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"Conspiracy to end quotas," Rahul Gandhi on UGC new draft
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that UGC's new draft was a conspiracy to end the reservation benefit extended to the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC), adding that the Congress "will never let this happen."
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Padma awards turned into 'People's award', represents all sections of soci
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Among the awardees, 40 individuals are from the Other Backward Classes category, 11 from Scheduled Castes, and 15 from Scheduled Tribes.
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"Karpoori Thakur was one of greatest advocates of backward classes": Presi
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday recalled the contributions of former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur, who was conferred Bharat Ratna earlier this week, and said he was a tireless champion of social justice
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No previous govt thought of giving such honour to Karpoori Thakur: Brajesh
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The way Karpoori Thakurji spent his entire life in the service of the backward classes and the oppressed was instrumental in bringing upliftment to the lives of the people, said Pathak.
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Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy affirms commitment to welfare of SC, ST, OBC c
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Highlighting his commitment to social inclusivity, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday emphasised his government's top priority given to the welfare of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (BC) communities.
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LGBTQ community not entitled to vertical reservations like SC, ST, OBC: Fo
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Former Chief Justice of India (CJI), Justice UU Lalit, on Thrusday said the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) community is not entitled to claim "vertical' sort of constitutional reservations like those given to the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other B
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'Accept Caste Census report': Backward Classes seers appeal to Karnataka C
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Chief Minister said that the period to submit the caste census report has been extended for two more months.
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TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu launches 'Jai Ho BC' campaign to empower Bac
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Launching the 'Jai Ho BC'campaign at the party's central office on Thursday, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu has said that he is committed to taking steps needed for the financial and political empowerment of the Backward Classes (BCs) after his party come
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"Doesn't imply alliance with INDIA bloc": TDP's Nara Lokesh on 'chance' me
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Nara Lokesh told the media that the meeting does not imply that the TDP will be part of the India bloc
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Proud of those who build, clean toilets: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on DMK MP's c
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"We are proud of those who build toilets and those who clean toilets. It may be shameful for you. You talk big on backward classes, dalits, weaker sections and now you are making fun of them," Mukhtar Naqvi said speaking to ANI on Sunday.
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Retired judge Sunil Shukre appointed as chairman of Maharashtra Backward C
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Shukre has been appointed by the state government after the resignation of State Backward Classes Commission Chairman Anand Niragude.
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Lok Sabha passes two bills on J-K; Amit Shah targets Congress, talks of Ne
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed two bills relating to Jammu and Kashmir with Home Minister Amit Shah in his reply to the debate targeting the Congress and stating that the people suffered due to "two blunders" of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru - declaring "premature ceasefire"
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