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Uproar in LS over SC verdict on quotas in jobs; Rajnath accuses Congress o
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed an uproar over the Supreme Court ruling that quotas and reservations in government jobs is not a fundamental right with Congress members accusing the government of attempting to snatch away the rights of SCs and STs a
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Central govt has nothing to do with it, says Prahlad Joshi over SC order o
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): The Central government has nothing to do with the Supreme Court's ruling that states are not bound to provide reservation in appointments and there is no fundamental right to claim quota in promotions, said Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Mond
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Cong gives suspension of business notice in RS over SC order on quotas in
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Congress party on Monday gave a suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 over Supreme Court ruling that quotas and reservations for promotions for government jobs is not a fundamental right.
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IUML, DMK, CPI (M), Cong give adjournment motion notice in LS over SC orde
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday gave adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over the Supreme Court ruling that states are not bound to provide reservation in appointme
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Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games to feature historic number of weightlifters
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): A meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board in Lausanne last week has approved a significant increase in the quotas for young male and female weightlifters at the Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games.
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Lok Sabha unanimously passes Bill to extend reservation to SCs, STs in leg
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday unanimously passed the Bill to extend the reservation for SCs and STs in the Lower House and the State assemblies by ten years with Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad stating that the BJP was fully committed to reservation for the
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Lok Sabha passes bill to extend political reservation to SCs, STs; Prasad
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to extend the reservation for SCs and STs in Lok Sabha and state assemblies by ten years with Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad stating that the BJP was fully committed to reservation for these sections and it will
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Kiren Rijiju lauds Indian shooting contingent for winning 15 Olympic quota
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 10 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Sunday lauded the Indian shooting contingent for winning 15 Olympic quotas in the sport.
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Azadi March: Pak cleric takes on Imran Khan; opposition unites
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], Oct 30 (ANI): "Have you ever heard that an Azadi March is being taken out, seeking the resignation of the Prime Minister? But why do you want it?" Speaking at the launching ceremony of Baba Guru Nanak University, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was commenting that the 'Azad
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ISSF to reimburse medal Winners of 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event for non-ava
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): The organizing committee of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol, has decided to reimburse all expenses of the medal winners of men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event.
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Shooting World Cup: NRAI thanks IOC for clearing 14 Olympics quotas
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) on Friday thanked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for clearing the issuance of 14 Olympics quotas in the ongoing Shooting World Cup.
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Lok Sabha speaker questions indefinite reservation
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Questioning the effectiveness of offering reservation in education and jobs for an indefinite period, Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan underscored that even the Father of the Indian Constitution, BR Ambedkar wanted quotas for only 10 years.
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