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Top university system in US adds caste to its non-discriminatory policy

California State University System, that has over 23 campuses and eight off-campus centers enrolling 485,550 students with 55,909 faculty and staff, announced the addition to its list this month

Sameer Wankhede asked to appear before Mumbai caste verification panel

A caste verification committee has asked NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede to appear before it on December 14, according to Bhim Army leader Ashok Kamble

Nitish reiterates demand for caste census, says this in national interest

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday reiterated his demand for a caste census, saying it is in national interest and will facilitate development of the communities lagging in development. Asked about the Centre's affidavit in the Supreme Court that virtually ruled out census on the caste lines, he told reporters that it was "absolutely not correct" but added that the matter was not directly related to the issue of caste census. In the national capital to attend Home Minister Amit Shah's meeting with the chief ministers of naxal-affected states, the JD(U) leader also rejected arguments against caste census and asserted that the demand for it has been coming from not only Bihar but many states. Kumar said he will speak to members of different parties in Bihar over the issue to chart out their next course of action. He had led an all-party delegation from the state to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in support of such a headcount across the country. However, the Centre told

Caste Census of backward classes administratively difficult: Govt to SC

Centre's stand assumes significance as recently, a 10-party delegation from Bihar, which was led by Nitish Kumar, had met PM Modi demanding caste Census

Caste, region politics drive Guj BJP's bold move of fresh faces in cabinet

Led by CM Bhupendra Patel who belongs to the politically influential Patidar community, the cabinet has given maximum exposure to OBC, Patidars, tribals, brahmins, scheduled castes and Jains

Cong constitutes 7-member panel to study matters related to caste census

Senior leaders M Veerappa Moily, Abhishek Manu Singh and Salman Khurshid are part of the panel.

Bihar CM-led delegation to meet PM on Aug 23 to discuss caste-based census

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday said he along with representatives of all the parties in the state will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 23 to discuss the issue of a caste-based census

Relax 50% cap on quota, hold caste-based census: Sharad Pawar to Centre

NCP president Sharad Pawar on Monday asked the Centre to undertake a caste-based census and relax the 50 per cent cap on reservations to ensure social justice.

HC cancels caste certificate of Amravati MP Navneet Rana

The Bombay High Court cancelled the caste certificate issued to Amravati Lok Sabha member Navneet Kaur Rana, saying it was obtained fraudulently, and directed her to surrender it within six weeks.

India's ever-increasing reservations

A more divisive society and economic disasters ahead if reservations above 50 per cent are deemed legal by the Supreme Court

Perspectives on Partition

How would our understanding of history change if we learnt from the stories and perspectives of marginalised caste, linguistic and racial identities?

A feminist renunciation

Book review of Why I am Not a Hindu Woman

Govt does not look crime from the prism of caste or creed: MoS Home Reddy

The NDA government does not believe in viewing crime from the prism of caste, creed or region as any crime is against humanity and peace, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said Tuesday

Caste data given to Social Justice ministry for classification: MHA to RS

Raw caste census data collected in 2011 has been handed over to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for classification and categorisation, Nityanand Rai said

Yuvraj apologises for 'unintentional' casteist remark on Yuzvendra Chahal

The veteran of 304 ODIs, 58 T20Is and 40 Tests also clarified that he has "never believed" in any kind of discrimination.

If growth falters, Dalit social mobility will be hurt, says Amit Ahuja

Amit Ahuja teaches political science at University of California at Santa Barbara. Ahuja, who has just published a book, Mobilizing the Marginalized: Ethnic Parties Without Ethnic Movements

Dalit illusions

Mr Teltumbde says Dalits have fallen prey to ruling-class propaganda that the system may have operational defects but is essentially perfect since Ambedkar designed it

Maharashtra: Caste validation panel likely to get full-time heads soon

Appointments of such heads would offer ease to applicants, whose cases and hearings over caste validation are pending for long time