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Maharashtra govt reaches out to backward classes ahead of 2019 polls, okays schemes worth Rs 736 cr

Maharashtra Cabinet approved several schemes worth Rs 736 crores for backward classes, including financial support in the forms of the individual loan, group loan and interest subvention to OBCs, SCs and STs

SC verdict on SC/ST quotas strikes balance between enabling reservations and reaffirming 2006 judgment

The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that there was no need to refer a 2006 verdict delivered by a five-judge bench on the matter of implementing reservations in promotions to a seven-judge constitutional bench.

SC/ST quotas in promotions: SC refuses to reconsider 2006 order, says matter 'need not be referred' to 7-judge bench

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said its 2006 verdict putting benefits of quotas in job promotions for SC/ST employees need not be referred to a seven-judge bench.

Aadhaar case, Ram Mandir, women in Sabarimala Temple: Key judgments ahead of Dipak Misra in his last week as CJI

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra is retiring from Supreme Court on 2 October. But since his last day is falling on a national holiday, the apex court won't function on next Tuesday and thus, Misra has only six more days left to clear some landmark judgements.

Karni Sena demands review of SC/ST Act, 'next course of action' to be decided on 24 October

A Rajput community outfit Sunday sought changes in the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to ensure that a person is arrested for an offence under the law only after a probe into the allegations against him or her.

Supreme Court verdict on reservation in promotions for SC/STs must ensure filtering out of creamy layer candidates

The Supreme Court will soon pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions that have sought the reconsideration of a 2006 judgment, wherein the court laid down that the state government is not bound to provide for reservation in promotions for SC/ST members

VRO Hall Ticket 2018: TSPSC releases admit card for examination, check tspsc.gov.in for more updates

The TSPSC VRO exam 2018 is OMR-based and is scheduled to held on 16 September.

Pre-teens in UP village boycott mid day meal prepared by ‘lower’ caste cook; school throws food after protests

Students of a primary school in an Uttar Pradesh village refused to have mid day meal on Friday as they couldn't stomach the fact that it was prepared by a woman from a Scheduled Caste

Daily bulletin: PDP distances from J&K panchayat polls, SC legalises homosexuality, India play England in final Test; day's top stories

A day after the National Conference (NC) decided to boycott panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) said it would follow the same path, noting that a political party could not ask people for votes in a tense situation that was compounded by Article 35A

Supreme Court says people notified as SC/ST members in one state can't necessarily claim quota benefits in other states

The bench with a majority of 4:1 held that so far as Delhi is concerned, the central reservation policy regarding SC/ST would be applicable here.