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Topic: OBCs

50% SC, ST, OBC posts lying vacant in 10 ministries, home & railways top the list: Report

Shanker Arnimesh -
Home ministry has more SC & OBC posts lying vacant than those reserved for ST, says a report by Standing Committee on Personnel & Law submitted in Parliament this week.

SC on reservations: Does politics hamper objective review of India’s quota for Dalits, OBCs?

ThePrint Team -
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Narendra Modi government saying that it is “in the DNA” of the BJP and RSS to end the reservation policy.

There are glaring flaws in SC judgment excluding SC/ST creamy layer from reservations

Anurag Bhaskar -
By applying the same equality principle to both OBCs and ST/SCs, the Supreme Court has been unfair to some of the most marginalised groups in India.

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

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

Large number of Dalit-OBC on Kanwar Yatra isn’t a sign of Hinduism’s inclusivity. Here’s why

Dilip Mandal -
Participation of ‘lower castes’ in rituals like Kanwar Yatra is just proof of how Hinduism uses cultural tools to enlist wider communities.

YV Reddy’s ‘big picture’ on sovereign bonds, and professor unveils women’s Congress ‘bias’

Achyut Mishra -
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Never mind Constitution, Yogi govt issuing SC certificates to OBC groups was a win-win move

Dilip Mandal -
Ahead of 2022 elections in UP, the Yogi Adityanath government is going all out to woo the OBCs, with a special focus on most backward castes.

Uttar Pradesh govt’s order on castes is unconstitutional: Social justice minister Thawarchand

PTI -
Minister Thawarchand Gehlot has asked the UP government not to issue caste certificates to 17 OBCs based on the order.

The golden era of caste politics is still ahead of us

Shivam Vij -
Big data will revolutionise Mandal politics, making caste politics realise its true potential in the decades to come.

Why upper caste poor don’t want age relaxation in job quota

Dilip Mandal -
Relaxation in age and attempts has proved to be a clever way to keep Dalits-OBCs out of top positions of power.
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Every time the Congress thinks it has a ‘revolutionary’ idea, it shoots its own foot

Seshadri Chari -
From Sam Pitroda talking about inheritance tax to Goan candidate saying the Indian Constitution was 'forced' on Goa, Congress has been having its own foot-in-the-mouth moments.

Harvey Weinstein will never be free. Social nooses are tighter than legal loopholes

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Economy

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Pia Krishnankutty -
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Defence

Terror commander Masood Azhar resurfaces to launch celeb-style ‘ask me anything’ online service

Praveen Swami -
The announcement, made by JeM’s Maktab-ul-Rabita, or office for communication, comes 2 yrs after Pakistani officials claimed the militant was living under Taliban protection.

National Interest

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

Shekhar Gupta -
While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.

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