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Balurghat, Mar 31 (PTI) TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday sharpened his attack on the BJP and the Election Commission from Balurghat, alleging that the saffron party was trying to alter West Bengal's demography by bringing in voters from outside the state ahead of the 2026 assembly elections. Addressing a public meeting at the Balurghat Town Club Ground in support of TMC candidate Arpita Ghosh, Banerjee claimed that voters from NDA-ruled Bihar and Uttar Pradesh were be ...Read More >
Dibrugarh/Jorhat, Mar 31 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday claimed that India's neighbours wanted to "break up" Assam by taking advantage of the unrest here earlier, but their "dreams were shattered" as the Narendra Modi government brought peace to the region. Militancy has come to an end, and 92 per cent of the assurances made in the peace agreements with various groups have already been implemented, he told a poll rally. Fadnavis maintained that the BJP-led govern ...Read More >
New Delhi, India: India will launch the world's largest census on Wednesday, with more than three million officials to take part in a vast counting exercise over the next year. The South Asian nation, home to an estimated 1.4 billion people, faces mounting challenges in providing electricity, food and housing to its growing population. India's government calls the $1.24 billion count a "gigantic exercise of national importance" that could support "inclusive governance and evidence-based policy ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India will launch the world's largest census on Wednesday, with more than three million officials to take part in a vast counting exercise over the next year. The South Asian nation, home to an estimated 1.4 billion people, faces mounting challenges in providing electricity, food and housing to its growing population. Many of its sprawling megacities are already grappling with water shortages, air and water pollution, and overcrowded slums. India's government calls the $1.24 billio ...Read More >
New Delhi: Census 2027 will roll out in 11 states from April 1. Caste census will be recorded in the second phase, registrar general and census commissioner of India Mritunjay Kumar Narayan said on Monday while insisting on self-enumeration by the respondents. A total of 34 questions has been compiled for respondents. "For the first time, the census will be conducted digitally," he said during a press meet. "The reference date of Census 2027 is 00:00 hours of March 1, 2027 (for UT of Ladakh and ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 30 (ANI): All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday levelled serious allegations of voter fraud, claiming that a "theft" involving voter registration forms had been exposed and raising concerns over the integrity of the electoral process ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. Speaking to reporters here, Banerjee said that he had shared a video on social media purportedly showing boxes of Form 6 used for ...Read More >
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season has barely begun, but it has already delivered its first major controversy. Following Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) six-wicket defeat to Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium, a pointed remark from captain Ajinkya Rahane has triggered a wider debate - forcing Cricket Australia (CA) to step in with a clarification. At the centre of the storm is Cameron Green, KKR's high-profile signing worth INR 25.20 crore, who did not bowl a single over despite ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 30 (PTI) The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, on Monday asked people to provide accurate information to census enumerators, asserting that individual data will remain confidential and cannot be used as evidence or to obtain any benefit under any scheme. Addressing a press conference, as the first phase of the country's 16th Census is all set to begin in April in some states, including Delhi, the commissioner said that under Section 15 ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 30: In a major policy clarification ahead of India's upcoming population exercise, the Union Government has confirmed that couples in live-in relationships may be counted as "married" in Census 2027, provided they consider their relationship a stable union. The update was issued on March 30, 2026, through a detailed set of 33 FAQs on the newly launched self-enumeration portal. According to official guidelines, the classification hinges on self-perception rather than legal statu ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Chief economic adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said that India is at a demographic and economic inflection point and higher education will play a decisive role, as millions of youngsters get ready to enter the workforce over the next two decades. "States hold the key to the next phase of higher education reform in India," he said at a CII event here. The CEA also stressed on addressing shortage of teachers urgently through mechanisms such as professors of practice and ...Read More >
Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said India could emerge as a global destination for learning, research and ideas in an uncertain world if the momentum under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is backed by a strong reform push from state governments. Why is global higher education at a turning point? His remarks come as the global higher education landscape is being reshaped, with traditional academic hubs facing demographic decline, fiscal pressures and tigh ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said that quality, relevance and adaptability of higher education will play a key role in transforming India's demographic dividend into growth accelerator in next 20 years. Speaking at the CII Global Higher Education Summit here, he said, states hold the key to the next phase of higher education reform in India. He stressed on addressing shortage of teachers urgently through mechanisms such as professors of pract ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 17: The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday summoned the Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah and apprised him of India's strong concerns at the deteriorating security environment in Bangladesh. According to an MEA statement, the Bangladesh High Commissioner's attention was drawn, in particular, to the activities of some extremist elements who have announced plans to create a security situation around the Indian Mission in Dhaka. The MEA said, "India c ...Read More >
Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said India could emerge as a global destination for learning, research and ideas in an uncertain world if the momentum under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is backed by a strong reform push from state governments. Why is global higher education at a turning point? His remarks come as the global higher education landscape is being reshaped, with traditional academic hubs facing demographic decline, fiscal pressures and tigh ...Read More >
India's real estate sector is poised for robust growth in 2026, driven by strong domestic consumption and sustained investor confidence. The market is expanding across commercial, residential, and industrial segments, with alternative asset classes like data centers and co-living attracting significant institutional interest. Evolving workplace strategies and infrastructure development are key growth drivers. India's real estate sector is set to enter 2026 with renewed momentum, supported by re ...Read More >
Mothers and their newborns participate in a workshop at the Maison de Naissance birth center in Bourgoin-Jallieu, France. (Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP/Getty Images) BUDAPEST -- After years of people having fewer children, Europe is on the brink of a great contraction. Next year, the European Union expects its population to hit a peak before sliding into the first sustained decline on the continent since the 14th-century Black Death. That trajectory has raised alarms about shrinking workforces an ...Read More >
ISLAMABAD: India's National Investigation Agency has submitted a detailed 1,597-page chargesheet in connection with the April 22, 2025, terrorist attack in Pahalgam's Baisaran meadows, where 26 civilians, mostly tourists, were killed in a targeted assault described by Indian authorities as religion-based killings. The document, filed before a special court in Jammu on December 15, 2025, names seven accused, including a Pakistan-based handler Sajid Jatt, three militants killed in a subsequent enc ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah's National Conference and BJP teamed up in the assembly for the first time Tuesday to vote out PDP's proposed "anti-bulldozer bill" that seeks to grant ownership rights to locals occupying illegal properties on state-owned land for over 20 years.Omar, already facing allegations about last Friday's Rajya Sabha election being "a fixed match" after BJP won one of the four seats at stake, received a rare shout-out from the saffron party later for rejecting PDP's land b ...Read More >
BAHAWALPUR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Oct, 2025) Speakers at a seminar strongly condemned the Indian armed forces for committing atrocities and violence against innocent people in Indian Held Kashmir. According to an official press release, the seminar was organized by the Department of Pakistan Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), to denounce India's ongoing oppression in the region. The event included a detailed discussion on India's illegal and oppressive occupa ...Read More >
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Oct, 2025) All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has termed October 27 as the darkest day and one of the gravest tragedies in Kashmir's painful history, urging Kashmiris worldwide to observe it as a day of protest to demonstrate their steadfast resistance against Indian occupation. According to Kashmir Media Service, in a special message from Srinagar, APHC Vice Chairman Gulam Ahmed Gulzar said that the shadow of October 27 has endured for 78 ...Read More >
Dispur (Assam) [India], October 24 (ANI): The Assam government has decided to relax its two-child policy for certain indigenous communities, including tribal groups, tea garden workers, and the Moran and Mottock communities. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Thursday that the government is relaxing population control policies for the tribal, Tea Garden, Moran, and Mottock communities, as they are considered micro-communities. Also Read | Did India's Manika Vishwakarma Win M ...Read More >
India Post is set to introduce a new guarantee-based delivery service for mails and parcels, offering customers assured timelines of 24 and 48 hours, Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced on Friday. Aimed at enhancing the efficiency and reliability of postal services across the country, the initiative will see 24-hour and 48-hour delivery options for mails and next-day delivery for parcels, starting January-2026. The move is part of India Post's broader strategy to moder ...Read More >
India's Population Census 2027 will begin with a pre-test from November 10 to 30, 2025. This exercise will evaluate all aspects of the upcoming census. The main census will be conducted in two phases. The first phase will collect data on housing. The second phase will gather demographic and socio-economic details of every person. The pre-test exercise for the first phase of Population Census 2027, which will include Houselisting and Housing census, shall be conducted in select sample areas in a ...Read More >
Pakistan's measured response averted escalation after Indian aggression. Pakistan launched a strong rebuttal against India at the United Nations, exposing what it called New Delhi's "recycled script of distortions" over Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at the 4th Committee Meeting on the Decolonisation Items, Asif Khan, a diplomat from Pakistan's Permanent Mission to the UN, said India's attempts to mislead the world on the status of the disputed territory had failed to conceal the reality of its o ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has officially announced the schedule for the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, setting the stage for one of the country's most politically significant state polls. Voting will be conducted in two phases: on November 6 and November 11, while the counting of votes is scheduled for November 14. Alongside the main election, bypolls for eight assembly seats will also be held on November 11, the Commission said. With the announcement, the Model Code of Conduc ...Read More >
Kuala Lumpur: Union Minister of Labour & Employment, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, held productive bilateral meetings with the President of the International... Kuala Lumpur: Union Minister of Labour & Employment, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, held productive bilateral meetings with the President of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) and delegations from Malaysia and Uganda on the sidelines of the World Social Security Summit (WSSF) here on Friday. The minister discussed the issues of mutu ...Read More >
New Delhi: Starting October 1, 2025, updating your Aadhaar card has become more expensive. UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) has increased the fees for several Aadhaar-related services. If you want to change your name, address, date of birth, or photo on your Aadhaar card, you will now have to pay more than before. These new charges will stay in place until September 30, 2028. Biometrics Update Now Costs Rs 125 Updating biometric details such as fingerprints, iris scan, or photo ...Read More >
New Delhi: Aadhaar issuing body Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has made revision in Aadhaar-related services fees. The revised charges is effective from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2028, UIDAI has said in an office memorandum. Here are the revised charges for Aadhaar related services. UIDAI said the charges for Home enrolment services shall be 700 (including GST) and will be charged in addition to the normal fee applicable for demographic/biometric update in Aadhaar. If th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 2 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today lauded the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for its contribution to India's national development and character-building since the days of the freedom struggle and expressed confidence that the organisation would continue to play a pivotal role in shaping a Viksit Bharat (Developed India) by 2047. "Guided by its values, and strengthened by a century of service, the Sangh's contribution in the next phase of India's journey will be crucial ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object i ...Read More >
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