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"Will Ram Mandir Eradicate Poverty?" Karnataka Minister Triggers Outrage
Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad stirred a fresh controversy as he asked whether the Ram Mandir construction in Ayodhya would eradicate poverty.
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Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Under Fire For Controversial Remarks On Rape
She has blamed "psychological situation" and poverty for incidents of rape and even claimed the accused didn't intend to rape.
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PM Breaks Silence on Dadri, Says Hindus and Muslims Should Fight Poverty, Not Each Other
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.
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Carlos Tevez Stirs Up Controversy With Comment on Poverty in Argentina
Carlos Tevez has been called a "Europeanized scum" by a few after the footballer said he was shocked to see the poverty in Argentina's northern province of Formosa.
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India's Poverty is Social Violence
India's poor are exiled from the hope that their children or their grandchildren will one day escape a life of backbreaking toil and social humiliation, says Harsh Mander.
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New Poverty Line: Rs 32 Per Day in Villages, Rs 47 In Cities
Anyone who spends more than Rs 32 a day in villages and more than Rs 47 in cities is not poor, an expert panel has recommended to the government, igniting a major controversy for the government as Parliament meets for the budget session.
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'As always, Congress is wrong about Gujarat': BJP on poverty controversy
The BJP today said that if the Congress is outraged over the fact that Rs 10.80 is the marker used to identify who is eligible for government subsidies in Gujarat, it should look within. "As always, they're wrong about Gujarat," professed BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Bharat Ratna is not a fan with a seven-year warranty, says Congress: Highlights
Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury takes on the Bharatiya Janata Party over the controversy over Dr Amartya Sen's remarks against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
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Raj Babbar says Mumbai meal is Rs. 12. Delhi at Rs. 5, says colleague
With the government under attack for claiming that poverty in India has declined by 22 per cent in seven years since it came to power, Congress spokesperson Raj Babbar added a new dimension to the controversy by declaring that it's possible, even today, to eat a complete meal in Mumbai for Rs 12.
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Controversy over claim of 22% fall in poverty: your 10-point cheatsheet
The Planning Commission's declaration that the number of poor in India has fallen to 22% of the population in the last seven years has evoked strong protests from the opposition and from an important ally, Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party or NCP.
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"Will Ram Mandir Eradicate Poverty?" Karnataka Minister Triggers Outrage
Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad stirred a fresh controversy as he asked whether the Ram Mandir construction in Ayodhya would eradicate poverty.
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Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Under Fire For Controversial Remarks On Rape
She has blamed "psychological situation" and poverty for incidents of rape and even claimed the accused didn't intend to rape.
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PM Breaks Silence on Dadri, Says Hindus and Muslims Should Fight Poverty, Not Each Other
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.
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Carlos Tevez Stirs Up Controversy With Comment on Poverty in Argentina
Carlos Tevez has been called a "Europeanized scum" by a few after the footballer said he was shocked to see the poverty in Argentina's northern province of Formosa.
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India's Poverty is Social Violence
India's poor are exiled from the hope that their children or their grandchildren will one day escape a life of backbreaking toil and social humiliation, says Harsh Mander.
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New Poverty Line: Rs 32 Per Day in Villages, Rs 47 In Cities
Anyone who spends more than Rs 32 a day in villages and more than Rs 47 in cities is not poor, an expert panel has recommended to the government, igniting a major controversy for the government as Parliament meets for the budget session.
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'As always, Congress is wrong about Gujarat': BJP on poverty controversy
The BJP today said that if the Congress is outraged over the fact that Rs 10.80 is the marker used to identify who is eligible for government subsidies in Gujarat, it should look within. "As always, they're wrong about Gujarat," professed BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Bharat Ratna is not a fan with a seven-year warranty, says Congress: Highlights
Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury takes on the Bharatiya Janata Party over the controversy over Dr Amartya Sen's remarks against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
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Raj Babbar says Mumbai meal is Rs. 12. Delhi at Rs. 5, says colleague
With the government under attack for claiming that poverty in India has declined by 22 per cent in seven years since it came to power, Congress spokesperson Raj Babbar added a new dimension to the controversy by declaring that it's possible, even today, to eat a complete meal in Mumbai for Rs 12.
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Controversy over claim of 22% fall in poverty: your 10-point cheatsheet
The Planning Commission's declaration that the number of poor in India has fallen to 22% of the population in the last seven years has evoked strong protests from the opposition and from an important ally, Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party or NCP.
