Migrant Deaths

'You didn't count so no one died?': Rahul Gandhi attacks Centre on migrant deaths, says govt is 'unaffected'

The Congress leader in a tweet said that the BJP-led Centre does not know how many migrant labourers died and how many jobs were lost during the lockdown

Centre, in Parliament's Monsoon Session, says no data available on death of migrant workers during lockdown

Responding to a question, Union minister Santosh Gangwar said the Central government has taken numerous measures to provide migrant labourers with financial assistance, food packages and other benefits

Migrant worker dies on board shramik special train; 34-year-old Gonda resident had embarked on journey home from Pune

A 34-year-old migrant worker died on board a Pune-Prayagraj Shramik Special train on Monday and his post-mortem has been conducted, officials said on Tuesday

NBA: Spanish Toronto Raptors star Marc Gasol calls for 'shared solution' to aid migrants journeying through Mediterranean

34-year-old Gasol, NBA champion with the Toronto Raptors and representing Spain in the current World Cup, did not blame any country or politician, but Italy and Malta have consistently refused to allow civilian rescue vessels to dock

UN report finds one migrant child died every day since 2014; most fatalities while crossing Mediterranean

The UN migration agency says migrant children have died or gone missing at the rate of at least one per day worldwide over the past five years

Over 100 migrants drowned off Libya's coast in early September, says Doctors Without Borders report; survivors suffer fuel burns

More than 100 migrants, including at least 20 children, died when two boats sank off the coast of Libya earlier this month, according to Doctors without Borders (MSF), citing survivors.