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'Unequals within SCs, STs': Supreme Court relooking at 2004 verdict set to reignite quota within quota debate

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that its 2004 verdict disallowing states from further sub-classifying the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes needed to be revisited by a bench of seven judges or more

Case of caste bias at Cisco Systems: Even 'progressive' Silicon Valley elites not immune to new strain of discrimination

This will hopefully provoke the creation of caste as new grounds for discrimination in the United States. This will help create a legal discourse on the synonymity of the manifestations between race and caste.

Why is JNU vital to public education and discourse in India? A student and a professor argue for the institution

JNU has been able to keep a window open for the inclusion of students from weaker sections of society, although a lot more needs to be done to make it truly inclusive. The proposed fee hike will deliver a huge blow to the ideal of social inclusion

Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad calls for Bharat Bandh on 23 Feb after Supreme Court upholds SC, ST Amendment Act

Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad on Wednesday called for a Bharat Bandh on 23 February against a Supreme Court ruling that states were not bound to provide reservation in promotion and appointments in public employment

JNU protests: Students exercising rights without considering responsibilities invite chaos; State must not give in to blackmail

The students definitely have the right to protest. That is a tool given to them by the Indian Constitution and guaranteed by the democratic governing structure. The problems begin when students disregard the burden of responsibilities and reject the consequences of their actions,

Congress condemns Mohan Bhagwat's call for debate on reservations, accuses BJP, RSS of being against Dalits and OBCs

Congress leader Udit Raj alleged that the BJP wanted to spread 'hatred' by making people fight among themselves over the issue of reservations.

Chhattisgarh doubles OBC quota from 14% to 27%, hikes SC benefit; total reservation in state to cross 70%

Quota for OBCs and SCs in education and government jobs would be increased in Chhattisgarh, chief minister Bhupesh Baghel announced on Thursday

Inclusion of MBCs in scheduled caste list signals shift in social equations in Uttar Pradesh ahead of Assembly bypolls

The Uttar Pradesh government's decision to include 17 Most Backward Castes in the list of Scheduled Castes is likely to give the BJP an edge in the upcoming Assembly bypolls.

Reservations for Marathas: Devendra Fadnavis is fooling nobody when he mouths platitudes of social justice

With the Bombay High Court upholding reservations for Marathas, the madness over caste reservations in India has just got madder.

Bihar seeking legal opinion on reservation for general category, but bound by SC's 50% cap, says Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday announced that his government will implement quotas for the economically-backward among the unreserved category after getting a legal opinion about the appropriate modalities.