Poverty Row

The BJP has promised free 'Nandini' brand's milk for those below the poverty line in Karnataka if it retains power in the state, weeks after a political row erupted over dairy giant Amul's entry into the state.

A high-level committee set up by the Jawaharlal Nehru University administration has recommended that concession in utility and service charges be given to all university students and not only those below the poverty line.

At the height of a war of words over beef, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took a sharp dig at Lalu Prasad Yadav while campaigning in Bihar and was promptly attacked by Nitish Kumar for his "deafening silence" on the mob killing in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh.

Assam Agriculture Minister Nilomoni Sen Deka today said he would prove that eight people could have a proper meal for just Rs 20 after his comment triggered widespread protests and strong reactions in the state. All major parties cutting across political ideologies had condemned it.

The ranks of America's poor remained stuck at record levels, although dwindling unemployment benefits and modest job gains helped stave off what experts had predicted would be the fourth rise in a row in the poverty rate.

In the midst of row over Planning Commission affidavit on Below Poverty Line (BPL) cap, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has written to the Commission's Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia questioning the current methodology and said relying on plan panel's estimate to arrive at cut offs will not resolve the problem.

The BJP has promised free 'Nandini' brand's milk for those below the poverty line in Karnataka if it retains power in the state, weeks after a political row erupted over dairy giant Amul's entry into the state.

A high-level committee set up by the Jawaharlal Nehru University administration has recommended that concession in utility and service charges be given to all university students and not only those below the poverty line.

At the height of a war of words over beef, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took a sharp dig at Lalu Prasad Yadav while campaigning in Bihar and was promptly attacked by Nitish Kumar for his "deafening silence" on the mob killing in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh.

Assam Agriculture Minister Nilomoni Sen Deka today said he would prove that eight people could have a proper meal for just Rs 20 after his comment triggered widespread protests and strong reactions in the state. All major parties cutting across political ideologies had condemned it.

The ranks of America's poor remained stuck at record levels, although dwindling unemployment benefits and modest job gains helped stave off what experts had predicted would be the fourth rise in a row in the poverty rate.

In the midst of row over Planning Commission affidavit on Below Poverty Line (BPL) cap, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has written to the Commission's Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia questioning the current methodology and said relying on plan panel's estimate to arrive at cut offs will not resolve the problem.