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2 days, 12 hours ago

‘Justice Rohini panel report on OBC quota yet to be submitted’

The Union ministry of social justice told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that it has not yet received the report from the Justice G. Rohini Commission, which was tasked with examining the sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes. In response to a query by DMK MP VS Matheswaran in the Lok Sabha, the minister of state for social justice, BL Verma, …

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3 days ago

Left parties slam Puducherry government for “neglecting the common man” in the Budget

The Hindu

Left parties staged a demonstration near the Assembly on Tuesday to condemn the government for “neglecting the common man” in the Puducherry Budget and the alleged canker of corruption across administration. Addressing the meeting of the cadres, leaders of the CPI, the CPI and the CPI slammed the government for presenting a so-called tax-free Budget that doled out a few …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

How poll politics is inherent in Telangana, Bengal caste counts

India Today

India’s social fabric is woven with intricate threads of caste, a reality that has shaped its politics, economics and social dynamics for centuries. In Tamil Nadu, Congress state president K. Selvaperunthagai urged the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government to conduct a caste survey similar to Telangana’s. In 2023, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, then aligned with the anti-BJP bloc, conducted a …

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4 days, 1 hour ago

IPL 2025, DC vs LSG Highlights: Ashutosh Sharma’s heroics power Delhi Capitals to thrilling one-wicket win over Lucknow

Firstpost

IPL match today, DC vs LSG : Ashutosh Sharma delivered a breathtaking knock under pressure, scoring 66 not out off 31 balls to guide Delhi Capitals to a dramatic one-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants. DC vs LSG Highlights: In a nerve-wracking contest, Delhi Capitals edged past Lucknow Super Giants by one wicket, thanks to a sensational knock from Ashutosh …

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4 days, 14 hours ago

NL West preview: The Dodgers should romp and those pesky Padres might take a step backward

LA Times

National League West superstars tend to be bunched on the Dodgers and San Diego Padres, which might have compelled two other teams to write a huge check to lock in a player of undeniable impact during the offseason. Burnes, 30, is a top-rung starting pitcher, a Cy Young Award winner who regularly exceeds 30 starts and 200 strikeouts per season …

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5 days, 14 hours ago

Crimes against women surge in Madhya Pradesh, rape cases up 19% in 2024

India Today

Crimes against women in Madhya Pradesh have risen, with government data showing an increase in rape cases, particularly in tribal areas. While 6,134 rape cases were registered in 2020, the number increased to 7,294 in 2024, marking a 19 per cent rise, according to data compiled by the state Home Department. Over the past five years, cases rose by 10 …

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6 days, 21 hours ago

4% quota for Muslims: Bill passed amid vociferous protests by BJP

The Hindu

Amidst protest by the Opposition BJP and JD members and a strong defence by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Bill, 2025, that provides for 4% reservation to contractors from Muslim community in public works was passed in both Houses of the Legislature on Friday. While the BJP opposed the Bill, pointing to the lack of Constitutional …

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DC Edit | Will Telangana Quota Law Stand?

Deccan Chronicle

The Telangana Legislative Assembly has passed the Telangana Backward Classes Bill, 2025, to increase reservation for Backward Classes in education, employment, and local bodies to 42 per cent from 29 per cent. Though there are states like Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh, where the total reservation extended in the state has already touched 69 per cent, the Telangana reservation law is …

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1 week, 3 days ago

West Bengal informs Supreme Court of fresh exercise to identify Backward Classes

The Hindu

The West Bengal government informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the State’s Backward Classes Commission is embarking on a fresh exercise to identify Socially and Educationally Backward Communities who warrant inclusion in the State’s Other Backward Classes List. The State had appealed the Supreme Court against a Calcutta High Court judgment striking down its policy to include several castes, …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Scholarship amounts under Social Justice Ministry not enough to meet costs: House panel

The Hindu

The amount of annual scholarship offered to Scheduled Caste, Other Backward Classes, Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic, Economically Weaker Section students under the gamut of educational schemes of the Social Justice Ministry are not enough to meet present day costs of getting “proper and quality education”, a departmental House panel on Social Justice has said in a report tabled in Parliament …

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Telangana assembly passes bills to increase OBC reservation to 42%

Hindustan Times

The Telangana assembly on Monday passed two bills to hike the reservation for other backward classes in education, employment and local bodies to 42%, fulfilling a major campaign promise based on the recently concluded caste survey but also triggering controversy over the breached 50% cap on caste-based reservations. The assembly also passed the Telangana Scheduled Castes Bill, 2025, seeking to …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Telangana's 42% quota push based on caste census, a first for any state

India Today

Telangana is set to become the first state to implement reservations based on a caste survey, with the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passing a key bill to increase reservation for Backward Classes to 42 per cent in government jobs, educational institutions, and local body elections. This is what the whole country needs,” he posted on X, adding that a caste …

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1 week, 3 days ago

TG Assembly passes 2 Bills to raise BC quota

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday passed two landmark Bills aimed at enhancing reservations for Backward Classes in education, employment, and local bodies to 42 per cent. Prior to September 2022, Telangana’s total reservations stood at 50 per cent, comprising 29 per cent for BCs, 15 per cent for SCs, six per cent for STs. In October 2022, the …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Telangana Assembly Passes Bills To Raise BC Quota To 42%, CM Pushes For Parliament Nod

ABP News

The Telangana Legislative Assembly passed two bills on Monday to raise the reservation for backward classes to 42 per cent in education, employment, and elections for rural and urban local bodies. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy expressed gratitude to all parties for their support and vowed to push for parliamentary approval, as the proposed increase would exceed the 50 per …

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1 week, 3 days ago

BC Minister Ponnam calls for unity to secure 42% reservations for BCs

The Hindu

Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar has expressed gratitude to all those who supported the bill aimed at increasing reservations for Backward Classes to 42%. He also dismissed concerns over the 50% reservation cap, stating that the Central government provided an avenue through the 103rd Constitutional Amendment in 2019. The Minister also reassured that legal hurdles would not obstruct the …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Revanth seeks Modi’s appointment for all-party delegation to present BC Bills

The Hindu

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy sought the appointment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a delegation of all the parties from Telangana under his leadership to apprise him of the two Bills passed by the Assembly and seek his support for clearance from the Central government. In a letter to the Prime Minister on Monday, Mr. Reddy said the Assembly …

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1 week, 4 days ago

OBCs in Telangana to get 42% reservation in education, jobs? CM Revanth Reddy vows ‘proactive measures’

Live Mint

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has reaffirmed his government's ‘proactive measures’ to securing a 42% reservation for Backward Classes in education, employment, and political opportunities. Be on the right side of history & let each one of us become a champion of this historic move.”, CM Reddy wrote on X. CM Revanth Reddy's initiative follows a promise made by Congress …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Revanth Reddy vows to secure 42% quota for Backward Classes, urges all-party unity

India Today

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy reaffirmed his government’s commitment to increasing the Backward Classes reservation to 42 per cent, delivering a speech in the Telangana Assembly on the matter. The Chief Minister announced that his government was withdrawing the previous administration’s proposal, which had sought to raise BC reservations to 37 per cent. The Chief Minister called upon Union Ministers …

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2 weeks ago

Struggling with sleep? Check out ‘secret hack to fall asleep fast’

Hindustan Times

Many people experience trouble falling asleep. If you are looking for tips and tricks for putting your mind to rest and getting a good night's sleep, a February 17 post shared on his health-based Instagram page by ‘Dr Ganesh’ could help. He said in a video, “There is a secret hack to fall asleep fast and I use it whenever …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Telangana government forms independent experts panel to study socio-economic survey data

The Hindu

The Telangana Government has constituted a 11-member Independent Expert Working Group headed by former Supreme Court Justice B. Sudarshan Reddy to analyse and interpret the data collected during the Socio, Economic, Education, Employment, Political and Caste Survey 2024. An Advisory Committee constituted by the Planning Department in February decided to constitute the Independent expert working group to carry out analysis …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Karnataka Caste Survey: Why Siddaramaiah’s 10-Year Delay Sparks Controversy

The Hindu

Published : Mar 11, 2025 20:07 IST - 3 MINS READ Leaders of backward classes in Karnataka have demanded that the findings of the Karnataka Socio-economic and Educational Survey conducted in the State be released. The comprehensive house-to-house educational survey that recorded the caste of the respondents was conducted in 2015 during Siddaramaiah’s previous tenure as Chief Minister. Statements from …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Bihar Police Recruitment 2025: 19,000 constable posts up for grabs — know dates, how to apply and other details

Live Mint

Bihar Police Recruitment 2025: The Bihar government has officially announced the recruitment of constables for the state police force. Candidates willing to apply for the post of constable in the Bihar Police can visit CSBC’s official website – csbc.bihar.gov.in. For the unreserved category - 7,935 posts are available, Economically Weaker Sections - 1,983 posts, Scheduled Castes - 3,174 posts, Scheduled …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Reservation In Local Bodies: High Court Seeks State's Stand On PIL Challenging Vires Of Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Act 2023

Live Law

The Gujarat High Court on Monday sought the state government's stand on a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of the Gujarat Local Authorities Laws Act 2023 and subsequent amendment made to the relevant rules, claiming it is contrary to the Supreme Court's decisions on the manner in which reservation is to be implemented. The plea claims that the Act and …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: February 2025 [Citations: 37 - 80]

Live Law

Citation 2025 LiveLaw 37 to 2025 LiveLaw 80 Nominal Index: Karnataka SC/ST, Backward Classes and Minorities Advocates Federation AND State of Karnataka & Others. A single judge, Justice S R Krishna Kumar allowed the petition filed by Udaya Kumar Shetty and said: “Before alleging any offence punishable under Section 216 of IPC, it is necessary to establish that accused person …

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‘Justice Rohini panel report on OBC quota yet to be submitted’

Left parties slam Puducherry government for “neglecting the common man” in the Budget

How poll politics is inherent in Telangana, Bengal caste counts

IPL 2025, DC vs LSG Highlights: Ashutosh Sharma’s heroics power Delhi Capitals to thrilling one-wicket win over Lucknow

NL West preview: The Dodgers should romp and those pesky Padres might take a step backward

Crimes against women surge in Madhya Pradesh, rape cases up 19% in 2024

4% quota for Muslims: Bill passed amid vociferous protests by BJP

DC Edit | Will Telangana Quota Law Stand?

West Bengal informs Supreme Court of fresh exercise to identify Backward Classes

Scholarship amounts under Social Justice Ministry not enough to meet costs: House panel

Telangana assembly passes bills to increase OBC reservation to 42%

Telangana's 42% quota push based on caste census, a first for any state

TG Assembly passes 2 Bills to raise BC quota

Telangana Assembly Passes Bills To Raise BC Quota To 42%, CM Pushes For Parliament Nod

BC Minister Ponnam calls for unity to secure 42% reservations for BCs

Revanth seeks Modi’s appointment for all-party delegation to present BC Bills

OBCs in Telangana to get 42% reservation in education, jobs? CM Revanth Reddy vows ‘proactive measures’

Revanth Reddy vows to secure 42% quota for Backward Classes, urges all-party unity

Struggling with sleep? Check out ‘secret hack to fall asleep fast’

Telangana government forms independent experts panel to study socio-economic survey data

Karnataka Caste Survey: Why Siddaramaiah’s 10-Year Delay Sparks Controversy

Bihar Police Recruitment 2025: 19,000 constable posts up for grabs — know dates, how to apply and other details

Reservation In Local Bodies: High Court Seeks State's Stand On PIL Challenging Vires Of Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Act 2023

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: February 2025 [Citations: 37 - 80]