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
Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chandrababu Naidu criticise Opposition after Constitution Bill defeat; warn of impact on South’s representation and women’s quotaAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Opposition leader YS Jagan Mohan Reddy united in their criticism of the Constitution ...
18 Apr, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
Telangana BJP chief Ramchander Rao placed under house arrest ahead of protest over Women's Reservation BillTelangana BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Saturday was placed under house arrest by police in Hyderabad after the Bharatiya Janata Party...
18 Apr, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
Congress-led opposition chose obstruction over progress: Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on defeat of Constitution Amendment BillRam Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu criticised the Congress-led opposition after a Constitution Amendment Bill on women’s reservation was defeated in...
18 Apr, 2026, 09.02 AM IST
South's LS seats, political weight to rise: GovtUnion Home Minister Amit Shah assured southern states their representation will rise with Lok Sabha expansion to 816 seats. He stated Karna...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
New Delimitation Bill 2026: What it means and its key proposalsThe government's tabling of the Delimitation Bill has ignited a political firestorm, particularly from southern opposition parties. The pro...
16 Apr, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
Lok Sabha seats in five southern states to increase to 195 from 129, clarifies Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has dismissed claims that southern states will see reduced representation in the Lok Sabha. He stated that fo...
16 Apr, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
PM Modi a 'misleader', engaged in 'deliberate deceit' over delimitation: CongressCongress has strongly criticized the government's proposed delimitation bills. The party alleges Prime Minister Narendra Modi has misled th...
15 Apr, 2026, 09.25 AM 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
SC to examine constitutional validity of 10 per cent quota for EWSThe Centre, through the 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019, introduced the provision for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) reservati...
30 Aug, 2022, 01.44 PM IST
100% quota: Andhra Pradesh unable to convince Supreme CourtThe Andhra Pradesh government told the Supreme Court that a 100% quotas for tribal teachers in the tribal belt had led to a remarkable incr...
14 Feb, 2020, 09.32 AM IST
- IIT-JEE 2012 to implement Andhra Pradesh High Court's decision
The Andhra Pradesh High Court's decision to strike down the 4.5% sub-quota for minorities within OBC reservation for IIT-JEE will be implem...
31 May, 2012, 09.06 PM IST
- Sub-quota for backward minorities: Centre set to challenge HC’s order
It’s proportionate sub-quota for Backward minorities identified by Mandal Commission, clarifies law minister Salman Khurshid.
30 May, 2012, 02.50 AM IST
- 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...
02 Dec, 2011, 03.40 AM IST
- SC upholds 4% quota for Muslims in Andhra Pradesh
The Supreme Court upholded the validity of 4% reservation provided to backward members of Muslim community in Andhra Pradesh.
25 Mar, 2010, 03.54 PM IST
- Govt to impose hefty penalty on extra tobacco cultivation
The government will impose a hefty penalty of 15 per cent of sale proceeds if farmers produce more export quality tobacco than the quota al...
21 Oct, 2009, 12.27 PM IST
- Andhra CM to do a Maya on job reservation
After Uttar Pradesh, it could well be the turn of Andhra Pradesh to introduce a novel way of providing job quotas to the disadvantaged.
14 Aug, 2007, 12.50 AM IST