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[ad_1] The government announced on Thursday a package of Rs 3.16 lakh crore targeting migrant workers, urban poor, street vendors and small farmers as part of its self-sufficient campaign in India. Meanwhile, Covid-19 tests in India crossed two million even as the infection’s doubling rate slowed to 13.9 days. Ration …

[ad_1] Previously, the Railways were criticized by the opposition parties for charging for services. (Proceedings) New Delhi: The Railways have operated 806 special Shramik trains since May 1, transporting home 10 lakh of migrant workers who were stranded in various parts of the country due to the blockade caused by …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday focused on the poor and lower middle class as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the second set of measures of the stimulus package, which included affordable rental housing facility for migrant workers, free foodgrains for those without ration cards and loan schemes for …

[ad_1] File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (GDP / PTI Photo) Is this the long-awaited takeoff moment for the Indian economy? Has the Prime Minister guessed the magical balance between social justice and the liberation of aspiring Indian entrepreneurial genius? Last update: May 14, 2020, 9:09 PM IST “… …

[ad_1] At least eight workers died and 50 others were injured in a truck crash in Guna, Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday night, ANI news agency reported. Workers were traveling in the truck from Maharashtra to their hometown in Uttar Pradesh when they collided with a bus last night in the …

[ad_1] Opposition parties expressed their disappointment with the special Covid-19 stimulus package announced by the Center on Wednesday with Congress alleging that it has nothing for migrant workers returning to their home states. Congress sent former finance minister P Chidambaram to counter government announcements. “There is nothing in what the …

[ad_1] For an India that is largely ignorant of history, and perhaps not interested, and more in tune with mythology, Narendra Modi’s use of the phrase “aatma-nirbhar (self-sufficient) “will gain admiration and praise. They will not know that self-sufficiency was the Jawaharlal Nehru mantra and that he invoked it at …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Congress Tuesday qualified Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech as one that gave the country a headline and said the nation is disappointed at its “failure” to address the problems of millions of migrants. Chief Speaker of Congress Randeep Surjewala said the gigantic human tragedy harrowing migrant workers …

[ad_1] Indian Railways, which on Monday had “advised” passengers to use the special trains that began operating Tuesday to install the government’s Aarogya Setu mobile app, has now made it “mandatory.” While the guidelines issued by the railways for the 15 pairs of special trains running between Delhi and the …

[ad_1] Rising temperatures and the deaths of at least 8 migrant workers in the past 20 days have prompted the Madhya Pradesh government to lift restrictions on the MP-Maharashtra border for workers in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, authorities said . The influx of migrant workers, about 25,000 per day …