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World map of countries shaded according to the literacy rate for all people aged 15 and over. This is a list of countries by literacy rate. The global literacy rate for all people aged 15 and above is 86.3%. The global literacy rate for all males is 90.0%, and the rate for all females is 82.7%.
A car with one of its windows broken and a dented car door. Motor vehicle theft or car theft (also known as a grand theft auto in the United States) is the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle. In 2020, there were 810,400 vehicles reported stolen in the United States, up from 724,872 in 2019. [1]
All India Radio (AIR) has a long tradition of broadcasting documentary features, which have garnered significant interest, particularly in countries like India, Iran, South Korea, and Malaysia. The most prominent broadcaster of English features was Melville de Mellow , while Shiv Sagar Mishra was renowned for his Hindi features.
The West India Interest lobbied on behalf of the Caribbean sugar trade in Britain during the late eighteenth century. [ 1 ] Beginning in the 17th century, Caribbean colonies appointed paid lobbyists, who were called colonial agents, to act on behalf of the legislatures in the colonies.
Literacy rate in urban areas was 90%, higher than rural areas with 77%. There is a wide gender disparity in the literacy rate in India [5] and effective literacy rates (age 7 and above) was 88% for men and 81% for women. [6] The lower female literacy rate has a dramatically negative impact on family planning and population stabilisation efforts ...
Vijay Vittal Mallya (born 18 December 1955) is an Indian fugitive, former businessman, [5] and politician. [6] [7] He is the subject of an extradition effort by the Indian Government to return him from the UK to face charges of financial crimes in India.
Saigon Execution. Saigon Execution is a 1968 photograph by Associated Press photojournalist Eddie Adams, taken during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War.It depicts South Vietnamese brigadier general Nguyễn Ngọc Loan shooting Viet Cong captain Nguyễn Văn Lém [a] [b] near the Ấn Quang Pagoda in Saigon.
Aroon Purie (born 1944) is the founder-publisher and editor-in-chief of India Today, and former chief executive of the India Today Group. He is the managing director of Thomson Press (India) Limited and the chairman and managing director of TV Today. He is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan award. [2]