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"We are not doing any caste-based politics," says Congress MP Syed Naseer
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Congress leader Syed Naseer Hussain on Thursday said that his party is not doing any caste-based politics and that a caste census will only help them formulate policies for all sections of society.
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Congress exposing Congress, says BJP after Anand Sharma questions party's
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
After Congress old-timer and a sitting member of its working committee, Anand Sharma, wrote to party president Mallikarjun Kharge questioning its campaign pitch around the promise of a nationwide caste census, the BJP accused the grand old party of 'hypocrisy'.
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"Caste Census not a solution for unemployment, prevailing inequalities": C
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Opposing the demand for the caste census, Congress leader Anand Sharma has said that his party has never endorsed the idea of identity politics, adding that the caste census is not a solution for prevailing unemployment and inequalities in the nation.
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"Remove BJP; save Constitution and democracy": Samajwadi Party Chief makes
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
"In the coming days, people have to caste vote, and they will also have to be alert after voting, we have to save booths; we have to be careful of the BJP. If the BJP loses, youth will get jobs, farmers will get MSP, and people will get respect. Remove the BJP, save the Constitution. Also d
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Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sinha attacks opposition for focus on ca
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Monday launched a scathing attack on the opposition parties and said that the great festival of democracy has started, and those who talk about caste and religion do not have faith in democracy.
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Attempt to spread anarchy under guise of farmers' movement in Punjab: RSS
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has alleged that efforts are being made to spread anarchy in Punjab under the guise of farmers' protests.
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Sandeshkhali violence victims meet President Murmu, seek her intervention
Updated : 2 years ago IST
As many as 11 victims of violence including five women from Sandeshkhali met President Droupadi Murmu, in Rashtrapati Bhawan on Friday and sought her intervention "to safeguard the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe community" in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal.
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Jharkhand: Ranchi police issues notice to ED officials after former CM Sor
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Ranchi police have issued notice to ED officials, asking them to join the investigation in the third week of March in connection with the FIR lodged by former Chief Minister Hemant Soren under the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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TMC announces four Lok Sabha candidates for Assam
Updated : 2 years ago IST
TMC's list of candidates includes Gauri Shankar Sarania from Kokrajhar, a seat reserved for Schedule Tribe (ST), Abdul Kalam Azad from Barpeta seat, Ghana Kanta Chutia from Lakhimpur seat, and Radhashyam Biswas from Silchar, a seat reserved for the Schedule Caste.
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HarperCollins presents The Solitude of a Shadow by Devibharathi Translated
Updated : 2 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 13: An astutely observed narrative of our society and its overlapping hierarchies of caste, wealth and power. Describes with clarity the poverty and isolation of obsession. 2023 Sahitya Akademi Award winner Devibharathi's first novel to be translated into English. Tr
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SC directs not to take coercive steps against TV anchor Sudhir Chaudhary t
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday gave interim relief to TV anchor Sudhir Chaudhary as it directed not to take coercive steps against him until further orders in a matter pertaining to allegedly making casteist remarks.
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"Bihar caste census an X-ray for country": Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Reiterating his call for a nationwide caste census, which he stated earlier was a promise that the Congress would fulfil if voted back at the Centre, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday termed Bihar's caste census an 'X-ray' for the country that will shed light on the real living standards of the po
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