The Odisha cabinet has approved 11.25% reservation for Socially and Economically Backward Class (SEBC) students in higher education, effect...

The India Justice Report 2025 reveals a significant underrepresentation of women in senior police ranks, with less than 1,000 holding posit...

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan discusses BJP's ambitious goals, responds to Opposition doubts, NDA's targets, Congress's Constitution-re...

"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 ...

As per the findings, the Muslim-Yadav segment remains a dominant factor with 32% share. EBCs have been the swing factor in Bihar in several...

While numbers may be recorded statewise, the truth is that this catchment alone currently accounts for about 1.2 lakh confirmed cases.

The overwhelming opposition from states gains significance as a seven-member Supreme Court bench is set to re-examine the politically conte...

In 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...

The announcement of a State Commission also comes days after the Centre turned down Odisha’s demand for a simultaneous socio-economic caste...

After the Narendra Modi government had conferred constitutional status to the OBC commission, Pradhan had written to the CM asking for Odis...

The CJI refused a stay on the reservation but asked the state not to implement it with retrospective effect.

In the world’s second most-populous nation, with a skewed sex ratio of 933 females per 1000 males - female representation in politics has b...

The poll results with BJP winning 14 of 16 municipalities, signals the party’s continued hold on the popular imagination with rivals laggin...

Around Rs 1,78,313 crore of loans sanctioned were to women who were self-employed and running businesses such as bakeries, paper products, ...

To 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...

One of the parameters to judge women empowerment is by knowing how many are functioning as elected representatives.

Allaying Odisha's fears over Food Security Ordinance, the Centre today said the state would immensely benefit from the law.