Centre apprises Rajya Sabha of criteria for EWS reservation

A bench of Justices R Mahadevan and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha delivered the ruling while dismissing civil appeals filed by the Central government - Ministry of Personnel and Training (MoPT) challenging judgments which had granted relief to certain OBC candidates in the Civil Services Examination.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre, all State governments and institutions receiving public funds to dissociate the chairperson of the NCERT social science curriculum, Professor Michel Danino, along with his two associate members, from any role in preparing school curriculum or finalising textbooks for the next generation over the controversial sub-chapter titled "Corruption in the Judiciary" in the Class 8 NCERT Social Science textbook.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Dinesh Sharma, on Wednesday, commented on the implementation of women's reservation in the parliament, affirming that women's empowerment remains a top priority for the ruling government.

The programme marked a significant step towards strengthening direct communication between the Government and citizens, with a special focus on supporting families from the DESME BPL category and others from economically weaker sections.

Devarayalu lauded Om Birla and noted that several major bills were passed in his leadership of the House as Speaker, including the Women's Reservation Bill, abrogation of Article 370 and the Triple Talaq Bill