other backward classes

In Chhattisgarh, Governor Ramen Deka signed the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Bill yesterday. The bill will now be published in the official gazette, after which it will come into effect as a law. The bill was passed during the previous session of the state legislative assembly. It includes...

New Delhi, April 7 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Modi government on Tuesday of perpetuating a system of exclusion through its policies and asked why 'Bahujan' entrepreneurs are being excluded from the country's largest public contracts.The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said...

New Delhi, April 6 The Delhi government on Monday invited applications for scholarships from students belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) categories for the academic year 2025-26, according to an official notice.The notice stated that...

April 05, New Delhi: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has recorded its highest-ever expenditure of ₹11,810 crore in 2025–26, representing nearly a 14 per cent increase over the previous financial year.The Ministry stated that this expenditure reflects the effective and timely use...

April 5, New Delhi: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has recorded its highest-ever expenditure of ₹11,810.82 crore in the financial year 2025-26, representing a nearly 14 per cent increase compared to the previous year.According to the ministry, the increased spending reflects...

New Delhi, April 5 The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has recorded its highest-ever expenditure of ₹11,810.82 crore in 2025-26, which is nearly 14 per cent higher than the previous financial year.According to an official statement released on Saturday, the expenditure was incurred...

New Delhi, April 4 The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment announced on Saturday that it had recorded its highest-ever expenditure of ₹11,810.82 crore in 2025-26, nearly 14 per cent higher than the ₹10,409 crore spent in the previous financial year.According to an official statement...

On March 31, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released the BJP's manifesto for the Assam assembly elections, outlining promises including protection of land, heritage, and the dignity of indigenous people, as well as a Rs 5 lakh crore infrastructure investment.The BJP's manifesto...

New Delhi, March 25 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has processed and approved 246 faculty promotions under the career advancement scheme, describing it as its largest-ever recruitment and promotion drive, the institution said in a post on X on Wednesday.This comes after recent criticism and...

Jaipur, March 17 According to information obtained under the RTI Act, more than 22 lakh unemployed youth are currently registered with employment offices across Rajasthan.Further, it was revealed that no candidates were recruited in the government sector through employment offices in the past...

Panaji, March 17 The Goa Congress launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led state government on Tuesday, accusing it of using the Model Code of Conduct as a pretext to curtail the assembly's budget session, thereby denying Goans their right to accountability.The Goa budget session was...

Jaipur, March 17 According to information obtained under the RTI Act, more than 22 lakh unemployed youth are currently registered with employment offices across Rajasthan.It was further revealed that no candidate was recruited in the government sector through the unemployment offices in the...

Jaipur, March 16 Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti president Vijay Bainsla has written to Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma to raise the issue of implementing reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Most Backward Classes (MBCs), and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in the...

New Delhi, March 16 BJP Rajya Sabha member K Laxman on Monday urged the government to include 27 castes from Telangana and five castes from Andhra Pradesh in the central Other Backward Classes (OBC) list, so they can avail reservation benefits in public appointments, employment, and educational...

New Delhi, March 14 The Delhi University (DU) has dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegation that it uses interviews to eliminate students.In a post on X late on Friday, it said: "The University of Delhi admits students primarily based on CUET scores, and the standard admission...

Kolkata, March 13 Ahead of the West Bengal assembly election, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said her government would soon constitute five new cultural and development boards for specific communities, a move aimed at consolidating support among key social groups, particularly in the...

Lucknow, March 13 – Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday said that if former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru were alive today, Kanshi Ram, a leader of the Bahujan Samaj, would have been the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.Gandhi made the remarks while addressing a...

Kolkata, March 13 – West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, announced on Friday the formation of five new cultural and development boards for Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), and Scheduled Caste (SC) communities in the state.The Trinamool government, led by CM Banerjee...

Kolkata, March 13 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Friday that her government would establish new cultural and development boards for five communities.Banerjee, who made the announcement ahead of the assembly polls, said the boards will protect the customary rights and...

Chennai, March 13 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has hailed the Supreme Court verdict clarifying the determination of the non-creamy layer among Other Backward Classes as a "decisive victory" for OBC justice after years of struggle.He urged the Union Government to create additional seats...