Rahul Gandhi warns Centre on OBC rights, hits out at Modi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has attacked the Modi government over the caste census and OBC rights, saying if the OBC community takes to the streets like Gen Z students did recently, the…
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Bengal BJP govt’s 100 days marked by egg politics, anti-goonda law
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's government completes 100 days in office on August 17, with the humble egg emerging as an unlikely political symbol. Eggs have been thrown at Trinamool Congress…
OBC column missing from census questionnaire, Congress alleges conspiracy
The Congress has accused the Modi government of deliberately excluding the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category from the census questionnaire, calling it a “deep conspiracy” to keep the community's actual population out…
Congress picks Mankal Vaidya as Karnataka Deputy Speaker amid OBC push
Karnataka Congress has replaced its original deputy speaker candidate, Virajpet MLA A S Ponnanna, with Bhatkal MLA Mankal Vaidya. The Times of India reports the change was made to consolidate smaller OBC…
Maratha stir OBC backlash implications examined
The Hindu reports that the ongoing Maratha reservation agitation in Maharashtra is triggering a backlash from Other Backward Classes (OBCs). The Maratha community is demanding quota benefits, which OBC groups fear will…
Unnao: Father, son held for shaving, parading OBC man over theft suspicion
Police in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, arrested a father-son duo on August 9 for publicly humiliating Sonu (30), an OBC man, by shaving his head and parading him through Wahad Gram Pathakpur village.…
Kerala clears ₹310 crore in post-matric scholarship arrears
The Kerala Government has sanctioned an additional ₹30 crore to clear all outstanding post-matric scholarship arrears for Other Eligible Communities (OEC) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) students. Minister K. A. Thulasi announced…
OBC representation below 27% quota in postal dept: panel
The Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of OBCs has flagged under-representation of OBCs in the Department of Posts, with representation below the prescribed 27% quota in several cadres. The report, tabled in Lok…
Centre Opposes Income-Based Sub-Quota in SC, ST, OBC Reservations
The Union government has told the Supreme Court it will not tweak caste-based reservation rules to favour the economically weaker among SC, ST, OBC and EWS groups. In a counter-affidavit filed in…
DNA India page on income-based quota is inaccessible
The supplied DNA India report, titled “Income-based quota for SC, ST, OBC? What govt has said?”, could not be accessed. The page returned a permission-denied message, so its account of the government’s…
