Kerala’s story is especially striking. Back in the 1970s, it was among India’s poorest regions, with an average income well ...

The announcement on the census comes months ahead of a crucial election in India’s poorest state of Bihar, where caste is a key issue. Modi’s party runs a coalition government in Bihar.

The meal was served last week in a government-run school in the city of Mokama in Bihar, one of India's poorest states, it said. The commission demanded local government officials and police ...