Yogi Adityanath's political appeal in Uttar Pradesh, the piece argues, extends beyond caste arithmetic to renunciation, tough ...

A fresh political controversy is reigniting the debate around caste, Dalit identity and political patronage. From the Sanjay ...

BJP’s caste census reversal may mark a shift from Hindu consolidation to governing caste through data, welfare and political ...

Sources said the Ministry’s offer was made at the meeting chaired by Registrar General of India Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan, and ...

The CJP’s cross-caste student movement faces a challenge from anti-reservation groups as caste politics tests its unity ahead ...

A 'shuddhikaran' ceremony held at Haldwani's Ramlila Maidan days after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's rally has ...

Kharge and Gandhi said they do not accept the caste census being conducted in the current manner and urged the government to ...

In a landmark policy shift, the Government of India has announced it will conduct a caste survey alongside Census 2021, breaking from its long-held stance. The decision, taken at a Cabinet meeting ...

Uttarakhand CM says politics should focus on social harmony rather than finding caste and discrimination in everyday interactions.

On October 2, the government of the eastern Indian state of Bihar released the report of a survey on the state’s population by caste – a traditional hierarchical division in Hindu society. The state ...

Reservation has become deeply embedded in India’s social and political framework, making its complete abolition extremely ...

"Votebank" politics Figuring out which party can win in Uttar Pradesh depends on complex caste equations and what political strategists call “votebank” politics. Or, as the saying goes: It’s not how ...