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932 Shramik special trains operated since 1 May, over 11 lakh migrants ferried home

Out of the 932 trains which have been operated so far, 215 are in transit while 717 have terminated at various stations. Sixty-seven more are in the pipeline.

Railways adds 500 passengers to Shramik Special trains, no details on social distancing steps

Railways officials said over 4.5 lakh passengers have reached their home states via Shramik Specials so far. A majority of these trains — 272 of 363 — were headed to UP and Bihar.

No food, living under asbestos roof with no work: Why Surat workers are angry, ‘desperate’

Migrants in Surat's Mora village, where they clashed with police Saturday, say they failed to get train tickets despite paying fare. Authorities said not possible to let 6-7 lakh travel at one go.

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.

Over 1 lakh migrants to return on 114 trains by Saturday night: UP govt

The govt also gave permission for 98 more trains to bring back migrants from rest of the country Sunday & Monday, said Additional Chief Secretary - Home, Awanish Awasthi.

Eager, relieved faces at New Delhi railway station as 1,200 migrants board train to MP

The special train carrying the migrant workers will reach Madhya Pradesh Friday. Nearly 350 police personnel supervised the entire exercise.

171 Shramik Special trains operated since 1 May ferrying over 1.70 lakh migrants: Railways

The Railways has officially not stated how much it has spent so far on these services, the cost for which the government says has been shared on an 85:15 ratio with states.

Karnataka govt takes U-turn, deploys special trains to take migrant workers home

Days after abruptly withdrawing the request sent to the Railways, the Karnataka govt wrote to different states seeking their consent for receiving the workers.

Twitter mourns Vizag gas leak, Aarogya Setu ethical hacker’s test & if corona was a girl

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

Don’t blame Covid or financial package. Politics is holding India’s migrant workers hostage

Almost 64% of migrant workers have less than Rs 100 left, and 78% have not been paid since lockdown. They want to go home, but their path is blocked by the government.

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Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.