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Caste discrimination law faces appalling delays, say campaigners The caste system, developed in India , divides people into separate groups based on birth, marriage and occupation. The House of Lords has voted twice for  ...

UN demands end to rising Darfur violence UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday demanded an end to escalating violence in Sudan's Darfur region and more robust action by  ...

A Nation Shaped by Its Poorest Citizens But there is something else that India 's poor do for the rich, something more complicated. That is why poverty is often top news in this great republic, as it has  ...

India's child labour is a deplorable necessity Shivani is only one of many children working in India's huge unorganised sector. ... Poverty keeps these children out of school, working hard to earn whatever  ...

The good news on poverty : looking under the hood of the Planning ... These questions have created a storm in the political space in India in the last few days, ever since the Planning Commission's released the revised poverty data  ...

Mughal emperor Aurangzeb drew poverty line first AHMEDABAD: Does a well defined poverty line help or hurt the poor? History books seem to suggest that one of the first attempts at drawing this line in India   ...

India campaign on malnutrition faces monumental challenges to ... Indian Planning Commission data released last week tells a different story, namely that the number of people living in extreme poverty has decreased from 37  ...

Poverty over-stated? While it was music to the ears that India's poverty level has come down sharply to 21.9% in 2011-12 from 37.2% in 2004-05, the Planning Commission still came  ...

At 270 Million, India's Poverty Equals Illiteracy An interesting demographic co-incidence is emerging: India now has almost the same number of poor people as illiterate. India has 270 million people below  ...

The capable state Mainstream debates about the persistence of poverty and pervasive failures in public service delivery in India tend to overdraw on the state's innate ability to  ...

India's poverty industry India remains a poor country. No doubt about that. Its human deve-lopment indices are a shame. We know that. How do we measure poverty ? Opinions vary, but  ...

London expects Pakistani violence at end of Ramadan The government warning said there was a high threat of terrorism and sectarian violence throughout Pakistan . "In the days immediately following traditional  ...

Mobile services blocked across Pakistan ahead of Yaum-e-Ali ... Fearing sectarian violence between Shias and Sunnis during Yaum-e-Ali processions on Wednesday, telecom companies in Pakistan have been told to  ...

Violence in Kashmir will get worse They think troubles of Pakistan related to violence and terrorism could be reduced if not totally stopped, by encouraging the Jihadi warriors to do Jihad against  ...

Silence of the middle class Corruption and women's safety brought protesters to the streets in India , while corruption and religious assertion shook democratically elected governments in  ...

Pakistan jailbreak: Prison attacked by militants Peshawar: Militants have attacked a prison in north-west Pakistan with mortars ... The violence comes hours before Pakistani politicians are expected to vote for  ...

Pakistan appeals to world community to end Syria violence UNITED NATIONS: Stating that the conflict in Syria has reached new levels of cruelty and brutality, Pakistan on Monday implored the international community to  ...

Bangladesh's radical Muslims uniting behind Hefazat-e-Islam DHAKA ( BANGLADESH ): Passersby cast wary looks at a bunch of men lurking outside the entrance to the Hathazari madrasa. They stand out, having neither  ...

'Govt encouraging CHT accord opponents' Larma, whose real name is Jotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, said the people of Bangladesh still held a 'hostile' attitude towards the indigenous communities. Our mission is to provide the best information on social exclusion worldwide

Bangladesh hackers attack South African businesses In most cases, there isn't a real person even sitting there hacking but an automated system created by the hacker." When the Bangladesh Black Hat Hackers  ...

In Israel , Children Don't Die of Hunger In the State of Israel no one dies of hunger. There is hunger and there are families that may only have meat once weekly, but swollen stomachs as  ...

ACB devising new methods to trap corrupt officials JAIPUR: Learning lessons from cases in which an accused trapped in a bribery case either makes counter allegations on Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) or  ...

Khadija Shah, 25, is in prison in Rawalpindi with baby daughter ... 'What is still more troubling is that the British Government is complicit in her plight - by giving aid to Pakistan's counter-narcotics programme, the UK is in effect  ...

Pakistan debates baby -giveaway on TV show The law in Pakistan does not allow adoption – only 'kifala' is permitted in which monetary and emotional care can be given to the child , but not obligations or  ...

What should Pakistan do with its Afghan refugees? Pakistan harbours upwards of 1.6 million displaced Afghans, who build their homes, earn their livelihoods and educate their children on Pakistani soil.