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Updated Mar 10, 2021 | 18:17 IST Former CM and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda, while moving the motion, said that Khattar disregarded the deaths of hundreds of farmers during the protests. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar&nbsp Key Highlights 55 members who voted against the motion included 39 from the BJP Chandigarh: The no-confidence motion against Manohar Lal Khatar led Haryana government was defeated in the Assembly. The BJP-JJP government recei...

SC asks States to make it clear whether reservation should remain within 50% or not Updated: Updated: March 08, 2021 19:33 IST It decided to examine whether its nearly three-decade-old judgment, which fixed quota for the marginalised and the poor in government jobs and educational institutions at 50%, needs a re-look. Share Article AAA It decided to examine whether its nearly three-decade-old judgment, which fixed quota for the marginalised and the poor in government jobs and educational insti...

  |  A+A A- It suddenly appears that there is a lot of activity quietly happening around caste, more so in the southern states. This statement may be contested by the discerning, who may quite rightly ask, as to when had activity around caste in any part of India ever ceased or abated? True, but let’s look at the activity, gauge the rush and then conjecture what provokes the movement. In Karnataka, B S Yediyurappa has been put to test by the largest sub-caste among his own Lingayat comm...

Making it clear that these benefits would not be withdrawn by his government at any cost, the Chief Minister said his government was totally committed to the welfare of all sections of the people, with focus on the development of key sectors, including agriculture and industry.Ther

State Urdu Academy reconstituted Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The Higher Education department has reconstituted the governing council of the Tamil Nadu State Urdu Academy. Md. Nayeemur Rahman, chairman, Indian Muslim Educational, Cultural and Charitable Trust, Chennai, and Director of Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute (Deemed University) has been appointed Vice chairman of the Academy. He will hold the post for three years. The Academy comprises three ex-officio members, includi...

Information crucial to examine quotas Caste data hole in first meet on census update Doubts over whether the information would be sought at all Preparations for the second Socio-Economic Caste Census have begun, but collection of caste-specific data was not discussed at a review meeting held in December, casting doubts over whether the information w...

By Devika Mittal* For  Nelson  Mandela,  education  is  the  “most  powerful  weapon which  you  can  use  to  change  the  world.”  His assertion  echoes  the sentiment towards education across societies. While education is an important institution of socialization that strives to re-produce a society, it also carries a crusader image that can usher a desired change. This pertains to its potential to influence mindsets and guide action. This image and potential draw diffe...

Last Updated: UPSC Indian Forest Service Exam Notification Out! See Age Limit, Exam Pattern, Eligibility UPSC Indian forest service exam notification is out today! Read on to know more information about age limit, exam pattern, eligibility criteria & other details.   The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday released the UPSC IFS notification 2021. The UPSC IFS preliminary exam is scheduled for June 27, 2021. The mains exam is expected to be held around November 2021. The int...

As the OSCBC gears up to start survey of social and educational condition of the backward classes in Odisha from May 1, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Thursday said that the state administration already has the data on the number of people under OBC category. Pradhan, who has written at least three letters to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik demanding immediate implementation of 27 per cent quota for OBC category, in a statement said that his demand for reservation in j...

HC gives nod to EFLU recruitments Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Telangana High Court on Wednesday gave green signal to English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) to go ahead with the recruitment of persons to different posts for which it had issued notification in year 2020. A bench of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy, however, instructed EFLU not to announce results till further orders. EFLU had moved the HC challenging the order issued by National Commission...