Caste
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Don’t vote for ‘jaat’ & ‘bhaat’: Prashant Kishor tells people of Bihar
Ramgarh: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Wednesday urged the people of Bihar to give up supporting political parties in the name of ‘jaat’ (caste) and ‘bhaat’ (free ration), blaming the voting…
- India
SC to deliver verdict on plea against ‘caste-based discrimination’ in jails
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Thursday on a plea which has alleged that prison manuals of some states in the country encourage caste-based discrimination. According…
- India
SC dismisses PIL seeking caste-based census
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to the Centre to conduct a caste-based census for the “welfare of backward and…
- News
Integrate caste-based headcount in Census, launch exercise now: TN CM
Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the Tamil Nadu Assembly has passed a resolution urging the Centre to integrate caste-based Census with the…
- India
LS polls witnessed polarisation on caste, religious lines: Experts
New Delhi: As India waits with bated breath for the Lok Sabha poll results, political analysts say this year’s election was “one of the most polarised” with parties using caste and religion…
- India
Caste still a major factor in selection of candidates in Gujarat: Analysts
Ahmedabad: Political parties may claim that the caste arithmetic does not play a role in candidate selection but analysts say it is still a major factor in Gujarat, even though urbanisation has…
- India
Don’t segregate prisoners on basis of caste, religion: MHA to states
New Delhi: The Centre has asked states and Union Territories not to segregate prisoners on the basis of their caste and religion and to stop assigning duties like managing prison kitchens according…
- India
Jharkhand CM gives go-ahead for caste-based survey: Official
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren has given the go-ahead for a caste-based survey in the state on the lines of neighbouring Bihar, a senior official said on Sunday. The CM has…
- Bangalore
Denied entry into Karnataka’s Chennakeshava temple’s due to caste: Hindu seer
Chitradurga: Kaginele Kanaka mutt pontiff Eshwaranandapuri Swami, who belongs Kuruba (shepherd) community, has claimed that he was not allowed to enter the sanctum sanctorum of historical Chennakeshava temple in Baguru village of…
- Telangana
BRS, Cong, BJP, AIMIM, are all playing caste, community cards to woo voters in Telangana
Hyderabad: Caste, which is the hallmark of Indian politics, is back to the fore in the Telangana assembly polls. All major parties—Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), Indian National Congress (INC), Bharatiya Janata Party…
- India
NCBC to hold hearing on demand of WB govt to include 87 castes in OBC list
New Delhi: The National Commission for Backward Classes will be holding a hearing on the proposal of the West Bengal government to include 87 castes in the OBC list. In a notice…
- Bangalore
Karnataka man kills daughter over relationship with boy from different caste
Bengaluru: In a horrific incident, a man in Karnataka killed his daughter for being in a relationship with a boy from a different caste, police said on Thursday. The victim has been…