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  Delhi University plans to introduce single girl child quota for postgraduate courses

  Higher Studies | December 27, 2024 18:29 IST

  Delhi University plans to introduce a Single Girl Child (SGC) quota for postgraduate courses starting from the 2025–26 academic session, following its successful implementation in undergraduate programs.

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  OPINION| Quota Within Quota: The Secret Weapon!

  India | November 15, 2024 16:28 IST

  Caste reservation has emerged as a big issue in Maharashtra. It has emotional overtones. Already, Maratha and Dhankar communities have been agitating for reservation. But the question is: Why did Modi today read out the names of castes?

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  Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal jumps from third floor of Mantralaya, lands on net | WATCH

  Maharashtra | October 04, 2024 13:19 IST

  Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal attempted to jump from the Mantralaya building amid escalating ST reservation protests by the Dhangar community.

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  Why has Supreme Court re-examined subclassification in SC-ST quotas? Explained

  Explainers | August 02, 2024 13:25 IST

  The seven-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday gave its nod to the sub-classification within Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories, allowing for a more nuanced allocation of reservation benefits in jobs and education.

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  Bangladesh restores mobile internet after 11-day blackout amid protests against government jobs

  World | July 29, 2024 7:31 IST

  The protests turned violent in Bangladesh last week following clashes between thousands of anti-quota demonstrators and members of the student wing of Hasina's Awami League party.

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  Bangladesh violence: 32 killed, internet shut down | Why are students protesting against job quotas?

  World | July 18, 2024 23:55 IST

  University students in Dhaka and other cities have been holding rallies for more than a week protesting the system of reservation in public sector jobs, including that for the relatives of war heroes, who fought for the country's independence from Pakistan in 1971.

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  Police arrest Arun Reddy, who runs 'Spirit of Congress' handle on X, in Amit Shah's fake video case

  India | May 03, 2024 20:30 IST

  On Sunday, Delhi Police registered an FIR in Amit Shah's fake video under Sections 153, 153A, 465, 469, and 171G of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 66C of the IT.

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  Jharkhand Congress' X handle withheld in response to legal demand amid Amit Shah fake video row

  India | May 01, 2024 21:02 IST

  Police in BJP-ruled Gujarat arrested a Congress leader and an AAP functionary, and Delhi Police issued notices to 12 more people from different opposition parties as the probe into the doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speech widened.

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  'Congress on verge of losing elections, circulating my fake videos,' says Amit Shah | Exclusive

  India | April 29, 2024 21:51 IST

  The BJP has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against the Congress, alleging that it circulated a “deep fake and morphed” video of Home Minister Amit Shah to derail the poll process, and demanded strict action against the party.

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  'RSS backs reservations': Mohan Bhagwat amid BJP vs Congress poll battle over quota row

  India | April 28, 2024 13:55 IST

  Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement added a new dimension to the ongoing reservation row between the BJP and the Congress in the election season. His clarity on the quota issue will strengthen BJP's stand.

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  PM asks top officials to expedite process of Madiga community sub-categorisation in quota: Sources

  India | November 25, 2023 0:11 IST

  PM Modi has called the Cabinet Secretary and other important officials and instructed them to expedite the committee formation and process of sub-categorisation in the reservation to Madiga community, government sources have informed.

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  Nitish Kumar-led Bihar govt raises quota for deprived castes to 65 per cent in state jobs, education

  Bihar | November 21, 2023 17:26 IST

  The cumulative caste-based reservations have now been elevated from 50% to 65%, marking a significant adjustment in the state's affirmative action policies.

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  Bihar Governor approves bill raising quota for backward classes to 65 per cent

  Bihar | November 17, 2023 21:06 IST

  At present, Bihar has 50 per cent reservation for OBC, EBC, SC and ST and the bill proposes to enhance this up to 65 per cent while there would be 10 per cent reservation given to the upper castes people on the basis of their financial condition.

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  Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil ends hunger strike, sets Jan 2 deadline for quota

  Maharashtra | November 03, 2023 0:10 IST

  Jarange, who had earlier sat on an indefinite fast in the last week of August, called off his protest on September 14 after CM Eknath Shinde assured that he would take steps to fulfil his demand. At that time, Jarange had set a 30-day deadline for the government, but later extended it by 10 days.

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  Maratha quota row: CM Eknath Shinde dials activist Manoj Jarange, urges him to end hunger strike

  Maharashtra | September 13, 2023 10:03 IST

  According to sources, the Chief Minister also also the Maratha quota activist to reconsider his demands.

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  Based on fallacious assumption: SC on Karnataka govt's decision on scrapping 4% Muslim quota

  Karnataka | April 13, 2023 17:45 IST

  Karnataka government's decision to raise 2 per cent quota for Vokkaliga, and Lingayat each and scrapping 4 per cent OBC quota for Muslims prima facie is shaky and flawed, Supreme Court said.

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  Quota provides backward classes opportunity which evades them due to structural barriers: SC

  India | January 21, 2022 10:41 IST

  It said that the high scores in an examination are not a proxy for merit, which should be contextualised and re-conceptualized as an instrument that advances social goods like equality.

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  OBC quota issue: Maharashtra Assembly passes resolution to seek 2011 census data from Centre

  India | July 05, 2021 14:51 IST

  The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution urging the Centre to provide the 2011 census data to enable the State Backward Class Commission to prepare an empirical data of the OBC population.

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  Telangana govt to implement 10 per cent quota for economically weaker sections

  India | January 21, 2021 17:49 IST

  Nearly two years after the Centre announced 10 per cent reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in government jobs and educational institutions, the Telangana government on Thursday said it has decided to implement the quota in the state.

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  Will take appropriate steps on SC ruling on quotas: Centre

  India | February 10, 2020 17:06 IST

  The Centre on Monday told the Lok Sabha that it would take "appropriate steps" following the Supreme Court's ruling on reservation in jobs and promotions for SCs/STs after considering the issue at the highest level.