Party questions census framework and flags omission of OBC category in houselisting form as Jairam Ramesh cites Telangana ...

Census 2027's caste enumeration methodology remains undecided, with clarity expected by July amid opposition concerns.

“Clearly, the prime minister was forced to capitulate and agree to the widespread demand for a caste census, which was ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will include caste details in its next census, in a move likely to have sweeping socio-economic and political ramifications for the world's most populous country. Information ...

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian government ...

More than two-thirds of India's 1.4 billion people are estimated to be on the lower rungs of a millennia-old social hierarchy that divides Hindus by function and ...

Congress has questioned the Modi government's intent regarding the caste enumeration in Census 2027, citing that the ...

Information Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw didn’t say when the census would begin when he announced it would include caste information Wednesday. He said the decision demonstrated New Delhi’s commitment to ...

India will conduct its first official caste census since independence, the government announced on Wednesday, a move likely to have far-reaching consequences for its politics and contentious ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will include caste details in its next census, in a move likely to have sweeping socio-economic and political ramifications for the world’s most populous country. Information ...