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Bollywood star once ran his household on just Rs 30. Today, his networth is over Rs 200 crore: 'If you come from an ant to an elephant....'Jackie Shroff, now worth over Rs 200 crore, once managed his household on just Rs 30. He shared his journey from abject poverty, emphasizin...- No IIT, IIM. Bengaluru techie’s family once lived in a single room in Mumbai slum. Viral post shares how he landed a Rs 30 LPA job and later worked at GoogleRaj Vikramaditya's inspiring journey from Mumbai's slums to Google and entrepreneurship is a testament to his perseverance. Despite early s...
- Song lyric of the day: 'Risin' up, back on the street, did my time, took my chances. Went the distance now I'm back on my feet..' ; lessons on survival from Eye Of The Tiger songThe song "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor became an anthem for resilience, detailing the struggle for survival in harsh environments and pove...
- President Pranab Mukherjee commutes death sentence of a convict to life imprisonmentMan Bahadur Deewan, alias Tote Deewan, was convicted for killing his wife Gauri and two minor sons, Rajib and Kajib, in September 2002 in D...
- Nominal tax on super rich can lift 9 crore out of poverty: ReportLevying a wealth tax of 1.5 per cent on super rich could help attain the objective of raising people out of extreme poverty.
- United Nations' multi-dimensional poverty index depicts 41 per cent of Gujarat is poor: CongressMaharashtra Cong said the United Nations' multi-dimensional poverty index developed in 2013 showed that 41 per cent of people in Gujarat we...
- The war on poverty: An abject failure or a progressive movement?There is strong evidence that anti-poverty programs have long-term benefits, both to their recipients and to the nation as a whole.
- DMK to hold demonstration on December 5 on AFT mills crisisDMK 's local unit convenor M A S Subramanian said different wings of the party would observe a one day fast on December 5 for AFT mill issu...
- SAARC comes out with poverty profileA poverty profile for eight South Asian nations was released today to share of the best practices and experiences towards poverty alleviati...
- Life term is rule, death penalty exception: Supreme CourtLife imprisonment is the rule and death penalty an exception and courts should also consider socio-economic compulsions.
- BIMSTEC ministers meet in Nepal on poverty alleviation issuesA day-long ministerial meeting of BIMSTEC nations, including India, startedtoday to finalise and adopt regional strategy for reducing pover...
- One gets angry visiting poor in UP: Rahul hits back at MayaReplying to repeated attacks by Mayawati on him, he said, "it is only when you do so that you realise the extent of their misery".
- Government looking for overall financial inclusion through Aajeevika Development and Financial CorporationThe successful roll out of the rural livelihoods mission, an important election manifesto promise of the Congress, requires access to funds.
- BJP to protest mineral lootingSenior BJP leader Bijay Mohapatra on Monday said his party would soon launch a week-long movement in Keonjhar district in protest against t...
- PM equally responsible for Bihar's backwardness: LaluRJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Saturday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Congress of being equally responsible for Bihar's plight.
- Having the cake and eating it too!What is obvious even to the casual observer is that neither limitations of money nor surfeit of it can bring fulfilment by themselves.
- No global financial pact possible without India, says LamyWTO chief Pascal Lamy wants India among other emerging economies, on board for a new financial world order.
- '500 nomadic tribes are poverty stricken'About 500 tribes across the country were living in abject poverty, a report by National Commission for denotified nomadic and semi-nomadic ...
- Panel wants survey to identify the urban poorThe Administrative Reforms Commission has recommended a nationwide survey of the urban poor so that they can avail benefits under all pover...
- Chidambaram hopes to see poverty removed in his 'lifetime'Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said he wanted to see the country get out of abject poverty in his lifetime.
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