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  Incentive funds increased for SC/ST students in IITs, IIMs and NIITs, says Minister Mahadevappa

  Education | November 08, 2024 18:37 IST

  The Karnataka government has increased the incentive funds for the SC/ST students who are studying in the national institutions like IITs, IIMs and NIITs. This decision has been taken to provide financial support to talented students who face many obstacles in the way of getting an education.

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  Bharat Bandh 2024: What is open and what's closed on August 21? Deets inside

  India | August 20, 2024 14:50 IST

  The Bharat Bandh aims to push for the reversal of this court order, which the Samiti argues undermines the existing reservation system. The organisers believe that the court's decision could lead to disparities within these communities.

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  'Congress ended SC, ST, OBCs quota in around 9,000 institutions': PM Modi to Rajat Sharma

  India | May 24, 2024 0:03 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an exclusive conversation with India TV slammed the 'Khan Market' gang who raise questions on his government over SC, ST, OBCs and slammed the Congress for ending their quota in various institutions.

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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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  'Congress' intention is to loot reservation, give it to Muslims': PM Modi in Gujarat's Banaskantha

  Gujarat | May 02, 2024 0:18 IST

  In his first election rally in Gujarat after the poll announcement, PM Modi said as long as he and the Bharatiya Janata Party were around, reservation in jobs and education granted to SCs/STs/OBCs, and economically weaker sections will be safeguarded.

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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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  Manipur High Court revokes 2023 order on including Meiteis in Scheduled Tribe list

  India | February 22, 2024 18:01 IST

  The March 27, 2023 directive, believed to be a catalyst for ethnic unrest that claimed over 200 lives, was rescinded by a single judge bench of Justice Golmei Gaiphulshillu during a review petition hearing.

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  Telangana: PM Modi promises to constitute committee to empower Madigas community

  November 11, 2023 23:47 IST

  In this 10 years, the Telangana government has only betrayed everyone including Madiga community. Congress put hurdles when Telangana was about to be formed but when, after so many sacrifices Telangana was formed, BRS leaders forgot you people and went and thanked Congress leaders.

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  Centre seeks Parliament nod on two bills on inclusion of ST communities in states' lists

  India | December 16, 2022 12:59 IST

  The government will also seek to get the Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019, passed in the Lower House on Friday. It was introduced in the Lok Sabha last week.

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  NEET: Give grace marks to SC aspirant who prescribed wrong question, says Madras HC

  Education | October 21, 2022 18:38 IST

  The bench was allowing a writ appeal from T Udhayakumar, who abstained from answering question no.97 as none of the key answers appeared correct.

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  Parliament passes bill to include Bhogta and other communities in Jharkhand's ST list

  India | April 05, 2022 23:47 IST

  The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill-2022 also seeks to include certain other communities, including Kharwar, Deshwari, Ganjhu, Dautalbandi (Dwalbandi), Patbandi, Raut, in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Jharkhand. 

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  Rajya Sabha begins discussion on bill to remove Bhogta caste from Scheduled Caste list

  India | March 29, 2022 20:48 IST

  Initiating the debate, Congress member Naranbhai J Rathwa supported the bill and said that the BJP government has ignored the demand of adding the Bhogta community to the list of Scheduled Tribes. 

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  Not going to reopen decision on grant of reservation in promotion to SCs and STs: SC

  India | September 14, 2021 16:10 IST

  ​The Supreme Court Tuesday said it would not reopen its decision on granting reservation in promotions to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) as it was for the states to decide how they implement it. 

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  Shilpa Shetty Kundra issues apology for hurting sentiments of scheduled caste community.

  Celebrities | December 24, 2017 22:23 IST

  An FIR was filed against her and Bollywood actor Salman Khan for allegedly using the word ‘bhangi’ on a public platform

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  Rohith Vemula was not Dalit, says Guntur Collector; mother asked to provide proof

  India | February 14, 2017 22:25 IST

  The mother of University of Hyderabad research scholar Rohit Vemula, whose suicide in January last sparked a nationwide uproar, has been asked to prove she belonged to the Scheduled Caste.

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  Eyeing Punjab, AAP readies separate manifesto for SC community

  Politics | August 05, 2016 20:21 IST

  Aiming to wrest power in Punjab in 2017 Assembly Polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) proposed to roll out a separate manifesto for the Scheduled Caste (SC). Explaining the reason behind their move, the party

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  MP CM announces free education for SC students in govt colleges

  Politics | February 22, 2016 23:56 IST

  Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today announced free education for Scheduled Caste students in government colleges including, engineering and medical institutions.He announced the decision at a function in Maihar town on the

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  Steady rise in literacy rate among Delhi's SC population

  India | June 24, 2015 19:30 IST

  New Delhi:  Literacy rate among the scheduled caste population of Delhi has registered a steady rise, with the figure going up from 20.86 per cent in 1961 to 70.85 per cent in 2001 and 78.89

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  Supreme Court: A person can be treated as SC even after re-conversion

  India | February 26, 2015 20:39 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today held that a person can be accorded Scheduled Caste (SC) status on his re-conversion to Hinduism if he is accepted by fellow caste men and proves that either he