Mir was a driver by profession and would work long hours to feed his family. However, after his death, the family was left to fend for itself. Mir's three daughters and son—all aged between 2 to 10 –had to discontinue...
At a press conference at the Congress headquarters here, Chidambaram had termed the budget "callous" and claimed that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has not mentioned unemployment, poverty, inequality or equity anywhere...
People had high hopes from successive governments, but they were dashed because of corruption, poverty, unemployment and many other ills that are still deeply embedded in the state, he said. The AAP government has come like...
Mumbai: Fire at Dharavi during wee hours of February 22, saw nearly 100 shanties gutted, which according to residents is an attempt to ensure that they leave the area.
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president cautioned that the accumulation of the country's capital in the hands of some people is "fatal for the progress of the country".
A private limited company, fully owned by the Government of Kerala, the KSBCDC is envisaged to uplift the backward classes from poverty and backwardness.
For a state like Assam, its geo-strategic location also contributes to such social evils like child marriage, with many such weddings later found to have been "staged" for trafficking young girls to other parts of the...
The body of the two-year-old child was found in a lake in Kendatti village of Kolar taluk on Saturday night.
We witnessed a devastating flood situation in Kashmir and almost every year due to untimely rainfall, the crop of paddy in Jammu and apple in Kashmir suffer...
The Deputy Chief inister further said the "Delhi education model" have been made possible because of the "regular practice" of taking feedback from students...
RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale recently at a seminar had said that there is a need to address the challenges posed by poverty, income inequality and...
PM Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the 5G services that promise to provide ultra-high-speed internet on mobile phones, saying it marks the beginning of a...
South African NGO provides bamboo-made earthquake- and flood-resistant houses to economically weaker areas of Pakistan.
The sprinter speaks about overcoming challenges, the people who stood by her, and about shaking a leg on a TV show.
In Mumbai, the provisioning of housing by removal of slums and its redevelopment by involving private developers has had serious implications for the residents...
Stressing upon women's education, the VP said 50 per cent of the population are women, they should be given equal respect, equal place and opportunity, and...
These are the stories of Manjus and Kuntis. In stark images that speak a thousand words.
The UNDP estimates that 51.6 million more people fell into poverty in the first three months after the war, living off $1.90 a day or less
A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as a result of soaring food and energy prices that climbed in the weeks following...
The Afghanistan earthquake led to massive destruction in large parts. Nahim Gul's stone-and-mud house collapsed on top of him. He crawled from beneath it...
Mooknayak, meaning hero or spokesperson of the mute, was the first newspaper launched by Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar. Today, its heir apparent, The Mooknayak, carries...
The lockdown laid bare the fragility of India’s rural economy, one which forces agricultural communities to flee their homes and find insecure jobs in cities...
While Ajit Gupta died on the way to hospital, his wife Sindhu died on Wednesday morning. The condition of their daughter is stated to be critical, police said.
Sri Lankans will slip into poverty this year, the World Bank has warned.
India has not released a new household consumption survey since the NSS from 2011. By extension, the country has not released any official estimates of poverty...
