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
Committed to Constitution, no provision for creamy layers in SC/ST quota: Union CabinetThe Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, clarified on Friday that the Constitution, as framed by B R Ambedkar, does not incl...
10 Aug, 2024, 01.44 PM IST
No concept for creamy layer in reservation for SCs, STs in Ambedkar's constitution: Ashwani VaishnawMinister of Information and Broadcasting Ashwani Vaishnaw stated that Baba Saheb Ambedkar's principles do not include the concept of a crea...
09 Aug, 2024, 11.10 PM IST
Don't 'mislead' society on creamy layer for SCs: Law Minister tells oppositionThe Union Minister of State for Law Arjun Ram Meghwal asked the opposition to stop misleading society about a Supreme Court judge's remarks...
09 Aug, 2024, 03.39 PM IST
'Creamy layer' snatching job pie? Data shows a chunk of SC/ST jobs remain unfilled each yearA 2023 parliamentary report reveals that a significant portion of SC/ST job quotas in central government positions remains unfilled annuall...
04 Aug, 2024, 09.27 AM IST
Supreme Court gives landmark verdict on SC, ST quota: What is it all about?The Supreme Court ruled that states can now sub-classify Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) to grant quotas within these gro...
01 Aug, 2024, 02.13 PM IST
Mayawati promises to work for separate state comprising districts of western UPAddressing an election rally in support of her party nominee from the Meerut Lok Sabha seat, the BSP chief attacked the Congress and BJP an...
24 Apr, 2024, 12.22 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
Representation of SC/ST in promotion posts inadequate in Jharkhand: Committee reportThe committee in its report recommended: "Since the representation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the services of the state is...
04 Nov, 2021, 10.29 AM IST
Rajasthan Congress plans separate Dalit policyMost Dalits, who account for a fifth of the state’s population, had voted for the BJP in the last election. Congress had lost all the 34 se...
09 Aug, 2018, 07.51 AM IST
No foul play in encounter deaths, claim UP PoliceAs many as 2174 encounters have taken place in UP in this period, roughly five per day. The Samajwadi Party (SP) in UP has been questioning...
04 Jul, 2018, 07.58 AM IST
China accuses US of using South China Sea to contain its riseAccusing the US of using the South China Sea (SCS) issue to contain its rise, China said the disputed area should become a "sea of peace, f...
02 Mar, 2016, 08.57 PM IST
Dalit chamber seeks policy for SC/ST SMEs in West BengalThere are a number of SMEs in the state which are being run by SCs and STs, DICCI chairman Milind Kamble said.
10 Jan, 2016, 02.35 PM IST
- Demand for OBC census
Munde accused the government for "cheating" the OBCs and not ascertaining their numbers in the recent census.
04 May, 2013, 06.05 PM IST
- Reservation Reservoir: A balloon that is set to burst
The balloon of quota goodies seems to be made of strong elastic. More and more groups are muscling in, yet the balloon seems to be allaccom...
25 Jul, 2008, 04.34 AM IST
- ‘CBDT should have SC, ST members’
The Parliamentary Committee on welfare of SCs and STs, has recommended that SC and ST officers should be represented in the Central Board o...
21 Aug, 2006, 11.00 AM IST
- Plan panel opposes drug price formula
The Planning Commission has opposed the proposal to tighten government control on drug prices and questioned the new pricing formula’s fund...
08 Aug, 2006, 02.03 AM IST