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Coronavirus may push 150 million people into extreme poverty: World Bank
WASHINGTON : The World Bank said on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic could push as many as 150…
Poverty forces dad to drown 20-day-old twin girls in UP
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 23 In a shocking incident in Muzaffarnagar’s Bhikki village, a father killed his 20-day-old…
No permission required to build house in Telangana for Urban Poor
Hyderabad, July 20 Construction of ground plus one floor house in an area up to 75 square yards…
Chidambaram hails Rahul’s income guarantee scheme
New Delhi, March 25 Congress leader and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday hailed NYAY, the income…
Unemployment, corruption among top worries of Indians
New Delhi, Oct 12 : Unemployment and corruption are top issues that worry Indians the most even as…
Muslims, STs, Dalits made most progress in combating poverty: UN
United Nations: While India has taken tremendous strides in combating poverty in the past decade, Muslims, members of…
Maratha reservation : Bombay High Court directs government to submit report on Nov 15
Mumbai , Sep 11 : The Bombay High Court on Tuesday has directed Maharashtra government to submit its…
Class 11 girl commits suicide for Maratha reservation
Mumbai, Sep 11 : A 17-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in…
President asks rich to give up for those with greater need
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday asked the rich to renew India’s age-old culture of philanthropy…
China to move millions from homes to eradicate poverty
Beijing, Jan 7: Chinese authorities will move millions of people from their homes across the country as part of…
Scaling up core micronutrient interventions: It’s $12 bn vs $574 mn
New Delhi, Sep 12: Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, was quoted as saying: “If we…
Half of India’s under-18 population lives in poverty, says Study
London, June 5 : Around half of India’s under-18 population lives in acute poverty, unveils a “deeply disturbing” study…
‘Hunger’ sells life of a daughter for Rs 650
While Prime Minister Narendera Modi dared Pakistan to compete India in a battle to fight poverty and…
Britain in ‘one of great reforming decades’: British PM
British Prime Minister David Cameron in his New Year message for 2016, said his country was in “one…