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Social media debate over UPSC rank holder allegedly misusing OBC quota
Poorva Chaudhary, whose sister posted a congratulations post for her which went viral and garnered millions of views, has now disabled her Instagram account.
Updated on May 05, 2025 11:02 AM IST
Caste census decision historic, will reshape policy making: Anupriya
Union minister said her party is raising the issue of a separate OBC ministry and the dream will be fulfilled for sure
Updated on May 02, 2025 10:25 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Congress espouses cause of all sections of the society: Koppula Raju
‘The discourse on caste census and our endeavour to realise equality in society undoubtedly brings SCs, STs, OBCs and minorities to the centre stage’
Published on Apr 14, 2025 07:20 AM IST
Caste realities shackle TN’s temple priest diversity push
In 2007, the DMK government opened schools with a one-year course to become temple priests, which was open to people from all castes.
Published on Apr 09, 2025 06:16 AM IST
No mission left there, join Cong: Udit Raj to BSP workers
Congress leader Udit Raj urges BSP members to join Congress, claiming Mayawati is undermining the party's mission for Dalits and OBCs.
Updated on Mar 02, 2025 08:56 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Kiren Rijiju slams Rahul Gandhi over remarks on OBC, SC/ST: ‘Is he blind’?
Rijiju condemned Rahul Gandhi's remarks on caste census and representation in Parliament, asserting that the government includes OBCs and STs in key positions.
Published on Feb 03, 2025 09:03 PM IST
OBC, EBC and DNT students can apply for post-matric scholarship: Dr Baljit Kaur
Dr Baljit Kaur stated that under the Prime Minister YASASVI Scheme for the academic year 2024-25, the Dr Ambedkar Scholarship Portal has been opened for OBC, EBC and DNT students to apply for the Post-Matric Scholarship as per the guidelines.
Updated on Jan 06, 2025 07:00 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
SC to consider relief to Bengal for allowing reservation to 77 OBC communities
The court said it will consider if any interim relief sought by the West Bengal government can be granted to people from the 77 communities
Published on Nov 22, 2024 08:27 PM IST
Abraham Thomas
Protest against alleged caste discrimination at IIM Bangalore, institute denies
The protest which was held in Bengaluru's Freedom Park demanded urgent action against caste discrimination in the institute.
Published on Nov 20, 2024 08:27 PM IST
Assembly Polls: The million mutinies of Maharashtra
In Maharashtra, caste-based agitations intensify ahead of elections, with Marathas, OBCs, and Dhangars vying for reservation
Updated on Nov 11, 2024 12:14 PM IST
With an eye on Maharashtra polls, Eknath Shinde govt's big OBC outreach
A non-creamy layer certificate means the family income of the concerned person is below the prescribed limit
Published on Oct 10, 2024 09:47 PM IST
Rahul says no ‘Miss India, top media anchor’ from Dalit, tribal, OBC communities
Gandhi pressed the need for a caste census, saying that it was not for “any political reasons” but to “include 90 per cent of India's poor in the mainstream”.
Updated on Aug 25, 2024 08:06 AM IST
In OBC reservation case, Supreme Court seeks data from Mamata-led Bengal govt
Supreme Court asked West Bengal government to explain the basis of designating 77 communities, most of which were Muslims, as OBC.
Published on Aug 05, 2024 01:51 PM IST
Amid Puja Khedkar row, disability certificates of 6 officers under lens: Report
Puja Khedkar row: According to UPSC regulations, candidates must have at least a 40 per cent disability to qualify for reservation benefits.
Published on Aug 02, 2024 06:14 PM IST
Upliftment of weaker sections top priority for Himachal govt, says CM
Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu the government is also offering a handholding scheme to make the weaker sections of the society become self-sufficient by imparting them training in professional courses and offering financial assistance for the purchase of necessary equipment to start their ventures
Updated on Jul 30, 2024 08:44 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Shimla
Rift between OBCs and Marathas over quota is worrying: Pawar
NCP (SP) chief voiced concerns about the rift between OBC and Marathas over the reservation issue and emphasised the need for dialogue of Maharashtra government with stakeholders
Updated on Jul 28, 2024 06:50 AM IST
After LS polls, BJP redrawing strategy to win back support of OBCs in UP
After the INDIA bloc breached BJP's OBC support base in 2024, the ruling party will redraw its strategy to win back OBC support in Uttar Pradesh.
Updated on Jul 25, 2024 08:18 AM IST
Rajesh Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Centre asks Pune cops to give details about marital status of Puja’s parents
The central government has instructed the Pune police to provide information on the marital status of the parents of IAS probationer Puja Khedkar
Updated on Jul 24, 2024 07:44 AM IST
Now, dy CM Maurya seeks details of reservation in UP government jobs
In his report to the party central leadership, UP BJP president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary highlighted the shift in OBC and Dalit votes to the INDIA bloc as one of the main reasons for the saffron party’s poor show in the polls
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 09:32 AM IST
Keshav Prasad Maurya the man in the middle as political pot boils in Uttar Pradesh
It was under Maurya’s leadership as BJP state president that the party returned to power in Uttar Pradesh after 14 years in 2017 and he was among one of the aspirants for the chief minister’s position back then but Yogi Adityanth took the reins.
Updated on Jul 18, 2024 06:16 AM IST
Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
Bhujbal accuses Sharad Pawar of intending to set Maha on fire over reservation
Bhujbal said on a sensitive issue like reservation, it was expected that Sharad Pawar would attend the meeting called by the state government last week
Updated on Jul 15, 2024 04:59 AM IST
Yogesh Joshi
State proposes increase in OBC non-creamy layer income limit to ₹15 lakh per annum
Maharashtra's ruling alliance plans to increase OBC non-creamy layer income cap to ₹15 lakh/year to win back OBC voters lost in 2024 elections.
Updated on Jul 15, 2024 07:10 AM IST
From shadow to spotlight, a leap to big league
Bharti Pardhi, a first-time MP from Balaghat, overcame setbacks to win the seat.
Updated on Jul 15, 2024 06:13 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Balaghat
Khedkar got disability certs from Ahmednagar dist hosp
UPSC has appointed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, as the nodal agency for checks on candidates seeking disability certificates. Khedkar had allegedly not turned up for the medical tests despite many calls from the hospital
Updated on Jul 14, 2024 07:30 AM IST
Nadeem InamdarShrinivas Deshpande
Puja Khedkar got disability certificates from Ahmednagar dist hospital
Puja Khedkar under scrutiny for allegedly manipulating disability and OBC quotas for civil services. Authorities investigating, including UPSC and local police.
Updated on Jul 14, 2024 06:00 AM IST
Nadeem InamdarShrinivas Deshpande
Clip of IAS trainee Puja Khedkar’s gun-wielding mother viral; DGP orders probe
Video of IAS officer Puja Khedkar's mother brandishing firearm in land dispute goes viral, leading to FIR. Family claims self-defense.
Updated on Jul 13, 2024 05:01 AM IST
Pankaja Munde among BJP’s 3 OBC names for MLC polls
The BJP was drubbed in the recent LS elections, its tally dropping from 23 seats in 2019 to just nine. The party could not win a single seat in Marathwada, where it had four sitting MPs, owing to the unrest in the Maratha community over the reservation quota stir
Updated on Jul 02, 2024 07:48 AM IST
Few ministers are working against Marathas: Jarange-Patil's latest charge
Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil alleged on Friday that the state government was conspiring to create a divide between the two communities
Updated on Jun 22, 2024 08:58 AM IST
Manoj Jarange-Patil breaks hunger strike, gives govt a month to meet demands
Should the government fail to meet the deadline, the activist warned, he will field candidates in all 288 Assembly constituencies in the upcoming polls. The activist had been on a hunger strike demanding blanket reservation for Marathas in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category
Updated on Jun 14, 2024 07:40 AM IST
Manoj Jarange-Patil calls off latest hunger strike after government assurances
The activist had been on a hunger strike in Antarvali Sarati, Jalna district, demanding blanket reservation for Marathas in the OBC category
Updated on Jun 14, 2024 08:50 AM IST