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TopicBihar caste census

Topic: Bihar caste census

Savarna Ayog is Bihar’s busiest commission. ‘Mandal-vaad alienated them’

The Nitish Kumar govt revived Bihar's Savarna Ayog ahead of assembly elections. It's a 'ray of hope' for caste groups mobilising ahead of the ambitious all-India caste census.

Bihar Bhumihars ask ‘Who are we?’ Brahmin or OBC, zamindar or oppressed

National caste census has triggered a Bhumihar reckoning. The community in Bihar is waging a new battle for colonial-era Brahmin status

RJD confidence in EBCs dips. Sticks to Yadav core

RJD’s candidates from EBCs have declined from 13.13 per cent to 11.19 per cent. This could be because the party saw the lowest strike rate among EBC candidates in the 2020 Bihar Assembly polls.

JDU has a new caste calculation for Bihar 2025 election

The JDU is contesting 101 seats in Bihar this time, lower than its 2020 quota. Here's what our analysis of the caste background of candidates fielded by it reveals.

34% in Bihar ‘poor’ & earn less than Rs 6,000 a month, finds 2nd tranche of data from caste survey

Report based on the survey, placed before Bihar Assembly Tuesday, also shows that over 50 lakh Biharis live outside the state for livelihood & education.

Modi govt’s reluctance for caste census is a political move to hide ground realities

Bihar is shouldering Modi govt’s constitutional responsibility. India needs a caste census

Our take on Bihar caste census, Maldives’ President, and NewsClick raids — in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

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Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.