SIR omissions and errors of commissionRecent Indian state elections saw surprising outcomes. However, electoral roll changes, especially in West Bengal, raise serious questions....
05 May, 2026, 10.36 AM IST
Chip, chip, chipping away: Are GoI & Election Commission rewriting poll rules unilaterally and putting democracy in peril?A proposed change to Lok Sabha seats and issues with voter roll revisions raise concerns. Independent institutions, like the Election Commi...
23 Apr, 2026, 11.50 PM IST
Govt releases set of FAQs on women's reservation billThe government has issued FAQs addressing women's reservation in legislatures. This follows the defeat of a Constitution Amendment Bill in ...
19 Apr, 2026, 10.55 AM IST
No reservation to Muslims; quota on basis of religion unconstitutional: Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has made waves by declaring that reservations based on religion for Muslims breach constitutional principles....
17 Apr, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
Tree census to begin in Mumbai after 8-year gap: BMCMumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will start a citywide tree census next week. This exercise, the first in eight years, will take...
16 Apr, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
India begins its first digital census in 16 years and this time there's a big differenceIndia begins Census 2027 on April 1, 2026. This nationwide count is the first in 16 years and will be fully digital, using smartphones and ...
03 Apr, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
Finish census 2027 online from home: Step-by-step guide for self-enumeration portal and state-wise schedule hereCensus 2027 self-enumeration: Self-Enumeration Portal for Census 2027, marking the country's transition to its first fully digital census, ...
02 Apr, 2026, 04.54 PM IST
What Census 2027 will reveal about the country we’ve becomeIndia's Census 2027, launched April 1, is a crucial exercise. It will assess the nation's socioeconomic transformation since 2011. The cens...
01 Apr, 2026, 11.01 PM IST
Census 2027 to be India’s first fully digital enumeration; datasets likely within the year, says RGICensus 2027 promises faster data release with digital capture. This will be India's first fully digital population count. Citizens are urge...
31 Mar, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
Digitalisation of census process to ensure 100 per cent enumeration: Amit Shah"With the next census to be conducted in e-mode, it will be a 100 per cent perfect enumeration and on its basis, the country's developmenta...
09 May, 2022, 07.39 PM IST
Nepali officials trying to contact Indian counterparts to conduct national census in Lipulekh, Kalapani and LimpiyadhuraNepal's Cabinet in May last year endorsed a new political map showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura under its territory, amidst a bor...
11 Nov, 2021, 09.08 PM IST
No enumeration of OBCs in 2021 census: MHA“Union cabinet will have to take a decision for enumeration of OBCs in the Census. There is a provision for SC/ST in Census but not OBC,” t...
03 Aug, 2019, 07.52 AM IST
Pre-test of Census 2021 to be conducted from August 12 to September 30A total of 33 lakh enumerators, the persons who conduct door-to-door counting, would be mobilised for data collection for which notificatio...
01 Jul, 2019, 05.30 PM IST
- Census operation begins next week
A massive multi-lingual media campaign is being launched to encourage people to get counted.
03 Feb, 2011, 05.52 AM IST
- Census 2011 will cover illegal immigrants too
The Census 2011 will cover all people living in India, including illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.
02 Feb, 2011, 03.19 PM IST
- Cabinet nod for first caste census in 80 years
The contentious and often divisive debate over enumerating caste may linger, but the Union Cabinet on Thursday bit the bullet deciding to h...
10 Sep, 2010, 04.03 AM IST
- Census 2011: Emphasis on migrants' residence
Census 2011 could present a more accurate demographic picture by enumerating temporary migrants at their usual residence rather than actual...
25 Apr, 2008, 04.47 AM IST