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Topic: OBCs

‘Fresh injustice, Orwellian’: Supreme Court dissent in EWS ruling decries ‘othering’ of SC/STs, OBCs

Dissenting judges reject argument that giving SCs, STs & OBCs EWS quota will result in 'double benefit', said benefits for socially downtrodden castes must not be viewed as 'free pass'.

Tamil Nadu’s opposition to EWS quota puzzling. State uses income criteria in many schemes

Tamil Nadu has integrated an income criterion into many of its affirmative action policies. Examining the data would be crucial towards building better reservation policies.

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.

Out of 122 student suicides since 2014, 111 at central univs, IITs & NITs: Govt tells Lok Sabha

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also gave data for suicides of OBC/SC/ST students. MoS Annapurna Devi gave details of ragging complaints & anti-ragging measures implemented.

SC stays election to Maharashtra local bodies reserved for OBCs, says state ignored court norms

A bench of justices A.M. Khanwilkar and C.T. Ravikumar issued stay order based on petitions filed against a Maharashtra government ordinance in this regard, introduced in September.

DU has failed on national commitment to social justice, says OBC welfare panel

There are only 5% faculty members belonging to the OBCs in Delhi University, as against the 27% reserved posts, the committee said in a report to Lok Sabha.

Sameer Wankhede is both Muslim and SC. He is a victim of a historical wrong

If Muslims and Christians are included in the OBC lists, what's the rationale for not including them in the SC list?

‘Intellectual meets’, focus on Modi govt schemes — BJP plan for OBC outreach ahead of UP polls

BJP OBC Morcha will hold ‘intellectual meets’ from 22 Oct to inform people of the welfare measures undertaken by Modi govt for OBCs & reasons for not holding caste-based census.

The man from UP who can take away BJP’s OBC votes. He’s not from Congress, SP, or BSP

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Facing Jat-Muslim unity in UP, BJP poll strategy targets farmers & caste equations

Farmers protest is providing common ground for Jats and Muslims, leading to a fragile but significant unity that could undermine BJP's efforts to return to power in Uttar Pradesh.

On Camera

If fundamental right to property can be taken away, so can all the others: AG Mulgaokar

If this step even partially achieves its desired results, there will be so much dislocation in the country’s economic structure as to prove a national calamity, advocate AG Mulgaokar wrote in 1969.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.