Decided to revive scholarship for economically weak students, stop religious allowances: Bengal CMWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced the revival of the Vivekananda Merit Scholarship Yojana. This scheme will support eco...
18 May, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
Assam offers dual caste certificates for tea garden workers, tribesThe Assam government has introduced dual caste certificates for present and former tea garden workers and tribes, allowing them to obtain c...
19 Sep, 2025, 11.23 PM IST
Sub-classification of Scheduled Castes for quota: SC dismisses pleas seeking review of judgmentThe Supreme Court dismissed petitions reviewing its decision that states can sub-classify Scheduled Castes for reservations. A seven-judge ...
04 Oct, 2024, 05.42 PM IST
Sub-classification of Scheduled Castes for quota: SC to consider in-chambers review of judgementThe Supreme Court will review its decision on whether states can make sub-classifications within Scheduled Castes for reservation purposes....
24 Sep, 2024, 01.28 PM IST
Mayawati slams SP, Congress for silence on SCs, STs sub-classificationMayawati, BSP chief, accused the Samajwadi Party and Congress of being silent on the Supreme Court's August 1 decision on sub-classificatio...
24 Aug, 2024, 01.35 PM IST
BSP extends support to Bharat Bandh against top court order on sub-classification of SCs"BSP supports the Bharat Bandh because there is anger and resentment against the Supreme Court's August 1 decision regarding the sub-classi...
21 Aug, 2024, 09.26 AM IST
BJP govt always tries to weaken fight for reservation: Akhilesh YadavAkhilesh Yadav attacked the BJP over the issue of SC-ST reservations, accusing them of weakening the reservation fight. He emphasized that ...
11 Aug, 2024, 06.57 PM IST
Parties take positions after Supreme Court sub-classification verdictThe Supreme Court's recent decision to permit sub-classification among Scheduled Castes has incited varied responses from NDA and INDIA blo...
05 Aug, 2024, 12.31 AM IST
BSP doesn't agree with Supreme Court's verdict allowing sub-classification within SCs, says MayawatiBSP chief Mayawati voiced her opposition to the Supreme Court's decision allowing states to create sub-classes within Scheduled Castes for ...
04 Aug, 2024, 04.59 PM IST
'States can sub-classify Scheduled Castes for quota purposes'The Supreme Court upheld sub-classification within Scheduled Castes for additional benefits, provided states can justify it with empirical ...
01 Aug, 2024, 11.41 PM IST
Supreme Court gives landmark verdict on SC, ST quota: What is it all about?The Supreme Court ruled that states can now sub-classify Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) to grant quotas within these gro...
01 Aug, 2024, 02.13 PM IST
Supreme Court allows sub-classification in SC, ST for quotaOn Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that states can sub-classify Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) to provide additional q...
01 Aug, 2024, 12.07 PM IST
PIL for re-classification of caste system dismissed by SCThe Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Centre for re-classification of the caste system. A bench comprisin...
04 Jul, 2023, 12.36 PM IST
View: Returning states power to make OBC lists makes sense, but may become fodder for politicsStates have not suddenly been empowered to conduct their own caste census, as a regional party leader claimed. There is a difference betwee...
13 Aug, 2021, 12.00 AM IST
Raw caste census data given to Social Justice Ministry for classification: Nityanand RaiUnion Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the SECC was carried out by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and the then Minis...
10 Feb, 2021, 04.16 PM IST
Raw caste data given to Social Justice ministry for classification, categorisation: MHA to Rajya SabhaThe Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 was conducted by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and the then Ministry of Housing ...
16 Sep, 2020, 12.09 PM IST
No caste, region & religion based recruitment done: Army to SCThe Army has told the Supreme Court that it does not recruit on the basis of caste, region and religion.
29 Sep, 2013, 01.42 PM IST