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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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After losing Maharashtra, Shiv Sena tries hard to hold on to India’s richest civic body
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The travelogue of an Indian maharaja who disliked China and loved Japan
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Why ex-servicemen in India don’t get many job offers after retiring from the armed forces
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Podcast: Ramachandra Guha on why Indians are so good at writing uncritical hagiographies
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Zubair arrest: Can a journalist be forced to hand over his electronic devices to the police?
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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: Shiv Sena rebels in Goa break into dance as Eknath Shinde is announced as chief minister
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Watch: Male politicians in the UK try out vest that simulates hot flushes caused during menopause
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Watch: Sri Lankans continue to protest against fuel shortage, urge government to step down
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China: Crowds flock to swimming pools, buildings spray water from roofs as heat intensifies
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Watch: After Heathrow Airport, bags pile up at Canada’s Pearson Airport due to staff shortage
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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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‘Ek Villain Returns’ trailer: Arjun Kapoor and John Abraham in twisted love story
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Watch: Ron Howard’s ‘Thirteen Lives’ revisits the 2018 Thailand cave rescue
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‘Saas Bahu Achaar Pvt Ltd’ trailer: Amruta Subhash in show about pickles and empowerment
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Watch: True crime series ‘Indian Predator’ kicks off with case of Delhi serial killer
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‘Subtle nuances of human relationships’: Why Satyajit Ray adapted ‘Postmaster’ and ‘Samapti’
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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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Watch: Neeraj Chopra after new national record – ‘Thought I can do 90m but slow improvement is good’
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Watch highlights, Wimbledon: Swiatek defeats Kerkhove, registers 37th straight win
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India Tour of England: Rohit Sharma named captain in ODIs and T20Is
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Neeraj Chopra at Stockholm Diamond League as it happened: Rewrites national record, bags 2nd place
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Sri Lanka vs India ODI series: Can Harmanpreet Kaur & Co start post-Mithali Raj era on a high?