Ahead of assembly polls, Maharashtra cabinet attempts to appease SC, OBCs with key decisions
Oct 11, 2024, at 05:55 am
Mumbai/IBNS Eyening a repeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party's success in Haryana, the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP coalition in Maharashtra has reached out to two key groups - the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in an attempt to appease them ahead of the Assembly polls to be held later this year.
Analysis: Calcutta HC's cancellation of Mamata govt OBC list reignites Muslim vote bank debate
May 24, 2024, at 05:45 am
When the Calcutta High Court said on Wednesday that the Muslim community was treated as a "commodity for political ends" by the West Bengal government which classified 77 classes of Muslims as backward between 2010 and 2012, it triggered a debate on appeasement and vote bank politics vis-a-vis social uplift of the real backward people.
May 23, 2024, at 03:46 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After the Calcutta High Court cancelled all Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said she "will not accept" the order, which will "take away the rights granted to the Tapashili community".
Calcutta HC scraps all OBC certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010
May 22, 2024, at 11:54 pm
In another crucial verdict ahead of the last two phases of the Lok Sabha polls, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday cancelled all Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010.
PM Modi not born in OBC category, lying about his caste: Rahul Gandhi
Feb 08, 2024, at 09:45 pm
Jharsuguda (Odisha): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not born in the OBC category and has been lying about his caste.
'Said Owaisi, not OBC': Ramdev clarifies after video sparks outrage
Jan 15, 2024, at 01:39 am
New Delhi: Yoga guru Ramdev found himself in a controversy after a video went viral in which he appeared to make derogatory comments toward the Other Backward Classes (OBC), media reports said.
Bihar caste survey released, data shows 36 percent people belong to Extremely Backward Classes
Oct 02, 2023, at 09:52 pm
Bihar released the result of a caste-based survey on Monday which showed 36 per cent of the population belong to the 'Extremely Backward Classes'.
JP Nadda accuses Bengal's Mamata Govt of diverting OBC quota to Muslims
Jun 14, 2023, at 12:40 pm
Shimla: BJP on Tuesday kicked off its Lok Sabha poll campaign in Himachal Pradesh with party's National President J P Nadda unleashing a scathing attack on the Opposition, especially West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who he accused of diverting the OBC benfits to the Muslim community.
UP: Adityanth vows OBC reservation in civic polls based on SC's formula after HC verdict
Dec 28, 2022, at 02:06 am
Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Tuesday said that the state would set up a commission to conduct a survey of OBCs on the basis of the Supreme Court guidelines to provide reservations to the community in the civic polls.
Lok Sabha passes bill to allow states to form their own OBC lists
Aug 11, 2021, at 04:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to allow states and Union Territories to draw up their own list of Other Backward Communities (OBCs).
'United Opposition' to support Modi government's OBC bill in Parliament
Aug 09, 2021, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid deadlock over the snooping issue, 10 odd opposition parties, which are working together in Parliament, are set to support the Modi government's constitutional amendment bill, which will empower states and union territories to make their own list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
OBC quota in medical colleges 'step taken late': BSP supremo Mayawati
Jul 30, 2021, at 08:25 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) president Mayawati termed the Centre's decision to give OBC Quota in medical colleges admission as a late step and claimed that it was a decision for political interest.
Jul 30, 2021, at 02:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a significant step ahead of polls in various states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday announced a 27 per cent quota for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and 10 per cent for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in medical courses.
Maharashtra: BJP stages protest over OBC quota issue in Nagpur
Jun 26, 2021, at 08:32 pm
Nagpur/UNI: The Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation is turning into a hot political issue in Maharashtra as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday staged a 'Rasta Roko Andolan' (road blockade) in Nagpur and across state to press the demand to provide justice to the community.
Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Modi demanding OBC reservation in NEET
Jul 04, 2020, at 12:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates under All India Quota in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to State/UT Medical Education Institutions.
OBC quota to go up from 14 to 27% in Madhya Pradesh
Mar 06, 2019, at 11:11 pm
Bhopal, Mar 6 (UNI): Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath said on Wednesday that the state government would enhance reservation for Other Backward Classes from 14 to 27 per cent and implement 10 per cent reservation for the economically-underprivileged within the General Category vis-a-vis government employment.
Census 2021 to collect OBC data, map: Centre
Sep 01, 2018, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS): The Census 2021 will collect data on Other Backward Classes (OBC), the Centre said on Friday, media reports said.
Cabinet approves setting up of Commission to examine sub-categorization within OBCs
Aug 23, 2017, at 11:45 pm
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a proposal for setting up of a Commission under article 340 of the Constitution to examine the issue of sub-categorization of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
3.54 crore SCS , OBC students covered under digital payment of 14 scholarship schemes, says govt
Apr 16, 2017, at 11:40 pm
New Delhi, Apr 16 (IBNS): 14 scholarship schemes for Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) or Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-nomadic Tribes (DNTs) students covering 3.54 crore students are under digital payment and have been released to student's bank account, the government said.