'Congress Backing Lalu Irked Nitish Most'

At the core of Nitish Kumar's decision was a cold political calculation.He assessed that the RJD's support base was unlikely to vote for JD-U candidates in the Lok Sabha polls.He was unsure of......

Minority or not has to be decided by today's standards, says SC in AMU case

An institution of national importance must reflect the "national structure", the Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday while pointing out that around 70 to 80 per cent students studying at......

Bihar cabinet approves raising quota cap to 75%

Hours after tabling the Caste Survey report in the assembly, the Bihar Cabinet on Tuesday passed a proposal to raise the quota for SCs, STs, Other Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, and......

Nitish wants to raise SC/ST, OBC reservation to 87%

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday announced his intent to raise quotas for Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the state, saying a legislation to the effect......