WorldChina's marriages fall to lowest on record despite cash payments and matchmaking drives
Just 4.3 million couples registered in the first nine months of 2026, less than half the number a decade ago
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Priya Raman
Meridian reporter
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WorldDelhi's air turns ‘severe’ three weeks before Diwali as stubble fires start early
The capital's air quality index passed 400 on Monday, triggering a ban on construction and a halt to diesel generators, with the festival season still to come
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