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Migrant workers are not welcome in their villages

Many of the thousands of jobless workers, marching from their workplaces to their native villages in states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh hundreds of kilometres away amid the coronavirus lockdown,......

COVID-19 cases near 1,000, death toll rises to 25

With fresh deaths in six states, the death toll from COVID-19 climbed to 25 and the total number of cases to 979 on Sunday, according to the Union health ministry. IMAGE: Health workers during a......

The plight of migrant workers across this land

This barefoot pilgrimage home we are seeing all around us, and the way plenty of us have reacted to it, is not just a commentary on India, circa 2020. It also shames us forever, notes Dilip......

Highest single-day jump in Covid cases, count over 900; death toll 19

The total number of COVID-19 cases in India reached 918 with 179 fresh cases being reported on Saturday, the highest single-day increase so far, while the death toll rose to 19, according to the......

Govt asks states to set up relief camps for, give food to migrants

With tens of thousands of migrant workers walking down to their homes far way amid the coronavirus lockdown, the government on Saturday directed states and union territories to immediately set up......

Coronavirus locks down hopes of thousands in Noida SEZ

Noida SEZ has 400 units and around 100,000 workers, and was shut down on March 23. IMAGE: A daily wage worker walks on foot along Agra-Kanpur Highway towards his home which is more than 200 km......

Why migrant labourers have little choice but to head home

Around 81 per cent of the workers constitute the unorganised sector - devoid of any social security cover and outside the purview of a complex set of labour laws. Sitting on a bicycle in New......

Noida, Chennai's electronics hubs in total lockdown

The usually busy Greater Noida expressway is empty except small groups of commuters that gather at its sidelines, seeking lift from every passing vehicle. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board to focus on philanthropy

Microsoft on Friday (local time) announced that its co-founder Bill Gates has stepped down from the company's board of directors to dedicate more time to his philanthropic priorities including......

Has Modi given up on the economy?

'The government has given up its focus on economic growth because it it not something Modi has been able to fully understand.''This explains the extraordinary focus on divisive politics by the BJP......

'It was my duty to make Irrfan bhai laugh'

'When it comes to work, he forgets his sleep, his food, everything.''He is too involved in the process and that gives him strength.' IMAGE: Deepak Dobriyal with Irrfan in Angrezi Medium.......

When Bollywood treated women badly...

We may have made great strides in science and technology, send space missions to Mars and Moon, but when it comes to something as basic as respecting women, the world has got it so, SO wrong.......

What's hockey coach Harendra doing at Delhi's IGI Airport?

IMAGE: Former India hockey coach Harendra Singh is supervising arrangements for Indian evacuees from coronavirus-struck nations as Air India's General Manager at the Indira Gandhi International......

PK Banerjee, Indian football legend, passes away at 83

IMAGE: PK Banerjee was suffering from respiratory problems due to pneumonia and had an underlying history of Parkinson's disease, dementia and heart problem. Photograph: Col Rajyavardhan......

Ranji final: Saurashtra poised for tough Bengal challenge

IMAGE: Saurashtra's players celebrate after winning their Ranji Trophy semi-final against Gujarat. Photograph: Saurashtra Cricket Association/Instagram Saurashtra, led by the inspirational Jaydev......

Pragyan Ojha retires from international cricket

IMAGE: Pragyan Ojha gets a high-five from Sachin Tendulkar after bagging five wickets for 40 in 11.2 overs on Day 1 of the second Test between India and the West Indies, at the Wankhede stadium,......

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Ghaziabad DM

The district administration has deployed 1,500 buses to take the migrant workers who had returned from Delhi and Bihar due to the coronavirus... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/1500-buses-deployed-to-take-migrant-workers-to-their-native-districts-ghaziabad-dm/articleshow/74874985.cms

India adjusts to new normal

Looks like India has got a mass exodus on its hands. Their livelihoods lost to the lockdown, lakhs of migrant labourers have moved out of urban... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mass-exodus-rising-count-indias-new-normal/articleshow/74874386.cms

Kaimur nodal officer for corona suspended

DM Nawal Kishore Choudhary on Saturday suspended a senior health department employee for gross irregularities in distribution of masks in... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/kaimur-nodal-officer-for-corona-suspended/articleshow/74866967.cms

Special cell in all dists to aid Bihar cops’ kin

Debashish Karmakar | TNN | Updated: Mar 29, 2020, 11:21 IST The state police has a strength of 90,000 of whom around 18,000 are officers. PATNA: A... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/special-cell-in-all-districts-to-aid-cops-families/articleshow/74866953.cms

Bihar teachers to get paid by March 31 for non-strike period

Nearly four lakh Bihar primary and middle school teachers are on strike since February 17, while the secondary and higher secondary teachers joined... ...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/bihar-teachers-to-get-paid-by-march-31-for-non-strike-period/story-0fsG3DMgizlK58mmv54a8J.html

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Migrant workers are not welcome in their villages

COVID-19 cases near 1,000, death toll rises to 25

The plight of migrant workers across this land

Highest single-day jump in Covid cases, count over 900; death toll 19

Govt asks states to set up relief camps for, give food to migrants

Coronavirus locks down hopes of thousands in Noida SEZ

Why migrant labourers have little choice but to head home

Noida, Chennai's electronics hubs in total lockdown

Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board to focus on philanthropy

Has Modi given up on the economy?

'It was my duty to make Irrfan bhai laugh'

When Bollywood treated women badly...

What's hockey coach Harendra doing at Delhi's IGI Airport?

PK Banerjee, Indian football legend, passes away at 83

Ranji final: Saurashtra poised for tough Bengal challenge

Pragyan Ojha retires from international cricket

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