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The questionnaire for the population enumeration phase of the 2027 Census comprises 40 questions and seek details such as nationality, number of bank accounts and mobile, Aadhaar and voter ID numbers, if available, raising concerns over its potential digression from the purpose of collecting data for policy and planning

Congress leader has questioned India Inc.’s ‘silence’ over the leadership battle at Tata Sons, saying the conglomerate is being ‘criminally destroyed’; Finance Minister hit back, saying Mr. Gandhi is seeing ‘ghosts everywhere’

According to the National Accounts Statistics, the manufacturing sector’s GVA is ₹38.6 lakh crore in 2023-24 at current prices.; however, an ‘Alternative Estimate’ using data from the Annual Survey of Industries and Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises gives a lower figure, prompting a closer look at the official estimate

IT Minister invites editors and media professionals to engage in open dialogue with government to discuss concerns surrounding the law

P. Satheesh, who was recently named an accused in the case pertaining to a Kerala State Planning Board examination, was apprehended from his home in Kozhikode to record the first arrest in the case

Sources said that the event will be held in the presence of Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay. Tamil Nadu Minister for Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce S. Keerthana will visit Germany in the first week of November

NPPA releases revised MRPs for 543 brands of anti-cancer medicines with the new prices effective from November 9; Jan Swasthya Abhiyan India (JSA India) says controlling trade margins alone is insufficient as life-saving cancer treatment must be affordable based on medical need, not a patient’s ability to pay

Speakers at the inaugural of a CII conference on advanced manufacturing said this underscoring the need for India to move beyond manufacturing scale

V.K. Sreekandan, MP, has attributed the increasing health problems in Attappady to conditions such as sickle cell disease and anaemia, gaps in nutrition programmes and shortcomings in emergency medical services