scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
TopicSub-categorisation

Topic: sub-categorisation

Rohini Commission’s JK Bajaj bats for ‘systematic’ caste census. ‘May end up with messy data otherwise’

Comprehensive lists of caste names should be drawn up to avoid what happened with SECC 2011, a question on benefits of reservation could be included in questionnaire, Bajaj suggests.

Congress opposes ‘creamy layer’ for SCs, STs, expresses ‘surprise’ over Supreme Court verdict

Congress held many rounds of talks for crafting response to Supreme Court ruling, but with BJP opposing creamy layer for SC/STs, it realised it could not afford further dilly-dallying.

Amid rumblings in BJP over SC’s creamy layer observation, MPs say PM has assured it’s ‘not binding’

Over 100 BJP SC/ST MPs presented Modi a memorandum on the issue, say PM has 'assured them' it's just an observation. NDA allies & opposition parties, too, have expressed objections.

BJP ranks split over SC/ST sub-categorisation, Hindi belt leaders say excluding creamy layer ‘absurd’

Though top court order likely to help BJP in South, scenario complex in Hindi belt where quota rejig can upset Dalit subgroups. Order disrupts Hindutva project, says party leader.

‘Substantive equality of opportunity’ — why Supreme Court empowered states to sub-classify SCs & STs

In 2005 verdict in EV Chinnaiah case, apex court had outlawed Andhra Pradesh govt notification to sub-categorise SC/STs in state, saying it contradicted to Article 341 of Constitution.

How Modi-Shah’s BJP is becoming a victim of their OBC reservation plot

Over two years after Modi govt’s ‘final’ deadline to Justice Rohini Commission for OBC sub-categorisation, India’s backward classes await a report. Why is the BJP hesitant?

Modi’s new vote: Sub-categorisation set to bring OBCs into BJP fold

By spreading benefits of OBC reservations more evenly among all castes, the BJP can win over 40 crore of India’s most deprived people.

On Camera

India-Pakistan ready for lehenga diplomacy. Maryam Sharif has made the first move

Sometimes, we end up embroidering the truth as we overthink and overanalyse a fastidious lady’s personal wardrobe preferences for significant occasions.

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.