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Centre's responsibility to put money into bank accounts of migrants: Rahul
The Congress on Tuesday demanded financial assistance for migrant workers with former party chief Rahul Gandhi asserting that it is the responsibility of the central government
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Top headlines: Migrant crisis looms again; night curfew returns to Delhi
From migrant crisis looming again as Covid-19 curbs expand to telcos getting approval to share active infrastructure, here are top headlines this morning
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US, Mexico discuss rising number of migrants in high-level meetings
A US delegation discussed immigration and regional development in a series of meetings in Mexico at a time when rising numbers of migrants arriving at their shared border have raised concerns
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Migrant workers returning, getting work: Labour and Employment Minister
Millions of migrant workers went back to their home states during the COVID-19 pandemic
Amit Shah praises role of Delhi Police during Covid-19, exodus of migrants
Shah said the police force has been providing exemplary services to people of the national capital
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Migrant inclusivity lowest in India in 2020, integration 'denied': Study
The index, a policy tool that measures a country's national policies on international immigrants across eight parameters, is published jointly by two European think-tanks
The year that was: What made news other than coronavirus in 2020
The year that started with nationwide protests against CAA and NRC has ended with ongoing protests against Farm Laws
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India Coronavirus dispatch: Science, health likely to be key focus in 2021
SpiceJet health firm's plan for vaccine rollout, a new British govt study on the UK variant, 2020 in pictures-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19
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The virus trains: How unplanned lockdown chaos spread Covid-19 across India
It has become clear that the special trains operated by the government to ease suffering - and to counteract a disastrous lack of lockdown planning - played a significant role in spreading the virus
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More than 164,000 people displaced in conflict-torn Yemen this year
The International Organization for Migration said that more than 164,000 people have been displaced since the beginning of this year in Yemen, which has been witnessing a bloody conflict for six years
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Changing trade, skilling: Rajasthan migrant workers adapt to new job market
Rajasthan accounted for 6.57 million of 60 million households that have availed MGNREGS since April this year
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How states fare in Migrant Policy Index: Kerala on top, Delhi near bottom
India's average IMPEX 2019 score for 28 states and the Union Territory of NCT Delhi is 37 out of 100, reflecting the limited attention paid to integration efforts in destination states
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Struggling to find work under MGNREGS, Bihar migrants head back to cities
The countrywide lockdown imposed on March 24 to contain the spread of Covid-19 resulted in large-scale job losses in both the formal and informal sectors
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In times of job loss and insecurity, Malegaon emerges a successful outlier
None of the labourers working at power looms in Malegaon are migrant workers, said Yusuf, the union's chairperson
Top Headlines: Govt to contest Voda verdict, Infosys' next goal, and more
From migrants still facing the brunt of lockdown to Centre planning to contest Voda arbitration award, here are the top headlines this morning
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Covid lockdown pushed 3 in 4 Dalit, tribal hamlets deeper in debt: Survey
The financial crisis and consequent indebtedness might push many into forced and bonded labour, the survey report has concluded
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Covid-19: Strengthening rural jobs scheme critical to address migrant woes
MGNREGS, which offers 100 days of work in a year to rural households who seek employment, has played a critical role in curbing distress migration and in building assets in rural areas
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India's growth may hurt if rural-to-urban migration not checked: Adani
The rural-urban imbalance reflects the inequality of opportunities that need to be addressed, he added
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UK seeks French muscle to stop migrants from crossing English Channel
More than 650 migrants have reached Britain so far in August - including 235 who made the 33-kilometer (about 20-mile) crossing in a single day last week
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UK govt steps up efforts to stop wave of migrants crossing channel
Almost 4,000 people have crossed the channel so far this year in more than 300 small boats, with a one-day record of at least 235 arrivals on August 6
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