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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicGeneral category quota

Topic: General category quota

Yogi govt grants 3-yr age relaxation for UP Police recruitment after general category aspirants’ stir

Shikha Salaria -
The general category aspirants applying for posts of police constables in UP also received support from Opposition and ruling party leaders for demand for relaxation in upper age limit.

Goodbye, General Category. EWS quota ends savarna’s long-enjoyed casteless identity

Dilip Mandal -
10% quota in government jobs and educational institutions is not an inclusive affirmative action policy but will exclusively benefit the so-called 'General Category'.

Why civil services exams in some states have had higher cut-offs for SC/ST & OBC applicants

Arvind Kumar -
Is there any constitutional provision that allows the cut-off marks for the reserved categories to go above the general category

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Opinion

Indian judiciary must stop panicking over AI

Siddarth Raman -
To assume courts weigh every word committed to paper is to ignore reality. The Indian judiciary has long had a "Control+C" problem.

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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