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
'Historic moment' for women’s empowerment, says PM Narendra Modi ahead of special sessionIndia begins a special parliamentary session aiming for women's empowerment. Prime Minister Modi calls it a historic step. Opposition leade...
16 Apr, 2026, 12.00 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
BJP working with anti-reservation mindset: MayawatiMayawati said her party is also in favour of extending quota benefits to the poor.
30 Jan, 2017, 02.16 PM IST
Congress to launch dalit outreach nextCongress playing on quota politics has hardly produced positive results in the past and in the last UP polls, promise of a special quota ba...
25 Oct, 2016, 12.29 AM IST
Dalit Muslims, Dalit Christians & quota: What is it all about?The issue of categorising Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians among SCs is separate from that of earmarking 5% quota of OBCs for other relig...
04 Nov, 2015, 06.50 AM IST
Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad betrayed Dalits, OBCs: Sushil ModiBihar CM Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad at a function 10 years ago had favoured quota for minorities by taking away the share of ...
02 Nov, 2015, 04.59 PM IST
The politics for reservation should be practiced by parties with backward caste leadersUpper castes are making the loudest noise seeking reservation. And they are treating quotas as a lazy means to jump queues for jobs and adm...
27 Sep, 2015, 04.39 AM IST
Congress pitch for quota within OBC for Muslims comes under fire; BJP, BSP slam 'poll gimmick'Congress' fresh pitch for a quota for backward Muslims came under fire with BJP saying that the minorities won't fall for it.
25 Apr, 2014, 03.33 PM IST
Congress tries to sell 'undoable' quotas to attract votersCong manifesto has launched a quota offensive to bait dalits, backwards and poor, though the UPA regime has already dismissed these proposa...
28 Mar, 2014, 11.36 AM IST
- Dalit MPs hold dharna for SC/ST quota in promotions
Dalit MPs today staged a dharna inside the Parliament house complex demanding reservation in promotion for SC/ST employees in government jo...
31 Aug, 2012, 04.51 PM IST
UP elections: Congress promises two million jobs, sub-quotas for Muslims, MBCs and Ati-DalitsCongress's Vision Document 2020 promises job creation to check forced migration and seeks to chip away at the support bases of its larger r...
28 Jan, 2012, 02.28 AM IST
- Government set to make 4 per cent of its yearly buy from dalit firms, boost MSME sector
The Centre is set to make it compulsory for 4% of its annual purchases to be made from units run by dalits and tribals.
12 Sep, 2011, 11.28 AM IST
- Muslims don't qualify for Dalit quota: Arjun
HRD minister Arjun Singh may have thrown down the gauntlet to his party colleagues and the Left when he all but ruled out the possibility o...
10 Mar, 2007, 03.35 AM IST
- Congress panel wants minority sub-quota
After Union minister and Congress leader A R Antulay favoured reservation benefits for Dalit Muslims and Christians, sections of the Congre...
22 Dec, 2006, 03.30 AM IST
- Paswan now wants ‘his’ quota of central funds
The quota enthusiasts in the Manmohan Singh government have found a fresh cause: funds quota.
26 Jun, 2006, 03.13 AM IST
- Paswan demands funds quota for Dalits
Quota enthusiasts in the Manmohan Singh government have found a fresh cause - funds quota.
24 Jun, 2006, 03.36 AM IST