The first phase of India’s Census 2027, formally the House Listing and Housing Operations, was launched on Thursday by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow under the theme “Hamari Janaganana, Hamara Vikas” (Our Census, Our Development), even as the Centre reported that over 92 lakh households across 23 States and Union Territories had…
The Rajasthan High Court’s April 2026 ruling, based on the report of a commission of advocates and civil society members constituted in March 2025, has declared social boycotts and diktats issued by caste panchayats (khap panchayats) unconstitutional, holding them to be in violation of fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 15, 19, and 21 of…
A study published in PLOS Global Public Health by researchers from the Indian Institute of Science, the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (part of TATA Institute of Fundamental Research), and the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society has provided important evidence-based insights into the role of wastewater epidemiology as a public health surveillance tool. The…
The first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, launched on the night of May 6-7, 2025, in response to the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians including 25 tourists, has prompted a comprehensive official stocktaking of India’s counter-terrorism doctrine, military capabilities, and diplomatic achievements. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tribute to the armed forces was accompanied by…
The India-European Union Free Trade Agreement, whose negotiations were concluded in January 2026, has been described by the EU’s Ambassador to India, Hervé Delphin, as the “mother of all deals” — a characterisation that captures both the extraordinary scale of the agreement and the weight of expectation it carries. Speaking at an event organised by…
The political situation in Tamil Nadu following the 2026 Assembly elections has ignited one of the most consequential constitutional debates in recent Indian political history. The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-politician C. Joseph Vijay, emerged as the single largest party in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly with 108 seats, yet the Governor Rajendra…