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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
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Topic: reservations

No let-up in Maratha anger & violence despite weekend overtures by Maharashtra CM Fadnavis

Quota protests turn violent in Pune, stone pelting in Solapur; Maratha leaders accuse CM of making false promises.

Supreme Court refuses to pass interim order on reservation for promotions in govt jobs

The top court says a seven-judge constitution bench is needed to consider its 2006 M. Nagraj verdict.

Thanks to IITs, India to see a lot more women in civil and mechanical engineering

779 additional seats have been created, mostly in the branches that are traditionally not pursued by women. New Delhi: The IITs have not only added more...

An individual voter is insignificant in our democracy, but a caste vote bank is invaluable

Identity politics can’t be brought to an end through legislation or actions of the election commission, but by endowing the individual with a strong voice.

Centre set to file review petition to undo own order on faculty reservations

UGC last week announced a new mechanism for implementing faculty reservations, henceforth- calculating total posts departments wise rather than Institution wise, as is the case now.

4 states have gone over SC-imposed 50 per cent reservation cap. Will Rajasthan follow?

The Supreme Court hasn’t stayed the Rajasthan OBC reservation Bill, but has asked the state to ensure the 50 per cent cap isn’t crossed.

OBC sub-categorisation is a rehash of BJP’s venomous anti-creamy layer game

The decision to sub-categorise OBCs for reservation will not help anyone - not the nation, not the upper castes, and certainly not the OBCs.

The conversation we’re having about reservations isn’t the one we should be having

The government should end its embargo on caste data from the 2011 Census, and the Supreme Court should revisit its arbitrary limit of 50 percent on reservations.

In parting shot, ex-CJI Khehar sent notice to Centre on Dalit Christian quota

Apex court was hearing the case after social activist John Dayal filed a petition, challenging the law that excludes Dalit Christians and Muslims from SC category

Athawale’s call for reservations in Army revives old debate

Former defence minister Jagjivan Ram also wrote to then Army chief Manekshaw on caste-based quota policy

On Camera

CEA Nageswaran says India’s FY24 growth could hit 8%, but World Bank warns this is ‘above potential’

Speaking at an event, World Bank country director Auguste Tano Kouamé said growth above potential would result in high inflation.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.