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The numbers story: Having a Ph.D as your MP does not improve literacy rates. Here is why

January 30, 2015 3:29 pm

Out of the 543 MPs in Parliament, 149 of them are post graduates and 25 members hold doctorates.

Rights or red herrings

March 16, 2014 9:38 am

The ‘rights based’ governance that Rahul Gandhi boasts of is mostly a sham, a huge hoax on the people of India.

The numbers story: Shiv Sena has highest rate of MPs with criminal charges

January 30, 2015 3:30 pm

In this edition of The Numbers Story we have visually mapped MPs of the 15th Lok Sabha who are facing criminal charges.

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Singh was 55 and is survived by his wife and a son.

Manipuri musician beaten to death for objecting to noise outside South Delhi home

Updated: September 8, 2026 00:03 IST

Identified as C Vikram Singh, the musician had been living in Kilokari village for several years.

(From Left) Akshat Singh, Yuvraj Soni and Pawan Yadav are three of the students killed in the Delhi building collapse. (Special arrangement photo/ Image enhanced using AI)

A night searching hospitals, a morning of grief: Delhi hostel collapse leaves families broken

Updated: September 7, 2026 23:58 IST

Families arrived in Delhi, hoping to see their sons recover. By Monday, they were preparing to take their bodies home.

27 hours, 7 dead: Rescue operation ends at Delhi hostel collapse site

Updated: September 7, 2026 23:38 IST

The rescue stretched through the night at Delhi’s Satya Niketan as NDRF teams searched for survivors while trying to keep the adjoining girls’ hostel from collapsing.

Satwik and Chirag don't feel extra pressure to defend the Asian Games crown. (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav)

‘A sense of belonging, we owe it to each other’: Satwik-Chirag on their bond

September 7, 2026 23:29 IST

Fresh after clinching the China Masters 750, Indian badminton's dynamic duo on what makes them tick, how they always find new ways to improve, and their plans on Asian Games title defence

Telanagana Assembly: According to the ruling party, the Speaker was verbally abused during proceedings, leaving him visibly emotional in the Assembly. (Screengrab/Special Arrangement/AI Enhanced)

Telangana Assembly Speaker seen in tears after ‘insult’, Congress files complaint against BRS leader

Updated: September 7, 2026 23:22 IST

Congress leaders allege insults hurled at the Speaker by MLC T Madhusudan left him in tears; BRS leader denies allegation

Despite having visited Nepal only twice, Giri feels a deep connection to the country through his father.

Why Nepal tragedy moved Dutch chess star Anish Giri to lend a helping hand

Updated: September 7, 2026 23:10 IST

Moved by the devastation in his father’s homeland, Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri turned to chess to raise funds for Nepal, a country he says has remained close to him despite having visited only twice.