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"For INDI alliance, social justice is a political tool", says Anupriya Pat
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Anupriya Patel on Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre's decision to include caste in the forthcoming census.
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Delhi minister Parvesh Singh accuses Punjab Govt of triggering water crisi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Delhi minister Parvesh Sahib Singh has levelled serious accusations against the Punjab government, alleging that it is deliberately blocking water supply to both Haryana and Delhi in a politically motivated move.
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Tamil Nadu: VCK chief welcomes caste census but says its "political drama"
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"We are welcoming the caste census but the Union cabinet didn't fix the date of taking the census. Usually every 10 years the Union government has to do this census. 2021 because of Corona it was postponed. Maybe forthcoming 2031 they will do it. At the time of 2031 BJP is holding the office
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"For Congress it's a prejudiced political tool for exploiting deprived sec
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"For the Congress party caste census has always been a prejudiced political tool for exploiting the deprived sections. Jawaharlal Nehru never conducted caste census. Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi never conducted caste census. They were always opposed to the welfare of the disadvantaged section
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"This is our ideological and policy victory": RJD MP Sanjay Yadav on Cen
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday decided to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census.
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Caste census to ensure authentic, scientific, transparent caste data: HD
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"This landmark step will ensure that India has authentic, scientific, and transparent caste data--moving away from politically motivated state-level surveys that often lacked credibility or uniformity," he added.
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Government okays caste census, opposition parties express support but alle
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Amid ongoing political sparring, parties across the political spectrum have welcomed the Union Cabinet's decision to approve the caste census, marking a moment of consensus on a sensitive issue that has long been at the centre of debates on social justice and representation.
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"Will empower all economically, socially backward classes": Amit Shah, Na
Updated : 1 year, 2 months 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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NDA leaders praise PM Modi after Union Cabinet's decision to include Caste
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Briefing the media about the decisions taken by the Union Cabinet, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) has decided today that caste enumeration should be included in the forthcoming census.
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Frequent elections "not good" for country's development: Dharmendra Pradha
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"The elections were held together at once after Independence. It used to happen till the 1960s. This schedule has been disrupted in the last 40 years. If India needs to develop and become a superpower, political stability in the country and its states is required. The frequent elections take
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UN experts urge Pakistan to address human rights violations in Balochistan
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"Pakistan appears to conflate legitimate human and minority rights advocacy and public demonstrations with terrorism, threatening freedoms of expression, assembly, and association," the experts said. "Repeated internet blackouts in Balochistan have impeded freedom of information, transpar
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Pahalgam Terror Attack: Congress targets PM Modi, BJP hits back over 'Gaya
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Amid political sparring over the government's response to the Pahalgam terror attack, the Congress had posted an image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi labelled "Gayab," implying his absence from the recent all-party meeting held after the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, after which the B
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