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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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Topic: Migrants

Bihar reports 68 fresh Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 3,036

According to health department, returning migrants continue to comprise a high percentage of those infected and 2,072 of them have tested positive since 3 May.

Super 30 founder Anand Kumar offers free IIT-JEE coaching to ‘cycle girl’ Jyoti Kumari

Several political leaders, including Rabri Devi and Chirag Paswan, have offered to sponsor Jyoti Kumai's education expenses.

Judiciary has left citizens to fend for themselves, says Supreme Court lawyer Dushyant Dave

Senior advocate Dushyant Dave also pulled up lawyers, saying it fell to them to stir the conscience of the judiciary if it was not acting.

Indian Railways to operate 2,600 Shramik Specials to ferry 36 lakh migrants in next 10 days

The chairman of the Railway Board said that 260 Shramik trains have operated every day on an average for the last four days, carrying 3 lakh passengers daily.

Over 40 lakh migrants registered to return to native places, says Kishan Reddy

Centre is mulling bringing out modalities for setting up Anganwadi centres, admissions into schools & scholarships to the children of migrants, Union Minister Reddy added.

For sex workers on Delhi’s G.B. Road, Covid has robbed them of a livelihood like no other

Sex workers don't expect business to resume for many months as Covid-19 means social distancing at all times.

India’s 50-day lockdown has brought economic misery even as Covid cases surge

Indian economy is headed for its first annual contraction in 40 years and the human cost has piled up in the form of hunger and untreated disease.

Amit Shah’s whereabouts and the mother who never got to meet her child

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

Railways has operated 366 Shramik Special trains, ferried home 4 lakh migrants since 1 May

While 287 trains have already reached their destinations, 79 trains are in transit with 54 passengers in each coach.

Train runs over migrant workers in Aurangabad district, at least 16 killed

The workers were walking to Bhusawal from Jalna and returning to Madhya Pradesh. They had been walking along the rail tracks and slept there due to exhaustion.

On Camera

India will absorb Trump tariff impact due to its Achilles’ heel

Like China, India remains a big domestic market, which will continue to attract investment, but the US tariffs will make India unattractive for future investments.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Op Sindoor lesson: IAF chief bats for joint planning & coordination centre in Delhi, not theaterisation

Contrary to claims regarding implementation of theaterisation, ThePrint first reported on 17 June 2021 that it will be delayed. Now, ACM Singh bats for different structure.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.