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Bihar to grant reservation in promotions to SCs/STs
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 22 (ANI): The Bihar government has announced reservation in promotions to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes personnel in its services.
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19-year-old sentenced to death for raping minor in Alwar
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Alwar (Rajasthan) [India], July 21 (ANI): A 19-year-old has been sentenced to death in Rajasthan's Alwar for raping a seven-month-old girl. The sentence was passed by the Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe court on Saturday.
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Amidst 'Congress is Muslim party' controversy, Rahul says religion matters
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Amidst political furore surrounding his alleged "Congress is a Muslim party" remark, Rahul Gandhi said that religion, caste and beliefs matter little to him.
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Dalit groom takes out wedding procession in Kasganj after 80 years
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kasganj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 16 (ANI): Defying caste prejudice, a Dalit groom took out his wedding procession peacefully in Thakur community-dominated Nizampur village of Kasganj district in Uttar Pradesh after 80 years.
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Telangana Govt to examine inclusion of nomads in backward classes list
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 15 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has announced that the state government would examine the issue of including 30 nomadic communities among the backward classes (BC).
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This isn't Pakistan, AMU must provide quota: SC/ST panel
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): As Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been facing flak for non-implementation of the reservation policy, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) Chairperson Ram Shankar Katheria said "this isn't Pakistan" adding that "the university has to follow th
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Cow vigilantism `unacceptable': SC
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 3 (ANI): Terming cow vigilantism as `unacceptable' the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the state governments to prevent such incidents. The three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said, "Nobody can take law into their own hands. It
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Aligarh MP demands reservation for SC/ST, backward classes
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 03 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Aligarh MP Satish Gautam on Friday demanded reservation for the students belonging to Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe, and Other Backward Classes in Aligarh Muslim University.
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Yoga helped realise spirit of Vasudhaiva Kutumkabam: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted the significance of Yoga on his radio program "Mann ki Baat" and said that it united people around the world by going beyond the boundaries of caste, creed and geography.
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Olympic champion Caster Semenya challenges IAAF testosterone rule
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], June 20 (ANI): South African Olympic athlete Caster Semenya has challenged a new female classification rule imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF).
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SC allows reservation in promotion for backward classes
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] June 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Centre to provide reservation in promotion for employees of the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe community as per law, till the issue is cleared off by a constitution bench.
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Khattar rejects Dalits' conversion claim
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 05 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday refuted claims of 120 Dalits in the state converting to Buddhism, saying no religious conversions have taken place in the state.
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