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
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
BRS' Kavitha demands separate quota for Muslims, delinking it from BC reservationBRS MLC K Kavitha is advocating for the Congress government in Telangana to separate the proposed 42% reservation for Backward Classes from...
04 Aug, 2025, 03.30 PM 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
BJP and AIMIM two sides of the same coin: CongressThe Congress in Maharashtra on Sunday alleged that the AIMIM and BJP are two sides of the same coin, a day after AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owai...
12 Dec, 2021, 05.24 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
Samajwadi Party demands quota for Muslims in government jobsDemanding quota for Muslims in govt jobs, Yadav said the "precarious" status of the community has been correctly highlighted by the Sachar ...
18 Dec, 2012, 03.24 PM IST
UP polls: Beni Prasad Verma trains guns on his former party chief MulayamUnion minister Beni Prasad Verma justified the sub-quota within quota for Muslims saying their condition was even worse than backwards.
25 Feb, 2012, 05.52 PM IST
- Centre to accommodate Muslims among 27% quota fixed for OBCs
The Ranganath Misra Commission for reservation to minorities had recommended 10% quota for Muslims and 5% for other minorities in governmen...
02 Dec, 2011, 03.40 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
- 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