Migrant Workers
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Bihar officials find videos of attacks on migrant workers in Tamil Nadu are fake
In their report to Bihar chief minister, the four-member team concluded that no migrant workers were attacked in the southern state.
Scroll Staff
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BJP spread rumours about attacks on migrant workers in Tamil Nadu for electoral gains, alleges JD(U)
JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh claimed that the BJP tried to raise tensions between Tamil Nadu and Bihar but failed.
Scroll Staff
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Disinformation about attacks on migrants spread after my call for united Opposition, says MK Stalin
The Tamil Nadu chief minister said that people can understand BJP’s agenda if they notice the timing of the spread of the disinformation.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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Has Rahul Gandhi really defamed all Modis in India? No, say legal experts
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Aata Saata: An age-old custom of bartering brides survives till today in Rajasthan
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‘Kanjoos Makhichoos’ review: Cheap thrills
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Swiss Open Super 300 semifinal blog: Satwik-Chirag win a thriller against Ong-Teo to reach final
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Bihar team visiting Tamil Nadu says situation normal for migrant workers
Several videos circulating on social media earlier this week had falsely claimed that daily wage workers from Bihar are being attacked in the southern state.
Scroll Staff
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Explained: How disinformation and politics made migrant workers flee Tamil Nadu
The BJP has been accused of using false claims of violence against North Indian migrant workers to target the ruling parties in Tamil Nadu and Bihar.
Nachiket Deuskar
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Post-Covid, Centre must simplify access to welfare schemes for migrant workers to truly benefit
Many unorganised sector labourers lack the basic documentation and technical know-how required to register for such programmes.
Prabhat Raghavan & Gauri Thampi
Video
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Watch: Zebra escapes from South Korean zoo, gallops through traffic for hours before getting rescued
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Watch: BTS singer Jimin teaches Jimmy Fallon a dance move ‘that he could do anywhere’
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Eco India, Episode 217: Could we really reduce our dependence on fossil fuels?
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‘Why are you working so directly for the BJP?’: Rahul Gandhi to reporter at press conference
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Watch: Nita Ambani choreographs dance celebration for Mumbai Indians after entering WPL final
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19 workers fled Arunachal border road project. Only 10 survived. Their ordeal tells a larger story
Relatives of the workers, all from impoverished villages in Lower Assam, allege they were engaged in forced labour.
Rokibuz Zaman
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Modi government’s efforts to help India’s 11.1 crore informal workers in MSMEs have fallen short
The criteria for relief packages for the sector excluded more than 90% of medium and small industries.
Chitra Rawat, IndiaSpend.com & Shiwani Agrawal, IndiaSpend.com
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Why we must examine India’s labour policy since 1947 to understand plight of migrant workers today
Policy choices and strategies adopted by governments over seven decades have been key in determining the extent of reliance on informal employment.
Veena Naregal
The Reel
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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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‘Jubilee’ trailer: Series is set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s
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‘Bheed’ review: Chaos and ambivalence at a check post aimed at tackling the Covid outbreak
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‘Kanjoos Makhichoos’ review: Cheap thrills
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One year on, access to subsidised food remains a crucial challenge for migrant workers
The government’s One Nation, One Ration Card scheme has operational difficulties, a survey in Ahmedabad finds.
Vikas Kumar
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Despite 15 migrant workers being crushed by truck in Surat, we continue to ask the wrong questions
It’s time to move away from the specifics of the tragedy to look at the structural reasons that force so many Indians to seek work so far from home.
Anhad Imaan
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Surat accident: Death of 15 migrants outcome of policy lapses, says NGO, demands housing for workers
Aajeevika Bureau flagged that the number of shelters for the homeless remained abysmally low, even though the SC had directed the states to build them.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Swiss Open Super 300 semifinal blog: Satwik-Chirag win a thriller against Ong-Teo to reach final
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Watch: Meg Lanning on her love for coffee, playing in the WPL, her break from the game and more
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Women’s Boxing World C’ships finals, as it happened: Saweety, Nitu clinch gold medals for India
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Sudirman Cup Finals 2023 draw: India placed along with Malaysia, Chinese Taipei in Group C
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Badminton: Adita Rao, the shuttler and struggler, stays defiant in pursuit of her goals