Modi government wants to put caste census in cold storage: CongressCongress accuses the government of delaying the caste census. It claims Prime Minister Modi intends to amend the women's reservation law wi...
12 Apr, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
PM Modi owes apology to women of India: CongressThe Congress criticized the Modi government's "U-turn" on the women's reservation law, calling it a tactic to mask governance failures and ...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.24 AM IST
State electoral battle kicks off in India amid Iran war-led worriesVoting began in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry with over 5.3 crore voters set to decide the political future across the three regions, with r...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
Union Cabinet clears draft bill for amendments to Women Reservation ActThe Union Cabinet has approved a draft bill to amend the Women's Reservation Act. This amendment will increase Lok Sabha seats to 816, with...
08 Apr, 2026, 10.00 PM IST
Bengal Elections: PM Modi slams state govt over Malda ‘hostage’ row, vows fear-free pollsPrime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the Malda incident where judicial officers were held hostage. He accused the Trinamool Congress of a...
06 Apr, 2026, 12.01 AM IST
Odisha to distribute nearly 80,000 smartphones to anganwadi workersOdisha government is set to distribute smartphones to anganwadi workers for better monitoring. A new scheme will boost the handloom sector....
05 Apr, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
Odisha hikes quotas for STs, SCs; introduces reservation for OBCs in medical, technical educationOdisha has significantly boosted reservation quotas for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students in medical and technical education, ra...
05 Apr, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Telangana Assembly passes SC categorization billThe Telangana Assembly passed a bill for SC categorization, dividing 59 SC castes into three groups for equitable distribution of 15% reser...
18 Mar, 2025, 07.58 PM IST
SC 'observation' on creamy layer: Arjun Ram Meghwal accuses opposition of creating confusionLaw Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal criticised the opposition for creating confusion about the Supreme Court's observation on the creamy layer a...
11 Aug, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
PM indulging in 'false propaganda', BJP against reservation for SCs, STs, OBCs: CongressCongress disputes Modi's 'quota snatching' claim, emphasizes historical role in SC, ST, OBC reservations. Modi vows to safeguard quotas, po...
27 Apr, 2024, 03.14 PM IST
Karnataka to issue ordinance to increase SC-ST quotaChief minister Basavaraj Bommai held an all-party meeting on October 7 and took the consent of all parties, including the Congress and JDS,...
21 Oct, 2022, 12.09 AM IST
NDA: Reserving seats for SCs, STs must continueUnder Article 334, the framers of the Constitution had mandated that some constituencies needed to be reserved for the SCs and STs for a pe...
13 Mar, 2016, 12.42 PM IST
- SC/ST posts can lie vacant but can’t go general
The Govt decided to end de-reservation of posts for SC/STs.
09 Oct, 2008, 02.41 AM IST
- Govt decides to end de-reservation of posts for SC/ST
Govt decided to end de-reservation of posts meant for SCs and STs.
08 Oct, 2008, 08.53 PM IST
- Union minister for reservation in private sector
Centre on Saturday said that the private sector and trans-national corporations should make efforts to make reservations for SCs and STs by...
14 Jun, 2008, 09.38 PM IST
- 200 schools to be set up for SC/ST students
The paucity of funds for education has not deterred the government from furthering the agenda of increasing equity and access to education ...
17 Feb, 2007, 02.31 AM IST
- RS clears bill in favour of backward classes
A bill to provide for statutory backing to instructions on reservation of posts in civil services for members of backward classes was intro...
22 Dec, 2004, 03.30 PM IST