin Pilot

Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot says people should stay wherever they are, and that it’s up to the states where they’re living to provide them a security net.

Give migrant workers Rs 5,000, offer counselling, RSS-affiliated trade union tells Modi govt

BMS hints that ‘vested interests’ are behind mass exodus of migrant workers, thousands of whom are walking back to their homes amid the Covid-19 lockdown.

Bareilly’s corona cleansing, Chidambaram’s economic lesson, J K Rowling’s RIP

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

China’s Covid-19 ‘Long March’ & migrant workers say ‘abide with me’ while beating retreat

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Centre and states must stop point-scoring on migrant workers and shifting the blame

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

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.