PM Modi owes apology to women of India: CongressThe Congress criticized the Modi government's "U-turn" on the women's reservation law, calling it a tactic to mask governance failures and ...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.24 AM IST
Union Cabinet clears draft bill for amendments to Women Reservation ActThe Union Cabinet has approved a draft bill to amend the Women's Reservation Act. This amendment will increase Lok Sabha seats to 816, with...
08 Apr, 2026, 10.00 PM IST
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...
05 Apr, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Govt should have nullified SC's 'creamy layer' observation through Parliament: KhargeCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticized the Supreme Court's recent judgment advocating a creamy layer concept in SC and ST reserva...
10 Aug, 2024, 05.35 PM IST
PM indulging in 'false propaganda', BJP against reservation for SCs, STs, OBCs: CongressCongress disputes Modi's 'quota snatching' claim, emphasizes historical role in SC, ST, OBC reservations. Modi vows to safeguard quotas, po...
27 Apr, 2024, 03.14 PM IST
SC refuses to lay down yardstick for granting reservation in promotion to SCs/STsThe apex court said the collection of information regarding inadequacy of representation of SCs/STs cannot be with reference to the entire ...
28 Jan, 2022, 12.51 PM IST
SC to pronounce its judgment on reservation in promotion to SCs, STs in govt jobs todayThe Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Friday its judgment on the issue of the grant of reservation in promotion to the Scheduled C...
28 Jan, 2022, 10.25 AM IST
Lay down definite, decisive ground to implement reservation in promotions to SCs/STs: Centre to SC"We can't fill the seats unless merit is the criteria but there is a class that has been sidelined from the mainstream for centuries. In wh...
26 Oct, 2021, 08.25 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
Government pushes ahead with plan for SC/ST quota in promotionsA report prepared by the department of personnel and training (DoPT), presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, supported quotas in promot...
05 May, 2017, 10.09 AM IST
NDA: Reserving seats for SCs, STs must continueUnder Article 334, the framers of the Constitution had mandated that some constituencies needed to be reserved for the SCs and STs for a pe...
13 Mar, 2016, 12.42 PM IST
- Nitish Kumar favours quota for SC/STs in promotion
He said that despite numerous welfare measures and reservation in jobs, the condition of the weaker sections has not improved very much as ...
10 Dec, 2012, 04.57 PM IST
- SC/ST posts can lie vacant but can’t go general
The Govt decided to end de-reservation of posts for SC/STs.
09 Oct, 2008, 02.41 AM IST
- Govt decides to end de-reservation of posts for SC/ST
Govt decided to end de-reservation of posts meant for SCs and STs.
08 Oct, 2008, 08.53 PM IST
- No caste-based reservation for handicapped, women: SC
The Supreme Court has ruled that there cannot be caste-based reservations in special benefits provided to physically challenged persons.
02 Sep, 2007, 07.00 AM IST
- 200 schools to be set up for SC/ST students
The paucity of funds for education has not deterred the government from furthering the agenda of increasing equity and access to education ...
17 Feb, 2007, 02.31 AM IST
- RS clears bill in favour of backward classes
A bill to provide for statutory backing to instructions on reservation of posts in civil services for members of backward classes was intro...
22 Dec, 2004, 03.30 PM IST