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How the caste census will play out in Bihar’s power matrix

As was widely expected, the Supreme Court has refused to entertain pleas challenging the ongoing caste census in Bihar. Besides the question about the merit of the petitions, there was an aspect which didn’t find explicit mention – that such a hearing could be viewed as an intrusion into the…

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Local body polls: Allahabad HC directs UP govt not to grant quota for OBC candidates; CM says no polls without reservation

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Tuesday quashed the state government's draft notification on urban local body (ULB) elections and ordered holding the polls without reservation for the OBCs.

The Times of India

In 2019, Indian media had zero SC or ST journalists in leadership roles. In 2022, it’s still zero

In 2019, there were zero journalists from SC or ST backgrounds in leadership positions in India’s mainstream media newsrooms, spanning print, broadcast and digital.

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Telangana in fourth place in farmers’ suicides: Laxman

There is a liquor shop in every lane and bylane in Telangana, says BJP OBC Morcha president

The Hindu

Mulayam Singh Yadav: The pragmatic journey of one of India’s most enduring mass leaders

A former wrestler who drew on strength and guile in his short, stocky frame, Mulayam Singh Yadav found his way through the social and political matrix of India’s most populous state. In becoming one of India’s most enduring mass leaders in recent decades, he steered the power wheel of Lohiaite…

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Mulayam made efforts to sink SP roots in Karnataka, but in vain

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T.N. Governor, Chief Minister, political leaders condole Mulayam Singh Yadav’s death

Mulayam Singh Yadav who stood for reservation for the OBC was deeply committed to secular ideals, said CM Stalin

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BJP’s national OBC Morcha to have booth-level committees

We have been giving Backward Classes posts in both the party and government, proportional to their population, BJP’s national OBC president K. Laxman says

The Hindu

BJP president Nadda holds meeting with OBC leaders in Karaikudi

Earlier, the BJP president visited the famous Pillayarpatti Temple in Sivaganga district and participated in special pujas performed on September 23

The Hindu

Will EWS quota cut share of pie of those competing on merit, asks CJI

‘The 50% seats, jobs available in the general category are open to all’

The Hindu

With another predominately Black city of Jackson, Miss., in need, Miami Gardens steps up

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Thousands of water bottles were loaded onto trucks in Miami Gardens on Monday, headed for Jackson, Miss., where many residents are without clean water.

Miami Herald

Om Prakash Mathur appointed Chhattisgarh BJP in-charge ahead of assembly polls

RAIPUR: With an eye on assembly elections in Chhattisgarh in 2023, BJP has handed over the charge of party affairs in the state to former Rajya Sabha member and senior leader from Rajasthan Om Prakash Mathur.

The Times of India

2022 Gujarat Assembly elections | BJP and Congress compete to woo OBC voters

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The Hindu

With eyes on 2023 election, Chhattisgarh announces SC, OBC councils

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that the move aimed at providing help in recommending and implementing programmes for these groups

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Uttar Pradesh govt mulls separate quota for 18 sub-castes within 27% OBC bracket

LUCKNOW: The Yogi Adityanath government is mulling to provide separate reservation within the 27% OBC quota bracket to the 18 OBC sub-castes whose proposed inclusion in the Scheduled Castes list through a series of government orders issued between 2016 and 2019 has been struck down by the Allahabad high court…

The Hindu

‘Include OBCs in Caste Census’

Lack of data led to OBCs not getting their due in reservations, says G. Karunanidhy

The Hindu

SC orders status quo in OBC reservations in Maharashtra local body polls

Court lists the cases after four to six weeks before a Special Bench

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh to assess representation of OBC subgroups in govt sector

LUCKNOW: The Yogi Adityanath government is working on a plan to increase the representations of OBC subgroups which have largely remained underrepresented in the government sector despite being given reservation benefits over the years.

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Adityanath unveils statue of Kalyan Singh as BJP pushes for OBC connect

The Lodhi OBC community, to which Kalyan Singh belonged, accounts for more than 6% of western U.P.’s electorate

The Hindu

BJP faces a tricky balancing act in Madhya Pradesh

Controversy over remarks by now-expelled OBC leader against Brahmins continues

The Hindu

BJP expells OBC leader for 'anti-Brahmin' and 'anti-women' remarks in Madhya Pradesh

BJP took the action against Pritam Lodhi who is a relative of former chief minister Uma Bharti

The Hindu

Signs of a dead end for social justice politics

The success of the OBC alliance in 2015 in Bihar may be difficult to replicate in the Hindi heartland

The Times of India

Cabinet expansion sooner than expected: Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis

MUMBAI: Cabinet expansion in the Shinde-Fadnavis government will be sooner than expected, said deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday, during an OBC (Other Backward Communities) conference in Delhi. Sources said the exercise will be carried out before August 15.

The Times of India

MPPSC in wait and watch mode to revise PSC-2019 pre-examination results

INDORE: Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission is waiting for judgement on OBC reservation issue to revise PSC-2019 pre-examination result even after four months after MP high court directions for it.

The Times of India

Need OBC quota in 96 local body polls: Maharashtra to SC

NEW DELHI: The state on Friday requested the SC to modify its July 28 order allowing OBC quota in polls to 271 panchayats and permit similar reservations in the elections to 92 civic councils and 4 nagar panchayats, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra.

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