reservation
- India
BSP chief Mayawati targets Congress on SC-ST creamy layer row
Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday said the Congress, which won Lok Sabha seats by promising to protect reservation, seems to be in favour of sub-classification within SCs and STs and is…
- India
No provision for ‘creamy layer’ in reservation for SC/STs: Centre
New Delhi: There is no provision for a “creamy layer” in reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Constitution as envisaged by B.R. Ambedkar, the Union Cabinet chaired…
- India
Tharoor introduces Bill to give 1% reservations to transgender persons in govt
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday introduced a private member bill that seeks to provide one per cent reservation for transgender persons across categories in government establishments, including educational institutions.…
- Hyderabad
Differently-abled workers demand action against Smita Sabharwal
Hyderabad: The Union Bank of India Differently-Abled Employees Federation (UBIDEF) has formally requested action against senior IAS officer Smita Sabharwal following her controversial remarks about job quotas for the disabled. In a…
- Telangana
Telangana HC orders quota for third gender in state govt recruitment
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has mandated that the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TGPSC) and the Labour, Employment, and Training departments incorporate reservations for transgender individuals under the third gender category…
- Sports
Women’s T20 WC: ICC keep a watch on security situation in Bangladesh
New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) said it has been keeping a watch on the security situation in Bangladesh, the venue of the women’s T20 World Cup later this October. The…
- World
Around 1000 Indian students return home from riot-hit Bangladesh
Dhaka: Around 1000 Indian students have returned to India through various land ports and regular flights out of Dhaka and Chittagong airports as the situation remains volatile in Bangladesh due to the…
- Bangalore
Introduce bill or face wrath of Kannadigas: Karnataka BJP to Congress govt
Bengaluru: The BJP in Karnataka on Thursday warned the Siddaramiah-led Congress government that it would face the wrath of Kannadigas if it failed to present the bill on job reservation for locals…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt decides to put on hold local reservation bill
Bengaluru: Facing stiff opposition from the industry bodies and business tycoons on the bill reserving jobs for locals, the Karnataka government has decided to hold back from introducing the controversial bill in…
- India
INDIA bloc will end 50% cap on reservation, protect Constitution: Rahul
Bansgaon: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that an INDIA bloc government will end the 50 per cent cap on reservation while asserting that the alliance will protect the Constitution with…
- India
Congress wants to give reservation on basis of religion: Nadda
Shimla: BJP president J P Nadda on Tuesday charged that the Congress wants to give reservation on the basis of religion. At a public meeting in Kinnaur in support of BJP candidate…
- News
Opposition alliance will change Constitution, give reservation to Muslims: PM
Mirzapur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday branded the opposition INDIA bloc as communal and casteist, and claimed they have decided to change the Constitution to give reservation to Muslims. While the…
- India
Karnataka: Man held for ‘inflammatory posts’ against Congress; BJP assures legal aid
The Karnataka cybercrime police have arrested a serial fake news peddler on social media who goes by the user name Bhiku Mhatre for sharing an edited clip of Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah…
- India
Congress provided quotas to minorities but not on basis of religion: Jairam Ramesh
Patna: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday asserted that reservations have been provided to certain sections of minority communities, in states ruled by it, “on the ground of social and economic backwardness”.…
- India
Congress finds ‘anti-reservation’ writings on UP CM Yogi’s website, targets BJP
Amidst the ongoing verbal exchanges between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress over reservations, the latter found a letter published on Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s official website which…
