India population to surpass China by mid-2023 - UN

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India is set to overtake China to become the most populous country in the world by the middle of this year, data released by the United Nations shows.

India's population is pegged to reach 1,428.6 million against China's 1,425.7 million.

This shows India will have 2.9 million more people than its Asian neighbour.

The Asian giants have more than 1.4 billion people each, and have accounted for more than a third of the global population for over 70 years.

India's population number, however, is an estimate since there has been no Census in the country after 2011.

Also, the UN says their estimate does not include the population of China's two Special Administrative Regions - Hong Kong and Macau - and the island of Taiwan, which Beijing sees as a breakaway province to be unified with the mainland one day. But Taiwan sees itself as distinct from the Chinese mainland, with its own constitution and democratically-elected leaders.

In November, the global population crossed 8bn. But experts say growth is not as rapid as it used to be and is now at its slowest rate since 1950.

Both India and China have seen declines in their fertility rates. This means in China, the population will start declining next year, despite the country abandoning its one-child policy in 2016 and introducing incentives for couples to have two or more children.

In India too, fertility rates have fallen substantially in recent decades from 5.7 births per woman in 1950 to 2.2 births per woman today.

A survey commissioned by the UNFPA had a majority of Indians saying that the population in their country was too large and fertility rates too high. Almost two in three respondents identified economic issues as top concerns when thinking about population growth.

Demographers, however, say Indian population overtaking China's shouldn't be seen as a matter of concern and caution against giving into anxieties over the rising numbers.

"Instead, they should be seen as a symbol of progress, development, and aspirations if individual rights and choices are being upheld," the UN report says.

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Atiq Ahmad killing: Five UP cops suspended as probe into killings continues

 

Five police personnel have been suspended over the murder of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf while in the custody of the cops late Saturday in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. The suspended police officers include Station House Officer Ashwani Kumar Singh from the city's Shahganj Police Station. Of the other four, two hold the rank of Inspector and two Constable.
Atiq and Ashraf Ahmad were in the police custody when they were killed in front of the media at point-blank range while they were being taken to a hospital for checkup by three shooters who had been posing as journalists.
Atiq and Ashraf Ahmad were in the police custody when they were killed in front of the media at point-blank range while they were being taken to a hospital for checkup by three shooters who had been posing as journalists.

All four were questioned by the SIT, or special investigative team, set up by UP Police this week.

The SIT on Tuesday tried to re-create the crime scene as part of its inquiries; news agency ANI said the team was trying to determine how many of the large number of police personnel 'guarding' Atiq Ahmad and Ashraf that night - as the two were being walked to the hospital for a 'medical check-up' - tried to stop the attack and how much time it took to restore order after the killings.
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Atiq Ahmad and his brother were shot dead by three men on live television; the three shooters made no attempt to escape after the murders and were reportedly carrying imported Turkish-made guns.

They posed as journalists to get close to their targets and police claim they were motivated by a desire to gain fame as the killers of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his associates.

The three - identified as Lovelesh Tiwari, Sunny Singh and Arun Maurya - were sent this morning to four-day police custody; they have also been transferred to a different prison amid security fears.

All three - caught shouting 'Jai Shri Ram' as they killed Atiq and Ashraf - have also been questioned by the police's SIT.

A parallel judicial inquiry into the Atiq Ahmad-Ashraf murders is being conducted by a three-member team appointed by chief minister Yogi Adityanath's government, which has come under severe criticism by opposition leaders like Akhilesh Yadav for its track record of extra-judicial killings.

Meanwhile, the status of a mystery letter - a sealed envelope - reportedly sent by Atiq Ahmad to Yogi, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and the chief justice of the Allahabad High Court is unknown.

The letter was reportedly sent Tuesday by an unknown person who had been told to initiate delivery in the event Atiq Ahmad was murdered, his lawyer Vijay Mishra told reporters.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Monday plea for an independent probe of the killings.

Atiq Ahmad's son Asad was gunned down by UP Police's Special Task Force last week in Jhanis.

Both Atiq and Asad have been accused in the February murder of lawyer Umesh Pal, and two UP cops assigned to guard him, in Prayagraj. Pal was a witness to the 2005 killing of Bahujan Samaj Party lawmaker Raju Pal.

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    Sanskriti Falor is a Senior Content Producer at the News Desk of HT Digital. Having worked in Digital Media for the past two years, she is interested in covering civic issues and global affairs.

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