New Delhi, June 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of the income-tax exemption granted to Scheduled Tribes residing in the North Eastern Region under the Income-Tax Act, 2025. Observing that the issue essentially concerned legislative policy, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana said the petitioner was at liberty to place his concerns before the competent authorities and Parliamentary committees entrusted with examining legislative reforms. "The grievance raised is essentially a legislative issue.

BSP leader Ramji Gautam criticized the privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, calling it a threat to marginalized communities and promising to oppose it in Parliament.

Two organisations from Manipur have submitted a memorandum to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, urging the removal of the ‘Any Kuki Tribes’

For the first time since 1931 – before independence – India is conducting a census to include caste information, having previously resisted it for fear of entrenching inequality and heightening social tensions.#India #Populationdensity #Map #Indiacastes #ScheduledCastes #ScheduledTribes #OtherBackwardClasses