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Wednesday, April 1, 2026
TopicCaste census

Topic: Caste census

A citizen’s caste census red-flag that SC found ‘relevant’

Appearing for petitioner, Senior Advocate Mukta Gupta clarified her client was not opposed to caste census. Union govt has announced caste enumeration will be part of next census.

Why Congress says Question 12 casts doubt on Centre’s ‘true intentions’ & a ‘fair caste census’

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has also questioned the government’s commitment, raising a similar concern & calling the exercise 'just another BJP gimmick'.

If equality is the aim, a caste census can never deliver it

Anand Teltumbde's 'The Caste Con Census' tells that caste, by definition, divides. And in the modern period, how it has multiplied.

Now at Rahul Gandhi’s door, why nomadic SCs are opposing Siddaramaiah’s internal reservation formula

Under internal reservation matrix, of 17% reservation for SCs, groups such as SC-Right & SC-Left given increased allocation of 6% each, and Category C, or ‘touchables’, given 5%.

A seer ‘who lost his way’ exposes a Lingayats vs Hindutva rift in Karnataka amid caste census

After Jaya Mruthyunjaya Swami urged Lingayats to identify as 'Hindu' in caste census, Akhila Bharata Lingayat Panchamasali Samaj Trust said RSS & Hindutva groups 'controlling' the seer.

BJP vs BJP battle in Constitution Club is a glimpse of widening fault lines—Mumbai to Lucknow

Tuesday’s Constitution Club election is not the finale of the ‘Thakur-versus-the rest’ battle in the BJP. Wait for the caste census result to come ahead of the next Lok Sabha election.

The history of Indian caste censuses is the history of Indian statecraft

By the 18th century, Maratha dominions and other Indian states had developed fairly detailed caste enumerations, used to regulate hierarchies and impose differential taxation and privileges.

Caste census without economic indicators is of little value, says Congress leader Sachin Pilot

Rahul Gandhi's pitch for a nation-wide caste census was always about carrying out an 'x-ray' of the country, rather than simply counting castes, asserts Congress senior leader.

On Camera

The big fat IPS wedding people just can’t stop talking about

IPS KK Bishnoi and IPS Anshika Verma’s palatial Jodhpur wedding missed a key truth—power complicates tradition and personal joy.

How Russian oil makes its way to India—two key routes, a backup & a sanctions hack

From Baltic ports to Gujarat shores, Russian crude travels 7,500 nautical miles through ship-to-ship transfers, and in some cases, price cap loopholes, experts say.

More ‘hits’ than Rheinmetall ever—Ukraine drone manufacturer claps back at CEO’s ‘housewives’ remark

Oleksandr Yakovenko, founder of Ukrainian drone maker TAF Industries, further went on to highlight the growing 'irrelevance' of European defence platforms.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.