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Telangana Bandh Today Over Backward Classes Reservation Issue
The Telangana government announced that it would join the Saturday statewide bandh that protests the judicial intervention on backward classes reservation.
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'Hope She Says Same When Centre...': Minister On Sudha Murty's Caste Survey 'No'
The Karnataka government has accepted Sudha Murty's refusal to reveal her caste in a non-mandatory statewide survey, but wondered if the BJP-nominated Rajya Sabha MP would do the same when the centre conducts its exercise.
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In Nitish Kumar's Bihar List, A Muslim Balancing Act, And Caste Equation Play
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) has fielded Muslim candidates in four seats for the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, carefully balancing caste equations with community vote banks in the politically sensitive state.
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OBC Representation Remains Starkly Unequal In Madhya Pradesh Government Posts: Report
The report, compiled from data provided by 55 government departments, shows that out of 12,09,321 sanctioned posts, only 7,21,412 are filled.
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Court Halts Revanth Reddy Government's 42% Backward Classes Quota
The Revanth Reddy-led Telangana government has been dealt a significant political and administrative setback after the High Court issued an interim stay on the notification process for the local body polls.
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Telangana Minister's "Regret" Note After Buffalo Remark Against Colleague
Telangana's Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar has expressed regret over the row over his remarks on cabinet colleague, Scheduled Caste Welfare Minister Adluri Laxman Kumar.
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Telangana Minister Compares Colleague With "Buffalo", Sparks Row In Congress
The Telangana Cabinet saw internal unrest as Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar allegedly referred to his Scheduled Caste Welfare colleague Adluri Laxman as a "buffalo" who "has no value for life".
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Telangana's Quota Issue In Supreme Court, State Plans Strategy Session
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, Congress's state unit chief Mahesh Kumar Goud, and minister Ponnam Prabhakar are expected to travel to New Delhi soon to meet the legal counsel representing the state in Supreme Court.
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Once Nitish Kumar's Trump Card, This Group Is Now Rahul Gandhi's Bihar Bet
In the politics of Bihar, caste is both compass and trap: it orients every voter, every party, every pledge, even as it binds them to inherited hierarchies
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Students' Body AMSU Launches Assam Economic Blockade Over Scheduled Tribe Status Delay
The Morans, Tai Ahoms, Mottocks, Koch Rajbongshis, Sooteas, and Tea Tribes - remain classified as Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
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Maratha Quota Activist Manoj Jarange Gets Notice, Cops Ask Protesters To Vacate Azad Maidan
Mumbai Police on Tuesday issued a notice to activist Manoj Jarange and his team, asking them to vacate Azad Maidan at the earliest, as his hunger strike over the Maratha quota demand entered its fifth day, officials said.
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Marathas Must Not Be Included In OBC Quota: Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal
Chhagan Bhujbal said Marathas should not be accommodated in the quota for the Other Backward Classes, citing that only 17 per cent reservation is available for 374 communities in the state.
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Telangana Delegation To Meet Governor Over 42% Reservation For Backward Classes
A delegation of ministers and all-party leaders from Telangana is set to meet Governor Jishnu Dev Varma at Raj Bhavan.
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Telangana Assembly Passes Bills For 42% Backward Classes Quota In Local Bodies
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has announced the government's intention to pass a bill to provide 42 per cent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in local body elections.
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"Marathwada Marathas Must Be Declared Kunbis": Activist Jarange Patil
Activist Manoj Jarange on Saturday told a delegation led by retired High Court judge Sandeep Shinde that the government must declare all Marathas of Marathwada as Kunbis and give them a reservation.
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Telangana Bandh Today Over Backward Classes Reservation Issue
The Telangana government announced that it would join the Saturday statewide bandh that protests the judicial intervention on backward classes reservation.
-
'Hope She Says Same When Centre...': Minister On Sudha Murty's Caste Survey 'No'
The Karnataka government has accepted Sudha Murty's refusal to reveal her caste in a non-mandatory statewide survey, but wondered if the BJP-nominated Rajya Sabha MP would do the same when the centre conducts its exercise.
-
In Nitish Kumar's Bihar List, A Muslim Balancing Act, And Caste Equation Play
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) has fielded Muslim candidates in four seats for the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, carefully balancing caste equations with community vote banks in the politically sensitive state.
-
OBC Representation Remains Starkly Unequal In Madhya Pradesh Government Posts: Report
The report, compiled from data provided by 55 government departments, shows that out of 12,09,321 sanctioned posts, only 7,21,412 are filled.
-
Court Halts Revanth Reddy Government's 42% Backward Classes Quota
The Revanth Reddy-led Telangana government has been dealt a significant political and administrative setback after the High Court issued an interim stay on the notification process for the local body polls.
-
Telangana Minister's "Regret" Note After Buffalo Remark Against Colleague
Telangana's Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar has expressed regret over the row over his remarks on cabinet colleague, Scheduled Caste Welfare Minister Adluri Laxman Kumar.
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Telangana Minister Compares Colleague With "Buffalo", Sparks Row In Congress
The Telangana Cabinet saw internal unrest as Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar allegedly referred to his Scheduled Caste Welfare colleague Adluri Laxman as a "buffalo" who "has no value for life".
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Telangana's Quota Issue In Supreme Court, State Plans Strategy Session
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, Congress's state unit chief Mahesh Kumar Goud, and minister Ponnam Prabhakar are expected to travel to New Delhi soon to meet the legal counsel representing the state in Supreme Court.
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Once Nitish Kumar's Trump Card, This Group Is Now Rahul Gandhi's Bihar Bet
In the politics of Bihar, caste is both compass and trap: it orients every voter, every party, every pledge, even as it binds them to inherited hierarchies
-
Students' Body AMSU Launches Assam Economic Blockade Over Scheduled Tribe Status Delay
The Morans, Tai Ahoms, Mottocks, Koch Rajbongshis, Sooteas, and Tea Tribes - remain classified as Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
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Maratha Quota Activist Manoj Jarange Gets Notice, Cops Ask Protesters To Vacate Azad Maidan
Mumbai Police on Tuesday issued a notice to activist Manoj Jarange and his team, asking them to vacate Azad Maidan at the earliest, as his hunger strike over the Maratha quota demand entered its fifth day, officials said.
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Marathas Must Not Be Included In OBC Quota: Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal
Chhagan Bhujbal said Marathas should not be accommodated in the quota for the Other Backward Classes, citing that only 17 per cent reservation is available for 374 communities in the state.
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Telangana Delegation To Meet Governor Over 42% Reservation For Backward Classes
A delegation of ministers and all-party leaders from Telangana is set to meet Governor Jishnu Dev Varma at Raj Bhavan.
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Telangana Assembly Passes Bills For 42% Backward Classes Quota In Local Bodies
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has announced the government's intention to pass a bill to provide 42 per cent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in local body elections.
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"Marathwada Marathas Must Be Declared Kunbis": Activist Jarange Patil
Activist Manoj Jarange on Saturday told a delegation led by retired High Court judge Sandeep Shinde that the government must declare all Marathas of Marathwada as Kunbis and give them a reservation.
