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
BJP alleges states under INDIA parties rule wrongly giving Muslims reservation from OBC quotaOpposition members staged a walkout in the Rajya Sabha after BJP leader K Laxman alleged that non-NDA ruled states are providing reservatio...
30 Mar, 2026, 09.30 PM IST
Karnataka: Governor sends Muslim quota bill to President days after PM’s commentsKarnataka's bill, proposing 4% reservation for Muslims in government contracts, faces scrutiny as Governor Gehlot forwards it to the Presid...
17 Apr, 2025, 12.47 AM IST
Karnataka’s 4% Muslim quota bill sparks heated Rajya Sabha debate over ConstitutionThe Rajya Sabha witnessed uproar over a 4% reservation bill for Muslims in public contracts by the Karnataka assembly. BJP claims it is unc...
25 Mar, 2025, 12.17 AM IST
4% reservations in govt contracts against law, Congress will face consequences: Anurag ThakurBJP MP Anurag Thakur criticized Karnataka's decision to amend the KTPP Act, providing 4% reservation in tenders for minority contractors, c...
22 Mar, 2025, 11.15 AM IST
Bill providing 4% quota to Muslims in public contracts passed in Karnataka AssemblyThe Karnataka Assembly approved a bill granting 4% reservation to Muslims in public contracts, amidst BJP protests. SC/ST contractors curre...
21 Mar, 2025, 05.59 PM IST
Scrap Karnataka law granting 4% reservation to Muslims in contracts: BJP members in LSBJP members in the Lok Sabha demanded the withdrawal of the Karnataka government's bill granting four percent reservation to Muslims in gov...
19 Mar, 2025, 03.25 PM IST
Why Lalu Prasad Yadav is both right and wrong about Muslim reservationLalu Prasad has intensified the Muslim reservation debate that was triggered by PM Modi’s allegation that Congress aims to slice up the OBC...
11 May, 2024, 10.32 AM IST
Karnataka's murky Muslim quota row: Here's what you need to knowThe controversy over Muslim reservation in Karnataka has sparked a heated debate, with PM Narendra Modi accusing Congress of manipulating r...
28 Apr, 2024, 06.24 PM IST
NCBC slams blanket categorisation of Muslims as backward caste in KarnatakaKarnataka's decision to categorize the Muslim community as a backward caste for reservations receives criticism from NCBC, citing concerns ...
23 Apr, 2024, 02.20 PM IST
NCBC flags OBC quota for Muslims in KarnatakaNCBC objects to Karnataka's religion-based OBC reservation, emphasizing social justice ethics. The state categorizes backward classes, with...
21 Mar, 2024, 11.59 PM IST
Amit Shah defends scrapping 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in KarnatakaThe Minister added that after abolishing Muslim reservation, the BJP government increased the reservation for the Scheduled Castes, Schedul...
25 Apr, 2023, 02.35 PM IST
SC adjourns hearing on plea challenging decision to scrap 4% OBC reservation for Muslims in poll-bound KarnatakaThe Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing for May 9 on plea challenging the Karnataka government's decision to scrap 4% OBC reserv...
25 Apr, 2023, 11.40 AM IST
Amit Shah backs K'taka govt plan to scrap Muslim quota, calls it unconstitutionalLast month, before the Election Commission declared the Model Code of Conduct, the BJP government had proposed to provide 2% reservation ea...
24 Apr, 2023, 11.36 PM IST
Karnataka elections all about Modi's development politics versus Congress' appeasement politics, says Amit Shah"Congress even today is indulging in appeasement politics. The four per cent Muslim reservation that was given by the Congress has been end...
24 Apr, 2023, 05.01 PM IST
Redistributed quota for Lingayats, Vokkaligas on hold after SC terms Karnataka decision ‘shaky, flawed’Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, representing the Karnataka government, assured the bench that no admissions or appointments will be made un...
13 Apr, 2023, 11.52 PM IST
Supreme Court agrees to hear plea against scrapping of 4% Muslim quota in KarnatakaThe Supreme Court of India has agreed to hear a petition challenging the decision made by the Karnataka government to revoke the four perce...
13 Apr, 2023, 06.10 PM IST