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"Is It Census Of Hatred?" HD Kumaraswamy As Cabinet Tables Caste Based Survey Report
Criticising the caste census report tabled before the Karnataka Cabinet, Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday questioned whether it was a caste census or a census of hatred.
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BJP In "Action Mode", Backward Classes Outreach After Bihar Caste Report
The BJP - under attack from the opposition on the caste census issue, with the national election months away - is prepping an Other Backward Classes outreach initiative, sources told NDTV Thursday.
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Bihar Assembly Passes Bill For 65% Caste Quota, Past Supreme Court Cap
The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to increase reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65 per cent.
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"How Low Will They Stoop?" PM Slams Nitish Kumar For Controversial Comment
The BJP on Wednesday ripped into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar - once its ally - for "vulgar" and "shameful" comments about the role of women's education in population control.
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"34% Earn Rs 6,000 Or Less": Bihar Survey Reveals Wealth, Education Data
The second tranche of data from the Bihar government's caste-based survey - and the full report on the economic condition of 215 Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes - was published Tuesday.
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Caste Census Could Lead to 'Majoritarianism', Shares Congress Leader Abhishek Singhvi, Deletes Post Later
Mr Singhvi warns that advocating for proportional rights based on population may lead to majoritarianism, emphasizing the difference between equality of opportunity and equality of outcomes.
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All-Party Meet Today To Discuss Bihar Caste Survey Data: 10 Points
A day after releasing data from a controversial caste-based survey in the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for an all-party meeting today to present the findings of the census report and deliberate on the next course of action.
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NDTV Explainer: With Eye On Polls, Breaking Down Bihar's Caste Survey
NDTV explains after the Bihar government released data from a caste-based survey that said nearly 63.1 per cent of the state's 13.1 crore population belong to backward classes and nearly 85 per cent belong to either OBCs, EBCs, SCs or STs.
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"Trying To Divide Country...": PM After Bihar Releases Caste Survey Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the opposition of "trying to divide the country in the name of caste", in a sharp comment that came hours after the Bihar government released details of its controversial state-wide caste-based survey.
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Bihar Moves Supreme Court To Oppose High Court Pause On Caste Survey
The Bihar government has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Patna High Court order granting a stay on the caste survey it was conducting, contending "huge loss" would be caused if the exercise is stopped.
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"Modi Ji, Caste Census Data...": Rahul Gandhi On Political Representation
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has called for removing the 50 per cent cap on reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes at a Karnataka election campaign speech in Kolar district.
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Caste-Based Census Gets Bihar's Cabinet Nod
Headcount of castes in Bihar, which the Nitish Kumar government has taken up following the Centre's inability to conduct a caste-based census, received the state cabinet's approval on Thursday.
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Nitish Kumar Clears Caste-Based Census For Bihar, All Parties Back Him
A caste-based "count" rather than census will be held in Bihar, Nitish Kumar said today after an all-party meeting on a caste census this evening. The Chief Minister said all parties, including the BJP, agreed on a caste-count.
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Bharat Bandh Today Over Demand For Caste-Based Census
The All India Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation (BAMCEF) has called for a Bharat Bandh today demanding a caste-based census.
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In A Nitish Kumar Move, Nod To Rival Tejashwi Yadav, Snub For Ally BJP
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said his government would soon start work on a caste census after taking the views of all parties, backing opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav's demand while lining up a new snub for ally BJP.
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"Is It Census Of Hatred?" HD Kumaraswamy As Cabinet Tables Caste Based Survey Report
Criticising the caste census report tabled before the Karnataka Cabinet, Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday questioned whether it was a caste census or a census of hatred.
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BJP In "Action Mode", Backward Classes Outreach After Bihar Caste Report
The BJP - under attack from the opposition on the caste census issue, with the national election months away - is prepping an Other Backward Classes outreach initiative, sources told NDTV Thursday.
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Bihar Assembly Passes Bill For 65% Caste Quota, Past Supreme Court Cap
The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to increase reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65 per cent.
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"How Low Will They Stoop?" PM Slams Nitish Kumar For Controversial Comment
The BJP on Wednesday ripped into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar - once its ally - for "vulgar" and "shameful" comments about the role of women's education in population control.
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"34% Earn Rs 6,000 Or Less": Bihar Survey Reveals Wealth, Education Data
The second tranche of data from the Bihar government's caste-based survey - and the full report on the economic condition of 215 Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes - was published Tuesday.
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Caste Census Could Lead to 'Majoritarianism', Shares Congress Leader Abhishek Singhvi, Deletes Post Later
Mr Singhvi warns that advocating for proportional rights based on population may lead to majoritarianism, emphasizing the difference between equality of opportunity and equality of outcomes.
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All-Party Meet Today To Discuss Bihar Caste Survey Data: 10 Points
A day after releasing data from a controversial caste-based survey in the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for an all-party meeting today to present the findings of the census report and deliberate on the next course of action.
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NDTV Explainer: With Eye On Polls, Breaking Down Bihar's Caste Survey
NDTV explains after the Bihar government released data from a caste-based survey that said nearly 63.1 per cent of the state's 13.1 crore population belong to backward classes and nearly 85 per cent belong to either OBCs, EBCs, SCs or STs.
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"Trying To Divide Country...": PM After Bihar Releases Caste Survey Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the opposition of "trying to divide the country in the name of caste", in a sharp comment that came hours after the Bihar government released details of its controversial state-wide caste-based survey.
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Bihar Moves Supreme Court To Oppose High Court Pause On Caste Survey
The Bihar government has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Patna High Court order granting a stay on the caste survey it was conducting, contending "huge loss" would be caused if the exercise is stopped.
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"Modi Ji, Caste Census Data...": Rahul Gandhi On Political Representation
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has called for removing the 50 per cent cap on reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes at a Karnataka election campaign speech in Kolar district.
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Caste-Based Census Gets Bihar's Cabinet Nod
Headcount of castes in Bihar, which the Nitish Kumar government has taken up following the Centre's inability to conduct a caste-based census, received the state cabinet's approval on Thursday.
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Nitish Kumar Clears Caste-Based Census For Bihar, All Parties Back Him
A caste-based "count" rather than census will be held in Bihar, Nitish Kumar said today after an all-party meeting on a caste census this evening. The Chief Minister said all parties, including the BJP, agreed on a caste-count.
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Bharat Bandh Today Over Demand For Caste-Based Census
The All India Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation (BAMCEF) has called for a Bharat Bandh today demanding a caste-based census.
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In A Nitish Kumar Move, Nod To Rival Tejashwi Yadav, Snub For Ally BJP
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said his government would soon start work on a caste census after taking the views of all parties, backing opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav's demand while lining up a new snub for ally BJP.
