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Jan 07, 2019, 22:02 PM IST
Is 10% reservation for economically weaker upper caste sections constitutional: Mamata Banerjee
"The Centre has to clarify whether this can be implemented or not, legally valid or not, constitutional or not and feasible or not."
Jan 07, 2019, 21:13 PM IST
Taal Thoke Ke: Modi’s masterstroke before election 2019, upper castes to get 10% quota
The Narendra Modi government on Monday approved 10% reservation to economic weaker section in upper castes in government jobs and educational institutions.
Jan 07, 2019, 20:32 PM IST
BJP hails 'historic' decision of 10% reservation for upper castes, Opposition calls it 'election gimmick'
For the implementation of the decision, the Constitution will have to be amended as the Supreme Court had in 1992 put a ceiling of 50 percent on the caste-based reservation.
Jan 07, 2019, 18:10 PM IST
How reservation in government jobs and educational institutes is divided in India
The reservation system which started as a measure to bring the backward classes on the same pedestal as their upper caste counterparts has time and again been used by parties for political gains. The debate over reservation was stirred yet again after the Union Cabinet on Monday approved 10 per cent reservation for economically backward in the general category.
Jan 07, 2019, 16:53 PM IST
Would you qualify as economically backward upper caste for 10% reservation?
A candidate has to fulfil a number of requirements to fall in the Economically Weaker Section (EWS).
Jan 07, 2019, 16:36 PM IST
Nobody has power to abolish reservation: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said "nobody has the power" to abolish reservation for repressed classes and those who make statements to this effect wish to give rise to tensions in society.
Nov 01, 2018, 11:31 AM IST
No one has power to change reservation in India, claims Nitish Kumar at Patna's Dalit-Mahadalit Sammelan
The chief minister assured the people that the nobody can abuse the rights of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes people.
Oct 04, 2018, 09:13 AM IST
SC/ST members from one state cannot claim reservation benefit in another unless caste notified there, says SC
The bench, which also comprised Justices N V Ramana, R Banumathi, M Shantanagoudar and Justice S A Nazeer, held "A person notified as Scheduled Caste in state A cannot claim the same status in another state on the basis that he is declared as Scheduled Caste in state A."
Aug 30, 2018, 15:00 PM IST
Son of a Dalit IAS officer shouldn't get benefits of reservation, says senior BJP leader
He said that only two generation of Dalits should be given reservations in jobs and educational institutions, not beyond that.
Aug 26, 2018, 16:56 PM IST
Can't deny quota benefits to 'creamy layer' SC/ST employees in promotions in govt jobs: Centre to SC
"Even today SC/ST people are socially backward and not allowed to marry higher caste people and ride horses," the AG said.
Aug 16, 2018, 12:06 PM IST
PM Modi speaks on NRC, unemployment: Read full interview
Here is the full transcript of the interview.
Aug 12, 2018, 00:32 AM IST
No citizen of India will have to leave country: PM Modi on NRC issue
In an exclusive interview to news agency ANI, PM Modi spoke on NRC and allayed concerns that no Indian citizen will have to leave the country.
Aug 12, 2018, 00:27 AM IST
Maratha Kranti Morcha calls for Maharashtra bandh on Thursday
The traffic will be halted during the hours when the bandh is observed. The decision to hold protests has been left with the District coordination committee.The protest is scheduled to be held from sunrise to sunset.
Aug 08, 2018, 16:28 PM IST
SC/ST Act, reservation to stay till BJP is in power: Amit Shah
Amit Shah said on Sunday that Congress will 'mislead' people by saying the NDA government will scrap the Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Jun 10, 2018, 17:41 PM IST
Amit Shah blames 'vested political interests' for creating panic about reservations
Amit Shah said that the support of PM Narendra Modi and the BJP towards minorities in unwavering.
Apr 03, 2018, 14:16 PM IST
Gujjars, others to get 1 percent reservation in Rajasthan
The Gujjar community had threatened the government with protests if its demand for job quotas was not met.
Dec 21, 2017, 19:47 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh passes bill for 5 percent quota for Kapus
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said his government had fulfilled a promise made to Kapus in 2014 elections. He assured the House that steps will be taken to ensure that the benefits of development and welfare schemes reached Kapus.
Dec 02, 2017, 18:18 PM IST
Andhra assembly passes bill to provide 5% reservation to Kapu community
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Saturday unanimously passed a Bill to provide 5 per cent reservation in education and employment sectors for the Kapu community in the state.
Dec 02, 2017, 12:48 PM IST
Jat quota likely with judicial support, says Union Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh
On Friday, the Haryana government had suspended mobile internet services in 13 out of the 22 districts of the state. The internet ban lapsed at midnight on Sunday.
Nov 27, 2017, 10:03 AM IST
