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"Lip Service": Citing Tribals, KTR Hits Out At Rahul Gandhi On Caste Census
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's promises on caste census and doing away with the 50 per cent cap on reservation was challenged today by Bharat Rashtra Samithi's KT Rama Rao, who had brought a number of tribal women to Delhi to highlight their p
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"Will Remove 50% Cap, Give As Much Reservation As Needed": Rahul Gandhi
The Congress will remove the Supreme Court-mandated 50 per cent cap on caste-based reservation and increase quota benefits for people from Dalit, backward and tribal communities, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said today.
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In 2024 Manifesto Congress Promises To Restore Statehood To Jammu And Kashmir
Right to apprenticeship, a legal guarantee for MSP, and passing a constitutional amendment to raise the 50 per cent cap on reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs are among the promises made by the Congress in its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls
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Bihar Assembly Passes Bill For 65% Caste Quota, Past Supreme Court Cap
The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to increase reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65 per cent.
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Reservation To Maratha Community If Voted To Power: Maharashtra Congress
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Thursday said that if his party is voted to power in the state and at the Centre in the next elections, it would provide reservation to the Maratha community by increasing the 50 per cent cap on quota.
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Sharad Pawar Demands Centre Remove 50% Quota Cap, Raise It By 15-16%
NCP president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday demanded that the Centre remove the 50 per cent cap on quota and raise it by 15-16 per cent to accommodate more communities, amid the renewed focus on Maratha reservation in Maharashtra.
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"Modi Ji, Caste Census Data...": Rahul Gandhi On Political Representation
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has called for removing the 50 per cent cap on reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes at a Karnataka election campaign speech in Kolar district.
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Lalu Prasad Yadav On Caste Census: "Let 50% Cap Be Broken If Needed"
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday reiterated the demand for caste census and favoured "breaking" the 50 per cent ceiling on reservations if the population of SCs, STs and OBCs was found to be more than half of the total.
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Odisha Assembly Passes Resolution To Rise Quota Cap, Conduct Caste Census
The Odisha assembly on Thursday passed a resolution to increase the reservation ceiling beyond 50 per cent and conduct a caste-based census in the state.
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Maharashtra Minister Seeks Protection For Maratha Quota From 50% Cap
Maharashtra PWD Minister Ashok Chavan on Thursday sought protection for Maratha quota from the Supreme Court-mandated 50 per cent ceiling the way it has been done by the Centre in case of reservation for the economically weaker sections (EWS).
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Maratha Quota, Terms It Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court today cancelled the reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for the Maratha community brought in by Maharashtra in 2018, saying it exceeded the 50 per cent cap imposed earlier.
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Supreme Court Asks All States To Submit Views On 50% Reservation
All states have been asked to submit views to the Supreme Court on 50 per cent cap on reservation for backward communities - enacted after 1992 Indra Sawhney case verdict - as the top court prepares to examine if the reservation celling needs to be reconsidered.
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Cabinet Clears Bailout Plan For Crisis-Hit Yes Bank: 10 Things To Know
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that the Union Cabinet had approved a reconstruction scheme for Yes Bank as proposed by the Reserve Bank of India. "State Bank of India will invest up to 49 per cent equity in Yes Bank and other investors are also being invited," the Finance Minister said, addressing the media after a meeting of th...
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Bombay High Court Confirms Maratha Quota, But Says 16% Not Justifiable
The Bombay High Court today upheld the Maharashtra government's decision to providereservation to the Maratha community in government jobs and educational institutions. However, the court cut down on the quantum of 16 per cent cited by the government on the grounds that it was not "justifiable".
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Quota Bill Won't Affect Reservation For Backward Classes: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that 10 per cent quota in jobs and education for the economically weaker sections in the general category will not affect the Supreme Court's ruling of 50 per cent cap on reservation for backward classes (BCs).
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"Lip Service": Citing Tribals, KTR Hits Out At Rahul Gandhi On Caste Census
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's promises on caste census and doing away with the 50 per cent cap on reservation was challenged today by Bharat Rashtra Samithi's KT Rama Rao, who had brought a number of tribal women to Delhi to highlight their p
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"Will Remove 50% Cap, Give As Much Reservation As Needed": Rahul Gandhi
The Congress will remove the Supreme Court-mandated 50 per cent cap on caste-based reservation and increase quota benefits for people from Dalit, backward and tribal communities, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said today.
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In 2024 Manifesto Congress Promises To Restore Statehood To Jammu And Kashmir
Right to apprenticeship, a legal guarantee for MSP, and passing a constitutional amendment to raise the 50 per cent cap on reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs are among the promises made by the Congress in its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls
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Bihar Assembly Passes Bill For 65% Caste Quota, Past Supreme Court Cap
The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to increase reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65 per cent.
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Reservation To Maratha Community If Voted To Power: Maharashtra Congress
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Thursday said that if his party is voted to power in the state and at the Centre in the next elections, it would provide reservation to the Maratha community by increasing the 50 per cent cap on quota.
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Sharad Pawar Demands Centre Remove 50% Quota Cap, Raise It By 15-16%
NCP president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday demanded that the Centre remove the 50 per cent cap on quota and raise it by 15-16 per cent to accommodate more communities, amid the renewed focus on Maratha reservation in Maharashtra.
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"Modi Ji, Caste Census Data...": Rahul Gandhi On Political Representation
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has called for removing the 50 per cent cap on reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes at a Karnataka election campaign speech in Kolar district.
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Lalu Prasad Yadav On Caste Census: "Let 50% Cap Be Broken If Needed"
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday reiterated the demand for caste census and favoured "breaking" the 50 per cent ceiling on reservations if the population of SCs, STs and OBCs was found to be more than half of the total.
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Odisha Assembly Passes Resolution To Rise Quota Cap, Conduct Caste Census
The Odisha assembly on Thursday passed a resolution to increase the reservation ceiling beyond 50 per cent and conduct a caste-based census in the state.
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Maharashtra Minister Seeks Protection For Maratha Quota From 50% Cap
Maharashtra PWD Minister Ashok Chavan on Thursday sought protection for Maratha quota from the Supreme Court-mandated 50 per cent ceiling the way it has been done by the Centre in case of reservation for the economically weaker sections (EWS).
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Maratha Quota, Terms It Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court today cancelled the reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for the Maratha community brought in by Maharashtra in 2018, saying it exceeded the 50 per cent cap imposed earlier.
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Supreme Court Asks All States To Submit Views On 50% Reservation
All states have been asked to submit views to the Supreme Court on 50 per cent cap on reservation for backward communities - enacted after 1992 Indra Sawhney case verdict - as the top court prepares to examine if the reservation celling needs to be reconsidered.
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Cabinet Clears Bailout Plan For Crisis-Hit Yes Bank: 10 Things To Know
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that the Union Cabinet had approved a reconstruction scheme for Yes Bank as proposed by the Reserve Bank of India. "State Bank of India will invest up to 49 per cent equity in Yes Bank and other investors are also being invited," the Finance Minister said, addressing the media after a meeting of th...
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Bombay High Court Confirms Maratha Quota, But Says 16% Not Justifiable
The Bombay High Court today upheld the Maharashtra government's decision to providereservation to the Maratha community in government jobs and educational institutions. However, the court cut down on the quantum of 16 per cent cited by the government on the grounds that it was not "justifiable".
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Quota Bill Won't Affect Reservation For Backward Classes: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that 10 per cent quota in jobs and education for the economically weaker sections in the general category will not affect the Supreme Court's ruling of 50 per cent cap on reservation for backward classes (BCs).
