Mamata Banerjee announces rehab scheme for migrants 'harassed in BJP-ruled states'West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee introduced 'Sramasree,' a rehabilitation scheme for migrant laborers allegedly mistreated in BJP...
19 Aug, 2025, 12.57 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee launches ‘Sramashree’ scheme to support and rehabilitate returning migrant workers in BengalWest Bengal government introduces 'Sramashree' scheme for migrant workers. Mamata Banerjee announced financial aid of Rs 5,000 per month. T...
18 Aug, 2025, 11.21 PM IST
4 FEMA employees are fired over payments to reimburse New York City for hotel costs for migrantsFour federal employees were fired for unauthorized payments to reimburse New York City for migrants' hotel costs. The payments, intended fo...
12 Feb, 2025, 11.30 AM IST
Vivek Ramaswamy blasts NYC for $220 million migrant deal with Pakistani-owned hotel: ‘A broken system on display’New York City has leased the Roosevelt Hotel, owned by the Pakistani government, for $220 million to house undocumented migrants. The 19-st...
01 Dec, 2024, 12.03 PM IST
EU announces $1 bn in aid for Lebanon to shore up economy, border securityEU chief Ursula von der Leyen announced $1 billion in aid for Lebanon during a visit, aiming to boost the country's socio-economic stabilit...
02 May, 2024, 03.32 PM IST
BMC Khichdi scam: ED summons Sanjay Raut's brother Sandeep Raut for questioning on Jan 30The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has summoned Sandeep Raut, brother of Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, for questioning in connection wit...
28 Jan, 2024, 10.28 PM IST
Some 3,50,000 people applied for asylum in Germany in 2023, up 51 per cent in a yearThe number of people applying for asylum in Germany last year rose to 3,51,915, an increase of 51.1 per cent compared with the year before....
08 Jan, 2024, 06.26 PM IST
Antony Blinken to reach Mexico before 15,000 migrants crash US border this week. Mexican President has put this conditionLed by radical migrant rights activist Luis Garcia Villagran, the crowd began its march from the southern Mexican city of Tapachula to the ...
26 Dec, 2023, 10.40 PM IST
Caught up in war, Israel's migrant workers face tough choicesThe recent conflict between Israel and Hamas has led to the deaths and injuries of migrant workers in Israel. Thailand and the Philippines,...
25 Oct, 2023, 10.16 AM IST
Scheme to rehabilitate displaced families of PoK, Sri Lankan Tamils, 1984 riot victims to continue"The Modi government has approved the proposal for the continuation of the seven existing sub-schemes under the umbrella scheme 'Relief and...
02 Mar, 2022, 05.16 PM IST
Bengal Congress releases manifesto, promises help for migrants and restoration of MSPBengal Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury released the party’s manifesto on Monday with focus on women's safety, security, job creat...
22 Mar, 2021, 08.46 PM IST
Ficci proposes financial aid, support centres for rehabilitation of migrant workersThe Ficci Report on 'Rehabilitation of Migrant Workers in India' has proposed various recommendations to help migrant workers cope up with ...
16 Jul, 2020, 04.54 PM IST
West Bengal CM Mamata urges Centre to give Rs 10,000 each to migrant workersBanerjee suggested that a portion of the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM-CARES) could be us...
03 Jun, 2020, 01.01 PM IST
Lockdown has failed, Centre must spell out reopening strategy: Rahul GandhiAddressing an online press conference, the Congress leader expressed concern that if the government functions haphazardly during the non-lo...
26 May, 2020, 02.32 PM IST
Second coronavirus stimulus could be unveiled this weekThe first part of the package targeted at MSMEs and migrants could come early this week, the official said. A package for services, one of ...
11 May, 2020, 06.57 AM IST
Karnataka would have been No.1 in controlling Covid-19, but for Delhi event: BS YediyurappaBengaluru is not facing the migrant labour crisis as Delhi and Mumbai because Karnataka has taken good care of the labourers. Both the gove...
17 Apr, 2020, 01.00 PM IST
Out of Rs 2,000 crore financial aid cleared by Centre, 0.4% reached PoK migrantsOrganisations fighting for the betterment of these families — All State Pandit Conference and J&K Sharanarthi Action Committee — say linkag...
19 Jun, 2017, 09.10 AM IST