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Topic: OBC quota

Maratha quota row: OBCs to take out protest in Nagpur against reservation on 10 October

Fadnavis-led government issued resolution on 2 September that would enable Marthas to claim OBC quota after applying for Kunbi cast certificate.

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.

Congress urges Centre to implement SC,ST,OBC quotas in private higher education institutions

Leading Oppn party's remarks come after Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education's report recommended reservations for SC, ST & OBC in private higher educational institutions.

On hunger strike, activist Laxman Hake demands assurance Maratha quota won’t affect OBCs

He along with Navnath Waghmare is on day 8 of counter protest against reservation to Marathas under OBC quota. Earlier, Maratha leader Jarange Patil agitated for quota demand.

‘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'.

MoS Anupriya Patel says call for OBC quota in women’s reservation ‘not wrong’, PM ‘must be considering’

The Apna Dal (Sonelal) leader says Congress joining the chorus for OBC quota within women's reservation is amusing, as bill brought by UPA II 'didn't have such provision'.

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.

Allahabad HC suggestion to include transgenders in OBC list will be a disaster

A better way to take care of transgender rights will be to give them horizontal reservation within their respective caste categories.

Why Allahabad HC quashed UP govt order on OBC quota in civic polls — ‘state on wrong side of law’

In its 87-page verdict, the HC rejected state’s explanation that govt brought amendments in its municipal laws in 1994 and didn't exceed maximum ceiling of 50% set by the top court.

Eye on Gujarat & HP polls, govt examines ‘special allocation’ for OBCs under welfare schemes

A similar plan for SCs and STs currently reserves a certain percentage of the allocation for government schemes for expenditure on their welfare.

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In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.