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income inequality news

The many portents of growing inequality

Income inequality is rising in India, leading to exasperation among the middle class.
opinion
Published on Jul 13, 2026 06:40 am IST

Mark Cuban advocates for $20 minimum wage, ‘It was embarrassing to…’

Mark Cuban criticizes the current $7.25 minimum wage, arguing for a $20 raise to ensure livable salaries for workers.
us news
Updated on Jul 07, 2026 09:35 pm IST

'More millionaires than ever' but India among nations with highest inequality

The total personal wealth rose by 10.8 per cent last year, up from 4.6 per cent in 2024 and 4.2 per cent in 2023.
india news
Updated on Jun 30, 2026 06:38 pm IST

What really is late-stage? Welcome to era of Capitollism, says Kashyap Kompella

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art culture
Updated on Apr 03, 2026 07:58 pm IST

Half of world's population faced rising income inequality in 2023: Study

Half of world's population faced rising income inequality in 2023: Study
india news
Updated on May 05, 2026 05:40 pm IST

Zohran Mamdani's four-word message for Donald Trump after big NY election win

Zohran Mamdani speaks after winning the mayoral election, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York.
us news
Updated on Nov 05, 2025 02:59 pm IST

The true picture on inequality in India

India’s inequality, even when measured in income terms, is significantly lower than the US and the UK. (REUTERS)
opinion
Updated on Jul 17, 2025 08:43 pm IST

BJP welcomes World Bank report on income distribution, dismisses Congress allegation

The World Bank report placed India below only the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Belarus, categorising it as a “moderately low” unequal country. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
india news
Published on Jul 08, 2025 04:46 pm IST

3,000 billionaires added $6.5 trillion in wealth over past decade: Report

The average billionaire wealth rose by more than 1,000 percent since 1990.
world news
Updated on Jun 27, 2025 01:37 pm IST

Akhilesh Yadav hits out at Centre’s economic policy, calls it contradictory

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. (FILE PHOTO)
lucknow news
Published on May 29, 2025 07:26 am IST

‘Get work calls at 9.30pm’: Aussie woman says Indians have no work-life balance

An Australian woman talks about life in India vs the west
trending
Updated on May 01, 2025 08:29 pm IST

Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda

Donald Trump
us news
Published on Nov 30, 2024 10:43 pm IST

Joe Rogan questions Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama's hypocrisy at DNC

Joe Rogan calls out Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey for the hypocrisy in their DNC speeches.
us news
Published on Aug 31, 2024 01:06 pm IST

Xi Jinping's order? China doesn't want social media influencers to launt wealth

Chinese President Xi Jinping
business
Published on May 28, 2024 02:17 pm IST

The neo-colonialism of global reports, rankings

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The new instruments to further imperial interests include the use of manufactured narratives on cultural, ethnical, social, religious and economic issues, along with market influences, to control and subjugate the target nations.
opinion
Published on Apr 23, 2024 10:02 pm IST

Inequality worsening in India, share of top 1% in total income touches new high

The wealth share of the top 1% was lesser in India than in South Africa and Brazil.
india news
Updated on Mar 21, 2024 10:55 am IST

Artificial Intelligence will affect almost 40% jobs globally: IMF report

Artificial intelligence will affect almost 40% of global jobs: IMF
business
Published on Jan 15, 2024 06:57 am IST

In praise of growth that lifts all the boats

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The tricolour atop the new Parliament building. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
opinion
Published on Sept 19, 2023 12:42 am IST

Centre plans to charge more direct tax from rich to reduce income inequality

At the heart of the rework is potential increases in capital gains taxes for top income earners.
business
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 08:43 pm IST

5 charts that capture the state of corporate governance in India

How did the pandemic affect corporate governance standards in India?
india news
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 06:06 am IST

Jaya Bachchan says 'insecurity of a man' is reason behind inequality in pay

Jaya Bachchan talks about pay inequality between genders in Bollywood and elsewhere.
bollywood
Published on Nov 19, 2022 08:34 pm IST

Can the rich aid post-pandemic economic recovery

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revised its projections from a 9.5% GDP contraction to 7.5%.
india news
Updated on Dec 29, 2020 12:40 pm IST

India’s richest 1% have 4-times more wealth than 70% of its poorest: Study

The combined total wealth of 63 Indian billionaires is higher than the total Union Budget of India for the fiscal year 2018-19 which was at Rs 24,42,200 crore, according to an Oxfam study.
india news
Updated on Jan 20, 2020 08:16 am IST

Book excerpt: Raghuram Rajan on how markets can work for community benefit

Former governor of Reserve Bank Of India Raghuram Rajan.
books
Updated on Feb 26, 2019 04:05 pm IST

Is UBI a solution to the unemployment crisis?

AI doesn’t only make humans’ physical work irrelevant, it also challenges the human brain, and it will only get better at it with time.
analysis
Updated on Feb 05, 2019 07:49 am IST

Note ban helped formalise economy but hit small businesses

Growth in the number of tax returns and income shown in ITRs in the up to ₹5 lakh annual non-salary income category suffered a big deceleration.
india news
Updated on Oct 24, 2018 08:09 am IST

India’s job challenge: Options aplenty but well-paying ones elude workforce

The biggest reason for this is the employment-income mismatch in agriculture.
india news
Updated on Sept 05, 2018 12:52 pm IST

India’s 7% projected growth rate ‘amazingly fast’, can double economy in 10 years: ADB

Workers stand as a crane loads wheat onto a ship at Mundra Port in Gujarat.
business
Updated on May 06, 2018 12:23 pm IST

The turmoil in the US and Europe — including tech change and inequality — are crossing into the developing world

A protester attends a demonstration during a national day of strike against reforms in Paris, France, March 22
columns
Updated on Apr 15, 2018 07:33 am IST

Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai among the cheapest cities in the world: Survey

An aerial view of the city from Jama Masjid in New Delhi.
india news
Updated on Mar 15, 2018 04:13 pm IST
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