Nitish Kumar stresses for caste-based census in 2021
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday stressed the need for caste-based census in 2021 so that the present cap of 50 per cent on reservations is removed and quotas ...
Semifinal shows BJP is nowhere in 2019: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while reacting to election trends, termed the assembly poll results as 'semi-final' ahead of the 2019 'final match'. In a series of tweets, she ...
Letters to the Editor: Sept 27, 2018
1) Welcome SC verdict on Reservation Policy It refers to welcoming the Supreme Court verdict on September 26, 2018, wherein a five-member Constitution Bench ordered for the exclusion of creamy ...
No Reservation in promotions for SC/STs in govt jobs, rules Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to review its order on quota in job promotions.
No arrest under SC/ST Act without probe in MP: Chouhan
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said that no one will be arrested without an investigation under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, ...
Grief-stricken Amrutha Varshini to fight casteism
A 23-year-old young girl and boy, childhood friends and gradually lovebirds, married each other without the consent of their parents. This young woman from Telangana had to see her husband ...
Maratha a dominant community but deprived of development
Among Maharashtra's 18 Chief Ministers since the state was formed in 1960, 10 have been Marathas. The community has also contributed more than half the state's lawmakers (across parties), many ...
SC/ST Act: Mayawati condemns protests staged by upper caste groups
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday condemned a protest held by upper caste groups across various states in the country against the latest amendment approved by Parliament to ...
Fadnavis to meet Dhangar leaders next week over quota issue
With Dhangar community members threatening to intensify their stir for quota, the Maharashtra government has invited them for a meeting with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on August 27. The ‘Dhangar’ ...
Is this Democracy? Each Community Clamouring to get the Backward/Deprived Status
This past month we have been inundated with news of flooding, agitation about a community’s demand to get itself a backward status so that it can get a reservation
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Astro speaks for PM Modi: NaMo to retain power once again in 2019 General Elections
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Karen Elson opens up about ‘traumatising’ experience with Ryan Adams
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Swami Nithyananda assures No More Blinds!
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Dawood gives a portion of his narco-money to Jihadist-Islamist groups — Part II
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Winds of Change, Modi unwelcomed
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