FEATURE STORY
The Union government on Monday deferred the census operations in Manipur, considering the demand by civil society organisations for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) before conducting the exercise, an official statement said. The development came a day before house listing of the census exercise is scheduled to begin in the state from September 1.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari Saturday announced that internal procedures are underway to refund ticket money to roughly 33,000 spectators who attended the Lionel Messi event in Kolkata last year.
Sonal Dinusha continued his excellent run of form to score his third century of the series and help Sri Lanka draw the second Test against India on the fifth and final day here on Thursday.
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge have intensified their demand for a comprehensive and accurate caste census, questioning the format currently proposed by the Centre. The two senior leaders have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the existing questionnaire and introduce a revised format after wider consultations with political parties, experts and the public.
Argentina superstar Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international soccer on Monday, ending 21 years of national-team duty that were capped by winning the World Cup in 2022 to secure his place in the pantheon of the game’s greatest ever players.