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Chennai, April 11 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has strongly criticised the Centre over the women's reservation issue and accused it of trying to use it as a "weapon" to tackle the opposition before undertaking the delimitation exercise based on population."The Union government is not...

Dehradun, April 10 The first phase of the 'Census 2027' formally began in Uttarakhand on Friday with Governor Lt Gen (retd) Gurmit Singh and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami registering their details digitally through the 'self-enumeration' facility.Under the program, house listing and house...

New Delhi, April 10 Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday criticized Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over his comments on the amendment to women's reservation, saying that women's reservation is not about political credit; it is about dignity, representation, and the rightful...

Panaji, April 10 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday that women are excelling in various sectors, including business, education, and science, and their participation in policymaking and lawmaking must grow accordingly.Addressing the concluding session of the Commonwealth Parliamentary...

April 10, New Delhi: More than 5.72 lakh households have availed the Self-Enumeration facility under the 2027 Census, reflecting increasing participation in the digital initiative.The online facility, part of Phase 1 covering house listing and housing census, is currently being implemented in...

New Delhi, April 10 BJP national president Nitin Nabina held a meeting here on Friday with the party's state unit presidents and other key office bearers to discuss a plan for public outreach regarding the proposed amendments to the Women's Reservation Act.The meeting took place ahead of the...

Jammu, April 10: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo stated today that the 2027 Census is not just a counting exercise but a "National Digital Transformation Mission" that will lay the foundation for a developed India and data-driven governance.Speaking at the Census 2027 Summit at Abhinav Theatre...

New Delhi, April 10 The CPI(M) said on Friday that the Centre should hold wider consultations on the proposed legislation for women's reservation in legislative bodies and the related delimitation exercise, which will increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816, with 273 reserved for women...

The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking a directive to the Centre to halt the caste census. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, dismissed the petition, which also sought a directive for the Centre to formulate policies to...

New Delhi, April 10 The Congress on Friday alleged that the Modi government's "U-turn" on the implementation of the women's reservation law is aimed at covering up his “monumental failures” in governance and "severe setbacks" to foreign policy.The opposition party claimed that the PM owes an...

In Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo inaugurated a summit on the upcoming 2027 Census exercise at Abhinav Theatre in Jammu today. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that, speaking at the event, the Chief Secretary stated that the 2027 Census exercise is a significant national...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to stop the caste census, and criticized the petitioner for the language used in the public interest litigation (PIL)."You have used inappropriate language in your petition. Who wrote this...

New Delhi, April 10 The Congress on Friday alleged that the Modi government's "U-turn" on the implementation of the women's reservation law is aimed at covering up his "monumental failures" in governance and "severe setbacks" to foreign policy.The opposition party claimed that the PM owes an...

New Delhi, April 10 More than 5.72 lakh households have availed the self-enumeration facility so far during the first phase of the 2027 Census, the Registrar General of India (RGI) said on Friday.This reflects the growing participation in the Census's digital initiative, it said."By choosing...

Bhopal, April 9 The Madhya Pradesh government effected a major administrative reshuffle on Thursday, transferring 26 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, including collectors of 14 districts.Bhopal Collector Kaushalendra Vikram Singh has been appointed as Secretary to the Chief...

On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the proposed amendments to the Women's Reservation Act are not just a legislative exercise, but a reflection of the aspirations of crores of women across India, urging all MPs to come together to support this significant move.In a signed...

Hyderabad, April 9 Bharati Hollikeri, Director of Census Operations in Telangana, said on Thursday that the 2027 Census will be conducted in a digital mode, in contrast to the paper-based exercise conducted until 2011.The first phase of the exercise, involving house listing and housing census...

Mumbai, April 8 Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday demanded that people who converted to Buddhism from the Scheduled Castes in Maharashtra be recorded as "Buddhist" in religion during the ongoing Census exercise, but their caste should continue to be listed under the SC category."This...

Lucknow, April 8 Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary S P Goyal reviewed preparations for the first phase of the 2027 Census on Wednesday and directed officials to complete key groundwork, including a digital database of enumerators, by April 10.The review meeting, held via video conferencing with...

Aizawl, April 7 Mizoram Governor Vijay Kumar Singh completed his self-enumeration for the census at Lok Bhavan here on Tuesday, officials said.Singh hailed the country's first digital census as a "landmark initiative" for the nation.He urged all census officials in the state to make every...