reservations

Reports say govt may set up panel to ‘study condition of Dalits who convert to Islam or Christianity’: Why we need to tread carefully

With several such pleas pending in the court, that demand reservation for "Dalit Christians" and "Dalit Muslims", according to media reports, the government is now mulling setting up a panel…

DMK wants to keep poor ‘upper castes’ away from EWS reservation benefits, wants quota meant for economically weaker sections only for ‘lower castes’

DMK submitted in SC that including upper castes in the scope of the 10% reservation for EWS would make a mockery of reservation.

Reservations to Dalit Christians and Muslims was a ‘Communal Award’ given by Sonia Gandhi for defeating Vajpayee: Why BJP has to resist it

Supreme Court of India issued a notice to the Union Government, asking for their response in a plea that said those Dalit Hindus who had converted to Christianity or Islam…

When BJP said ‘throw in the dustbin’ for recommendation to give reservations to ‘Dalit Christians and Muslims’: Throwback as apex court asks govt’s opinion

In 2010, BJP had revolted against Ranganath Mishra Commission report that recommended reservation for "Dalits from all communities", including Christians and Muslims.

Supreme Court seeks centre government’s response on extending reservation benefits to Dalits who have converted to Christianity and Islam

The SC sought centre's response to a plea that the Dalits who have converted to Islam and Christianity should be eligible for the same quota benefits as reserved for Scheduled…

‘Hamdard does not employ Hindus’: Mahapanchayat in Haryana demands 50% reservation for local Hindus in jobs in the company

In Manesar, Haryana, a panchayat of local people has told that they will make Hamdard company's factory to shut down if it fails to provide 50% reservation to local Hindus.

National Scheduled Caste Commission summons Jamia University VC over caste-based atrocities and refusing SC/ST reservations

Jamia VC summoned by National Scheduled Caste Commission over atrocities against SC/ST community

SC judge who blamed Nupur Sharma for Udaipur beheading by Islamists had earlier expunged his ‘unnecessary’ comments on reservations: Read details

Islamists in Udaipur had hacked Kanhaiya Lal to death for his social media post extending support to Nupur Sharma

‘Son could not get a medical seat due to caste-based reservations, donation’: Shekarappa, father of Naveen, Indian student killed in Ukraine

Shekharappa, a retired mechanical engineer, regretted that the caste-based reservation and the menace of donations have pushed intelligent and meritorious students out of the country. 

Punjab: Converted Dalit Christians face an identity crisis while availing benefits of various schemes as Dalits

Many Dalits who practice Christianity in Punjab have not converted officially so that they can avail benefits for Dalits