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Correction Window Open For CBSE Direct Recruitment Quota Examination 2026
CBSE has opened a two-day correction window from December 29 to 30 for DRQ2026 applicants to modify certain details in their application forms.
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India Signs Hajj Agreement With Saudi Arabia, 175,025 Quota Fixed For 2026
Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has signed the bilateral Hajj Agreement in Jeddah, with the country's quota for India confirmed at 175,025 for the pilgrimage in 2026.
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Karnataka Increases Muslim Housing Quota, BJP Calls It "Unconstitutional"
The Karnataka government's decision to increase reservation for minority communities under housing schemes has sparked strong criticism from the BJP. State party president Vijayendra Yediyurappa has called it "unconstitutional".
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'Sowing Division': BJP After Karnataka Hikes Housing Quota For Minorities
The Karnataka government has increased the percentage of reservation for the downtrodden and minorities under various housing schemes from 10 to 15%, inviting a sharp reaction from the BJP, which has accused the Congress of "pushing religious quotas"
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India's Haj Quota Rises To 1.75 Lakh In 2025, Highest In A Decade
The Minority Affairs Ministry on Tuesday said that India's Haj quota for the year 2025 is 1,75,025, a rise from 1,36,020 in 2014- the same year when Prime Minister Narendra Modi first took charge.
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"Am Sensible, Senior... More Than Mr Nadda": DK Shivakumar On 4% Quota Row
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar snapped back at the BJP Monday in a face-off over his "the Constitution will be changing" remark, which was made amid another row - this time over the four per cent minority quota for public contracts.
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"BJP Likes Congress Policies": DK Shivakumar's Jab On 4% Quota
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Sivakumar brushed off the BJP objections to the 4 per cent minority quota in government contracts, saying the BJP loves Congress policies even though they officially oppose them.
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"Unconstitutional Misadventure": BJP To Challenge Karnataka's 4% Minority Quota
The BJP on Monday termed as "unconstitutional misadventure" the Karnataka government's proposal to provide 4 per cent reservation to the Muslims in government contracts and said it will fight against the move.
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"Hindus Subject To Violent Mob Attacks": UN Body's Report On Bangladesh Violence
A UN report into the violence in Bangladesh in mid-2024 - student protests over job quotas forced PM Sheikh Hasina to quit and flee Dhaka (to India) - has said Hindus were among members of minority communities "subject to violent attacks by mobs".
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Jagan Mohan Reddy Says 4% Muslim Reservation "Will Remain" In Andhra Pradesh
Amid the ongoing debate between BJP and the Opposition leaders about the reservation and minority quota, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said 4 per cent of Muslim reservations "will remain".
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Correction Window Open For CBSE Direct Recruitment Quota Examination 2026
CBSE has opened a two-day correction window from December 29 to 30 for DRQ2026 applicants to modify certain details in their application forms.
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India Signs Hajj Agreement With Saudi Arabia, 175,025 Quota Fixed For 2026
Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has signed the bilateral Hajj Agreement in Jeddah, with the country's quota for India confirmed at 175,025 for the pilgrimage in 2026.
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Karnataka Increases Muslim Housing Quota, BJP Calls It "Unconstitutional"
The Karnataka government's decision to increase reservation for minority communities under housing schemes has sparked strong criticism from the BJP. State party president Vijayendra Yediyurappa has called it "unconstitutional".
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'Sowing Division': BJP After Karnataka Hikes Housing Quota For Minorities
The Karnataka government has increased the percentage of reservation for the downtrodden and minorities under various housing schemes from 10 to 15%, inviting a sharp reaction from the BJP, which has accused the Congress of "pushing religious quotas"
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India's Haj Quota Rises To 1.75 Lakh In 2025, Highest In A Decade
The Minority Affairs Ministry on Tuesday said that India's Haj quota for the year 2025 is 1,75,025, a rise from 1,36,020 in 2014- the same year when Prime Minister Narendra Modi first took charge.
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"Am Sensible, Senior... More Than Mr Nadda": DK Shivakumar On 4% Quota Row
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar snapped back at the BJP Monday in a face-off over his "the Constitution will be changing" remark, which was made amid another row - this time over the four per cent minority quota for public contracts.
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"BJP Likes Congress Policies": DK Shivakumar's Jab On 4% Quota
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Sivakumar brushed off the BJP objections to the 4 per cent minority quota in government contracts, saying the BJP loves Congress policies even though they officially oppose them.
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"Unconstitutional Misadventure": BJP To Challenge Karnataka's 4% Minority Quota
The BJP on Monday termed as "unconstitutional misadventure" the Karnataka government's proposal to provide 4 per cent reservation to the Muslims in government contracts and said it will fight against the move.
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"Hindus Subject To Violent Mob Attacks": UN Body's Report On Bangladesh Violence
A UN report into the violence in Bangladesh in mid-2024 - student protests over job quotas forced PM Sheikh Hasina to quit and flee Dhaka (to India) - has said Hindus were among members of minority communities "subject to violent attacks by mobs".
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Jagan Mohan Reddy Says 4% Muslim Reservation "Will Remain" In Andhra Pradesh
Amid the ongoing debate between BJP and the Opposition leaders about the reservation and minority quota, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said 4 per cent of Muslim reservations "will remain".
