-The Indian Express Record heavy rains lashed the city as well as the rest of the state under the influence of a deep depression in Bay of Bengal that weakened into a depression as it entered Telangana after covering Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad: Nine persons, including a two-month-old, died and two others sustained injuries late Tuesday night when a boulder crashed over two houses in Hyderabad’s Bandlaguda area, said police. Record heavy rains...

-Livemint.com Government data claims that more than 10 million people went home after the lockdown, although experts and civil society groups say the number is much larger. Migrants who went home during the lockdown saw their incomes drop by as much as 94% and an overwhelming majority of them are ready to return to the cities, a survey by a team of retired government officers and academics found. The survey on covid’s impact...

-The Telegraph The move is likely to settle the citizenship problem of lakhs of people who crossed over to Bengal from neighbouring Bangladesh Calcutta: The Mamata Banerjee government has started regularising refugee colonies on central government land by offering freehold rights to those living on the plots for more than 40 years. The move is likely to settle the citizenship problem of lakhs of people who crossed over to Bengal from neighbouring Bangladesh. During...

-Livemint.com * Nobody is going to be denied the compensation which has arisen out of implementation of GST and COVID impact. A discussion with states is on,' says Sitharaman * Sitharaman adds that compensation cess collected this year amounting to about ₹20,000 crore will get disbursed to all states by tonight Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the 42nd Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting today decided to extend compensation cess beyond...

Nearly 24 fatal accidents and 47 serious accidents have happened in various coal mines of the country during this year till 31st August. Likewise, 18 fatal accidents and 13 serious accidents have taken place in non-coal mines during the same time period. The accident figures are low this year in comparison to the previous ones thanks to a lower demand for output from these mines against the backdrop of COVID-19...