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Arunachal’s Chakma-Hajong census rekindles ‘outsiders’ controversy, tagged ‘racial profiling’

Angana Chakrabarti -
On Tuesday, a protest was held by representatives of the two communities at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against the Arunachal Pradesh government's decision of exclusive census for them.

Card processing became a leg of mighty computer industry post-WWII, and IBM rose out of it

David Lindsay Roberts -
The US census led to the first data processing company 125 years ago.

You are an OBC if you score 11/22 — We traced nearly 100 years of caste in Indian census

Vandana Menon -
Rajiv Gandhi called Mandal report a ‘can of worms’. India has tried to open it five times and shut it as quickly.

Upper caste networks of political parties are resisting caste census. But not for long

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd -
Telangana's project shows that caste census can benefit Dalits and OBCs. But parties like BJP and Congress are too busy with their Dwija networks.

Delegation of BJP-ally JD(U) meets Amit Shah to press for caste-based census

PTI -
The JD(U) had passed a resolution in support of the caste-based census, a move with potentially wide political ramifications, in its national executive meeting Saturday.

CM Nitish Kumar reiterates demand for caste-based census, says it will help in Bihar welfare

ANI -
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said caste-based census must be done at least once, and through it, people in the state can gain benefits from various schemes.

Real reason no govt wants OBC count in Census – it will reveal inconvenient truths

Yogendra Yadav -
The 2021 Census will not have data on OBCs, even though the Modi government had earlier promised it. It’s a conspiracy of ignorance.

India set for first-ever digital Census, govt allocates Rs 3,726 crore for exercise

PTI -
While presenting the Union Budget for 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the govt is also working on a national language translation initiative.

Modi govt was handed weak data institutions by Congress, but it ruined them further

Vikas Kumar -
The BJP’s 2014 manifesto promised ‘real-time data’. Now, the Modi government has no data on migrant workers’ deaths during Covid pandemic.

Covid set to delay Census 2021 as Modi govt decides against holding operations this year

Remya Nair -
States have been allowed to change administrative boundaries until 31 December, effectively ruling out any census operations in this calendar year.
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