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Ghana footballer stranded at Mumbai airport for 54 days

A footballer from Ghana, who plays for a soccer club in India, has been stranded at Mumbai Airport for the last 54 days, since the imposition of lockdown by the government. The 23-yearold footballer, Juan Muller, has been staying at the departure area of Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

Delhi Metro readies for limited resumption of services from 18 May

The Delhi Metro is readying itself for limited resumption of some of its services from 18 May. The trains and stations have got signage installed appealing to commuters for maintaining social distancing in the trains as well as at stations. The trains and stations are also being cleaned and sanitised.

Migrant labourers pay hefty amounts to reach home

As harrowing tales on the plight of migrant workers continue to come from every nook and corner of the country, stranded labourers in Maharashtra are paying Rs 4,000-5,000 each to get into trucks and buses at the Bhiwandi-Nashik highway to return to their respective homes. Narayan Kashyap, a daily wager,

Migrants ready to pay more to truckers than wait for trains & buses

It was a sight nobody had bargained for while dealing with Covid-19. A few days into the lockdown, the mass migration of workers began and soon became a humanitarian crisis of proportions many of us haven’t seen in our respective lifetimes. Men, women, children marching on even when the prospect

SC dismisses plea asking Centre to identify migrants walking on road

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by lawyer Alakh Alok Srivastava seeking that Centre should identify migrants walking on the roads and provide them food and shelter. “It is impossible for this court to monitor who is walking and not walking,” SC said. Petitioner Alakh Alok Srivastava

Andhra govt auctions lands, Opposition call it a scam

The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to sell 18.9 acres of lands in nine prime areas of the state in an e-auction. Part of the ‘Mission Build AP’ initiative, the e-auction will be held on 29 May and the reserve price of these land parcels is fixed at Rs 208.62

Punjab CM calls Centre’s farm package a ‘jumla’

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday said that the announcements made by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the agriculture sector as nothing but a pack of “jumlas”. He added that the so-called economic package offered no immediate relief to the distressed farmers, who were battling the stress

Congress-ruled states demand power to mark containment zones

States ruled by the Congress have suggested that they be given the power to demarcate containment zones instead of the Centre. With the deadline for states to send suggestions to the Centre on the way forward in Lockdown 4.0 looming, The Daily Guardian accessed the key suggestions made by Congress-ruled

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COVID-hit tourism industry looks at govt for survival

The Daily Guardian talks to industry giants to understand the current ground situation and the possible way out of the crisis.

DRONE SWARM TECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPACT ON FUTURE WARFARE

Drone swarm technology promises significant advantages in the near future as no other technology is likely to offer as many tactical advantages to the military and that too at low costs.

Bihar migrants praise Yogi, slam Nitish for not doing enough

It’s hopelessness that has come to grip a group of 16 Bihari migrant labourers walking back home from other states. These labourers, hailing from Purnia and Katihar in north-east Bihar, are totally exhausted, have run out of ration which they carried with them, and their shoes and slippers have given