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Sujata Rout Karthikeyan enters BJD as Naveen Patnaik quells leadership speculationSujata Rout Karthikeyan, wife of VK Pandian, has formally joined the BJD, sparking leadership speculation. While Chief Minister Naveen Patn...
'Whoever I side with secures power': Ramdas Athawale claims Modi will win 2029 pollsUnion Minister Ramdas Athawale predicts Prime Minister Narendra Modi will win the 2029 and 2034 elections. He stated that his party's suppo...
Social justice ministry spends Rs 2,042 crore on educational schemes in FY-26The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has allocated over Rs 2,000 crore for educational initiatives benefiting OBC, EBC, and...
'Anti-national act': Rahul Gandhi alleges quota bill a covert bid to redraw India's electoral mapRahul Gandhi strongly criticized the government's women's reservation bill in Lok Sabha. He called it an anti-national move designed to alt...
Rahul Gandhi uses ‘3Ms’ — marriage, magician, and Modi — to attack govt on Delimitation Bill: Key highlightsRahul Gandhi criticized the government's delimitation proposal, calling Prime Minister Modi a "magician" who has run out of tricks. He alle...
'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...
'Our country all set to take historic step towards women's empowerment': PM Modi ahead of special Parliament sittingAhead of a special Parliament session, PM Narendra Modi called women’s reservation a “historic step” for empowerment. The Congress backed t...
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 ...
NBCFDC logs highest ever disbursement of Rs 613.75 crore in FY26: GovtThe National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation recorded its highest-ever disbursement of Rs 613.75 crore in FY 2025-26. ...
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...
It's reengineering power: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin on 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha, assembliesTamil Nadu's Chief Minister MK Stalin has voiced skepticism regarding the introduction of the 33% women's reservation bill at this juncture...
Rahul Gandhi meets Sachin Pilot, other OBC leaders of Congress; discusses empowerment of communityRahul Gandhi met with prominent OBC leaders, including Sachin Pilot and Anil Jaihind, to discuss community empowerment. Key issues like rem...
Parliamentary panel urges Centre to boost SC, ST & OBC scholarshipsA parliamentary panel directs the Centre to enhance and review scholarships for Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes due to insuffic...
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju rebuts allegation of Rahul Gandhi over Women's Reservation BillUnion Minister Kiren Rijiju has responded to Rahul Gandhi's allegations that the Women's Reservation Bill lacks quota for Other Backward Cl...
No proposal to hike OBC non-creamy layer income ceiling, existing Rs 8 lakh sufficient: CentreCongress member Dean Kuriakose had sought to know if there was any proposal to increase the OBC non-creamy layer annual income limit from t...
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...
Proposal for revision of OBC creamy layer income criteria under consideration: GovtResponding to another question, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Rattan Lal Kataria said a committee was constituted to...
No demand to remove creamy layer condition for OBC candidates in government jobs: CentreMinister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar also said the NCBC has sought constitutional position on the lines ...
It's forwards vs backwards in Bihar polls: Lalu PrasadLalu Prasad brazenly called for unity among fellow Yadavs and was crass in denouncing Brahmins, especially those who run RSS.
- Govt gives nod for amending central list of OBCs
The Cabinet today gave its approval for notifying changes in the existing central list of the OBCs, the official sources said.