Congress did not implement Mandal commission report, says BSP chief Mayawati in TelanganaMayawati, the leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), indirectly criticized Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party, stating that while a seni...
24 Nov, 2023, 09.56 AM IST
Congress did not implement Mandal commission report, says BSP chief Mayawati in TelanganaAddressing an election rally at Peddapalli in Telangana, Mayawati recalled that those from most backward class had sought reservation benef...
23 Nov, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
"Rajiv Gandhi was against implementation of Mandal commission report": Amit ShahTargetting Congress over its stand on the reports of the Mandal Commission, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday claimed that former Pri...
13 Nov, 2023, 08.15 PM IST
Lalu Prasad invokes 'mandal vs kamandal' to target BJP, says CBI, ED action can't scare himPeople will not forgive those parties which do not join the unity efforts against the BJP, he said. People want the Modi government's ouste...
10 Oct, 2022, 07.07 PM IST
SC strikes down Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas, terms it unconstitutionalThe judgement came on a batch of pleas challenging the Bombay High Court verdict which had upheld the grant of reservation to Marathas in a...
05 May, 2021, 08.32 PM IST
Higher income ceiling for OBC ‘creamy layer’?This income ceiling to weed out “creamy layer” has been a bone of contention for a long time.
24 Mar, 2019, 10.53 AM IST
Why did Maratha community not agitate for quota in the past: HCThe demand for Maratha reservation was not raised after the Mandal commission submitted its report in 1980.
28 Feb, 2019, 06.32 PM IST
Samajwadi Party disrupts Rajya Sabha; fears new OBC body will dilute Mandal CommissionSP leader Ram Gopal Yadav's objections were rejected by Social Justice Minister Thawarchand Gehlot, who said BJP supported reservations sin...
25 Mar, 2017, 12.14 AM IST
Bihar election results 2015: Mandal 2.0 trumps Kamandal 2.0The tone was crass, the pitch high, and the hostile rhetoric rang through the length and breadth of Bihar during the month-long campaign.
10 Nov, 2015, 11.12 AM IST
Lalu, Nitish are trying to mislead the people on reservation policy: BJP chief Amit ShahAmit Shah has asked his party workers to undertake door-to-door campaign to tell the voters that his party is supporter of reservation and ...
01 Oct, 2015, 05.39 AM IST
Lalu Prasad lying on quotas: BJP president Amit ShahBJP president Amit Shah today accused him of speaking a "blatant lie" and insisted his party always supported the reservation policy and wa...
30 Sep, 2015, 09.28 PM IST
Jitin Prasada urges Congress to revisit Mandal politicsNudging Congress to reinvent its Mandal stance, Prasada has urged the leadership to discuss the issue at the 'chintan shivir'.
16 Sep, 2015, 10.50 AM IST
Subdivision of OBCs not on our agenda, Centre saysNational Commission for Backward Classes had argued that subdivision would ensure equitable distribution of Mandal reservations.
13 Jun, 2015, 10.53 AM IST
Raise ‘creamy layer’ to Rs 10.5 lakh: OBC panelIf accepted, the recommendation to relax the salary bar for OBC reservations would bring more backward aspirants for central jobs and educa...
05 May, 2015, 10.22 AM IST
- CPM MP joins Trinamool, gets expelled
CPM’s Burdwan district secretariat on Thursday expelled the sitting party MP from Katwa, Abu Ayesh Mandal, after he revolted against the le...
06 Mar, 2009, 03.37 AM IST
- CPI-M expels rebel MP
CPI-M’s Burdwan district secretariat on Thursday expelled the sitting party MP from Katwa, Abu Ayesh Mandal after the parliamentarian revol...
05 Mar, 2009, 08.09 PM IST
- PMK for ordinance to take backward quota forward
Quota enthusiasts in the ruling side appears determined to force their agenda on the Manmohan Singh government.
27 Jun, 2006, 12.04 AM IST