A nationwide census to identify Indians living below the poverty line (BPL) and help determine those eligible for social welfare schemes meant for the poor begins with Tripura on Wednesday.

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Kingston: Poverty has reached a record 16.5 per cent in Jamaica, the highest figure since 2004, a recent survey on living conditions has revealed.

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The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Thursday said that the country's widening divide between rich and poor was a factor that encouraged crime and caused difficulties for police.

Dr Singh told a