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Chhattisgarh polls: CM Bhupesh Baghel unveils Congress manifesto, promises
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"We pledge to conduct a caste census in the state if voted back. The census exercise would cover the Scheduled Caste, tribal castes, backward classes, general category and minorities," Baghel announced after unveiling the party's manifesto in Raipur on Sunday.
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Mizoram Assembly polls: 9,555 votes cast through home voting, postal ballo
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
For the polls to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly 2023, the home voting process has been continued in various districts of the state for senior citizens (80 and above) and PwD voters.
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Assembly polls: BJP announces extension of free-ration scheme for 5 years;
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In a major announcement ahead of the elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that his government has decided to extend the free ration scheme for the poor for five years.
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BJP has made U-turn on caste census due to pressure from people: AAP leade
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Saturday that the BJP has to take a U-turn on its stand on caste census under pressure from the people. However, he added that the party has yet to make its stand clear on the subject.
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Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi in Chhattisgarh, asks when caste census will
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Rahul Gandhi on Saturday targeted the BJP-led government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Congress demand for a caste census in the country and said more benefits will be given to farmers in Chhattisgarh if the party comes back to power in the state
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Sajid Nadiadwala clarifies amid rumours around 'Housefull 5' star cast
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid speculations around the casting of 'Housefull 5', Producer Sajid Nadiadwala on Saturday issued an official statement.
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"Centre should do it...": Congress leader Pramod Tiwari after Amit Shah's
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"They (Central government) should do it. The Bihar government has done. They have passed the Women's Reservation Bill, which will be implemented ten or fifteen years later, or maybe not. A caste-based census should be done. This is what the Congress and people of INDIA alliance are saying,"
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Andhra Pradesh Cabinet gives nod to caste census, takes other key decision
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Andhra Pradesh cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Friday took several key decisions including carrying out a comprehensive caste-based census in the state.
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'Friends' star cast attend Matthew Perry's funeral
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Actor Matthew Perry's 'Friends' co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer on Friday attended the actor's funeral.
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"Never opposed caste-based census": Amit Shah in poll-bound Chhattisgarh
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid the Opposition's push for caste census and bid to bring it to the front and centre of the national political discourse ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in five states, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the BJP never opposed such an exercise and will take a call on
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Previous governments were discriminatory in giving welfare scheme benefits
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has remarked that before 2014, government schemes were often distributed based on caste, voting preferences, religion, and personal connections.
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"Kamal Nath is in trouble in Chhindwara", says BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"I went to Chhindwara yesterday. Kamal Nath Ji is in trouble in Chhindwara. It would not be a surprise if he loses there in the upcoming state assembly polls. There is a campaign of desperation there, according to my observation," Prasad said.
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