According to the Chinese government, not the most democratic society in the world, but has enough resources to gather statistics for those who are curious.
And more likely to be reported by western press because of their economic prestige than say if Hugo Chavez had released the report.
I always thought Times of India was a respected newspaper. But having been a regular reader of the website for a while now, I think there are some monkeys who’re running the site.
Take for example the 3 pop ups that hit you as soon as you visit the site or reports such as this headline that immediately accept the hypothesis that the guy who was shot dead was a terrorist (although the body adds the “suspected” adjective later).
And then there is the semi-porno stuff that is usually accessible by clicking on the front page.