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Odisha cabinet approves inclusion of 22 castes in State's list of SEBC
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Article 15(4) of the Constitution of India enables the State to make any special provisions for the advancement of any Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of citizens.
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Indian Armed Forces have opportunities for youth of all castes, religions:
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Hailing UP girl Sania Mirza for her selection in National Defence Academy, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said Indian Armed Forces have opportunities for the youth of all castes and religions.
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Castes, languages being pitted against one another: Rahul takes first jibe
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a fresh attack on the Centre, saying the general ambience in the country had deteriorated with castes and languages being pitted against one another.
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Plea in Supreme Court challenges move to set up Commission to look into SC
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As per the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 (amended from time to time) no person professing a religion other than Hinduism or Sikhism, or Buddhism can be deemed to be a member of a Scheduled Caste
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Law student seeking reservation abolition withdraws plea after SC's warnin
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
After the Supreme Court warned the petitioner to slap a cost, the law student withdrew its plea seeking the abolition of reservation for lower castes.
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Law student seeking abolition of reservation withdraws plea after SC warni
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition filed by law students seeking the abolition of reservation for lower castes, saying that the petition was filed for publicity.
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Constitution (SC and ST) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 and New Delh
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 28, 2022 and passed in April. The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Uttar Pradesh) Order, 1967 (ST Order) and the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 (SC Order) with respect to its application to Uttar Pradesh.
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Centre to move Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda is to move 'The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022' in the Rajya Sabha to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Uttar Pradesh) Order, 1967.
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BSP voters likely to decide outcome in Mainpuri by-polls
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"This is the Lok Sabha constituency where Mayawati's BSP's vote bank will decide who will become the MP in the middle of the fight between BJP and SP! Actually, in Mainpuri more than 1.25 lakh votes belong to the Jatav community and more than seventy thousand votes belong to different castes
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Telangana BJP MP meets governor, demands inclusion of 26 communities in ba
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
There are around 26 OBC castes in Telangana who have migrated from Andhra Pradesh (AP) and have been living here for 50-100 years. Since the new state was formed, these castes were removed from the BC list.
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Gujarat polls: BJP trying to win in Congress's Somnath bastion, focuses o
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The caste factor has always dominated in the Gir Somnath district of Gujarat or in Saurashtra, which is one of the reasons why Congress is believed to have registered a win in all four constituencies here in the 2017 Assembly elections. The BJP has given tickets to candidates on a caste basi
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Nadda to address outreach program focussing on SC/ST in Karnataka's Ballar
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
With an aim to increase its vote share among the Scheduled Castes and Tribes communities ahead of the 2023 state Assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda will be addressing a huge rally in Ballari on Sunday
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