Expanding ambit of NRI quotas would create possibility of distant relatives of NRIs getting admissions ahead of candidates of merit in India, says bench led by CJI Chandrachud.
The Congress leader told students at Georgetown University that his party would think of scrapping reservation when ‘India is a fair place’, which it was not at the moment.
Dalit organisations reject the very idea of creamy layer in SC/ST reservation. Many are now pointing out the flaws in the implementation of the existing reservation system.
Thiruvananthapuram MP's remarks come at a time when his party has criticised the scheme, with some even within the NDA slamming it for lack of reservation in appointments made through it.
The British used these caste surveys to create divisions in Indian society and cement their rule. This is why data of this nature was not collected post-Independence.
Court has affirmed jurisdiction of states to sub-classify SCs/STs to grant them separate quota within reserved category, says ultimate aim is to realise real equality in the country.
Politics that fosters anti-migrant sentiments directly endangers the livelihoods of 3 out of every 10 workers in a city. Don't disrupt economic growth engines by reserving jobs solely for locals.
Rohini Commission was set up in 2017 to examine sub-categorisation of OBCs and ensure equitable distribution of quota benefits. It submitted its report to President Murmu last July.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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