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Naveen Patnaik opposes delimitation exerciseBJD chief Naveen Patnaik has opposed the proposed delimitation exercise, despite supporting the women's quota. He urged Odisha CM Mohan Cha...
Odisha hikes quotas for STs, SCs; introduces reservation for OBCs in medical, technical educationOdisha has significantly boosted reservation quotas for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students in medical and technical education, ra...
Govt plans 2 bills to ensure women's quota law implemented before delimitation exerciseThe government is reportedly ready to introduce two bills during the ongoing Parliament session to implement the women's reservation law be...
Odisha approves 11.25% quota for socially, economically backwardThe Odisha cabinet has approved 11.25% reservation for Socially and Economically Backward Class (SEBC) students in higher education, effect...
Women in non-IPS ranks just 8% of 310,000 officers, finds reportThe India Justice Report 2025 reveals a significant underrepresentation of women in senior police ranks, with less than 1,000 holding posit...
BJP never initiated alliance talks with BJD: Union minister Dharmendra PradhanUnion Minister Dharmendra Pradhan discusses BJP's ambitious goals, responds to Opposition doubts, NDA's targets, Congress's Constitution-re...
Caste survey must, Centre should conduct it with census: Former FM Chidambaram"I think if reservation is there, a caste count is necessary. According to me, it should be done along with the national census. But these ...
Political parties likely to realign caste arithmetic after Bihar surveyAs per the findings, the Muslim-Yadav segment remains a dominant factor with 32% share. EBCs have been the swing factor in Bihar in several...
View: Treat NCR as one health ecosystem for oxygen supplies, COVID managementWhile numbers may be recorded statewise, the truth is that this catchment alone currently accounts for about 1.2 lakh confirmed cases.
14 states against Centre's plan to sub-categorise Scheduled CastesThe overwhelming opposition from states gains significance as a seven-member Supreme Court bench is set to re-examine the politically conte...
Can BJP increase its Rajya Sabha tally? Yes & NoIn the Rajya Sabha, the BJP has only 82 members, well short of the 120 required for a simple majority. Though the BJP-led National Democrat...
Odisha finally gets a Commission for Backward ClassesThe announcement of a State Commission also comes days after the Centre turned down Odisha’s demand for a simultaneous socio-economic caste...
Naveen Patnaik’s SECC demand leaves opposition unimpressedAfter the Narendra Modi government had conferred constitutional status to the OBC commission, Pradhan had written to the CM asking for Odis...
Maratha quota: Supreme Court against rollout with retro effectThe CJI refused a stay on the reservation but asked the state not to implement it with retrospective effect.
Women a step closer to breaking glass ceiling in politicsIn the world’s second most-populous nation, with a skewed sex ratio of 933 females per 1000 males - female representation in politics has b...
BJP’s UP sweep likely to bolster its Gujarat campaignThe poll results with BJP winning 14 of 16 municipalities, signals the party’s continued hold on the popular imagination with rivals laggin...
At 6.2 crore, women account for 78 per cent of Mudra loaneesAround Rs 1,78,313 crore of loans sanctioned were to women who were self-employed and running businesses such as bakeries, paper products, ...
Government mulling quota benefits to OBCs in proportion to populationTo concerns over losing of SC/ST status due to migration to other states, the Centre said it was up to the state governments to recognise s...
Bimaru states show the way in women empowermentOne of the parameters to judge women empowerment is by knowing how many are functioning as elected representatives.
- States to benefit from Food bill: K V Thomas
Allaying Odisha's fears over Food Security Ordinance, the Centre today said the state would immensely benefit from the law.