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Census to begin in West Bengal from August 1: Suvendu AdhikariWest Bengal's census will start on August 1, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said, adding that the exercise was delayed by the previous gov...
Tens of thousands march in London in separate immigration, pro‑Palestinian protestsLondon witnessed two massive demonstrations on Saturday. One march, led by Tommy Robinson, focused on immigration concerns. Another protest...
PM Modi apologises to women after Lok Sabha rejects 33% quota bill, vows to ‘remove every obstacle’ to ensure representationPrime Minister Modi has apologized to women across India. The Lok Sabha rejected a proposal for 33% reservation for women in Parliament. Th...
For first time since 1911, denotified tribes to be enumerated in census 2027For the first time since 1911, India's upcoming 2027 Census will include denotified tribes, aiming to elevate these historically marginaliz...
Far-right Reform UK, far-left Green Party support on rise among British Indians, finds censusBritish Indian voters are shifting towards political extremes. Support for Reform UK and the Green Party has surged. Labour and Conservativ...
Caste enumeration in census exercise: No need to tweak law, say officialsThe Census Act of 1948 permits caste data collection. Previous British India censuses included all castes. Independent India stopped this, ...
Telangana first state to conduct caste survey based on Rahul Gandhi's vision: Revanth ReddyTelangana's Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy hailed the Centre's decision to include caste enumeration in the national census, crediting Rahu...
The census job: Time to roll up your sleevesDetailed caste enumeration, if undertaken in 2025, will provide data on group size, geographical distribution, gender composition, socio-ec...
Indian population: The final censusIndia's census, crucial for policy formulation, has been delayed since 2021 due to the pandemic. The government is urged to create a centra...
BJP cites past Congress govts' stand on caste census to accuse Rahul Gandhi of hypocrisyCongress leader and then Union minister Ajay Maken had written in 2010 to then Rajya Sabha MP Ali Anwar that a decision to "discourage comm...
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...
The compelling reasons why government should conduct the census as soon as possibleFirst, some facts. The first synchronous decennial census of British India was conducted in 1881. Since then, this enormous task was carrie...
View: Even Ambedkar might have faced jail under new UP lawToday, Ambedkar might have landed in jail for his actions. The Uttar Pradesh government’s recent ordinance on conversion states: ‘For mass ...
UK-based diaspora group to conduct 1st-ever British Indian CensusThe survey, available online from the Indian League website, intends to explore the diversity of heritage, identity, beliefs and behaviour ...
British Sikh group begins legal action over UK censusAfter what it says is a "disappointing final reply", the group has decided to proceed with its legal action in the UK High Court.
Narendra Modi govt to conduct caste-wise census in 2021: Bihar Deputy CMSushil Modi asked the Congress party, which ruled over 45 years at the Centre, as why it did not carry out caste wise census after 1931.
British Sikhs to get ethnicity status in 2021 census: ReportLast year, over 100 British MPs, including Indian-origin lawmakers, had asked the authority to include Sikh as a separate ethnic box for th...
Indian diaspora largest ethnic group in the UK: CensusCensus revealed that immigrant population of England & Wales went up by nearly 3mn over the past decade to 7.5mn.
Indians account for highest immigration into the UK; Polish influx up tenfoldIndians accounted for the highest immigration into the UK of any ethnic group during the decade to end-2011, beating the Irish.
- Brit Indians 'largest ethnic minority group in UK': Report
Indians are expected to rank as the largest ethnic minority group in the UK, in the latest results from the 2011 census, according to a med...