Kottayam, Nov 5, 2021: Students in Kerala went back to school on November 1 after a long spell of Covid 19 lockdown. Students of Don Bosco School in Puthuppally near Kottayam were in for a surprise and thrilled at what they saw in school. “Most children may not be ableContinue Reading
Washington: The nationwide lockdown in India in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on women’s nutrition in the country, according to a study conducted by a group of researchers in the US. The study by Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition in four economically backward districtsContinue Reading
Gwalior: Three migrant workers were killed and at least seven injured in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district after the heavily overcrowded bus they were travelling in overturned on an accident-prone stretch at Jourasi Ghati around 8.30 am April 20. Local police said the bus was carrying around 100 migrant workers whoContinue Reading
NOIDA: Ashish Anand had dreams of becoming a fashion designer. A former flight attendant, he borrowed from relatives and poured his $5,000 life savings into opening a clothing shop on the outskirts of Delhi selling custom-designed suits, shirts and pants. The shop, called the Right Fit, opened in February 2020,Continue Reading
SURAT, India — The crowds surged through the gates, fought their way up the stairs of the 160-year-old station, poured across the platforms and engulfed the trains. It was May 5, around 10 a.m. Surat was beastly hot, 106 degrees. Thousands of migrant laborers were frantic to leave — loomContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar: The moment the COVID-19 lockdown started, I felt fear deep within. My inner voice was saying “stay at home,” but the cries of the thousands of the migrant workers all over the country kept me disturbed until I went out to help them. Welcoming a stranger is an importantContinue Reading
