How this 120+ year-old yogi & Padma awardee stayed so fit with a simple lifestyle continues to inspire generationsSwami Sivananda, the Padma Shri awardee and renowned yoga guru, continues to inspire millions even after his death in 2025. Known for his d...
30 May, 2026, 10.35 AM IST
Petrol, diesel prices in India rise for 3rd time: Public calls fuel rate hike a "big blow", demands regulationFuel prices, including petrol, diesel, and CNG, have seen multiple increases recently, significantly burdening middle-class families and da...
23 May, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
India blocks China’s first request to setup WTO dispute panel in IT, solar measuresIndia has blocked China's initial request for a World Trade Organization dispute panel. China alleges India's tariffs and incentives unfair...
22 May, 2026, 09.17 PM IST
‘We are not like India...’: Pakistan minister admits on live TV country has no strategic oil reserves, says stock only for five to seven daysPakistan's energy vulnerability is highlighted as Petroleum Minister Musadik Malik revealed that Islamabad possesses only a few days of cru...
02 May, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
Unknown person booked for giving alms to beggar in Indore, may face imprisonment if convictedIndore police filed an FIR against an unidentified individual for giving alms to a beggar, violating a citywide ban aimed at making Indore ...
23 Jan, 2025, 10.32 PM IST
Meet Bharat Jain, world’s richest beggar: Here's how he turned pennies into a fortuneBharat Jain, who has been begging for over four decades, has amassed a fortune of ₹7.5 crore, proving that even the most unlikely professio...
08 Dec, 2024, 06.54 PM IST
Make beggars vanish, by rehabilitationThe article emphasizes the need to address the issue of begging in India, highlighting the negative implications it has on the country's im...
19 Feb, 2024, 10.45 PM IST
'Bhiksha Mukt Bharat': How Modi govt plans to make Ayodhya and other cities across India beggar-freeThe government targets 30 cities for a nationwide survey and rehabilitation effort to eliminate beggary, emphasizing adults, women, and chi...
29 Jan, 2024, 12.00 PM IST
90 per cent of beggars arrested in foreign countries belong to Pakistan: ReportAccording to a Pakistani newspaper, The Dawn, 90% of beggars arrested in foreign countries are from Pakistan. The issue was discussed in th...
28 Sep, 2023, 02.34 PM IST
G20 Summit: Delhi govt orders relocation of beggars from Kashmere Gate ISBTA four-member committee, under the chief engineer of DUSIB, has been constituted to coordinate with government agencies, including deputy c...
15 Dec, 2022, 08.47 PM IST
Varanasi-based NGO turns beggars into entrepreneursCommon Man Trust, a not-for-profit in Varanasi, conceptualised the initiative 'Beggars Corporation' in February and launched it in July. La...
12 Dec, 2021, 02.34 PM IST
Govt to rehabilitate 20,000 beggars over next five yearsIn a separate response, the minister of state for planning Rao Inderjit Singh said that NITI Aayog has constituted a committee under its me...
08 Dec, 2021, 06.28 PM IST
No bar on bowl: Centre moves to decriminalise beggingBill makes a distinction between beggary and syndicated or organised beggary, and says forcing any child or destitute into begging is a cri...
04 Aug, 2016, 03.26 AM IST
21% of country's beggars are 12th passouts: Census dataMore than 3,000 beggars have professional diplomas, or are graduates and even post-graduates, according to the Census 2011 data.
30 Dec, 2015, 12.18 PM IST
No information about gangs forcing children into begging: GovernmentThe government said it has no information about gangs operating in metro cities which kidnap young children and force them into begging.
01 Dec, 2015, 04.42 PM IST
Government to train 3,000 beggars to sing paeans to Swachh Bharat, Beti Bachao, other campaigns on local trainsDrafting in beggars is the ministry of information and broadcasting’s latest idea to make the common man more aware of the govt’s signature...
06 Aug, 2015, 10.27 AM IST
- Choosers can't be beggars
In 21st-Century India's Silicon Valley choosers can't be beggars!
11 Aug, 2010, 07.57 AM IST