Another community Prof. Joshi spoke about was the Kotters, a less-documented group in mainstream history. A migrating tribe ...

At present, the organisational election process is only partially complete in around 70 districts, while the BJP has a total of 98 organisational districts in Uttar Pradesh ...

The Kajaniya surname caste has a significant and revered place in the socio-cultural fabric of Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. Historically, the Kajaniya ...

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat BJP shook up its leadership on Thursday, appointing 35 district and metropolitan presidents. Notably, 34%—a dozen names—are repeat selections ...

An instance of alleged hierarchical bias surfaces as MP forest officers contest IAS appraisal authority in Supreme Court, ...

Caste systems impact as much as a fifth of ... They're priests and scholars. Then there are Kshatriyas, political leaders and warriors. Vaishyas are the next rung. They're merchants.

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said there is a need to create a society where no one will feel discriminated against on the basis of their gender, caste or religion.

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party's demand to conduct a caste census led to a ruckus in ... Of them, 11 are Kshatriya, 11 are Brahmin, four are Vaishyas, two are Kayasths, and three each from OBC and ...

In a heated UP Vidhan Parishad session, SP members walked out, demanding a caste census and alleging discrimination in vice-chancellor appointments.

Of the rest, Vijay Kumar Mandal is from the extremely backward class (EBC) community, Raj Kumar Singh is a Rajput and Jibesh Kumar is a Bhumihar, both upper caste communities. “Since political ...