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 ...

Counting castes in India has always been about more than numbers - it is about who gets a share of government benefits and who doesn't. The country's next national census, scheduled for 2027, will - ...

India began the first count of its population in more than a decade at the start of April. The inaugural digital census is ...

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 study found that 135 of the 242 castes in the state are more backward than the average backwardness index.

A socio-economic survey initiated by Karnataka state in southern India has become controversial after the state prevented Christians from entering their caste, following opposition from Hindu groups.

An expert group that analysed the caste survey conducted by the Congress government in Telangana in 2024-25 has observed that 135 of the total 242 castes in the state are more backward than the ...

Here is what the survey broadly reveals about Telangana's population, from inequality level among castes to employment levels ...

An average of 47 per cent of youth across 56 major castes in Telangana have studied in English medium though access varies widely between communities, according to the caste survey conducted by 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 ...