-Hindustan Times The Congress chief said the central government barely gave a four-hour notice of the lockdown, thus denying workers and migrant labourers the opportunity to return to their homes. Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday attacked the government for charging train tickets from migrant labourers going back to their homes and announced that her party will bear the cost for the rail travel of all such workers stranded due to the...
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BJP says 85% fare subsidy for special trains: Harping on a mere technicality? - Soumya Chatterjee
-TheNewsMinute.com Migrant workers in many parts of the country are being made to pay Rs 1000 to Rs 1400 per head to return home. It’s the season for politics over train tickets, even as migrant workers across the country are confused, and struggling to reach home. The BJP on Monday claimed that the indian Railways has subsidised 85% of ticket fare for special trains being run to transport migrant workers. It’s only...
More »How come companies have money for PM Cares fund, but not for their staff? -Vivek Kaul
-Newslaundry.com Any company in india wanting to do business without being disturbed needs to be in the good books of the government. In the post-Covid world, companies are looking to cut costs in order to survive. They have been doing so in various ways. Some of the popular ways in the indian context are: 1) Cutting salaries of employees. 2) Putting any fresh recruitment on hold. 3) Putting increments on hold. 4) Putting variable payouts on...
More »3 more indians in UAE lose jobs for ‘Islamobhobic’ social media posts
-PTI/ The Hindu On April 20, india’s ambassador to the UAE Pavan Kapoor had warned indian expatriates against such behaviour. Dubai: Three more indians based in the UAE have either been fired or suspended from their jobs for “Islamophobic” posts on social media, days after the indian ambassador to the Gulf nation warned the expatriates against posting such provocative updates online, a media report has said. Chef Rawat Rohit, storekeeper Sachin Kinnigoli and...
More »A plea for PPE, not petals -Manisha Bangar
-The Telegraph 'The way the clustering of cases is on the rise in hospitals — which has led to the closure of 20 hospitals so far — it may lead to more closures' As a gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist, my speciality and commitment to my profession amid the current public health disaster because of Covid-19 demands that I stretch myself in whatever possible way to care for the sick who need healthcare,...
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