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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah considers appealing CAT's ruling on IPS officer
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the state government is considering appealing the Central Administrative Tribunal's (CAT) decision that quashed the suspension order of senior IPS officer Vikas Kumar in connection with the Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede case.
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Supreme Court introduces SC/ST reservations in staff recruitment for first
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
For the first time, the Supreme Court has introduced reservations for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes in its staff appointments and promotions.
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"Devendra Fadnavis' government hit a sixer and cancelled the decision": Un
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale welcomed the Maharashtra government's decision to withdraw the three-language policy and said that the Devendra Fadnavis government has hit a sixer by cancelling the policy even before agitations took place.
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Congress cunningly added 'Secularism', 'Socialism' to Preamble: Karnataka
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Addressing a press conference, Ashoka also targeted Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. "Rahul Gandhi demands a caste census on one hand and talks about secularism on the other. I identify myself as a Vokkaliga. Everyone identifies with their caste
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"Centre trying to divide TN people in name of religion, caste": CM Stalin
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to mediapersons in Tirupathur district, CM Stalin alleged that BJP, which has aligned with AIADMK, was engaging in "fake spirituality and political drama" to create division in the state.
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"Caste is one factor, but not the only factor": Prashant Kishor on Bihar's
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Jan Suraaj Party chief said, "In Bihar, for the past 15 years, the BJP has been getting a lot of success in the Lok Sabha elections. Most people believe that the BJP is not getting success, it is voting in the name of PM Modi."
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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of social boycott of tribal woman's family
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The woman, who belongs to a Scheduled Tribe (ST), had recently married a man from a Scheduled Caste (SC) from a nearby village, going against the wishes of the village elders. As a result, her family was socially boycotted and pressured to undergo the ritual to be accepted back into the com
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IndiGo employee alleges caste abuse by 3 colleagues; airline "strongly ref
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
After an IndiGo trainee pilot levelled allegations against colleagues over caste abuse at the workplace, the airline refuted the claims on Monday, saying it upholds a "zero-tolerance" policy towards any form of discrimination, harassment, or bias and commits to an inclusive and respectful wo
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"Caste census reflects reality of country": Tejashwi Yadav bats for reserv
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Months before the Bihar legislative assembly elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav voiced support for reservations in private sector jobs, emphasizing that the RJD and its leaders were among the earliest to advocate for a caste census.
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"Unconstitutional": Shiv Sena Shaina NC criticises Karnataka govt over min
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
"The Karnataka Congress Government has always played appeasement. The decision to increase the reservation for minorities in housing allotment to 15 per cent would affect the reservation for the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and OBCs besides the general quota," Shaina NC told ANI. Read More
"Double-engine govt in Bihar has all but given up on proposed 65 per cent
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bihar, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday alleged that the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in the state has almost "given up" on the proposed 65 per cent reservation for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, Other Backward Classes (OBCs), an
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National Commission for SC sends notice to Bihar govt over Lalu Yadav's al
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The controversy erupted after video of Lalu Prasad Yadav celebrating his 78th birthday went viral. The video shows the former chief minister of Bihar stretching his legs near the portrait of Ambedkar.
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