The audience at a seminar on the problems and prospects of caste census in Kalaburagi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Hailing the Union government’s decision to include caste factors in the next census, BJP leaders said that the…
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Turbulent, but afloat – The Hindu
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah addresses a press conference on May 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Congress government in Karnataka is all set to mark its second anniversary on March 20 with a mega event in Hosapete in…
Caste enumeration in census exercise: No need to tweak law, say officials
Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The over 70-year-old Census Act will not require changes to allow enumerators carrying out census exercise to seek details of caste from the population, officials said. They said the 1948 law, which was…
Watch: Sub-categorisation within SCs is about justice, not division, says CM Revanth Reddy
At The Hindu Huddle 2025, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy addresses the sensitive issue of SC sub-categorisation, explaining it as a move rooted in fairness and equity. In conversation with Ravikanth Reddy, Political Editor at The Hindu, he clarifies that…
Priyanka Gandhi welcomes Centre’s announcement to conduct caste census
File picture of Congress General Secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi | Photo Credit: ANI Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has welcomed the Centre’s recent announcement that caste enumeration will be included in the next census exercise in…
What are the key objectives of caste count?
Counting more: Patna: Bihar Congress President Rajesh Ram beats drum with supporters as they celebrate the Centre’s decision to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census, in Patna, on May 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far:…
Caste census: Tejashwi writes to PM Modi, demands reservation in private sector and judiciary
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav in Patna. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and the Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and…
T.N. Transport Minister slams Anbumani’s remarks on caste census
S.S. Sivasankar, Minister for Transport | Photo Credit: K.V. Srinivasan Tamil Nadu Transport Minister S.S. Sivasankar on Wednesday (December 25, 2024) questioned whether Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss had the courage to ask its alliance partner, the Bharatiya…