Uttar Pradesh: LPG Distributors Association introduces 5 kg small LPG cylinders for labourersGhaziabad is launching new 5 kg LPG connections for the economically weaker sections and working class. Eighty-five gas agencies in the dis...
11 Apr, 2026, 09.04 AM IST
Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar stresses creation of separate quota for Maratha communityVijay Wadettiwar, the Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra assembly, has suggested the creation of a separate quota for the Maratha comm...
05 Sep, 2023, 05.07 PM IST
Most EWS beneficiaries from families with below Rs 5 lakh incomeNeet 2020 data showed that 91% of students under EWS quota had an annual family income below '5 lakh and 71% students were from families wi...
15 Dec, 2021, 11.46 PM IST
Centre to review Rs 8 lakh income cap for EWS quotaSG Tushar Mehta seeks 4 weeks to get back to Supreme Court with new proposal
25 Nov, 2021, 11.58 PM IST
Maharashtra passes resolution asking Centre to bring amendment to remove 50% ceiling on quotasThe Supreme Court on May 5 struck down the Maharashtra government's 2018 law granting reservation to the Maratha community in admissions an...
05 Jul, 2021, 05.11 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
SC not in favour of passing order at this stage to refer 10% quota issue to Constitution benchThe apex court had earlier refused to stay the Centre's decision to grant 10 per cent quota in jobs and admissions to poor candidates in th...
11 Mar, 2019, 02.04 PM IST
Supreme Court refuses to stay 10 per cent quota for poor in jobs, admissionsThe apex court, however, agreed to examine the validity of the law and issued the notice to the Centre on the plea filed by businessman and...
08 Feb, 2019, 07.22 PM IST
BJP hopes to reap political harvest with govt's OBC decisionsThe twin moves are being seen as a balancing act as dominant castes among the OBC have long viewed with suspicion any move at sub-categoris...
23 Aug, 2017, 09.50 PM IST
OBC panel creates a creamier layer for pvt sector employeesThere is much to cheer about for OBC employees of private sector and autonomous bodies/universities over Mandal reservations.
28 Oct, 2015, 10.43 AM IST
Indonesia's return to OPEC complicates December decision on output targetOPEC's policy meeting in December will welcome Indonesia's return as a member, complicating a decision by the producer group on whether to ...
11 Oct, 2015, 03.08 PM IST
Government relaxes norms for sugar exports to EU, USUnder these quotas, exports are permitted on low tariffs. After the quota is reached, a higher tariff is applied on additional exports
28 Apr, 2015, 08.01 PM IST
Quotas fail to break caste ceiling in IITsIIT-Kharagpur, among the oldest, has only three SC professors, two associate professors and two assistant professors.
12 Sep, 2012, 05.04 AM IST
- Cutoff for OBC 'creamy layer' may be raised to Rs 7 lakh/year
The Centre may revise 'creamy layer' for OBCs at around or less than Rs 7 lakh per annum, diluting the existing ceiling of Rs 4.5 lakh.
11 Jun, 2012, 05.41 AM IST
- Ceiling in quota needed to check casteism: SC
The Supreme Court has held that the ceiling of 50% was a necessary factor while extending the benefit of reservation or otherwise it would ...
26 Oct, 2006, 02.44 AM IST
- Hike in export quantity of onions okayed
The Food Ministry on Wednesday gave conditional approval for a possible hike in the export quantity of onions from the current 7 lakh tonne...
20 Apr, 2002, 05.34 AM IST
- 1 lakh-tonne onion export quota opened
NEW DELHI: Close on the heels of fixing seven lakh tonnes as the annual ceiling for onion exports, the government has opened an export quot...
08 Feb, 2002, 12.26 PM IST