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As Uttar Pradesh and three other poll-bound States — Uttarakhand, Goa and Punjab — prepare to launch the second phase of Census 2027 on December 1, field trainers are briefing about 34 lakh enumerators on 40 questions that will require longer, more sensitive interviews and digital data entry, including caste, religion, Aadhaar access and parents’ details

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Speaking at a press conference in October 30, Mr. Mundhe says that instead of destroying stale and expired food items properly, they are being “disposed of only on paper.” These goods are brought back after being repacked by some agents and then sold to citizens. In some cases, even the production dates are being manipulated

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The drug menace in Punjab has stayed at the centre of political and social attention over the past decade or more. With the killing of anti-drug crusader Parvinder Singh Jhota, public emotions are running high. Political parties are hoping to capitalise on this, with the Assembly election due in early 2027, finds Vikas Vasudeva

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