Haj pilgrims to pay Rs 10K more due to high ATF prices; govt says protected them from larger burdenHaj airfare sees a Rs 10,000 increase per pilgrim for Haj 2026. This rise stems from a sharp global surge in Aviation Turbine Fuel prices. ...
30 Apr, 2026, 08.33 PM IST
SP president Akhilesh Yadav promises loan waivers to farmersSamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav pledges swift 24-hour payments for sugarcane farmers if his party wins in 2027. He promises loan waive...
25 Apr, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
Choose faith or future: BJP alleges 'second-class treatment' of Hindus in K'natka CET rowA political row has erupted in Karnataka after students were allegedly asked to remove their sacred 'janeu' threads before writing the Comm...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.51 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
No reservation to Muslims; quota on basis of religion unconstitutional: Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has made waves by declaring that reservations based on religion for Muslims breach constitutional principles....
17 Apr, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
Akhilesh seeks quota for OBC and Muslim womenAkhilesh Yadav accused the BJP of using the Women's Reservation Act to delay the census and demanded inclusion of OBC and Muslim women in t...
17 Apr, 2026, 05.25 PM 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
Maharashtra govt scraps Muslim quota; Congress calls it 'vengeful'Maharashtra's Congress party has labelled the state government's decision to cancel a 2014 order granting reservation to Muslims as an act ...
19 Feb, 2026, 12.52 AM IST
Karnataka: Assembly passes Bill to create 4% Muslim quota in civil contracts amid BJP protestsThe Karnataka assembly has passed a bill allowing a 4% reservation for Muslims in government contracts, following pressure from the communi...
21 Mar, 2025, 09.56 PM IST
Muslim quota in Karnataka: Don't make political comments on sub-judice matter, SC tells partiesThe apex court made this observation while hearing case related to scrapping of 4 percent Muslim quota in Karnataka. The SC said that some ...
09 May, 2023, 11.44 AM IST
Supreme Court defers hearing on pleas challenging scrapping of four per cent Muslim quota in KarnatakaThe Karnataka government has been given until April 25 to respond to a batch of legal challenges over its scrapping of the four per cent Mu...
18 Apr, 2023, 05.10 PM IST
Maharashtra: Congress renews demand for Muslim quota in educationSenior leader Naseem Khan, deputy president of Maharashtra Congress unit, has written to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Deputy Chief Mini...
06 Jul, 2021, 09.13 PM IST
Open to quota for backward Muslims: Devendra FadnavisFadnavis said that 42-52 such backward castes are getting reservation under the Other Backward Class (OBC) quota in the state.
01 Dec, 2018, 08.35 AM IST
Will move heaven and earth to implement Muslim quota: K Chandrasekhar RaoThe state government proposes inclusion of the quotas for Muslims and STs in the 9th Schedule in view of the present cap on reservations.
15 Mar, 2017, 09.27 PM IST
UP polls 2012: Cong fearing OBC backlash over Muslim quota pledge?The manifesto promises to "work towards" carving out quota for minorities in proportion to their population within OBC list.
02 Feb, 2012, 11.49 AM IST
- Centre bids to push Muslim quota ahead of polls in Uttar Pradesh
The Union cabinet is racing to clear a Muslim quota in central jobs soon in order to beat the enforcement of the model code of conduct that...
06 Dec, 2011, 07.15 AM IST
Poor Muslims already enjoy quotas in K'taka, Kerala, BiharUttar Pradesh, with most Muslims, is yet to offer reservation to the community.
26 Mar, 2010, 12.37 PM IST