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"Peddler of liars, factory of fake news": Shahzad Poonawalla slams Congres
Updated : 9 months ago IST
In a briefing, Poonawalla said, "Congress is a peddler of liars and a factory of fake news... Lying has become their characteristic... Their lies have been exposed -- first that India was not invited to G7 summit, and second that Pakistan's Asim Munir has been invited to the US Army Day and
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Amit Shah reviews preparation for forthcoming Census set to include caste
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The notification to conduct the Census was published in the official Gazette on Monday, following a high-level meeting held in Delhi, where the Home Minister reviewed the plan along with the Union Home Secretary, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RG&CCI), and other seni
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"Historic step": Union Minister Kishan Reddy lauds centre's decision to co
Updated : 9 months ago IST
"The government of India has taken a historic step. Since Independence, the general census will entail a census of the backward classes. Today, the government of India has issued the notification. There will also be a caste census; it is a very big decision. After this, be it welfare activit
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MHA notifies census in two phases, Congress says "no mention" of caste enu
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a gazette notification on Monday, declaring that the population census will be held in two phases.
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Sukanta Majumdar welcomes decision to issue gazette notification for Censu
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar welcomed the decision to issue a gazette notification for the 16th Census with caste enumeration, and said that it will help the government in planning for the future.
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"Complete absence of caste census in notification raises lots of doubts":
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on Monday said that complete "absence" of the term caste census in the government's gazette notification issued for 16th Census raises questions over the mindset of the BJP on this subject.
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"It will promote social justice," says UP Minister Anil Rajbhar after MHA
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Minister Anil Rajbhar on Monday called the Union government's decision to conduct a caste census with a general census a "historic decision," adding that it will promote social justice.
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"Has PM changed his mind?": Jairam Ramesh questions "no mention" of caste
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Congress General Secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Monday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi over "no mention" of caste census in the gazette notification for the population census by the Ministry of Home Affairs, asking, "Has the Prime Minister changed his mind?"
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Demand for caste census was first raised by Mulayam Singh Yadav: SP MP Awa
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Prasad said that Akhilesh Yadav reiterated the demand in the 2022 UP Legislative Assembly elections and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. He stated that caste census was included as one of the key promises in the manifesto of the party.
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"Will 2027 Census follow Telangana model or is India staring at another Ju
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Tagore also questioned Shah if he was just following the Telangana model or avoiding it for political convenience.
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Union Government notifies Population and Caste Census, to begin on March 1
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Furthermore, the reference date for the Union Territory of Ladakh and snow-bound non-synchronous areas of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand will be 00:00 hours of October 1, 2026.
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Amit Shah reviews preparations for 16th Census
Updated : 9 months ago IST
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the official notification for conducting the Census is scheduled to be published in the Gazette of India on June 16, 2025.
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