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TopicMarathas quota

Topic: Marathas quota

Maharashtra cabinet approves draft bill for 10% Maratha quota, to be tabled in assembly today

Bill will extend reservations in the state beyond 50% cap imposed by SC in 1992 judgment.

Maharashtra’s Maratha quota stir puts Fadnavis in a tight spot, CM Shinde attempts damage control

After protesters in Jalna were lathicharged, Deputy CM & Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis is under Opposition fire. CM Eknath Shinde says 'committed to restoring Maratha reservation'.

BJP’s sleight of hand in Maharashtra and Haryana has gone unnoticed

BJP has promised quotas to Marathas, Jats and upper caste poor without data to back the claim, and with conflicting aims.

Devendra Fadnavis has a problem — how to appease Marathas & not anger OBCs

The Maratha community has long demanded reservation in jobs & education, but OBCs are wary. Together, they account for 84% of Maharashtra’s population.

Amritsar blasts, RBI board meeting make front page

Front Page The story of the bloody attack Sunday on a religious meeting near Amritsar in Punjab is spread on the front pages of all...

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Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.