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 ...

Professor G.N. Devy argues that linguistic and cultural markers are essential for accurate caste enumeration in the upcoming ...

“Clearly, the prime minister was forced to capitulate and agree to the widespread demand for a caste census, which was consistently articulated by the Indian National Congress under the leadership of ...

Home Ministry confirms caste questions for Census 2027 will be announced before the second phase begins in September.

Nagpur: OBC organisations in Vidarbha on Monday announced a sit-in at Samvidhan Square in Nagpur on Feb 17, alleging that the ...

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 ...

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs clarified that details for Census-2027, including the two-phase structure with caste enumeration in the second phase, were publicly released in December 2025. The ...

India will conduct its 16th national Census in 2027, marking a major shift as it will be the first Census to be carried out ...

The government had on January 22 notified 33 questions to be asked during the first phase, scheduled to begin on April 1.

The Congress on Friday strongly criticised the BJP-led Central government, alleging that the proposed census exercise is “not a caste census but merely a population census,” and accused it of ...

The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday announced that India will conduct its next population census in 2027, which will also include caste enumeration, marking a major shift in the country's demographic ...

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday demanded the census carry a column to detail everyones caste, including those ...