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"Caste had absolutely no place in his politics": Raj Thackeray's tribute t
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Raj Thackeray said that Ajit Pawar was a "remarkably straightforward" leader who was "utterly free of caste bias" and transformed the Pimpri Chinchwad and Baramati region. He added that Maharashtra's politics has lost an outstanding leader.
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"Educational institutions will become centres of controversy": Bar Council
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
BJP MP in Rajya Sabha and Chairman of Bar Council of India, Manan Kumar Mishra, criticised the University Grants Commission's (UGC) new regulations to curb caste-based discrimination in colleges and universities, stating that educational institutions will become "centres of controversy."<
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Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat backs UGC regulations, calls it "effort to ensu
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Bhagat said the Constitution guarantees equality for all citizens and prohibits discrimination on the basis of caste or gender. He added that the UGC's move was in line with these values and should be welcomed.
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"PM and HM should step forward and tell country about new UGC regulation":
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Kumar, raising the issue of caste discrimination, said casteism has existed for centuries and questioned why it is being acknowledged only now.
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Trying to divide people through UGC: UP Congress President slams Centre ov
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Reacting to the new University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations to deal with caste-based discrimination, Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Tuesday alleged that the Central government was trying to divide people through the UGC.
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Conference on caste, race at IIT Delhi faces flak; administration forms fa
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
A conference on caste and race organised at IIT Delhi earlier this month has triggered sharp criticism over its content and choice of speakers, following which the institute has constituted a fact-finding committee and assured appropriate action in line with institutional protocols.
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"PM had to bow down, accept widespread demand for caste census": Jairam Ra
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
"On April 28, 2024, the Prime Minister himself, in a television 'interview', accused those demanding a caste census of being afflicted with an 'urban Naxal mindset'. But it is clear that ultimately, the Prime Minister had to bow down and accept the widespread demand for a caste census, wh
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K Kavitha slams Centre over caste census, says "OBC hopes crushed"
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Telangana Jagruthi Founder K Kavitha extended greetings on Republic Day and launched a scathing attack on the Central government over the caste census issue.
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"My govt is fully committed to strictly adhering to Constitution": Chirag
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Monday extended greetings on the 77th Republic Day and emphasised that India must be governed based on its Constitution, not caste or religion.
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TN Assembly to urge Centre to retain Mahatma Gandhi name for rural employm
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the resolution, the "Right to Work" of rural people must be upheld, and funds should be allocated on a continuous basis according to actual employment demand and state-wise performance of the scheme. It also emphasises the protection of livelihoods and social security for wom
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Failed relationships cannot be criminalised: Delhi HC quashes rape and SC/
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Observing that "a consensual relationship turning sour cannot be retrospectively branded as rape", the Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR alleging rape and caste-based atrocity, holding that the criminal law cannot be invoked to settle personal grievances arising from a failed relationsh
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"Kejriwal should apologise and suspend him": Virendra Sachdeva demands Sau
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Addressing reporters, Sachdeva said that Bharadwaj's statement, allegedly made at the behest of AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal, insults the Constitution framed by Dr BR Ambedkar and is offensive to people belonging to the Scheduled Castes. He termed the remarks condemnable and politically m
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