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A legal cap, a political promise, and the tribal future of Andhra Pradesh

May 16, 2025 9:49 am

Recent protests for 100 per cent reservation for tribal communities in schools located in scheduled areas underscore a deeper crisis of representation, legal parity, and political accountability in India’s tribal education policy

Can Mandal and Kamandal go together? The logic behind caste census announcement

May 05, 2025 12:12 pm

Contrary to the conventional political wisdom, politics of caste and politics of Hindutva, far from being necessarily antithetical, can blend under appropriate circumstances

Yogendra Yadav writes: It's time for reservation in private universities

April 08, 2025 7:39 am

The legal, constitutional mechanisms are available — what’s needed is political will

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To offset caste tensions, Beed SP asks police to avoid using surnames

March 15, 2025 7:48 am

The directives have been issued by Beed Superintendent of Police Navneet Kanwat, who took charge in January this year following protests over the murder of Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in December last year.

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on February 28, 1985.

February 28, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Anti-quota Stir

February 28, 2025 10:54 am

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on February 28, 1985.

The Supreme Court is also currently considering whether OBC reservations can be provided to a religious group as a whole.

How Supreme Court, govt have attempted to define importance of religion in SC & OBC reservations

December 17, 2024 6:59 am

The recognition of a religious community, such as Muslims, as OBC beneficiaries based on religion has led to contentious debates. Whether Scheduled Caste religious converts are eligible for reservation is another issue that has been challenged in court.

Sanjay Srivastava writes: Why we must talk about caste

September 07, 2024 9:48 am

Not talking it only entrenches the existing distribution of cultural and economic wealth

SC issues notice to Centre on RJD's plea against HC verdict setting aside raise in quota limit

September 06, 2024 12:48 pm

On July 29, the top court, while hearing other similar 10 pleas, had refused to stay the high court order that set aside the amended reservation laws in Bihar that enabled the Nitish Kumar government to raise quotas 50 per cent to 65 per cent.

On sub-classification of SC, ST, apex court should clear confusion over creamy layer

August 19, 2024 11:44 am

The verdict should lead to conversations on caste census and the 50 per cent limit on quotas

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Akhilesh Yadav: Constitution sanjeevani, quota is the oxygen for PDA

August 12, 2024 11:02 am

Meanwhile, BSP chief Mayawati during a meeting with party leaders in Lucknow warned them of a “deep conspiracy against reservation”.

India vs Pakistan Asia Cup trophy Mohsin Naqvi

India refuse to take Asia Cup winners’ trophy from PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi

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India refused to accept the Asia Cup trophy from Pakistan's Mohsin Naqvi, causing a delay in the presentation ceremony. Only three players collected their individual awards, while the team did not go up to the podium or pose with the trophy. The Pakistani players emerged an hour late, causing embarrassment.

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