OBC
- India
Bombay HC bench recuses from hearing pleas against Maratha quota
Mumbai: A division bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday recused from hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the Maharashtra government’s decision to issue Kunbi caste certificates to the Maratha community…
- India
Maratha quota: Govt starts Hyderabad gazette implementation process
Mumbai: Amid opposition from OBC groups, the Maharashtra government has started the process to implement the Hyderabad gazette in accordance with a GR issued earlier on issuing Kunbi caste certificates to eligible…
- India
If betrayed over Maratha quota, we will make them bite the dust in polls: Jarange
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Activist Manoj Jarange on Thursday warned that if Marathas face betrayal over quota, then the ruling parties in Maharashtra will be made to bite the dust in polls, and asserted…
- Mumbai
Maratha quota fast continues as Mumbai protesters lack food, water
Mumbai: Protesters gathered for the Manoj Jarange-led Maratha quota agitation at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan complained about lack of basic amenities, and non-availability of water and food at the venue, while the civic…
- India
Maratha quota protest: Over 1,500 cops deployed at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan
Mumbai: Over 1,500 Mumbai police personnel have been deployed at the Azad Maidan in south Mumbai to maintain law and order in view of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange’s agitation, officials said…
- India
Plea in SC challenges Gujarat’s 27 pc OBC quota in local bodies
New Delhi: A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2023, which increased the reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies…
- India
SC stays HC order on West Bengal OBC list
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Calcutta High Court’s decision that had stalled the implementation of a revised list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) notified by the West Bengal…
- Telangana
Caste survey legally strong, paves way for higher OBC quota: Uttam
Hyderabad: Telangana Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister Capt. N Uttam Kumar Reddy has said that the recently completed caste-based socio-economic survey in the state is legally valid and can withstand scrutiny in…
- India
Siddaramaiah’s name proposed as member of Congress’ OBC advisory panel
Bengaluru: The OBC Department of the Congress has proposed appointing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as one of the members of its Advisory Council, sparking a debate once again on the CM change in…
- India
Backwardness only benchmark to decide OBC status, not religion: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday told the state Assembly that backwardness is the only benchmark to decide the OBC status of people. Maintaining that a disinformation campaign is…
- India
Chhattisgarh Dalit man stripped, tortured for speaking to upper caste teen
A 21-year-old Dalit young man was allegedly stripped, tied to a tree and brutally assaulted by members of the Other Backward Class (OBC) in Chhattisgarh’s Sakti district. The assault took place on…
- India
More women, OBC voters backed BJP in Delhi elections: Axis My India Exit poll
New Delhi: With more women and OBC voters backing the BJP in the February 5 Assembly election, the party may garner 45-55 seats with a vote share of 48 percent as against…
- News
UPSC cheating case: Puja Khedkar seeks pre-arret bail, moves SC
New Delhi: Former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, accused of cheating and wrongly availing OBC and disability quota benefits in the civil services examination, has moved the Supreme Court for anticipatory bail. A…
- India
100 days of Modi govt: Empowering OBCs, Dalits, minorities & tribals
New Delhi: In the first 100 days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new term, the government has set a notable agenda focusing on the empowerment of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Dalits, minorities,…
- India
SC to hear pleas challenging cancellation of OBC certificates in Bengal on Sept 2
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed September 2 for hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Calcutta High Court ruling cancelling all the Other Backward Class (OBC) certificates issued in…
