Caste
- Kashmir
J&K govt includes 15 more castes in reservation for socially backward classes
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday issued a notification including 15 more castes that would now benefit through the 4 per cent reservation in jobs etc for socially backward classes. As…
- India
Varna, caste system thing of past and should be forgotten: Mohan Bhagwat
Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said that everyone thinking in the interest of society should tell that the ‘Varna’ and ‘Jaati’ (caste) system is a thing of…
- Top Stories
EWS quota fraud on the Constitution, dividing country along caste line, petitioners to SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing arguments on petitions challenging the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment, enacted in 2019 to provide a 10 per cent quota to economically…
- India
I was misquoted, was only paraphrasing Ambedkar’s views: JNU VC on ‘caste of gods’ remark
New Delhi: After her no god is upper caste remark stoked controversy, JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Wednesday defended her comments as an academic exercise and said she was misquoted…
- India
Caste atrocities ‘soul-crippling’, need zero tolerance for prejudice: Meira Kumar
New Delhi: Amid the uproar over the death of a Dalit schoolboy in Rajasthan, senior Congress leader Meira Kumar on Sunday stressed on completely eradicating the “illness” of caste system and adopting…
- India
India’s strength is its unity, dividing people on caste, religion will weaken country: UP CM
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said India’s strength is its unity and the country will be weakened if citizens are divided on the basis of caste and religion.…
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Caste differences among Muslims in Telangana and their status
Written in Telugu by SK. Yousuf Baba and Translated into English by Zeenathfar Azmi Syed In India, there are around 20 crore Muslims, with Telangana constituting approximately 12.8 percent of the total…
- India
UP: Zomato food delivery boy faces casteist slur; FIR filed
Lucknow: In a shocking incident, a customer in state capital Lucknow made casteist slur on a Zomato food delivery man, allegedly thrashed and abused, and then spat on his face, police said.…
- Telangana
Congress demands caste-based census in Telangana
Hyderabad: The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) on Monday demanded the state government conduct a caste-based census in order to end the discrimination faced by the Backward Class communities (OBCs). Speaking to reporters…
- India
Nitish Kumar announces caste-based census in Bihar
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday announced the conduct of the long-demanded caste-based census in the state. The decision was taken after an all-party meeting in the Secretariat here on…
- India
Bharat Bandh today over caste-based census demand
New Delhi: The All India Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation (BAMCEF) has called for a Bharat Bandh today demanding a caste-based census. The strike has been called as a mark of…
- India
Congress wants caste census report out, promises 50% quota for below 50
Udaipur: The Congress on Sunday adopted the Udaipur Declaration on the final day of its three-day ‘Chintan Shivir’ here, in which it has demanded that caste census report should be made public,…
- India
Caste-based census: Tejashwi gives ultimatum to Nitish govt to clarify stand
Patna: Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday gave an ultimatum of 72 hours to the Nitish Kumar government to clear its stand on the caste-based census in the…
- Politics
Caste not only factor to decide fate of Bihar parties: Prashant Kishor
Patna: Political strategist Prashant Kishor on Thursday ruled out the caste factor as the key one deciding the fate of a political party in Bihar. Giving the example of Prime Minister Narendra…
- India
Rajasthan: Dalits protest ‘attack’ during rally, threaten to migrate from villages
Jaipur: Members of the Dalit community in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur took out a protest march on Tuesday, alleging that a rally held to mark the birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar was…
