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How DK Shivakumar reached Karnataka’s powerful throne that Siddaramaiah guardedKarnataka's political landscape is set for a significant shift as Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is reportedly poised to replace Chief...
What Census 2027 will reveal about the country we’ve becomeIndia's Census 2027, launched April 1, is a crucial exercise. It will assess the nation's socioeconomic transformation since 2011. The cens...
Bihar Elections: Rahul Gandhi’s '10% controls Army' remark triggers political rowRahul Gandhi claimed that just 10% of the population controls key institutions, including the Army, while the remaining 90% are excluded. H...
'PM Modi may not accept...': Siddaramaiah says Caste Census decision was influenced by Rahul Gandhi’s campaignKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah welcomed the central government's decision on caste census. He requested social, economic, and educat...
Caste Census: Cabinet to meet again on May 2 in Bengaluru, discussion inconclusive amid stiff oppositionThe Karnataka Cabinet's special meeting on the caste census report concluded without a decision due to ministers' concerns over caste-wise ...
Special cabinet on caste census in Karnataka ends without any major decisionKarnataka's cabinet convened to discuss the 'caste census' report, facing strong opposition from Vokkaligas and Veershaiva-Lingayats who de...
Karnataka groups brace for showdown over caste censusKarnataka's Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities are preparing for a showdown with the Congress government over the controversial caste censu...
Lingayats, Vokkaligas plan major showdown over caste censusKarnataka's Congress government faces a major challenge as dominant Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities strongly oppose the controversial ca...
Is it caste census or census of hatred, asks Union Minister H D KumaraswamyUnion Minister H D Kumaraswamy has strongly criticised the Karnataka caste census report, branding it a 'census of hatred'. He questioned i...
Caste census not done systematically, fresh survey should be done: YediyurappaBJP senior leader has said that the caste census was not carried out systematically and asked the current Congress government to carry out ...
Poll strategy, caste census set to dominate Congress Working Committee meetThere are concerns within the Congress with respect to the articulation of the party's demand for the caste census, with Prime Minister Nar...
Bill incomplete without OBC quota; implementation after census, delimitation strange: Rahul GandhiGandhi, the last speaker from the Opposition, said, "there is one thing in my view that makes this bill incomplete. I would like to have se...
Congress favours release of caste-based data of Socio-Economic CensusCongress favoured releasing caste-based data carried in SECC but advocated caution while doing so in view of social and political sensitivi...
Socio Economic and Caste Census paints grim rural picture, to help improve social schemesGovernment today released the findings of the long awaited Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 that projects a very grim picture of...
Karnataka to conduct census on caste, education & economic statusFor the first time in the country since 1931, Karnataka will conduct a census based on caste, education and economic status in which each o...
New panel to consider poverty lineIn the wake of the Planning Commission's controversial definition of povery last year, a new panel is likely to be formed to consider the c...
- Welfare schemes: Cabinet seeks clear norms to spot poor
The cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal for a head count to identify the poor — including their caste and religion — for better targe...
- GoM to meet tomorrow to examine caste-based census issue
A Group of Ministers will meet here tomorrow to consider the issue of inclusion of caste in census as demanded by some political parties.
- Bachchan opposes caste census
Big B has opposed the demand to factor in caste in the 2011 census.
- Centre likely to conduct caste-based census
The Centre is now likely to come under pressure to take recourse to a caste-based census to settle the issue once and for all.