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…
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…
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…
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…
NEW DELHI: Caste census, which has been a key demand of several opposition parties in the last many elections, will finally be a reality with the Centre on Wednesday announcing nationwide caste count along with the next population census.The government, which had till now strongly resisted opposition demands for a caste census, justified its U-turn,…
Today’s top stories cover major developments in politics, defence, sports, and international relations. The government cleared the inclusion of caste enumeration in the next census, a move hailed as historic by some and controversial by others. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose to skip Russia’s Victory Day Parade amid tensions back home after the Pahalgam…
Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw (File photo) NEW DELHI: In a Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the government has decided to include a caste survey in the main census. “Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs has decided today that Caste enumeration should be included in the forthcoming census,” said Ashiwini Vaishnaw.This…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday clarified that “no one has opposed” the Socio-Economic and Educational Survey – popularly known as “caste census” in the cabinet meeting held yesterday evening.“Yesterday, it (caste census report) was discussed in the cabinet, it was incomplete, and it has been posted for another day. The subject will…
BENGALURU: Karnataka govt is facing growing internal pressure after the leak of the caste census report that has sparked strong opposition from different quarters. Ahead of the special cabinet meeting scheduled on Thursday to discuss the report in detail, senior netas from the influential Vokkaliga and Lingayat caste groups have called meetings of their respective…
Siddaramaiah (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: The caste census report submitted to the Karnataka Cabinet has recommended increasing reservations for Backward Communities from the existing 32% to 51%, government sources told PTI on Saturday.The recommendation is based on the findings of the socio-economic and educational survey, also known as the caste census, which highlights that…