While most of us are fed up with traffic jams, vehicle pollution etc., a micro analysis of Census 2011 has revealed that compared to other districts and cities of the state, the number of bicycles in

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said it was a "national shame" that the practice of female foeticide was continuing in the country despite women breaking existing barriers to prove their worth in every sphere.

India's population is now pegged at 1.21 billion, an increase of more than 181 million in the last 10 years, according to the provisional 2011 census report released on Thursday.

The second phase of Census 2011 began on Wednesday with enumerators seeking information about the first citizen of the country, President Pratibha Patil.