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Rajiv Thakur recalls living in one-room house which ‘felt like public toilet’

Rajiv Thakur recalls growing up in poverty.

Updated 16 days ago

BMW owner earning ₹40 LPA feels ‘poor’ in Gurgaon: ‘I can’t sleep at night’

A Gurgaon man earning <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>40 LPA says he still feels poor

Updated 53 days ago

Man found secretly living in Arkansas couple’s basement, caught on camera

The man was later identified as 41-year-old Preston Landis, who had allegedly been living in a makeshift setup in the basement.

Published 82 days ago

Comedian Louis CK says India's ‘functioning poverty’ is better than New York

Louis CK talked about his experience after staying in India.

Updated 85 days ago

Born in poverty and violence, hence unnoticed: inspiring story of Terrance Hinds

Terrance Hinds (right) is a big inspiration.

Updated 93 days ago

Pope Leo XIV draws 100,000 to Angola Mass, condemns corruption

Pope Leo XIV draws 100,000 to Angola Mass, condemns corruption

Published 99 days ago

Pope Leo speaks out against tyranny, exploitation on Angola visit

Pope Leo speaks out against tyranny, exploitation on Angola visit

Published 100 days ago

World of crime lurks behind ghoonghat as all-women gang rules the roost

House and surroundings of the one of the gang members in Banskati village in Kaushambi district (HT )

Updated 118 days ago

Experiments, policy reforms will help find solution to poverty: Prof Abhijit Banerjee

Nobel Laureate Prof Abhijit Banerjee delivering a lecture at the Lucknow University on February 2. (Sourced)

Published 175 days ago

How local communities are transforming health care access in India

Village

Updated 201 days ago

Govt should act in accordance with Constitution, says Mayawati

BSP chief Mayawati has extended New Year greetings to the people. (FILE PHOTO)

Published 206 days ago

Cong’s Bandhu Tirkey expresses concern over MGNREGA rehash

Congress leader Bandhu Tirkey talking to media persons in Ranchi (HT FILE)

Updated 222 days ago

Kerala govt to declare state extreme poverty-free on Nov 1

CM Pinarayi Vijayan will formally make the announcement on the state's formation day.

Updated 269 days ago

‘Teddy Boy’: What led to Priyank Kharge vs Assam CM Himanta war of words

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Karnataka IT minister Priyank Kharge.

Updated 272 days ago

Just Like That| Why India still hopes: The faith that outlives poverty

Even in the most cramped quarters of a chawl in Mumbai, there is the buoyancy that tomorrow, perhaps, things will get better and lady luck will shine. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

Updated 274 days ago

Holistic approach to disrupting poverty

Poverty

Published 300 days ago

HT Picks; New Reads

This weeks’ pick of interesting reads includes the story of one man’s journey from the margins to the mainstream, a book of portraits of eminent personalities, and a collection of pictures of Delhi from the DAG collection. (Monica Gupta)

Published 318 days ago

Prioritise civil issues over investing on war machinery: Mehbooba

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti during a public rally on the 26th Foundation Day of the party in Srinagar. (Waseem Andrabi /HT)

Published 364 days ago

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)

Published 377 days ago

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.

Published 386 days ago

Kishore Mahbubani: “India will have to engage the rest of the world more”

Kishore Mahbubani, author, diplomat, and former president of the UN Security Council (Courtesy mahbubani.net)

Published 453 days ago

Mizoram woman held for attempting to sell her 2 children due to poverty: Police

The woman who was arrested had a history of loan defaults, owing over <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>50,000 to private lenders

Published 494 days ago

Recession, poverty & pocket-bankruptcy, essence of economy you run: Kharge to PM

Kharge alleged the worsening condition of the middle class, particularly those relying on vehicle loans. (Mallikarjun Kharge | Official X account)

Published 509 days ago

Finalists announced for Lukas book prizes, which champion 'serious research and social concern.'

Finalists announced for Lukas book prizes, which champion 'serious research and social concern.'

Published 523 days ago

Brazil's Lula: from poverty to power

Brazil's Lula: from poverty to power

Published 594 days ago

Review: Poor Economics for Kids by Esther Duflo, illustrated by Cheyenne Olivier

Girls playing hockey in Hesal village, Jharkhand. (Diwakar Prasad/ Hindustan Times)

Published 619 days ago

Movie Review: In Andrea Arnold's 'Bird,' a gritty fairy tale doesn't take flight

Movie Review: In Andrea Arnold's 'Bird,' a gritty fairy tale doesn't take flight

Published 628 days ago

CEO says 'poverty mindset' makes poor people poorer: ‘Stop playing the victim’

Joseph Darby, the CEO of Become Wealth, said the poor are getting poorer because of their own fault.

Published 643 days ago

US man explores ‘New Delhi’s poorest slum Kusumpur Pahari’, shares video

The image shows the US man who visited New Delhi’s slum Kusumpur Pahari.

Published 655 days ago

Bahraich wolf attacks: Life on fringes, abject poverty connects victims

Officials of the district administration consoling family members who lost a child in a wolf attack in Bahraich (HT FIle Photo)

Updated 692 days ago

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