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Mayawati welcomes UP jobs plan, seeks action on reserved posts and 69,000 teacher recruitmentLBSP chief Mayawati welcomed the Uttar Pradesh government's announcement to provide government jobs to one lakh youth in the next six month...27 Aug, 2026, 11.06 AM IST- India's 80th Independence Day: A look at protests in its 79-year journey till 'cockroaches' hit the streetsIndia's post-independence history showcases persistent dissent and public mobilisation. Students, farmers, and citizens have repeatedly cha...16 Aug, 2026, 12.14 AM IST
- Datia election result 2026: In BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari vs Congress' Ghanshyam Singh contest, who is winning?Vote counting for the Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh commenced on Monday. This bypoll became necessary after former MLA Rajen...04 Aug, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
- Development vs OBC quota: BJP, Congress sharpen Datia bypoll battleDatia assembly byelection campaigning intensifies with BJP focusing on development and Congress on farmer and OBC issues. Senior leaders fr...27 Jul, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
- Supreme Court orders Maharashtra local polls with OBC quota in 4 monthsThe Supreme Court has instructed the Maharashtra State Election Commission to announce local body elections within four weeks. The court cl...06 May, 2025, 11.37 PM IST
- Gujarat government announces 27 per cent OBC reservation in local pollsThe BJP government in Gujarat has announced a 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies, based on a commission's re...30 Aug, 2023, 10.27 AM IST
- SC orders status quo on Maha local bodies polls, says it would set up special bench"We have heard the counsel. The matter requires an elaborate hearing. In view of that we direct the parties to maintain the status quo. Lis...22 Aug, 2022, 12.01 PM IST
- SC permits OBC reservation in Madhya Pradesh local body electionThe top court order came on a plea by the Madhya Pradesh government seeking modification in the May 10 order, directing the SEC to notify t...18 May, 2022, 11.14 PM IST
- MP: After SC ruling, both BJP and Cong promise 27 pc tickets to OBC candidates in local pollsThe announcements followed the Supreme Court's direction to the authorities to notify the schedule of these elections within two weeks with...11 May, 2022, 05.46 PM IST
- Maha Legislature passes resolution for postponement of local body polls in absence of OBC quotaThe Maharashtra Legislature on Monday unanimously passed a resolution on the postponement of local body elections in the state in the absen...27 Dec, 2021, 03.05 PM IST
- OBC reservation: Centre moves SC, seeks recall of Dec 17 order passed in MP matterThe Centre has moved the Supreme Court seeking recall of its December 17 order directing the Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC)...27 Dec, 2021, 01.45 PM IST
- MVA ministers, Opposition BJP urge Maharashtra Election Commission to postpone local pollsWhile the NCP minister Nawab Malik has warned of a law-and-order problem if the State Election Commission goes ahead with the elections wit...18 Dec, 2021, 12.22 AM IST
- Maharashtra to move Supreme Court for empirical data on OBCs from Centre: Chhagan BhujbalHe said the Supreme Court is expected to hear the matter on December 13. Bhujbal along with senior state government officials met senior ad...09 Dec, 2021, 11.37 PM IST
- MVA firm on having local body polls across all seats on Dec 21 or postponing them altogether: Maha CM Ajit PawarThe top court passed the order while hearing two pleas, including the one assailing the provisions inserted/amended through an ordinance pe...09 Dec, 2021, 03.06 PM IST
- SC stays local body election in Maharashtra on seats reserved for OBCsThe apex court, while reading down section 12(2)(c) of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act 1961 which provided 27 per...06 Dec, 2021, 06.53 PM IST
- Will field OBC candidates only if polls are to be held for local bodies in Maharashtra: NCPEarlier, the Supreme Court read down the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act 1961. The Act provided for 27 per cent reser...08 Sep, 2021, 07.55 PM IST
- Maharashtra BJP holds statewide protest to demand OBC quota in local bodiesLeader of Opposition in the Assembly Devendra Fadnavis participated in a protest in his home district Nagpur, while Leader of Opposition in...26 Jun, 2021, 01.49 PM IST
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