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Tamil Nadu's past shows that a caste census alone may not lead to increased OBC reservations. The First BC panel (1969-70) suggested raising BC reservations, but the idea of a creamy layer hasn't gained political backing. The Second BC panel (1982-85) recommended a reduction in reservation percentages. The State govt.…

SC protects woman's right to parenthood via surrogacy, stays law that threatened to wreck her hopes. Woman suffering from MRKH syndrome had begun process of gestational surrogacy, but govt. notification banned use of donor gametes. SC held amendment prima facie contrary to Surrogacy Act

In 1996, a school board in eastern Texas created a program called Clergy in Schools. Beaumont Independent School District recruited volunteer clergy to counsel K-12 students on topics such as self-esteem, peer pressure and violence. The goal, officials said, was to create volunteer opportunities, encourage conversation about civic values and…

The two parties sometimes differ on the details, but they are united in believing that political imperatives trump constitutional guarantees.

Billionaire’s web of rightwing groups works to bring cases to court that could undermine core functionings of the US government

using contract carriage permits, fix and collect the fare from individual passengers? No, said a Division Bench (comprising two judges) of the Madras High Court way back in 2016. However, the Supreme Court had stayed the High Court’s verdict on February 3, 2017 following an appeal preferred by the Tamil…

Wealthy benefactor defended loan to Justice Thomas as help for a friend

Johnson's win marks the first time the GOP has unanimously elected a speaker since elevating John Boehner in 2011

The court ruled unanimously that compulsory sterilization surgery for people who seek to legally change their gender is unconstitutional.