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A person’s hands tightly grasp the vertical, weathered metal bars of a rusty prison door or window, emphasizing feelings of confinement and despair in a stark, dimly lit setting. | Photo Credit: Hari Sucahyo While the latest Prison Statistics report released by the National Crime Records Bureau show that the occupancy rate in Indian jails … Read more

The Government RSRM Lying in Hospital in Royapuram has been catering to a large section of pregnant women in and around north Chennai for several years | Photo Credit: RAGU R That women outlive men is a long-established fact that the data on Life Expectancy (LE) at birth have repeatedly shown. However, the healthy-life advantage … Read more

The findings reflect steady gains in maternal and child health, nutrition, women’s empowerment and access to essential services |Image used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Use of hygienic methods of menstrual protection among women aged 15-24 years increased from 77.6 per cent in 2019-21 to 79.2 per cent in 2023-24, according … Read more

The latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) data has revealed a worrying trend in child nutrition, with a substantial proportion of children aged 6-23 months still not getting an adequate diet despite some improvement witnessed over the previous years. According to the data, the proportion of children in the 6-23-month age group receiving an adequate … Read more

Cardiovascular diseases alone accounted for 32.1% of all deaths in 2022-2024 | Photo Credit: manassanant pamai India’s youth mortality profile is shifting with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) being the cause of 60% of all deaths in the 2022-2024 reporting period, according to the Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2024, released this month. This was an … Read more

Women waiting in a queue to cast their votes for the panchayat elections, in Mandi on Tuesday. ANI ANI | Photo Credit: ANI May 1, celebrated globally as International Workers’ Day, traditionally turns attention to wages, rights, and working conditions. Yet, an equally important dimension often goes unnoticed — how India’s workforce participates in politics. … Read more

Lightning streaks across the sky over Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh | Photo Credit: KR DEEPAK Lightning has emerged as the most lethal natural hazard in India, with the number of fatalities rising consistently over the years. A review of reports published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed that the country reported a total of … Read more

(1) Fuel prices hiked twice over last week Over the last week, fuel prices were hiked twice: on May 19 and May 23. This was also the third time the prices were hiked in a span of eight days. On May 23, the prices were hiked by an average of 90 paise per litre across … Read more

In rural areas, women participate at 34.6%, which is modest compared with men, yet reflective of their engagement in agriculture and household-related work. | Photo Credit: DANIELRAO The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2025, released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoS&PI) for January-December 2025, marks a significant methodological milestone. For the first … Read more

Infant Mortality Rate is described as one of the most important indicators of the overall health status of a region. The image is used for representative purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images An infant born in Telangana in 2024 had a significantly better chance of surviving first year than the average child born in … Read more

Rajkot: Polling officials collect electoral material from a distribution centre, ahead of the local body elections, in Rajkot, Gujarat, Saturday, April 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: – In April 2026, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept Gujarat’s local body elections across 9,986 seats spanning four administrative tiers: Municipal Corporations (MCs), Nagarpalikas (NPs), District Panchayats (DPs), … Read more

Story so far: “As BJP won today, let us talk about Badlav (change) and not Badla (revenge). Let us end this endless cycle of violence once and for all,” urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to BJP workers on May 4, 2026, after his party swept the West Bengal elections winning 207 of the 294 Assembly seats. However, his plea fell on deaf ears as 64 incidents … Read more

Hyderabad: A man shields a child with an umbrella from the scorching heat during an afternoon heatwave, at Charminar, in Hyderabad, Telangana, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_12_2026_000126B) | Photo Credit: – Several parts of the country experienced many days of maximum heat, breaching 40 degrees Celsius last month. While this in itself is enough … Read more

(1) Prime Minister Modi pitches for austerity measures in the aftermath of West Asia tensions Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for widespread adoption of work-from-home policies, reduced gold buying and fuel consumption, more support for local products and local tourism in a speech in Hyderabad on May 11, 2026, as a way for the public … Read more

Policemen cast their votes ahead of 18th Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B The Election Commission (EC) allows postal ballots for certain sections of voters, including government employees who are on poll duty, those who are serving in the armed forces, elders aged 85 years or above and persons … Read more

India’s electoral participation has been rising across States, with the pattern being much broader than the recent trends in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Assam. Data shows that, over the past decade or so, voter turnout has increased in most States, with only a few exceptions, suggesting a sustained deepening of electoral engagement rather … Read more

President Donald Trump walks with China’s Vice President Han Zheng during a welcome ceremony Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. | Photo Credit: Mark Schiefelbein U.S. President Donald Trump commenced his highly anticipated three-day visit to China on May 13, amid the ongoing Israel-U.S. war with Iran, and a year after … Read more

India’s ability to ride the cresting wave of the demographic dividend, before it recedes, depends critically on the education and employment choices of its 367 million young people. While surveys track such outcomes regularly, little is known about how close outcomes are to initial goals. The State of Working India Report 2026 published by Azim … Read more

(1) TVK president C. Joseph Vijay sworn in as Chief Minister after hung assembly drama unfolds in Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu’s Assembly elections resulted in a hung assembly for the first time after actor-politician Vijay’s new party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) swept polls to win 108 seats in the 234-seat Assembly, and became the single … Read more