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Kishan Reddy condemns 'fake propaganda' on J-K; asks Pak PM to focus on un
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): While "strongly condemning" the "fake propaganda" being spread against Jammu and Kashmir, Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy has advised Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to focus on internal issues like unemployment and poverty
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Amid concerns of unemployment, poverty, there's now a danger of economic s
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday said that the danger of economic slowdown was looming large over India and urged the Centre to take serious note of the prevailing economic condition.
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Struggling with poor health and poverty, Bihar woman tries to sell off chi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Nalanda (Bihar) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): In a heart-wrenching incident, a poor woman tried to sell off her two children unable to bear the expense of raising them and to fetch money for her own treatment in Nalanda district of Bihar.
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Poverty compels locals in this MP village to mortgage their children
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Extreme poverty has compelled poor families living in Mudheni village of Shivpuri district to mortgage their children to shepherds in order to have a steady source of income.
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India, Pak can reduce poverty by trading with each other, says Imran Khan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 24 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that India and his country can reduce poverty by trading with each other.
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Centre taking steps to confer ownership rights to residents of unauthorise
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The central government is taking steps to confer ownership rights to the residents of unauthorised colonies (UCs) in Delhi, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation said on Tuesday.
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MGNREGA should not continue forever: Tomar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said that MGNREGA should not continue forever as it was a scheme aimed at the poor and the target should be removing poverty from the country.
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Switching to renewable energy can drive up energy poverty: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 13 (ANI): Switching to renewable energy sources from fossil fuels can help reduce carbon emissions but at the expense of increased energy inequality, claims a study.
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UN lauds India for reducing multidimensional poverty
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 12 (ANI): The United Nations has praised India for reducing multidimensional poverty in the country at the fastest rate in the world.
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'Canal Man of Odisha' Daitari Naik denies returning Padma Shri
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Banspal Block (Odisha) [India], June 29 (ANI): Padma Shri awardee Daitari Naik, who claims he is struggling to make his ends meet, on Saturday denied returning the prestigious award.
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Healthcare a critical area in need of improvement: NITI Aayog
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Despite India's rapid economic growth and successful poverty alleviation in the past decade, healthcare remains a critical area that needs improvement, according to a report by government think-tank NITI Aayog.
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PM Modi calls for collective fight against poverty, unemployment, water cr
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): In his first meeting with the Chief Ministers after re-election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for a collective fight against poverty, unemployment, corruption, and violence and for urgent steps to tackle drought and drinking water crisi
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