A parliamentary panel has called for “intercensal surveys” -- surveys between two successive censuses -- in India considering that cities and urban settlements undergo major changes in 10 years, and has also recommended review of the criteria for notifying “census towns” to make it more gender inclusive. At present, to qualify an urban area to be a census town, 75% male main working population must engage in non-agricultural activities. As per Census Commissioner of India, t

Amid ongoing efforts by both India and Azerbaijan for a reset in ties, external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov agreed to expand cooperation in energy, trade, investment and connectivity in a "very productive" meeting in Baku.Jaishankar's visit to Azerbaijan was the first by an Indian foreign minister in the past 8 years and built upon the diplomatic goodwill created by PM Narendra Modi's meeting with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on the

The Sharks finally won in regulation, and they needed their goalie to do it. San Jose beat the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Thursday night at Canadian Tire Centre, earning its first regulation win of the season in the team's 11th game. Each of the Sharks' first five victories had come in overtime or a shootout. Yaroslav Askarov stopped 41 of 43 shots, a career high, topping the 39 he made in a December 2024 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. Initially, he was credited with 40 saves but