OBC
- India
BJP slams Rahul Gandhi’s comment on OBC representation in Miss India contest
New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday flayed Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his “no Dalit, Adivasi or OBC in Miss India list” remarks and asked him not to demean the discussion…
- India
West Bengal govt seeks SC stay on HC verdict striking down OBC status of several castes
New Delhi: The West Bengal government on Tuesday sought an urgent hearing by the Supreme Court of its appeal against the Calcutta High Court verdict striking down the OBC status of several…
- India
‘Nizami Marathas’ trying to snatch OBC quota: Prakash Ambedkar
Jalna: Amid the reservation row, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar has claimed that “Nizami Marathas” are trying to snatch the quota designated for the Other Backward Classes. The OBCs should…
- India
SC seeks from WB quantifiable data on backwardness
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the West Bengal government to provide quantifiable data on social and economic backwardness and the inadequate representation in public sector jobs of the castes…
- India
Puja Khedkar eligible for non-creamy layer OBC, disability certificates, says father
Mumbai: The father of IAS officer Puja Khedkar, accused of using fake disability and OBC certificates to clear the civil services exam, defended her on Sunday, stressing that she hadn’t done anything…
- India
OBC family attacked, woman molested for refusing to touch Brahmins’ feet in UP
In a shocking incident of caste-based violence, an Other Backward Classes (OBC) family in Uttar Pradesh was brutally beaten by a group of men belonging to the upper caste for allegedly refusing…
- India
Minister writes to UP CM over rejection of OBC, SC/ST candidates for govt posts
Lucknow: Union minister and Apna Dal (Sonelal) president Anupriya Patel has written a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the rejection of OBC and SC/ST candidates for state government…
- India
Govt trying to create rift between Maratha, OBC communities: Jarange
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Activist Manoj Jarange on Friday accused the Maharashtra government of trying to create tension between the Maratha and OBC communities, vowing that he won’t “let it happen”. The 41-year-old activist…
- India
INDIA bloc wants to rob reservation of SCs, STs, OBCs to appease Muslims: Nadda
Kushinagar: Hitting out at the INDIA bloc, BJP president J P Nadda on Friday alleged that the “ghamandia” (arrogant) alliance is against the Dalits, tribals and backwards because it wants to rob…
- India
Calcutta HC order on OBC quota to Muslims ‘tight slap’ to oppn: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called the Calcutta High Court decision of striking down the OBC status granted to “77 classes” in West Bengal since 2010 a “tight slap”…
- Hyderabad
BJP will ensure reservation for SC, ST, OBC: Amit Shah
Hyderabad: Reservations for SC, ST, OBCs would not end as long as there is even one BJP MP in Parliament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday. Shah, who addressed election…
- India
BJP’s presence among OBC in UP has increased manifold
Lucknow: With 200-odd groups, the OBC are emerging as an important factor in Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Despite the BJP making inroads among OBC voters and its non-dominant…
- India
Kiren Rijiju counters Rahul’s OBC barb on secretaries in govt
New Delhi: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday strongly countered Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of ‘discrimination’ against the Other Backward Class (OBC) community in the country’s top bureaucratic set-up. “Is he…
- Politics
BJP to hold ‘OBC Yuva Samvad’ in all UP districts
Lucknow: The BJP will hold OBC mega meets in all 17 municipal corporations and conduct ‘yuva samvad’ meetings in each of the 75 districts of the state. The ‘OBC yuva samvad’ is…
- India
27% OBC representation not reflected in Group A, B, C posts in GoI: Parl panel
New Delhi: Twenty-seven percent representation of OBCs is not being reflected in Group A, B and C posts in the Government of India and such variance defies the welfare-oriented vision behind the…
