Supreme Court questions quota to children of economically, educationally advanced families in backward classesThe Supreme Court is questioning the continuation of reservation benefits for children from affluent families within backward classes. Just...
22 May, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
Kerala: Newly elected MLAs administered oath of officeIn an event marking the start of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly, newly elected legislators swore their oaths on May 21. The oath-taki...
21 May, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
Adityanath meets Governor Anandiben Patel; UP cabinet expansion likely on SundayUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met Governor Anandiben Patel in Lucknow. This meeting has sparked intense speculation about a ...
10 May, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
BJP shifts focus to UP, Bihar as it prepares reshuffle under Nitin Nabin after state polls concludeThe Bharatiya Janata Party is set for major organizational changes and governance shifts. New teams are being formed at the national and st...
02 May, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
Siddaramaiah and I will abide by Congress high command's decision on leadership isssue: ShivakumarKarnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has affirmed that both he and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will respect the Congress high com...
26 Apr, 2026, 01.39 PM IST
Women's safety takes centre stage in Tamil Nadu electionsViolence against women and children is a major election issue in Tamil Nadu. The opposition alleges the DMK government is soft on crime and...
20 Apr, 2026, 12.23 AM IST
Govt releases set of FAQs on women's reservation billThe government has issued FAQs addressing women's reservation in legislatures. This follows the defeat of a Constitution Amendment Bill in ...
19 Apr, 2026, 10.55 AM IST
Amit Shah says Opposition against women’s reservation, not its implementation; claims delimitation critics oppose SC/ST seat hikeUnion Home Minister Amit Shah asserted opposition parties resist women's reservation and delimitation. He argued delimitation is crucial fo...
17 Apr, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
Caste calculus at play: How Tamil Nadu’s key communities could shape the electoral battleTamil Nadu elections are shaped by dominant caste blocs, including Vanniyars in the north, Gounders in the west, and Thevars in the south. ...
17 Apr, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
Govt says 106th Constitutional Amendment Act to be effective from April 16The Constitutional (106th) Amendment Act 2023, mandating one-third reservation for women in legislatures, is now effective from April 16, 2...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.24 PM IST
PM indulging in 'anti-national' acts of OBC 'hissa chori', 'power grab' through delimitation: Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi accuses Prime Minister Narendra Modi of stealing OBC rights and attempting a power grab. He claims the proposed amendments to ...
15 Apr, 2026, 10.17 PM IST
Explained: Women’s reservation, delimitation and Nari Shakti; inside govt’s three-act play in special April 16-18 sessionParliament will hold a special session to amend the women's reservation law from April 16-18. The government aims to implement the Nari Sha...
15 Apr, 2026, 09.18 PM IST
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh pave way for quota within quota in SC ReservationTelangana and Andhra Pradesh have moved towards implementing sub-categorisation of SC reservation, with Telangana's assembly passing a bill...
22 Mar, 2025, 10.44 PM IST
Scheduled Caste community members may not get quota benefits in Karnataka post religious conversionOnce converted, as per a proposed anti-conversion law, the Karnataka government would recognise the persons by their adopted religion. It i...
14 Dec, 2021, 11.27 AM IST
Governments kept ignoring SC, ST creamy layer order: Supreme CourtThe latest was in 2018, when it dismissed a plea by attorney general KK Venugopal to refer the issue to a bench of seven judges. He raised ...
04 Dec, 2019, 08.11 AM IST
10% EWS quota in government recruitment from February 1: CentreThe Ministry of Personnel in the order said that detailed instructions regarding the procedure for the implementation of the EWS quota will...
24 Jan, 2019, 05.13 PM IST
OBCs to get 27% of government petrol pumpsThe allotment policy also provides for 22.5% reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
10 Dec, 2014, 12.00 PM IST