UPSC Recruitment 2026: 100+ Group A, B govt posts including in DGCA & IMD for scientists, engineers, lecturers; check eligibility, salary, how to apply and direct linkThe UPSC has opened online applications for numerous Group A and B positions in central government departments, including DGCA, IMD, and AS...
23 May, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
Wealth creation is also about ignoring noise on the street: 15 mid- and small-cap stocks from different sectors which fit the billIn the April 2022-September 2024 bull market, every management appeared capable. Margins expanded, working capital looked manageable, capit...
10 May, 2026, 12.18 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
Bihar panel seeks more welfare measures for poor upper castesBihar's 'Savarna Ayog' has been revived with a focus on aiding impoverished upper-caste families. Following a socio-economic survey, the co...
05 Jun, 2025, 11.57 PM IST
Nitish Kumar recalibrates caste math ahead of Bihar pollsAs the Bihar assembly elections draw near, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar strategically reshuffles key positions, aiming to fine-tune caste eq...
31 May, 2025, 11.27 PM IST
UPA panel proposed, NDA govt follows reservation suitIn 2017, Gujarat government also formed Gujarat State Non-Reserved Class Commission post the Patidar agitation to look into the problems of...
08 Jan, 2019, 10.00 AM IST
Why Opposition can't fight Modi's quota move: From Maya to Manmohan, these leaders wanted it tooWith 10% quota for upper caste poor, Modi has achieved what many opposition leaders had been asking for.
07 Jan, 2019, 05.20 PM IST
Wary of opening new front, govt sitting on OBC report?With the upper caste backlash over the government's aggressive pro-Dalit measures roiling the politics, will BJP execute the radical measur...
28 Sep, 2018, 10.20 AM IST
Socio-economic caste census: Numbers not being revealed to hide upper caste dominance in governance?Upper castes have been running govts for so long that they don’t want the data to finally proclaim that the Indian democracy is not represe...
12 Jul, 2015, 11.57 AM IST
Nitish Kumar to woo upper castes ahead of Bihar assembly pollsScholarships and other financial sops could soon be available for economically poor sections of upper caste communities in Bihar just ahead...
18 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Jitan Ram Manjhi expresses displeasure over functioning of Savarna AayogManjhi made this angry comment to Principal Secretary of General Administration Department D S Gangwar over telephone in presence of mediap...
22 Dec, 2014, 06.29 PM IST
LS polls 2014: Samajwadi Party promises panel to look into reservation for poor among upper castesSP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, a product of Mandal and Mandir-Masjid politics, has long been making a pitch for reservation to Muslims and m...
03 Apr, 2014, 09.52 AM IST
SP manifesto promises Muslim quota, upper caste commissionVowing to enact tough law against communal violence, the SP led by Mulayam Singh Yadav said it would ensure justice to 2002 Gujarat riot vi...
02 Apr, 2014, 04.12 PM IST
Despite Sonia Gandhi's call, no quota for upper caste poorThe Centre has readied a proposal to extend affirmative action, without reservation, to the poor among upper castes.
11 Feb, 2014, 10.35 AM IST
- Mayawati seeks quota for upper-caste poor, Muslims
UP chief minister Mayawati shot off a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking quota for poor members of the upper castes.
19 Sep, 2011, 11.59 AM IST
- Debate on upper caste quota takes off
The UPA is set to face a contentious demand for reservations for poor among upper castes, as it assesses impact of the OBC quota verdict fo...
12 Apr, 2008, 03.48 AM IST
- Mayawati tries to tap 'manuwadi disquiet'
Mayawati on Thursday stepped in to exploit the ‘unease among upper castes’ over the OBC quota by demanding a legislation to extend benefits...
11 Apr, 2008, 04.26 AM IST