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 ...

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 ...

NEW DELHI — India will start counting its vast population in a mammoth exercise starting next year. The first census in 16 years will be conducted digitally and include controversial questions about ...

The world's most populous nation India will conduct a census in 2027, its first since 2011, which will also count caste, the government says - Copyright AFP Niharika ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will include caste details in its next population census, in a move likely to have sweeping socio-economic and political ramifications for the world’s most populous country. The ...

FILE - Indians crowd ticket counters at a railway station in Ahmadabad, India, Oct. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File) (Ajit Solanki, Copyright 2011 The ...

The count likely will lead to demands to reserve more government jobs, college admissions and elected offices for lower and intermediate castes. NEW DELHI — India will include caste details in its ...