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India has begun its long-delayed population census. Here’s why it matters?

India has begun its long-delayed population census. Here’s why it matters?

New Delhi (AP): India has begun the world’s largest national population count, which could reshape welfare programs and political representation across the country. The previous census in 2011 recorded a population of 1.21 billion. It’s now estimated to be more than 1.4 billion, making India the most populous nation. The new census had been planned for 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and logistical challenges. Counting more than 1.4 billion people The first phase of the count started Wednesday and will roll out around the country through September. The workers will spend about a month in each area

India raises jet fuel, commercial LPG prices as Mideast crisis drives global surge

New Delhi, April 1 (Reuters): Indian fuel retailers raised jet fuel and commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices on Wednesday, following a sharp spike in ​global prices due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. India, the world’s second-largest ‌LPG importer, is battling its worst gas crisis in decades, with the government cutting supplies for industries to shield households from cooking gas shortages. Domestic fuel retailers have raised prices of aviation ​turbine fuel by 8.6% to 104,927 rupees per kiloliter and commercial ​LPG by 10.4% to 2,078.50 rupees per 19-kilogram cylinder in New ⁠Delhi, the Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOC.NS), opens new

Donald Trump says the US could end the Iran war in two to three weeks

President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Washington. (Photo: AP)

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/CAIRO, April 1 (Reuters): President Donald Trump said the United States could end its military attacks on Iran within two to three weeks and ​Tehran did not have to make a deal as a prerequisite for the conflict to wind down. The remarks underscored the shifting and at times contradictory statements from Washington about how the ‌war, now in its fifth week, might end. “We’ll be leaving very soon,” Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday, saying the exit could take place “within two weeks, maybe two weeks, maybe three.” Asked if successful diplomacy with Iran was a prerequisite

Trump administration says its war in Iran has been ‘terminated’ before 60-day deadline

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2026 (AP) — The Trump administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would allow the White House to avoid the need to seek congressional approval. The statement furthers an argument laid out by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during testimony in the Senate earlier Thursday, when he said the ceasefire effectively paused the war. Under that rationale, the administration has not yet met the requirement mandated by a 1973 law to seek formal approval from Congress for military action that extends beyond

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