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Centre promises to take 40 castes and communities of Telangana on its OBC list
Hyderabad: The Centre has promised poll-bound Telangana State government to consider the inclusion of 40 castes/communities in the Central list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). There has been concerted demand from Telangana…
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Will implement women’s reservation bill, extend it to OBC too if voted to power: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in his opening remarks in the Congress Working Committee (CWC) said the party will implement women’s reservation, including extending it to the OBC women when it…
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Congress meets to discuss upcoming Assembly polls, OBC issue, caste-based census
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met on Monday to discuss the upcoming Assembly elections, OBC issue, caste-based census and the preparation for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Congress President Mallikarjun…
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Congress calls CWC meeting on Oct 9, to discuss caste census, OBC issue
New Delhi: Amid debate over caste-based census gaining momentum, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has called for a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on October 9 to decide its strategy on…
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RSS to step up drive against love jihad, conversions
Lucknow: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will now step up a campaign against “love jihad” and illegal religious conversion through enticements. It will also get women, Dalits and Other Backward Classes (OBCs)…
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Women’s reservation bill incomplete without OBC quota, caste census: CM Gehlot
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said the women’s reservation bill has been welcomed by everyone but is incomplete without OBC reservation and the caste census. Speaking to reporters after…
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Rohini panel report on OBCs likely to be major trump card for BJP in election year
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is expected to consider a report by the Justice Rohini Commission regarding the sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). This report was submitted to President Draupadi…
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Jalna violence: Uddhav demands quota for Marathas, OBCs during spl Parl session
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday demanded the Centre provide reservations to Marathas and OBCs in the special session of Parliament convened later this month, a day after violence…
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Congress demands 27% reservation for OBCs in Gujarat local bodies, budgetary allocation
Gandhinagar: The Congress on Tuesday demanded a 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in local bodies in Gujarat and asked the government to make public the Justice Jhaveri…
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Raj govt will hike OBC quota from 21% to 27%, says Ashok Gehlot
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has announced that the state government will hike OBC reservation from 21 percent to 26 percent, and the additional 6 percent will go to most backward…
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OBC leaders’ defection big worry for SP ahead of LS 2024
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has a big worry with its OBC stakeholders, with half a dozen leaders from these communities having already defected to BJP in the past few months.…