At the best, the so called Rs 1.25 lakh crore package will not provide anything more than Rs 10,368 crore as additional or incremental resource to the state, said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
The manifesto also vowed to carry out caste-based census in 2020-21.
'It was more than ego.' 'It carried with it a sincere belief that he was the quintessence of the country, that the country's destiny was irrevocably intertwined with his destiny.' An excerpt from T J S George's The Dismantling of India: In 35 Portraits.
The government would extend to the Maratha community the educational concessions given to OBCs.
It was not a one-way ride up though for the man who now could potentially become the BJP's national president over time.
HRD Minister Arjun Singh on Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on how to go about ensuring the interests of general category students in IIM admissions while protecting the OBC students.
The 27 per cent OBC quota in elite educational institutions, like IIM & IITs) will be decided after the Supreme Court hearing on May 8.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Centre's review petition on the Jat reservation issue which demanded a review of the apex court's previous order scrapping Jat reservation.
'If you interpret Akhilesh's statement, he is clearly saying Shivpal wants to become chief minister.'
Despite various political leaders, including Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar appealing protesting Jats to maintain calm and peace, the incidents of violence and arson continued during the night in various parts of the state, crippling the normal life in worst affected places like Rohtak, Jind, Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Sonipat, Hisar.
Like Modi, Keshav Prasad Maurya worked at tea stalls. Dinesh Sharma, on the other hand, is a professor at Lucknow university.
The Union HRD ministry on Friday issued directives to all Central educational institutions to begin admissions for general and SC/ST categories as per last year's norms.
Insurance companies are seeking a separate deduction limit of Rs 1 lakh for insurance premium payment under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act in the upcoming Union Budget to bring in more people under the ambit of insurance. The insurers also want reduction in the goods and services tax (GST) rate of 18 per cent currently applied on health insurance products to 5 per cent to make such products more affordable to common people. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for 2022-23 on February 1.
The problem of unemployment is spread across the economy.
While there is no denying that certain sections of the community deserve aid, the politics of reservation can be suicidal for India.
A total of 829 candidates have qualified for civil services, including the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, the Union Public Service Commission announced
'Other communities are also equally frustrated, but they have not been able to put up a front so far. Now a wind of change is blowing,' says Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia.
Samajwadi Party is wary of being seen as promoting the interests of SC/STs as OBC, says Kavita Chowdhury
While the Apna Dal said it was 'free to make its own decision', the SBSP went a step ahead asserting that its option to join the SP-BSP alliance.
Director Prakash Jha moves away from the central plot of reservation, perhaps inadvertently
In an online chat with readers, Amit Jaiswal, head of academics, MockBank.com answered queries on how to prepare for the IBPS Bank PO entrance examination.
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The BJP has managed to retain its lead in all the six municipal corporations -- Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Jamangar and Bhavnagar -- which went to polls last month.
This roadmap will benefit nearly 13 lakh students who have registered for the medical entrance exam this year.
Amit Shah, who missed campaigning in Bihar, made a two-day trip to Bengal starting November 5 to oversee BJPs preparedness for the state polls.
A Public Interest Litigation filed in the Bombay High Court has sought to restrain Maharashtra government from extending benefits of reservation to the Maratha community except by following the "due legal procedure".
Records at a fair price shop in Farukhabad show Deepika Padukone, Sonakshi Sinha, Jacqueline Fernandez and Rani Mukherjee married to Rakesh Chand, Ramesh Chand, Sadhu Lal and Ram Swaroop.
In an online chat with readers, Amit Chaudhary from Sarkari Jobs answered queries on how to crack the SSC Combined Graduate Level exam.
'Segregation suits the BJP at the moment. It will not suit them forever.'
Seven persons were killed on Saturday while several others were injured as security personnel opened fire during violent protests for quota by Jat community in Rohtak and Jhajjar districts, taking the toll to five.
University of Allahabad invites applications for admission to Bachelors, Masters and Law courses.
'Everyone relies on caste to win elections in Bihar.'
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that seats remaining vacant after the implementation of 27 per cent Other Backward Classes quota in central educational institutions will have to be allotted to the general category by the end of this month and that there cannot be any carry forward.
The Shiv Sena on Friday came out in support of the demand that the Maratha community be included in the Other Backward Classes category. The Marathas are considered to be the 'ruling caste' of the state, yet a demand for inclusion in OBCs has been gaining strength of late.
Quota: Govt announces 13-member committee headed by Moily
The RBI had on August 7 announced a five-member expert panel under former ICICI Bank chairman Kamath to make recommendations on the required financial parameters for recasting corporate loans.
The union government was taking effective steps to rid the country of corruption and nepotism, he said.
The Opposition also asked the Prime Minister's Office to probe the incident, calling it "shameful.
'My parents have taught me that there is nothing more valuable than humanity.' 'I have seen poor and deserving people striving to get ahead in life and how reservation helps them.' 'At the same time I have seen rich kids with well to do parents still taking advantage of reservation.' 'I cannot be an opportunist. I cannot be a hypocrite.' 'I cannot say I believe in humanity and equality and do exactly the opposite.'
