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World Population Day: India expected to surpass China as most populous country in 2023, says UN report

July 11, 2022 7:05 pm

The World Population Prospects 2022 was released on Monday. A soft launch of the edition was held at the International Institute for Population Sciences in Mumbai.

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89.6% of deaths in slums due to respiratory diseases, reveals IIPS survey

August 07, 2015 1:33 am

The total number of households covered in the survey was 1,452 and the findings represent the overall situation of slum conditions in Mumbai, says the paper.

Changing demography: Is India's baby boom going bust?

September 12, 2013 1:53 am

Latest census figures show drastic fall in the proportion of children in the country's population.

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C Raja Mohan writes: MAGA agenda is now America’s global strategy

Updated: December 10, 2025 06:41 IST

The NSS is notably harsh on US allies in Europe. It castigates Europe’s liberal polities and astonishingly promises to support right-wing movements seeking to overturn the continent’s current political order

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Row erupts in Bengal after video of non-veg patty vendor’s assault near Gita event goes viral

December 10, 2025 06:39 IST

The incident triggered a political debate, with TMC and other Opposition parties accusing the BJP and its affiliated organisations of trying to dictate the food habits of Bengalis

Election Commission, ECI issues show cause notices to ERO, AERO, SIR of electoral roll, nationwide SIR, Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Assembly elections, Assembly polls, nationwide Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, nationwide SIR of of electoral rolls, Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, SIR of of electoral rolls, Election Commission, Election Commission of India, Indian express news, current affairs

ECI issues show cause notices to ERO, AERO, 2 BLOs over violations during SIR exercise in Bengal

December 10, 2025 06:37 IST

If ECI finds sufficient proof of forgery of documents or any other fraudulent activities, they can be jailed for 11 years

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‘Don’t need Delhi’s charity, we’ll run own scheme’: Mamata slams Centre on MGNREGA

December 10, 2025 06:35 IST

Chief minister tears up MGNREGA letter, calls it a ‘valueless’ piece of paper

After 3 years, Centre resumes MGNREGA in Bengal, but with ‘special conditions’

Updated: December 10, 2025 06:34 IST

On October 27, the top court had dismissed the Centre’s Special Leave Petition challenging the HC’s June 18 order directing implementation of the MGNREGS in Bengal prospectively from August 1, 2025 and leaving it on the Centre to impose “special conditions”.