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"Bihari Doesn't Mean Backward": JioStar Vice Chairman Uday Shankar To NDTV
Ahead of the highly anticipated Bihar Assembly elections, media executive and JioStar Vice Chairman Uday Shankar made an appeal for the state to rise above its caste politics and focus on economic transformation.
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'Hope She Says Same When Centre...': Minister On Sudha Murty's Caste Survey 'No'
The Karnataka government has accepted Sudha Murty's refusal to reveal her caste in a non-mandatory statewide survey, but wondered if the BJP-nominated Rajya Sabha MP would do the same when the centre conducts its exercise.
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In Nitish Kumar's Bihar List, A Muslim Balancing Act, And Caste Equation Play
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) has fielded Muslim candidates in four seats for the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, carefully balancing caste equations with community vote banks in the politically sensitive state.
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Backward Castes, Professionals, Bureaucrats On Prashant Kishor's List: Sources
Election strategist-turned politician Prashant Kishor, who declared that his Jan Suraaj Party would contest from every constituency in Bihar in the coming assembly election, is banking heavily on candidates from backward castes.
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Telangana Minister's "Regret" Note After Buffalo Remark Against Colleague
Telangana's Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar has expressed regret over the row over his remarks on cabinet colleague, Scheduled Caste Welfare Minister Adluri Laxman Kumar.
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Telangana Minister Compares Colleague With "Buffalo", Sparks Row In Congress
The Telangana Cabinet saw internal unrest as Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar allegedly referred to his Scheduled Caste Welfare colleague Adluri Laxman as a "buffalo" who "has no value for life".
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Daily Hearings In Madhya Pradesh's OBC Quota Case And Its Big Complications
The Supreme Court will begin day-to-day hearings on Madhya Pradesh's move to grant 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Castes or OBCs. The hearings will begin on October 8.
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"Fought All Members Of Lalu Yadav Family": BJP's Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Former Union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy - four-time MP from Bihar -- has said he has become the voice of the ignored forward castes in Bihar, where politics, for the last few decades, has revolved around social justice and backward castes.
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1995 Bihar Polls: How 'Vikas Nahi Samman' Won Lalu Yadav Chief Ministership
Janata Dal won 167 of 324 seats in the 1995 Bihar polls, securing an absolute majority. The backward castes and Dalits finally felt empowered.
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Once Nitish Kumar's Trump Card, This Group Is Now Rahul Gandhi's Bihar Bet
In the politics of Bihar, caste is both compass and trap: it orients every voter, every party, every pledge, even as it binds them to inherited hierarchies
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Revanth Reddy Suggests Telangana Caste Census Be Called 'RARE' Model
Revanth Reddy proposed a unique branding for Telangana's social justice initiatives, including the caste census, as the "RARE model". This acronym presumably stands for "Rahul-Revanth Model".
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"We Could Have...": Siddaramaiah's Son Criticises Opposition To Caste Survey
The Congress central leadership has ordered that a new caste survey be held in Karnataka after the last survey sparked controversy with many sections disputing the findings.
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In Madhya Pradesh, A Quota Blackhole For Other Backward Castes
The Other Backward Classes or OBC community, despite comprising over half the population of Madhya Pradesh, remains entangled in a web of administrative delays and broken promises when it comes to reservation.
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Karnataka Caste Census Report Bats For Hiking OBC Reservation From 32% To 51%
The Karnataka caste census report which was presented before a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday recommended increasing reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) from 32 per cent to 51 per cent.
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Caste Census Report Submitted To Karnataka Cabinet
The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes has submitted the caste census (socio, economic and educational survey) report to the state cabinet.
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"Bihari Doesn't Mean Backward": JioStar Vice Chairman Uday Shankar To NDTV
Ahead of the highly anticipated Bihar Assembly elections, media executive and JioStar Vice Chairman Uday Shankar made an appeal for the state to rise above its caste politics and focus on economic transformation.
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'Hope She Says Same When Centre...': Minister On Sudha Murty's Caste Survey 'No'
The Karnataka government has accepted Sudha Murty's refusal to reveal her caste in a non-mandatory statewide survey, but wondered if the BJP-nominated Rajya Sabha MP would do the same when the centre conducts its exercise.
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In Nitish Kumar's Bihar List, A Muslim Balancing Act, And Caste Equation Play
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) has fielded Muslim candidates in four seats for the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, carefully balancing caste equations with community vote banks in the politically sensitive state.
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Backward Castes, Professionals, Bureaucrats On Prashant Kishor's List: Sources
Election strategist-turned politician Prashant Kishor, who declared that his Jan Suraaj Party would contest from every constituency in Bihar in the coming assembly election, is banking heavily on candidates from backward castes.
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Telangana Minister's "Regret" Note After Buffalo Remark Against Colleague
Telangana's Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar has expressed regret over the row over his remarks on cabinet colleague, Scheduled Caste Welfare Minister Adluri Laxman Kumar.
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Telangana Minister Compares Colleague With "Buffalo", Sparks Row In Congress
The Telangana Cabinet saw internal unrest as Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar allegedly referred to his Scheduled Caste Welfare colleague Adluri Laxman as a "buffalo" who "has no value for life".
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Daily Hearings In Madhya Pradesh's OBC Quota Case And Its Big Complications
The Supreme Court will begin day-to-day hearings on Madhya Pradesh's move to grant 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Castes or OBCs. The hearings will begin on October 8.
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"Fought All Members Of Lalu Yadav Family": BJP's Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Former Union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy - four-time MP from Bihar -- has said he has become the voice of the ignored forward castes in Bihar, where politics, for the last few decades, has revolved around social justice and backward castes.
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1995 Bihar Polls: How 'Vikas Nahi Samman' Won Lalu Yadav Chief Ministership
Janata Dal won 167 of 324 seats in the 1995 Bihar polls, securing an absolute majority. The backward castes and Dalits finally felt empowered.
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Once Nitish Kumar's Trump Card, This Group Is Now Rahul Gandhi's Bihar Bet
In the politics of Bihar, caste is both compass and trap: it orients every voter, every party, every pledge, even as it binds them to inherited hierarchies
-
Revanth Reddy Suggests Telangana Caste Census Be Called 'RARE' Model
Revanth Reddy proposed a unique branding for Telangana's social justice initiatives, including the caste census, as the "RARE model". This acronym presumably stands for "Rahul-Revanth Model".
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"We Could Have...": Siddaramaiah's Son Criticises Opposition To Caste Survey
The Congress central leadership has ordered that a new caste survey be held in Karnataka after the last survey sparked controversy with many sections disputing the findings.
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In Madhya Pradesh, A Quota Blackhole For Other Backward Castes
The Other Backward Classes or OBC community, despite comprising over half the population of Madhya Pradesh, remains entangled in a web of administrative delays and broken promises when it comes to reservation.
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Karnataka Caste Census Report Bats For Hiking OBC Reservation From 32% To 51%
The Karnataka caste census report which was presented before a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday recommended increasing reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) from 32 per cent to 51 per cent.
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Caste Census Report Submitted To Karnataka Cabinet
The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes has submitted the caste census (socio, economic and educational survey) report to the state cabinet.
