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Action Initiated Against Chennai School Dividing Students Based On Caste
In a bizarre incident, Chennai's primary school divided students on the basis of their castes into three batches to follow the covid-19 protocols. Further, the school maintained the attendance register on the same basis. However, action was taken against the school by the Greater Chennai Corporation. The Director of Centre for Policy and Development Studies, C Rajeev told … read-more
Tags: Chennai, Schools, Caste, Greater Chennai Corporation, students
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Amitabh Bachchan Reveals Origin Of Name 'Bachchan'
While talking to a contestant Bhagyashree Tayde from Maharashtra on Kaun Banega Crorepati, actor Amitabh Bachchan on October 18 revealed when and why he got "Bachchan" as a surname. Amitabh said, ''When I was about to get admitted to school'' his inter-caste parents simultaneously decided to give the surname that ''doesn't reflect a caste''. Reportedly, Amitabh's father, Harinash Rai Bachchan, used to use "Bachchan… read-more
Tags: Amitabh Bachchan, Surname, Caste, KBC, Bachchan
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Urges PM Modi To Take Call On Caste-Based Census
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar leading the delegation of 10 parties, including the opposition RJD, met with PM Narendra Modi on August 23 in Bihar, demanding a caste-based census in India. Following the meeting, Kumar said, ''We're grateful to the PM for listening to us. Now, he has to decide on it.'' However, the center has so far not supported the decision several times.
Tags: Census, Caste, Bihar CM, PM Modi, RJD
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127th Constitution Amendment Bill Assures States, UTs To Prepare Own OBC Lists
To empower the OBC communities, the Lok Sabha passed the 127th constitution Amendment Bill 2021 on August 9. Surprisingly, none of the opposition was against it, thus was passed by all the 385 members. The bill provides freedom to states and UTs to form their own OBC lists. All 671 OBCs “will be benefited now" will the passing of the bill, said Virendra Kumar, Social Justice, and Empowerment Minister.
Tags: lok sabha, 127th Constitution Amendment, OBC, Caste
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