Census 2027 commences in 8 states and UTs, 55,000 avail self-enumeration facility

New Delhi, 1/4: Census 2027, considered the world’s largest such exercise, kickstarted on Wednesday with around 55,000 people availing the first-ever digital self enumeration facility. This is India’s first ever digital data capture and self-enumeration during census. The phase 1 of the Census — Houselisting and Housing Census — started with the enumeration of President…

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Kharge attacks Modi over absence from all-party meet on West Asia; Rijiju hits back

New Delhi, 1/4: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday witnessed sharp exchanges between Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju. The Congress leader criticised the government over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s absence from the all-party meeting on the West Asia conflict, and Rijiju accused the Opposition of playing politics on the issue.

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Iran wants ceasefire but will consider only if Strait of Hormuz opens, will keep blasting them till then: Donald Trump

Washington DC, 1/4: US President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran’s ‘new regime’ president wants a ceasefire ahead amid the ongoing war. Trump wrote the same on his Truth Social website. He also said that the ceasefire would only happen when the Strait of Hormuz is ‘open, free, clear’. “Until then, we are blasting Iran…

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KitKat says missing chocolates not an ‘April Fool’s joke, creates tracker to find it

Washington DC, 1/4: Just days after a huge shipment of KitKat went missing in Europe, the brand released a statement on Wednesday clarifying that this incident wasn’t part of an April fool’s joke. Moreover, they also created a Stolen KitKat tracker for consumers, so they can check if their chocolate bar is missing or not….

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British PM Keir Starmer defends NATO as Trump says United States to pull out of defence pact

London, 1/4: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ⁠Wednesday vowed to act in ‌the UK’s best interest amid the ongoing West Asia crisis, despite the pressure on him and the leaders of other NATO nations. Starmer’s remarks come amid about ⁠Donald Trump saying he was strongly considering ⁠pulling ‌the United States out ‌of NATO. Addressing a…

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‘Govt ensuring West Asia conflict impact does not affect families and farmers’: PM Modi

New Delhi, 1/4: India is tackling challenges coming from the ongoing West Asia conflict, while ensuring that the country is taking all necessary steps to safeguard its citizens, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. He was addressing a gathering at the inauguration of the Noida International Airport in Jewar. “Conflict has been ongoing in…

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Most parts of India likely to witness thunderstorm, cloudiness in April: IMD

New Delhi, 31/3: Most parts of India are likely to witness widespread thunderstorm and cloudiness in April because of which night temperature will stay above normal for the better part of the month, India Meteorological Department said here on Tuesday. In the first three months of summer between April and June, heatwaves are generally expected…

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Go to Hormuz and just take it’: Trump tells UK, other countries to get their own oil

Washington DC, 31/3: President Donald Trump on Tuesday told the countries that did ⁠not help in the US-Israeli strikes on Iran ⁠to either buy American oil or go to ​the Strait of Hormuz and “just TAKE it.” Trump specifically mentioned Britain and France as unhelpful in the month-long war in a post on Truth Social….

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IndiGo appoints William Walsh as new CEO

New Delhi, 31/3: IndiGo on Tuesday appointed William Walsh, the Director General of International Air Transport Association (IATA), as its new CEO subject to regulatory approvals, three weeks after Pieter Elbers quit following the airline’s service went into a tailspin last December following mismanagement. The decision was taken by the Board of InterGlobe Aviation Limited,…

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