{
  "id": 1397968,
  "title": "Population count for Census 2027 begins today; 40 questions include caste query for first time since Independence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/population-count-for-census-2027-begins-today-40-questions-include",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T01:42:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/census-2027-population-count-jammu-and-kashmir-ladakh-uttarakhand-self-enumeration-caste-himachal-pradesh-second-phase-101786928815753.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Following the completion of the self-enumeration phase, census enumerators will conduct a door-to-door verification exercise using a mobile application.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}