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Scheduled Tribe

‘No provision of creamy layer in SC-ST reservations in Babasaheb’s constitution’: Ashwini Vaishnaw after Union Cabinet meeting

The Union Minister's remarks came days after the Supreme Court ruled that states have the power to sub-classify Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The top court had also observed that states can evolve a policy for identifying the creamy layer, even from the SCs and STs to exclude them from the benefit of affirmative action.

Throw out Bangladeshi intruders: Jharkhand HC orders after petition discloses how ST girls are converted in the name of marriage, madrassas are opened

The Jharkhand High Court ordered the chief secretary to also intervene in the matter and coordinate with the DCs.

Tribals in Ranchi stage protest as demand for delisting of converted tribals from Scheduled Tribes rises, mega rally to be held in Delhi in...

The conspiracy to convert tribals by scaring, luring or tricking them has been going on for decades. However, some converts don't change their religion on paper and remain Hindus in government records which provides them other benefits including reservation.

Manipur: The Meitei community to review the state’s 1949 merger agreement with India as the situation remains tense

The leader of the Meiteri FAMBEI body, Ningthouja Lancha criticised the Central government's failure to recognise Manipur's political issues and framing them as mere law and order problems.

AAP govt flouted reservation rules for SC, STs to induct ‘party workers’, run Delhi’s administration. Here is how

AAP Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj filed an additional affidavit before the Supreme Court, justifying the decision of the AAP government to forgo reservation for SC, STs in the appointment of 437 'private persons.'

Manipur: Ethnicity, land, drugs, religion, and identity – the many fault lines that go beyond the Meitei vs Kuki conflict

Illegal migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, illegal villages, poppy cultivation and terrorism pose a direct threat to the demography and resources of Manipur

National Commission for Scheduled Castes summons Jamia Millia Islamia VC for denying reservation to SC/ST community

Jamia Millia Islamia scrapped reservation for SC/ST students in 2011. Reservation for teaching and non-teaching jobs was scrapped in 2014.

Encroachment of forest land, poppy cultivation, illegal immigration, a fight for land and identity: The many faces of the unrest in Manipur

Behind the tribal protest against ST status for Meiteis in Manipur lies several other important factors

As allegations and counter-allegations fly between Meiteis and Kukis, here is everything you need to know about the recent Manipur violence

While Kuki groups are opposing ST demand by Meitei community, the Meiteis claim the real reason for protest is eviction of illegal Burmese Kukis

Manipur: Curfew in 8 districts, mobile internet suspended after violence against ST status to Meiteis, Mary Kom appeals to centre for help

After clashes were reported in various parts of Manipur the Indian Army and the Assam Rifles carried out a flag march in the violence-hit areas.

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