Five Per Cent Reservation

The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday accepted three of the five recommendations of the Justice K Bhakthavatsala Commission on providing one-third or 33 per cent reservation to other backward classes (OBC) in urban local bodies (ULB) elections.

Three out of five judges ruled that providing 10 per cent reservation does not violate the basic structure while only one of the judge dissented, saying India's constitution does not allow exclusion

Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain has directed all buildings in the city such as malls, hospitals, hotels and those housing offices that have parking facilities with a capacity of more than 100 vehicles to reserve five per cent of that space for electric vehicles (EVs) and charging points.

The Delhi High Court told the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) that whatever method it may adopt to reserve seats for the disabled category, five per cent of the total final admissions should comprise persons with disabilities (PWDs).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Monday that it had broadly accepted recommendations made by a committee on loans restructuring for COVID-19-affected businesses. The RBI-appointed panel, under eminent banker KV Kamath, recommended five financial ratios for 26 sectors - including aviation, construction, power, real estate and automobiles - wh...

The Rajasthan government has approved five per cent reservation to the ''more backward classes'', including Gurjars, in the state judicial service, according to a statement.

Jawaharlal Nehru University, or JNU, told the Delhi High Court that it has never violated the mandate of five per cent reservation for differently-abled students and was committed to providing it in all courses in the 2020-21 academic year.

Growth of 4.2 per cent would be the lowest since authorities adopted a new base year for gross domestic product data in 2012.

The US central bank is expected to cut its benchmark rate by one quarter of a percentage point to a range of 1.75-2 per cent, the second rate reduction this year. Broader impacts of the Federal Reserve's decision to stop raising rates and start cutting them this year are already being felt across the economy.

State Bank of India (SBI) has reduced its benchmark lending rate by five basis points or 0.05 per cent across tenors. The new rate, effective from today, marks the third reduction by SBI this financial year, the country's largest lender said in a statement. SBI's revision of its marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) comes a day after Res...

The members of Gujjar community called off their agitation on Saturday after getting a written assurance from the Rajasthan government that it will stand by them if the bill giving five per cent reservation to the community faces legal hurdles.

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla, who is on a sit-in in Sawai Madhopur district along with his supporters since Friday demanding five per cent reservation for Gujjar community in jobs and education, fell sick on Wednesday.

As the protesting members of the Gujjar community refused to quit their agitation till their demand for five per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutes is fulfilled, Congress leaders in Rajasthan said that the state government will announce a plan on Wednesday to break the deadlock.

The Andhra Pradesh government has announced it will give only five per cent reservation to the economically weaker sections (EWS) under the Centre's 10 per cent quota, setting aside the rest to the upper caste Kapus.

The stock markets are likely to open sharply lower on Tuesday, a day marked with the much-awaited results of assembly elections in five states. The SGX Nifty was down 169.5 points, or 1.6 per cent, at 10,348.50 on Tuesday morning. The Nifty and Sensex had plunged around 2 per cent on Monday to register their worst closing levels in four weeks, drag...

The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday accepted three of the five recommendations of the Justice K Bhakthavatsala Commission on providing one-third or 33 per cent reservation to other backward classes (OBC) in urban local bodies (ULB) elections.

Three out of five judges ruled that providing 10 per cent reservation does not violate the basic structure while only one of the judge dissented, saying India's constitution does not allow exclusion

Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain has directed all buildings in the city such as malls, hospitals, hotels and those housing offices that have parking facilities with a capacity of more than 100 vehicles to reserve five per cent of that space for electric vehicles (EVs) and charging points.

The Delhi High Court told the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) that whatever method it may adopt to reserve seats for the disabled category, five per cent of the total final admissions should comprise persons with disabilities (PWDs).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Monday that it had broadly accepted recommendations made by a committee on loans restructuring for COVID-19-affected businesses. The RBI-appointed panel, under eminent banker KV Kamath, recommended five financial ratios for 26 sectors - including aviation, construction, power, real estate and automobiles - wh...

The Rajasthan government has approved five per cent reservation to the ''more backward classes'', including Gurjars, in the state judicial service, according to a statement.

Jawaharlal Nehru University, or JNU, told the Delhi High Court that it has never violated the mandate of five per cent reservation for differently-abled students and was committed to providing it in all courses in the 2020-21 academic year.

Growth of 4.2 per cent would be the lowest since authorities adopted a new base year for gross domestic product data in 2012.

The US central bank is expected to cut its benchmark rate by one quarter of a percentage point to a range of 1.75-2 per cent, the second rate reduction this year. Broader impacts of the Federal Reserve's decision to stop raising rates and start cutting them this year are already being felt across the economy.

State Bank of India (SBI) has reduced its benchmark lending rate by five basis points or 0.05 per cent across tenors. The new rate, effective from today, marks the third reduction by SBI this financial year, the country's largest lender said in a statement. SBI's revision of its marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) comes a day after Res...

The members of Gujjar community called off their agitation on Saturday after getting a written assurance from the Rajasthan government that it will stand by them if the bill giving five per cent reservation to the community faces legal hurdles.

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla, who is on a sit-in in Sawai Madhopur district along with his supporters since Friday demanding five per cent reservation for Gujjar community in jobs and education, fell sick on Wednesday.

As the protesting members of the Gujjar community refused to quit their agitation till their demand for five per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutes is fulfilled, Congress leaders in Rajasthan said that the state government will announce a plan on Wednesday to break the deadlock.

The Andhra Pradesh government has announced it will give only five per cent reservation to the economically weaker sections (EWS) under the Centre's 10 per cent quota, setting aside the rest to the upper caste Kapus.

The stock markets are likely to open sharply lower on Tuesday, a day marked with the much-awaited results of assembly elections in five states. The SGX Nifty was down 169.5 points, or 1.6 per cent, at 10,348.50 on Tuesday morning. The Nifty and Sensex had plunged around 2 per cent on Monday to register their worst closing levels in four weeks, drag...