If I'm arrested, crores of Marathas will go on hunger strike: Quota activist Manoj JarangeQuota activist Manoj Jarange warned that if he is arrested, millions of Marathas will go on a hunger strike. He urged the government to imp...
29 Feb, 2024, 06.14 PM IST
Maratha Reservation: Maharashtra unanimously passes Bill for 10% quota for MarathasMaratha reservation bill: The Maharashtra government has tabled a bill to extend 10% reservation to Marathas. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde ...
20 Feb, 2024, 05.42 PM IST
EWS Quota: Why Centre may be forced to make a difficult decisionThe Supreme Court's ruling upholding the EWS reservation may act as a momentum to states approaching the Centre to validate quota legislati...
14 Nov, 2022, 06.45 PM IST
SC strikes down Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas, terms it unconstitutionalThe judgement came on a batch of pleas challenging the Bombay High Court verdict which had upheld the grant of reservation to Marathas in a...
05 May, 2021, 08.32 PM IST
SC to pronounce verdict on Wednesday on pleas challenging Maratha quotaThe lengthy hearing on the issue also saw submissions being made on whether the landmark 1992 Indra Sawhney verdict (called the Mandal judg...
04 May, 2021, 09.48 PM IST
Times Face-off: Is it time to lift the 50% ceiling on total reservation?While Article 16 (4) of the Constitution has provided reservation in public employment to backward classes, unfortunately the Constitution ...
26 Mar, 2021, 11.01 AM IST
One in every 10 government jobs and college seats in Maharashtra set aside for economically weaker sections— the Maratha community will benefit from it24 Dec, 2020, 11.18 AM IST
Maratha quota: Maharashtra government considering reimbursing fees to studentsThe Supreme Court in September this year stayed the implementation of Maratha quota in jobs and education and referred the matter to a larg...
02 Nov, 2020, 03.44 PM IST
Marathas to get EWS quota benefits, but not in jobs, admissionsThe state is likely to withdraw the government resolution (GR) issued in July this year which stated that Marathas were not eligible for th...
23 Sep, 2020, 09.45 AM IST
SC stays implementation of 2018 law granting reservation to Marathas in education & jobsA three-judge bench headed by Justice L N Rao referred to a larger constitution bench, to be set up by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde, th...
09 Sep, 2020, 03.04 PM IST
Over 2 lakh seats to be added in varsities for 10 pc quota for poor in General category: CabinetThe Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday approved the provisions of reservations in admission for EWS students i...
15 Apr, 2019, 02.21 PM IST
Cabinet to table report on Maratha quota in House: Maharashtra govtState's counsel, Additional Government Pleader Abhinandan Vagyani, informed the court that the state Cabinet had received the recommendatio...
21 Nov, 2018, 01.52 PM IST
Government to seek legal opinion before tabling report on Maratha reservationGovernment also said it was committed to provide reservation to the Dhangar (shepherd) community under the ST category.
20 Nov, 2018, 03.48 PM IST
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals are not third gender, SC clarifiesThe Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that only transgenders will be included in the category of 'third gender' - and not gays, lesbians ...
01 Jul, 2016, 04.53 AM IST
- Include backward Muslims
Backward sections of Muslims deserve to have the benefit of reservations.
27 Mar, 2010, 05.26 AM IST
- SC to decide on OBC quota today
The Supreme Court will on Thursday pronounce its verdict on the validity of the controversial law providing 27% OBC quota in central educat...
10 Apr, 2008, 10.33 AM IST
- 'Reservation law usurpation of judicial power'
The anti-quota petitioners contended before the Supreme Court that the legislation providing 27% reservation to OBCs in central educational...
20 Sep, 2007, 01.19 AM IST