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If a state wishes to stabilise its population, it could start with focusing its political energy on improving female literacy and other. Representational Image (Representational image: PTI)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Stabilising population by coercion can never...

There has been a continuous fertility decline among most states in India over the years

15 July 2021 9:08 AM IST

People crowd a market after further ease in COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, in Patna. (Representational Photo:PTI)

States/UTs told to enforce rules, check crowds' surge

At present the R-factor in India is just 0.88, but it is showing indications of rising fast

15 July 2021 12:37 AM IST

The Supreme Court early this month issued a notice to the Centre on the use of Section 66A of the IT Act and said that it was shocking that the judgment striking down the law has not been implemented even now. (AA file photo)

MHA asks states to order cops not to register cases under scrapped...

Recently, the SC had said that it was shocking that the judgment striking down the law has not been implemented even now

14 July 2021 11:57 PM IST

Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc., has announced agreements to pay publishers in Australia (AP)

Google Meet to cap group video calls at 60 minutes for free users

Google then extended the deadline to March 31 but has not extended the deadline this time

14 July 2021 5:20 PM IST

Tax authorities raids Chinese entities for money laundering. (PTI Photo)

7th Pay Commission: Govt restores DA for employees; raises it 28%...

The increase in the DA and DR will impose an additional annual burden of Rs 34,401 crore on the exchequer

14 July 2021 4:45 PM IST

Justice Prateek Jalan ordered CBSE to consider as representation a petition by Deepa Joseph, mother of a Class 10 student studying in a CBSE affiliated school here, who had paid Rs 2,100 as examination fee. (PTI Photo)

HC directs CBSE to decide within 8 weeks if it will refund exam fees...

CBSE's decision would be open to challenge if Joseph is not satisfied, the court clarified as it disposed of the...

14 July 2021 3:53 PM IST

An all-party meeting is a customary procedure before the beginning of every session of Parliament to ensure its smooth functioning. (Photo: AFP/file)

All-party meeting to be held on July 18 ahead of Monsoon session of...

The government also has a series of legislations on its agenda in the Parliament session which will conclude on August...

14 July 2021 11:58 AM IST

Maharashtra adds to covid cases in Karnataka. (PTI Photo)

India records 38,792 fresh Covid cases, 624 deaths

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20 lakh-mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50...

14 July 2021 10:52 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, are in touch with Sachin Pilot and are trying to placate him. (PTI Photo)

Gandhis, Prashant Kishor meet over Punjab, LS polls

The meeting assumes significance as the Congress is all set to announce a major decision on its Punjab crisis

14 July 2021 7:06 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the interaction with Chief Ministers of North Eastern states on Covid-19 situation via video conferencing, in New Delhi, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Modi cautions on possible third wave of Covid-19

India on Tuesday recorded 32,906 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 2,020 deaths

14 July 2021 12:40 AM IST

England beat Denmark in the semi-finals of the European Football Cup and will now play Italy in the final on Sunday. (Representational Image: AFP)

AA Edit | Soccer's race hurdle

Poetry in motion, which flowing soccer is, may have come like a balm when the coronavirus pandemic raged in many parts...

14 July 2021 12:40 AM IST

UP CM Yogi Adityanath. (PTI)

AA Edit | Pushing two-child policy: Can it ramp up growth?

According to the last population census (2011), the rate of growth of population among Muslims was higher than the...

14 July 2021 12:30 AM IST