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Priyank Kharge, son of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, in his reply to the Election Commission (EC) notice has said that he has not violated model of conduct and that he only referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "empty" ...

Bengaluru, May 5: Priyank Kharge, son of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, in his reply to the Election Commission (EC) notice has said that he has not violated model of conduct and that he only referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modis empty rhetoric for the Banjara community at an election rally as nalayak (inept).

Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu launched e-textbooks for classes pre-primary to Class XII including 475 titles of Textbooks in 8 mediums ,19 languages.

Facing allegations that the survey is motivated to win the OBCs' support ahead of next year's election, the Biju Janata Dal dismissed the charge that political considerations had any bearing on the move.

The survey includes questions on the kind of houses they live in, their livelihoods, access to infrastructure, hospitals, schools, markets, colleges, etc.

Rather than a blind reproduction of the government template, a more productive way of enforcing affirmative action in the private sector could be to emulate an American model, suggests Kanika Datta.

The much-awaited survey of the other backward classes (OBCs) started across Odisha on Monday, an official said.

The first ever survey of social and educational conditions of people belonging to 208 other backward class (OBC) section was kicked off in Odisha on Monday.The survey, which is being conducted in both online and offline modes, will continue ...

The survey will encompass various indicators of backwardness such as occupation, educational qualification along with the type of educational institutions attended by members of the households to gauge the social and educational conditions of the backwardness in Odisha, the official said.

Bommai's remark came a day after AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge likened Prime Minister Modi to a "poisonous snake" drawing a strong rebuke from the BJP.