Why 2026 Kerala polls are crucial test for Congress-led United Democratic Front after Left front's decade in powerKerala Exit Poll 2026: Exit polls suggest the Congress-led UDF could unseat Kerala's ruling LDF after a decade in opposition, with projecti...
02 May, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
Bhowanipore battle: Mamata vs Adhikari rematch turns into high-stakes Bengal testBattleground Bengal's key contest is in Bhowanipore. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faces former aide Suvendu Adhikari. This rematch carrie...
28 Apr, 2026, 08.35 PM IST
Bengal's southern fortress: 91 seats from 24 Parganas, Kolkata and Howrah may decide road to powerWest Bengal's upcoming elections hinge on the twin districts of North and South 24 Parganas. These areas, along with Kolkata and Howrah, fo...
27 Apr, 2026, 10.18 AM IST
Bhabanipur: Mamata's political refuge, BJP's psychological battleground in Bengal's prestige warBhabanipur, Mamata Banerjee's stronghold, faces a crucial election against Suvendu Adhikari. This contest is seen as a symbolic rematch of ...
26 Apr, 2026, 12.19 PM IST
No reservation to Muslims; quota on basis of religion unconstitutional: Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has made waves by declaring that reservations based on religion for Muslims breach constitutional principles....
17 Apr, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
EAC-PM Working Paper suggests SVAMITVA-like scheme for urban IndiaIn a working paper titled Unlocking Rural Property Rights: Social Inclusion and Credit Expansion through SVAMITVA, co-authored by Soumya Ka...
13 Apr, 2026, 06.39 PM IST
West Bengal Polls: In Murshidabad's Beldanga, gamochas weave livelihoods amid election noiseBeldanga, Murshidabad, famous for its handwoven towels, faces religious polarization. Past incidents of violence and NIA probes have shifte...
12 Apr, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
Mob attacks Hindu households, businesses in BangladeshViolence erupted in Bangladesh on Saturday. A Muslim spiritual leader was killed for allegedly insulting Islam. In separate incidents, Hind...
11 Apr, 2026, 10.51 PM IST
Government must do more to uplift poorest 20% of households: EAC-PMIn her paper titled ‘A Secular Democracy in Practice’, EAC-PM member Shamika Ravi said that the government is responsive to the needs of th...
20 Apr, 2023, 07.49 PM IST
Muslims a poor lot in West Bengal: Amartya Sen’s reportIn a shocking revelation, the report says, only 1 per cent households are fortunate to have salaried jobs in the private sector as their ma...
02 Mar, 2016, 03.37 AM IST
Unemployment among Muslims dropping, shows NSSO dataUnemployment among Muslims is going down, marking an encouraging trend to gladden the champions of inclusive growth.
19 Aug, 2013, 09.51 AM IST
Harsh Mander for automatic inclusion of muslims in urban beneficiary listPoverty in urban areas could be best captured by distinctly identifying categories of risks that urban poor could be exposed to, Hashim pan...
21 Jan, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
- 31 per cent Muslims live below poverty line: NCAER survey
Nearly one third of Muslims in the nation survive on less than Rs 550 a month, economic think tank NCAER said.
28 Mar, 2010, 02.45 PM IST
- Sachar panel row: NSSO data is more robust & balanced
It is in the interest of larger community of data users to know NSSO data sets and limits under which they must be used.
03 May, 2007, 12.21 AM IST
- Sachar panel: Thin samples & inaccurate conclusions
The Economic Times carried a series of stories in the first week of April on income disparities across different religious groups in India.
01 May, 2007, 03.40 AM IST
- Forget its faith, rural India’s poor
As far as income disparities amongst different religious communities go, rural India is a great leveller.
06 Apr, 2007, 02.29 AM IST
- Muslims spend more than Hindu peers
Hindus and Muslims run neck-and-neck on AHI. ET presents an exclusive peek into the data analysis.
05 Apr, 2007, 01.00 AM IST