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Big fight: Supporters of Trinamool Congress during a public meeting for the Lok Sabha election in Kolkata on Thursday | Photo Credit: Swapan Mahapatra An indicator-based analysis for the poll-bound West Bengal reveals that the State lags in several economic and social indicators. While it shows strength in select indicators such as immunisation and elementary … Read more

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos The BJP’s push for an immediate delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies has triggered almost reflexive opposition from the Congress, while other opposition parties are more guarded in their responses. The government has not revealed its exact proposals, but party representatives who met with government interlocutors have come away … Read more

Various political parties in Tamil Nadu have made a slew of promises for the upcoming Assembly elections. | Photo Credit: RAGU R Tamil Nadu is going to polls on April 23 and political parties have made a slew of promises, many of them having women and education at their centre. At this point, an indicator-based … Read more

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Poll Prep: Officials check their EVMs and other election materials as they depart for their respective polling stations on the eve of Assam Assembly Election, in Guwahati on April 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI With Assam set to vote on April 9, for its 126-member Assembly, in a contest between the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and … Read more

College expansion has not been matched by a commensurate expansion in teaching capacity. | Photo Credit: lakshmiprasad S While India’s higher education sector has expanded rapidly in recent decades, with many new institutions and more students enrolled than ever before, has this expansion truly translated into equitable access alongside adequate capacity for delivering quality education? … Read more

Poll Prep: Officials check their EVMs and other election materials as they depart for their respective polling stations on the eve of Assam Assembly Election, in Guwahati on April 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI With Assam set to vote on April 9, for its 126-member Assembly, in a contest between the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and … Read more

Political party symbols are displayed for sale at a shop in Palakkad on Sunday, as campaigning for the Assembly elections enters its final phase. | Photo Credit: K K Mustafah Kerala is set to hold its Legislative Assembly elections on April 9, and the results will be announced on May 3. The stage is set … Read more

(1) Commercial LPG prices hiked Commercial LPG prices (19kg cylinders) were hiked on April 1, amidst an increase in international crude oil prices due to the Iran-U.S. war in West Asia. State-owned oil marketing companies Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation revised refill costs by more than ₹200 in most cities. The … Read more