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At 34, most of us are just settling into life. Some are fairly young parents with toddlers/school going children, or a home loan to take care of. Others are not even married, rather hustling to build a secure future for themselves, and their parents. And while age is never a barrier to live life the…
A.R. Rahman had earlier spoken openly about the tough financial phase he faced in his early life. Even though he is one of the richest and most respected music composers today, his journey was not easy. He shared that he went through serious money troubles along with his mother and sisters and those days left…
Elon Musk is outlining a future in which work, as we know it, may no longer exist. Speaking at Tesla’s recent shareholder meeting, where investors approved his potential $1 trillion compensation package, Musk said the company’s humanoid robot, Optimus, could eventually eliminate poverty by taking over large portions of human labour. In this vision, robots…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday declared Kerala free of extreme poverty, saying it was the first state to achieve the feat. He made the announcement during a special assembly session convened to mark the state’s 69th formation day.Congress-led opposition, however, walked out of the House, terming the declaration a politically motivated “hoax”, made…
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan (File Photo) KOCHI: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday declared in the state assembly that Kerala is now free of extreme poverty. The announcement was made during a special session of the assembly held to mark Kerala ‘Piravi’, the state’s formation day. The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) opposition rejected…
Pakistan’s claimed economic recovery is turning its back on the people who need it most, according to a new World Bank report. While the government celebrates growth under the IMF programme and stock markets hit record highs, the reality is quite grim for millions of citizens who continue to struggle with poverty and inequality, The…
States must strengthen their financial position to accelerate poverty reduction and ensure sustained development, Iqbal Singh Dhaliwal, Global Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has said.“The central government’s fiscal deficit is fine, but the state governments are facing considerable challenges in terms…
There are wide regional variations when it comes to suicides. While Kerala tops the list at 30.6 per lakh population, Bihar has the lowest suicide rate in the country at 0.7.But one factor stands out sharply: income. A vast majority of victims came from households earning less than Rs 1 lakh a year, showing how…
