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Indian Diplomat Devyani Khobragade Arrest: An Insight into the Condition of Domestic Workers in India

The 39-year-old senior Indian diplomat, Devyani Khobragade, was arrested in New York for alleged visa fraud and exploiting her babysitter cum housekeeper. The 1999-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, was taken into custody while she was dropping off her daughter to school. The police handcuffed her in public, but was later released on a USD 250,000 bond after pleading not guilty. Dec 14, 2013
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US fast food workers strike for a 'living wage'

Federally contracted employees at the McDonald's in Washington's National Air and Space Museum walked off their jobs Thursday to join the nationwide strike calling for "living wages" for fast food workers. Duration: 0:58 Dec 6, 2013
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Building collapse kills at least three in Bangalore

Bangalore, Nov 26 (ANI): Three people, including a child, have been killed after a building collapsed in Adugodi area of Bangalore on Tuesday. The victims were daily-wage workers who had migrated from parts of northern India to make their ends meet. Nov 26, 2013
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Assamese village in Jorhat district benefits from welfare schemes

Jorhat, Nov 23 (ANI): 32-year-old Kheiramoni Saikia is a resident of Chetia Gaon, situated on the outskirts of Jorhat district, in upper Assam. She is a mother of two, and could barely meet the needs of the household with the meager income of her husband, who works as a daily wage labourer. However, under the central government’s MGNREGA scheme, she has been provided a job card, through which she gets work as a daily wager in various construction projects. She is happy that she is now able to provide for her children's education. Most residents of the village are either engaged in agriculture or work as daily wagers. Nov 23, 2013
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British royals visit mobile crche for underprivileged children in Mumbai

Mumbai, Nov 9 (ANI): The British royal couple, Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, visited a mobile crèche in Mumbai on Saturday where they met underprivileged children, their parents and staff members of the crèche. The children, whose parents make their ends meet by working as daily-wage labourers, were elated to see Prince Charles and his wife Camilla and had also prepared a puppet show to entertain the royal couple. The royals visited the classrooms and interacted with the teachers and parents as well. The royal couple, who is on nine-day-long India visit, would also pay their respects to the victims of the 26/11 attack at Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel. Nov 9, 2013
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At least 2 killed in Manipur bomb blast

Imphal, Oct 30 (ANI): At least two people were killed and seven others injured when a powerful bomb was detonated near Manipur Chief Minister's Okram Ibobi Singh residence on Wednesday in Imphal. The injured people were rushed to the hospital and their condition is said to be serious. The bomb was placed under a cart in an area where migrant daily wage earners line up their carts. Most migrant workers here hail from Bihar and Assam. On Tuesday five persons were injured in a blast that hit a market complex in the state capital. Oct 30, 2013
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Azamgarh: Hooch tragedy kills 35

Azamgarh, Oct 20 (ANI): Consumption of illicit liquor in Azamgarh has claimed 35 lives and affected 68 others among whom six are still hospitalised for detoxification and treatment. A majority of the victims were labourers and daily wage earners and reportedly, they had bought the hooch sold in pouches on Thursday. Soon they felt uneasy and fell sick. The police has arrested two people for supplying the toxic stuff to local vends. Oct 20, 2013
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Amul milk prices hike by Rs 2 in Delhi/NCR

New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) that owns and markets dairy brand AMUL has announced price revision of Rs 2 per litre in pouched milk in New Delhi and NCR markets from Tuesday. The rise came in less than six months after its last hike. GCMMF will revise prices pan-India in a fortnight. Following the price rise, Amul Gold (full cream) milk will cost Rs 44 a litre, compared to the current price of Rs 42, while Amul Taza (toned milk) will cost Rs 34 a litre, up from the current Rs 32. The new price of Amul Slim and Trim double toned milk will be Rs 30 a litre, compared to the existing price of Rs 28. Oct 15, 2013
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