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19 Indians die every day in drunk-driving accidents. How can that change?
A new study suggests a solution.
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Police firing in India has killed two civilians per week over the past seven years
Rajasthan reported the maximum occasions (35) where police resorted to firing in 2015, followed by Maharashtra (33) and Uttar Pradesh (29).
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Childbirth expenses are pushing 47% of Indian women into poverty
Households with illiterate mothers and Scheduled Tribes are among the most vulnerable.
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Trending
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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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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the brain’s clock speeds up around middle age can determine future health and dementia
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Laws approved by Indian Parliament take close to nine months to be enforced
A report by a legal advisory body finds that some laws even take upward of 300 days to be implemented.
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In the months after the liquor ban, murders and other major crimes actually rose in Bihar
A drop in crime was a primary reason for the new Prohibition law.
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Three killed every 10 minutes: Road accident deaths in India up 9% in 4 years
At 8%, Delhi had the highest number of road accident fatalities among 53 cities in 2015.
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Video
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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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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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Only one in 100 sexual assault cases in Karnataka end in conviction
Karnataka’s record is 10 times worse than the national figure.
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Delhi accounts for two of five crimes against foreigners in India
Out of 365 such crimes in 2015, 147 were in the national capital.
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Over a decade, a 14-fold rise in proportion of Indians with health insurance
No more than 1% of India’s population had access to any form of insurance in 2004, compared to 15% in 2014.
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The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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Why do most Indians migrate? Not for work but for marriage
Four of every 10 Indians (about 453 million) are migrants, according to the Census data.
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In charts: Women are coming back to government hospitals in rural India
While more than 78% of them sought private care in 2004, only about 70.4 did so in 2014, according to a new report.
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Just how many fake notes were actually detected in India last year?
The value of fake currency in circulation at any given time is Rs 400 crore, according to a study.
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The Field
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record