October unemployment rate shoots up slightly
byThe Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) reported an increase in October’s unemployment rate on November 2. Rate climbed to 6.98% from 6.67% in…
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Kerala CM asks for PM-CARES norms to be reviewed
byNews: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan asked on June 16 for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to change the norms regarding the PM CARES fund….
Foreign Policy on the lack of testing which is making India miserable amid rising cases
byIn just a week India ascended in fourth place with the highest number of confirmed cases from the seventh position. It is now reaching…
NYT reports the disparity of effects of lockdown on Indians
byLockdown in India has affected the population in an unequal manner. The measures that came with dealing with the coronavirus show a deep bias…
NYT highlights the devastating effect of economic wreckage brought by Coronavirus on Indian women
byAs the economies across the world have tailed-off, economists predict that women, in particular, will face a setback. At the workplace, decades of improvement…
NYT uncovers how Modi failed the Coronavirus test
byFor Modi the pandemic presented an opportunity from where he could have emerged in a stronger position both at home and abroad. Modi failed…
MCD cries ‘mistake’ over spraying of disinfectant on migrant workers
byNews: Hundreds of migrants in Lajpat Nagar were sprayed with disinfectant by workers of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation. The body later apologised and…
Vaishno Devi Shrine cooks sehri, iftari for 500 quarantined Muslims in the ongoing Ramazan
byNews- Upholding the syncretism of India, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine has been providing sehri and iftari to around 500 Muslims quarantined at…
For India’s stranded workers, an impossible choice: Destitution or a dangerous road home- Washington Post
byMillions of Indian migrants were wrecked by the lockdown that was announced on 24th March. Restrictions on nonessential businesses and all forms of long-distance…
Transfer money to directly to poor: Rahul Gandhi
byCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday demanded that Centre to directly transfer money into the bank accounts of the migrant workers affected due to…