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Hate speeches by elected representatives warrant stringent action: Delhi HC

The judge said elected leaders in a democracy owe their responsibility not only to their electorate but also towards the society and nation as a whole and ultimately to the Constitution.

Bihar govt approves caste survey at cost of Rs 500 cr; sets Feb 23 deadline

The state government has embarked on the exercise in the wake of the Centre expressing its inability to undertake headcount of castes other than the SCs and STs as part of the Dalits.

Nitish agrees to socio-economic survey of all castes, communities in Bihar

The Bihar CM asserted that all parties unanimously supported the proposed move and replied in the negative when asked if he faced any opposition

Bihar govt to hold all-party meeting on June 1 over caste-based census

The Bihar government has decided to hold an all-party meeting on the issue of caste-based census on June 1 in Patna

PM hails contributions of Sree Narayana Guru in fight against casteism

Modi hailed the contributions of Sree Narayana Guru, a saint-cum-social reformer from Kerala, in the fight against caste discrimination which prevailed in Indian society

'Rise above caste, religion': VP Venkaiah Naidu tells students

Interacting with Telugu students from various colleges under Delhi University at his official residence here, Naidu said one cannot become a leader if he or she is intolerant

Without SC/ST Act, no caste-based discrimination a distant dream: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court Tuesday said the vision of a society having no caste-based discrimination will only remain a distant dream unless the provisions of theSC/ST Actare enforced

Caste based census will benefit all sections of society: Bihar CM Nitish

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar asserted that caste based census will benefit all sections of the society and he will convene an all-party meeting soon to discuss the holding of such an exercise

Cal State's trustees vote to include caste as a protected category

Cal State is the largest four-year public university system in the US

Faculty members oppose caste in Cal State's non-discriminatory policy

Adding caste as a specific and separate protected category would apply only to the faculty of Indian and South Asian descent, they said

Top university system in US adds caste to its non-discriminatory policy

California State University System, that has over 23 campuses and eight off-campus centers enrolling 485,550 students with 55,909 faculty and staff, announced the addition to its list this month

Sameer Wankhede asked to appear before Mumbai caste verification panel

A caste verification committee has asked NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede to appear before it on December 14, according to Bhim Army leader Ashok Kamble

Nitish reiterates demand for caste census, says this in national interest

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday reiterated his demand for a caste census, saying it is in national interest and will facilitate development of the communities lagging in development. Asked about the Centre's affidavit in the Supreme Court that virtually ruled out census on the caste lines, he told reporters that it was "absolutely not correct" but added that the matter was not directly related to the issue of caste census. In the national capital to attend Home Minister Amit Shah's meeting with the chief ministers of naxal-affected states, the JD(U) leader also rejected arguments against caste census and asserted that the demand for it has been coming from not only Bihar but many states. Kumar said he will speak to members of different parties in Bihar over the issue to chart out their next course of action. He had led an all-party delegation from the state to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in support of such a headcount across the country. However, the Centre told

Caste Census of backward classes administratively difficult: Govt to SC

Centre's stand assumes significance as recently, a 10-party delegation from Bihar, which was led by Nitish Kumar, had met PM Modi demanding caste Census

Caste, region politics drive Guj BJP's bold move of fresh faces in cabinet

Led by CM Bhupendra Patel who belongs to the politically influential Patidar community, the cabinet has given maximum exposure to OBC, Patidars, tribals, brahmins, scheduled castes and Jains

Cong constitutes 7-member panel to study matters related to caste census

Senior leaders M Veerappa Moily, Abhishek Manu Singh and Salman Khurshid are part of the panel.

Bihar CM-led delegation to meet PM on Aug 23 to discuss caste-based census

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday said he along with representatives of all the parties in the state will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 23 to discuss the issue of a caste-based census

Relax 50% cap on quota, hold caste-based census: Sharad Pawar to Centre

NCP president Sharad Pawar on Monday asked the Centre to undertake a caste-based census and relax the 50 per cent cap on reservations to ensure social justice.

HC cancels caste certificate of Amravati MP Navneet Rana

The Bombay High Court cancelled the caste certificate issued to Amravati Lok Sabha member Navneet Kaur Rana, saying it was obtained fraudulently, and directed her to surrender it within six weeks.

India's ever-increasing reservations

A more divisive society and economic disasters ahead if reservations above 50 per cent are deemed legal by the Supreme Court