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At 17, Bengaluru reports most deaths due to civic negligence, Delhi recorded 4: NCRB 2024 data

No other city, including Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata, recorded a single death in this category.

Family problems leading cause of suicide in India, highest in 18-30 age bracket—NCRB

The NCRB report, 'Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India 2024', released Wednesday, said that the suicide rate had dropped marginally from 12.3 percent in 2023 to 12.2 percent in 2024.

NCRB report out: Crimes against women saw minor dip in 2024, maximum cases were cruelty by husband

Rajasthan had the highest number of rape cases in India, while UP saw the maximum number of sexual harassment cases among states in 2024.

Jharkhand is the honour killing capital of India now. Haryana is second

The latest NCRB report also shows that Jharkhand constantly features in the list of top ten states when it comes to murders, with over 1,400 such cases recorded between 2021 and 2023.

Civic negligence killed 20 in Bengaluru in 2023, highest 4th yr in row; Indore was 2nd with 2 deaths

Dy CM Shivakumar, who also holds Bengaluru Development portfolio, told reporters Wednesday, ‘Our team is working round the clock ... We have asked all our commissioners to be on the field.’

India’s Silicon Valley and Pink City lead in crimes against SCs & STs, shows NCRB data

: In Jaipur, crimes against Scheduled Castes rose 35% between 2021 and 2023, while offences against Scheduled Tribes increased 47% in the same period.

POCSO vs teen romance: As SC reviews age of consent, NCRB data shows 9 out of 10 youth get acquitted

Experts suggest that rather than a blanket law, courts should be empowered to deal with age of consent on a case-to-case basis.

Khattar suggests naming & shaming corrupt officials in Haryana. Walk the talk, say detractors

On International Anti-Corruption Day (9 Dec), Khattar proposes that depts name corrupt officials after their retirement so that they serve as a warning to serving staff.

Daily wagers worst affected by suicide, numbers for housewives twice that of farmers — NCRB data

Self-employed & unemployed individuals and students also among groups with high numbers of suicide cases according to NCRB data for years 2018-2022.

Man dies after being hit & dragged by car in Delhi, capital remains on top in road fatalities

The deceased, Ajit Lal Tandon, was hit by a grey sedan in the Greater Kailash area, and pulled for nearly 60 metres.

On Camera

Vijay’s astrologer row shows politicians still govern with one eye on the horoscope

Radhan Pandit has always hovered dangerously close to power. Apart from Vijay, he was closely associated with Jayalalithaa and after his move to Delhi, LK Advani.

Fuel, gold, fertiliser, foreign travel: Data & 9 charts reveal what’s behind Modi’s appeal | Cut The Clutter

In ep 1838 of Cut the Clutter Shekhar Gupta explains economic concerns behind PM Modi’s appeal to cut gold purchases, fuel use, foreign travel and fertiliser consumption.

Transhipment terminal in Nicobar could be geopolitical lever, says Navy officer amid ecological debate

Amid West Asia disruptions, Galathea Bay gives India vantage point astride Indian Ocean & Pacific, but ecologists say it will mean clearing rainforest. Rahul Gandhi called it 'gravest crime'.

Muslim voters no longer matter to BJP. Only a new Hindu-led coalition can challenge Modi-Shah

These elections mark completion of BJP-secular party divide purely on Hindu-Muslim basis. BJP’s rivals are increasingly looking like Muslim parties though their leaders are all Hindus.