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Bigger paycheck, but same financial anxiety? CA explains the 'comfortable poverty' trapHigh earners often face 'comfortable poverty' despite salary hikes, as lifestyle inflation erodes financial security. Chartered accountant ...
8 decades, 1 shop: 94-year-old Mumbai man’s roadside stall serves more than just sugarcane juice. His life lessons carry wisdom, inspiration and honesty. ‘Even if someone cheats you, do not cheat them back.’A 94-year-old Mumbai juice vendor, Sadiq Pal, has been running his father's sugarcane juice shop for over 80 years. Despite limited formal ...
Quote of the day by Antonio Gramsci: "The strongest and most effective force in guaranteeing the long-term maintenance of power is not..." Learn the profound lesson from the imprisoned Italian thinker who exposed how societies surrender freedom quietly through consent, culture, and invisible powerQuote of the day by Antonio Gramsci reveals a timeless truth about power, propaganda, political control, and social influence. Jailed by It...
Former BJD Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray joins BJP, praised Modi's leadershipFormer BJD Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray has joined the BJP in New Delhi. Samantaray, a long-time associate of Naveen Patnaik, resign...
‘The US-Iran war will hurt both food consumers — and producers’The US-Iran conflict threatens global food supplies. Rising oil prices increase fertilizer and transportation costs. This impacts food prod...
Quote of the day by Booker T. Washington: 'Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by...' – inspiring lessons on overcoming life’s challenges to be successful by Tuskegee Institute founder and Up from Slavery authorQuote of the day by Booker T. Washington: His wisdom reveals true success lies in overcoming challenges. It is not about reaching a positio...
Quote of the Day by Hugh Jackman: 'The definition of being good is being able to make it...' - Timeless wisdom by Wolverine starHugh Jackman, a versatile Hollywood star, rose to global fame as Wolverine in the X-Men series. Beyond his iconic superhero role, he has sh...
Quote of the Day by Kofi Annan “The quality of a civilization can be measured by the.....” Life lessons on what power truly signifies— moral authority, restraint, and responsibility— by a man who challenged the idea that strength lies in control, redefining it as the ability to elevate othersQuote of the Day by Kofi Annan: More than 75% of global wealth sits with the top 10%. The rest struggle for basic dignity. This is not just...
India is also tech hub, 4th largest economy: RSS Gen Secy dismisses common American perception about IndiaRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale highlighted India's status as a tech hub and the world's fourth-largest e...
African proverb of the day: “The poorest person in the world is not the one without money but the one without vision” — Lessons on human nature, personal growth, motivation and why vision matters for successAfrican proverb of the day highlights a timeless truth about life and success, emphasizing that true poverty is not the absence of money bu...
India’s poverty levels continue to fall as SBI projects 4.6% rate for 2024A State Bank of India report estimates India's poverty rate to decline to 4.6% in 2024, a significant drop from the World Bank's 5.3% estim...
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...
Poverty definition immaterial for financial services: Raghuram RajanReserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said descriptions don't matter when it comes to financial services, which are unavailable for...
Measuring poverty difficult: PMPrime Minister Manmohan Singh said gauging poverty is a "difficult task" as there are diverse views on the definition.
Kapil Sibal criticizes Planning Commission's definition of povertyCommunications and Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal today said a family of five could not live on Rs 5,000 a month.
Centre's poverty definition 'cruel joke' on poor: NitishPoverty should not be decided in terms of calories and money to purchase food but on the basis of the right to live respectfully," Kumar to...
CPI(M) slams Planning Commission estimates on poverty"The urban poverty level definition would not be sufficient to buy even one kg of decent variety of rice," CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury sa...
- Planning Commission's definition of poverty a joke, says BJP
Slamming the Planning Commission over its definition of poverty, BJP has said the Centre has underestimated the number of people living BPL...
- Rs 32-a-day poverty line had Plan panel in controversy in 2011
The Planning Commission was at the centre of a big controversy after it adopted Rs 32-a-day poverty line, inviting sharp criticism from man...
- Chouhan for new definition of poverty, announces schemes
Stressing the need for formulating a new definition of poverty in the country, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has assi...