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India’s Census-2027 will be conducted digitally for the first time with a new self-enumeration option allowing households to submit details online. Here’s how the new system will work and who it applies to.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said Telangana faces financial constraints and asked government employees to strengthen tax collection. He highlighted the burden of retirement benefits and urged officials to ensure welfare schemes and ration cards reach eligible beneficiaries

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and help bring back Indians stranded in Gulf countries due to flight shortages amid the West Asia conflict. He also sought regulation of high ticket fares and a centralised repatriation system

BRS leader T Harish Rao criticised the Congress government’s 99-day action plan Praja Palana–Pragati Pranalika, calling it a publicity exercise to divert attention from governance failures, unfulfilled promises, farmer issues, job delays and shortcomings in key sectors such as health and education

A study by AI firm Anthropic finds artificial intelligence has not yet caused widespread job losses, but hiring of younger workers in AI-exposed roles appears to be slowing. White-collar jobs face higher exposure, while manual occupations remain less vulnerable to automation

Senior IAS officer Muddada Ravichandra assumed charge as executive officer of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirupati and said he would review devotees’ suggestions to improve pilgrim services

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said India is on the verge of eliminating Maoists and will become Maoist-free by March 31. Speaking at the CISF Raising Day event in Odisha, he highlighted the force’s role in ensuring industrial security

India has sufficient stocks of crude oil, petrol, diesel and LPG and is increasing imports from countries outside the Gulf region to offset disruptions caused by the Iran war, a senior government official said, while directing refiners to boost LPG production

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that the state will implement the Rohith Vemula Act to address caste-based harassment in universities. The Budget also proposes student union elections, new colleges, centres of excellence and expanded higher education infrastructure

BRS working president K T Rama Rao has been invited to speak at the India Today Conclave 2026 in New Delhi. The event will bring together global leaders, policymakers and industry experts to discuss India’s political and economic landscape.

Administrative functioning in Sangareddy, Siddipet and Medak districts is affected as Additional Collector (Local Bodies) posts remain vacant. Despite recent officer reshuffles in Telangana, the government has not filled the positions, leaving key responsibilities under additional charge.

The government invoked emergency powers under the Essential Commodities Act to direct refiners to maximise LPG production and prioritise domestic supply as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and the widening Middle East conflict threaten imports

Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said he was placed under house arrest and Jamia Masjid in Srinagar was shut for Friday prayers amid heightened restrictions in the Valley over possible protests following the reported killing of Iran's Supreme Leader

Government sources rejected claims that the Indian Navy shared intelligence with the US about the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, which was sunk by a US submarine near Sri Lanka. Officials termed the allegations baseless and preposterous

The Congress has demanded a short duration discussion in Parliament on the escalating West Asia conflict, saying a government statement alone would not suffice. Jairam Ramesh said the issue affects India's global standing and millions of Indians working in the region

CBSE has cancelled Class 10 board examinations and postponed a Class 12 exam in several West Asian countries due to rising tensions following the Iran-Israel-US conflict. The Board said revised schedules and result details will be announced later

Agnihotri has done MBBS from AIIMS, Jodhpur, while Rajeshwari holds a BE degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, and Akansh is a BCom graduate from the University of Delhi

Gudelli Srujana from Telangana secured the 55th rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025. Currently serving as a DSP under training, she emerged as one of the top performers, while several candidates from Telugu-speaking States also figured in the rank list.

Cyberabad Economic Offences Wing officials booked a cheating case against four persons and a real estate firm for allegedly duping buyers of Rs 9.66 crore by selling prohibited land in Khanamet. Police are investigating the money trail and the scale of the fraud.

Telangana’s finances are increasingly dependent on borrowings, with market loans crossing the budget estimate by over 53 per cent. Data shows a widening gap between revenue generation and expenditure, raising concerns among economists about the sustainability of the State’s financial management.

Around 10,000 women farmers will gather at Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University in Hyderabad for the first-ever Mega Women Rythu Mela on March 8 and 9, where experts will discuss sustainable farming, reduced pesticide use, crop rotation, and soil health management.

More than two years after the Congress government took office in Telangana, expansion of the Medical Devices Park at Sultanpur has not progressed. Officials are still identifying land even as the existing facility remains nearly fully occupied.

Commodore Sujay Kapoor (Retd) has taken charge as Director (Production) at Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), a premier Defence PSU under the Ministry of Defence. With over three decades of service in the Indian Navy, he brings extensive expertise in armament production, indigenisation, and strategic defence studies.

An email warning of a bomb at the Meteorological Centre in Begumpet, Hyderabad, caused panic and led to the evacuation of staff on Friday morning. Police and bomb disposal squads conducted thorough searches but confirmed the absence of explosives.