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Mayawati opposes demand for reservation on economic basis, says it undermines constitutional safeguardsExpressing her firm stance, Mayawati, the BSP chief, has rejected the idea of substituting caste-based reservations with economic ones, arg...- Bharat Bandh against SC order on quota most effective in Bihar, Jharkhand, tribal beltsThe Chhattisgarh unit of the Congress said the government should consider the "legitimate demands" of the protesters sympathetically. Howev...
- BJP govt reverses course on lateral hiring as opposition plays quota card againThe Modi government swiftly cancelled an advertisement for lateral recruitment of mid-tier bureaucrats after facing opposition criticism re...
- Uttar Pradesh: Quashing of OBC order shakes up caste politicsOpposition Samajwadi Party has now vowed to fight for the rights of the Other Backward Classes in the assembly as well as on the streets, a...
- Our real enemy is China; Pakistan is political enemy... but BJP only targets Pakistan for its vote politics: Akhilesh YadavSamajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has allied with smaller parties and hopes to win the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
- Will ally only with small parties for Uttar Pradesh polls: Congress' state chiefThe Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president said the party will fight the polls under the "supervision" of Priyanka Gandhi as she is the...
- Will ally only with small parties for Uttar Pradesh polls: Congress' state chiefHe also said the governments of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) that have ruled Uttar ...
- Uttar Pradesh likely to propose Dalit tag for 17 MBCsA similar step was also taken by the BJP government in 2001 when the then CM Rajnath Singh had constituted the Hukum Singh committee, which...
- Samajwadi Party feels pact with Mayawati only way to combat BJP in 2019 Parliament electionsWhile SP hasn't officially spoken about any pre-poll pact with BSP, rising clamour for it among party cadre may weigh on mind of its leader...
- UP polls key for markets but not final verdict on Modi's popularity: UBSOut of the 690 legislative assembly seats for which five states have gone to polls from February 4, the north Indian state alone has 403 as...
- The week that was: How D-St waded through earnings disappointments and global setbacksThe BSE Sensex shed 33.26 points, or 0.12 per cent, to settle the week at 27,803.24 on Friday. The Nifty50 lost 0.20 points for the week to...
- Opposition asks govt to take steps to check intoleranceOpposition members today claimed there were rising cases of intolerance in the country and asked the government to take steps to ensure tha...
- UP saw political power changing hands, generational shiftThe stiff opposition by Akhilesh to re-induct the likes of D P Yadav in the party, despite a formal announcement by senior leaders, was hai...
- Mayawati gives Congress hope of rescue in RS on FDI voteBSP chief left the Congress hungering for more by indicating that she might not support the Opposition’s resolution opposing the decision o...
- UPA government reassured by BSP chief Mayawati's stand on FDI in multi-brand retailBSP chief Mayawati expressed reservations on the issue, but left room to make the government feel safe on the vote.
- Rahul attacks BSP, SP for being 'anti-minorities'Gandhi said that it was Congress which initiated the move for reservation for Muslims as it felt that they were not getting adequate opport...
- Mayawati favours 27% OBC quota reservation for MuslimsMayawati said that 27% OBC quota should be increased by making constitutional amendment to include backward muslims.
- Mayawati comes out in support of Janlokpal BillShedding her initial ambiguity over Anna Hazare's movement, Chief Minister Mayawati has come out in open support of the Jan Lokpal Bill mov...
- Prez poll: Most allies ready to back PatilThe Left opines that in the event of close contest against Shekhawat, Patil will find the going tough.
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