First population count since 2011: Union Govt issues Gazette notification for Census 2027
The Centre on Monday officially kickstarted ‘Census 2027’ by issuing a notification for conducting the exercise after a gap of 16 years along with caste enumeration for the first time in independent India. Read more
Air India mishap: More clarity on reason behind crash likely as second black box recovered
With the recovery of the second black box Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), investigators probing the Ahmedabad air crash are inching towards getting more clarity on what led to the June 12 incident involving Air India's Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, officials said. Read more
Iran mulls bill to quit Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that the Iranian parliament is preparing a bill to leave the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), adding that Tehran remains opposed to developing of weapons of mass destruction. Read more
Rapido rider booked for slapping woman who questioned rash riding in Bengaluru
The Jayanagar police in southern Bengaluru registered a First Information Report (FIR) on a Rapido bike-taxi rider after a video went viral showing him slapping a woman who questioned his way of riding, police officials said. Read more
India to have census in 2027 but what 2011 data tells us
The 2011 census, seventh since independence and 15th since 1872, was a huge administrative exercise, which covered more than 1.2 billion people across the country. Read more
Collector had declared Indrayani river bridge as dangerous; locals put up warning boards: Fadnavis
A day after the dilapidated Kundamala bridge over the Indrayani River in the Maval tehsil of Pune district collapsed claiming four lives and injuring 51 others, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that the structure was declared “dangerous” by the district collector. Read more
From 129 million to 75 million: What’s behind India’s poverty recount
India has the largest number of poor in the world. While we may be competing with Japan and Germany to become the third-largest GDP, there is no competition at all in the poverty sweepstakes. Read more
We both think 'this is not an era of war': PM Modi after talks with Cyprus Prez
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides "expressed concern" over the conflicts going on in West Asia and Europe, and they both consider that "this is not an era of war". Read more
'Yeh jo kiraye ke tattu hain': Union minster Hardeep Puri slams pro-Khalistan protestors
Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday dismissed the recent pro-Khalistani protests in Canada ahead of the G7 Summit, calling the demonstrators hired stooges who should not be taken seriously. Read more
Brad Pitt proposes condition to work with Tom Cruise: Only when he does something on the ground
Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt says he is open to collaborate with his "Interview with the Vampire" co-star Tom Cruise, but on a condition that he won't have to "hang up from aeroplane". Read more