As institutions strain and society polarizes, urgent questions arise: Is India still on course as a democracy—or drifting at a critical crossroads of governance and identity?
Survey by LocalCircles collected over 43,000 responses from 348 districts. Sixty-one percent of the respondents were men while the remaining 39 percent were women.
In 2022-23, the number of refugee claims by Indians was 172 before it shot up 579 percent to reach 1,168 claims in 2023-24. In 2024-25, there have been 453 claims so far.
From October 2023 to September 2024, over 60,000 Indians were detected trying to cross northern & southern US borders illegally, whereas close to 30,000 attempted to overstay visas.
India saw a rise in migrants from Nepal and China between 1990 and 2020 while there was a decline in migrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh, Pew's UN and Census data analysis shows.
The tragic fire incident took place Wednesday in Kuwait's Mangaf. Kuwaiti authorities are investigating the cause of fire and provide support to affected families.
Singh met 6 injured Indians at Jaber Hospital. Around 40 Indians have reportedly succumbed and over 50 are injured in the tragic fire incident at Mangaf’s labour housing facility.
US Border Patrol agents arrested the four, including a woman, on 12 March. The men left the woman who became immobile due to an injury and were caught shortly after a foot pursuit.
US-based think tank found that 67% of Indians polled supported autocratic rule, while 72% supported military rule. Support for representative democracy too declined in India.
ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.
Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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