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TopicMaratha quota agitation

Topic: Maratha quota agitation

What is Hyderabad Gazette, the centrepiece of Jarange-Patil’s Maratha quota agitation

Jarange-Patil called off stir after govt assured him Marathas whose family tree could be established through Hyderabad Gazette would get Kunbi certificates, making them eligible for OBC quota.

Maratha stir ends: How slew of government resolutions ended Jarange-Patil vs Fadnavis govt stalemate

Maratha quota activist says he was breaking his hunger strike as state government has agreed to 6 of his 8 demands. CM Fadnavis says he is ‘happy’ a solution has been found.

Azad Maidan standoff continues as Jarange Patil’s meeting with Shinde panel bears no fruit

After the meeting, Patil said CM Fadnavis ‘insulted us by sending Shinde committee instead of govt representatives’. Maratha quota activist has dug in his heels at Azad Maidan.

Jarange Patil digs in heels at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, calls Fadnavis govt ‘worse than the British’

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil is demanding that the Maharashtra government issue Kunbi certificate for the community under the OBC category.

‘I don’t trust this govt’ — Jarange-Patil says he will field Maratha candidates in Maharashtra polls

In an interview with ThePrint, the quota leader also threatened a bigger protest if his demand of granting Marathas Kunbi caste certificates under OBC category is not met by 6 June.

Phule biopic ‘Satyashodhak’ whitewashes Brahmin oppression, plays into political agendas

Phule is portrayed as an ally of Brahmin reformists who fight against the orthodox members of their community rather than as a standalone non-Brahmin hero.

‘Final battle, don’t know till when I’ll be alive’ — Jarange-Patil sets out for hunger strike in Mumbai

Maratha quota activist started from Jalna village Saturday after Eknath Shinde govt's failure to stop him, tells community it 'should not back down before getting reservation'.

Eknath Shinde’s bridge to Jarange-Patil: dialogue through OSD, help from personal coffers

Through his OSD Mangesh Chivate, Shinde has been extending all the support Jarange-Patil has been asking for, earning the activist's trust & cementing his own leadership as a Maratha CM.

Maharashtra backward class panel continues to crumble amid Maratha quota stir as chairman quits

Anand Nirgude tendered his resignation, without citing any reason, on 4 December, soon after 2 other members, Balaji Killarikar & Laxman Hake, quit over ‘govt interference’ in panel’s work.

Six friends & an amorphous group of Marathas — the backbone of Manoj Jarange-Patil’s quota stir

As Jarange-Patil grows into the role of a pan-Maharashtra Maratha leader with his state-wide tours and rallies, organisational and financial help is pouring in from all quarters.

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Blow to West Asia commodities market as Iran hits 2 aluminium makers

Aluminum prices, already rising before the conflict, have gained further as traders and buyers focus on the potential for tighter markets and shrinking global inventories.

1st batch of 2,000 India-made Israeli Negev LMGs delivered to Army; 4,000 more to be delivered this year

The Indian Army is set to get another 4,000 of these LMGs as part of a contract signed in August 2024 to replace the 5.56x45mm INSAS LMG.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.