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Maha asks SC to recall direction on re-notifying OBC seats in local polls

The Maharashtra government has moved the Supreme Court seeking recall of its order directing the SEC to renotify 27% seats reserved for OBCs in the local body polls, as general category seats

NEET PG Counselling 2021: Understand EWS, OBC quota and what SC order means

NEET Counselling 2021: SC order opens the way for the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to begin the NEET UG and NEET PG counselling process

SC stays OBC reservation in Maharashtra's local body elections

"Your political compulsion cannot be a ground to undermine our verdict," the bench observed

SC seek replies from Centre, MCC on plea against OBCs,EWS quota in NEET

The Supreme Court Friday sought responses from the Centre and MCC on a plea against the July 29 notice providing 27 per cent reservation for OBC and 10 per cent for EWS category in NEET admissions

BJP stages protest against Maha govt over OBC quota issue in Aurangabad

BJP workers staged an agitation on Jalna road here on Wednesday to protest against the Maharashtra government's inaction over the issue of political reservation for the OBC community.

All-party meet: No local body polls in Maha till OBC data collected

An all-party meeting unanimously decided that local body polls be postponed till the state backward class commission compiles empirical data giving a clear picture on political backwardness of OBCs

BJP, prime minister committed to OBC's welfare: Sushil Kumar Modi

Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday asserted that most of the steps for welfare of Other Backward Classes have taken place whenever his party was in power in Bihar or at the Centre.

Spectre of caste census limits BJP's OBC politics

Even among OBC parties that support a caste census, this could be a miscalculation because these largely family-run 'Mom and Pop' shops are seen as representing the dominant castes among the OBC.

Decision on OBC quota in local governing bodies in a week: Uddhav Thackeray

All political parties have agreed to restore the reservation for OBCs in local governing bodies and a decision would be taken in a week's time, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said

Passage of OBC bill landmark moment for nation, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that it underscores his government's commitment to ensuring dignity, opportunity and justice to the marginalised sections

Parliament passes constitutional amendment bill on OBC list

The bill was passed after a division vote with 187 members voting in favour. No member voted against it.

Opposition to support bill to enable states to make their own lists of OBCs

Several Opposition parties on Monday decided to support the passage of a constitutional amendment bill that seeks to enable state governments to make their own lists of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). "The government is going to introduce the constitutional amendment bill in Parliament. We all leaders of various parties will support this bill, and we want this bill being introduced today (Monday) to be passed immediately after a discussion on it," Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge told reporters. This has happened in the past when a bill was brought for providing reservation to the economically weaker sections, he said. "We will peacefully support this bill. This issue is in the interest of backward classes and the country," Kharge said. Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar introduced the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha. The bill aims to clarify provisions in the 102nd Constitutional

'Mandalisation' of BJP or election engineering for UP?

Mayawati's wooing of Brahmins did not make the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) a 'Manuvadi' party. The 'Mandalisation' of the BJP is an electoral contingency

BJP ally Apna Dal demands caste-based census, ministry for OBC welfare

With an eye on UP assembly, BJP's ally Apna Dal(S) demanded a separate Union ministry for welfare of OBC and a caste-based census across country to ascertain exact population of community.

55% of sanctioned OBC posts in central universities lying vacant: Govt

Nearly 55 percent of the sanctioned OBC posts in central universities across the country are lying vacant while the vacancies for the category at IISc, Bangalore, are above 89 percent

27% reservation for OBCs, 10% for EWS candidates in medical courses: Govt

OBC students from across the country shall now be able to take the benefit of this reservation in the AIQ scheme to compete for seats in any state

PM Modi reviews issue of OBC, EWS reservation in medical education quota

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the issue of OBC and EWS reservation in all-India quota of medical education and directed the ministries concerned to resolve it on priority

Medical admission: HC asks Centre to make known stand on OBC quota

The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Centre to make known its stand on implementation of OBC reservation under the All India Quota (AIQ)

OBC quota in local body polls: Fadnavis blames state govt for SC ruling

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday blamed the Maharashtra government for "negligence" over the Supreme Court's decision striking down reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local body elections.

Nadda promises OBC status for left out Hindu backward castes in Bengal

In a major outreach to the Hindu backward communities of the state, Nadda Tuesday promised to include all the 'left out' Hindu castes in the OBC list if voted to power in West Bengal