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NEW DELHI: Despite India making great strides in the reduction of poverty, about 206 million children in the country lack access to one of the six basic services like ...

Last Updated:November 01, 2025, 10:25 ISTOver 64,000 families were identified as extremely poor, with food, health, livelihood, income and shelter set as the parameters to provide helpOver 20,000 families ...

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has pledged to leave no stone unturned to improve the lives of the people and to play a vibrant role in freeing ...

A recent World Bank report has found that Pakistan’s General Sales Tax (GST) is the fiscal measure with the highest marginal contribution to poverty in the country, while a ...

Listen to article Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary Information Sheikh Waqas Akram has criticized the Punjab government, accusing it of pursuing policies that are detrimental to farmers. Speaking at a press conference ...

'Before jumping to a conclusion that India has been able to end poverty, we should interrogate the labour markets.' IMAGE: A scavenger, surrounded by a flock of Greater Adjutant ...

Almost 129 million Indians are living in extreme poverty in 2024, on less than $2.15 (about Rs 181) a day, down from 431 million in 1990, the World Bank ...

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that consumption rose by 2.5x during his tenure while poverty in India declined to its lowest level. The senior politician also lashed ...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the Modi government has played an important role in bringing 25 crore people above the poverty line during the last ...