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Friday, November 14, 2025
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Topic: reservation

‘One caste preferred’: UP BJP MLA says Banda varsity chose ‘Singhs’ for 11 of 24 teaching jobs

Letter by BJP MLA Brajesh Prajapati appears to suggest Thakurs, the community that the CM belongs to, were preferred for jobs at the Banda University of Agriculture and Technology.

SubscriberWrites: Reservation policy in India needs be more inclusive and aim for greater diversity

The current system of reservation doesn’t give the benefits of reservation to the individuals who face double or triple discrimination, writes Ashish Agrawal.

Article 16(4) stands on its own. Constitution made no room for ‘merit’ that courts invoke

The phrase 'efficiency of administration', used in the colonial and precolonial eras, was rejected during the framing of the Indian Constitution, and thus cannot be used against the idea of reservations.

Why Maratha reservation crisis shows a deadlock in Indian political imagination

In the field of higher education, Marathas could neither compete with the upper castes nor with the Dalits.

SC, ST, OBC representation in Indian education is dismal, upper-caste nexus persists

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

‘Why not promote education?’ — SC says affirmative action is not just reservation

The Supreme Court bench, hearing the Maratha quota case, said states should establish institutes more for the upliftment of socially and educationally backward classes.

Haryana local job quota to make industry efficient, curb labour absenteeism: Dushyant Chautala

Haryana is one of the best states in India in terms of the ease of doing business. But there has to be reciprocity, and its youth need employment.

Why Haryana’s new law reserving 75% private jobs for domiciles is self destructive politics

In episode 695 of 'Cut The Clutter', Shekhar Gupta explains the provisions, politics and pitfalls of a new employment law in Haryana, and how it is suicidal for the state's growth story.

How Haryana’s new ‘quota for locals’ law could unleash ‘inspector raj’ in state

The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020, which provides 75% reservation for state residents in private sector jobs, grants labour officers unbridled powers.

Why BJP can no longer ignore this MLA’s outbursts against Karnataka CM Yediyurappa

BJP MLA Ramagouda Patil Yatnal has in the past attacked Yediyurappa & his family, and while the BJP has ignored his outbursts, the MLA is increasingly putting the party in a spot.  

On Camera

Assam’s anti-polygamy Bill is progress for Muslim women. It’s not an attack on the community

If insisting that women be treated with equal dignity is 'targeting a community', then perhaps every community ought to be 'targeted' until equality is universal.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.