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The Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota imbroglio in Maharashtra is a mess of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government’s own making; it was being too clever by half.

People’s voice for a complete Caste-based Census is gaining momentum in various corners of the country.

Amaravati: A delegation of BC leaders comprising Deputy Chief Minister Dharmana Krishna Das, Ministers Chelluboina Venugopal Krishna, Seediri Appalraju, MLAs and MLCs have met Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in  Secretariat here on Wednesday.  They felicitated the Chief Minister and thanked him for passing a resolution in Assembly to urge the Government of India to conduct

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution to urge the Government of India to conduct the caste-wise census of the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of citizens along with that of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Minorities while holding the General Census for 2021. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy stated that the enumeration of

Because of the pending decision on the OBC/EWS (economic weaker section) quota in the all-India quota for medical admissions, the Supreme Court stayed the counselling for NEET-PG without its approval, after the Centre assured it not to commence the counselling before any court decision.

Amid calls for a caste-based census, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's demand to ascertain the numbers of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) is intriguing. Unlike the Hindi heartland, Odisha is not known for its overt OBC politics. But like that of his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar, Patnaik's move has discomforted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has played the OBC

There is something weird about the current debate on ‘caste census’. You can predict who stands where if you know their stand on reservations. Those who support caste-based reservations su

The BJD’s move comes barely three days after a delegation of the party MPs met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and sought a legislation to raise quota for OBCs in the state.

Odisha is among the few states which are yet to accord 27% reservation to OBCs because of the 50% cap imposed by the apex court in the Indra Sawhney case.

The BJD on Wednesday demanded a central legislation empowering states to do away with 50% cap on reservation and conducting caste-based census for soc