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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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Transformation of the goddess and clay: Naveen Kishore’s photos capture hues of conflict
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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Kathmandu mayor installs map of ‘Greater Nepal’ after ‘Akhand Bharat’ controversy
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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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Indian schools are unprepared to deal with heat waves that are already disrupting education
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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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‘What The Hell Are We Dying For’: Shawn Mendes’s new song on New York skies after Canada wildfires
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Watch: Elephant gently shakes a tree to get a jackfruit from it
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Watch: Durg-Puri Express passengers evacuate train in panic after spotting fire under an AC coach
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Watch: Google Doodle video celebrates dancer-choreographer Willi Ninja’s 62nd birth anniversary
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Watch: Italian MP breastfeeds baby in Parliament, applauded for setting a precedent
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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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‘Bloody Daddy’ review: Plenty of cocaine but not enough speed
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‘Por Thozhil’ review: A gripping police procedural
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‘Dhoomam’ trailer: Fahadh Faasil headlines Pawan Kumar’s crime thriller
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Bring out the earplugs – ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’ is back
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Pastel shades, tableau shots: Recreating the Wes Anderson aesthetic
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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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Watch: Carlos Alcaraz hits a stunning winner that leaves Novak Djokovic in awe during French Open SF
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WTC Final, AUS vs IND, Day 3 live: Smith and Labuschagne build stand; Australia’s lead crosses 250
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Tennis: India’s only ATP 250 event set to relocate outside the country as Pune’s contract ends
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Athletics: M Sreeshankar to feature in first Diamond League event of 2023 at Paris meet
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French Open: Carlos Alcaraz vs Novak Djokovic, a match laced with era-defining potential