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Why is there variation in India's fertility rates? | Explained
The story so far: The Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report of 2021, released by the Office of the Registrar General of India recently, showed that India has maintained its Total Fertility Rate (TFR) at 2.0 — the same as reported in 2020. While the national average for TFR has remained the same, there is a wide regional variation in TFR data for States and Union Territories (UTs) reported independently.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Narrating the nation abroad
India's decision to send diplomatic envoys and delegates to various countries to explain its position on the recent combats with Pakistan and the terrorist attack that triggered them raises an important question: is this display of proactive diplomacy a mark of strength or a gesture of reassurance?
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Scheme-based workers, the struggle for an identity
The demand of SBWs, of a labour market identity’, is a legitimate one
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
What makes this face-off with Pak structurally different is China’s embedded role
The recent bout of hostilities between India and Pakistan has once again exposed the fragility of deterrence in South Asia. This time, however, the conflict cannot be framed solely as a bilateral flashpoint. While the triggers remain familiar — cross-border provocation and military response — the broader context has shifted significantly.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia seek unpaid wages from supplier to Japanese companies
Around 280 Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia are demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars in back wages and other money owed to them after their former employer, a plastic parts supplier to big Japanese companies, closed down.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Man dies after fight over skull cap in Haryana’s Panipat; kin allege hate crime, cops deny
A 24-year-old tailor in Haryana’s Panipat died last week after being assaulted in an alleged hate crime following an argument over his skull cap.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Blue Ocean assures youth waiting for visa
Indian Chronicle Educated youth want to work in other countries..
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Tourist murdered as fight between two groups at farmhouse near Lonavala turns violent; 2 held
A 45-year-old tourist was killed and two others were injured as an argument over parking between two groups staying at a farmhouse near Lonavala in Pune turned violent on Sunday evening, the police said.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Relief for cantonment residents: Rs 5,000 registry fees to be scrapped
In a long-awaited move that promises major relief for thousands of residents living in cantonment areas across India, the Ministry of Defence has approved the removal of the Rs 5,000 condition for land registry—a provision that has been in place since the British era.BJP national executive member Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi made this announcement during a press conference organised at Ferozepur Tuesday, declaring it a “historic decision” that will end decades of bureaucratic and financial hardship faced by cantonment dwellers.“I had personally met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh just last month to raise this concern. I'm glad to share that the ministry has now given a green signal,” said Sodhi.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
PM Modi has not rejected Trump's 'India-Pakistan ceasefire' claims even once: Congress senior leader Pawan Khera
With U.S. President Donald Trump repeating his claim that he settled the recent conflict between India and Pakistan through trade, the Congress on Thursday (May 23, 2025) said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not rejected this claim even once and asked what does this \"silence\" mean.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Army's Western Command removes video showing Pakistan's Shaheen missile
Social media was abuzz on Monday with speculation that a Pakistani nuclear-capable Shaheen ballistic missile fired on India was shot down by an S-400 air defence system during Operation Sindoor.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
A Congress self-goal and a bitter fight with Centre: What a fractured political terrain tells us
The Congress should have taken credit for its most experienced and articulate voices being included in the delegations set to travel to 32 countries and the European Union to mobilise global opinion in India’s favour after the Pahalgam terror attack.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
New North Korea warship is damaged at its launch ceremony attended by Kim Jong Un
A new 5,000-ton destroyer key to North Korea's naval advancement was damaged during its launching ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported Thursday.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Google defeats Rumble’s antitrust lawsuit over video sharing market
Alphabet's Google has persuaded a federal judge in California to reject a lawsuit from video platform Rumble accusing the technology giant of illegally monopolising the online video-sharing market.In a ruling on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr said Rumble's 2021 lawsuit seeking more than $2 billion in damages was untimely filed outside the four-year statute of limitations for antitrust claims.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Owaisi slams Centre over Waqf legislation, calls it blow to federalism
Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday (May 21, 2025) criticised the Union government for undermining the spirit of federalism by clearing the decks for the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025.Mr. Owaisi was speaking at a public meeting organised by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) in Nalgonda to oppose the legislation.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
The churning within the BRS
The Congress is facing a financial crunch which is affecting its ability to implement various welfare schemes, particularly the ones it promised before the Assembly elections.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Terrorism is Pakistan’s war strategy, India to respond accordingly
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (May 27, 2025) said terrorism practiced by Pakistan is not a proxy war but a deliberate war strategy and India will respond accordingly.Pakistan is engaging in war through terrorism, Mr. Modi said, while speaking about Operation Sindoor at the urban development programme of Gujarat Government.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Monsoon reaches Maharashtra a day after Kerala, earliest onset in 35 years
The southwest monsoon arrived in Maharashtra on Sunday (May 25, 2025), making it the earliest onset of the annual rainfall season over the state in 35 years, the India Meteorological Department said.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Orange alert for Meenachil, Korappuzha, Achankovil, Manimala rivers as water level rises
In the wake of heavy rain across Kerala which pushed water levels dangerously high in many rivers, the State Irrigation department on Tuesday (May 27, 2025) issued an orange alert for Meenachil in Kottayam, Korappuzha in Kozhikode, and Achankovil and Manimala rivers in Pathanamthitta.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
IMA intensifies fight against quacks in Telangana
To further intensify the fight against quackery, the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Telangana chapter, on Wednesday directed its local branches to submit a list of medical establishments that are run by quacks to relevant District Collector and Superintendent of Police and urged them to take swift action.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Analysing poverty levels in India by comparing various surveys
A recent paper has estimated that poverty reduction in India slowed down significantly after 2011-12. While poverty levels of 37% in 2004-05 fell to 22% by 2011-12, ithas since fallen only by 18% in 2022-23, the paper finds based on its own calculations. The paper, titled ‘Poverty Decline in India after 201 1-12: Bigger Picture Evidence’, authored by Himanshu of Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Peter Lanjouw and Philipp Schirmer of the Vrije University in Amsterdam, noted that India hasn't had an official poverty estimate since 2011-12. In the absence of an official estimate, a number of unofficial and often contradictory estimates have been made, of which this one is the latest. Three methodologies
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
'If the board & fans don’t want me, I’ll leave’: Man Utd manager Ruben Amorim after Europa League final loss
Where it was jubilation for Tottenham Hotspur to win their first trophy in 17 years, the problems for their counterpart, Manchester United, do not seem to be reducing anytime soon.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
HPPCL chief engineer’s death: CBI lodges FIR following direction by Himachal Pradesh High Court
Following a direction by the Himachal Pradesh High Court, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday lodged a fresh First Information Report (FIR) in connection with the death of HPPCL chief engineer Vimal Negi and seized all relevant records from the Shimla police.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Central Government employees retiring day before annual pay hike date to get notional increment
\"Central Government employees retiring a day before their annual pay hike date would be eligible to get notional increment for the purpose of calculating the pension admissible to them,\" an official order said. The move follows a Supreme Court order in this regard.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Supreme Court grants interim bail to Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 21, 2025) granted interim bail to Ashoka University Associate Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, but refused to stay the investigation against him for his social media posts on the Pahalgam terror attack, Operation Sindoor, and the sufferings caused by war.He was arrested by the Haryana Police on Sunday (May 18, 2025) after it filed two first information reports (FIRs) against him for his online posts.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
A Suryakumar Yadav knock of two parts, restrained at first before breaking free
The capacity to produce tournament-defining moments has been a hallmark of Mumbai Indians’ IPL supremacy.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Experts urge people to take precautions as a fresh wave of Covid-19 infections emerges
As different cities including Mumbai, Chennai, urban centres of Kerala and Karnataka apart from Southeast Asian countries like Singapore and Thailand, reporting a fresh wave of Covid-19 infections, experts urge people not to panic but be diligent in adopting precautions.The fresh Covid-19 positive cases are widely believed to have been caused by the JN.1 sub-lineages of SARS-CoV-2 and linked to two deaths in Maharashtra since January.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Neeraj Chopra's former coach Klaus Bartonietz back in India to guide coaches and mentor budding throwers
The contrast between Hisar in Haryana and Oberschlettenbach, a village in south-west Germany, is stark.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Haryana opens CET registration for Group C posts, 14 lakh applications expected
After a three-year gap, the Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) has announced the Common Eligibility Test (CET) for Group C posts in various government departments across the state.
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May 28, 2025
Indian Chronicle
Smaller classrooms, fewer credits: IIT-Delhi revamps curriculum to ease student stress
In a move aimed at reducing academic pressure on first-year students, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has introduced a revised curriculum — it mandates smaller classroom sizes and reduces the total credit load across undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD programmes.
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