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Uttarakhand: Dalit man beaten up for eating in front of 'upper caste' peop
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Dehradun (Uttrakhand) [India], May 7 (ANI): A Dalit succumbed to injuries on Sunday, a few days after he was beaten up allegedly by a group of "upper caste" people for eating in front of them at a wedding reception in Tehri district of Uttrakhand, police said.
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PM Modi born into upper caste, included his caste into backward category f
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 27 (ANI): BSP supremo Mayawati alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was born into an upper caste but for 'political gains' he got the backward class tag for his entire caste during his tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat.
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Tejashwi denounces Bill on reservation for upper caste poor, accuses BJP o
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Jan 24 (ANI): RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday hit out at the central government for implementing 10 per cent reservation for the economically backward among the upper castes.
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Madras HC seeks Centre's reply on DMK petition challenging 10% quota to po
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): The Madras High Court has issued a notice to central government seeking a reply on 10 percent reservation for economically poor upper caste, before February 18.
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Upper caste reservation: Don't know Manmohan Singh's caste, says Paswan
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11 (ANI): Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan said all the former Prime Ministers from the Congress party barring Manmohan Singh belonged to upper castes, however, he does not know which caste Singh belongs to.
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10% reservation will benefit those with income less than Rs 8 lakhs: Shah
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 08 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Tuesday said the 10 per cent reservation given to economically weaker upper caste people in jobs and education will give huge relief to those in the income bracket of less than Rs 8 lakhs.
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Reservation for economically weak upper castes another 'jumla': Congress
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Congress leader PC Chacko on Tuesday stated that the recent announcement made by the Centre pertaining to the reservation to upper class poor is just another 'jumla' and called it a mere "political stunt."
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BJP remembered to give reservation after 4.5 yrs: Omar Abdullah
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), over their decision of approving 10 per cent reservation to economically weaker upper caste and accused the party over their laidb
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Mayawati calls 10% reservation for upper caste poor a "political stunt"
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): BSP Chief Mayawati on Tuesday welcomed the reservation announced by the Centre for economically weaker sections of upper caste. However, she called the move a 'political stunt.'
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Opposition corners Centre over general category quota
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Soon after the Centre approved 10 percent quota for economically weaker upper castes in government jobs and education, several political leaders called the decision a politically-motivated move ahead of 2019 general elections.
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Govt to bring Bill in Lok Sabha tomorrow on 10 pc quota for upper castes
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 7 (ANI): The government will bring in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday a Constitution Amendment Bill to grant 10 per cent reservation to economically weaker sections of upper castes, sources said.
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Govt decides to grant 10 percent reservation to economically-weaker sectio
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 7 (ANI): In a politically-significant move ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Government on Monday decided to grant 10 percent reservation in education and government jobs to economically-weaker sections of upper castes across religions.
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