Nice: At least eight people died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French maritime authorities said Sunday. The incident occurred Saturday just before midnight when authorities spotted a boat, carrying dozens, in distress near a beach in the northern town of Ambleteuse. A French rescue ship was deployed to … Read more
It was in 2019 that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Dharmapuri Arvind created a record of sorts by writing a bond and declaring that he would quit his Lok Sabha membership if he failed to get the much-awaited Turmeric Board for Nizamabad district. Riding on the promise, turmeric farmers in this progressive constituency voted for … Read more
On December 21, a Legend Airlines flight departed from Dubai carrying 303 Indian passengers. Hours later, the flight, which was bound for the central American country of Nicaragua, landed at the Vatry airport in France, 160 km from Paris, for a technical halt. But the flight was not allowed to take off again. The French … Read more
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate from Makthal in Mahabubnagar district campaigns in Makthal (Photo for representational purpose only) Telangana elections are not being fought on the Telangana soil alone but even at distant places where the local residents have migrated to places in various parts of the country in search of livelihood. Mumbai, Pune, Solapur … Read more
The Supreme Court on Thursday told Uttar Pradesh BJP spokesperson Prashant Umrao to tender an apology for his social media post about an “attack” on Bihar migrants in Tamil Nadu while modifying a pre-arrest bail condition imposed by the Madras High Court to appear before the Tamil Nadu Police for 15 days for questioning in … Read more
Political scientist Ashwani Kumar. Nistula Hebbar speaks to political scientist Ashwani Kumar, co-editor of the book “Migrants, Mobility and Citizenship in India” on Election Commission’s decision to explore Remote Voting for migrants….. Q. The Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to start the process of enabling migrant workers to vote remotely in polls in their home … Read more
Decision comes after death of a man at a processing centre may have been caused by the disease. Source link
Work demand and employment provided under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme fell to its lowest since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic as recovery gained ground with hiring picking up across sectors. Data showed that work generated under the scheme fell by 10.9% in September to 23.47 crore person days compared to 26.36 … Read more
US President Joe Biden urged migrants not to come to the United States on Tuesday, as criticism mounted over a surge in people arriving at the southern border with Mexico — including thousands of unaccompanied children. “Yes I can say quite clearly don’t come over … Don’t leave your town or city or community,” he … Read more
The government is urging people living in the UK unlawfully to register with a GP to get vaccinated. Source link