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Friday, August 29, 2025
TopicST reservation

Topic: ST reservation

Parliament clears bill to grant ST quota in Goa Assembly

'The Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill, 2025’ bill was passed in Lok Sabha on 5 August & in Rajya Sabha on 11 August.

Lok Sabha to move key bills including ST reservation in Goa Assembly on 1 August

Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024 & Indian Ports Bill, 2025 are also among the key bills set to be moved Friday for passage.

Union Cabinet approves Bill to provide seat reservation for STs in Goa Legislative Assembly

Based on the Bill, the Election Commission will amend the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, to make way for ST reservation in Goa Assembly.

Promised ST status by Shah, Paharis could be kingmakers when J&K goes to polls

Paharis play crucial role in swinging results in 8 assembly seats of Rajouri & Poonch districts, which hold significance for any party that seeks to form govt in J&K, where polls are due.

On Camera

India needs a clear Balochistan strategy. ‘Enemy of my enemy’ approach won’t work

Confronting only secular insurgents in Pakistan, while overlooking jihadist groups operating from Iran, will do little to change the broader strategic equilibrium. History underlines this point.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.