Caste Politics Divides India, Best Avoided

01 Aug 2024

Opposition leaders are absolutely right. How can anyone ask anyone’s caste identity in this day and age? In the 21st century, as the world races ahead, to identify a person on the basis of one’s caste is reprehensible and symptomatic of a regressive mindset. But then the luminaries protesting a...

SC refuses to entertain pleas challenging Bihar’s caste-based census

20 Jan 2023

The Supreme Court refused to entertain various pleas challenging the Bihar government’s decision to conduct a caste-based census across the state. A bench of justics BR Gavai and Vikram Nath, however, granted liberty to petitioners to approach the concerned High Court and seek appropriate remedies as per law. It also...

The Backward Class will be counted over again: UP

12 Jan 2023

The formed commission will get the backward class counted afresh in Uttar Pradesh. Counting will be done by matching the old figures of OBC. The commission sought a report from the government regarding the number of. They will seek report from the district officials. The commission will have to submit...

SC agrees to give urgent hearing to plea challenging Caste Census in Bihar

11 Jan 2023

The Supreme Court agreed to give urgent hearing to petition challenging the Bihar government’s notification for conducting the Caste Census in the state. A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that it will hear the petition on Friday. Meanwhile, another petition was moved in the Supreme...

Varna and caste systems are a thing of the past, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

08 Oct 2022

Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), said on Friday that the concepts of 'varna' and caste "should be forgotten" because they are a thing of the past. Speaking at a book launch, Bhagwat said that everyone who cares about society should tell people that the 'Varna'...