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Before the 2011 Census, and prior to the now-delayed 2021 Census, the matter had landed up on the UPA and NDA govt table, respectively

The Karnataka High Court has held that in matters related to the recruitment process, administrative tribunals are the courts of first instance, and High Courts have the role of judicial review under...

The issue could be powerful counter to BJPs hindutva, welfare and caste combination

Bihars caste survey results have provided a new poll plank to the Opposition. As India plans to start the decadal Census, the political parties are once again raising the demand for an all India caste census to enumerate the numerically strong Other Backward Classes. But in an era where data is the new oil, it is no surprise that the holy grail of the electoral system is uniting political parties in their demand for dividing voters into sub-categories. But will this data be used for development ...

Proposing a hike in ST reservation, leaders from BRS, BJP and Congress argue that in undivided Andhra Pradesh, ST population was 6%, which rose to 10% in Telangana state

Here’s what parties and incumbent governments have on offer, and who they’re targeting with their sops

While Telangana Congress chief Revanth Reddy has been saying the candidate list will undergo several rounds of approval from CEC, BJP will hold a series of public meetings to be addressed by Union ministers. Both parties are likely to announce their candidates post Dussehra

P.C. Patanjali, chairman of the Most Backward Classes Forum, said that OBCs, more specifically the EBCs, have dismal representation in government jobs and higher education. The Congress is focused on OBCs, particularly the EBCs who have largely voted in favour of the BJP in previous elections

To be eligible for selection, candidates in the General Category, sports backgrounds, and those from the EWS need a minimum score of 40%.

The matters are not listed for final hearing, but only for procedural directions.