Assam tribal communities protest in Guwahati; demand ban on religious conversion of tribalsThousands of people from tribal communities in Assam took out a big rally in main city Guwahati on Sunday demanding a ban on religious conv...
26 Mar, 2023, 08.45 PM IST
Imran Khan to continue as Pak PM until appointment of caretaker premier: President AlviEarlier in the day, the Cabinet Secretariat issued a notification stating that Khan had "ceased to hold the office of the prime minister of...
04 Apr, 2022, 02.54 PM IST
Imran Khan no longer PM, notifies Pakistan governmentPakistan President Arif Alvi earlier dissolved the National Assembly (NA) on advice of Prime Minister Imran Khan, minutes after Deputy Spea...
04 Apr, 2022, 02.51 PM IST
President Ram Nath Kovind grants assent to OBC BillThe Constitution (105th) Bill 2021 was passed by the Parliament on August 11, 2021.
20 Aug, 2021, 12.18 PM IST
Relax 50 pc cap on quota, hold caste-based census: Sharad Pawar to CentreThe former Union minister also claimed that the Narendra Modi-led Central government misled people on the quota issue. "The constitutional ...
16 Aug, 2021, 04.31 PM IST
OBC Bill: Key things to know about the bill that seeks to undo SC's quota orderA five-judge Constitution bench, on May 5, had unanimously set aside Maharashtra's law granting quota to Marathas. The bench had refused to...
13 Aug, 2021, 11.00 AM IST
Govt introduces Constitution amendment bill in Lok Sabha to restore states' rights on OBC listThe Supreme Court has dismissed the Centre's plea seeking a review of its May 5 majority verdict that held that the 102nd Constitution amen...
09 Aug, 2021, 04.54 PM IST
Cabinet set to clear bill on states ‘OBC list’ powerThe amendment will clarify that regardless of the clauses on the central list, every state or UT may by law prepare and maintain, for its o...
04 Aug, 2021, 07.15 AM IST
Centre finalises amendment to Article 342A to restore states' power to identify OBCsThe Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has framed an amendment to Article 342A which would add a clause to clarify that state gover...
16 Jul, 2021, 12.12 AM IST
Centre may bring bill to restore states’ power over OBC listET has learnt that the Centre will soon open political consultations on the issue, which not only has significant political implications bu...
03 Jul, 2021, 10.57 AM IST
Centre moves SC for review of verdict denuding states of power to declare SEBCThe Centre has maintained that the amendment did not take away the power of the state governments to identify and declare SEBC and the two ...
14 May, 2021, 02.23 PM IST
Centre moves Supreme Court to review verdict in Maratha quota caseIn its May 5 judgement, a Supreme Court bench had ruled (3:2) that only the President is empowered to identify socio-economic backward cast...
14 May, 2021, 07.19 AM IST
SC to pronounce verdict on Wednesday on pleas challenging Maratha quotaThe lengthy hearing on the issue also saw submissions being made on whether the landmark 1992 Indra Sawhney verdict (called the Mandal judg...
04 May, 2021, 09.48 PM IST
Supreme Court refuses to refer to 7-judge bench its 2006 verdict on SC/ST job promotionThe Supreme Court Wednesday said its 2006 verdict putting benefits of quotas in job promotions for SC/ST employees need not be referred to ...
26 Sep, 2018, 06.50 PM IST
Bill on NCBC may be sent to Rajya Sabha Select CommitteeOpposition members indicated an informal agreement on the matter soon after Rajya Sabha Secretary General read out that the Bill along with...
11 Apr, 2017, 12.33 PM IST
- Participants coached to ask questions that producers want to be put to Meira Kumar
The year-old programme has, however, turned out to be a contrived show, with the participants coached to ask the questions that the produce...
11 Aug, 2012, 11.33 AM IST
- Inflation rises to 3.42 per cent
Inflation rose to 3.42 per cent for the week ended September 22, compared to 3.23 per cent in the previous week, mainly due to rise in pric...
05 Oct, 2007, 12.30 PM IST