Political Controversy

India, now the world’s most populous country, is finally gearing up for its long-delayed decadal Population Census, to be completed by March 2027. Yet this is far more than a routine population count. Postponed since 2021, the nation’s first fully digital census carries extraordinary political stakes, its findings are constitutionally bound to shape the upcoming and potentially contentious Delimitation of Parliament seats, an exercise that could redefine the country’s political landscape.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte hired a Manhattan-based private investigations firm before filing their defamation lawsuit against American conservative podcaster Candace Owens, according to reports that surfaced Monday. The couple enlisted Nardello & Co., a firm led by a former federal prosecutor, to gather information about Owens' political associations and past public remarks ahead of their legal action in Delaware.