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Variations existed between skill categories, government and private schools and States. | Photo Credit: SRIRAM MA The closure of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the ability of rural schoolchildren to divide three-digit numbers and read a paragraph in their regional language. The latest data for 2024, published in the Annual Status of Education … Read more

President Donald Trump throws pens used to sign executive orders to the crowd during an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade eveny | Photo Credit: Matt Rourke Signing his first batch of executive orders following his return to the White House on January 20, 2025, Donald Trump announced the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization … Read more

Voters wait in queues to cast their votes for the Delhi Assembly elections, at Mustafabad constituency in New Delhi on Wednesday | Photo Credit: ANI In the 2025 Delhi Assembly Elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) retained its dominance in constituencies with a significant Muslim voter base but witnessed a substantial decline in its vote … Read more

A polling official carrying EVMs and other election materials arrives at a polling centre at Gole Market ahead of the Delhi Assembly poll In the 2025 Delhi Assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) secured 48.5% of the vote in seats that can be classified as “poorest”, the highest vote share for the party among … Read more

Voters get their identity checked outside the polling station in Kalkaji constituency area in New Delhi | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), after nearly a decade of governance in Delhi, has conceded defeat in the 2025 Delhi Assembly Elections. The party recorded a significant erosion of its vote share across … Read more

New Delhi, Feb 08 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters attend the celebration of the party’s win in the Delhi Assembly Election, in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI After over 26 years, the BJP has won the Delhi Assembly elections by winning 48 of the 70 seats on Saturday (February … Read more

Of every ₹100 that the Union government collects as tax, ₹10-11 is collected as cesses and surcharges, a trend unchanged since the pandemic year 2020-21. Also, the government spends ₹1-2 in collecting every ₹100 of tax; this is called the cost of collection. The amount collected as cesses and surcharges, along with the cost of … Read more

(1) BJP returns to power in Delhi after 26 years The BJP on Saturday (February 8, 2025) returned to power in Delhi after more than 26 years to sweep away the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party with a two-thirds majority on the back of a hyper localised campaign. Also read: Delhi govt formation LIVE Adding … Read more

Voters wait in queues to cast their vote for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, in Akola. | Photo Credit: ANI The surge in the number of electors during the recent Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Delhi is not unusually high, an analysis of Election Commission data shows. The spurt in electors in Maharashtra became a subject … Read more