The efficacy of the self-enumeration module for the first phase of the Population Census 2027 will be tested from Saturday (November 1, 2025) with enumerators visiting the homes of prominent citizens in their areas and helping them fill the details on a website, a senior government official told The Hindu. This will be the first digital Census, and the first to enumerate caste in independent India.
Weeks after he was told his pilgrimage to Sikh shrines in Pakistan, including Nankana Sahib, had been cancelled, Harjindarpal Singh’s disappointment turned to unbridled joy on Friday (October 31, 2025) as he received his passport and Pakistani visa. The Hoshiarpur resident is one of 2,100 Sikh pilgrims who were issued visas by the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi after the Indian government reversed its stand, allowing the groups to travel.
