in the Lok Sabha, Congress member Pradyut Bordoloi claimed that the income tax measure announced in the budget will benefit only 2 per cent of the countrys population. There are no major interventions to curb inflation, he said. Bordoloi asked the government to expand and strengthen food ...
The emerging patterns of violence discussed in the paper need a more concerted and nuanced exploration of reconfigurations of relations within and between caste groups, as well as the cultural and social contexts in which changes are taking place....
As a result, expenditure inequality is higher in China than in India, but income inequality much lower. This results partially from differences in population composition, such as China being more urbanized and having smaller households, but mostly from differences in conditional income distributions, ...
in Thiruvannamalai on Wednesday during his visit to Chengam for various events. Highlighting the impending parliamentary constituency delimitation exercise, he cautioned that if the process is carried out based on population census, Tamil Nadu and other South Indian states could lose around 80 ...
India had nearly 50% of its population below the age of 25 years in 2011, and the same is expected to fall to 35% in 2036 during which more than an 80% increase in the share of workers aged 15–59 is expected. Before examining the challenges associated with improving education for ...
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti (also spelled Govind Singh) is a Sikh festival that commemorates the birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs. It is a religious celebration in which prayers for prosperity are offered.
Income Distribution by Quintiles in Pakistan. Source: UNDP Elite Capture: Elite capture, a global phenomenon, is a form of corruption. It describes how public resources are exploited by a few privileged individuals and groups to the detriment of the larger population. ...
October 31, 2023ByAnn MorganinAsia,Book of the month,Post-worldTags:book review,books,culture,fertility,India,novel,Perumal Murugan,Tamil,translation3 Comments For the past three years, I’ve had the privilege of holding the role of Literary Explorer in Residence at theCheltenham Literature Festiv...
In the last election in Bihar, Congress were given seats but they could not win and RJD said that they could not come to power because of Congress. All the parties (of INDIA alliance) will have to decide how to contest elections, Sibal said while addressing a press conference. As the ...
2023 following his conviction and two-year jail term in a 15-year-old case. Along with his father Azam Khan, he was sentenced under Section 353 (criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and other provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) over a dharna on a ...