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NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of social boycott of tribal woman's family
Updated : 9 months 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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"Unconstitutional": Shiv Sena Shaina NC criticises Karnataka govt over min
Updated : 9 months, 1 week 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 : 9 months, 1 week 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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MP cabinet approves state public service promotion rules after 9 years, 2
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Provisions include 20 percent reservation for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 16 percent for Scheduled Castes (SC). SC and ST public servants will also have the opportunity for promotion based on merit. With the promotion of employees and officers, around two lakh posts will be vacant in governmen
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"Complete derailment": Manickam Tagore criticises Bihar govt over living s
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"LoP Rahul Gandhi has raised a very genuine issue. It is the issue of the (students from) backward classes, extremely backward classes, scheduled caste, and scheduled tribe and their hostel. The double-engine government of Modi and Nitish Kumar has completely derailed. We can see the hostel
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Indian parliamentary committee for SC-ST welfare convenes two-days meeting
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
18 members of the Indian parliament (including 12 from Lok Sabha and 6 from Rajya Sabha) of the parliamentary committee on the welfare of scheduled caste and scheduled tribes along with their family members and officers of the parliamentary committee and other officials came here to atten
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Rahul Gandhi calls 'Not Found Suitable' label new form of 'Manuvaad', slam
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Raising serious concerns over the systemic discrimination against Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) in educational institutions, Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday labelled the practise of "Not Fou
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Karnataka HC quashes FIR against Infosys co-founder; terms complaint as 'a
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR registered against Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan and others under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and termed the complaint "an abuse of the process of law" and granted liberty to initiate
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"Also giving reservation to SC/ST...": DK Shivakumar after PM Modi slams m
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks criticising the quota for minority contractors, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday defended the state government's reservation policy and said that they are also giving reservations to Scheduled Castes (SCs), and Schedul
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Last day of Parliament's Budget Session: Centre to push key legislations
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Today marks the final day of the Parliament's Budget Session, and the Centre is pushing to pass several key legislations.
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Around 50% of Mudra accounts belong to SC, ST and OBCs; boosting financial
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is boosting financial independence among marginalized groups as nearly 50 per cent of the 52 crore PMMY accounts belong to individuals from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC), says a report by State Bank of In
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"Two from ST community, including Vice President of Ajit Pawar's party kil
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"In the incident that happened in Nashik yesterday, two people from the ST community, including the vice president of Ajit Pawar's party, were killed. We are being given evasive answers. When the incident happened in Nagpur, the police commissioner said something else and gave a different st
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