Siddaramaiah set to quit, DK Shivakumar poised to take over as Karnataka CMChief Minister Siddaramaiah will resign on Thursday. His close aide confirmed the decision. Celebrations have begun in the D K Shivakumar c...
27 May, 2026, 11.43 PM IST
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah seeks Governor's appointment, might make way for ShivakumarKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is reportedly preparing to step down. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is widely expected to take ...
27 May, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
Election Commission to conduct special electoral roll revision in Maharashtra for 9.86 crore votersThe Election Commission of India will conduct a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Maharashtra. This exercise will involve Bo...
14 May, 2026, 04.07 PM IST
EC rolls out SIR Phase III across India except J&K, Ladakh & Himachal PradeshThe Election Commission of India has launched Phase III of its Special Intensive Revision exercise. This initiative will update electoral r...
14 May, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
West Bengal to transfer BSF land for border fencing within 45 days: CM Suvendu AdhikariThe West Bengal government is transferring land to the BSF for border fencing. The Ayushman Bharat scheme and Census process are starting i...
11 May, 2026, 02.21 PM 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
Census 2027 rollout in 11 states from Wednesday: Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar NarayanIndia's Census 2027 begins April 1, rolling out in 11 states. This census will be fully digital for the first time. Phase one focuses on ho...
31 Mar, 2026, 12.03 AM IST
Caste details to be captured in Census 2027 household phaseCensus 2027 will gather caste information during the household listing in February. Individuals not falling into SC or ST categories can sp...
23 Jan, 2026, 11.33 PM IST
Census 2027 rules on self-enumeration and others notifiedNew rules for Census 2027 are out. Online self-enumeration will be an option. State governments will appoint census officers. Caste enumera...
24 Dec, 2025, 12.06 AM IST
Census 2027: Cabinet clears Rs 11,718 crore budget, two-phase exercise from 2026The Union Cabinet has greenlit a substantial Rs 11,718 crore budget for Census 2027. This crucial decennial exercise will unfold in two pha...
12 Dec, 2025, 06.20 PM IST
Registrar General of India asks states to appoint census functionaries by January 15, 2026India's census functionaries must be appointed by January 15, 2026, as directed by the Registrar General. Approximately 30 lakh field staff...
09 Dec, 2025, 08.28 AM IST
Census office in process of finalising questionnaireThe government is preparing for the upcoming digital census. The Registrar General and Census Commissioner are finalizing the questionnaire...
03 Dec, 2025, 12.51 AM IST
Dr. Puneet Kumar Goel appointed as new Chief Secretary of ManipurDr. Puneet Kumar Goel, a 1991-batch IAS officer, has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Manipur, succeeding Prashant Kumar Singh....
16 Jul, 2025, 09.53 PM IST
Centre extends tenure of Registrar General, appoints new Special Secretary for internal securityThe Central government has extended the tenure of Registrar General and Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar Narayan until August 4, 2026, a...
16 Oct, 2024, 10.06 AM IST
Amit Singh Negi appointed additional secretary in PMO, Samir Ashwin Vakil to be SFIO directorIn a significant bureaucratic reshuffle by the Indian government, senior IAS officer Amit Singh Negi from the Uttarakhand cadre was appoint...
07 Aug, 2024, 12.14 PM IST
Refusing Census work can get state govt staff 3 years’ jailState government and local bodies’ staff tasked with aiding the Census Commissioner and Registrar General of Citizen Registration, in condu...
04 Jan, 2020, 01.48 PM IST
Sailesh appointed new Registrar General, Census CommissionerSailesh, a 1985 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, is presently Additional Secretary in Home Ministry. He has been appointed in pl...
07 Jan, 2016, 10.41 PM IST