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Omar Abdullah says J&K’s dual power structure a ‘recipe for disaster’Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah calls for full statehood, deeming the current administration the worst. He notes progress in...10 May, 2026, 01.25 PM IST- 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
- War is profitable, time to get richer: 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' author Robert KiyosakiAmid rising Iran-US-Israel tensions and surging oil prices, Robert Kiyosaki warned that wars, while tragic, are financially profitable for ...29 Mar, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
- 270 million Indians out of extreme poverty list: World BankIndia has made remarkable progress in reducing extreme poverty. World Bank data shows nearly 270 million people moved out of extreme povert...08 Jun, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
- Absolute poverty virtually eliminated, says Niti Aayog's VirmaniAbsolute poverty in India, as per World Bank's metric, has been nearly eradicated, dropping to just 1%. The percentage of the population cl...11 Mar, 2025, 10.50 PM IST
- Pulling the poor out of poverty, now fasterIndia's adoption of technology to transfer welfare benefits has been a runaway success in poverty reduction. However, the speeding up of th...18 Oct, 2022, 11.12 PM IST
- Number of poor people in India fell by about 415 mn between 2005-06 and 2019-21, a 'historic change': UNThe new Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released on Monday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty a...17 Oct, 2022, 12.09 PM IST
- View: Government's strategy of welfarism to ward off absolute poverty and reduce povertyThe National Floor Level Minimum Wage (NFLMW) is the floor price below which no state government can fix minimum wages. NFLMW in 2021 remai...22 Apr, 2022, 11.16 PM IST
- Poverty in numbers: What does the data tell us?As per the World Inequality Report, the top 10% and the top 1% in India still control 57% and 22% of the national wealth, while the bottom ...12 Feb, 2022, 11.34 PM IST
- Poverty estimates in different states of IndiaThe poverty line is defined as the minimum money required for maintaining a per capita caloric intake of in an urban and rural area.20 Mar, 2015, 12.09 PM IST
- Aadhaar could help India meet its poverty alleviation target, says World Bank“Identifying and efficiently reaching the poor is a formidable challenge in many countries,” the report noted, while flagging India’s initi...09 Oct, 2014, 05.28 AM IST
- Rangarajan panel's report on poverty: Imperative to find right balance between subsidy & investmentImperative is to find right balance between subsidy & investment in utilising limited resources available for either. Subsidies have to be ...08 Jul, 2014, 06.16 AM IST
- Poverty line low, need to revisit methodology, says Montek Singh AhluwaliaSeeking to distance himself from latest poverty estimates, Plan panel deputy chief Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said they are based on meth...30 Jul, 2013, 09.15 AM IST
- India made progress in cutting multidimensional poverty: StudyIndia reduced multidimensional poverty more than 50% faster than it reduced income poverty in absolute as well as relative terms, the Unive...18 Mar, 2013, 03.37 PM IST
- Bihar's growth story has a poor sideThat Bihar under Nitish Kumar grew at over 10% between 2004-05 and 2009-10 is now well-known. But data released on Monday shows that in the...20 Mar, 2012, 08.05 AM IST
- Maharashtra 3rd among BPL states only behind UP, Bihar24 Mar, 2010, 04.20 PM IST
- India will sustain over 8 per cent growth rate: KumarGiven the strong fundamentals of the Indian economy, it will be able to sustain a growth rate of over 8 per cent over the next ten years an...23 Sep, 2008, 10.30 AM IST
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