New Delhi : India Friday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over the alleged harassment of Indian High Commission officials in Islamabad and the denial of access to Indian Sikh pilgrims visiting that country. The Ministry of External Affairs said consular officials of the Indian High Commission were “harassed […]
Poverty poverty refers to a state in which an individual is unable to fulfill even the basic necessities of life. Poverty is the scarcity or the lack of a certain (variant) amount of material possessions or money. Poverty is a multifaceted concept, which may include social, economic, and political elements. Absolute poverty, extreme poverty, […]
Mumbai : The benchmark BSE Sensex recovered over 100 points in early trade on fresh gains in bluechips like Infosys, RIL, TCS and HDFC amid rising rupee and easing crude prices. The 30-share index bounced by 134.93 points, or 0.38 per cent to 35,334.73, with sectoral indices led by […]
New Delhi : Delhi’s air quality showed a slight improvement Thursday due to increased wind speed and settled in the poor category, authorities said. The overall air quality index was recorded at 282 which falls in poor category, according to data by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). While, […]
Srinagar : Six militants were Friday killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. An army official said exchange of fire between security forces and militants began in the early hours in Bijbehara area of the district. Six militants were killed […]
Panaji : The imposition of entertainment tax on free passes distributed by organisers for major events is a dampener for tourism in Goa, industry stakeholders have said. According to state government officials, entertainment tax on such passes is imposed under the Goa Entertainment Tax Act, 1964. “Why should there […]
Mumbai : The BSE and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) will remain closed Friday on account of Gurunanak Jayanti. Forex and commodity futures markets, too, will stay shut. PTI 24/11/2018
Muzaffarnagar : A 50-year-old farmer was electrocuted to death after coming into contact with a high tension electrical wire, police said Friday. Ramesh was riding a buffalo cart when the accident occurred at Ghari Bahadurpur village in the district on Thursday, they added. He was taken to the hospital […]
Muzaffarnagar : A 22-year-old woman was allegedly strangulated to death by her husband following a dispute over dowry, police said Friday. Sonali was married to Ajit (22) for three years and was allegedly being harassed for not bringing enough dowry by her in-laws, the victim’s father claimed in the […]
Chennai : The Madras High Court has observed that free PDS rice given to ration card holders should be restricted only to families below the poverty line, noting that doling out freebies to all sections of people have made people “lazy”. While it was obligatory on the part of […]
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