TN quota law: NGO moves for review of SC order

Tamil Nadu-based NGO,Voice,on Monday moved for a review of the Supreme Court order to extend a one-year protection to a Tamil Nadu...

Tamil Nadu-based NGO,Voice,on Monday moved for a review of the Supreme Court order to extend a one-year protection to a Tamil Nadu law allowing 69 per cent reservation for SC/STs and OBC in jobs and education. The order had also indicated the opening of a window for states in future to increase their reservation quota from the prescribed 50 per cent limit,provided they produce quantified data to support their claim.

It also hinted at a change in the Supreme Courts view on state reservation in the 1993 ruling in the Mandal case,which capped quota at 50 per cent.

A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia and Justices K S Radhakrishnan and Swatanter Kumar,had last month,directed

the Tamil Nadu and Karnataka government to re-visit the states quota laws with their Commissions for Backward Classes.

Debris found in Dal Lake could be from missile Pak fired during Op Sindoor

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Debris believed to be from a missile fired by Pakistan during Operation Sindoor in May has been found in Srinagar's Dal Lake. The debris has been handed over to the Air Force for further investigation. Sources say the target may have been a military installation in Srinagar, which is close to the lake. The make of the missile is yet to be determined.

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