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inequality news

Wealth of India, hits and misses

If Artificial Intelligence (AI)’s gains accrue mainly to owners of capital rather than workers, inequality could deepen. (Bloomberg)
opinion
Published on Mar 22, 2026 08:30 pm IST

China’s hereditary elite is taking shape

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Illustration: The Economist/Xinmei Liu
world news
Updated on Mar 13, 2026 05:12 pm IST

World Social Justice Day: Giving the vulnerable a real chance

World Day of Social Justice
governance
Published on Feb 20, 2026 04:18 pm IST

How governments are increasingly soaking the rich

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The Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory, is a popular tax haven.
world news
Updated on Feb 17, 2026 02:04 pm IST

Bengaluru man’s photo of girl studying while selling Christmas items goes viral

A Bengaluru man captured a poignant moment of a girl studying while selling Christmas goods.
trending
Published on Dec 28, 2025 12:17 pm IST

Climate crisis to AI: Challenges facing the future of humanity

An aerial view of a stretch of the Amazon rainforest deforested by illegal wildfire in Brazil on August 20, 2024. (AFP)
india news
Published on Dec 03, 2025 08:52 am IST

Bison Twitter review: Fans hail Mari Selvaraj, Dhruv Vikram's hard-hitting drama

Bison Kaalamaadan Twitter review: Early reactions praise its powerful storytelling and performances, particularly highlighting Dhruv Vikram's breakout role.
tamil cinema
Published on Oct 17, 2025 02:19 pm IST

Partial flood defence shifts risks toward vulnerable people in cities: IIT study

Flooding is among the most devastating of natural hazards, causing around US$41.1 billion in annual economic losses and affecting 74.6 million people worldwide between 2003 and 2022. (AP Tolang)
india news
Published on Aug 18, 2025 01:34 pm IST

How far India has come, and what holds it back

It would be difficult to believe inequality has risen, given that more people got pulled out of poverty and the number of those in the middle class grew. (HT PHOTO)
opinion
Published on Jul 15, 2025 08:43 pm IST

Inequality reducing rapidly in India: PM Modi at Rozgar Mela

Prime Minister Narenda Modi. (@narendramodi)
india news
Updated on Jul 12, 2025 01:14 pm IST

Venki Ramakrishnan: “The source of funding might distort research priorities”

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Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan (Kerala Literature Festival)
books
Published on Jul 08, 2025 07:27 am IST

Congress slams Centre over World Bank's poverty report

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh attacked the centre over World Bank's Poverty and Equity Brief for India.
india news
Published on Jul 06, 2025 08:22 pm IST

Guest column: Bridging inequality in the age of AI & India’s path to inclusive devp

Students need exposure to real-world learning to prepare for 21st-century challenges. At every level, inclusivity and social justice must remain central. (Picture only for representational purpose)
chandigarh news
Published on May 31, 2025 05:46 am IST

Absences and disputes mar G20 finance chiefs' talks

Absences and disputes mar G20 finance chiefs' talks
world news
Published on Feb 26, 2025 02:23 pm IST

India must do more to tax its super rich, says French economist Thomas Piketty

Thomas Piketty, a French economist and novelist, stated on Friday that given India's high levels of inequality, more should be done to tax its super-rich.
business
Updated on Dec 16, 2024 12:00 am IST

Why diversity, equity, and inclusion are non-negotiable for GenZ

Equality
gender equality
Published on Nov 15, 2024 06:49 pm IST

India in its most precarious, difficult economic situation in many years: Cong slams govt

India in its most precarious, difficult economic situation in many years: Cong slams govt
india news
Published on Oct 30, 2024 12:57 pm IST

We need strong public policy to combat inequality

Collective good of the society
knowledge
Published on Sept 21, 2024 03:08 pm IST

A tragedy that educated people are becoming casteist, says CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah (File Photo)
bengaluru news
Published on Aug 25, 2024 04:45 pm IST

Morning briefing: 3 TDP MPs likely to be inducted in Modi cabinet, and more

Three-time parliamentarian of the TDP from Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu will likely be inducted into the Union Cabinet (ANI)
india news
Published on Jun 08, 2024 09:01 am IST

India logs fall in inequality between 2011-12 and 2022-23, says govt report

The full report released Friday shows a fall in the Gini coefficient, a commonly used measure of inequality, for both rural and urban spending between 2011-12 and 2022-23
india news
Updated on Jun 08, 2024 10:23 am IST

Political promises in an aspirational ethos

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FILE- Workers use machinery at a coastal road project construction site in Mumbai, India, Aug. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
opinion
Published on May 27, 2024 10:00 pm IST

Mexico's poorest receiving less government funds under president who brought poor to the fore

Mexico's poorest receiving less government funds under president who brought poor to the fore
world news
Published on May 24, 2024 10:00 am IST

Poverty and inequality debate resurfaces in election season

This debate has been stirred up by the release of new data from a government-sponsored consumption survey. (HT Photo)
india news
Updated on Apr 29, 2024 06:22 am IST

All INDIA bloc parties to hold rally in Delhi today

Preparations underway at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Saturday. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
india news
Updated on Mar 31, 2024 05:25 am IST

Developed India needs the dignity of development

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For every citizen to realise their fullest human potential, our government schools, hospitals, health and nutrition centres and skill opportunities, all have to perform much better than at present.
opinion
Published on Mar 27, 2024 11:35 pm IST

Ecostani | India’s rising inequality questions country’s governance model

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A report by the World Inequality Lab, which is yet another example of income disparity in the country, said the distribution of economic growth in India has significant consequences on global inequality dynamics. (CES) (AP)
analysis
Published on Mar 24, 2024 08:00 am IST

Japan Couples Sue to End Surname Law, This Time With Business Backing

HT Image
us news
Published on Mar 08, 2024 10:10 am IST

Terms of Trade | Will HCES findings change politics in India?

PREMIUM
Markets left to themselves after the 1991 economic reforms have generated a lot of tailwinds for the incomes of classes with access to either material or intellectual capital in India.
opinion
Published on Feb 29, 2024 08:00 am IST

Karnataka CM promotes affixing portrait of Basavanna in all govt offices

Siddaramaiah (ANI)
bengaluru news
Published on Feb 14, 2024 12:00 pm IST
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