Women's reservation & delimitation bills tabled: India braces for 850-seat Lok Sabha futureParliament is set to introduce three key bills, including women's reservation from 2029 and delimitation of constituencies. While the oppos...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
India begins its first digital census in 16 years and this time there's a big differenceIndia begins Census 2027 on April 1, 2026. This nationwide count is the first in 16 years and will be fully digital, using smartphones and ...
03 Apr, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
Finish census 2027 online from home: Step-by-step guide for self-enumeration portal and state-wise schedule hereCensus 2027 self-enumeration: Self-Enumeration Portal for Census 2027, marking the country's transition to its first fully digital census, ...
02 Apr, 2026, 04.54 PM IST
Jharkhand elections: Sarna Religious Code for tribals resurfaces in pollsAs the Jharkhand assembly elections approach, the demand for a separate Sarna religious code for tribals has resurfaced. While the BJP has ...
10 Nov, 2024, 04.08 AM IST
LS polls: NCP releases manifesto, supports demand for caste-based censusThe Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, stating that it will support a caste-based cen...
22 Apr, 2024, 03.45 PM IST
After Congress seeks caste census, BJP points to UPA government stanceCongress-led UPA government had conducted caste census in 2011. However, BJP sources who refused to be named said the then government did n...
19 Apr, 2023, 12.21 AM IST
All-party Bihar delegation to meet PM Modi on August 23 to discuss caste-based census"I had sought an appointment with the PM to meet him along with an all-party delegation from Bihar, including RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, to disc...
19 Aug, 2021, 08.04 PM IST
SC issues notice on plea seeking caste-based census required to provide adequate OBC reservationsThe proforma for the 2021 census has been announced, the petition said. It has 32 columns, which seek details of SCs, STs and religions suc...
26 Feb, 2021, 10.52 PM IST
2.87 million Indians have no faith, 2011 census reveals for first timeIndia has 2.87 milion people who have no faith in any religion, according to the 2011 census, which was the first to include a 'non faith' ...
27 Aug, 2015, 11.08 AM IST
Census data could create communal tension: Mani Shankar AiyarMani Shankar Aiyar said that certain people may be planning to do "something big over 2 or 3 points", referring to the population of certai...
26 Aug, 2015, 10.14 PM IST
JD-U slams government for releasing census data on religionJD-U slammed the BJP government for releasing the census data on population of religious communities instead of caste data.
26 Aug, 2015, 05.52 PM IST
Government releases religion-wise population data; 79.8% Hindus, 14.2% MuslimsThe religion-wise population data released by the Government on Tuesday indicated a rise in the proportion of Muslim population in the coun...
26 Aug, 2015, 06.22 AM IST
Union Home Ministry may release religion-based census data soonThe latest religion-based census data, compiled till 2011 but not released by the previous UPA government, may be now be made public shortl...
21 Jan, 2015, 05.05 PM IST
Census 2011's religion data to be made public next weekRajnath Singh has already given the green signal to release the data showing the religion-wise growth in population of the country, states ...
21 Jan, 2015, 11.57 AM IST
Expats who are residents of Karnataka will be included in caste censusThe Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes is undertaking a census to cover all the estimated 1.25 crore households.
07 Jan, 2015, 05.52 AM IST
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...
26 Dec, 2014, 11.53 AM IST
Congress is deliberately holding back Census figures: Harsh VardhanBJP today accused UPA govt of deliberately not releasing Census figures as it was afraid of exposing the economic conditions of Muslim comm...
18 Apr, 2014, 09.44 PM IST