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BSP extends support to Bharat Bandh against Supreme Court verdict on SC/ST
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Supreme Court, in a landmark verdict on August 1, ruled that states have the power to sub-classify SCs and STs and said that the authority concerned, while deciding if the class is adequately represented, must calculate adequacy based on effective and not quantitative representation.<
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"It is a direct assault on social justice," says Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin o
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
"Lateral Entry is a direct assault on social justice, depriving meritorious SC, ST, OBC and minority officers of their deserved opportunities at the top. The Union Government must halt this practice, prioritise filling backlog vacancies for OBCs & SC/STs, and ensure fair and equitable
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"Big conspiracy against country": Akhilesh Yadav attacks Centre over later
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The UPSC recently announced a notification for recruiting Joint Secretaries, Directors, and Deputy Secretaries through lateral entry. This decision has ignited criticism from opposition parties, who claim it undermines the reservation rights of OBCs, SCs, and STs.
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"Hypocrisy", Ashwini Vaishnaw attacks opposition for taking stand against
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The UPSC recently announced a notification for recruiting Joint Secretaries, Directors, and Deputy Secretaries through lateral entry. This decision has ignited criticism from opposition parties, who claim it undermines the reservation rights of OBCs, SCs, and STs.
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Lateral entry first introduced under UPA govt, strongly endorsed by second
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The UPSC recently announced a notification for recruiting Joint Secretaries, Directors, and Deputy Secretaries through lateral entry. This decision has ignited criticism from opposition parties, who claim it undermines the reservation rights of OBCs, SCs, and STs.
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"Why BJP not bringing ordinance against court's order on creamy layer": Te
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Supreme Court ruled by a majority judgement of 6:1 that sub-classification within the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (SCs and STs) reservation is permissible.
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Bunkering at India ports shot up 65% in 2024: S&P Global Commodity Ins
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Bunkering activity in India has experienced significant growth in 2024, with the total number of bunkering and ship-to-ship (STS) calls to Indian ports increasing by 64 per cent year-on-year through July.
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Government should call special session of Parliament, bring bill to nullif
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Saturday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave "hollow assurance" to BJP's SC/STs MPs over non-implementation of the Supreme Court observation on identifying creamy layer in SC and ST category.
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JDU MP welcomes SC verdict on subcategorisation of SCs, STs; highlights fo
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI on the apex court's verdict on the subcategorisation of SCs and STs, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha said, "Bihar CM Nitish Kumar did subcategorisation in 2007. When the Bihar State Mahadalit Commission was formed, affirmative actions were taken for the upliftment of certain
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No provision for creamy layers in SC/ST quota: Centre
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday that there is no provision for creamy layer in SCs and STs reservation in the Constitution drafted by BR Ambedkar, and the NDA government is bound to follow that Constitution.
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BJP MPs belonging to SC/ST communities met PM Modi over SC's decision on i
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The MPs jointly submitted a memorandum regarding the Supreme Court's observation on the creamy layer for ST/SC and demanded that this decision should not be implemented in our society. PM Modi assured them that he would look into this matter.
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Congress to hold meeting today to discuss strategy on SC's decision on ide
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling on August 1, ruled that states have the power to sub-classify SCs and STs and said that the authority concerned, while deciding if the class is adequately represented, must calculate adequacy based on effective and not quantitative representation. Read More
