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Calcutta HC halts West Bengal’s new OBC list notification until July 31The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday issued an interim stay on the West Bengal government’s notification of a new Other Backward Class (OBC) ...17 Jun, 2025, 07.01 PM IST- NCBC raises questions on Bengal's revised OBC listThe National Commission for Backward Classes has concerns regarding West Bengal's updated OBC list. The commission is asking for details on...15 Jun, 2025, 12.24 AM IST
- OBC status based solely on backwardness, not religion: West Bengal CM Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee clarified in the state Assembly that backwardness is the sole criterion for determining OBC stat...10 Jun, 2025, 02.12 PM IST
- Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah likely to present contentious caste census report in Cabinet on October 18Chief Minister Siddaramaiah plans to present the contentious caste census report to the Cabinet on October 18 amidst pressure from OBC comm...07 Oct, 2024, 07.12 PM IST
- West Bengal govt tells SC how some Muslims zipped into OBC listThe West Bengal government defended its decision to include 77 castes, primarily Muslim, in the OBC list before the Supreme Court. The gove...22 Aug, 2024, 12.45 PM IST
- PM Modi says poor, farmers, women and youth should have..: BJP leader weighs in on Bengal OBC rowUnion Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey lauded PM Modi's policies, emphasizing that resources should prioritize the poor, farmers, women, and y...24 May, 2024, 07.43 AM IST
- Assembly Elections: Congress' caste pitch non-starter in RajasthanWith an unemployment rate of 28.5%, a government job is the most conveted in Rajasthan. This is where reservation has an impact. Rajasthan ...18 Nov, 2023, 11.09 PM IST
- Assembly polls: Caste is back to stir India's political pot as election cauldron bubblesThe caste survey demands have lately blown up in the wake of the Bihar findings. The BJP has held its ground so far despite growing calls f...18 Nov, 2023, 10.57 PM IST
- Why Congress is advocating caste surveys across the countryThe recent Bihar caste survey has sparked discussions and calls for similar surveys in other states, with the Congress party announcing pla...10 Oct, 2023, 06.23 PM IST
- CWC endorses Rahul Gandhi's OBC politics, promises caste censusThe Congress Working Committee has officially supported Rahul Gandhi's proposal for a caste-based census and removal of the 50% cap on rese...10 Oct, 2023, 01.35 PM IST
- After Bihar, now Odisha plans to release OBC caste survey reportOdisha is set to release a survey report on backward classes, which sheds light on the status of 208 backward classes within the state. The...04 Oct, 2023, 11.03 AM IST
- BJP gives 'technical' reasons for not holding caste censusSocial justice parties and Congress have been demanding a caste census to scientifically determine the quantum of reservations in jobs and ...27 Jun, 2023, 12.36 AM IST
- Odisha starts OBC surveyThe survey will encompass various indicators of backwardness such as occupation, educational qualification along with type of educational i...01 May, 2023, 02.21 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
- Sub-categorisation of OBCs: Panel seeks countrywide surveyJustice G Rohini (retd), who is heading the five-member panel, set up to suggest parameters for an equitable distribution of OBC reservatio...30 Dec, 2018, 12.56 PM IST
- Demand for OBC censusMunde accused the government for "cheating" the OBCs and not ascertaining their numbers in the recent census.04 May, 2013, 06.05 PM IST
- OBCs account for 38.5% of rural populationSubject to politically charged and conflicting claims, the mist over the percentage of OBCs in the population might have lifted a bit with ...14 Sep, 2009, 12.04 PM IST
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