Marathas have been declared as socially and educationally backward class of citizens and have inadequate representation in services under the state. They are entitled to reservation benefits and advantages enshrined in the Articles 15(4) and 16(4) of the Constitution, the recommendations mentioned.
Sukanya Verma gives us a glimpse of a typical Sunday in a celebrity's life.
US President Donald Trump praised the wrestlers as "great athletes".
In a scathing status report, the Committee of Administrators (CoA) has described N Srinivasan and Niranjan Shah as "disqualified office bearers with vested interest", who are trying to stall implementation of Lodha reforms.
'It's not only what's been done politically. It's also the way it's been done. It's the suffocating atmosphere.'
'He always seemed one of us, part of the great aspiring middle class -- his values, his simplicity, even the intellectual snobbery which he could barely hide,' observes Mousumi Sengupta.
'Despite having majority governments, why did you allow it to remain temporary. You did not have the conviction or strength to bring reform'
It has quite a few plus points but the price could be a deterrent, says Khalid Anzar.
'Somehow the Flying Sikh has endured in people's memory.'
'In India, a really popular and well-entrenched leader is not defeated by a rival.' 'Such a leader has to defeat himself,' observes Shekhar Gupta.
Murthy no more chairman emeritus; founders do not want to be addressed as promoters.
Sukanya Verma lists her favourite frames from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
COVID-19 has accomplished what the UN failed to do in the last 75 years by making mankind rally around a mask of unity, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
The delectable fast-breaking meals or Iftars are becoming more innovative as ever and the spreads more lavish.
It will make you uncomfortable because you will have seen bits of this story -- or most of it -- many times, in your home or in the homes of your loved ones. And you've probably watch it pan out silently, says Savera R Someshwar.
'There is no future for the Shiv Sena under Uddhavji's leadership.'
'If you ask India's finest business leaders, they now tell you -- in whispers, of course -- that the mood has never been so glum after 1991,' says Shekhar Gupta.
It was a time of glory and pain, of heady days when ordinary Indians were driven by a higher cause, to fight for the freedom of their motherland.
The 50-year-old self-styled godman, who boasted of millions of followers, is lodged in Rohtak's Sunaria jail for raping his two disciples.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
A combination of add-on insurance covers can be helpful in managing finances and making life much easier, says Dhirendra Mahyavanshi
'I don't get attached to my success,' Ayushmann Khurrana tells Kavita Chowdhury.
Researches reveal that many firms that employ H-1B workers directly, including some of the biggest names in the technology industry such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Qualcomm, Salesforce and Uber, pay a large share of their H-1B workers at one of the two lowest wage levels, Level 1 or Level 2.
Neither Modi nor Shah had held legislative or executive power in Delhi before 2014. They have no training in appealing to the diversity of India as represented in Parliament. Their prism is the provincial politics of Gujarat. An exclusive excerpt from Vinay Sitapati's fascinating new book, Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi.
It is now time to tour London with Shilpa Shetty
The focus shifts almost immediately from celebrations to the challenges faced by the man who powered his party to 303 seats in the Lok Sabha.
A Laxmipati Rao, a resident of Sargipalli village solemnised the wedding after a dream he had some time ago.
The race for VIP perks has pernicious consequences and is undermining the elite's authority
The governor's comments drew sharp reaction from former chief minister and senior Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, who said Malik should check his own reputation in Delhi.
The former Supreme Court employee dubbed on Tuesday as "very frightening" the atmosphere of the in-house inquiry committee and "walked out" raising various objections including denial of her lawyer's presence.
We don't think anyone will be able to digest the bun, which is covered with an edible gold leaf, once they hear the cost!
Sreehari Nair attempts to bring you up-close the pleasures of Javed Akhtar's poetry.
As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
'Rohit played amazingly well. He was outstanding and played a fantastic hand.'
The powerful orator leaves behind the legacy of an easily-accessible leader who played a key role in BJP's emergence in the late 1990s.
Indian Army officers, serving and retired, will tell you that the one thing that makes the Indian soldier singularly unique is his josh and jazba.
The bench said, "He is an Army officer not an ordinary criminal. You have to see the matter in a holistic way".
In the presence of three selectors, U-19 star Gill hit an unbeaten 106 off 111 balls.
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