More Sri Lankans will slip into poverty this year, the World Bank has warned, as it urged the debt-ridden island nation to undertake urgent policy measures to address the high levels of debt, trim fis...

A recent research paper from the International Monetary Fund written by three economists has come up with evidence that during the pandemic, extreme level of poverty in India was kept to the pre-pande...

A 70-year-old visually impaired man from a village in Jharkhand’s Godda district will again receive old-age pension after a gap of six years during which the payment was denied on the ground tha...

Chandrima Bhattacharya, the minister of state (independent charge) for finance, presented a Rs 3.21 lakh crore budget for 2022-23 on Friday with her focus firmly on continuation of the welfare schemes...

Though an early and amicable solution to the Naga political problem remains a major issue in the Naga-dominated areas of Manipur, unemployment too takes centre stage during poll discussions in Senapat...

Jharkhand, which claimed to be the only state to have universal pension scheme for the elderly, widowed and disabled in November last year, has not been able to distribute the benefits for the past fo...

The magic of a cosily curtained bed with boxed in steps does not belong to story-books alone. Earlier, carved and curtained beds were symbols of prosperous comfort, creating a room within a room, a sp...

A Ranchi social outfit will provide free library memberships to children to help them prepare for various examinations to ensure that poor students do...

Liberalism privileges criticism and dissent. Several statements from the writings of modern Indian thinkers can be scrutinized against the background of the liberal framework. One such statement is: &...

A common impression about the Indian economy is that the entire pre-liberalization period was marked by a low growth rate of the gross domestic product, and persistent, if not growing, poverty, and th...