India's voice getting stronger in a world surrounded by challenges: PM Modi
12 Oct 2023 1:36 PM GMTPithoragarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India's voice is getting stronger in a world surrounded by challenges and asserted that the...
UN chief says people are looking to leaders for action and a way out of the current global 'mess'
19 Sep 2023 2:43 PM GMTUnited Nations: Leaders of a world fractured by war, climate change and persisting inequality gathered under one roof Tuesday to hear the UN chief...
Hopeful of India's G20 presidency helping drive transformative changes needed by world: UN chief
8 Sep 2023 1:35 PM GMTNew Delhi: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday hoped India's presidency of G20 will help drive the transformative changes that...
Bihar Minister confirms that the state tops among all states in reducing poverty
22 July 2023 8:30 AM GMT Bihar has topped among all states in reducing poverty as it witnessed a significant decline in the number of poor people from 51.89 per cent of...
International Monetary Fund head expects less than 3 per cent global economic growth in 2023
6 April 2023 3:15 PM GMTWashington: The International Monetary Fund chief is warning that the world economy is expected to grow less than 3 per cent in 2023, down from 3.4...
Why India cannot count its own beggars yet
12 July 2012 1:35 AM GMTThe ministry of social justice and empowerment is unhappy with the information provided by the states on the figures indicating the number of beggars...
Plan panel eyes 10% reduction in poverty
7 July 2012 2:54 AM GMTThe Planning Commission is proposing a target of reducing poverty by 10 per cent to less than 20 per cent of the population by 2017 – the terminal...
Defining the poor
26 May 2012 2:44 AM GMTThat the Planning Commission has decided to review the existing methodology to determine the number of poor in the country is a wise move. The poverty...
Rangarajan to head poverty line panel
25 May 2012 6:24 AM GMTAfter facing flak for fixing poverty line at Rs 28.65 per capita daily consumption in cities, the Planning Commission on Thursday constituted an...
Labour movement at crossroads
7 May 2012 3:16 AM GMTThe labour movement in India is at a crossroads. This became obvious when 11 Central Trade Union Organisations met on 26 April in the INTUC Delhi...
Less than Rs 35 a day for India's poor
4 May 2012 4:18 AM GMTA government survey on income and expenditure revealed that about 60 per cent of India's rural population lives on less than Rs 35 a day. Urban...
10,000 crore reasons to be poor
3 May 2012 4:17 AM GMTIn its first avatar, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government felt that it had introduced a game changer in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural...
