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‘I Came to Delhi to Feed my Belly But Continue Fighting for Life’ Child labourers and the pandemic NEW DELHI: In the narrow lanes of Batla House, a busy market in southeast Delhi, few people wear protective masks. For a moment one feels here that the world is smoothly functioning, and we have yet to be struck by Covid-19. Mohammad Dilawar sells biryani on Nafees Road, with three child helpers. He says that since the pandemic adult labourers are in short supply, but the flow of child labourers has increased. “In September alone, 12 children came to me asking for work but I was only abl...

Umar Khalid’s mother, sister among 14 detained Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA A total of 14 persons, including the mother and sister of activist and former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid, were detained during a candlelight march on Tuesday. December 15 marked the one-year anniversary of violence inside Jamia Millia Islamia campus and a major clash between students and the police following anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests. Batla House A student, who did not wish to be identified, said that an internal call was given for a candlelight march to Batla Hou...