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OBC, minority women should also benefit from reservation: Dimple Yadav
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Samajwadi Party member Dimple Yadav taking part in the discussion for a new women’s reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday said it was important that women belonging to other backward castes and minorities get benefit from it.
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BJP, RSS never criticised any religion; Other political parties spread com
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As the politics on Ramcharitmanas controversy is intensifying, RSS leader Indresh Kumar told ANI that the Ramayana was written by Maharshi Valmiki. Any insult to the Ramayana is an insult to the whole of scheduled castes, tribal and OBC (other backward castes) community.
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'Chaddi' row: Siddaramaiah asks why post of RSS chief never occupied by Da
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hubli/Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI): As the 'Chaddi' row between the BJP and Congress escalates, former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah attacked the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and asked why the post of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief has never been occupied by
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Andhra: Backward classes welfare association holds agitation in Vijayawada
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 6 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Backward Classes (BC) Welfare Association on Wednesday held agitation in Vijayawada, demanding caste-based census for other backward castes (OBCs).
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BJP MP Bhupender Yadav hits out at Rahul Gandhi for his 'anti-quota' comme
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): BJP MP Bhupender Yadav on Monday hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for his comments that the BJP and the RSS are against reservation and progress of Scheduled Castes/Tribes and Other Backward Castes in the country.
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No matter how much Modi or Bhagwat dream, will never let reservation end:
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the BJP and the RSS are against reservation and the progress of the Scheduled Castes/Tribes and Other Backward Castes in the country.
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Jolt to Yogi as Allahabad HC stays inclusion of 17 OBC castes in SC list
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 16 (ANI): In a setback to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led BJP government in the state, the Allahabad High Court on Monday stayed the decision to include 17 Other Backward Castes (OBCs) in the Scheduled Castes (SC) list.
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Backward will lose their rights if reservation ends: Savitri Bai Phule
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Savitri Bai Phule on Sunday said that the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Castes (OBCs) will lose their rights in the country, the day reservation comes to an end.
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Rajasthan Govt. approves 1% reservation for Gujjars
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India] December 21 (ANI): The Rajasthan Government on Thursday approved one percent reservation for 'Gujjars' and four other backward castes.
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Nitish bats for reservation in private sector
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India] Nov. 6 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday batted for reservation in the private sector.
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NCERT talent search exams: Centre approves reservation for OBC students
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 31 (ANI): Minister for Human Resource and Development Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday approved reservation for the Other Backward Castes(OBCs) students in NCERT conducted talent search examination.
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HC issues stay order on UP Govt.'s notification to include OBCs in SC
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan. 24 (ANI): In a major setback to the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party ahead of the high-voltage Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday passed a stay order on the government's notification to include 17 Other Backward Castes (OBC) in th
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