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Topic: OBC

Rohini Commission report ‘addresses Hindu-Muslim anomaly’ in OBC quota for occupational groups

Report on sub-categorisation of OBCs submitted to President. Panel found that in some states, Muslims from certain occupational groups have OBC status while Hindus don't, it is learnt.

New faces in Shivraj cabinet — OBC face from Mahakaushal, 4-time MLA & Uma Bharti’s nephew

Induction of 3 faces in Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's cabinet is aimed at aimed at balancing caste dynamics & bolstering BJP tally in various regions.

‘Merit vs quota’ debate has disadvantaged SC, ST, OBCs. Time to expose the ‘meritwalas’

Examining the nepotistic practices of the ‘meritorious’, we see how their self-centred strategies have undermined the genuine merit of India's diverse castes and tribes.

How 3 reservation bills introduced in Lok Sabha are likely to impact BJP’s vote share in Jammu & Kashmir

3 bills seek to include Paharis to ST list in J&K, add ‘Valmiki’ as synonym for Chura, Bhangi, Balmiki & Mehtar groups in SC list & redefine 'socially & educationally backward classes' as OBC.

Eye on OBC votes ahead of 2024, BJP, SP go all out to claim Apna Dal founder Sonelal’s legacy

Both parties cosied up to Apna Dal factions at separate events on Kurmi leader Sonelal Patel’s 74th birth anniversary. One was attended by Amit Shah, the other by Akhilesh Yadav.

For OBC students in UP-Bihar, studying abroad remains a dream—even after getting admission

Bihar and Uttar Pradesh had long-running govts led by OBC leaders. But it's Jharkhand, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra that provide scholarships to OBC students going abroad.

‘118 of 179 groups in Bengal OBC list are Muslim’ — Backward Classes panel probes ‘irregularity’

National Commission for Backward Classes received complaints that many Muslim groups included in Bengal OBC list are Bangladeshi migrants, says panel chair.

BJP will take Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Modi insult’ to India’s villages in new campaign for OBC outreach

BJP OBC morcha chief K. Laxman said Tuesday that the party will demand an apology in every village chaupal ‘for the insult’ inflicted by Rahul Gandhi through his comments.

‘Calls entire community thieves’ — how BJP’s using Rahul case to step up OBC outreach

While BJP leaders say Gandhi had it coming, the party has begun consolidating its OBC votebank by holding agitations over 'insult to OBC community’.

SC stays Allahabad HC order asking UP govt to hold urban local body polls without OBC quota

A bench comprising Chief Justice Chandrachud & Justice Narasimha directed that a state govt-appointed panel will have to decide the OBC quota issues for local bodies poll by 31 March.

On Camera

Arvind Kejriwal can’t absolve himself ethically. Excise policy encouraged alcohol intake

The Kejriwal government in Delhi disregarded the Directive Principles of State policy with the corrupt excise policy on liquor.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.