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Topic: Maratha quota

Maratha quota stir: 141 cases registered, 168 held so far according to Maharashtra police

Houses of Nationalist Congress Party MLAs Prakash Solanke and Sandeep Kshirsagar were torched by protesters in Beed district over the last two days. 7 people have been arrested for it.

Victor in 2018, in shadows now — how Fadnavis shed political weight between two Maratha quota stirs

Fadnavis battling Opposition criticism for lathi charging of protestors in September & agitation getting violent. Maratha leaders say community's angry with him, but agitation not 'anti-Fadnavis'.

Govt in ‘favour of Maratha quota’ but need time to implement it, says Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde

The chief minister also appealed to protesters to exercise calm, and asked the face of the Maratha quota agitation, Manoj Jarange-Patil, to cooperate with the state.

CM Eknath Shinde calls all-party meeting amid Maratha quota row, Uddhav Thackeray ‘not invited’

Maharashtra govt has ordered fresh Kunbi caste certificates to be issued to eligible Maratha community members, paving way for them to avail reservation benefits under OBC category.

Shinde govt MPs, MLAs face heat as Maratha quota stir turns violent — office torched, visits cancelled

Protesters demanding reservation for Maratha community attacked home of NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) MLA in Beed & office of BJP MLA in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.

Shinde govt forms board of retired judges to look into Maratha quota demand as protests escalate

A reservation sub-committee will also meet activist Manoj Jarange-Patil Tuesday to persuade him to drop the hunger strike.

Maratha reservation row: OBCs up in arms, why Shinde bid for damage control has put his govt in a spot

Maharashtra CM's announcement that Marathwada Marathas with revenue/education papers from Nizam era will get Kunbi caste certificates has irked stakeholders including OBCs & Dhangars.

FIR against 250 after Maharashtra cops clash with Maratha quota agitators, Oppn slams lathi charge

Protesters in Jalna allegedly threw stones at police & torched buses Friday evening. CM Shinde orders inquiry, deputy CM Fadnavis says govt in talks with protesters.

Supreme Court rejects central govt’s review plea in Maratha reservation case

The review petition was against the 5 May judgment that had struck down reservation for the Maratha community brought in by the Maharashtra govt in 2018.

A ‘Dabang Sansad’ & a ‘gentleman’ — Shivaji descendants & BJP MPs out to lead Maratha protests

Udayanraje Bhosale and Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati have traditionally been cold to each other. But both are now demanding political action in the Maratha quota issue.

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India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.