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Million-plus cities lead in job quality, earnings: NSOIn India’s bustling metropolitan areas, workers are now enjoying improved job opportunities, particularly in regular salaried positions, al...
Govt near-finalises constitutional amendment to operationalise women's reservation via seat expansionThe government is nearing finalization of a constitutional amendment to implement women's reservation by expanding Lok Sabha and assembly s...
Delimitation Bill to return with 50% seat increase clause, says NaiduAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu confirmed the BJP-led NDA government will reintroduce the Delimitation Bill, ensuring a 5...
More working women, not more babies, key to growthIndia faces a demographic shift with falling fertility rates. Economists are concerned about future economic growth. Instead of financial i...
Tibet-in-exile government leader sworn inThe spiritual leader of Tibetans in exile, the Dalai Lama, attended the swearing-in ceremony for Penpa Tsering's second term as the elected...
SC junks PIL seeking caste exclusion from CensusThe Supreme Court has dismissed a public interest litigation. The plea sought to exclude caste enumeration from the population census. A th...
After census, Muslim population of India will likely be same as Indonesia: Kiren RijijuUnion Minister Kiren Rijiju stated that India's Muslim population is projected to equal Indonesia's following the upcoming census. He empha...
Farm sector suicides at 10,546 in 2024, second straight yearly decline: NCRB reportFarmer suicides saw a slight decrease in 2024. Over 10,500 individuals in the farming sector died by suicide. Maharashtra recorded the most...
Kalamassery Assembly Election Result 2026: IUML's Abdul Gafoor wins, defeating CPI(M)'s P RajeevKalamassery has a new MLA. V E Abdul Gafoor of the Indian Union Muslim League secured victory with 80,606 votes. He defeated Industries Min...
Madurai Central Assembly Election Result 2026: TVK’s Madhar Badhurudeen wins over DMK’s Palanivel Thiaga RajanMadurai Central sees a high-stakes electoral battle. Madhar Badhurudeen of TVK leads with 4,637 votes. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan of DMK trails...
Krishnanagar Uttar Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: A battle between TMC's Somnath Dutta & BJP's Tarak Nath ChatterjeeKrishnanagar, a culturally rich city, is set to witness a key electoral battle in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections. Exit polls sugge...
Vattiyoorkavu Assembly Election Result 2026: Adv. V.K. Prasanth vs R. Sreelekha, who is winning? Check the latest updateVattiyoorkavu, a prominent Thiruvananthapuram constituency, is set for a high-stakes election. Known for its educated voters and urban issu...
Tripura Assembly urges Centre to reintroduce Women’s Reservation Bill, CPI(M) and Congress oppose motionTripura Assembly has passed a motion calling on the Central government to reintroduce the Women's Reservation Bill. The ruling BJP and its ...
Shashi Tharoor junks Kiren Rijiju's claim that he agreed Congress is 'anti-women'; hails his partyReacting to Rijiju's claims, Tharoor stressed that the Congress is totally in favour of women's reservation and prepared to have it impleme...
Exiled Tibetans to elect government in vote condemned by ChinaTibetans living outside China are voting for their government-in-exile. This election holds great importance as they face a future without ...
IBDF backs MIB TV rating guidelines, seeks extended timelines for rolloutThe Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation is requesting an extension to implement new television rating rules. Key provisions regardin...
Women's quota row: UP CM Yogi Adityanath likens opposition conduct in Lok Sabha to Draupadi 'cheerharan'Attacking opposition parties including the Congress, Samajwadi Party, TMC and DMK, Adityanath said they were "anti-women" and their speeche...
BRS, YSRCP punch a hole in Centre's delimitation moveSouthern parties BRS and YSR Congress have raised concerns over the bill, questioning its linkage to the 2011 Census for delimitation. K. T...
Narendra Modi government wants to 'shelve' caste census: CongressThe Congress party accuses the Modi government of planning to delay a caste census. They claim this is to avoid pressure for OBC women's re...
- Census chief: Population density worrisome too, apart from skewed sex ratio
As India's Census Commissioner, the 1985 batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre headed the country’s 15th census, which deployed 2.7 mil...