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Fact Check: Unrelated Ad Shared As Video On Congress'' Mahalakshmi Scheme
A clip has gone viral claiming to show a campaign video by the Indian National Congress (INC) on its 'Mahalakshmi' scheme that promises one lakh rupees annually to one woman from all families living below the poverty line in India.
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King Charles III Celebrates 75th Birthday, To Launch New Food Scheme
Britain's King Charles celebrates his 75th birthday on Tuesday and will use the occasion to launch a new scheme to tackle food poverty and cut down on waste.
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90-Year-Old Woman Living In Small Hut In Karnataka Gets An Electricity Bill Worth Rs 1.03 Lakh
The nonagenarian had gotten the electricity connection under the Bhagya Jyoti scheme, aimed at providing electricity at a minimum price to people living below the poverty line in slums.
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Congress's 3rd Guarantee Ahead Of Karnataka Polls: 10 kg Free Rice To Poor
With Assembly polls round the corner, the Congress in Karnataka on Friday announced its third "guarantee" of providing free 10 kg of rice per month to each BPL (Below Poverty Line) family member, under 'Anna Bhagya' scheme, to fulfil its commitment t
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PM Free Ration Scheme Kept Extreme Poverty Lowest During Pandemic 2020: IMF
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY), which provides free foodgrains to poor people, played a key role in keeping extreme poverty in India at the lowest level of 0.8 per cent during the pandemic-hit 2020, according to a working paper of IMF.
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Haryana Women Below Poverty Line To Soon Get Free Sanitary Napkins For A Year
The Haryana government on Wednesday launched a scheme to give a packet of free sanitary napkins to about 22.50 lakh women and girls below the poverty line every month for a year.
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Marcus Rashford Campaign Forces UK To Change Policy On Child Poverty
Marcus Rashford has led an impassioned campaign for the free school meals programme to be extended through summer holidays in the UK.
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Amma Vodi Scheme: Jagan Reddy Announces Rs 15,000 A Year For Women With School-going Children
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy will on Friday launch the massive Amma Vodi scheme under which below poverty line women with school going children will get direct financial assistance of Rs 15,000 annually.
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'Garibi Hatao' Only Removed Congress Leaders' Poverty: Nitin Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday alleged Congress's slogan "garibi hatao" only removed the poverty of the party's leaders and their acolytes, but the BJP introduced developmental schemes and opened employment opportunities for all.
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Bill Gates Sees "Rapid" Growth In India Economy, Praises Aadhaar Scheme
India has the potential for "very rapid" economic growth over the next decade which will lift people out of poverty and allow the government to invest in health and education priorities in an "exciting way", billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said.
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Fact Check: Unrelated Ad Shared As Video On Congress'' Mahalakshmi Scheme
A clip has gone viral claiming to show a campaign video by the Indian National Congress (INC) on its 'Mahalakshmi' scheme that promises one lakh rupees annually to one woman from all families living below the poverty line in India.
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King Charles III Celebrates 75th Birthday, To Launch New Food Scheme
Britain's King Charles celebrates his 75th birthday on Tuesday and will use the occasion to launch a new scheme to tackle food poverty and cut down on waste.
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90-Year-Old Woman Living In Small Hut In Karnataka Gets An Electricity Bill Worth Rs 1.03 Lakh
The nonagenarian had gotten the electricity connection under the Bhagya Jyoti scheme, aimed at providing electricity at a minimum price to people living below the poverty line in slums.
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Congress's 3rd Guarantee Ahead Of Karnataka Polls: 10 kg Free Rice To Poor
With Assembly polls round the corner, the Congress in Karnataka on Friday announced its third "guarantee" of providing free 10 kg of rice per month to each BPL (Below Poverty Line) family member, under 'Anna Bhagya' scheme, to fulfil its commitment t
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PM Free Ration Scheme Kept Extreme Poverty Lowest During Pandemic 2020: IMF
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY), which provides free foodgrains to poor people, played a key role in keeping extreme poverty in India at the lowest level of 0.8 per cent during the pandemic-hit 2020, according to a working paper of IMF.
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Haryana Women Below Poverty Line To Soon Get Free Sanitary Napkins For A Year
The Haryana government on Wednesday launched a scheme to give a packet of free sanitary napkins to about 22.50 lakh women and girls below the poverty line every month for a year.
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Marcus Rashford Campaign Forces UK To Change Policy On Child Poverty
Marcus Rashford has led an impassioned campaign for the free school meals programme to be extended through summer holidays in the UK.
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Amma Vodi Scheme: Jagan Reddy Announces Rs 15,000 A Year For Women With School-going Children
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy will on Friday launch the massive Amma Vodi scheme under which below poverty line women with school going children will get direct financial assistance of Rs 15,000 annually.
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'Garibi Hatao' Only Removed Congress Leaders' Poverty: Nitin Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday alleged Congress's slogan "garibi hatao" only removed the poverty of the party's leaders and their acolytes, but the BJP introduced developmental schemes and opened employment opportunities for all.
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Bill Gates Sees "Rapid" Growth In India Economy, Praises Aadhaar Scheme
India has the potential for "very rapid" economic growth over the next decade which will lift people out of poverty and allow the government to invest in health and education priorities in an "exciting way", billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said.
