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BJP not serious about passing OBC Bill: Chidambaram
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of not being serious about passing the Other Backward Class (OBC) Commission Bill.
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MP's Mhow to host two-day leadership workshop for Dalits, other minor
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): A two-day leadership conclave will be organized in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, next month for representatives of minority communities, including Dalit, Muslims and other backward classes.
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Centre not giving NEET exemption to deprive backward people of benefits: D
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 25 (ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Tuesday said the Centre was reluctant in giving exemption from the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) as they want to deprive the backward class of availing benefits.
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Rajya Sabha is likely to pass OBC Commission Bill in Monsoon session
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): The Select Committee of Rajya Sabha will submit its report on National Commission for Backward Classes in first week of Monsoon session of Parliament.
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Jat agitation: Nizamuddin-Kota Express Train cancelled, two others diverte
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], June 24 (ANI): Amid the agitation by the Jat community over a demand for Other Backward Class (OBC) reservation benefits, the Nizamuddin-Kota Express Train and the Kota-Patna Express were cancelled on Saturday, while two other trains were diverted.
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Lucknow: CM Adityanath chairs review meeting
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh),[India] June 18 (ANI): A review meeting of six departments, including Social Welfare, Disabled Welfare, Minority Welfare, Backward Class Welfare, Women Welfare, Food Safety and Drugs departments, chaired by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was held here on
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Not interested in compromising on presidential polls: Lalu
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday aimed potshots at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat over his name being proposed for the post of President and in a veiled attack said that the latter not only has undemocrat
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Yogi Govt. preparing strategy to strengthen OBC, SC categories
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), May 01 (ANI): The Yogi Aditynath-led government is in the process of preparing two new categories for the state development, first to bring the neglected castes forward in the Other Backward Class (OBC) and Scheduled Caste (SC) category and second to forgive debt of
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AIADMK's Sasikala Pushpa shows solidarity with PM Modi over NCBC bill
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 20 (ANI): All Anna India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader Sasikala Pushpa has shown solidarity with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the bill that aims at giving constitutional status to National Commission For Backward Classes (NCBC) and seeks to benefit all
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Congress for reservation based on economic status
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 16 (ANI): In the wake of the proposal to increase the quota of seats reserved for the backward classes and the Muslim community in the Telangana Assembly, the Congress Party today said that reservation should be based on one's economic stature rather than religion
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PM Modi advises OBC MPs to work for "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas"
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday told a group of Other Backward Classes (OBC) Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to work for empowering the OBC community on the lines of "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas".
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OBC bill passed in Lok Sabha is 'historic': Rajnath
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asserted that the bill passed to accord constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) was 'historic'.
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