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GST will uplift the poor, give direction to country's development: Am
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Soon after the much-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) was rolled out in a special midnight session of the Parliament, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah said the tax reform will not only help India to uplift the poor and the backward
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Rajya Sabha is likely to pass OBC Commission Bill in Monsoon session
Updated : 8 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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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Congress soft on terror, hard on nationalists: Centre
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday hit back at the Congress Party, saying that the government endorses the idea of India and development-related initiatives as one, while the grand old party is the one that has divided India in the name of minority, majority, backward a
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Chhattisgarh: Circular issued to regulate 'sterilisation' of tri
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 29 (ANI): In order to serve the interest of the Baiga and other primitive tribal communities, the Chhattisgarh Government on Monday issued a circular as per which the backward community of the state has to first file an application and get approval from the
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Yogi Govt. preparing strategy to strengthen OBC, SC categories
Updated : 8 years, 6 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, 6 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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Telangana Assembly passes bill to hike reservation quota for backward Musl
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 16 (ANI): The Telangana Assembly today unanimously passed a bill to hike the reservation quota for backward Muslims and the Scheduled Tribes (ST) to twelve and ten percent respectively.
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Congress for reservation based on economic status
Updated : 8 years, 6 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, 6 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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