In February 2021, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated ₹37.69 billion (US$500 million) for the census in the 2021 Union budget of India. It has been delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India with preliminary results expected in 2023–24. The recent population of India in the year of 2012 is 1.22 billion or 1,220,200,000 if viewed […]
National Affairs
Kerala High Court asked (March 17) organisations associated with the film industry to take steps to constitute a joint committee to deal with cases of sexual harassment of women, in line with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act of 2013. This is a timely intervention as […]
Rest of India is mourning the loss of alternative space, while the supporters of the BJP, the winning party, are reveling in joy taking the results of assembly election in five states as a good omen for 2024 Lok Sabha election. The loss of alternative space is not sudden and […]
The BJP won 255 of the 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh, with the Samajwadi Party, its main challenger, a distant second with 111 seats, election results show. The BJP’s consecutive win in Uttar Pradesh is a record – no party has won two elections in a row in nearly […]
International Affairs
After days of uncertainty in Niger, the commander of the country’s presidential guard claimed the leadership of Niger, a West African country. A military coup ousted the elected government of Niger led by democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum on July 29. 2023. The mutinous soldiers cited the precarious security situation […]
Sudan is witnessing street fight and violence between its army and a prominent paramilitary force, compelling people to remain indoors with little supply of essential items including gas and food. Sudan woke up to heavy clashes between the army and a powerful paramilitary force known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on […]
The latest general elections in Nepal elected the current Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 25 December 2022. Pre and post election dynamics saw making and unmaking of ideologically untenable coalitions among political parties of Nepal which had different ideologies. The election of Prime Minister passed through several twists and turns, which […]
How did it begin? Although the protest in Iran against mandatory Hizab for women became a matter of global attention after custodial death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022, the movement has a history behind it. The current spate of women protest in Iran began on 16 September after the […]