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Shikha Mukerjee | Caste census and quotas: It's a political minefield

The Congress agreed to a caste census and then ended up by substituting it with the Socio-Economic and Caste Census in...

27 Aug 2021 1:20 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing a press conference after a cabinet meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Cabinet raises income cap for OBCs to Rs 8 lakh a year

t is mandatory for the panel to submit its report within 12 weeks from the date of appointment of the chairperson.

24 Aug 2017 2:20 AM IST

The petitioners have blamed the deaths on carelessness of the doctors at the hospital and further contended that although encephalitis claims many young lives every year there were no effective measures to contain the outbreak of the vector-borne disease. (Photo: PTI)

OBC, SC kids more prone to encephalitis, says study

60 per cent of affected children belong to the OBC category.

28 Aug 2017 1:55 AM IST

UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. (Photo: PTI)

UP govt allows 17 sub-castes to be added to Scheduled Castes list

The proposal, considered to be aimed at wooing the OBCs in coming elections, will now be sent to Centre for clearance,...

22 Dec 2016 2:57 PM IST