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‘Insulted for being a Brahmin’: Cartoonist shares how his poor father faced caste discrimination by a collectorate officer

OpIndia Staff -
Cartoonist Alok Sharma received an outpouring of support on X after he recounted an incident where he faced casteism for being a Brahmin.
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Sonia Gandhi seeks quota for SC/ST/OBC in Women’s Reservation Bill, demands immediate implementation

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Sonia Gandhi demanded a caste census to ensure the participation of women belonging to Other Backward Class/Scheduled Caste (OBC/SC) communities.
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SC upholds validity of 10% quota for EWS, Congress leader Udit Raj slams the decision calling the apex court ‘casteist’

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court of India upheld the Constitutional validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which grants a 10 per cent reservation to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) for unreserved categories
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Haryana approaches Supreme Court against HC order staying 75% quota for locals in private sector jobs: Why such a move spells disaster?

Jinit Jain -
The introduction of reservations for locals in the private sector by Haryana govt could set a dangerous precedent, making others state to follow suit.
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NEET-PG counselling: Supreme Court upholds 27% OBC and 10% EWS quota, central govt criteria to be followed

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court has also allowed the 8 lakh annual income limit for the EWS, as of now. The final verdict on the EWS criteria is to be decided on the third week of March.
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Explained: Read what is the meaning of Modi govt extending OBC and EWS reservation to All India Quota seats in medical colleges

OpIndia Staff -
27% OBC and 10% EWS reservation will be available in the All India Quota seats available in medical colleges under the state governments
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Comedian Neville Shah apologises for ‘quota admission’ joke after 5 year old video clip went viral

OpIndia Staff -
Stand-up comedian Neville Shah has issued an apology after a video clip of his performance five years ago went viral on social media.
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Reservation for govt school students: Is the Odisha govt admitting that they have created a new backward class in the state?

Sambit Nayak -
By announcing reservation for government school students, is CM Naveen Patnaik admitting that in 21 years of his rule, he has created a new backward class in the state?
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California: Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law introducing diversity quota in corporate boardrooms among other pro-LGBT laws

OpIndia Staff -
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law that introduces reserved quotas for the LGBT community and racial minorities.
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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announces 33% quota for women in allocation of tickets for Lok Sabha elections

OpIndia Staff -
Patnaik's BJD which was a part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance had walked out of the alliance in 2009.
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