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Topic: OBCs

Caste-based headcounts won’t be enough. India needs a full-blown ‘caste census’

Until the government machinery gets ready to conduct a full-blown caste-census, it could at least enumerate OBCs by including a caste column in Census 2021.

Who are non-Yadav OBCs & why UP political parties are lining up to woo them ahead of polls

BJP already has non-Yadav OBC parties as allies and is now focusing on these castes through its 'grand Hindu identity', while SP and Congress have been hosting OBC sammelans.

50% SC, ST, OBC posts lying vacant in 10 ministries, home & railways top the list: Report

Home ministry has more SC & OBC posts lying vacant than those reserved for ST, says a report by Standing Committee on Personnel & Law submitted in Parliament this week.

SC on reservations: Does politics hamper objective review of India’s quota for Dalits, OBCs?

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Narendra Modi government saying that it is “in the DNA” of the BJP and RSS to end the reservation policy.

There are glaring flaws in SC judgment excluding SC/ST creamy layer from reservations

By applying the same equality principle to both OBCs and ST/SCs, the Supreme Court has been unfair to some of the most marginalised groups in India.

BJP’s sleight of hand in Maharashtra and Haryana has gone unnoticed

BJP has promised quotas to Marathas, Jats and upper caste poor without data to back the claim, and with conflicting aims.

Large number of Dalit-OBC on Kanwar Yatra isn’t a sign of Hinduism’s inclusivity. Here’s why

Participation of ‘lower castes’ in rituals like Kanwar Yatra is just proof of how Hinduism uses cultural tools to enlist wider communities.

YV Reddy’s ‘big picture’ on sovereign bonds, and professor unveils women’s Congress ‘bias’

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Never mind Constitution, Yogi govt issuing SC certificates to OBC groups was a win-win move

Ahead of 2022 elections in UP, the Yogi Adityanath government is going all out to woo the OBCs, with a special focus on most backward castes.

Uttar Pradesh govt’s order on castes is unconstitutional: Social justice minister Thawarchand

Minister Thawarchand Gehlot has asked the UP government not to issue caste certificates to 17 OBCs based on the order.

On Camera

Shah Rukh Khan & fashion? Here are his 3 iconic styles

As SRK turns 60 today, we look back at some of his most iconic on-screen fashion moments that not only defined his characters but also became instantly recognisable elements of films.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.