Women's Reservation Bill 2026: After 30 years, here's how India moves to reserve 33% seats for women in ParliamentParliament is considering a new law to bring 33 percent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies starting from the 2029 elec...
16 Apr, 2026, 07.26 PM 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
Why Lalu Prasad Yadav is both right and wrong about Muslim reservationLalu Prasad has intensified the Muslim reservation debate that was triggered by PM Modi’s allegation that Congress aims to slice up the OBC...
11 May, 2024, 10.32 AM IST
"BJP believes religion-based reservation is unconsitutional": Amit ShahWhile addressing a press conference in Assam's Guwahati on Tuesday, Amit Shah vowed to end the reservation "imposed based on religion" in K...
30 Apr, 2024, 12.22 PM IST
Cong is planning religion-based quota, I will not let this happen: PM Modi at Karnataka rallyPrime Minister Narendra Modi accuses Congress of planning religion-based reservation for votes, vowing to prevent it. He criticizes Congres...
29 Apr, 2024, 05.52 PM IST
Congress is planning religion-based quota, I will not let this happen: PM Modi at Karnataka rallyModi condemns Congress' religion-based reservation plot, vowing opposition. Congress aims to change Constitution, take OBC rights, allocate...
29 Apr, 2024, 05.52 PM IST
Karnataka's murky Muslim quota row: Here's what you need to knowThe controversy over Muslim reservation in Karnataka has sparked a heated debate, with PM Narendra Modi accusing Congress of manipulating r...
28 Apr, 2024, 06.24 PM IST
NCBC flags OBC quota for Muslims in KarnatakaNCBC objects to Karnataka's religion-based OBC reservation, emphasizing social justice ethics. The state categorizes backward classes, with...
21 Mar, 2024, 11.59 PM IST
Karnataka reserves 33% urban, rural local body seats for OBCsThe Karnataka Cabinet has approved 33% of seats for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in urban local bodies and panchayats. This decision follo...
06 Oct, 2023, 12.41 AM IST
OBC Quota: Karnataka accepts Commission report as Congress sounds readiness to face local body pollsUrban local body polls in Karnataka had been stuck for want of a water-tight policy on political reservation in urban local bodies and in p...
05 Oct, 2023, 08.17 PM IST
SC adjourns hearing on plea challenging decision to scrap 4% OBC reservation for Muslims in poll-bound KarnatakaThe Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing for May 9 on plea challenging the Karnataka government's decision to scrap 4% OBC reserv...
25 Apr, 2023, 11.40 AM IST
Amit Shah backs K'taka govt plan to scrap Muslim quota, calls it unconstitutionalLast month, before the Election Commission declared the Model Code of Conduct, the BJP government had proposed to provide 2% reservation ea...
24 Apr, 2023, 11.36 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi dares PM Modi to make 2011 caste census data publicIn his first rally in Karnataka since being disqualified from Parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi challenged PM Narendra Modi to publi...
16 Apr, 2023, 07.39 PM IST
Redistributed quota for Lingayats, Vokkaligas on hold after SC terms Karnataka decision ‘shaky, flawed’Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, representing the Karnataka government, assured the bench that no admissions or appointments will be made un...
13 Apr, 2023, 11.52 PM IST
Will restore 4 pc quota for Muslims scrapped by BJP government, says Karnataka Congress chiefWhile addressing the media, DK Shivakumar said, "I am confident that Congress will come to power after the next 45 days. We will scrap all ...
26 Mar, 2023, 07.23 PM IST
States redraw OBC list after getting back power to do soThe state backward commission of Uttar Pradesh is looking at a proposal of including 39 castes in the state OBC list. Currently, it has 79 ...
19 Aug, 2021, 07.17 AM IST
I was India’s first OBC PM, not Narendra Modi: H D Deve GowdaThe matter has gained prominence as both the BJP and the Janata Parivar are vying for OBC votes in Bihar, an estimated 52% of the state’s p...
13 Jul, 2015, 05.17 AM IST