reservation

5May

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

What PM Modi Said On CM Modi’s Efforts In Giving OBC Benefits To Muslims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his several speeches as he was campaigning for BJP seeking a third term in office, criticised the Opposition-led state governments, brought up the issue of benefits given to Muslims by various schemes. He has been advocating, while attacking Congress on a non-existen...

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25Apr

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

‘Substantiate Allegations Or Apologise’: Siddaramaiah To PM Modi On Wealth Distribution, Reservation Remarks

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday came down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent remark on wealth distribution. In a post on X, the Congress veteran debunked the Prime Minister's claim that Congress transferred the reservation quota from backward classes and Dalits to Mu...

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20Apr

India, Travel

Videos Of Overcrowded 2nd AC Train Coaches Viral On Social Media

Overcrowded train coaches have become a common sight sadly in Indian railways. Usually, most of the general and sleeper coaches are overcrowded. But a recent video of a fully-packed 2nd AC Coach is now circulating on social media.  The video was shared on social media and the railway minister Ash...

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8Feb

India

Gujjar-Bakarwal Protest In Jammu After Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Include Paharis In J&K’s ST List

The Scheduled Tribe Gujjar-Bakarwal communities in Jammu are vehemently protesting against the recent decision to include the Pahari Ethnic group in the Union Territory’s Scheduled Tribes list. This move was sanctioned by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, passing the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Schedul...

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29Jan

Education

“RSS Conspiracy Against Reservation”: Congress On UGC Draft Guidelines

New Delhi: Apprehending a conspiracy by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) against the reservation system in India, the Congress today demanded removal of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Jagadesh Kumar over the proposal of de-reserving various reserved posts. Addressing a press...

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29Jan

Education

AISA Demands Withdrawal Of UGC Draft Guidelines On Reservation In Higher Educational Institutions

The All-India Students’ Association (AISA) has urged that the UGC retract its proposed rules on the implementation of reservation, allowing institutions to de-reserve seats for candidates identified as SC, ST, or OBC. A vacancy designated for SC, ST, or OBC candidates may be deemed unreserved in acc...

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28Jan

Education

Draft Guidelines On ‘De-Reservation’ Creates Controversy, Government Issues Clarification

After the UGC released draft guidelines that asked for public feedback and suggestions on reservation, controversy erupted on a specific chapter in which the national higher education regulator discussed about de-reservation in the reserved categories. The document titled "Implementation of the Rese...

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7Sep

India

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Backs Continuance Of Reservation; Says Akhand Bharat Is Not Far

Rashtriya Swayam Sevak (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said that reservations should continue till discrimination exists in society at an event in Nagpur, Maharashtra. RSS organisation completely supports the reservations provided in the Constitution, he added. He also claimed that the dre...

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