Ex-sportswoman too poor to pay bail, stays in jail
by IANS
Starvation, husband's death forced national-level athlete into prostitution. ...  
03:14 PM, Aug 04, 2009

West Bengal: Left fails to implement NREGA The job scheme has completely failed to benefit poor labourers. ...  
04:13 PM, Jul 30, 2009

One-upmanship: Sonia, Pawar in foodgrain politics Sharp differences exist between NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Sonia Gandhi. ...  
02:06 AM, Jul 06, 2009

Forbes India: industry vs tribals in battleground Orissa Old fight over control of minerals in state enters another round. ...  
05:59 PM, Jul 02, 2009

War hero dies in penury, bravery counts for nothing Tiwari received seven bravery awards including the Mention-in-Dispatch. ...  
10:24 AM, Jun 23, 2009

Poor fight for right to food, Govt not keeping promises The Agriculture Ministry is reluctant in supplying subsidised food grain. ...  
04:49 PM, Jun 20, 2009

Opposition ashamed of India's poor: Rahul Gandhi
by IANS
Young Congress MP gives holds first election rally in Andhra. ...  
08:38 PM, Apr 08, 2009

Shivraj Chauhan trains guns on Rahul and Congress Chauhan mocked Rahul Gandhi's trips to rural Uttar Pradesh as hypocritical acts. ...  
12:46 PM, Apr 05, 2009

Starring at Oscars, Indian poverty and disease
by IANS
Film, 2 documentaries portray India's social problems. ...  
01:36 PM, Feb 20, 2009

Poverty on rise in developing nations: World Bank  In 2009, one hundred mn people to live on less than $2 a day. ...  
11:14 AM, Feb 16, 2009

8 of family beheaded in Bihar in revenge killing Family of poverty-ridden man attacked after he married wealthy girl. ...  
01:23 PM, Feb 11, 2009

Budget before ballot: Swipe your card for good health 20 lakh families have been issued smart cards since April 2008. ...  
04:46 PM, Feb 09, 2009

Meet the real slumdogs who made it big in life These young men rode their luck through sheer belief in themselves. ...  
03:38 AM, Jan 24, 2009

Slum dweller sues Slumdog Millionaire for abuse
by IANS
Activist claims film's artists have disrespected the poor. ...  
02:29 PM, Jan 21, 2009

Slumdog debate: Poverty porn or life in a metro? Is it high time that the West gets a taste of the other realities of India? ...  
03:54 AM, Jan 20, 2009

Govt measures poverty on the basis of 'calorie intake' The calorie intake method is now under review by an expert group. ...  
01:19 PM, Dec 18, 2008

Affluent Gujarat scores low on hunger index Gujarat is not only hungry for investments, but also hungry economically. ...  
12:25 PM, Oct 15, 2008

Cost of inflation: School dropouts, more BPL families The 16-year high price rise has already extracted a cost. ...  
12:37 AM, Sep 13, 2008

Number of poor in India has gone up: World Bank
by IANS
The shrinking power of the dollar has made more Indians poor. ...  
11:14 PM, Aug 26, 2008

Mandela turns 90, speaks out for the poor New Delhi: Former India captain Kapil Dev on Wednesday advised Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men not to depend too much on Sachin Tendulkar and asked the youngsters to shoulder responsibility during the four-Test series against England starting in Ahmedabad on Thursday. "Sachin will be the centre of attraction. The focus will be on him. But you can not rely only on Sachin. He is an important player, but it is the...  
11:31 PM, Jul 18, 2008