The gratitude trick: Gratitude is a clever trick marketed to avoid taking responsibility & being accountable for one’s actionsRich individuals expressing gratitude on social media often avoid taking accountability for their actions, presenting a facade of humility....
17 Jan, 2025, 11.52 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
Lucky Baskhar, Bloody Beggar, Vikkatakavi: Watch latest Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil OTT releases on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ HotstarThis week, South Indian cinema delivers an exciting lineup of OTT releases across platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, Zee...
28 Nov, 2024, 08.15 PM IST
‘Pichaikkaran 2’ trailer released; Watch glimpse of Vijay Antony’s directorial debutActor-composer Vijay Antony makes his directorial debut with the sequel of his 2016 film Pichaikkaran, in which he also acted and scored th...
29 Apr, 2023, 05.10 PM IST
Are rich people getting upset by some rich people holding poor people back?This view may well hold even after you do an algorithmic visual scan of the protestors to determine those who look like a kisan (read: Nehr...
28 Nov, 2021, 01.53 PM IST
Short-lived romance: Pharma industry facing heat for Covid vaccine failures, greedAn unprecedented push to manufacture billions of doses this year alone has led to supply bottlenecks, putting firms such as Pfizer and Astr...
31 Mar, 2021, 01.46 PM IST
Begging during festivals: India’s inability to address poverty and homelessnessSeveral people from across poorer regions migrate to urban areas around Ramzan hoping to get a share of zakat.
08 Jun, 2019, 11.30 PM IST
View: To call inequality India's main problem is to miss the whole pictureThe point most intellectuals and columnists miss is that poverty and inequality are two very different things which often do not coincide.
17 Feb, 2019, 02.36 PM IST
Rae Bareli beggar turns out to be a crorepati trader from Tamil NaduWhile bathing the destitute beggar, Swami's helpers were astonished to find an Aadhar Card and FD documents worth Rs 1,06,92,731 inside his...
21 Dec, 2017, 04.24 PM IST
Cunning people in big cities look down upon tribals: Union Minister Jual OramPeople in Delhi and other big cities are very "cunning" and look down upon the tribals in the country, Union Minister Jual Oram said here.
01 Oct, 2015, 04.27 PM IST
Open letter to RBI's Rahuram Rajan: Dear Governor, let the rupee fall to 65We want a strong rupee based on strong exports and strong real sector growth, not based on fly-by-night money.
12 Jun, 2014, 03.28 PM IST
Financial inclusion must be available to every citizen, say expertsFinancial inclusion is a must for a welfare state and for ensuring inclusive growth for all said, Lucknow University, Vice Chancellor, Prof...
02 Sep, 2013, 02.42 PM IST
Vast inequality simmers below surface in ChinaChina still has a long way to go because its per capita GDP is still around $4000 to $5000 (depending on how you calculate and what populat...
07 Jun, 2012, 11.25 AM IST
- Liberalisation of world trade will have to wait
A deal to liberalise world trade will have to wait, as the US goes into election mode in 2012 and a new Chinese leadership expected to be a...
30 Dec, 2011, 06.28 AM IST
Knowing what one has to leaveFace it, when we wait for the lights to change and a beggar comes up to the window, there’s tension. It doesn’t matter if you’re not alone ...
11 Jan, 2011, 06.24 AM IST
- World powers look to solve crisis with collective efforts
The world's leading powers pledged to band together to tackle the financial crisis at an emergency meeting Saturday after a warning from th...
12 Oct, 2008, 08.20 AM IST
- From the gallery charity
When a painted panel in the lobby of a five-star hotel depicts a pavement dweller or a beggar with his begging bowl, it does something more...
15 Oct, 2006, 03.18 AM IST