World Bank endorses PM Modi’s claim of reducing poverty in India

Extreme poverty (living on less than USD 2.15 per day) fell from 16.2 percent in 2011-12 to 2.3 percent in 2022-23,...

Extreme Poverty reduced to minimal in India: SBI Research

As the poverty rates in the country declined below 5 per cent in 2024, a research study by State Bank of India...

Retirees protest unpaid pensions amid growing economic struggles

Retirees in Kabul are protesting the non-payment of their pensions, highlighting severe financial difficulties. Many...

Extreme poverty in rural areas largely conquered: Dr Panagariya

"Extreme poverty concentrated in the rural areas has been largely conquered and the growth prospects are excellent,"...

India has officially eliminated ‘extreme poverty’: Report

India has now officially eliminated 'extreme poverty', which can be seen through the sharp decline in headcount...

WB launches USD 5 B 7-year sustainable development bond

According to the World Bank, the Sustainable Development Bond garnered an impressive USD 5 billion from investors...

Punjab: Father kills three daughters due to extreme poverty

Three girls were killed by their own father due to the extreme poverty being faced by the family. 

"In last 9 years, 13.5 crore people rose from extreme poverty"

Stressing that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre is egalitarian, Defence Minister Rajnath...

Inflation undermines fight against poverty in Asia, Pacific: ADB

The increased cost-of-living crisis sparked by surging inflation last year, combined with the lingering effects of...

Pakistan: A story of human rights atrocities

The incidents of enforced disappearances, the safety of religious minorities or lack thereof, and the diminishing...

Poverty forces family in Balkh province to sell child

A family in Afghanistan attempted to sell their child due to extreme poverty, Tolo news reported on Saturday. The...

At HRC, Baloch group requests UN intervention

Geneva [Switzerland], September 22 (ANI): A Baloch rights group has requested UN intervention in the southwestern...