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More than three million Indian officials have begun the yearlong task of counting the country’s population. By Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 1 Apr 20261 Apr 2026 More than three million officials in India have begun the world’s largest national population count, in a yearlong process that could reshape welfare programmes and political…

Keeping up with the spirit of the April Fool’s day on Wednesday, a notice named ‘war lockdown notice’ is circulating on social media, only to prank people. The notice was in wide circulation on Wednesday, April 1. The notice, which seems legit and urgent till it’s not downloaded and opened, features a jester’s image with…

Hours after reports of a vessel carrying Iranian crude heading towards India, the ministry of ports, shipping and waterways said it did not know of any such development. Vadinar, where reports said the ship was headed, is home to the oil refinery of Russian oil giant Rosneft-backed Naraya Energy. (PTI/ Representational) Mukesh Mangal, additional secretary…

A journeyman Australian has emerged as an unlikely saviour of Indian football after the 32-year-old took just four minutes to score on his debut for the country and made a small piece of history. Perth-born Ryan Williams, whose mother is Anglo-Indian and his father English, pounced for the opening goal in India’s 2-1 win over…

A journeyman Australian has emerged as an unlikely saviour of Indian football after the 32-year-old took just four minutes to score on his debut for the country and made a small piece of history. Perth-born Ryan Williams, whose mother is Anglo-Indian and his father English, pounced for the opening goal in India’s 2-1 win over…

There is a moment near the end of Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut where a waltz plays over scenes of uneasy beauty. The piece is Shostakovich’s Waltz No. 2, composed in the mid-1950s for a Soviet film, later misattributed to a different suite entirely, and now among the most recognised orchestral pieces in the world…