In the reserved category, it appears that the BJP has given more representation to Banjaras & Bhovis who protested after their reservation was capped at 4 per cent last month.
BJP had even added ‘Uri Gowda-Nanje Gowda’ narrative to Tipu Sultan saga to gain support of the influential Vokkaligas, at a time when assembly polls are right around the corner.
Bommai said religious minorities will instead get reservation under 10% EWS quota. Decision only affects Muslims since they were sole religious minority in given category of backward classes list.
Tipu Sultan's life is a hot topic in poll-bound Karnataka, and now his death is up for debate, with BJP arguing 2 Vokkaliga warriors killed him. But move seems to be backfiring.
Bengaluru: Come election season and mutts (mathas) in Karnataka witness a stream of high-profile visitors, from ticket-seekers to national leaders. Most castes and sub-castes...
Karnataka Higher Education Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan said Vokkaligas have been steadily losing land due to urbanisation and industrialisation in the state.
Kumaraswamy’s base–of several Vokkaliga subcastes-in a rapidly globalizing Bengaluru region, with its inexhaustible new wealth, enabled JD(S) to thrive.
Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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