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BJP indicates it will go allout to woo OBC voters

The controversy over tainted former BSP minister Babu Singh Kushwaha notwithstanding, BJP indicated...

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Togadia threatens stir against Muslim OBC quota

Opposing the 4.5 per cent reservation to Muslims within the OBC quota, VHP leader Praveen Togadia ...

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Cabinet nod to filling SC, ST, OBC vacancies

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal to fill pending vacancies of Scheduled Caste, Sche...

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Former Congress MLA joins BJP in Gujarat

A former Congress MLA on Tuesday joined BJP along with his supporters ahead of the Gujarat Assembly...

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`Minority reservation will lead to partition`

BJP leader Uma Bharati said the Centre`s decision of minority reservation within the OBC quota will...

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Political row over 4.5% sub-quota for minorities

A political row erupted over Centre`s decision to fix a 4.5 per cent share for minorities within t...

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‘Don’t let ‘general’ people grab reserved jobs’

States have been directed to streamline the system to prevent non-SC/ST/OBC persons securing jobs me...

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‘OBCs will not be affected if Muslims given quota’

Salman Khurshid assured OBC communities that they will not be deprived of their rights even if backw...

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VHP to protest against proposed Muslim quota

VHP said it plans to hold a nationwide agitation to protest the Centre`s proposed move to provide re...

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Quota benefits only if recognised by state:SC

A caste or sub-caste seeking quota benefits under the OBCs category can enjoy the benefit only if i...

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Govt to fix quota for backward Muslims within OBC

The government will soon take a decision on fixing a quota for Muslims within the 27 per cent quot...

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Govt gives nod for amending central list of OBCs

People belonging to more than four dozen castes in around 20 states will receive benefits of reser...

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Maya demands inclusion of Jats in OBC category

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking him ...

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OBC`s 10% relief is on eligibility marks: SC

SC held that the minimum eligibility percentage for admission in central universities for OBC catego...

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DU to give 10% relaxation on eligibility to OBCs

Delhi University on Wednesday asked its colleges to give a relaxation of 10 per cent in the minimum...

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Will DU colleges fill OBC seats this time?

Several colleges of Delhi University, which are yet to fill up their OBC quota, further pulled dow...

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Delhi govt raises quota for OBCs in institutions

The Delhi government on Monday increased the reservation quota for OBCs in educational institutes r...

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OBC students be given 27 percent "solid" quota: SC

The Supreme Court said the purport of the reservation for OBCs in central educational institutions ...

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DU admissions: Another cut-off list for OBC

A number of Delhi University colleges today came out with a lowered cut-off list for OBC candidate...

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‘Constitution bench clarified on 27% OBC quota’

The Supreme Court on Friday did not go into the issue of sorting out discrepancies arising out of ...

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SC defers hearing on OBC quota to July 4

The Supreme Court, Friday, deferred hearing a petition on the criteria for admitting OBC candidates ...

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Concern over high cut-off for OBC seats in DU

Govt said it is contemplating several steps to address the issue of filling seats reserved for OB...

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Discrepancies in implementation of OBC quota in SC

The discrepancies in the implementation of the reservation policy relating to the OBC quota in cen...

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DU colleges declare second list

As expected, a number of sought after colleges of Delhi University closed admissions to the popular ...

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Manual scavenging a dark blot, must end: PM

PM Manmohan Singh Friday asked states to help eliminate manual scavenging within six months.

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Govt nods more communities in central list of OBCs

In an effort to enable OBCs in 14 states to avail benefits of reservation in central govt services,...

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Khadse slams Govt, Advocate General over OBC bill

Maharashtra Government received flak in the state Assembly for delaying the implementation of reser...

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OBC quota was against the rationale of setting up Jamia: JTA

Teachers of Jamia Milia Islamia on Wednesday welcomed the approval their "long-pending demand" for...

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`Govt considering giving minorities quota within OBC quota`

Government is considering allocation of quota to minorities within the existing 27 per cent reserv...

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WB govt announces reservation for OBCs in higher education

The West Bengal government has decided to reserve 17 per cent seats for OBCs in its colleges, Mini...

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No quota benefits for state OBCs in centre

The CAT has ruled that a person can not avail quota benefits both in centre and in the state.

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OBC students can apply on general seats: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Monday held that reserved category candidates can be eligible for admissio...

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Bhujbal denies rift between him and Sharad Pawar

Scoffing speculations on a rift with Sharad Pawar after losing the post of Deputy CM, Chhagan Bhujb...

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Special test for SC/OBC aspirants for UP Judicial Services

A special written test will be held next year for more than 200 SC/OBC candidates, who had appeared ...

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Maha Govt delaying implementation of OBCs quota Act: Khadse

The Cong-NCP govt in Maharashtra is against OBCs and is delaying implementation of an Act enabling r...

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Jats threaten to seal Delhi borders Oct 3

Leaders of Haryana`s Jat community Thursday threatened to block Delhi`s borders Oct 3 when the Commo...

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Backward Muslims in Bengal to get OBC certificates

With an apparent eye on elections, the West Bengal government today said about 1.60 crore backward...

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SC moved on OBC quota law in educational bodies

The High Court had pronounced its verdict on a petition challenging the procedure adopted for admiss...

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Haryana Jats suspend reservation agitation

Members of the Jat community in Haryana Tuesday suspended their agitation over reservation in govern...

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Backward Muslims in WB to get OBC certificates

Nearly 1.4 crore backward Muslims in West Bengal would be issued OBC certificates under the reserv...

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Even Plan, LS panel favoured OBC census: Bhujbal

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal today said Planning Commission an...

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OBC quota: Institutes to get more time to create infrastructure

The government on Friday introduced a bill in Rajya Sabha that provides for giving additional time o...

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Leader of Opposition demands reservation for OBC in Tripura

Leader of the Opposition in Tripura Assembly Ratan Lal Nath on Thursday accused the state government...

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Govt mulling Muslim reservation via OBC quota

The govt is considering reservation for Muslims through OBC route, Khurshid said.

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Govt approves inclusion of more castes in OBC list

Government has approved inclusion of more castes in the central list of OBCs for various states.

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MP accuses Mulayam, Laloo of playing OBC politics for votes

Udhampur MP from Jammu and Kashmir Lal Singh Sunday lashed out at Mulayam Singh Yadav and Laloo Pr...

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JD(U) nominates OBC leader, ex-bureaucrat for RS seats

A prominent OBC leader and a former bureaucrat are the JD(U) nominees for the Rajya Sabha seats fr...

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Govt nod to caste based census: Sources

Sources in central govt reveal the cabinet has decided to go ahead with caste census.

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Increase OBC quota in Rajasthan: Congress

At a time when the Rajasthan Government is grappling with reservation for Gujjars, the ruling Cong...

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