Jayant Pankaj

As Israel votes on October 27, India's exports to the country have risen tenfold since 1996, with trade largely in India's favour, even as tourism flows show contrasting trends

Indians renouncing citizenship nearly doubled between 2015 and 2022, with the US, Canada and Australia emerging as the top destinations for new citizenship

The elderly accounted for 28% of stampede deaths in India over the past decade, making them the most vulnerable, while religious gatherings remained a major cause of such incidents.

India has signed FTAs and other trade agreements with nine individual countries and one regional bloc comprising ten nations since 1998

Delhi Metro station restrictions surged to 100 in 2026, accounting for nearly 30% of all restrictions since 2017, amid a rise in protest-related closures

During a recent protest against alleged irregularities in electoral roll revision, authorities imposed internet shutdowns in parts of Delhi, citing security concerns.

India recorded 18,074 demonstrations through September 2026, accounting for 17.5% of the global total, even as official data on agitations remains unavailable since 2016.

Nearly $10 billion in global private equity has flowed into Indian hospital chains in five years, underscoring the growing role of private healthcare in meeting demand

In the Perceptions of Electoral Integrity Index, India lagged behind seven other top global economies , excluding China and Russia

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of a dairy plant worth Rs 255 crore in Madhya Pradesh on October 3

Private defence firms are gaining ground in government tenders, with their share of tender value rising to 56 per cent in 2026 from 3 per cent in 2019

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea challenging Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's role in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the number of Indians among the victims of the 9/11 attack was the second-highest after Americans

Three rounds saw 400,822 internship opportunities posted, but only 20% of candidates receiving offers joined, with relocation and wage mismatch cited as factors

GST Bachat Utsav gets ₹27.1 crore, half of government's ad spend on 10 key schemes between FY24 and FY26

India ranks third in semiconductor firm registrations, but weak funding, R&D spending and a widening trade deficit remain concerns

According to global metrics, India's per capita waste generation was the highest among the top 10 economies in the world in 2024

India's fintech footprint is expanding, but a sharp funding gap and slowdown in new startups threaten to limit the sector's next phase of growth.

Between 1971 and 2025, India registered 927,831 rape cases, with 47.2 per cent of them recorded between 2013 and 2025.

Exclusions also disproportionately affect women in 11 states. Jayant Pankaj analyses the findings of the exercise