The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the upcoming Census 2027 exercise will take place in two stages, beginning with house listing and housing data collection in 2026.
The Census will be conducted in two phases: Phase I - House Listing and Housing Census, scheduled from April to September 2026, and Phase II - Population Enumeration, set for February 2027.
The number of arrests and convictions made under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) has seen a steady and significant rise over the past five years, with 2023 recording the highest figures, a Home Ministry data shared with the Lok Sabha mentions.
Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Monday lashed out at the Opposition over their dissent on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, accusing them of supporting illegal immigrants "under a policy of appeasement."
He expressed confidence in winning more seats than the prediction, noting the evident influence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's name and work, as well as Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's wave of good governance.
Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Friday said that the high voter turnout of 64.66 per cent in the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections is a sign of support for the NDA.
"All of us should celebrate the festival of democracy with great enthusiasm. Today, voting for the first phase of Bihar Election is taking place. We urge all voters to vote and celebrate this 'Loktantra Ka Mahaparv'," the Union Minister told press persons after casting his vote.
"People do not want jungle raj. They (Mahagathbandhan) will be wiped out in the elections. Tejashwi had seen similar dreams in 2020, it was between November 7 -10 in 2020, but it wasn't completed... Tejashwi Yadav is losing from the Raghopur seat, so the question of him becoming the CM do
nion Minister Nityanand Rai on Tuesday took a swipe at RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, calling him the "hero of Jungle Raj," and said that the people of Bihar have rejected his son Tejashwi Yadav, his family, and his party, adding that those who believe in Jungle Raj can never become Chief M
"My statement was that Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar work for everyone, be they Hindus or Muslims or Dalits or Backwards or Extremely Backwards. So, if we work for everyone, during elections, we expect to get votes from all communities. We get votes from all communities but wherever the