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
Sleep of reason produces monsters and Bharat bandh
Parochial and knee-jerk reactions from the political class and intellectuals have left no room for meaningful interface and dialogue over the Supreme Court's order on the SC/ST Act.
Apr 05, 2018, 12:28 PM IST
Former untouchables, contemporary invisibles: Why the SC/ST Act matters, and why the Supreme Court needs to ensure justice
The SC has pulled a balancing act before with empowering laws. It needs only to look at dowry if it wants to ensure justice with the SC/ST Act.
Apr 04, 2018, 13:59 PM IST
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah gifts free laptops to 31,000 SC/ST students
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday gifted free laptops to about 31,000 degree college students belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).
Jan 03, 2018, 22:36 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath hails 'Startup India' campaign
The campaign was first announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his August 15 address from the Red Fort in 2015.
Sep 10, 2017, 19:15 PM IST
DU's zero cut-off for PhD Mathematics for SC/ST students raises criticisms on social media
The Delhi University's release of zero cut off for SC, ST students in pursuing PhD in Mathematics has raised massive criticisms on the social media.
Aug 03, 2017, 16:43 PM IST
Assam Govt to ensure SC status to 6 communities: CM Sonowal
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said his government is committed to ensure granting of Scheduled Tribe status to six communities in the state.
Mar 09, 2017, 22:36 PM IST
Assam tribal bodies against grant of ST status to 6 communities
The groups resolved to take legal recourse and file writs before the Supreme Court if the Centre and State governments go ahead with granting ST status to the communities.
Aug 22, 2016, 20:55 PM IST
Residential school for quality education to ST students coming up in Odisha
Biju Patnaik Adarsha Vidyalaya, a residential school for scheduled tribe (ST) students, is being set up on Palur Hill in Rangeilunda block of Ganjam district.
Jun 12, 2016, 19:54 PM IST
'Acche din' for SC/ST, Dalit, physically challenged; Smriti Irani promises 100% fee waiver at IITs
An IIT panel last month approved a proposal for a three-fold hike in annual fees of IITs from the present Rs 90,000.
Apr 07, 2016, 09:09 AM IST
Rohith Vemula was a Dalit, claims SC/ST panel head PL Punia
The Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribe commission chairman PL Punia on Sunday dismissed the recent claims made by Union Minister Sushma Swaraj and said that PhD scholar Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide in Hyderabad in January this year, was a Dalit.
Feb 01, 2016, 09:33 AM IST
