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"Good, if data used for effective policy making," Acharya Prashant calls f
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Renowned Spiritual Teacher and founder of PrashantAdvait Foundation Acharya Prashant on Friday said that data collection is "neither forward nor backward", adding that it is the intention behind caste census that matters the most.
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NSUI delegation meets Rahul Gandhi, seeks intervention to restore student
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Since the implementation of Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservations in 2006, there has been a rise in participation from OBC, Dalit, Adivasi, minority, and women students--challenging the status quo. In response, the regime has pushed to ban elections, fearing empowered student leadership
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"A Jumla, just a way of diversion": VBA Chief Prakash Ambedkar on Centre's
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Prakash Ambedkar questioned the timing and intent behind the announcement, alleging that it is aimed at suppressing growing demands for an OBC caste census and concealing what he termed the "economic genocide" of backward communities under upper-caste rule.
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"Caste census conducted in 2011 was haphazard": BJP leader Aparajita Saran
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Aparajita Sarangi on Thursday termed the 2011 caste census a "haphazard survey" and said that the central government has decided to conduct a caste census, keeping in view the people's needs.
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"Opposition did nothing for the backward:" UP Dy CM Maurya on Caste censu
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya launched a scathing attack on the Opposition parties on Thursday for claiming credit for the Centre's decision to conduct a caste census.
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"Modi understood country will not run in name of Ram, will have to work fo
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Today, even Narendra Modi has understood, this country will not run in the name of Ram, you have to work for the poor. They said before it will be politics, this is not an advantage. Indira Gandhi also did things, land sales, nationalised banks. When Sonia Gandhi put a bill in Parliament, R
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'100% victory of PDA unity': Akhilesh Yadav on Caste Census decision
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday termed the Union Cabinet's decision to include caste enumeration in the national census a "100 per cent victory" of the unity of 90 per cent of PDA--Picchda (Backward classes), Dalits (Schedule Castes), and Alpasankhyaks (Minorities).
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"Long-pending demand": Owaisi welcomes caste census, urges data transparen
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Owaisi also emphasised the urgent need to collect comprehensive data on the backwardness of Muslim communities, urging the BJP-led Centre to ensure transparency and policy alignment with the findings.
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"Will empower all economically, socially backward classes": Amit Shah, Na
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
BJP President and Union Minister JP Nadda targeted the Congress for fulfilling its "political interests" for a long time on the issue.
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Opposed caste system, advocated for equality: Union Minister Shobha Karand
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Today is Guru Basaveshwara Jayanti...we call him Basava Anna, which means brother; he has been a brother to everyone. He opposed the caste system and rose above the same to discuss equality. He brought equality among all the castes; he was a Brahmin, but he worked for the backward classe
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Our government committed to removing 'most backward district' tag from Cha
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Stating that the government is committed to removing the 'most backward district' tag for the Chamarajanagara district, Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said that the decisions taken at the Cabinet meeting in MM Hills would go a long way in that direction.
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"CM has advised us to go through this report": Minister Parameshwara on Ka
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said that the Backward Class Commission has already submitted its report to the cabinet, and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has advised the ministers to study it and come back in the next meeting with suggestions.
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