Centre plans Lok Sabha expansion to 850 seats, women’s quota from 2029India's electoral map is set for a major change. The Lok Sabha could have up to 850 seats. Parliament and state assemblies may see a 50% in...
15 Apr, 2026, 09.19 PM IST
CWC flags Pakistan ‘rehabilitation’, backs ceasefireThe Congress Working Committee has welcomed a ceasefire in West Asia. It criticized the Modi government's approach to the conflict. The par...
11 Apr, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
NDA 3.0: A year of caste counts, Operation Sindoor, state wins & the Waqf shake-upThe third term of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government began on June 9, 2024, with the BJP dependent on allies for the first time. In the p...
18 Jun, 2025, 12.26 AM IST
PM Modi made 'desperate U-turn' on caste census: CongressThe Congress party accuses Prime Minister Modi of a sudden reversal on the caste census issue, highlighting past statements and government ...
04 May, 2025, 01.00 PM IST
Act with firmness, teach Pakistan a lesson: Congress urges Modi governmentThe Congress Working Committee has pressed the Modi government to respond decisively to Pakistan following the Pahalgam massacre, urging a ...
02 May, 2025, 11.58 PM IST
In Rajya Sabha, Kharge demands caste count without delayMallikarjun Kharge has demanded an immediate census, including a caste-based headcount, highlighting its importance for policy formulation ...
02 Apr, 2025, 12.20 AM IST
Pak elections delayed as ECP decides to conduct fresh delimitation of ConstituenciesThe Pakistan government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached a long-awaited staff-level agreement on June 29 to inject a USD 3...
17 Aug, 2023, 09.54 PM IST
PM Shehbaz Sharif likely to step down on Wednesday; makes farewell visit to Pak Army HQThe prime minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, is expected to leave office on 8 August, as the country's National Assembly is dissolved ah...
08 Aug, 2023, 07.38 PM IST
Pakistan: PM Shehbaz announces dissolution of National Assembly on Aug 9On August 9, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will send formal advice to the President for the dissolution of the National Assembly. According...
04 Aug, 2023, 07.43 AM IST
Pak elections to be held according to digital census conducted earlier this year: PM SharifPakistan's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, has said that the upcoming general election will be based on the impartial, countrywide digital ...
02 Aug, 2023, 12.48 PM IST
Pak court gives bail to man accused of kidnapping Hindu girl in PeshawarThe accused, Obaidur Rahman, in his early 20s, had moved the Peshawar High Court after rejection of his bail application by the lower-civil...
14 Jan, 2022, 04.43 PM IST
Arunachal Pradesh plans census; Chakmas and Hajongs cry racial profilingThe Chakmas are an ethnic group who came to northeastern India from former East Pakistan in the 1960s. The Chakma Development Foundation of...
03 Dec, 2021, 08.29 AM IST
Pakistan army contacts Indian army over safety of census workersThe Pakistan army said that the Indian army has been approached to inform about the movement of civil and military enumerators to civil pop...
26 Apr, 2017, 01.20 PM IST
Pakistan Army to deploy 200,000 troops for censusThe population data will be used for delimitation of the constituencies of the national and provincial assemblies, a requirement under the ...
27 Jan, 2017, 10.51 PM IST
Indo-Pak tensions holding up Pakistan's 1st census in 17 years: DawnThePBS has not been able to come up with a concrete time frame for conducting the long- awaited sixth population and housing census in the ...
27 Nov, 2016, 05.32 PM IST
Pakistan to conduct general census next yearThe preliminary results of the census could be compiled by June, 2016 while activities like the district-wise data reports would be compile...
30 Apr, 2015, 01.24 PM IST
- Govt admits differences over caste-based census
Government admitted there were differing views on the issue in the Cabinet.
05 May, 2010, 07.12 PM IST