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‘No right…’: Maharashtra BJP chief's dig at Rahul Gandhi on caste census
Bawankule's remarks came after the Congress leader called for a timeline for the caste enumeration during the forthcoming census.
Published on May 01, 2025 02:22 PM IST
ANI |
Centre steals Congress caste census thunder; Rahul Gandhi to respond today
Ashwini Vaishnaw said the census comes under the purview of the Centre, but some states have done caste enumeration in the name of surveys.
Updated on Apr 30, 2025 06:03 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
Caste census to be part of next population survey: Centre's big move
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs has decided to include caste enumeration in the forthcoming census exercise.
Updated on Apr 30, 2025 08:18 PM IST
If govt is compelled to carry out delimitation, it should be on 1971 census: Tiruchi Siva
The Rajya Sabha lawmaker accuses the government of opting for silence instead of addressing the issues being raised by the southern states
Published on Mar 22, 2025 07:06 AM IST
Smriti Kak Ramachandran, New Delhi
Parl panel urges govt to complete census ‘at earliest’
The parliamentary committee on home affairs asked the Centre to complete the Census “at the earliest”
Updated on Mar 11, 2025 06:04 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan, New Delhi
Optimism, with a dose of caution
India has held strong in the bleak global milieu of war and climate crisis, but there are challenges in the new year that it must deftly navigate
Updated on Dec 31, 2024 08:01 PM IST
HT Editorial
Rahul Gandhi declares ‘will abolish artificial barrier of 50% reservation’
Rahul Gandhi further said there may be some shortcomings in the caste survey to be taken up by the state government. However, these will be sorted out.
Updated on Nov 06, 2024 04:25 AM IST
Holding census in a polarised world
India plans to begin the long-delayed 2021 Census in 2025, with hopes for electronic enumeration and a need for political consensus amid rising controversies.
Updated on Oct 29, 2024 07:18 PM IST
HT Editorial
Chances of 33% women’s quota by 2029 brighten
The amendment that needs to be ratified by 50% of the states envisages that reservation of seats for women will continue for a term of 15 years.
Published on Oct 29, 2024 08:18 AM IST
Census process expected to begin next year
The decennial exercise was expected to take place in 2020-21 but the government has claimed that it has been delayed due to the pandemic
Updated on Oct 28, 2024 01:33 PM IST
Afternoon briefing: Amit Shah promises to conduct census ‘soon’, & more
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Published on Sep 17, 2024 01:44 PM IST
Census will be conducted soon: Amit Shah
The home minister’s remarks came during a press conference to mark 100 days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s third term at the Centre
Published on Sep 17, 2024 12:07 PM IST
Neeraj Chauhan
Caste census call needs nuance
Any push for a caste census cannot be solely motivated by electoral designs. Focus should be on schemes to help the most marginalised
Published on Aug 30, 2024 09:26 PM IST
HT Editorial
Census to be conducted at appropriate time, says Amit Shah
Census to be conducted at appropriate time, says Amit Shah
Published on Aug 24, 2024 09:54 PM IST
PTI |
Noncitizens are less likely to participate in a census with citizenship question, study says
Noncitizens are less likely to participate in a census with citizenship question, study says
Published on Jul 25, 2024 11:33 AM IST
AP |
Census, NPR unlikely in 2024 too as only ₹1,309.46 crore allocated in Budget
The census operation continues to be on hold and the government has not yet announced the new schedule.
Published on Jul 23, 2024 04:17 PM IST
PTI |
Without Census, Budget is policymaking sans data
As the nation waits with bated breath for the Budget, know that it is one without a basis or a yardstick in the absence of the Census, and the reasons for this are purely political.
Published on Jul 22, 2024 09:12 PM IST
Sushmita Dev
Demography and its discontents
India's official population data is outdated, with the 2021 Census on hold. UN report estimates 2024 population at 1.45 billion, highlighting demographic challenges and opportunities.
Updated on Jul 15, 2024 09:02 PM IST
HT Editorial
No sarus crane sighted in Ghaziabad in summer census
As per the UP information department data, the census was conducted on June 20-21 and the count revealed presence of 19,918 sarus cranes in total -- a rise of 396 from 2023
Updated on Jul 13, 2024 06:04 AM IST
Chandigarh: Micro-chipping in stray dogs for census gets MC finance panel nod
The meeting of F&CC was held under the chairmanship of mayor Kuldeep Kumar on Monday and was attended by commissioner Anindita Mitra and other members of committee namely councillors Jaswinder Kaur, Lakhbir Singh, Ram Chander Yadav, Taruna Mehta and other senior officers of MC
Updated on Jul 09, 2024 08:02 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin announces international airport in Hosur
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin said the airport is set to bring development across Hosur, Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts of the state
Published on Jun 27, 2024 04:07 PM IST
Attorneys argue over whether Mississippi legislative maps dilute Black voting power
Attorneys argue over whether Mississippi legislative maps dilute Black voting power
Published on Feb 27, 2024 03:47 AM IST
AP |
Rahul Gandhi's fresh attack over caste census: ‘BJP should count its days’
Rahul Gandhi asked why PM Modi called himself OBC while he believed there are only two castes in India – rich and poor.
Published on Feb 03, 2024 09:53 PM IST
Valley politicians express concern over ‘police census’
Political leaders have asked the administration to come clean on the police “census” exercise in the capital city
Updated on Jan 31, 2024 07:00 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Uttar Pradesh to conduct cow census as stray cattle menace persists
The figures related to the number of cattle are believed to have changed since the 20th Livestock Census was conducted in 2019 by the Central government. The next census is due in 2024.
Updated on Nov 07, 2023 07:56 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Caste census finds resonance in Rajasthan
As more and more caste groups seek a clear understanding of numbers, will a promise be enough to bring Ashok Gehlot's Congress government back another term?
Published on Oct 20, 2023 10:06 PM IST
Amur falcons, world’s longest flying migratory birds, begin to arrive in Manipur
The migration of Amur falcons usually arrive in many parts of north east India, including Tamenglong district, from second week of October and is likely to roost till the end of November
Published on Oct 17, 2023 10:30 AM IST
Manipur to conduct census of Amur falcon, world’s longest travelling raptors
The forest is all set to hold a series of programmes to spread awareness among the villages to protect the winged guests
Published on Oct 14, 2023 07:23 PM IST
Terms of Trade | How will proportionate reservation demand affect politics?
An extra-parliamentary political churning of the kind that existed pre-1990s is in the offing if, or rather, when the BJP takes a stand
Published on Oct 06, 2023 09:50 AM IST
Odisha finds 46% of state population under OBC category in its latest survey
Mitali Chinara, a member of the commission, said the panel which completed its door-to-door survey in July this year found 10.95 million or 46% people belonging to the 208 backward castes
Published on Oct 04, 2023 03:31 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty