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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicNon-Yadav OBCs

Topic: non-Yadav OBCs

Brahmins weren’t always ‘dominant’ in medieval India. How history can decode UGC controversy

Temples, military labour markets, and land-grant regimes structured medieval caste hierarchies. Today, access to education, employment, bureaucratic categories, and media platforms do.

Why did Amit Shah praise Mayawati? Not alliance, target is breaking SP’s votes, say BJP leaders

In a TV interview last week, Shah said 'it is not true Mayawati’s relevance is over' — countering many political pundits who have dismissed her BSP as a force in UP.

In the ‘battle of Bundelkhand’, BJP, BSP and SP have a new weapon — election tickets

BJP, BSP and SP all have a chance in the 3rd phase of UP elections. Dalit and Yadav communities in this region could make all the difference.

Law & order big hitch in SP’s push for non-Yadav OBCs in west UP. They’d rather vote back BJP

When it comes to the BJP’s OBC vote-base, unemployment and inflation have aggrieved voters, but they are still willing to place their bets on the party.

UP MLAs quit BJP for selfish motives, we’ll go door to door & showcase welfare: OBC Morcha head

While BJP central leadership draws up strategy to counter series of OBC MLAs’ resignations, OBC Morcha has been tasked with localised measures to tackle the issue.

Why BJP minister & OBC leader Maurya’s switch to SP could have an impact on UP polls

Three more BJP MLAs resigned hours after Swami Prasad Maurya, an influential leader who is expected to make a major impact in boosting the SP’s standing among non-Yadav OBCs.

Too late for Samajwadi Party to win back non-Yadav OBC voters with caste census

Akhilesh Yadav denting BJP’s vote bank by promising caste census may not reap electoral benefits. The BJP has given OBCs their due recognition.

How Modi-Shah’s BJP is becoming a victim of their OBC reservation plot

Over two years after Modi govt’s ‘final’ deadline to Justice Rohini Commission for OBC sub-categorisation, India’s backward classes await a report. Why is the BJP hesitant?

Modi govt eyes caste realignment, to reintroduce OBC panel bill in Parliament

Government forms committee to look into sub-categorisation of OBCs; non-Yadav OBCs played a key role in BJP’s victory in UP election.

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Brahmins weren’t always ‘dominant’ in medieval India. How history can decode UGC controversy

Temples, military labour markets, and land-grant regimes structured medieval caste hierarchies. Today, access to education, employment, bureaucratic categories, and media platforms do.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.