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Lone flays J&K reservation policy, calls it post-dated cheque for disaster
Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference president and Handwara MLA Sajjad Lone on Thursday highlighted the growing “marginalisation” of Kashmiri-speaking residents due to what he described as a deeply inequitable reservation system.
Published on Mar 14, 2025 06:52 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Bengaluru’s iconic Vidyarthi Bhavan now lets you reserve your spot
To make a reservation, Bengaluru diners can call 080-26677588 and receive a token number
Updated on Mar 01, 2025 10:32 AM IST
Anagha Deshpande
Invoking ESMA shows govt failure: Akhilesh Yadav
In a statement issued on Sunday, the former chief minister said, “The BJP government has failed on every front.
Updated on Dec 09, 2024 04:05 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Sena MLA offers ₹11 lakh for ‘chopping off’ Rahul Gandhi's tongue, sparks row
The BJP has distanced itself from Gaikwad's remarks saying that it does not support or endorse them.
Published on Sep 16, 2024 03:30 PM IST
Drop in number of students an affirmative action ruling's impact on colleges?
Experts and colleges said it will take years to measure the full impact of last year's ruling that barred consideration of race in admissions.
Published on Sep 06, 2024 12:07 PM IST
AP |
Demonstrations, marches mark Bharat Bandh; normal life unaffected in U.P.
Essential services remained unaffected. Government and private offices, and businesses and educational institutes too stayed open in a majority of districts.
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 05:48 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Befitting reply to machination of BJP govt: Rahul on HC order on U.P. teachers’ appointment
By ignoring the Basic Education Rules, 1981 and Reservation Rules, 1994, the BJP government snatched the rights of Dalits and backward classes from them, said Congress leader
Updated on Aug 18, 2024 05:08 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Congress, RJD slam Modi govt's lateral entry push: ‘Wake up! In name of Hindu…’
The UPSC on Saturday advertised 10 posts of joint secretaries and 35 of directors/deputy secretaries to be filled through the lateral entry mode.
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 05:17 PM IST
Castes from Muslim communities ‘intentionally’ included in backward classes: BJP
“In the reservation system that was given under the Mandal commission, some castes in the Muslim community were included in the backward classes,” said Hussain.
Published on Apr 26, 2024 11:37 PM IST
ANI |
Meghalaya govt forms panel on quota roster system, puts all appointments on hold
The decision was taken after an all-party meeting chaired by chief minister Conrad K Sangma at the secretariat in the state Capital, Shillong
Updated on May 20, 2023 04:39 PM IST
David Laitphlang
SC open to decide validity of domicile-based job reservation laws
SC open to decide validity of domicile-based job reservation laws as matter pending in 3 HCs
Updated on Feb 11, 2022 08:28 PM IST
Abraham Thomas, New Delhi
Data a must for quota in promotion, says SC
A three-judge bench declared that the government shall have to collect empirical data with respect to each cadre of the public employment.
Published on Jan 28, 2022 11:40 PM IST
Won’t review order on SC/ST quota: Top court
A bench, headed by justice L Nageswara Rao, was hearing a clutch of petitions arising out of judgments from 11 different high courts, which delivered their rulings on various pertinent reservation policies in the last 10 years.
Updated on Sep 15, 2021 04:06 AM IST
Utkarsh Anand, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Bhim Army leader challenges Mohan Bhagwat to an open debate on reservation
Bhim Army leader Chandrashekhar Azad claims that 54 per cent of the people belonging to Scheduled Castes do not own any land in the country, while a particular caste dominates and enjoys all privileges.
Published on Aug 20, 2019 08:54 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Caste crucial for both RJD and BJP in Pataliputra
The electoral contest in Pataliputra has once again become a prestige battle for both RJD and BJP, as caste factor comes into play more aggressively in the present elections.
Updated on May 16, 2019 02:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Anirban Guha Roy
PG medical admissions: Open category to get only 4% seats in Maharashtra
A provisional list released by the state common entrance test (CET) cell reveals that 4,166 students have registered for admissions to approximately 1,400 PG medical seats in Maharashtra
Updated on Mar 15, 2019 12:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shreya Bhandary, Mumbai
Adulation, jail, criticism: At 25, Hardik Patel has seen it all
Three years after he made the whole nation take note of him by leading the Patidar youths’ agitation for quota in education and jobs, Hardik Patel now needs to walk the tight rope in carving out his path to Delhi.
Updated on Mar 12, 2019 06:56 PM IST
Ahmedabad | Hiral Dave
If Marathas can, why not others: Hardik, Owaisi demand quota for Patidars, Muslims as well
The bill passed by the Maharashtra government provides reservation of seats for admission in educational institutions and posts in public services to Marathas who have been declared as socially and educationally backward class of citizens.
Updated on Nov 30, 2018 12:01 AM IST
Mumbai and Ahmedabad | Press Trust of India
Social justice panel submits report, all eyes on Yogi govt’s next move
At a time when the BJP is trying to woo the ‘Ati Pichhra’ (most backwards) among the other backward classes (OBCs) and “ati-pichhra” (most Dalits) among the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, the report may come in handy for the Yogi government to woo the most deprived sections in the society ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Published on Nov 01, 2018 11:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Rajya Sabha rejects resolution to treat SCs, STs equally across states
The resolution highlighted that people belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Denotified Castes were being deprived of facilities and concessions and neglected because of the lack of a uniform reservation system in the entire country.
Updated on Aug 10, 2018 07:06 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
I have reservations about reservation, says NCW chief on women in politics
National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma also stressed on the need to empower women, “the other 50% of the population”.
Updated on Jul 27, 2018 09:41 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Turning 18 with HT: ‘Reservation in India overshadow merit’
Practical thinker: Inderjeet Singh says he wants to earn money by ‘fair means’ to secure his family’s future. For him, social media is a platform to show off, where hardly anything meaningful is shared.
Published on Jun 18, 2018 12:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Ribha Sood
HRD ministry to set up online network of research facilities available in universities
It is proposed that through the network access to research equipment and facilities will be provided to researchers and other legitimate users for their academic or non-academic research work.
Updated on Apr 17, 2018 10:03 AM IST
Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India