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77% Indian parents expect to live with sons in old age
The perception that parents can live with daughters has only slightly improved over the last few years.
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Just 5% of marriages in India are inter-caste, says report
In a nation where 95% marry within their caste, Mizoram has the most inter-caste marriages.
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Half of India’s homeless children are labourers
According to a survey, these children work for a living at construction sites or hotels and do not study.
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Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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How 52 million people may depend on rural jobs plan for 20 years
MNREGA continues to be India’s top poverty alleviation programme, with a 14% rise in funding in budget 2016-'17.
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Mizoram shows how good sanitation can reduce child malnutrition
As many as 92% households in the state had access to sanitation at the end of the 2011 Census, against 82% in the 2001 census.
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Indian states that keep mothers healthy have the healthiest children
A reason why the facilities were improved was to meet the Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal mortality ratio to 109 per 100,000 live births by 2015.
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Video
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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Despite soaring child-health spending, 40 million Indian children are stunted
India accounts for 27% of the world's neonatal deaths and 21% of all child deaths.
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Fewer young children are malnourished in India but undernourished population still high
India still has more underweight and stunted children than any other country.
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What Nitish Kumar’s seven-point agenda offers Bihar
Once back in the chief minister's chair, the Janata Dal (United) leader wants to invest in basic infrastructure, education and skill development.
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The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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In new Bihar house, 49 of 80 MLAs from Lalu's RJD have criminal cases pending
The Rashtriya Janata Dal leads the pack with 49 MLAs with criminal cases pending against them. more than half the legislators face criminal charges
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Years of empowerment haven’t improved the lot of scheduled castes in Bihar
In a state that sits on India’s bottom rung of development, SCs and STs occupy the lowest economic rung.
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These charts show how Bihar still has a long way to go on education and curbing crime
Bihar has the second highest crime rate and the lowest enrolment in secondary schools among poor states.
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The Field
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May