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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicBackward classes

Topic: Backward classes

Why Backward Classes Commission resignations may be advantageous for Shinde govt amid quota backlash

With its own nominees, the state government led by Eknath Shinde, can drive commission’s work faster and make good on its promise of granting reservation to Marathas.

63% of Bihar’s 13 crore population belong to backward classes, reveals caste-based survey

Of this, 36.01 per cent were from the extremely backward classes and 27.13 per cent from other backward classes. Yadavs formed a little over 14 per cent.

Rohini Commission report ‘addresses Hindu-Muslim anomaly’ in OBC quota for occupational groups

Report on sub-categorisation of OBCs submitted to President. Panel found that in some states, Muslims from certain occupational groups have OBC status while Hindus don't, it is learnt.

How Haryana quota for Backward Class sub-category in municipal polls could help BJP in 2024

Castes in 'Block A' category are underrepresented in politics, finds Haryana Backward Classes Commission. New quota may lead these communities to view BJP more favourably.

Swami Prasad Maurya’s jump from BJP to SP hasn’t paid off, OBC leader trails in Fazilnagar

Maurya, an influential Other Backward Class (OBC) leader and five-time MLA, had also switched his constituency from Padrauna to Fazilnagar for this year’s polls.

Govt addressing only the ‘balconied’ classes, overlooking labourers, is arrogant & dangerous

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

OBC quota is for social backwardness, not economic, don’t change that — panel tells govt

In a letter to govt, the commission has taken strong exception to its new plan to include salary as a component to determine income ceiling for creamy layer of OBCs.

Damodar Swarup Seth, the socialist who felt Constituent Assembly didn’t represent all

Despite being a vocal advocate of minority rights, Seth was against reservation for 'backward classes'.

On Camera

A Donald Trump presidency threatens Indian economy. Just see his record

The chances of a trade war that raise inflation and reduce India’s economic growth are much higher under a Trump presidency.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Rifles slung upside down, on ponies. Indian troops go on their 1st patrol in Depsang since 2020

Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.