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Women empowerment achievable only by removing violence, inequality, stereo
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"It is also a fact that women still face violence, economic inequality, social stereotypes, and health-related issues. The goal of women empowerment can only be achieved by removing these obstacles. Women will truly be empowered when they have the ability to make independent decisions, li
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One Arrested in Tumakuru after Dalit newlyweds denied entry to temple
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A newly married couple went to the temple. An upper-caste person inside the temple acted like God. A Dalit family inside the temple was humiliated by being kicked out. Narayanappa scolded them, saying that Dalits are not allowed to enter, and they should perform puja.
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Pakistan's economic mismanagement pushes poverty, inequality to record hig
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: Pakistan's poverty rate has soared to 29%, the highest in 11 years, while income inequality has climbed to its worst level in nearly three decades, exposing deep cracks in the country's economic management. According to a government survey, nearly 70 million Pakistanis now live below the m
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India has much to show the world, doesn't mean there are no challenges ahe
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India is demonstrating significant progress across sectors such as healthcare, finance, and the creative economy, showing the world its potential for growth but it does not mean there are no challenges ahead, Curtis Chin, Former US Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank and Managing Direct
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Women still pushed to the margins in Pakistan's newsrooms, says report
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Women remain drastically underrepresented across Pakistan's mainstream media, with their presence largely confined to soft beats, while men continue to dominate decision-making and reporting roles. The findings come from the Pakistan chapter of the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), rel
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Tharoor terms Union Budget a "squandered opportunity", slams government ov
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Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday slammed the Union Budget as a "squandered opportunity", alleging that it ignores unemployment, rising living costs, and inequality and offers little to address the real struggles and aspirations of the common man.
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66th ISLE Annual Conference Concludes at Symbiosis School of Economics wit
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Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 6: The 66th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), hosted by the Symbiosis School of Economics (SSE), Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, concluded on January 21, 2026, after three days of deliberations that hig
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"Your growth model caters only to select capitalists": Mallikarjun Kharge
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Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the BJP and the Centre, alleging vast income and wealth inequality.
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Union Budget 2026-27: BJP praises growth, Opposition criticises exclusion
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While Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP leaders hailed it as a bold blueprint for a "Viksit Bharat 2047," promising self-reliance, infrastructure growth, and new avenues for youth employment, the Opposition slammed it as a "missed opportunity," accusing the government of sidelin
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"Modi govt has run out of ideas": Congress president Kharge slams Budget 2
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Kharge also expressed disappointment over the lack of support for farmers, stating that they still await meaningful welfare support or an income security plan. He alleged that the inequality has surpassed levels seen under the British Raj, but the Budget does not mention it or provide any
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Bharat Jodo Yatra a transformative event in India's politics: Congress' Ja
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Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday recalled the third anniversary of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, describing it as a transformative political movement led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Kanyakumari to Kashmir that highlighted rising economic inequality, social polarisation and politica
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Indian origin households emerge as United Kingdom's wealthiest ethnic grou
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Indian origin households now lead as the United Kingdom's wealthiest ethnic group, according to a report by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The study reveals that the median wealth for Indian households jumped from GBP 93,000 in the 2012/14 period to GBP 206,000 b
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