Page 26 - Migrant Workers

Living with the known devil

It's the capacity of our poor and most vulnerable fellow citizens to accept adversity and struggle on

Covid-19 lockdown: Millions stranded and vulnerable; burdening healthcare

On March 24, the Centre invoked the National Disaster Management Act, which put the country under lockdown for 21 days from March 25

Covid-19: BJP, RSS nudged to act when faced with mass exodus of migrants

The BJP's penchant for numbers tempted Nadda to fix a target: Mobilising 10 million party workers to feed 50 million people of the country every day

Migration will resume when urban economy restarts: India Migration Now

India Migration Now founder Varun Aggarwal says the frantic reverse migration at present is not because of harvesting needs (still a month away) but because of the income shock

Halted lives, postponed futures

The bleak choice the poor face at a time of life-threatening illness is whether they will perish from disease or hunger

What will happen to Laddu Mahto?

Craftspeople have received a huge blow during this ongoing lockdown

Virulent times for the faceless millions, now on the road to uncertainty

Would we in the upper class place ourselves in the hands of the government in times such as these? And if not, why do we expect that the poor would? The Indian state is weak and lacks capacity

Homeward bound - cinematic take on the invisible lives of migrant workers

Beyond the workers' labour, these films ventured to underline their personhood - their ideas, habits, sexual appetites, fears, and capacity for feeling

Tablighi event, migrant workers gathering setback to lockdown efforts: Prez

The president emphasized the need to ensure that no one remains hungry during the nationwide lockdown

Lockdown diaries: The arduous journey of a bereaved son from Delhi to Bihar

Working as a daily wage earner since he was only 14, Dipu was out of work but had planned to stay back at his shanty in Sarai Kale Khan until receiving the terrible news

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra cases at 416, Tamil Nadu 309, Rajasthan 140

Coronavirus latest updates: Worldwide, the number of Covid-19 cases has crossed 1 million, and around 53,166 have died so far. Stay tuned to Business Standard for Covid-19 LIVE updates

Sonia hits out at govt for 'unplanned' lockdown, calls for proactive steps

Gandhi said MSMEs are now gravely threatened as they have been hit hardest by the economic fallout of coronavirus and the related lockdown

Leter to BS: Class divide has become starker amid the nationwide lockdown

The rich India is rich enough to weather the difficult days on its own, but its poor counterpart will wither away without timely intervention by the government

Centre unveils plan to deal with 'psycho-social issues' of migrant workers

The central government also asked states to treat migrant workers with dignity and respect

Coronavirus LIVE: US deaths exceed China tally; India toll rises to 35

Coronavirus latest updates: Worldwide, the number of cases has crossed 846,251, around 41,482 have died. Stay tuned to Business Standard for Covid-19 LIVE updates

UP CM blasts officials for spraying disinfectant on workers, warns them

The clip showed several migrants squatting on the ground as men in protective suits hosed them down

Top Headlines: Nizamuddin Covid-19 shock, UN report on recession, and more

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Coronavirus: Labourers' exodus throws supply chain, production out of gear

Indian kitchens, particularly in the country's cow belt, cannot be run without atta (wheat flour) required to make roti (bread)

Politics over pain: Migrants' long walk home and the Centre-state tussles

The Centre and state governments bonded and then fell apart during the longest lockdown walk

Covid-19: 93 migrants held for defying orders, cops fire teargas shells

Situation became tense in Ganesh Nagar and Tirupati Nagar localities late Sunday night after nearly 500 migrant workers residing there came on roads, demanding transportation facility