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Over 67% Sewer, Septic Tank Workers From Scheduled Caste: Centre
- Tuesday December 17, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Over 67 per cent of sewer and septic tank workers in India belong to the Scheduled Caste category, according to official data.
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Ahead Of Polls, Maharashtra Government's Big SC-OBC Outreach
- Thursday October 10, 2024
- India News | Reported by Radhika Ramaswamy
Hoping to repeat the BJP's success in Haryana, the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP coalition in Maharashtra, which is seen as facing an uphill battle in the Assembly polls expected to be held later this year, has reached out to two key groups.
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No Supreme Court Relief For Bengal Over Quashing Of OBC Status Of 77 Castes
- Monday August 5, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The Supreme Court has refused to pause a Calcutta High Court order cancelling the inclusion of 77 castes in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category by the West Bengal government.
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"Congress Minorities' Biggest Enemy": PM Says Reservation Key Issue Of 2024
- Tuesday May 28, 2024
- India News | Asian News International
Accusing the INDIA bloc of indulging in "vote bank politics," Prime Minister Narendra Modi has criticised opposition parties for undermining the constitutional rights of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC).
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The Problem With Wrongly Labelling Real Or Edited Videos As 'Deepfakes'
- Sunday May 5, 2024
- India News | BOOM
An edited video of Home Minister Amit Shah went viral recently, falsely showing him promising an end to reservations for Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, and Other Backward Classes.
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BJP, Akali Dal And Congress Leaders Join AAP In Punjab
- Saturday April 27, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The AAP in Punjab got a major boost ahead of the parliamentary elections on Saturday as BJP's Other Backward Class wing secretary Kuldeep Singh Shanty and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Scheduled Caste wing general secretary Gurdarshan Lal joined it.
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After Rahul Gandhi's "PM Not OBC" Claim, Government's Fact-Check
- Thursday February 8, 2024
- India News | Reported by Marya Shakil
The government on Thursday afternoon hit back at Rahul Gandhi after the Congress MP's claim Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not born into an Other Backward Class community.
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What Ex Chief Justice UU Lalit Said On Reservations For LGBTQ Community
- Thursday January 11, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Former Chief Justice U U Lalit on Thursday said the LGBTQ community is not entitled to claim "vertical" reservations like those given to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, or Economically Weaker Section.
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BJP In "Action Mode", Backward Classes Outreach After Bihar Caste Report
- Friday November 10, 2023
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
The BJP - under attack from the opposition on the caste census issue, with the national election months away - is prepping an Other Backward Classes outreach initiative, sources told NDTV Thursday.
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Bihar Assembly Passes Bill For 65% Caste Quota, Past Supreme Court Cap
- Thursday November 9, 2023
- India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Why Do You Call Yourself OBC?": Rahul Gandhi Targets PM Over Caste Census
- Thursday November 9, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
Launching a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked why the former identifies himself as an Other Backward Class (OBC) when PM considers 'poor' as the only caste in India.
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NTPC Recruitment 2023: 50 Vacancies Available With Salary Of Rs 90,000, Apply By November 10
- Wednesday November 8, 2023
- Jobs | Edited by Rahul Kumar
NTPC Recruitment 2023: The vacancies include 22 posts for the General Category, five for the Economically Weaker Section, 11 for Other Backward Classes, eight for Scheduled Castes, and four for Scheduled Tribes candidates.
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Nitish Kumar Wants Bihar Caste Quotas Raised To 65%, Past Supreme Court Cap
- Tuesday November 7, 2023
- India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has proposed increasing quota for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as well Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes, to 65 per cent.
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'We Are Kunbis, Why Separate Reservation For Us?' Maratha Quota Activist To NDTV
- Wednesday November 1, 2023
- India News | Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
Marathas belong to the Kunbi caste, which comes under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category, and are not demanding any separate reservation, quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil said during an exclusive interview with NDTV.
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Bihar Caste Census: Chirag Paswan Claims Population Of Some Castes Inflated
- Tuesday October 3, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Chirag Paswan rejects Bihar caste census figures as politically motivated, alleging that they inflate the population of some castes and reduce the numbers of others.
- www.ndtv.com
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Over 67% Sewer, Septic Tank Workers From Scheduled Caste: Centre
- Tuesday December 17, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Over 67 per cent of sewer and septic tank workers in India belong to the Scheduled Caste category, according to official data.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ahead Of Polls, Maharashtra Government's Big SC-OBC Outreach
- Thursday October 10, 2024
- India News | Reported by Radhika Ramaswamy
Hoping to repeat the BJP's success in Haryana, the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP coalition in Maharashtra, which is seen as facing an uphill battle in the Assembly polls expected to be held later this year, has reached out to two key groups.
- www.ndtv.com
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No Supreme Court Relief For Bengal Over Quashing Of OBC Status Of 77 Castes
- Monday August 5, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The Supreme Court has refused to pause a Calcutta High Court order cancelling the inclusion of 77 castes in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category by the West Bengal government.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Congress Minorities' Biggest Enemy": PM Says Reservation Key Issue Of 2024
- Tuesday May 28, 2024
- India News | Asian News International
Accusing the INDIA bloc of indulging in "vote bank politics," Prime Minister Narendra Modi has criticised opposition parties for undermining the constitutional rights of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC).
- www.ndtv.com
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The Problem With Wrongly Labelling Real Or Edited Videos As 'Deepfakes'
- Sunday May 5, 2024
- India News | BOOM
An edited video of Home Minister Amit Shah went viral recently, falsely showing him promising an end to reservations for Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, and Other Backward Classes.
- www.ndtv.com
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BJP, Akali Dal And Congress Leaders Join AAP In Punjab
- Saturday April 27, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The AAP in Punjab got a major boost ahead of the parliamentary elections on Saturday as BJP's Other Backward Class wing secretary Kuldeep Singh Shanty and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Scheduled Caste wing general secretary Gurdarshan Lal joined it.
- www.ndtv.com
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After Rahul Gandhi's "PM Not OBC" Claim, Government's Fact-Check
- Thursday February 8, 2024
- India News | Reported by Marya Shakil
The government on Thursday afternoon hit back at Rahul Gandhi after the Congress MP's claim Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not born into an Other Backward Class community.
- www.ndtv.com
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What Ex Chief Justice UU Lalit Said On Reservations For LGBTQ Community
- Thursday January 11, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Former Chief Justice U U Lalit on Thursday said the LGBTQ community is not entitled to claim "vertical" reservations like those given to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, or Economically Weaker Section.
- www.ndtv.com
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BJP In "Action Mode", Backward Classes Outreach After Bihar Caste Report
- Friday November 10, 2023
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
The BJP - under attack from the opposition on the caste census issue, with the national election months away - is prepping an Other Backward Classes outreach initiative, sources told NDTV Thursday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Bihar Assembly Passes Bill For 65% Caste Quota, Past Supreme Court Cap
- Thursday November 9, 2023
- India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Why Do You Call Yourself OBC?": Rahul Gandhi Targets PM Over Caste Census
- Thursday November 9, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
Launching a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked why the former identifies himself as an Other Backward Class (OBC) when PM considers 'poor' as the only caste in India.
- www.ndtv.com
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NTPC Recruitment 2023: 50 Vacancies Available With Salary Of Rs 90,000, Apply By November 10
- Wednesday November 8, 2023
- Jobs | Edited by Rahul Kumar
NTPC Recruitment 2023: The vacancies include 22 posts for the General Category, five for the Economically Weaker Section, 11 for Other Backward Classes, eight for Scheduled Castes, and four for Scheduled Tribes candidates.
- www.ndtv.com
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Nitish Kumar Wants Bihar Caste Quotas Raised To 65%, Past Supreme Court Cap
- Tuesday November 7, 2023
- India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has proposed increasing quota for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as well Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes, to 65 per cent.
- www.ndtv.com
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'We Are Kunbis, Why Separate Reservation For Us?' Maratha Quota Activist To NDTV
- Wednesday November 1, 2023
- India News | Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
Marathas belong to the Kunbi caste, which comes under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category, and are not demanding any separate reservation, quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil said during an exclusive interview with NDTV.
- www.ndtv.com
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Bihar Caste Census: Chirag Paswan Claims Population Of Some Castes Inflated
- Tuesday October 3, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Chirag Paswan rejects Bihar caste census figures as politically motivated, alleging that they inflate the population of some castes and reduce the numbers of others.
- www.ndtv.com