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The Politics of A Caste Census

While data can empower communities, it reinforces identities, making local politics more caste-centric, with decisions increasingly contested on the grounds of representation. Such dynamics could......

Census with caste enumeration to begin from Oct 1, 2026

India's 16th Census with caste enumeration will be carried out in 2027 with the reference date of October 1, 2026 in snow-bound areas like Ladakh and of March 1, 2027 in the rest of the country.......

India's Census 2027 to include caste count; exercise to cost Rs 13K cr

Sixteen years after the last census in 2011, the government on Monday issued a notification for conducting India's 16th census which will include caste enumeration in 2027. IMAGE: Union Home......

Centre announces caste census; BJP, allies hail move

In a significant move, the Centre on Wednesday announced that caste enumeration will be part of the next population census, with the inclusion of caste details for the first time since independence......

After Delhi's sign-in, Bengal only state to hold out on Ayushman Bharat

According to a parliamentary response by the Union health ministry in 2023, around 654,000 families in Delhi are eligible to enrol under the scheme. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts......

PMAY-G survey to use 'face recognition' tools to identify new beneficiaries

A fresh survey to identify a minimum of eight million new beneficiaries of the flagship rural housing scheme, in addition to the 12 million already identified, will use the latest face-recognition......

Sebi to tweak 'fit & proper' regime for bourses, clearing corporations

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is mulling changes to the 'fit & proper' criteria for market infrastructure institutions (MIIs), such as stock exchanges, in a bid to segregate the......

Sebi slaps Rs 6-crore penalty on NSE for investing in 'unrelated' biz

The NSE held 25 to 100 per cent stakes in these entities through its subsidiary NSE Investments as of September. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday levied a penalty of......

Sebi fines NSE, 2 others in co-location case

In the high profile co-location case, markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on the NSE for failing to provide a level-playing field for trading members subscribing to......

BSE to file for IPO this week

Offer size could vary from Rs 1,200 cr to Rs 2,000 cr Asia’s oldest bourse BSE will file the draft prospectus for its initial public offering (IPO) this week, according to two people......

CWG PHOTOS: Indian grapplers win four silver, one bronze on Day 7

The coveted gold medal eluded the Indian grapplers on Day 7 as they collected four silvers and a bronze from the wrestling arena to swell their overall tally in the sport to 10 at the 2014......

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