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"Pakau-thakau": Tejashwi Yadav takes jibe at Amit Shah's speech in Bihar
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to the media, Yadav accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of practising "politics of negativity" and ignoring pressing issues such as education, healthcare, poverty, and large-scale migration from Bihar.
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IOM sounds alarm over 1.5 million Afghan deportations in 2025
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Afghanistan faces a major crisis as 1.5 million migrants, nearly half women and girls, are forcibly deported from neighboring countries in 2025. The UN warns of increased risks like poverty and violence, while the caretaker government denies these concerns, claiming women's rights are protec
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UN Women warns of urgent aid for Afghan women, girls returning from Iran a
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
UN Women has warned that Afghan women and girls returning from Iran and Pakistan face urgent humanitarian needs, including shelter, healthcare, and education. Khaama Press reported that aid cuts are worsening poverty, violence, and restrictions, with officials calling for greater internation
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"Let us make India world's third-largest economy": PM Modi
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"We will work with increased efficiency in these new buildings in order to make India poverty free. These buildings will prove the dreams of Viksit Bharat. This needs everyone's effort. Together, let us make India the world's third-largest economy and script the success story of Make in I
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Assam targets 30 lakh more Lakhpati Didis by 2028, expand Orunodoi to 40 l
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Assam government aims to make 30 lakh women members of Self Help Groups (SHGs) as Lakhpati Didis by 2028-29 and to boost the state economy by empowering the women of the state, said an official on Wednesday.
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"Monsters are born out of hunger and unemployment...": Sanjay Raut
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Raut, hunger, poverty, and unemployment are the root causes of individuals turning to crime. He asserted that governments are responsible for creating an environment that fosters such behaviour.
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UN chief urges greater regional and international support for Afghanistan
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged greater regional and global support for Afghanistan, citing poverty, displacement, and rights issues. Speaking in Almaty, he praised Kazakhstan's cooperation and said a new UN centre there will aid Afghan development and solidarity. Afghanistan
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Afghanistan faces soaring hunger crisis as WFP seeks urgent aid
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hunger is worsening in Afghanistan, with WFP warning it needs $539 million to help millions facing food insecurity. Women and children are most affected, with 3.5 million kids malnourished. Ten million people now rely on aid, making urgent international support critical, Khaama Press reporte
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Mehbooba Mufti backs revival of sporting ties between India and Pakistan
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"There should be sporting events (between India and Pakistan). If you want to live in peace and do not want to spend money on the war, want to overcome unemployment and poverty, and then you have to normalise the situation, and sports are the best thing in achieving this goal," Mehbooba Muft
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J&K: Italian Pear orchard sparks self-reliance boom in Jammu's Bhaderw
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The once poverty-stricken villages of Bharova, Khalo, and Shanatra in Jammu and Kashmir's Bhaderwah, long affected by recurring droughts, are now emerging as shining examples of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) through their remarkable success in horticulture, especially the cultiva
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Afghanistan remains world's most food-insecure country: FAO report
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Afghanistan remains the world's most food-insecure country, with over 12 million needing urgent aid and 75% facing livelihood instability. Drought, poverty, and restrictions on women worsen the crisis. The FAO and WFP warn that without urgent global support, hunger-related deaths will rise,
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Uttarakhand government simplifies Divyang Pension Scheme
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Apart from this, the beneficiaries of Below Poverty Line (BPL) category, whose sons or grandsons are 20 years or more, will also be eligible for pension
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