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Lok Sabha polls 2024: Rajbanshi vote key factor in North Bengal

The Rajbanshis are the single largest scheduled caste group in West Bengal comprising more than 18% of the state’s 21.4 million SC population as per the 2011 census.

17 April 2024, 12:48 IST

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Rajbanshi vote key factor in North Bengal

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Rajbanshi vote key factor in North Bengal

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Rajbanshi vote key factor in North Bengal

17 April 2024, 12:48 IST

Supreme Court reserves order on whether state empowered to make classification in SCs, STs for quota

The 2004 verdict had stated that only Parliament, and not state legislatures, can exclude castes deemed to be SC from the Presidential List.

08 February 2024, 12:17 IST

Supreme Court reserves order on whether state empowered to make classification in SCs, STs for quota

Supreme Court reserves order on whether state empowered to make classification in SCs, STs for quota

Supreme Court reserves order on whether state empowered to make classification in SCs, STs for quota

08 February 2024, 12:17 IST

Is state empowered to make classification in SCs, STs for quota: SC begins examining legal question

The Punjab and Haryana High Court had struck down Section 4(5) of the Punjab law, which gave 50 per cent SC quota to ‘Valmikis’ and ‘Mazhabi Sikhs’.

06 February 2024, 09:22 IST

Is state empowered to make classification in SCs, STs for quota: SC begins examining legal question

Is state empowered to make classification in SCs, STs for quota: SC begins examining legal question

Is state empowered to make classification in SCs, STs for quota: SC begins examining legal question

06 February 2024, 09:22 IST

UGC does damage control, removes 'de-reservation' draft guidelines from website

A controversy had erupted over UGC's draft guidelines proposing that any vacancy reserved for SC, ST and OBC candidates can be declared unreserved if enough candidates from these categories are not available.

30 January 2024, 15:00 IST

UGC does damage control, removes 'de-reservation' draft guidelines from website

UGC does damage control, removes 'de-reservation' draft guidelines from website

UGC does damage control, removes 'de-reservation' draft guidelines from website

30 January 2024, 15:00 IST

No reserved posts can be de-reserved: Education ministry on draft UGC guidelines

The 'Guidelines for Implementation of the Reservation Policy of the Government of India in Higher Education Institutes (HEIs)' are in the public domain for feedback from stakeholders.

28 January 2024, 14:00 IST

No reserved posts can be de-reserved: Education ministry on draft UGC guidelines

No reserved posts can be de-reserved: Education ministry on draft UGC guidelines

No reserved posts can be de-reserved: Education ministry on draft UGC guidelines

28 January 2024, 14:00 IST

Case registered against SP leader over his call to 'burn' UP minister, his house

'If Minister of State Somendra Tomar is not arrested by January 10, then his house should be burnt, his car should be burnt, he should be burnt and the city should be burnt,' the SP leader Mukesh Siddharth reportedly said.

07 January 2024, 12:06 IST

Case registered against SP leader over his call to 'burn' UP minister, his house

Case registered against SP leader over his call to 'burn' UP minister, his house

Case registered against SP leader over his call to 'burn' UP minister, his house

07 January 2024, 12:06 IST

NCPCR asks Karnataka police to probe incident where Dalit students forced to clean septic tank

The Commission sought the invoking of Section 13(1) of the CPCR Act, 2005, Section 17 of the RTE Act, 2009, and Section 75 of the JJ Act, 2015, to ensure a comprehensive and thorough investigation.

18 December 2023, 17:07 IST

NCPCR asks Karnataka police to probe incident where Dalit students forced to clean septic tank

NCPCR asks Karnataka police to probe incident where Dalit students forced to clean septic tank

NCPCR asks Karnataka police to probe incident where Dalit students forced to clean septic tank

18 December 2023, 17:07 IST

ITI officials suspended for swindling funds, scholarships of SC, ST students

The issue was raised by Uddhav Thackeray Sena faction's MLC Ambadas Danve in the legislative council.

08 December 2023, 10:30 IST

ITI officials suspended for swindling funds, scholarships of SC, ST students

ITI officials suspended for swindling funds, scholarships of SC, ST students

ITI officials suspended for swindling funds, scholarships of SC, ST students

08 December 2023, 10:30 IST

MP Polls: In 2018, most ST reserved seats registered highest NOTA votes

It is worth noting that it is not necessarily the tribal population, but rather the non-tribal population, who may be driving the use of NOTA to assert 'representation,' and choosing to press on the NOTA option rather than voting for a tribal or Dalits.

13 November 2023, 23:08 IST

MP Polls: In 2018, most ST reserved seats registered highest NOTA votes

MP Polls: In 2018, most ST reserved seats registered highest NOTA votes

MP Polls: In 2018, most ST reserved seats registered highest NOTA votes

13 November 2023, 23:08 IST

Bihar assembly passes Bills to increase caste quota from 50% to 65%

According to the Bills, the quota for STs will be doubled, from one to two per cent, while for SCs it will be raised from 16 per cent to 20 per cent.

09 November 2023, 11:02 IST

Bihar assembly passes Bills to increase caste quota from 50% to 65%

Bihar assembly passes Bills to increase caste quota from 50% to 65%

Bihar assembly passes Bills to increase caste quota from 50% to 65%

09 November 2023, 11:02 IST