'Historic moment' for women’s empowerment, says PM Narendra Modi ahead of special sessionIndia begins a special parliamentary session aiming for women's empowerment. Prime Minister Modi calls it a historic step. Opposition leade...
16 Apr, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
PM indulging in 'anti-national' acts of OBC 'hissa chori', 'power grab' through delimitation: Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi accuses Prime Minister Narendra Modi of stealing OBC rights and attempting a power grab. He claims the proposed amendments to ...
15 Apr, 2026, 10.17 PM IST
Narendra Modi government wants to 'shelve' caste census: CongressThe Congress party accuses the Modi government of planning to delay a caste census. They claim this is to avoid pressure for OBC women's re...
15 Apr, 2026, 09.16 PM IST
Mayawati bats for sub-quota for SC, ST, OBC women within 33% reservationBSP chief Mayawati advocates for a dedicated sub-quota system for women from SC, ST, and OBC backgrounds within the proposed 33% women’s re...
15 Apr, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
Manickam Tagore questions 'sudden rush' in delimitation, targets Centre over Women's Reservation Bill timelineCongress MP Manickam Tagore criticised the Centre's plan for the Women's Reservation Bill. He said the sequence should be Census, then deli...
13 Apr, 2026, 09.56 AM IST
BJP alleges states under INDIA parties rule wrongly giving Muslims reservation from OBC quotaOpposition members staged a walkout in the Rajya Sabha after BJP leader K Laxman alleged that non-NDA ruled states are providing reservatio...
30 Mar, 2026, 09.30 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi says 100% regret that UPA government didn't include OBC sub-quota in its women's BillAsked why he was making the demand for OBC sub-quota only when he is in Opposition given the Congress-led UPA regime for 10 years didn’t in...
25 Sep, 2023, 01.05 PM IST
Maharashtra Election Commission declares poll schedules for six zilla panchayats before govt can introduce OBC quotaWith the State Election Commission on Monday announcing the poll schedules for six zilla panchayats and panchayat samitis, the Maharashtra ...
13 Sep, 2021, 11.47 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi writes to PM seeking extension of OBC reservation in all-India quota of medical seatsShe said that reservation for OBC candidates under the all-India quota in the medical entrance examination NEET is currently restricted to ...
03 Jul, 2020, 07.55 PM IST
BJP questions Congress's quota promise to PatidarsRathwa, Leader of Opposition, made the statement at a rally before party vice president Rahul Gandhi's arrival at the tribal-dominated Nana...
03 Nov, 2017, 05.54 PM IST
It is Hardik Patel who needs to clear his stand on quota: Vijay RupaniThe chief minister claimed that the Congress had already made it clear that they would give reservation to the Patidars under the economica...
01 Nov, 2017, 05.04 PM IST
It is Hardik Patel who needs to clear his stand on quota: Vijay RupaniThe chief minister claimed that the Congress had already made it clear that they would give reservation to the Patidars under the economica...
29 Oct, 2017, 08.53 PM IST
We are serious about new OBC slabs: Congress' K Raju"The larger idea is to ensure equitable access to different segments and backward communities within the OBC quota," K Raju said.
17 Oct, 2016, 12.33 AM IST
Assembly polls to test Congress' quota gambitMarathas and Jats are dominant communities of Maharashtra and Haryana, with social and economic clout unmatched by other groups.
14 Oct, 2014, 11.46 AM IST
Congress prompts special status to Marathas amid bleak poll prospectCongress's former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has been espousing the cause, raking it up again when Jats were put in OBC list before Lok Sabh...
27 Jun, 2014, 12.44 PM IST
- Congress' muslim quota: BJP tries to stir up OBC wrath
With 'politics of entitlement' becoming the principal issue in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Congress and BJP have positioned themselves to rea...
12 Jan, 2012, 07.35 AM IST
- Congress panel wants minority sub-quota
After Union minister and Congress leader A R Antulay favoured reservation benefits for Dalit Muslims and Christians, sections of the Congre...
22 Dec, 2006, 03.30 AM IST