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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicSC/ST

Topic: SC/ST

Why caste groups want reservations but also oppose them in India

In many cases, opposition to reservations is largely a reflection of caste-based prejudice masked by other criticisms.

Nuanced Aadhaar judgment ‘cuts the bloat’, welcomed

Your daily news capsule

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.

Supreme Court says states are free to give quota in promotions to SC, ST candidates

Supreme Court also says states willing to give reservations to SCs and STs will no longer need to collect data on backwardness.

Centre proposes to relax height limit for Nepalese in paramilitary forces, says Kiren Rijiju

The relaxation in the height limit would be same as given to SC/ST in the paramilitary forces, said the minister.

Rural minority communities are getting fewer houses under Modi’s pet welfare scheme

Their numbers have dipped since most of them have now reached saturation, say govt officials.

Indian tribal students are learning Sanskrit to find jobs

7.5% of seats in the Shiksha Shastri course are reserved for STs, but they account for nearly 30% of all students in the course across India.

‘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.

By ignoring OBCs for party positions, BJP would repeat Congress’ fatal mistake

Share of upper caste vote within the BJP’s Hindu social coalition has continuously declined over the past two decades.

Nearly 57% of India’s teaching faculty belong to general category, STs least represented

Annual HRD report shows that OBCs outdo their quota; Muslims and other minorities better represented than STs.

On Camera

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.