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BHUBANESWAR: In a significant policy shift aimed at aligning affirmative action with demographic realities, the Odisha government has enhanced reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) while introducing, for the first time, a quota for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) -- officially termed Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBCs) -- in higher education. The decision was approved at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday evening. U ...Read More >
For over a decade, the courts, the Centre, and the states have expanded the rights of transgender persons. The Centre is now turning back the clock, excluding large sections of transpersons who were earlier protected by the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. An amendment bill, passed by Parliament in the ongoing budget session, has led to widespread fear and confusion in the transgender community. The only step left before the bill becomes law is for the President to assent. I ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 2: The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Maharashtra government to file its reply to a petition challenging its decision to cancel the five per cent reservation for the Muslim community in education and public employment, terming the move as "racial discrimination" and violative of fundamental rights. HC seeks reply from Maharashtra government A bench of Justices Riyaz Chagla and Advait Sethna asked the government to file its reply in three weeks and asked the petitioner ...Read More >
March 31 (Reuters) - More than 3 million Indian officials are to spend a year counting every single person in the world's most populous nation, a mammoth task delayed in part by the COVID-19 pandemic. The once-in-a-decade population survey, originally due in 2021, will start on April 1 with a short window for citizens who wish to register themselves online, the government said on Monday. There will then be two phases of physical door-to-door surveys. The first will list houses and housing con ...Read More >
Speaking during Zero Hour, Laxman said OBC reservation was being misused in the name of religion. He added that states such as Telangana, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala contravened the reservation policy, which does not provide for quotas based on religion, and demanded a review. Laxman cited Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu high court judgments questioning the practice of extending the OBC quota to all Muslims. "There should be a comprehensive review of such religion-based reservations," Lax ...Read More >
JODHPUR: Calling the state's existing reservation policy for transgenders "mere facade and an eyewash", Rajasthan HC on Monday directed the govt to grant an additional 3% weightage in marks to transgender candidates applying for jobs and admissions to educational institutes. HC also made scathing remarks on the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026, recently passed by Parliament, stating it seeks to take away the "right to self-determination or self-proclamation of being ...Read More >
This included Rs 93424,28,68,000 voted by the House for 36 departments and Rs 34342,91,59,000 charged on the consolidated fund Jammu, Mar 27: J&K Legislative Assembly Friday passed the bill authorising the payment and appropriation of Rs 127767,20,27,000 from and out of the consolidated Fund of the Union Territory of J&K for the services of the Financial Year 2026-27 through voice vote. This included Rs 93424,28,68,000 voted by the House for 36 departments and Rs 34342,91,59,000 charged on the ...Read More >
New Delhi: Opposition staged a walkout in the Rajya Sabha when BJP leader K Laxman stated in the House that non-NDA ruled states are giving reservation to Muslims under the Other Backward Classes quota against the provisions of the Constitution, thus eating into the share of the backward community which deserves this affirmative action. Raising the issue when Special Mentions were taken up, Laxman- who is also the BJP OBC Morcha Chief- alleged that Congress ruled states like Karnataka and Telan ...Read More >
Jodhpur, Mar 30 (PTI) In a significant ruling on affirmative action for transgender persons, the Rajasthan High Court's Jodhpur bench has held that the state's policy of including them under the OBC category offers no meaningful benefit, and granted interim relief by directing 3 per cent additional marks weightage in recruitment and admissions. A Division Bench of Justices Arun Monga and Yogendra Kumar Purohit passed the order while disposing of a writ petition filed by Ganga Kumari, who had ch ...Read More >
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a nationwide policy providing paid menstrual leave for women students and workers, observing no one would give them jobs in such a scenario and that such a provision would unintentionally reinforce gender stereotypes. The top court, however, asked the Centre and competent authorities to consider the representation of the PIL petitioner and examine the possibility of framing a policy on menstrual leave after consulti ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) The Supreme Court has ruled that 'creamy layer' status for reservation of OBCs cannot be decided solely based on parental income and treating similarly placed employees of private entities and PSUs differently from government employees, for deciding reservation, would amount to hostile discrimination. A bench of justices P S Narasimha and R Mahadevan dismissed the appeals filed by the Union of India while upholding the decisions of the high courts of Delhi, Madras and Ke ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Assam Government, in a significant expansion of affirmative action, on Tuesday approved a three per cent reservation for Tea Tribes and Adivasi communities in Class I and Class II state government jobs. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting held at the Assam Assembly complex under his chairmanship. Two of the most marginalised communities in the State, the Tea Tribes and Adivasi communities, will now get reservation benefits in higher- ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar urged Indian businesses to expand globally, not only in markets but also in ideas and solutions. 'Industry, friends, must be a force for inclusion by supporting MSMEs, promoting gender and caste diversity in leadership. It's easier said than done. Gender and caste diversity has to be appreciated in the right sense. When it comes to gender, we champion affirmative action but the real problem is when gender discrimination is subtle ...Read More >
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New Delhi: At the 19th CII-ITC Sustainability Awards held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar called on industries to drive inclusive growth. He urged businesses to actively support MSMEs and ensure greater representation of women and marginalized communities in leadership roles. While acknowledging efforts toward affirmative action, he pointed out that subtle and often unspoken forms of gender discrimination still exist and need urgent attention. Encouraging indust ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar urged Indian businesses to expand globally, not only in markets but also in ideas and solutions. 'Industry, friends, must be a force for inclusion by supporting MSMEs, promoting gender and caste diversity in leadership. It's easier said than done. Gender and caste diversity has to be appreciated in the right sense. When it comes to gender, we champion affirmative action but the real problem is when gender discrimination is subtle ...Read More >
Pune: Two men on a bike robbed two women travelling in a private van of their ornaments worth Rs1.5 lakh and one of them sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl, who was also in the vehicle that had halted in front of a tea stall on the outskirts of Swami Chincholi village near Bhigwan on Pune-Solapur highway around 4.15am on Monday.Superintendent of police (Pune Rural) Sandeep Singh Gill said, "A case of robbery, rape, abduction and criminal intimidation has been registered with the Daund police. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A day after RJD neta Tejashwi Yadav asserted that his bloc, if elected in Bihar, will throw the amended waqf Act in the dustbin, BJP Sunday launched an attack on the "INDI alliance", accusing it of disrespecting Parliament, misusing minority provisions to dilute SC/ST/OBC reservations, and defending religious laws over civil ones.BJP spokesman Sudhanshu Trivedi specifically targeted Yadav for his remarks, drawing parallels between RJD's stance and Sharia-leaning regimes, and accusing ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Mysuru Dasara is set to run for 11 days this year -- a rare extension driven by celestial alignment and cultural planning -- with the inaugural ceremony on Sept 22 and the grand Jamboo Savari taking place on Oct 2, coinciding with Vijayadashami and Gandhi Jayanti.Chairing a high-level meeting at Vidhana Soudha Friday, chief minister Siddaramaiah said, "Mysuru Dasara in 2025 will be celebrated for 11 days, due to a unique astronomical occurrence -- the Panchami tithi (fifth lunar day) ...Read More >
Nagpur: Chief Justice of India Bhushan Gavai on Saturday said one of the most defining moments of his judicial career was Supreme Court's recognition of the need to apply the "creamy layer" principle within Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), describing it essential to refine the concept of social justice.In an exclusive interaction with The Times of India at Raj Bhavan during his Nagpur visit, the CJI said, "Treating children of high-ranking SC/ST officers at par with those from tr ...Read More >
Jamshedpur, Jun 28 (PTI) Commemorating a decade of MOSAIC, the diversity and inclusion initiative, private steel major Tata Steel on Saturday said it aimed to have 20 per cent diversity in its workforce across the group by 2028. For Tata Steel, the commitment to diversity goes beyond policy implementation. It actively seeks to redefine norms in typically male-dominated sectors, the company said in a statement. Tata Steel's progressive HR policies offer equal benefits for LGBTQIA+ partners, gen ...Read More >
India - Agri Minister assures hailstorm-hit Shopian farmers of multi-channel compensation In the wake of the recent devastating hailstorm that caused significant damage to crops in Chitragam area of south Kashmir's Shopian district, Minister for Agriculture, Javed Dar on Tuesday visited the affected fields to assess the situation firsthand and to express solidarity with the distressed farming community. Speaking to reporters, the minister said the government is making all possible efforts to i ...Read More >
Lucknow: With the Centre setting March 2027 as the deadline for India's first caste census in nine decades, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has strategically positioned the exercise as a cornerstone of his 2027 Uttar Pradesh election campaign. In a social media post, Yadav connected the census's implementation timeline to the anticipated return of a "PDSA government", a veiled reference to his party's potential governance stating it would ensure "authentic representation of OBCs and mar ...Read More >
Speaking in the Lok Sabha on the second day of the debate on the Constitution, Rijiju reminded the House of the strained relations between BR Ambedkar and the principal Opposition party. "You have tried to murder the Constitution. You had changed Preamble, the main spirit of Constitution (the words socialist and secular were added in the 42nd amendment). It's our responsibility to respect the Constitution. (Narendra) Modi was the first CM (chief minister) to bring out Samvidhan Samman Yatra and ...Read More >
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