In this issue

Highlights of India Today – June 08, 2020 issue:
This week's Cover Story talks about the national argument about the movement of migrant workers during the lockdown fuelling a twin crisis.

The Big Story this week focuses on the devastating effects of Cyclone Amphan.

The issue also talks about the coronavirus pandemic having resulted in a new entertainment vocabulary.

WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?

In the end, it took a phone call from the prime minister’s office for Union minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda to self-quarantine for the mandated seven days for passengers flying into Karnataka from Delhi.

4 mins

THINK RELIEF, NOT JUST REFORM

THE EUPHORIC RESPONSE TO THE NEW REFORMS IS PREMATURE. THESE ARE STILL ONLY EXPRESSIONS OF INTENT; THE DEVIL, AS THEY SAY, LIES IN THE DETAILS

5 mins

The Migrant Mess

It took a pandemic to thrust this seemingly invisible workforce into the national consciousness and expose how India has failed migrant labourers, the beating heart of its economy

10+ mins

The Migrant And The Moral Economy Of The Elite

The lockdown has revealed the brutality of India's chronic disregard for the rights of migrant labourers

10 mins

The 2.2 Million Challenge

After a slow start, the Uttar Pradesh government seems to have got a grip on the health and economic consequences of the big migrant influx. But their longer term rehabilitation is still far from certain

8 mins

Wanted: A Return Policy

Migrant workers are unlikely to return to their workplaces before next year. In the meantime, there is much to be done

8 mins

LIMPING BACK TO LIFE

CYCLONE AMPHAN HAS KNOCKED THE WIND OUT OF A STATE ADMINISTRATION ALREADY STRUGGLING TO COPE WITH THE COVID PANDEMIC

7 mins

A READY RECKONER FOR A RAINY DAY

The worst mistake in a financial crunch is to prematurely encash FDs, redeem mutual fund investments or sell gold when there are smarter options to source funds

5 mins

NOT QUITE RISK-FREE

Debt funds may seem deceptively like FDs, but are certainly not as safe

3 mins

A WINDOW FOR ART

With galleries out of bounds, several websites are now delivering art to your screens

4 mins

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