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"Implement 5 pc quotas for backward Muslims": Congress to Maharashtra CM S
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Notably, in 2014, the Congress-NCP alliance government awarded five per cent reservation to the Muslim community for educational institutions and government jobs on the basis of their backwardness.
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YSRCP raises Special Category Status for Andhra Pradesh at all-party meeti
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has raised the issue of Special Category Status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh at the all-party meeting convened by the Union government ahead of the Parliament session that begins on Thursday. Anti-Defection Law and reservation to Backward Classes (BCs) proportionate
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BJP to start Pasmanda Sneh Samvad programme with tag line "Swabhiman Se Ut
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Minority Morcha chief Jamal Siddiqui on Thursday said that the party will initiate the "Pasmanda Sneh Samvad program" in order to enhance its engagement with the Muslim community, particularly the backward Pasmanda Muslims.
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Inclusion of Kui Language in 8th Schedule of Constitution gets Odisha Cabi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"The State Cabinet led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik recommended the proposal for the inclusion of 'Kui language" in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India," said a statement from the ST & SC Development, Minorities, and Backward Classes Welfare Department.
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'Panch Kriti -Five Elements' a thought-provoking film, with 5 distinct na
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7: Film 'Panch Kriti' will usher in a cinematic revolution in many ways. It is an anthology of five distinct yet related and interesting stories set in the little village of Chanderi. It is a one-of-a-kind and adventurous route of hybrid narrative telling. The one con
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UCC row: "...why cut Minority Welfare budget by 40 per cent?" Owaisi quest
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid the row over the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reducing the minority welfare budget by 40 per cent and claimed that Muslim upper caste (UC) people are
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State government committed to empower students from weaker sections: Jhark
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
During his address to the students, CM Soren emphasized, "The state government's commitment to empower students from Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), backward, and minority communities, enabling them to become self-reliant. With 80% of Jharkhand's population residing in rural area
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Pasmanda Muslims neglected for long, Modi govt's work for the OBC communit
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Asserting that Pasmanda Muslims were neglected for a long time, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's work for the backward community should be welcomed.
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"PDA is the name of...": Akhilesh Yadav's take on opposition unity
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"PDA is basically the name of that unity born out of consciousness and common feeling against the exploitation, oppression and neglect of 'backward, dalit and minority'," a rough translation of Akhilesh Yadav's tweet in Hindi read.
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BJP leader expresses concern over violation of reservation norms for OBCs
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As per the statement, Laxman raised concern over Hindu OBCs suffering due to appeasement policies in West Bengal, Rajasthan, Punjab, Bihar, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.
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WB: Tribal people protest in Asansol against Kurmi community's demand for
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing protests by the Kurmi community demanding the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for their community, the tribal people of West Bengal's Asansol protested against the community.
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Chhattisgarh government organises helicopter joyride for 88 meritorious st
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Acknowledging the hard work and determination of meritorious students, the Chhattisgarh government on Saturday organised a helicopter joyride for 88 meritorious students, including 10 children belonging to special backward tribal communities of Class 10 and 12 in Raipur.
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