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  2. Hindi cinema - Wikipedia

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    Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, [3] refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Hollywood". The industry is a part of the larger Indian cinema, which also ...

  3. Television in India - Wikipedia

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    The television industry in India is very diverse and produces thousands of programs in many Indian languages. More than half of all Indian households own a television. As of 2016, the country had over 900 channels of which 184 were pay channels. National channels operate in Hindi and English, in addition to channels in several other languages ...

  4. Hindus - Wikipedia

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    There are 1.2 billion Hindus worldwide (15% of world's population), with about 95% of them being concentrated in India alone. [1] [205] Along with Christians (31.5%), Muslims (23.2%) and Buddhists (7.1%), Hindus are one of the four major religious groups of the world. [206] Most Hindus are found in Asian countries.

  5. Hindi - Wikipedia

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    In Arunachal Pradesh, Hindi emerged as a lingua franca among locals who speak over 50 dialects natively. [97] Hindi is quite easy to understand for many Pakistanis , who speak Urdu, which, like Hindi, is a standard register of the Hindustani language; additionally, Indian media are widely viewed in Pakistan.

  6. Reservation in India - Wikipedia

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    However, the recent amendment of the constitution exceeds 50% and also there are state laws that exceed this 50 percent limit and these are under litigation in the Supreme Court. For example, in the State of Tamil Nadu, the caste-based reservation stands at 69 percent and applies to about 87 percent of the population.

  7. Affordable housing - Wikipedia

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    For example, a composite HAI of 120.0 means a family earning the median family income has 120% of the income necessary to qualify for a conventional loan covering 80 percent of a median-priced existing single-family home.

  8. List of countries by home ownership rate - Wikipedia

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    Country or Territory Home ownership rate(%) Date of Information China 96.0: 2020 Laos 95.9: 2015 Romania 95.3: 2021 Kazakhstan 95: 2018 Slovakia 92.9: 2021 Hungary 91.7: 2021 Croatia

  9. Literacy in India - Wikipedia

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    Literacy rate in urban areas was 87.7%, higher than rural areas with 73.5%. There is a wide gender disparity in the literacy rate in India [5] and effective literacy rates (age 7 and above) was 84.7% for men and 70.3% for women. [6] The low female literacy rate has a dramatically negative impact on family planning and population stabilisation ...

  10. Indian people - Wikipedia

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    Indian people or Indians are the citizens and nationals of the Republic of India. In 2022, the population of India stood at 1.4 billion people. According to UN forecasts, India overtook China as the world's most populous country by the end of April 2023, containing 17.50 percent of the global population. [25] [26] [27] In addition to the Indian ...

  11. Poverty in India - Wikipedia

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    Since 2007, India has set its official threshold at ₹ 26 a day ($0.43) in rural areas and about ₹ 32 per day ($0.53) in urban areas. [46] While these numbers are lower than the World Bank's $1.25 per day income -based definition, the definition is similar to China's US$0.65 per day official poverty line in 2008.