Maharashtra passes 10% quota bill for Marathas, leaves OBCs untouched

The Maharashtra legislature on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill providing 10 per cent reservation for the Maratha community in education and government jobs. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde tabled......

Shinde's Maratha Reservation Dilemma

Any move to appease the Marathas will boomerang.Eknath Shinde is a worried man with the agitation not having an easy solution, notes Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Maratha Reservation activist Manoj Jarange......

Ghosi bypoll: Voters reject 'Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram' politics

The quantum leap in the victory margin of Samajwadi Party candidate Sudhakar Singh in the Ghosi bypoll in Uttar Pradesh is being seen as a rejection of "Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram" politics by the voters.......

Freedom of religion does not include right to convert others, govt tells SC

The Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday that religious freedom does not include a fundamental right to convert other people to a particular religion and that it certainly does not embrace the......

Jat stir rattles India Inc

Govt assurances fail to cut ice with Jat leaders as agitation intensifies, Maruti halts production at two plants; highways, railway lines blocked Chaos reigned in Haryana on Saturday with......

Highlights of Union Budget 2008-09

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented his fifth Budget in Parliament on Friday. Following are the highlights: Changes in I-T slab. Threshold of exemption for all Income Tax assesses......

Nod for trade pact with Mercosur

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the framework for a trade agreement with Mercosur, an alliance of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay.This will open up avenues for negotiations on a......