36 h. ago India Caste Data Gap: Why Accurate Surveys Are Crucial for Equity

India Caste Data Gap: Why Accurate Surveys Are Crucial for Equity  Deccan Herald

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48 h. ago Karnataka Begins Survey Of Scheduled Castes To Collect Empirical Data

A survey on SC sub-classification in the state has begun and will go on till May 17, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday.

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69 h. ago "What You Desire Will Happen": Rajnath Singh's Big Hint Amid Tension With Pak

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said it is his responsibility to work with the armed forces and give a "befitting reply" to those who cast an evil eye on India.

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3 d. ago "Caste Census Congress' Brainchild, Rahul Gandhi Pitched It": DK Shivakumar

It was Rahul Gandhi who championed the caste count, which the Centre has announced will be part of the next census, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar told NDTV.

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4 d. ago "Respected Prime Minister...": Tejashwi Yadav To PM Modi On Caste Census

Tejashwi Yadav also urged the government to ensure that the caste census data leads to meaningful policy reforms.

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5 d. ago India announces it will include caste details in its next census

India announces it will include caste details in its next census  PBS

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6 d. ago "Why Didn't They...": Chirag Paswan Slams Opposition's Caste Census Claims

Union Minister and BJP ally Chirag Paswan has hit out at opposition parties, including Congress, for claiming credit for the Narendra Modi government's decision to record caste data in the next Census

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6 d. ago "Country Going To Pay... ": When Rajiv Gandhi Opposed 1990 Reservation Move

As the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress wage a political battle to claim credit for yesterday's announcement, here is a look at how the Grand Old Party responded to the Mandal Commission's...

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6 d. ago Caste Census Credit War, Day 2: BJP's Rajiv Gandhi Jab, Congress' Rahul Claim

A day after the caste census announcement, the battle for credit continued apace with the government and opposition each claiming ownership of the landmark exercise.

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6 d. ago "World Bows Down...": Congress Poster Claims Credit For Centre's Caste Move

A day after the Centre announced that caste data would be recorded in the next Census, a poster outside the Congress headquarters in Delhi credits party leader Rahul Gandhi with pushing the Narendra...

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6 d. ago RSS Cautions Caste Census Survey Should Not Be Used As "Political Tool"

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has said that it remains cautious about the caste census survey being used as a "political tool", according to sources.

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6 d. ago "Victory Of Crores Of People": Congress On Centre Announcing Caste Census

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh has termed the Centre's decision to conduct a caste census "a victory for the crores of people of India". He added that when Rahul Gandhi said caste census is...

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6 d. ago Centre's Caste Census Move In Interest Of 140 Crore Citizens: Yogi Adityanath

The Centre's decision to include caste-based data in the upcoming national census is "unprecedented" and in the interest of 140 crore citizens, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on...

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6 d. ago India to include citizens' castes in its delayed population census

India to include citizens' castes in its delayed population census  Reuters

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7 d. ago India to ask caste status in next census for first time in decades

India to ask caste status in next census for first time in decades  France 24

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7 d. ago On Centre's Caste Census Move, Opposition Claims Big Victory

Allies Congress and Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal, nationally as well as in Bihar, have claimed credit for the Centre's move to include caste figures in the next Census.

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7 d. ago Caste Data To Be Part Of Next Population Census: Centre's Big Announcement

Questions on caste - i.e., an enumeration of the various castes and sub-castes, and the number of people in each, across the country - will be part of the next census, expected to be held next year,...

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1 week ago In Madhya Pradesh, A Quota Blackhole For Other Backward Castes

The Other Backward Classes or OBC community, despite comprising over half the population of Madhya Pradesh, remains entangled in a web of administrative delays and broken promises when it comes to...

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2 w. ago Complaint Filed Against Anurag Kashyap Over Alleged Casteist Remarks

In an earlier post on social media, Anurag Kashyap had questioned the controversy surrounding the upcoming film 'Phule', a biopic of social reformer Jyotirao Phule, who fought against caste...

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2 w. ago "No One Objected": Minister After Karnataka Cabinet Meeting On Caste Census

A special cabinet meeting that was convened to discuss the contentious Social and Educational Survey report, popularly known as 'caste census' in Karnataka, on Thursday was inconclusive, and ended...

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