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- India
Bhagwat bats for unity among castes and sects
Ahmedabad: Giving the message of unity among different castes and sects, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Friday that “earlier we were one, but we created divisions in the…
- India
TMC misleading backward castes in Bengal with fake assurances: BJP
Kolkata: Accusing the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal of misleading members of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities with “fake assurances”, BJP leader Sudip Das on Monday asked them to be…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Brahmin group slams state govt’s inclusion of dominant castes in EWS quota
Bengaluru: The Akhila Karnataka Brahmin Mahasabha (AKBM) has said that the BJP-led state government’s decision to accommodate the dominant Lingayats and Vokkaligas communities in the economically weaker section (EWS) quota is “anti-Brahmin”.…
- India
National SC panel has limited powers, says Punjab and Haryana High Court
Chandigarh: In an important development, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that constitutional body, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, “does not possess the power of adjudication and has no…
- Featured News
Caste census: Need of the hour or political agenda?
Will a caste census trigger a disastrous response or fulfil the demand of political parties? While it plays such a dominant role in our social, economic, and political life, it is strange…
- Hyderabad
Caste Census essential for secularism, says Majeedullah Farhat
Hyderabad: Majeedullah Khan Farhat, the head of Majlis Bachao Tahreek, stated that a caste census is essential for India because, without it, anyone from a minority may not become a chief minister…
