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West Bengal OBC case: Reservation cannot be on basis of religion, says SCThe Supreme Court questioned the basis of reservation for 77 communities in West Bengal, primarily Muslims, emphasizing that religion canno...
Caste benefits to Dalit converts: Supreme Court to consider report in JulyA bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul was told by the central government counsel that the court should await the report of a new com...
1984 riots case: No reason given by SIT on plea to cancel bail, Sajjan Kumar to HCSajjan Kumar told the Delhi High Court that no reason has been given by the SIT for seeking to cancel the bail granted to him in a rioting ...
Won’t accept Ranganath Panel report on SC quota for converted dalits: Govt to SCThe bench said it would examine the question whether the court should wait for the Balakrishnan Commission report or go ahead and hear a se...
Muslims too divided along caste lines, any caste census should include them: Muslim bodiesA number of political parties have pitched for caste census, saying it is necessary to effectively implement welfare schemes for the backwa...
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Congress turns to grassroot organisations & religious leaders to woo MuslimsThe documentary, made by Strive for Eminence and Empowerment (SEE), is being screened in about 120 Lok Sabha constituencies where Muslims a...
Lok Sabha polls: Akhilesh continues attack on BJP, BSP & CongressAkhilesh Yadav today continued his attack on rival BJP, BSP and Congress, and asked the voters to support his Samajwadi Party for the count...
Sonia Gandhi asks Muslim leaders to ensure secular votes do not splitSources close to Bukhari said a decision to support Congress has been finalised and an official announcement is likely to come on Friday.
Narendra Modi hurls "poison" barb again at CongressModi today accused Congress of following a divide and rule policy for the last 60 years and recalled the setting up of a Commission on Reli...
Constitution wrongly interpreted to deny rights to minoritiesKhan, a votary of quota for minorities, said a "new tendency is emerging to interpret the Constitution for minorities.
Bal Thackeray's death mourned by Rajya SabhaAnsari in his obituary reference described Thackeray as a charismatic person who always tried to inculcate a sense of pride in people.
- Centre to accommodate Muslims among 27% quota fixed for OBCs
The Ranganath Misra Commission for reservation to minorities had recommended 10% quota for Muslims and 5% for other minorities in governmen...
- Law ministry's views sought on quotas for Muslims
The ministry of minority affairs has sought law min's opinion on reservation for Muslims under category of socially, educationally backward...
- ‘SC can’t decide on quota for minorities’
The SC on Tuesday said it will examine the constitutional validity of the Ranganath Misra Commission recommendation for inclusion of dalit ...
- Ahead of the Environment Day, Pawar goes green
In a move aimed at driving a wedge between Congress and its Muslim constituency, Union agriculture minister hurled the “you-are-faking-conc...
SC gives half-nod to quota for 'backward' MuslimsThe Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court will study legality of the law in August.
- Women's Bill: SP, RJD withdraw support to UPA govt
The Samajwadi Party and Lalu Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata Dal on Monday decided to withdraw support to the UPA government after earlier disrup...
- Govt to wait for court verdict on AP move
The government announced on Monday that it would await the court verdict on reservation for minorities in Andhra Pradesh before proceeding ...
- BJP forum opposes quota for Dalit converts
As the fight over a piece of the reservation pie intensifies, the BJP-supported Anusuchit Jati Arakshan Adhikar Bachao Manch has demanded t...
- Maya's quota call finds takers in Cong
In a move that might push the Congress into another tricky corner on the question of reservations, sections of the party have backed a BSP ...