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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
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44% Indian parents say their kids’ schools have hiked fees by 50-80% in 3 yrs—LocalCircles survey

Private schools, especially those offering international curricula, charge higher fees, reveals the LocalCircles report. The burden, it adds, has been felt across cities.

77% of Indians optimistic about India’s growing global popularity, survey finds

Aside from the 33% of people who think India will be able to create more jobs, 44% of respondents also think India ‘will create only few new jobs but many small entrepreneurs.’

79% Indians say stray dog attacks ‘common’ in their areas, give civic bodies a thumbs down: Survey

Percentage up from 61% last year, says LocalCircles. Moreover, 71% respondents want govt to make stray animal management effectiveness a criteria for Swachh Bharat rankings.

Festive season spending likely to exceed $32 billion this year in India, survey estimates

LocalCircles survey found that 38% are likely to opt for online shopping while 49% will return to stores. One in every three households is predicted to spend over Rs 10,000 on festivities.

Wearing seat belts on rear seats of cars is mandatory but 7 in 10 Indians do not, finds survey

According to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, ‘persons occupying front facing rear seats’, need to mandatorily wear seat belts'.

Indians cut down on milk purchases or switch to cheaper options as price rise, finds survey

LocalCircles survey results come two weeks after dairy brands, including leading milk suppliers like Amul and Mother Dairy, had increased the price of their milk by Rs 2 per litre.

With Covid going down, 75% rise in cinemagoers in last 2 months, poll finds

In December 2021, 14% of respondents had plans to visit a cinema hall once in the next two months which rose to 41% in March 2022 – a three-fold rise, says LocalCircles survey.

2 in 3 broadband users in India struggle with connectivity issues or low speeds, survey shows

56% survey respondents said they experience three or more connection disruptions each month, says LocalCircles survey.

Delhi-NCR families seeking treatment for pollution-related illness doubled in a week: Survey

LocalCircles survey last week had shown 22% respondents saying they had visited a doctor or hospital for such illnesses. This week, the number is 44%.

On Camera

Nuapada byelection may change Odisha’s political landscape. It should not be ignored

The byelection follows the death of MLA Rajendra Dholakia, a Gujarati businessman-turned-politician of the BJD who also served as a minister in the previous government.

Digital push for grassroots banking: 2 new apps to transform urban cooperative banks for 9 cr users

Cooperation Ministry takes a step towards financial inclusion with Sahkar DigiPay and Sahkar DigiLoan. They will enable faster and seamless access to financial services in small towns.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.