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TopicMaratha quota agitation

Topic: Maratha quota agitation

Related communities with agrarian roots — why Marathas are claiming to be Kunbis amid quota stir

Activist Manoj Jarange Patil has given Shinde govt till 2 Jan to give reservation to Marathas. With quota issue stuck in SC, community hopes for immediate benefit through Kunbi status. 

Consensus at all-party meet on quota for Marathas, collection of empirical data

CM Shinde says state Backward Class Commission working on 'war footing' to ensure 'errors' that led to SC striking down Maratha quota earlier 'are not repeated'.

Internet services suspended for 48 hours in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar amid protest

The shutdown will be enforced from 6 pm on Wednesday to 6 pm on Friday (3 November), an official said.

Maharashtra govt on edge as countdown starts for another Maratha stir. Its options are limited

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has warned that he will launch a fast unto death on 25 October unless govt announces OBC reservation for the community by then.

Shinde comes into his own? CM takes centrestage with ‘personal outreach’ to Maratha quota activist

In June 2022, Shinde toppled MVA government and became the chief minister with the BJP's help. However, Fadnavis was widely believed to be running the show.

Hotel worker to serial protester— who is Manoj Jarange-Patil, latest face of Maratha quota agitation

Maratha activist Jarange-Patil shot to prominence and put Maharashtra govt on the back foot following a violent clash between protesters and police during his hunger strike in Jalna.

Sharad Pawar slams police action against Maratha quota agitators, says INDIA discussed caste census

NCP chief meets protestors injured in clash with police at Jalna, expresses support. Removal of 50% quota cap & caste census discussed at INDIA meet, but no final decision, he says.

On Camera

Nancy Tyagi at Cannes is instantly iconic. Commenting on Aishwarya Rai is so last decade

Her saree could easily give Sabyasachi’s Met Gala creation a run for his money. Alia Bhatt’s ‘Garden of Time’ saree was a product of 163 artisans, Tyagi is a one-woman show.

What’s geopolitical recession? World seems to be heading for one

The long-term rise of China and the 'Global South', combined with a decline of European and Japanese economic power is driving a fundamental shift.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?