Supreme Court questions quota to children of economically, educationally advanced families in backward classesThe Supreme Court is questioning the continuation of reservation benefits for children from affluent families within backward classes. Just...
22 May, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
Who gets what in Vijay’s Tamil Nadu Cabinet as Congress, VCK, IUML join power tableTamil Nadu's political landscape has shifted with Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay forming a 35-member coalition ministry. This new government...
22 May, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
SBI Bank Holiday Alert 2026: SBI branches may remain closed for up to 6 days from May 23-28 due to weekend, strike and BakridSBI bank holidays May 2026: SBI branches may be closed for up to six days from May 23, 2026, due to a weekend, a proposed two-day staff str...
21 May, 2026, 03.19 PM 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
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
Economic criteria alone doesn't justify extra relaxations in Central Govt jobs, says Delhi High CourtThe Delhi High Court has ruled against extending age and attempt relaxations for Economically Weaker Section candidates applying for Centra...
17 Apr, 2026, 02.58 PM IST
SSC selection post phase 14 registration starts: Check how to apply, direct link, minimum marks and moreStaff Selection Commission has opened registrations for 3,003 vacancies in Selection Post Phase 14. The application deadline is May 4, 2026...
14 Apr, 2026, 04.48 PM IST
Mudra to empower entrepreneurs; make them active participants in march towards Viksit Bharat: FMAs the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana celebrates its 11th anniversary, it celebrates the spirit of entrepreneurship that thrives across India....
08 Apr, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
All-party delegation from Jharkhand led by CM Hemant Soren meets Amit Shah, demands caste censusEarlier, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that the caste census is the need of the hour, adding that it is pro-development and help p...
26 Sep, 2021, 07.35 PM IST
Will the Real OBCs please stand up: Undeserving castes crowding out genuine backwardsIn modern India, many enjoy the privileges of being the upper castes in the social sphere and partake with the benefits of reservation in t...
20 Aug, 2021, 10.00 AM IST
Centre likely to treat transgenders as OBCs to give them education quotaThe Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment also recently sought NCBC’s advice on the issue of including transgenders in the list of OBC...
18 Nov, 2020, 11.59 PM IST
Rs 7,200-crore scholarship plan for reserved classProposal is for class 9 to postgrad students of OBC, SC, Denotified tribe, EBC categories. Centre also proposes to link senior citizens wit...
16 Jan, 2020, 07.20 AM IST
Odisha wants to conduct socio-economic caste enumeration with censusChief Minister Naveen Patnaik said the state would move the Centre for a socio-economic caste enumeration to be done either by inserting su...
11 Jan, 2020, 09.21 PM IST
Political parties act for quota, but not for caste abolitionThe Constitution abolished untouchability and provided reservation to backward classes (SCs and STs) who had been neglected by the society ...
02 Jan, 2017, 08.24 AM IST
Chandrababu Naidu hints at providing reservation to upper caste poor"We will have no objection to extend reservation benefits to the economically-backward among the upper castes after conducting a thorough s...
27 May, 2016, 04.04 PM IST
Expats who are residents of Karnataka will be included in caste censusThe Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes is undertaking a census to cover all the estimated 1.25 crore households.
07 Jan, 2015, 05.52 AM IST
- Haryana government approves quota to five more castes, poor
Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced in principle nod to allow 10 per cent job quota to five castes including Jat,R...
12 Dec, 2012, 09.35 PM IST