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As the population numbers have ballooned beyond the 130-crore mark, the cry of caution on uncontrolled population growthâ€ must be heeded in a general sense, but we must tread cautiously in any comparison on religious lines as we still bear the burden of history from the forced sterilisation programme. (Representational Image)

AA Edit | Will Census Trigger New Demands?

With India overtaking China in population, the 2027 Census will be the world’s largest such exercise, involving a...

5 Jun 2025 9:47 PM IST

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The Conundrum of Caste Calculus in India’s Polity

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The Conundrum of Caste Calculus in India’s...

Politics shifts as caste groups push for identity, rights, and representation

15 May 2025 9:28 PM IST

Sunanda K.Datta-Ray | Will Caste Remain a Crutch for India’s Political Class? Reflections

Sunanda K.Datta-Ray | Will Caste Remain a Crutch for India’s Political...

As calls for a caste census grow louder, India risks entrenching social divisions while political expediency overshadows...

13 May 2025 12:48 AM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Caste Census: Short-Term Gains, Long-Term Effects

Shikha Mukerjee | Caste Census: Short-Term Gains, Long-Term Effects

Government's push for caste enumeration sparks debate; political and logistical challenges ahead

5 May 2025 9:32 PM IST

Congress to Highlight Rahul Role in Forcing Centre’s Caste Census

Congress to Highlight Rahul Role in Forcing Centre’s Caste Census

Party urges action on OBC, Dalit, Adivasi quotas in private education and caste census

4 May 2025 10:27 PM IST

BJP Defends Caste Census Amid Internal Fissures

BJP Defends Caste Census Amid Internal Fissures

Facing intense criticism from its own base, the BJP on Friday sought to justify Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...

3 May 2025 12:20 AM IST

AA Edit | Caste Census Needs To Be For Data, Not Political Ploy

AA Edit | Caste Census Needs To Be For Data, Not Political Ploy

The caste census has been a demand of some of the Opposition parties, especially those in the INDIA bloc, for quite some...

2 May 2025 12:24 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses during a public meeting for Lok Sabha elections, in Khargone, Monday, May 6, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Rahul: Cong. Showed It Can Force Govt on Caste Census

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the Central government adopted the Congress’ vision as the...

1 May 2025 2:15 AM IST

AA Edit | Delimitation: South India’s worries must be addressed

AA Edit | Delimitation: South India’s worries must be addressed

The fact that so many states are concerned this time is illustrative of not only the polarised political environment but...

25 March 2025 12:02 AM IST

UP By-Polls: BJPs Nationalism vs. INDIA Alliances Backward and Minority Outreach

UP By-Polls: BJP's Nationalism vs. INDIA Alliance's Backward and...

NEW DELHI: With the shadow of the byelections in the 10 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh looming large, the fight is...

12 Aug 2024 1:34 AM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Caste census and quotas: It's a political minefield

The Congress agreed to a caste census and then ended up by substituting it with the Socio-Economic and Caste Census in...

27 Aug 2021 1:20 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot during a press conference, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)

AA Edit | Caste census to address inequity

Bihar case census found out that 84 per cent of its population belongs to the backwards classes.

11 Oct 2023 12:59 AM IST