A day-long ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by the National Confederation of Dalit and Adivasi Organisations (NACDAOR) has received mixed responses from states across the nation. Bharat Bandh news Live Updates Shops and schools in some districts in Rajasthan were closed. The bandh was called to protest against the Supreme Court’s recent verdict on the sub-categorisation of … Read more
Arun Halder said each and every person in Rahul Gandhi’s family had a habit of conning and fooling people. (X@arunhalderncsc) In an interview with News18, Arun Halder slammed the brouhaha over the BJP leader’s question and said there was no need for Rahul Gandhi to hide his identity or lineage Arun Halder, former chairman of … Read more
The apex court’s ruling in the SC categorisation case (State of Punjab Vs Davinder Singh in CA 2317/2011) ends the two-decade-old debate over whether the state can categorise Scheduled Castes based on levels of differential development. The AP Act and Usha Mehra Commission The argument began with the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservation) … Read more
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Thursday held that sub-classification among the Scheduled Castes “for giving more beneficial treatment” is permissible in law. The majority (6-1) verdict was passed by a seven-member bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. SC made it clear that states will have to justify the sub-classification “on the basis … Read more
The Congress on Sunday said Parliament should pass a law to enable reservations to exceed the 50-per cent cap, a day after NDA constituent JD(U) demanded that the quota increase in Bihar be included in the 9th schedule of the Constitution. At a meeting of the Janata Dal-United’s national executive here on Saturday, the party … Read more
The National Testing Agency has begun the online application process for Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Classes in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA) 2024 National Entrance Test (NET) on its official website at nta.ac.in.The SHRESHTA scheme is aimed at improving the government’s development efforts and address the lack of services in areas where Scheduled … Read more
The Telangana government has invited applications for overseas scholarships form students belonging to scheduled castes in the state. The scholarship is open to applicants with a family income of less than five lakhs per year and who meet the eligibility criteria. Candidates can submit applications for the scholarship process through the official website, telanganaepass.cgg.gov.in. The … Read more
