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Friday, August 15, 2025
TopicReservation

Topic: reservation

Damodar Swarup Seth, the socialist who felt Constituent Assembly didn’t represent all

Despite being a vocal advocate of minority rights, Seth was against reservation for 'backward classes'.

Horrific Maharashtra cop video shows how the New Dalit is threatening old system

In the shocking video, a Maharashtra policewoman is seen talking about beating up Dalits to vent her ire against them.

Shiv Sena wants quota for Muslims in Maharashtra ahead of Uddhav Thackeray’s Ayodhya visit

Sena’s insistence on Muslim quota comes at a time when the party leadership is trying to show how its commitment to Hindutva is greater than its warring ally BJP.

Modi govt to move bill to skirt SC and allow institution-centric quotas in universities

The bill, to be tabled in the upcoming winter session, is also meant to allow universities to continue hiring teachers.

Rajasthan OBCs angry as they need more marks than general category to enter civil service

OBC candidates call it a ‘blatant’ violation of reservation policy, allege they’re being restricted to 26% quota despite good performance.

Supreme Court paves way for SC/ST job promotion, says no need to collect quantifiable data

The verdict cleared a major hurdle cited by the Centre in granting reservation in promotion of SC/ST govt employees.

BJP may lose 30-40 seats in 2019, but NDA will return to power: Union minister Ramdas Athawale

He added that he was ready to mediate between Patidar leader Hardik Patel and BJP in Gujarat to resolve the issue of reservation.

‘By revisiting reservation in promotions, Supreme Court is opening a Pandora’s Box’

M. Nagaraj, who won a court battle on this issue in 2006, says there ought to be some judicial discipline, or every SC judgment will keep getting reversed.

BJP may win more OBC hearts as panel finalises report on refining quotas

The panel, expected to submit its report next week to the President, has sub-categorised 5,000-odd castes.

Maratha quota protests see fifth suicide in Maharashtra

Beed district’s Abhijeet Deshmukh hanged himself from a tree near his house, the latest in a spate of suicides.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.