The count is likely lead to demands to raise the country's quotas that reserve government jobs, college admissions and ...

This decision will help social justice and to empower the poor ... the faces of those who accused the opposition of fostering caste system by seeking the enumeration of castes, Pradhan said ...

On social media, one section of users has raised ... in clarity about the population and raise awareness against the caste system. The concept of merit is flawed. You cant weigh a rock and a ...

Caste, a social structure in India, is now central to politics. Parties analyze caste composition before candidate selection.

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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that his government wholeheartedly welcomes Central Government ...

He added that we must think of ways to remove caste system out of society and added that the RSS is firm that all the activities of social asymmetry should go out of society with lock stock and ...

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has emphasised the importance of education towards eradication of caste which, he said, has resulted in social stagnation. He was speaking at Allapatna in Srirangapatna ...

Mumbai: The Mahayuti govt welcomed PM Narendra Modi govt's decision to carry out a caste census, with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis describing it as a historic one. "It will set a new precedent ...

Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy in India and is critical to Indian life and politics. There are hundreds of caste groups based on occupation and economic status across India ...

India's current policy caps quotas at 50%, with 27% reserved for OBCs. Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy in India and is critical to Indian life and politics. There are hundreds of ...