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Telangana CM Revanth Reddy seeks PM Modi's appointment to discuss 42 per c
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking an appointment to discuss two bills passed by the Telangana Legislative Assembly that proposed 42 per cent reservation for backward classes in education, jobs, and local bodies.
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Telangana CM reassures 42 per cent reservation for Backward Classes
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has stated that he will take "proactive measures" to "achieve" 42 per cent reservation for the Backward Classes (BCs) in education and employment. He also appealed to all parties to join together and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue.
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Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar clarifies 4% reservation in Govt contracts
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday clarified that the state government's decision to provide a four per cent reservation in government contracts is not exclusive to Muslims but extends to all minority communities and backward classes.
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"Unconscious state": Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish Kumar for not taking acti
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Speaking to the media on Monday, Yadav said, "A BJP MLA said that Muslim brothers should not come out during Holi. Who is he to give a statement like this, where is the state's Chief Minister? In which state is he? When women raise issues on their rights and safety, then the CM does not hold
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PM Modi inaugurates, lays foundation stone of various development projects
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development projects worth Rs 2,587 crore for the UT at Silvassa of Dadra and Nagar Haveli on Friday.
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Karnataka CM announces 4% reservation for Muslims in public works contract
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The reservation will be provided in the procurement of goods and services under various government departments, corporations, and institutions. This applies to suppliers from different communities, including SC (Scheduled Castes), ST (Scheduled Tribes), and OBC (Other Backward Classes). T
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Himachal Backward Classes Finance Corporation vice chief calls on Sukhu
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Vice Chairman of Himachal Pradesh Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (HPBCFDC), Kangra Mohan Lal Kaundal called on Chief Minister Sukhivnder Singh Sukhu in Shimla on Tuesday and said he would leave no stone unturned to meet the expectations of the people
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"Anti Dalit-Backward Class mentality": Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over vaca
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Posting his letter on X, Gandhi said, "Thousands of Dalits and backward classes are fighting for justice across the country. The demand for caste census is resonating everywhere. At such a time, the BJP government's deliberate keeping of important posts vacant in constitutional institutions
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IRFC, NBCFDC and AIF Join Forces to Empower 500 Rural Women with Skills an
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Nuh (Haryana) [India], February 20: In a groundbreaking initiative to empower rural women with sustainable livelihoods and financial independence, the American India Foundation (AIF), in collaboration with the Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) and the National Backward Classes Financ
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Why BJP not conducting caste census in states ruled by them: Congress' V H
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday hit out at Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that it was a "desperate" diversion tactic from the promise of granting 42 per ce
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Telangana CM's remarks on PM Modi's caste "cheap": BJP's Ramchander Rao
Updated : 1 year ago IST
BJP leader N. Ramchander Rao on Saturday termed Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's remark--that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a 'legally converted BC (backward classes)'--as cheap and in poor political taste.
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"Desperate diversion tactic": BJP slams Telangana CM over his remarks on P
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"Yet another desperate diversion tactic from 42 per cent BC reservation - now Congress CM wants to debate PM's caste," Kumar, a junior minister for Home Affairs in the union government, posted on X.
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