Supreme Court ruled in favour of states' right to grant separate quotas to weakest among weaker castes. Trivedi was the only among 7 judges to dissent, saying it violates Article 14.
Political analyst says Jagan’s census plan will disrupt rival TDP’s backward caste votebank, TDP calls it ‘ploy to identify party sympathisers & tamper with voter lists’.
Ruling party has learnt to counter conventional identity-based social justice politics as seen in its move to boost OBC representation & focus on delivering welfare schemes.
SP leader and former UP minister Swami Prasad Maurya has been in news for his comments on verses of Ramcharitmanas that he believes are hurtful to ‘97 per cent of people’ in India.
Bihar BJP says party hopes to find a balance between caste politics and Hindutva, especially with former ally, CM Nitish Kumar, conducting a state-wide caste census.
India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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