Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar emphasised the urgency of completing the caste census, stating it will help implement key initiatives like delimitation and women's reservation, and enable targeted welfare schemes for underprivileged communities.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman criticised the DMK and Opposition for politicising the issue of caste census, urging the public to view it through the lens of social upliftment rather than political victory.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah has said that, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is axing down drug cartels with ruthless aggression.
Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan on Friday chaired a high-level meeting in the national capital to address the urgent water requirements of Haryana and parts of Rajasthan.
Former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) trainee Puja Khedkar appeared before the Crime Branch at Kamla Market here on Friday for questioning related to an FIR filed against her for allegedly submitting forged certificates to clear her 2022 Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday predicted that the World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) will go on to become a benchmark in the world, saying that the ministers from foreign countries who participated in the summit appreciated the initiative.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said that the state government will support the Union government in its efforts to eradicate terrorism.
"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
In a twist of political irony, the LDF government halted the promotion of a Left-leaning assistant professor to associate professor in an aided college in Kasaragod following his participation in two Bharat Bandhs in 2020 against the BJP-led Union government--the nationwide strikes backed by
Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot expressed grief over the demise of former Union Minister Girija Vyas while speaking to reporters on Friday.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, held a key meeting with European Union Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Maros Sefcovic, in Brussels to discuss the progress of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Thursday welcomed the Union government's decision to conduct a caste census along with the decadal census, calling it a long-pending demand since 1992.