UGC row: Education minister seeks to clarify concerns amid upper-caste protestsUnion Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan assures the public that new University Grants Commission regulations will be implemented fairly...
27 Jan, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
NEET-UG held at over 5,400 centres under strict security, no reports of untoward incidentsThe National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate was conducted across India. Over 22.7 lakh students registered. Authorities took s...
04 May, 2025, 08.19 PM IST
Siddaramaiah breaks silence on sacred thread controversy, promises action as Brahmin protests continueKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has vowed strict action against those who forced Brahmin students to remove their sacred threads befo...
21 Apr, 2025, 05.57 PM IST
Lok Sabha election: Caste equations, angry farmers and Agniveer scheme pose challenges for BJP in HaryanaHaryana to vote for 10 Lok Sabha seats on May 25 with uncertainty over BJP govt. Recent changes, challenges from Jats, farmers' protests, a...
23 May, 2024, 05.23 PM IST
Fadnavis trying to kill me, will march right away to his Mumbai home, says JarangeMaratha quota activist Manoj Jarange plans to protest outside Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' residence in Mumbai. aft...
25 Feb, 2024, 06.33 PM IST
No more monuments to build, will focus on governance if elected to power: MayawatiThe meeting at the party's headquarter here marked the end of a month-long series of the BSP's "prabhudd varga sammelans", where she assure...
07 Sep, 2021, 08.57 PM IST
BSP to begin campaign to woo Brahmins ahead of UP pollsSpeaking to the media here, Mayawati said she is fully assured that the people of the "Brahmin community will not get misled by the Bharati...
18 Jul, 2021, 05.16 PM IST
Will the particular characteristics of Tamil culture have a political impact?Understanding this culture is not something that comes naturally to people outside Tamil Nadu.
24 Feb, 2019, 02.25 PM IST
State panel to submit report on Maratha quota issue todayIf the report recommends that the Marathas are indeed backward and need reservation, then the state government will have to introduce a Bil...
14 Nov, 2018, 10.52 AM IST
Rebel BJP leaders may spoil party’s chances in Rajasthan assembly pollsSheo (Barmer) MLA Manvendra Singh is the latest in this list which includes erstwhile BJP leaders like Ghanshyam Tiwari, Hanuman Beniwal an...
25 Sep, 2018, 07.23 AM IST
Bheem Army protests violence against Dalits in MaharashtraA large group of protesters staged a sit-in and raised slogans against the Maharashtra government here last evening.
05 Jan, 2018, 12.34 PM IST
Maharashtra bandh: 16 FIRs registered in Mumbai, over 300 detainedOver 200 buses of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation were damaged in attacks by protesters across the state during the bandh,...
04 Jan, 2018, 01.34 PM IST
Centre receives report from Maharashtra govt on caste-based violenceThe ministry has also received a factual report from the state government on the prevailing situation, the spokesperson said.
04 Jan, 2018, 12.05 PM IST
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik removes minister for remarks about Brahmins"I strongly disapprove of anyone who makes derogatory remarks against any caste, creed or religion. I have dismissed Dr (Damodar) Rout from...
22 Dec, 2017, 10.40 PM IST
Pune scientist's complaint against cook for 'posing' as Brahmin exposes caste riftThe fissures between the two goes back many decades back when Brahmin priests refused to participate in the coronation of legendary Maratha...
09 Sep, 2017, 01.09 PM IST
Will push for development till in office: CM Devendra FadnavisFadnavis' statement will be seen in the light of the Maratha protests, being targeted towards removing Fadnavis who is the state's second B...
26 Sep, 2016, 03.12 AM IST
Brahmins in Gujrat demand reservation for economically weaker community membersThe All Gujarat Brahm Samaj has prepared an agenda of their demands, which include reservation to economically weaker members.
19 Aug, 2015, 03.22 PM IST