Amid din over Bengaluru stampede, Congress orders new Karnataka caste survey | India News – Times of India

Amid din over Bengaluru stampede, Congress orders new Karnataka caste survey | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Congress decided Tuesday to undertake a fresh caste survey in Karnataka, citing rumblings within the state’s dominant communities about the reliability of the 2015 enumeration data, and asking CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar to target a 60- to 80-day timeframe for the exercise.Sources said the immediate incentive for the Congress brass…

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Caste Census: जनगणना का ऐलान होते ही आई कन्‍फ्यूजन की बाढ़, पढ़ें क्लियर कट जवाब

Caste Census: जनगणना का ऐलान होते ही आई कन्‍फ्यूजन की बाढ़, पढ़ें क्लियर कट जवाब

केंद्र सरकार ने बुधवार (04 जून, 2025) को देश की आठवीं जनगणना कराने का ऐलान कर दिया. जनगणना की तारीखों का जिस प्रकार से ऐलान किया गया है उससे काफी लोगों को कन्‍फ्यूजन हो रहा है कि जनगणना या जाति जनगणना अलग-अलग हो रही हैं, शुरुआत 2026 से हो रही है तो ऐसा क्‍यों कहा…

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Census from March 2027: Caste enumeration to be part of exercise; early start in J&K, Uttarakhand | India News – Times of India

Census from March 2027: Caste enumeration to be part of exercise; early start in J&K, Uttarakhand | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday announced that the next nationwide census will commence on March 1, 2027. However, in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Uttarakhand, the census process is expected to begin earlier, from October 2026.The nationwide census will also for the first time in over seven decades, include caste enumeration. The move marks…

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Ram Gopal Yadav sparks row with ‘caste’ remark on Wing Commander Vyomika Singh | India News – The Times of India

Ram Gopal Yadav sparks row with ‘caste’ remark on Wing Commander Vyomika Singh | India News – The Times of India

Ram Gopal Yadav; Wing Commander Vyomika Singh NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Thursday sparked a controversy with a remark on the caste of Wing Commander Vyomika Singh of the Indian Air Force.Wing Commander Singh was a regular face in the press briefings on the Indian armed forces’ “Operation Sindoor,” along…

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‘Caste census merely first step’: Tejashwi Yadav writes to PM Modi with ‘cautious optimism’, bats for private sector quota | India News – The Times of India

‘Caste census merely first step’: Tejashwi Yadav writes to PM Modi with ‘cautious optimism’, bats for private sector quota | India News – The Times of India

PM Modi (left) and Tejashwi Yadav NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to review the reservation cap once caste census data is available. “Conducting the caste census is merely the first step of the long journey towards social justice. The census data…

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Congress dismisses caste census announcement as ‘diversionary tactic’ of government – The Times of India

Congress dismisses caste census announcement as ‘diversionary tactic’ of government – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress Thursday said PM Narendra Modi had last year dubbed Rahul Gandhi‘s demand for a caste census an “urban naxal mindset”, poking fun at BJP functionaries for taking credit for the govt decision to count caste in the much-awaited decennial census. It said the central govt has not clarified the timeline for the…

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Government call on caste count game changer, exposes Congress: BJP – The Times of India

Government call on caste count game changer, exposes Congress: BJP – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: BJP on Thursday hailed the Centre’s decision to include caste enumeration in the next census as evidence of the NDA’s commitment to social justice, asserting that it exposed the contrast between the Modi govt’s genuine efforts and Congress’s hollow rhetoric.At a press conference, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, a prominent OBC face of BJP,…

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Caste census: BJP counters Congress’ ‘sarkar tumhari, system humara’ slogan | India News – The Times of India

Caste census: BJP counters Congress’ ‘sarkar tumhari, system humara’ slogan | India News – The Times of India

Dharmendra Pradhan (File photo) NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday criticised the Congress for taking credit for the inclusion of caste-based enumeration in the upcoming census and questioned why previous Congress governments had failed to implement such a move.Slamming Congress’ slogan “Sarkar tumhari, system humara” (Your government, our system), Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said…

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Centre’s caste census nod sparks credit war between BJP, Congress | India News – The Times of India

Centre’s caste census nod sparks credit war between BJP, Congress | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Centre’s announcement to include caste enumeration in the upcoming general census has triggered a war of words, with both the ruling BJP and opposition parties scrambling to claim credit for the decision.Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Wednesday that the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs has approved the inclusion of caste enumeration in…

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